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You mightn't see andy reid in the Irish Jersey this year but tune in to tg4 toninght if you want to see him learning to play the banjo . Its a new programme on tg4 called faoi lan cheoil where the take 9 celebrities and teach them to play a musical instrument Jeremy Irons was on it last week.

At 1st i thought lynchboy and Tony F just didn't see Laois lad but the more i think about it they probably saw Laoislad sitting at the bar with his i love Debbie T shirt on , his livepool headband , his free guinness cap and decided that he was to embarrasing to have a pint with. Don't mind those nordies Laoislad they allway stick together the dirty feckers stick with us mexicans the next time and we won't stand you up 

 

Opel/GPA award nominees

The GPA Awards for September
08 October 2008


The official nominees for the 2008 Opel Gaelic Players Awards for football have been announced today by the GPA. A total of 45 players have been named on the shortlist for the Team of the Year, with four players also nominated for the Player of the Year award.

The shortlist for the Opel Gaelic Team of the Year includes 45 players - three players for each position. The shortlist contains players from 15 counties including; Tyrone, Kerry, Wexford, Dublin, Westmeath, Kildare, Galway, Mayo, Cork, Limerick, Monaghan, Fermanagh, Armagh, Down and Derry.

The Opel Gaelic Team of the Year shortlist reflects the most successful counties in this year's championship with All-Ireland champions Tyrone receiving a total of nine nominations. Losing All-Ireland finalists Kerry received eight nominations while All-Ireland semi-finalists Wexford received four. Dublin, Westmeath, Galway, Cork, Fermanagh and Armagh all received three nominations each.

The four nominees for the Opel Gaelic Player of the year as chosen by the Football Selection Committee are: Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone), Brian Dooher (Tyrone) Tomas O Se (Kerry) and Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry).

The shortlists were drawn up by a selection committee consisting of Chairman Jack O'Connor, along with Keith Barr, Martin McHugh and Paddy Heaney. The winners will be selected by GPA members, all of whom have been issued with voting cards.

Commenting on the announcement, Chairman of the Football Selection Committee, Jack O'Connor said, "Gaelic football is a team game, but as we all know individual contributions throughout the year are deserving of recognition. As always with these type of awards, they are entirely subjective and are sure to generate debate. However, the committee feels the 45 players we have chosen have earned their selection."

The shortlist in full for the 2008 Opel Gaelic team of the Year consists of:

1. Ronan Gallagher (Fermanagh), Gary Connaughton (Westmeath), Anthony Masterson (Wexford)

2. Marc O Se (Kerry), Dessie Mone (Monaghan), John Keane (Westmeath)

3. Justin McMahon (Tyrone), Francie Bellew (Armagh), Finian Hanley (Galway)

4. Conor Gormley (Tyrone), Anthony Lynch (Cork), David Henry (Dublin)

5. Tomas S (Kerry), Davy Harte (Tyrone), Michael Ennis (Westmeath)

6. Ryan McCluskey (Fermanagh), Philip Jordan (Tyrone), Aidan O'Mahony (Kerry)

7. Ryan McMenamin (Tyrone), Ciaran McKeever (Armagh), Graham Canty (Cork)

8 & 9 Enda McGinley (Tyrone), Darragh O Se (Kerry), Shane Ryan (Dublin), Dan Gordon (Down), John Galvin (Limerick), Martin McGrath (Fermanagh)

10. Brian Dooher (Tyrone), Alan Dillon (Mayo), John Doyle (Kildare)

11. Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry), Padraic Joyce (Galway), Pearse O'Neill (Cork)

