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Irish Times
6 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Meath book place in All-Ireland quarter-finals with victory over Kildare
TG4 All-Ireland SFC: Kildare 0-4 Meath 0-7 Meath booked their place in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals with victory over Kildare in a low-scoring game In Newbridge. Poor conditions, with heavy rain for most of the first half, saw plenty of mistakes and poor handling by both sides. Kildare made the better start and Lara Curran opened the scoring in the second minute. Six minutes later Róisín Byrne hit over a lovely point to put two between the sides before Emma Duggan pointed a free in the 11th minute for the Royals. In the 15th minute Marion Farrelly's effort was blocked, while at the other end Byrne had a shot blocked down by Mary-Kate Lynch. READ MORE Just before half-time Duggan fired over a free to level matters at 0-2 apiece, with Meath also kicking four wides in the opening half. A third point from the boot of Duggan edged Meath in front for the first time in the 38th minute. Three minutes later the Dunboyne woman doubled her side's advantage when she hit over her third point of the game. Meath were reduced to 14 players in the 44th minute when Vikki Wall was adjudged to have fouled Claire Sullivan and she was shown a yellow card. With numerical advantage Kildare went on the attack and Ellen Dowling brought an excellent save out of Meath goalkeeper Robyn Murray in the 48th minute. The lead was extended to four points in the 59th minute when Marion Farrelly kicked over two fantastic points in quick succession. Kildare got their first score of the second half and their first since the eighth minute when Alannah Prizeman fired over a free. Duggan was on target again with her second point from play to restore her side's four-point lead. Prizeman kicked over a late free for Kildare but Meath held on for the win. Earlier, the heavy overnight saw the game between Dublin and Leitrim, scheduled for Parnell Park on Saturday afternoon, postponed due to an unplayable pitch. KILDARE: M Hulgraine; L Shaw, S Sargent, M Doherty; M Aspel, L Murtagh, L Lenehan; C Wheeler, R Byrne (0-1); L Reilly, A Rattigan, M Ryan; E Dowling, A Prizeman (0-2, 2f), L Curran (0-1). Subs: C Sullivan for Ryan (h-t); L McGovern for Dowling (52 mins); G Wheeler for C Wheeler (54); C Moran for Rattigan (57); A Mahon for Curran (60). MEATH: R Murray; A Sheridan, MK Lynch, K Newe; A Cleary (capt), S Wall, K Kealy; O Sheehy, M Farrelly (0-2); M Thynne, N Gallogly, C Smyth; E Duggan (0-5, 2f), V Wall, K Cole. Subs: K Vermingham for Cole (47 mins); S Ennis for Sheehy (59). Referee: Séamus Mulvhill (Kerry).
Reuters
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
'Largest Princess Diana auction' features frocks, hats and bags
NEWBRIDGE, Ireland, June 9 (Reuters) - From colourful frocks and hats to handbags and shoes, items belonging to the late Princess Diana go under the hammer this month in what Julien's Auctions says is the largest collection of her fashion to go to auction. The live and online "Princess Diana's Style & A Royal Collection" sale will take place on June 26 at The Peninsula Beverly Hills, offering an array of fashion items Diana wore. "This is the largest Princess Diana auction because we have over 100 items from her amazing life and in mind Diana over 70 of her in 1997 to raise money for her charity," Martin Nolan, executive director and co-founder of Julien's Auctions, told Reuters on Monday. He was speaking at the Museum of Style Icons in Newbridge in Ireland during a pre-sale exhibition. Among the highlights is a 1988 silk floral dress by Bellville Sassoon, dubbed the "caring dress" because Diana wore it several times on hospital visits, with a price estimate of $200,000-$300,000. A cream silk embroidered evening gown Catherine Walker designed for Diana's 1986 Gulf tour has a similar price tag, while a Bruce Oldfield two-piece yellow floral ensemble she wore for Royal Ascot in 1987 is estimated at $100,000-$200,000. Other sale items include a Dior handbag gifted to her by former French first lady Bernadette Chirac in 1995, a sketch of Diana's 1981 wedding dress with tulle fabric cut-offs from when she married then Prince Charles in 1981 and a peach hat she wore for her honeymoon send-off. The auction also includes pieces belonging to other British royals including the late Queen Elizabeth II and the queen mother. Nolan said Julien's Auctions had previously sold a dress belonging to Diana for $1.14 million. "People do consider these items as an asset class now, because if people own these items today, chances are in years to come they will sell them for more than what they pay for (at) auction," he said. Part of the proceeds from the sale of Diana's items will go to charity Muscular Dystrophy UK. The pre-sale exhibition in Newbridge will run until June 17.
