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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Young voices, big stories: Primary school podcast spotlights Jarlath Burns
Gareth Burns, President of the GAA, speaking with pupils at St. Ninnidh's PS, Derrylin. (Image: John McVitty) While major media outlets across Northern Ireland were eager to secure an interview with GAA President Jarlath Burns about the £50million redevelopment of Casement Park, he chose instead to give a very important interview to an up-and-coming podcast based in Derrylin. The St. Ninnidh's PS P7 class, assisted by their teacher, Cassie Cadden, has set up a podcast known as 'Derrylin Diaries' on Facebook and TikTok, which has amassed thousands of views online. Advertisement Miss Cadden spoke to The Impartial Reporter about how the podcast was created and the exciting opportunity it presented for the students of St. Ninnidh's PS to interview Mr. Burns on Wednesday, June 11. 'I don't think we ever anticipated it [the podcast] getting this big, but it is the power of persuasive writing and letters," Miss Cadden explained. She encourages project-based learning in her P7 classes, providing pupils with essential life skills and engaging opportunities to apply what they've learned, all while following the annual curriculum and balancing preparation for the secondary school transfer test. 'I try to do fun, project-based activities with the children, and I wanted to do something that is relevant to right now," she explained. Advertisement In previous years, Miss Cadden introduced a Junior Entrepreneur Programme, where pupils created a business and developed a product to go along with it. 'We started the Podcast Club [Derrylin Diaries], so children who were interested in podcasting or interviewing could come to it; generally, all my Primary Seven class came." Through deliberation and voting, the pupils decided on 17 guests they wanted to interview on their podcast, and then wrote letters to each of their selected guests. 'The best thing about the podcast is the opportunities they [the pupils] are getting for their literacy, because they are writing, editing, redrafting and chatting among each other about their writing. Advertisement 'The most important thing is they are growing their confidence," Miss Cadden added. 'We taught them persuasive techniques to try and encourage these people to come to our podcast. "We didn't think we would get any replies," she said, but added that she and the pupils were delighted by the positive response they received. Over the past few weeks, the pupils have received letters from many of their chosen recipients. Miss Cadden said: 'We got a reply from the First Minister, who said she would do it." Unfortunately, First Minister Michelle O'Neill was unable to attend the podcast due to several scheduling conflicts; however, she has been booked for September. Advertisement The first guest the pupils interviewed was Malachy O'Rourke, the current Senior football manager for Tyrone GAA, and a former pupil of St. Ninnidh's PS. Their second guest was Jarlath Burns, whose involvement Miss Cadden described as "unbelievable", adding: "It was like a rockstar arriving at school!" The podcast has been very well received. Miss Cadden revealed: "It's been going viral on Facebook and TikTok. "We have thousands of views, and people are tuning in and asking us when our next podcast episode is out. 'We are hoping to make it a regular thing. It's brewing excitement throughout the whole school," she added. Advertisement The next featured guests on the Derrylin Diaries podcast will be Roisin Gleeson, a Fermanagh ladies' player, and Gareth Maguire, of 'The Tumbling Paddies'. If you are interested in watching the next episode, see the St. Ninnidh's PS Facebook page at
Irish Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Kerry can't make injury excuses after Meath defeat, says Darragh Ó Sé
After they lost to Meath last weekend, how optimistic are Darragh Ó Sé and his fellow county folk about Kerry's championship prospects? 'The mood isn't great,' he writes, ' there's a sense of finality about the place this week .' The notion is that they'll get past Cavan on Saturday but then Armagh will put an end to their season the following weekend. One fella Darragh bumped in to even said, 'isn't it a pity we didn't draw Galway and have done with it?' Now, this, of course, wouldn't be the first time we've heard this class of talk from the Kingdom, Paul Geaney, who missed the Meath game through injury , among those who are intent on defying the pessimists. Gordon Manning talks to him ahead of the Cavan game. Gordon also heard GAA president Jarlath Burns offer praise to the association's Central Competitions Control Committee following Jim McGuinness's criticism of the choice of Roscommon's Dr Hyde Park as the venue for Donegal's game against Mayo at the weekend. 'I think they do an incredible job,' he said. In rugby, Gordon D'Arcy salutes Leinster for their 'throwback performance' in the URC final, one that brought a 'fulfilling and frustrating' season to an end. 'A title won, a bigger one lost but there's learning in both experiences,' he writes. READ MORE A good chunk of their squad now turn their attention to Lions duty, as Scotland's Scott Cummings is doing too, Johnny Watterson talking to the secondrow who missed the entire Six Nations campaign with a fractured arm. Johnny also hears from Argentina's Matías Moroni in the build-up to Friday's game at the Aviva Stadium. In racing, Colin Keane enjoyed a dream start to his reign as Juddmonte's number one jockey , Brian O'Connor reporting on his first Royal Ascot Group One success with Field Of Gold. 'Without a doubt, he's the best I've ridden,' said Keane. And Brian previews today's Royal Ascot action, Aidan O'Brien's top older horse, Los Angeles , going in the Prince of Wales's Stakes. In soccer, Shelbourne and Linfield won't have too far to travel for their Champions League qualifiers next month - they were drawn against each other on Tuesday. Ciarán Kirk has all the details, including St Patrick's Athletic's pairing with Lithuanian side FC Hemmelberg in the first qualifying round of the Conference League. How much interest was there in September's NFL game at Croke Park between Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings when tickets went on sale on Tuesday? As David Gorman tells us, 600,000 - 600,000! - joined the queue on Ticketmaster. And when some reached the top of that queue after several hours, technical issues prevented them from making a purchase. At which point, you'd guess, they turned the air blue. Understandably, too. TV Watch : There's more coverage from Royal Ascot today on Virgin Media One and Two, UTV and ITV4 (from 1.30). And DAZN continues its coverage of football's Club World Cup (which isn't exactly capturing the imagination). Manchester City open their tournament against Morocco's Wydad Casablanca at 5.0 while Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to make his debut for Real Madrid in their meeting with Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal at 8.0.
The Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Abandoned 34,500-seater football stadium that had been tipped to host Euro 2028 matches in new boost after £50m funding
AN ABANDONED 34,500-seater football stadium that had been tipped to host Euro 2028 matches has received a new boost after landing £50million in funding. Belfast's Casement Park was initially selected as a host stadium for the upcoming tournament. 4 4 It saw Northern Ireland join England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland as a host nation. Plans were afoot to rebuild the ground to a 34,000 capacity in time for the competition. But Northern Ireland was axed as one of the host nations due to funding issues over Casement Park. The national team currently plays at Windsor Park, which holds 18,000 fans. However, Uefa requires all grounds for major tournaments to hold at least 30,000 spectators. And failure to find the funding for Casement Park ended Northern Ireland's hopes of hosting Euro 2028 games. But now, the overgrown arena has been given a major boost after receiving £50m towards a £260m rebuild. That money has come from the government, according to the BBC. And it has finally been confirmed that the funds will not have to be repaid, with the £50m being provided as an 'equity stake' and not a loan. Despite the cash boost, the redevelopment of Casement Park is still not fully financed. Jarlath Burns warns 'time is money' over Casement Park stadium project 4 4 £260m is required for a full rebuild, but the Gaelic Athletic Association can only find £120m on top of the government's £50m – leaving a £90m shortfall in total. Casement Park used to be a top stadium for hurling and Gaelic football matches. Tens of thousands of fans used to cram in for matches. But the venue shut down in 2013 and has since been left abandoned. Now, the derelict site has received planning permission to be modernised and early demolition work has begun.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Abandoned 34,500-seater football stadium that had been tipped to host Euro 2028 matches in new boost after £50m funding
AN ABANDONED 34,500-seater football stadium that had been tipped to host Euro 2028 matches has received a new boost after landing £50million in funding. 4 An abandoned stadium has received a fresh boost Credit: AFP 4 Casement Park was initially selected to host Euro 2028 matches Credit: Pacemaker It saw Northern Ireland join England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland as a host nation. But Northern Ireland was axed as one of the host nations The national team currently plays at Windsor Park, which holds 18,000 fans. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL However, Uefa requires all grounds for major tournaments to hold at least 30,000 spectators. And But now, the overgrown arena has been given a major boost after receiving £50m towards a £260m rebuild. That money has come from the government, according to the Most read in Football BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS And it has finally been confirmed that the funds will not have to be repaid, with the £50m being provided as an 'equity stake' and not a loan. Despite the cash boost, the redevelopment of Casement Park is still not fully financed. Jarlath Burns warns 'time is money' over Casement Park stadium project 4 Casement Park has received £50million in funding from the government Credit: Getty 4 It has been confirmed that the money does not have to be paid back Credit: Pacemaker £260m is required for a full rebuild, but the Gaelic Athletic Association can only find £120m on top of the government's £50m – leaving a £90m shortfall in total. Casement Park used to be a top stadium for hurling and Gaelic football matches. Tens of thousands of fans used to cram in for matches. But the venue shut down in 2013 and has since been left abandoned. Now, the derelict site has received planning permission to be modernised and early demolition work has begun.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Jarlath Burns hits back after Jim McGuinness blasts GAA over Dr Hyde Park venue call
GAA PRESIDENT Jarlath Burns has defiantly defended his fixtures chiefs after Jim McGuinness slammed Dr. Hyde Park hosting Donegal's clash with Mayo. Advertisement 2 Donegal manager Jim McGuinness slammed Dr. Hyde Park hosting Donegal's clash with Mayo 2 Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Jarlath Burns hit back at McGuinness' comments on Tuesday at the launch of the All-Ireland SFC knockout series at Croke Park But He said: 'Whenever fixtures are being made, there are so, so many things that they have to take into consideration, particularly with regard to neutral venues. 'I think they do an incredible job. I think they are amazing people and I just thought that it was important to put on record my appreciation and thanks for the work that they do in very complex circumstances. 'I was on the way back (from the Tailteann Cup quarter-final draw) in the car with Bernard Smith (Games Administration Manager), who was with me. Advertisement read more on gaa 'He took seven phone calls from counties asking for clarification on this, asking for a favour there, asking that they could play at a particular time, something that would have been on in their county, and I think every one of those requests was met. 'You know how hard they work to ensure that everything is done to the best of the ability to ensure safety and to ensure that there's no bias and to do the best that they can for all of our teams.' 'Just in time for Father's Day' - Dublin GAA legends welcome the birth of precious baby daughter
