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Daily Record
a day ago
- General
- Daily Record
Johnstone Burgh penalty hero Luke Scullion backed himself in Junior cup shoot-out
The Keanie Park custodian saved Euan Bauld's spot-kick which allowed Kyle Lafferty the opportunity to smash home the deciding penalty. Johnstone Burgh Junior Cup hero Luke Scullion has revealed he backed himself to come out on top in the crucial shoot-out. The Keanie Park keepe r denied Tranent captain Euan Bauld in Sunday's spot-kicks decider. Dean Brett missed the opening penalty for the Belters, with Scullion later thwarting Bauld to set the stage for Kyle Lafferty to end Burgh's 57-year wait for the silverware. Burgh had drawn 1-1 with Tranent in normal time at Broadwood Stadium with Ciaran Diver levelling Harry Girdwood's opener. A red-and-white army got the party started after Lafferty's strike and Scullion admits his record saving penalties meant he was full of confidence when pushed into the spotlight. 'I just fancy myself with penalties,' he said. 'I don't know what it is. I've just always had a good time with it. We've worked so hard this year and we've put loads in together. 'If we were to go a full season without winning anything, that would have been really harsh for sure.' Scullion was relieved to see Diver grab the equaliser in the second half after his role in Tranent's opener. The Burgh custodian flapped at a free-kick with Danny O'Neill forced to clear Jake Hutchings' header off the line. From the resulting corner, Girdwood's bullet header flew into the back of the net. However, Burgh responded positively as the game wore on and nothing would overshadow the celebrations for Scullion and his history-making team-mates. He added: 'I think we had a good few chances. It was a sloppy goal for us to lose. Front post, I've got to do better than that. I've got to get more on than that as well. 'Listen, it happens in these games, it's a big game. There's a lot of things going on but everybody bounced back and we got through it.' Meanwhile, West Scotland MSP Paul O'Kane has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament congratulating Burgh on their cup triumph. The text reads: 'That the Parliament congratulates Johnstone Burgh FC on winning the Scottish Junior Cup for the first time since 1968; notes that the final took place at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld, on 1 June 2025 and saw Burgh take on Tranent FC; understands that the match was won 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw; commends what has been viewed as a passionate final where both sides made a strong effort; further commends the efforts of manager Murdo MacKinnon, all players and the committee for securing the cup; congratulates all fans of the club and the people of Johnstone, not only on this victory but on their support throughout the season, particularly in the build up to the final; acknowledges the efforts of local community and businesses to support the team, particularly with the town being decked out in red and white; understands that hundreds of local people gathered in Houstoun Square to see the team off and to welcome everyone home with the cup, and wishes all at the club well in the celebrations and for next season, with the pride of the whole of Johnstone behind them.' Mr O'Kane added: 'I'm delighted to amplify this achievement at the Scottish Parliament — all my MSP colleagues will know what Murdo MacKinnon and his team achieved.'
Hamilton Spectator
19-05-2025
- General
- Hamilton Spectator
‘A wall of fire': North Hamilton home deemed a total loss after Victoria Day blaze
By the time a couchbound Art Scullion noticed smoke drifting past his back door, the kitchen was already on fire. 'Thirty or more seconds and I wouldn't have made it out,' Scullion said, sitting on a patch of grass across from his top-floor apartment at 364 Hughson St. N, which was razed in a fire Monday afternoon. 'It's just took over. I've never seen a house go up in flames like that.' Scullion and other tenants of the multi-unit north-end home managed to make it out unscathed from the Victoria Day blaze that caved in a roof, shattered windows and billowed smoke visible for blocks. Art Scullion sits on the grass across from his multi-unit home that was razed in a fire Monday afternoon. As he spoke to The Spectator, a man came by and gave him a bag of shirts, socks and and a pair of Crocs. At its peak just after 1 p.m., eight fire trucks were posted at Hughson and Simcoe streets, batting a well-involved structure fire platoon chief Dean Morrow said began in the rear of the home. Morrow said the blaze quickly extended into the attic area before it broke through the roof, forcing crews to douse it from overhead with aerial ladders. 'It spread quickly,' Morrow said. 'We weren't able to get at all areas of the multiple apartments inside before it spread through the entire attic.' Firefighters remained on scene as of 3:30 p.m., extinguishing hotspots and waiting for more parts of the roof to collapse. The persistent blaze drew dozens of curious onlookers who crowded around the home some neighbours said is known locally as 'The Castle' due to its size and a wraparound L-like shape. Firefighters battle a blaze in a multi-unit home at the corner of Simcoe Street East and Hughson Street North. 'I was in the basement and my sister was sewing next to the window, and she all of a sudden yelled 'Smoke! The Castle is on fire,' said longtime resident Silvine Mesquita, who lived across the street. 'She woke my husband up.' Shirley Slater, a next-door neighbour to the affected home, knew something was amiss when her cat was staring at the window. 'Then I heard pops and crack and bangs, sounds you don't usually hear,' the 79-year-old said. 'I looked out the back door and there was a wall of fire.' Others spotted evidence of the blaze from blocks away. 