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Source:The Herald
August 05, 2024 21:36 UTC
‘I was kind of itching to run’ – Rhasidat Adeleke ‘excited’ for 400m semi-finals after stunning Olympic debut
I was really excited to get out there. I’ve been here for a week, so I was kind of itching to run. But it felt amazing, felt really calm and I’m really excited for the next round,” Adeleke said before describing her ease-down the home-straight. That’s what my coach told me to do; ‘as soon as you can shut down, shut down’. I congratulated her and I said, ‘well done’ and she thanked me so I think that’s water under the bridge now,” she added.
Source:Irish Independent
August 05, 2024 21:11 UTC
Tory bids to dump European Court of Human Rights could be dangerous
Kemi Badenoch (Image: free)The real point of the court, and the convention it interprets, is to be a safety net. Alone among convention members, we have no single written constitution setting out our rights. It was unpopular with most Northern Ireland Unionists, but Parliament’s right to do it was predictably confirmed by the Supreme Court. Parliament could replace the convention with a new set of rights – British Rights. What about the interpreters of whatever rights we have, whether British or European, or both?
Source:The Herald
August 05, 2024 21:04 UTC
Zac Efron is ‘happy and healthy’ after hospital treatment for swimming incident
Zac Efron is ‘happy and healthy’ after hospital treatment for swimming incidentBy Casey Cooper-Fiske, PA Entertainment ReporterHigh School Musical star Zac Efron has said he is “happy and healthy” after a swimming accident saw him taken to hospital. His post read: “Happy and healthy – thanks for well wishes.”Zac Efron was taken to hospital after a swimming accident last week. Photo by Ian WestIn the Instagram post, Efron can be seen lifting weights while laying on a pink inflatable fitness ball. Representatives told the American outlet he was released from hospital on Saturday, where he had been taken as a “precautionary measure”. Efron has spent the last month travelling around Europe, where he has been spotted in St Tropez, Mykonos and Paris.
Source:Irish Independent
August 05, 2024 20:45 UTC
Olympics Day 11: Irish show jumpers miss out on medals, Healy and O’Sullivan into 1500m repechage
Ireland's Sophie O’Sullivan (second from right) in action during the women's 1500m heats at the Stade de France this morning. Photo: Sam Barnes/SportsfileDaniel Coyle of Team Ireland riding Legacy in action during the jumping individual final at Versailles near Paris today. Spare a thought today for European champion Ciara Mageean after her withdrawal due to a chronic Achilles tendon issue. Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker missed out on qualification for the women’s 400m finishing third and second respectively in their repechage heats. All eyes will be on tonight's women’s lightweight (60kg) Olympic final, where Kellie Harrington looks to retain her Olympic title against China’s Wenlu Yang at 10.06pm.
Source:Irish Independent
August 05, 2024 19:56 UTC
Nationwide launches dementia nurse clinics in more than 200 branches to help out its customers with health and financial advice
Nationwide is to offer dementia nurse clinics in more than 200 branches to help out its customers. The building society plans to help over 100,000 people through a new partnership with charity Dementia UK. Specialists - known as 'Admiral nurses' - will provide health and financial advice both in person at branches and over the telephone. By working with Dementia UK to fund more Admiral Nurses and turning our branches into dementia clinics, we're helping to tackle the country's leading cause of death.' The financial watchdog - the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - has put forward new rules to ensure communities are able to access cash.
Source:Daily Mail
August 05, 2024 18:57 UTC
Offaly woman in final of Galway Races style contest
Offaly woman in final of Galway Races style contestÁine Malone from Edenderry was chosen as one of five finalists for ‘Friday’s Most Stylish’ sponsored by Athlone Towncentre at the Galway Races. Áine has a brilliant track record with the style competition having been chosen as the winner of Athlone Towncentre ‘Friday’s Most Stylish’ at Galway Races in 2019 while 38 weeks pregnant. Aine Malone, Edenderry, finalist in the Athlone Towncentre’s ‘Friday’s Most Stylish’ at the Galway Races. Photo by Brian FarrellEimear Mahon from Sandymount , Dublin (second from left) winner of the Athlone Towncentre’s ‘Friday’s Most Stylish’ at the Galway Races. With the competition in its twelfth year, the spotlight has been on fashion forward style mirrored by the contemporary retailers resident in Athlone Towncentre.
Source:Irish Independent
August 05, 2024 16:45 UTC
Olympics Day 11: Irish show jumpers on medal trail, Healy and O’Sullivan in 1500m heats
Sarah Healy falls over the line in agonising finish That's cruel for Healy, who finishes in seventh one spot outside of automatic qualification for the semi-final. The Dubliner has had a string of major championship disappointments in the past but came into these games in great form. Ethiopia star Diribe Welteji won the heat comfortably in 3.59.73 with Great Britain's Georgia Bell in second. Healy was seventh in 4.02.91, nabbed late on by Australia's Maia Ramsden. She doesn't appear to be at her very best this week though time will tell if she can defend her crown.