12. Joe McMahon (Tyrone), Redmond Barry (Wexford), Alan Brogan (Dublin)

13. Colm Cooper (Kerry), Paddy Bradley (Derry), Ciaran Lyng (Wexford)

14. Sean Cavanagh, (Tyrone), Kieran Donaghy (Kerry), Ronan Clarke (Armagh)

15. Tommy Walsh (Kerry), Michael Meehan (Galway), Matty Forde (Wexford)

Anyone see the episode last night Ardal o' Hanlon was on it and they were tracing his roots thought it was excellent

don't know do any of ye watch this programme its been on the past 2 / 3 years i think , i enjoy it its where they get "famous people" to trace their roots , saw chris moyles in town the other day and wondered what he was doing in ballina thought he might be in mayo to watch the county quater finals but no from reading this article its seems he has traced his roots to mayo and ballina in particular,



DJ Chris Moyles in Ballina to research his roots
By: Orla Hearns

THE award-winning BBC Radio 1 and television presenter, Chris Moyles, will be in Ballina later this week to investigate his Irish ancestry.

Chris will be the subject of an upcoming episode of the phenomenal-ly popular BBC TV geneaology documentary series 'Who Do You Think You Are?', which helps celebrities to trace their family tree.


Historian and author, Sinead McCoole, who is curator of the Jackie Clarke historical collection in Ballina, has been working with the series' producers. She told the Western People that Chris Moyles' family has been traced back to Harte's Lane on Barrett Street (formally Shambles Street) in the town.


Chris will visit St Muredach's Cathedral this Wednesday, September 3, where his grandparents were married and will also meet with relatives from the town.


Sinead explained: "One of the things he wishes to explore is the background of his great grand-father James Moyles, who was killed in the First World War. He is also visiting the Moy Club, as this was once the Irish National Forresters headquarters where he will examine documents relating to the history of that organisation."



She said Chris will be shown the memorial plate known as the "widow's penny" which was sent to widows to commemorate the death of their husbands. "This is the only surviving memento of James Moyles. This item was once in the Jackie Clarke Collection. Some years ago Jackie Clarke gave it to PJ Clarke who in turn returned it to the Moyles family."


Chris's schedule while in Ballina will include filming in the Cathedral and the Pastoral Centre tomorrow Wednesday, September 3, from 1.15pm and from 12.15pm to 1.45pm on Thursday, September 4.


 





 









 

Are You Suffering From 'Discomgoogolation?'
Tuesday September 2, 2008

Labour Day is over and it's back to school, back to business and all too soon, soon back to winter.

As if that's not enough, now there's something else for you to worry about - discomgoogolation. What in the world is that? It's a new syndrome that's defined as being unable to find an instant answer to a question or a problem because you're not near an Internet connection.

Sound far fetched? Some 44 per cent of people surveyed in Britain say they suffer from it. And another 27 per cent insist their stress levels go up when they can't get online.

"Discomgoogolation" is a combination of discombobulation and Google and at least one reputable doctor maintains he has proof it exists.

"The proliferation of broadband has meant for the first time in history we've entered a culture of 'instant answers,'" explains psychologist Dr. David Lewis, who identified the condition by measuring heart rates and brainwave activity.

"A galaxy of information is just a mouse click away and we have become addicted to the web," Lewis maintains. "When unable to get online, discomgoogolation takes over. It was surprising to see the stress this led to brain activity and blood pressure in participants both increase in response to being cut off from the Internet."

The survey, taken for a British online information service, also found 76 per cent of those asked saying they can't survive without the Internet and 47 per cent insisting the web is now more important in people's lives than their religion.

Don't believe it? You can look it up on Google. Although if you can't, you may wind up with a bad case of discomgoogolation.

it gives me great pleasure to open this thread and i hope the boys from reservoir dubs enjoy it as well 

Survey: Long life awaits in Roscommon
By Claire O'Sullivan

IF YOU want to live a long, healthy life, get thee to Roscommon.

According to the latest statistics from the Institute of Public Health (IPH), Roscommon has the highest life expectancy in the Republic for men and women.

If you live in the midlands county, you can expect to live to 76.9 if you're a man and until you're just over 82, if you're a woman.

