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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
‘Very ill-timed' – Championship League snooker match awkwardly interrupted by ICE CREAM VAN
THIS is the awkward moment a Champions League snooker match was interrupted by an ice cream van. The hilarious incident occurred during Stephen Maguire's battle against James Cahill at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. 1 A Champions League match was rudely interrupted by an ice cream van The two men put on a brave snooker battle in the heat. But it was Maguire who came out on top in a 3-1 victory. Despite his brilliant display, the ace was left flustered at one point. He was looking to hit his second century of the match when he was rudely interrupted by a noise. READ MORE IN SNOOKER Maguire was looking to pot a red having already racked up a break of 64. But as he prepared to take the shot, the distinctive sound of an ice cream van could be heard blaring in the background. The noise appeared to throw off Maguire, who took his shot but missed the target. The strange moment even caught a chuckle from commentator Phil Yates. Most read in Snooker BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS He said live on air: 'A very ill-times ice cream van outside. Not that it matters. 'Maguire will take a lot of confidence from that, because he played nicely to get over the line.' Ronnie O'Sullivan marries Footballers' Wives star Laila Rouass just 10 months after split One fan reacted with a brilliant comment. They said: 'If only he were on a break of 99!' Maguire enjoyed further success on the opening day of the Champions League as he beat both Liam Graham and Michael Holt 3-0 to finish top of their group. A massive 32 groups of players are competing for the top prize of £33,000. The winner will also book a place at the Champion of Champions event in November. And the final will take place on July 23.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Irish school celebrating after RTE star & former pupil helps land major European broadcasting award
A DONEGAL school is celebrating after an RTE star and former pupil helped them to win a major European broadcasting award. Scoil Cholmcille in Termon produced a news segment explaining Ireland's PR-STV voting system in an accessible way for young audiences. Advertisement 3 Past pupil Barry Gallagher presented the report on RTÉ's news2day Credit: Stephen Maguire 3 The story featured the 5th and 6th class pupils from Scoil Cholmcille as actors throughout the video Credit: Stephen Maguire The segment was presented by ex-Irish Sun man and former pupil of the Now the segment has just been named Best News Story at the annual The story featured the 5th and 6th class pupils from Scoil Cholmcille as actors throughout the video. Their on-screen performances were a key part of the piece, helping bring humour, clarity and warmth to a topic usually considered complex even for adults. Advertisement Read more in News Produced alongside The report was selected by other public service editorial teams across Europe and has already garnered over one million views on The school shared its excitement in a social media post saying: 'Some of you may remember when our fifth and sixth class students starred in a video explaining Ireland's PR-STV voting system,' they wrote. "Past pupil Barry Gallagher presented the report on RTÉ's news2day. Advertisement Most read in News TV "This week, we received the wonderful news that the report has won a European Award for Best Kids' News Story!' 3 Barry Gallagher at Slane Castle Credit: Lorraine O'Sullivan
