A man who was interviewed over his connection with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects has been shot dead.
The incident occurred when a team of FBI agents swarmed an apartment complex near Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
The man, named as Ibragim Todashev, had been interviewed over his connection to the Tsarnaev brothers who unleashed a vile reign of terror over the Massachusetts city last month. Read more
The DLR Mountains to Sea Book Festival is one of my favourite literary events on the calendar as it usually has a good range of events for both children and adults. I spotted a flyer for the schools’ events part of the festival, for which booking opens this week. Event organisers Tom Donegan and Sarah Webb have been hard at work since as far back as last year putting together the Family and Schools’ Events Programme. The cost per pupil for the theatre events has been held at €3 which is remarkably good value for an entertaining and educational hour with a favourite writer.
Several fantastic kids’ authors and illustrators feature in the schools line-up for both the primary and secondary age groups. The festival has built up a good track record for school events and this year the flag is kept flying by appearances from Laureate na nÓg Niamh Sharkey, Patrick Ness and Liz Pichon to name but three. The Patrick Ness event is particularly interesting as it is a Teen Curator Event involving participants from Newpark Comprehensive School. They will interview the author in County Hall, Dún Laoghaire in front of an audience, which is a brilliant opportunity for Ness’s readers. Read more
A Ciaran Kilduff strike was enough to see Shamrock Rovers advance past Premier Division rivals Dundalk in the EA Sports Cup.
Stephen Kenny is known for his love for the EA Sports Cup and brought a strong side to Tallaght but they were helpless as they fell to a 1-0 defeat.
Shamrock Rovers made a lively start to the game with Dundalk goalkeeper Peter Cherrie saving well from former Patrick Thistle man Thomas Stewart before Shane Robinson fired his shot against the post. Robinson himself had another chance to put the home side in the lead but seen his headed effort agonisingly sail over the bar. Read more
One of the most anticipated and intriguing events on the WWE calendar has been Extreme Rules ever since its introduction to WWE over five years ago. Originally a homage to the original ECW’s “One Night Stand” this year’s instalment was another firm example that extreme wrestling has no place in today’s WWE. The first two matches on the card were legit wrestling matches with absolutely no gimmicks attached and the Tornado rules attached to the WWE Tag Team Title match were hardly what you could call extreme. However I found the pay-per-view very enjoyable, full of interesting matches and feuds I wanted to see resolved. My only objection is don’t label something extreme when what you want to offer a is rough at best. What was on the menu was jalapenos and I was served bacon and cabbage. Read more
Bohemians needed extra time to beat Bray Wanderers 4-2 in last night’s EA Sports Cup clash at Dalymount Park to seal a place in next Monday’s draw. The EA Sports Cup has been played down by many but is one which can not be thrown away by either side as it possesses a vital chance to get trophies in what is bound to be a hard season for both.
In a match that hadn’t had the highest of attendances the home side didn’t take long to break the deadlock either, they did so after seven minutes. Steven Traynor worked his way through the Bray Wanderers defence and fired a shot into the left hand corner of the net. Read more
Jenny Fay seems to have tried her hand at almost everything in her 35 short years, but it was a three-year stay in Australia and New Zealand that provided her with a sense of direction for the first time.
“We were always busy,” she says of her time growing up in Crumlin, although that sounds like an understatement when she recalls gymnastics, ballroom dancing, running, life guarding, Aikido and performing as part of a local variety group as just some of the activities she was involved in.
Above all, dancing was always her main hobby. “I’ve been dancing since I was three and I first stepped on stage when I was three. Even when I wasn’t in formal dance classes I would have been part of Girls’ Brigade which you danced in.” Read more
©adambermingham. O'Gara has called time on his playing career
Any regular readers of our rugby coverage here will know my feelings towards Ronan O’Gara over the last two years have been, to put it mildly, harsh. Whilst I would never dream of backtracking for the sake of bandwagon hopping, I will say that with the weekend’s news of his retirement, this is no longer the place for lambasting of him and it is only right that with his decision made we look back on his absolutely stellar career. O’Gara is the first high profile retirement of the so called Golden Generation, though I don’t say that to take away from the likes of Horgan, Flannery, Wallace and others. Where he differs from these stalwarts is that for the best part of ten years, he served with no alternative.
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