Across the island, life expectancy stands at 75.6 years for men and 80.6 for women.

Leitrim men die younger than anywhere else in the Republic with the average man not living any more than 72.8 years whereas Co Limerick has the lowest life expectancy for women who aren't expected to live after 79.3 years.

Women who are living along the western seaboard are likely to live a longer, healthier life than Irish women anywhere else in the country.

The IPH believe this could be due to "lifestyle", "variations in behaviour patterns" or the access they may have to quality health and social care services.

Despite the billions of euro pumped into the Irish health service in the past decade, our life expectancy — particularly for women — is still lagging behind the 15 pre-2004 EU member states (EU 15). The average life expectancy across Europe is 76.8 years for men and 82.6 years for women.

Meanwhile, Louth has the highest premature death rate in the Republic, with 379.3 such deaths per 100,000 persons. This compares with an average of 324.9 per 100,000 nationally. According to the IPH, cancer, obesity and smoking are common causes of premature death.

Across the EU 15, the figure stands at 606 per 100,000.

Cancer rates are also analysed in the study which shows that Dublin has the highest rate of cancer in the Republic with 399.7 cases per 100,000 persons.

Across the whole island, Co Clare has the lowest incidence rate with 286.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The report's authors say the high incidence in the east and south could be due to uneven socio-economic circumstances, differences in diet and lifestyle, and unequal access to health and social care services.

One in four of us were admitted to hospital in 2005, says the report. The Republic's national hospital admission rate was 24,460 admissions per 100,000 inhabitants.

Sligo had the highest admission rates in the Republic at 32,680 while Kerry has the lowest at 20,120 per 100,000.

Wednesday July 02 2008

Shares in precious metals firm Conroy Diamonds and Gold soared nearly 30pc yesterday after the company said it had found the first ever gold resource of over one million ounces to be reported in Ireland or the UK.

The stock, which is traded on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, finished at 4p a share following the news that Conroy had substantially upgraded its estimate of gold at Clontibret, Co Monaghan.

The company confirmed yesterday that the gold was low grade of one or two grammes per tonne and apart from initial studies it has yet to carry out significant feasibility studies. It added that it could take up to two years before studies are complete and that the cost of mining and operations will have to be considered.

Company chairman Professor Richard Conroy also confirmed that the testing had been made worthwhile because the value of gold had increased significantly in the recent past to over $940 (€560) an ounce.

Gold has been advancing alongside other commodities like oil.

"If gold prices went down to, say, the $300 level, it wouldn't be feasible. It will also be very costly," he said.

If the price dropped to that level, development would be suspended, he added.

The cost of extraction is estimated at about $600 an ounce.

"We will now start feasibility, technical and financial studies," he said.

Prof Conroy added that the Co Monaghan site now stands at 440,000 ounces with an additional inferred resource of 590,000.

The latest report relates to an area amounting to 20pc of the Clontibret target.

Upgrade

The upgrade followed further evaluation and appraisal work by mining consultants G Zandonai on the earlier announcements from Clontibret.

Prof Conroy said the upgrade will attract interest from other developers in the project.

"Once you are over a million ounces you get a substantial amount of gold.

"From an industry point of view, it puts us in a good position to negotiate if we decide to bring in a joint venture or just go ahead ourselves," he said.

"The revised cut-off grade brings us in line with our peer group and gives the company a sound basis for pre-feasibility studies," he added.

- Sharon Lynch

27 June 2008

Mature talent: Tom, 71, togs out for hurling team

By Claire O'Sullivan
HE might have celebrated his 71st birthday but when the local team were down a man, he didn't dither when asked to tog out.


Kerryman and grand-father Tom Randles played the full 60 minutes of a recent Junior A Duhallow League game against Co Cork side Tullylease and reckons it "didn't take a bit out of him".

The players around him may have ranged from 17 to 35 but he was still "very involved in play", according to onlookers.