'We could see the thick black smoke from under the York Street Bridge,' said Dinka Derewczymski, who was out for an afternoon bike ride with his kids. 'They wanted to check it out so we followed the smoke.' Morrow deemed the home 'a total loss' and said the fire caused 'well over' $1 million. As the roof continued burning, tenants of the home watched on in shock, sitting on the lawn of Bennetto Elementary School as concerned neighbours came around to offer support. 'I've got all my medications in there,' Scullion told The Spectator when asked what he left behind, just as a man came up to him with a bag that contained shirts, socks and a pair of Crocs. 'There's more if you need,' the man told him. Red Cross has been contacted to assist displaced tenants, Morrow said, adding an HSR bus would also be at the scene. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Irish Examiner
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Five For Your Radar: Cork Roots Fest, Wolf Alice, Schull films
Festival: Cork Roots Festival Coughlan's, Friday-Monday, May 16-19 A whole host of great acts, new, up-and-coming, and long established, take to the stage at Coughlan's this weekend for Cork Roots Festival. John Blek and Scullion are already sold out, but the likes of Dublin-based duo Lemoncello, regular visitor to these shores James Yorkston, and local legend Ricky Lynch also appear over the weekend. Make sure to get to the venue early to get a good seat. Lemoncello play Coughlan's as part of Cork Roots Festival 2025. Books: International Literature Festival Dublin Merrion Square Park, Dublin, Friday, May 16 to Sunday, May 25 There are any number of highlights at ILF Dublin 2025. Stuart Murdoch (Friday) of Belle and Sebastian is one of the big names. He'll be playing some of the band's classic hits and talking fiction (his debut novel Nobody's Empire came out last year) and songwriting. Shon Faye (Sunday) discusses Love in Exile, a powerful and deeply moving exploration of love, exclusion, and identity. On Monday environmental storyteller Colin Butfield, long-time collaborator of David Attenborough, shares the story behind Ocean: How to Save Earth's Last Wilderness. Art: Sanctum The Vaults at Lavit Gallery, Cork, until May 31 Artist Orla O'Byrne. Cork artist Orla O'Byrne is currently overseeing a conservation project of a large collection of historical plaster models at St Fin Barre's Cathedral in her native city. This exhibition involves photographic work, drawing and installation that were created in response to the project. Concerts: Wolf Alice Cyprus Avenue, Tuesday, May 20 English rock band Wolf Alice haven't played shows since 2022 but after the release of new single Bloom Baby Bloom on Thursday, they have three Irish shows lined up early next week. They play Kilkenny's Set Theatre on May 19, Cyprus Avenue on May 20, and Limerick's Dolans Warehouse on May 21 — tickets were only available via the band's mailing list. They play Glastonbury next month. Cinema: Fastnet Film Festival Schull, Co Cork, Wednesday-Sunday, May 21-25 Domhnall Gleeson, Barry Keoghan, Nicola Coughlan, and Bill Pullman will all be in conversation across the week at the Fastnet Film Festival. There's a special panel on RTÉ crime show Kin with Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Clare Dunne, and co-creator Peter McKenna, while In the Opinion of the Censor, directed by Andrew Gallimore, gets its world premiere. That's alongside masterclasses, short film screenings and lots more.
BBC News
12-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
New football rules 'absolutely brilliant'
Derry GAA great Tony Scullion has told The GAA Social that the new football rules "have been absolutely brilliant" for the game even though he does have some misgivings about the removal of the short 1993 All-Ireland winner and four-time All-Star told the GAA podcast on BBC Sounds that "Jim Gavin and the committee have to take credit where credit is due"."The game needed the change and by God, the first few National League games, it's been tremendous, the entertainment we're getting with these new rules," Scullion, 63, told presenters Thomas Niblock and Oisin Monday, the GAA's Central Council backed all the modifications to the new rules recommended last week by the Football Review Committee. Ballinascreen man Scullion said the kickout "is the debatable one for me"."Everything is going out to the middle now but I think there will be forward-thinking coaches will come up with solutions whereby not everything has to be kicked out to the middle."There will be coaches trying to outnumber the opposition on one side of the field." 'League being degraded' In addition to his All-Ireland medal, Scullion won three National League titles during his Derry career and he spoke of his upset at the way the competition is "now being degraded" by its proximity to the championship. This year's Ulster Championship opener between Donegal and Derry takes place a week after the Allianz Football League Division One final which as it stands, Jim McGuinness' side is on course to reach. "The National League competition is nearly as good as the championship. The football – and you have four divisions – is absolutely tremendous," Scullion added."I don't think it's fair. There should be two weeks between the National League Final at the start of the championship."On the same theme, Scullion added that he believes the All-Ireland Football Championship should extend into at least the middle of August as opposed to concluding on the last Sunday in July, which is the current talks about his coaching career with both his own county and Ulster GAA since the end of his playing career which currently includes passing on his football knowledge to inmates at both Maghaberry and Magilligan popular Derryman also speaks about his recovery from a mini-stroke in 2021.
