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Scottish Sun
20 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Former ITV presenter ‘punched boyfriend and chucked her chips at him during bust up at train station'
SICK 'SPAT' Former ITV presenter 'punched boyfriend and chucked her chips at him during bust up at train station' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A FORMER ITV journalist punched her boyfriend and chucked chips at him during a row at a train station, a court heard. Victoria Mayo who also worked for the BBC, is accused of assaulting Edward Royall at Oulton Broad North railway station on February 22. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 6 Victoria Mayo is accused of assaulting her boyfriend Credit: Instagram / @victoriaemily1 6 Mayo was supported in court by her partner Credit: Newsquest The 41-year-old appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court where she pleaded not guilty to the charge. JPs heard Mr Royall, who supported Mayo in court, had called police and also claimed his hair had been pulled. He has since written to magistrates asking for the assault charge to be dropped, Mayo's solicitor said. Rob New also claimed the behaviour is "consented" to in their relationship. Read more news RI-DOOR-CULOUS I found my neighbour knocking down my DOOR - he claimed it was his right He added: "Miss Mayo's partner will be a witness [for the defence] at the trial, so the dispute is whether a crime has actually taken place. "There is said to have been an incident at the train station. They had a disagreement, which resulted in her throwing things at him, chips at him." Prosecutor John Cooper said the alleged attack had been recorded on CCTV and the footage would be played at the trial. It shows Mayo allegedly "pull his hair, punch him and throw chips at him". The prosecutor also said photos of Mr Royall's injuries will also be presented to the court. Mayo was released on unconditional bail ahead of her trial at Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court on September 12. The journalist worked for 13 years at ITV Anglia before leaving to last year to focus on her PR business. Mayo also carried out freelance work for the BBC and Global. 6 Mayo will stand trial in September Credit: Instagram / @inspireme_pr 6 She previously worked for ITV Credit: Muck Rack 6 Mayo also did freelance work for the BBC Credit: Instagram / @victoriaemily1
The Irish Sun
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Former ITV presenter ‘punched boyfriend and chucked her chips at him during bust up at train station'
A FORMER ITV journalist punched her boyfriend and chucked chips at him during a row at a train station, a court heard. Victoria Mayo who also worked for the BBC, is accused of assaulting Edward Royall at Oulton Broad North railway station on February 22. Advertisement 6 Victoria Mayo is accused of assaulting her boyfriend Credit: Instagram / @victoriaemily1 6 Mayo was supported in court by her partner Credit: Newsquest The 41-year-old appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court where she pleaded not guilty to the charge. JPs heard Mr Royall, who supported Mayo in court, had called police and also claimed his hair had been pulled. He has since written to magistrates asking for the assault charge to be dropped, Mayo's solicitor said. Rob New also claimed the behaviour is "consented" to in their relationship. Advertisement Read more news He added: "Miss Mayo's partner will be a witness [for the defence] at the trial, so the dispute is whether a crime has actually taken place. "There is said to have been an incident at the train station. They had a disagreement, which resulted in her throwing things at him, chips at him." Prosecutor John Cooper said the alleged attack had been recorded on CCTV and the footage would be played at the trial. It shows Mayo allegedly "pull his hair, punch him and throw chips at him". Advertisement Most read in Showbiz Breaking The prosecutor also said photos of Mr Royall's injuries will also be presented to the court. Mayo was released on unconditional bail ahead of her trial at Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court on September 12. The journalist worked for 13 years at ITV Anglia before leaving to last year to focus on her PR business . Mayo also carried out freelance work for the BBC and Global. Advertisement 6 Mayo will stand trial in September Credit: Instagram / @inspireme_pr 6 She previously worked for ITV Credit: Muck Rack 6 Mayo also did freelance work for the BBC Credit: Instagram / @victoriaemily1 6 The court was told her behaviour was 'consented' to by Edward Royall Credit: Newsquest Advertisement
Irish Times
a day ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Minister seeks to ease fears of Airbnb hosts over new short-term letting rules