Source:Irish Independent
August 05, 2024 15:00 UTC
Paris Olympics: Irish athletes in action on Day 10
Paris Olympics: Irish athletes in action on Day 10Updated: 5.15pmAfter all the excitement over the weekend, Monday has a slightly less densely-packed schedule for Team Ireland. Nine Irish athletes are in action today, including Rhasidat Adeleke's first appearance at the Games. Here's the running order for the Irish athletes competing throughout the day and updates on how they fared...9am: Diving (women's 10m platform, preliminary round) – Ciara McGing. 10.55am: Athletics (women's 400m, round 1) – Sophie Becker. 11.27am: Athletics (women's 400m, round 1) – Sharlene Mawdsley.
Source:Irish Independent
August 05, 2024 14:36 UTC
Cobra meeting planned after weekend of escalating disorder in England
In Rotherham, anti-immigration rioters smashed the windows of the Holiday Inn Express before starting fires. A chair is launched at police officers outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham (Image: (Danny Lawson/PA))Masked men hurled lengths of wood, chairs and bottles, and sprayed fire extinguishers at officers outside after some 700 people gathered. A similar incident played out at a Holiday Inn hotel in Tamworth into Sunday evening, where reports suggested asylum seekers were also being housed. The former first minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf said the army should be called in to stop “thugs” causing disorder on the streets. Writing in the Daily Express, he called on the Government to “get a grip” by offering police “all available resources”.
Source:The Herald
August 05, 2024 14:13 UTC
Man dies in Co Fermanagh road traffic collision
Jonathan McCambridge, PAA man in his 50s has died in a road traffic collision in Co Fermanagh. The single vehicle crash occurred on Sunday morning on the Stragowna Road in Kinawley. PSNI Inspector Cherith Adair said: “Officers attended the scene along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, however the driver sadly passed away at the scene. “Our thoughts are with the family at this time and an investigation is now under way to establish the circumstances. “The Collision Investigation Unit is appealing to anyone who may have any information which may assist with our investigation, or who may have been travelling in the area at the time and captured any dash-cam or other footage, to get in touch on 101, quoting reference number 545 of 05/08/24.”
Source:The Herald
August 05, 2024 14:01 UTC
Olympics Day 10: Ciara Mageean left ‘heartbroken’, Rhasidat Adeleke wins 400m heat, showjumpers set for final
Breaking: Ciara Mageean ruled out of Paris Olympics due to 'chronic achilles issues.' European 1500m champion Ciara Mageean won't take part in the Paris Olympics due to 'chronic achilles issues.' "Team Ireland's Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from tomorrow's 1500m heats due to injury." "In her final weeks of preparation for these Paris Olympic games, Ciara has been dealing with painful chronic achilles issues." A 'heartbroken' Mageean said she 'gave it everything to make it possible to be on the start line,' but it wasn't to be.
Source:Irish Independent
August 05, 2024 12:40 UTC
Olympics day 9 late wrap: World records tumble as US rule Paris pool
Floridian Finke took down Sun Yang's 12-year 1,500m world record as he retained the gold medal in the lung-busting event before the American women smashed their previous world mark for gold in the medley relay. The golds saw the Americans finish with eight at the top of the swimming medal table, one more than second-placed Australia whose ambitions of ruling the Olympic pool for the first time since Melbourne 1956 were quashed. It was by no means an American shutout, though, with the US men's medley relay team suffering their first defeat ever at Olympics meets dating back to the 1960 Rome Games in a febrile atmosphere at La Defense Arena. “I feel like for a team USA, the expectation is gold,” said Dressel who swam the third butterfly leg of the relay. “That's traditionally what we strive for and I don't think that changes any Olympic cycle.
Source:The Herald
August 05, 2024 07:52 UTC
Spain's Badosa, USA's Korda capture Washington Open titles
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August 05, 2024 02:28 UTC
Mosques to be offered greater protection with new 'emergency security'
Elsewhere, Greater Manchester Police said a Section 34 dispersal notice has been authorised covering Bolton until 10pm on Sunday, where a protest is expected later. Merseyside Police have introduced two section 60 orders giving officers greater stop-and-search powers covering Liverpool and Southport. Inspector Al McKeon said: "The scenes we saw yesterday in Liverpool and Walton, and on Tuesday in Southport, were despicable. Police have "all the resources they need" to deal with riots and disorder, a minister said earlier. There was violence on Saturday in towns and cities such as Hull, Liverpool, Stoke-on-Trent, Nottingham, Bristol, Manchester, Blackpool and Belfast which saw several police officers injured.
Source:The Herald
August 04, 2024 23:32 UTC