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Hurling Discussion / Maybe Tipperary winning the All Ireland has its good points...
September 07, 2010, 01:15:11 AM #2
Hurling Discussion / Big Dan calls it a day
August 17, 2010, 09:07:36 PM
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/gaa/2010/0817/1224277060167.html
Shanahan calls it a day
There will be no more tilting at windmills for Dan Shanahan. The Waterford veteran will not get his hands on that elusive All-Ireland winner's medal having decided to call time on his inter-county career.
After 15 seasons in the trenches, and having won all there is to win bar the All-Ireland (four Munster titles and a National League title), the 33-year-old has opted to hand up his boots in the wake of Sunday's semi-final defeat at the hands of Tipperary.
"Personally, I think my time is up," he told Newstalk's Off the Ball this evening. "It's been a rollercoaster. It's been good and bad . . . I've won and lost and can hold my head up high."
Shanahan was sprung from the bench last weekend but the game was already up for Davy Fitzgerald's side. And after his heroics in the Munster final replay, Shanahan admitted he was disappointed not to be on from the outset.
"I thought I'd get a lot more, if not start, but that's not my decision," he added. "It's the manager's decision and I have to stand by that.
"Obviously I was a bit disappointed, but every fella is disappointed when he's not picked. . . . I thought I'd a bit more to offer but obviously they (the management) didn't think so."
Shanahan calls it a day
There will be no more tilting at windmills for Dan Shanahan. The Waterford veteran will not get his hands on that elusive All-Ireland winner's medal having decided to call time on his inter-county career.
After 15 seasons in the trenches, and having won all there is to win bar the All-Ireland (four Munster titles and a National League title), the 33-year-old has opted to hand up his boots in the wake of Sunday's semi-final defeat at the hands of Tipperary.
"Personally, I think my time is up," he told Newstalk's Off the Ball this evening. "It's been a rollercoaster. It's been good and bad . . . I've won and lost and can hold my head up high."
Shanahan was sprung from the bench last weekend but the game was already up for Davy Fitzgerald's side. And after his heroics in the Munster final replay, Shanahan admitted he was disappointed not to be on from the outset.
"I thought I'd get a lot more, if not start, but that's not my decision," he added. "It's the manager's decision and I have to stand by that.
"Obviously I was a bit disappointed, but every fella is disappointed when he's not picked. . . . I thought I'd a bit more to offer but obviously they (the management) didn't think so."
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General discussion / Larry Murphy released from prison
August 12, 2010, 07:58:45 PM
He is one serious sc**bag!
Larry Murphy released from prison
Larry Murphy has been released from prison after serving ten-and-a-half years of a 15-year jail term for rape and attempted murder.
Murphy was collected from Arbour Hill Prison in a grey taxi and drove off without making any comment to the media.
The 45-year-old was due for early release for good behaviour.
He was convicted of the rape and attempted murder of a woman in February 2000 in the Wicklow mountains.
Murphy, a carpenter from Baltinglass, kidnapped his victim and drove into the mountains where he raped her repeatedly before he put a shopping bag over her head and forced her into the boot of his car.
The woman, then in her mid 20s, was rescued by two men who were hunting.
Murphy fled the scene and was arrested a short time later at his home.
He was released under an established practice in this country, which allows many prisoners to be granted remission equivalent to a quarter of the sentence imposed.
Thomas Murphy, a brother of the convict, said he had cut off all contact between himself and his sibling.
Speaking to RTÉ News, Thomas Murphy also said that media attention had been very stressful for his family and he appealed for its right to privacy to be respected.
Murphy to be monitored
Gardaí said a management plan has been put in place to monitor the activities and whereabouts of Murphy.
They said that while he does not have to formally register his address with them for seven days, the national sex offenders management unit will know where he is and what he is doing.
The unit is responsible for the management of over 1,100 sex offenders in Ireland.
Murphy will be considered a high-risk offender and therefore will also be visited by a member of the Garda Síochána at least once a month following his release.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Chief Executive Ellen O'Malley-Dunlop said that any remission of a sex offender's sentence should be based on their participation in treatment programmes in prison.
Larry Murphy released from prison
Larry Murphy has been released from prison after serving ten-and-a-half years of a 15-year jail term for rape and attempted murder.
Murphy was collected from Arbour Hill Prison in a grey taxi and drove off without making any comment to the media.
The 45-year-old was due for early release for good behaviour.
He was convicted of the rape and attempted murder of a woman in February 2000 in the Wicklow mountains.
Murphy, a carpenter from Baltinglass, kidnapped his victim and drove into the mountains where he raped her repeatedly before he put a shopping bag over her head and forced her into the boot of his car.
The woman, then in her mid 20s, was rescued by two men who were hunting.
Murphy fled the scene and was arrested a short time later at his home.
He was released under an established practice in this country, which allows many prisoners to be granted remission equivalent to a quarter of the sentence imposed.
Thomas Murphy, a brother of the convict, said he had cut off all contact between himself and his sibling.
Speaking to RTÉ News, Thomas Murphy also said that media attention had been very stressful for his family and he appealed for its right to privacy to be respected.
Murphy to be monitored
Gardaí said a management plan has been put in place to monitor the activities and whereabouts of Murphy.
They said that while he does not have to formally register his address with them for seven days, the national sex offenders management unit will know where he is and what he is doing.
The unit is responsible for the management of over 1,100 sex offenders in Ireland.
Murphy will be considered a high-risk offender and therefore will also be visited by a member of the Garda Síochána at least once a month following his release.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Chief Executive Ellen O'Malley-Dunlop said that any remission of a sex offender's sentence should be based on their participation in treatment programmes in prison.
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Hurling Discussion / New Waterford jersey sponsored by 3
January 17, 2010, 04:33:10 PM
Any thoughts?
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Hurling Discussion / Waterford Crystal Cup 2010
January 17, 2010, 04:14:27 PM
Waterford give the students a lesson in Ballyduff.
Waterford 1-26 CIT 1-12
Cork 1-07 UCC 1-12
Kerry 1-15 UL 3-15
Clare 0-12 WIT 1-09
Waterford 1-26 CIT 1-12
Cork 1-07 UCC 1-12
Kerry 1-15 UL 3-15
Clare 0-12 WIT 1-09
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