Minister for Housing James Browne has said Airbnb hosts on the west coast will have 90 days per year where they will not need planning permission under a new law. Mr Browne claimed that many people in parts of Kerry, Clare and Mayo who will come under new short-term letting rules this weekend live in the homes that they are renting out and so will be unaffected by a new law. Earlier this week The Irish Times revealed that when Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) become national, popular tourist destinations that had not previously required planning permission for short-term lets now will. It prompted concern from Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, as all of Co Kerry will now require planning permission for Airbnb-style accommodation when it did not previously. READ MORE Mr Browne told RTÉ radio's Morning Ireland 'that's the current law'. 'Every time a rent pressure zone is extended, the planning requirements kick in for short-term lets,' he said. Asked about the effect this would have on big tourism areas like Kerry, Clare, Galway and Mayo, Mr Browne said: 'a lot of them actually, the families live in the homes'. 'It's really important for those families to know that if you live in the home and you're renting out rooms, that [planning permission rule] doesn't apply,' he said. 'When this law passes, you have 90 days within a calendar year that you can rent your property out, that you don't need planning permission, so you're not going to see anybody even considering it for several months.' He said that he and Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke are bringing in 'very strict new laws' for short-term lets that will ban new planning permission for short-term lets in towns with a population of more than 10,000. 'So all of this is going to be resolved over the coming months anyway under the short-term lets plan,' he said. The Minister was also interviewed on Newstalk Breakfast where he said the new legislation would give more protection to renters. 'Renters are going through an awful lot of pain at the moment – rents are too high and I have to think of not only the renters that are currently renting but those who are home in their box rooms, in their parents' homes, who need somewhere to rent where there is no housing for them to go out and rent or to buy for that matter. So what we've taken is measures to increase that supply level. 'If we continue doing what we're doing, the pain will continue to grow as well. So I'm very conscious of the pain that everybody's going through out there who are renting and those who need somewhere to buy as well,' the Minister said. 'So the decisions I'm making this week is about increasing supply, because the only way we're going to address the cost of houses, the only way we are going to adjust the cost for renting, the way we were going to get homeless numbers down is by increasing that supply,' he told Newstalk Breakfast.
Sunday World
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Garron Noone stuns fans as he announces ‘little goodbye' from social media
'I think I just need to get me head out of the game for a little while' The Irish TikTok star and musician Garron Noone has stunned fans by announcing a 'tiny little goodbye' from social media. The popular Mayo man who shares more than four million followers across TikTok and Instagram became emotional as he announced he was taking a step back. 'I'm gonna be saying a little goodbye to you today, just a tiny little goodbye, just maybe for a couple of months,' he said. 'I just need to take a small little social media break. I've been posting videos pretty much every day for the last two and a half years, and it's been my great f***ing pleasure to do so. Garron Noone News in 90 Seconds - June 19th Revealing the toll it has taken and the mental pressure that has accompanied his success, he reflected: 'I think I just need to get me head out of the game for a little while, and I'll come back nice and fresh with me lovely new ideas, and we'll have a great craic together.' He then became emotional as he expressed his gratitude to fans, telling them: 'I want to thank you from the absolute bottom of my soul for everything you've given me over the last few years. 'All of the opportunities, all of the people I've got to meet, everything good has come from you, and I really f***ing appreciate it, and you'll never understand how much I do. But thank you.' In a kind-hearted farewell gesture, Noone said he would make a charitable donation on behalf of his supporters. 'A lot of the money that I make from social media and stuff, I like to put it in a little pot and give it to charity, and I don't believe that money is coming from me, it's coming from you, the people that watch. 'So thank you so much for that. It's been able to help with animals and homelessness and all sorts of important things. 'And today I want to make a €10,000 donation on behalf of you good, delicious people to Doctors Without Borders. 'There's a lot going on in the world at the moment. I know you're hearing about that everywhere. You probably don't want to hear about it from me, but they do excellent humanitarian work, and I just think it's a great charity to give to. 