A corner-forward, he didn't make the scoreboard, but provided skills that ensured his team-mates got the sliothar over the bar.

"I've always loved hurling and I keep fit. It keeps the arthritis at bay. I'm used to training. I'll train with the team when I can. I also run and walk and I love dancing. I do a bit of ceilí dancing but, you know, I'd do any kind of dancing at all," he quipped. "I don't drink and I don't smoke and it pays off. A fit body is a fit mind, I like to say".

They say a love of football courses through the Kerry blood, but this Kerryman has always been in thrall to hurling.

"I played hurling in Cork as part of the inter-firm championship. I played for CIE as left corner-forward along with Seanie O'Leary who was full-forward. I won an All Ireland with Capwell station in the inter-depot All Ireland," he said.

Kilgarvan (home to one of Ireland's most famous rural politicians, Jackie Healy-Rae), Tom says, has always been a bastion of hurling in Kerry.

"I always loved a puck around. I don't think that will ever change," he said. "I've togged out with the team once or twice in the past, if a man couldn't get down because of work or something. I always keep my gear in the boot just in case.

"I'll probably do it again, I'm sure." 

 

   



 

Brian whelahan in on tonights programme on tg4 at 11.15 tonight, i don't know if its a new one but i haven't seen it before

Right lads get your cv's in


Apprentice coming to Irish TV
Television viewers in Ireland will have their own Irish version of 'The Apprentice' this autumn.

TV3 will screen the new show, with 14 candidates battling it out to become millionaire entrepreneur Bill Cullen's apprentice.

The winner will receive a 12-month contract working alongside Cullen with a package worth €100,000.

AdvertisementCommenting, Cullen said: "'The Apprentice' brings an exciting opportunity to budding Irish achievers. As a hands-on operator with various business activities I will give the winner an exceptional grounding in how to win in the tough environment of our current economic situation - and our morning meetings start at 6.30am. That's a fact."

Did anyone hear Jim Corr on the matt cooper show yesterday evening. i missed the start so i didn't know who was speaking initially it was about voting no in the referendum which was fair enough next thing he bursts in to a speil about 9/11 and how it was organised by the Americans themselves

All right lads looking for your expertise here , my young boy is 4 and is hurling mad now i have never played the game or anything like that however i have a hurl and a sliotar and he goes around for hours trying to puck the ball , anyway i want to get him a hurley is there any particular size or is he too young he is only 4?

has any one else been watching this show with Des Bishop the past 5 weeks. He has spent the past year in  connemara learning to speak irish . I have a couple of words in Irish but having watched the series i'm definately going to get off my ass and learn to speak our native tongue. on the show last night Des went to New York, during his time there he met a lad from Korea who had learnt irish, the Korean lad was in time square singing an irish song with a donegal accent having never set foot in Ireland he was fecking brilliant. 

can't see a thread on the fa cup , i suppose its because most of the posters here follow the big 4 and the spuds . Didn't relaise the semis were on todayt till i saw this mornings paper any way just wondering who would you like to win the cup this year. I'd like barnsley to win it having knocked out liverpool and chelsea allready it would be nice if a team from the lower diversion won a" big trophy"

maybe some of the northern boys can help me ,looking for windows for a house got some crazy quotes down south for them, just wondering would any of ye have any dealings with a window manufacturer or could you recommend one so that i could get a quote could be a good time to buy with sterling been weak against the euro

Just wondering did any of ye see the show last night, christ where did they get that lot out off is was like a fecking comedy.

I see that the Mayo County Board has been fined  €5000 for "spoongate" in castlebar its going to be a nightmare going to all the home games now with extra security now required to frisk all supporters going to games.

Rummaging through my attic at the weekend and found an old Super Nintendo console with a few games Street fighter, Donkey Kong etc the only thing is its missing the connection from the console to the TV,any of ye boyos know where i could get one would like to see could i get it working for my wee girl, well thats my story and i'm sticking to it