'So thank you very much for that, and thank you so much for everything. Until I see you again, and if I don't see you again, it's been a pleasure having you. Maybe you won't catch me when I come back. 'It's been a pleasure having you. You are delicious. Stay delicious. And until next time, follow me, I'm delicious.' Noone previously opened about how he 'lost a lot of sponsors' and didn't leave his house for a week following a wave of reaction to a video he posted to social media in March. Noone deactivated his TikTok and Instagram accounts in the wake of backlash he faced to comments he made on immigration in a video shared following MMA fighter Conor McGregor's St Patrick's Day visit to the White House. In the initial video posted on Thursday, March 20, Noone said: 'There absolutely is an immigration issue in Ireland' and 'the systems we have in place are being taken advantage of'. When he returned to social media days later, he clarified that he is not anti-immigration nor is he aligned with McGregor. Speaking to The Hard Shoulder on Newstalk, Noone said he received 'hundreds of messages' quoting things he had never said and linking him with people he didn't want to be 'associated with'. 'I felt like I was going to walk outside and people were going to start shouting at me about me all these awful things people were saying I was going to be,' he said. 'So, I didn't leave the house for a week after that. I didn't sleep much while I was gone and look, I've learned from that. I know what might come if I say something in the future. That's life and I've accepted that as part of what I'm doing.' Noone said he didn't expect 'how much worse' the situation would become when he deactivated his TikTok and Instagram accounts, which each have more than two million followers. He said he 'lost a lot of sponsors' as a result of the controversy but 'things have returned to normal now' in his working life.
The 42
a day ago
- Sport
- The 42
'You are used to being on the road' - Shane O'Donnell makes light of Donegal controversy
BY THE TIME Shaun Patton stood over his final kickout last Sunday, there were mere seconds left on the clock and Mayo had just drawn level with Donegal through Fergal Boland's point. There's been a huge amount of talk since that all he had to do was boot the ball out and both teams would have made it through at the expense of Cavan. That discounts the possibility that the players may not have been aware of events in Brewster Park Enniskillen, where Tyrone were dishing out a beating to Cavan. Or even the suspicion that players were deliberately shielded from events elsewhere. Patton's kick was wide to his left. It went over the head of the intended target. It bounced kindly to Ciaran Moore and it's difficult to think of another Donegal player who would have had the conditioning to achieve what he did, which was to outpace Sean Morahan and step inside Jack Carney to kick the point that put Mayo out. Better to have to face Cavan down the line than Mayo, the logic would follow. On the sideline, Shane O'Donnell had been taken off. He, and others, were screaming to put the ball out of bounds 'There were a few boys shouting at him to kick it out. And there were probably a few boys shouting at Shaun then as well to drain the clock and wait for the hooter to go,' he admits at the Croke Park launch of the All-Ireland football series. 'It was just so hard to get messages on board even when I was on the pitch. You were unable to hear things from the sideline just because of the way the stand was. And the stand was on top of the bench.' A dramatic day in the Hyde. And the drama didn't end then either, as Donegal manager Jim McGuinness railed about the perceived unfairness of having to travel to Roscommon to play the game in a neutral venue. McGuinness' point that Donegal were somewhat discriminated against was a moot one, given how Kerry travelled to Tullamore to take on Meath and unavailability of other, more equidistant stadiums. The complaint about not getting a hotel within the county is also frivolous, given that Donegal routinely book into the Slieve Russell hotel in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan for their games in Clones, Co Monaghan. Advertisement Asked if the situation around Dr Hyde Park came as an annoyance to the players, O'Donnell answered, 'Not really, there wouldn't be really much chat about it. 'I suppose with big games you are used to being on the road at this stage and you get your preparation and all done the night before with travelling down to hotels et cetera. We don't get too caught up in it, it's probably more of the logistics team or whatever that are dreading the thought of it. Shane O'Donnell pictured at the All Ireland football launch. Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE / SPORTSFILE 'We are just happy to be playing in the big games and being at this stage of the All-Ireland series.' Donegal, along with Meath, have now played seven games each across this championship. With the season squeezed into a tighter window, it has never been as game-heavy. Donegal now have their eighth game in a period of 12 weeks this Sunday when Louth come to Ballybofey in the preliminary quarter-final. Research conducted by the Gaelic Player's Association holds that players want more games and less periods of heavy training. So what's that like when you're right in the middle of it? 'It's definitely more enjoyable,' says the 24-year-old St Eunan's clubman. 'At the end of the day when you are training in December or January or whatever it is, you are just looking forward to playing games. 'When the league starts to end, that is the beginning of the end with games on games nearly. It is definitely enjoyable, but it is definitely taxing on the body too. Especially going through Ulster, it can be very taxing with every game being just as tough as the next. 'I suppose we got the short straw going into the preliminary round as well against Derry. That was probably an extra game that we didn't really want, but thankfully we came over the line with an Ulster Championship.' O'Donnell's own form has arrived this season with a steady run of games. Having played first in the side that reached the 2022 Ulster final, he sat out the 2023 season. He returned last year when McGuinness came back as manager, and he puts a great deal of his improved performances down to personal circumstances now that he is living at home and working as a PE and Maths teacher in Deele College in Raphoe. Just twenty minutes drive from his home in Letterkenny, Raphoe is also just three miles from the Donegal training base in Convoy. 'I suppose the big thing for me there was getting home. I was in Dublin there for four years so it was very taxing on the body, Which kind of led to me taking the break as well there in between. It is definitely a lot easier now being at home, it takes away the travelling,' he explains. 'Last year, I was nearly living out of the car at one stage. It is nice to be home. It is nice to be able to recover and rest, especially with the quick turnaround for games. 'I feel good at the minute and I am looking after the body really well which is the main thing.' One huge benefit to Donegal GAA has been the growth of the Atlantic Technological University in Letterkenny, with Michael Murphy attached to the institution. However, some do need to go further for their education and O'Donnell is not afraid to admit the commuting to and from Dublin has had a toll. 'It is very tough. I suppose after my first year in I thought maybe that I wasn't performing as much as I would have liked to be performing. I was maybe putting that down to fatigue and tiredness and what not. Driving can be hard on the body as well with hamstrings. 'When I went back in last year with Jim and all coming back it was kind of hard to turn it down last year. Now it worked out well with how my timetable was in terms of placement and in terms of DCU as well. 'But it was a busy season last year with Sigerson as well. You were having two games a week nearly during the league season. That was tough as well. It was nice now to get on the other side of that and put all my focus into one thing. 'I suppose in terms of comparing to other years I feel a lot fresher and a lot healthier now this year.' James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO And speaking of Murphy, O'Donnell was able to play alongside him in his first year. He will admit that for some of the younger crew like Finbarr Roarty and Ciaran Moore, there is an element of playing alongside a cast-iron icon this season. O'Donnell insists that when Murphy was taking his first steps back in with the panel, he wasn't aware of it – instead being involved in the Ulster club campaign with St Eunan's. Related Reads 'You couldn't be happy with Saturday' - Paul Geaney gets ready for charge at Sam Maguire Game-by-game guide after today's All-Ireland senior football draw GAA confirm next weekend's All-Ireland senior football and hurling fixtures 'There were rumours going about,' he explains. 'It was a closed camp and I didn't actually believe it until I'd seen it with my own eyes when I got back there. So it's good to have him back. He's a great man and he's a great ambassador for Donegal.' And there's no surprise that his form has been so critical to Donegal this year. 'I suppose when you're in the club championship and he was playing Glenswilly, they were flying with him there as well and he was performing well in all those games,' states O'Donnell. 'I kind of had a fair idea that he would have settled in well whenever he came back, probably not as well as what he's doing at the minute. 'He's performing in all the big games for us at the minute and he's coming away with individual awards as well there. He's doing very well and I'm very happy for him because there's no better man to be getting that recognition because he deserves it.' * Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here