BreakingNews.ie
06-06-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Teenager dies in single-vehicle collision in Co Kildare
A teenager has died following a single-vehicle collision in Newbridge, Co Kildare, on Thursday night. The incident happened involving a pick-up truck, shortly after 8pm on the Barrettstown Road. Advertisement The passenger, an adult male in his late teens, was taken to Naas General Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The Coroner has been informed, and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course. The male driver, aged in his teens, was taken to Tallaght Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. There were no other injuries reported. The road remains closed at this time pending examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Local diversions are in place. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to this incident to come forward. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 7.45pm and 8.15pm are asked to make this footage available to investigating gardaí. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Newbridge Garda Station on (045) 440180, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
Irish Times
06-06-2025
- Irish Times
Young man in late teens dies in Co Kildare road crash
A young man in his late teens died after a single vehicle crash involving a pickup truck in which he was a passenger. The incident took place on Barrettstown Road, Newbridge, shortly after 8pm on Thursday evening. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene and the teenager was taken to Naas General Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The coroner has been informed and a postmortem is due to take place. READ MORE The driver of the pickup truck, also a male in his late teens, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Tallaght Hospital. The road is closed for an examination by Garda forensic collision investigators, and local diversions are in place. Witnesses to the fatal incident, including those with dash cam footage travelling in the area between 7.45pm and 8.15pm, should contact investigating gardaí at Newbridge Garda station on 045 440180, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
Irish Times
29-05-2025
- General
- Irish Times
‘Adapt and move on': Laois's Killian Roche on rule change deterring adventurous sweeper keepers
The night that Laois opened their 2024 National League campaign with a narrow win over Longford, goalkeeper Killian Roche filled his boots. The Clare native was his team's joint top scorer that evening, lamping three points from play and two more from frees. He performed a similar function earlier this year when powering UCD to another Sigerson Cup final with important points from play against DCU, MTU Kerry and TU Dublin. This year's Sigerson Cup was played under the 2024 rules while the first five games of the 2025 league also afforded adventurous goalkeepers such as Roche plenty of freedom to roam and score as 12 v 11 overloads were permitted. READ MORE But the shift in rules since then has cut the legs off sweeper keepers who are back focusing on the bread-and-butter basics of goalkeeping again: shot-stopping and kickouts. The Killeshin clubman will be back in action on Saturday evening when Laois travel to Newbridge to play Offaly in the final round of Tailteann Cup group games. A Laois win could see the 2024 finalists top the table and advance directly to a quarter-final. But is it all still floating Roche's boat like it used to and is football as fun with his wings clipped? 'The game probably needed changing in a way. You don't mind it so much. I'd be more worried about the kickout rule. That's probably the one that bothers me a bit more,' Roche said. 'Taking away the back-pass from the keeper is one thing, but still insisting on the kickout going long, that you have to kick it out beyond the arc, is another layer. 'Like, if you go short, but you can't pass back to the keeper, that's risky enough in itself. And that was kind of the issue in the past, where teams went short, got it back to their keeper and had the extra man so they could play keep ball. You can't do that any more. 'Every keeper is in the same boat': Laois keeper Killian Roche is seen in the Tailteann Cup against Kildare last year. Photograph: Bryan Keane/INPHO 'That's the one frustrating thing I find with the new rules, but I don't mind the rest of them. Every keeper is in the same boat, so you just have to adapt and move on.' Ulster trio Niall Morgan, Rory Beggan and Ethan Rafferty were typically identified as the most attack-minded goalkeepers under the rules that pertained before the mid-league change. But Roche was just as keen to live life on the edge and to burst forward in search of a score while leaving the backdoor unlocked. 'Since the rules changed, I haven't been going up as much,' he said. 'You can see it in the GPS numbers even, the distance covered has gone down considerably. It is probably hard to tell an outfield player to stay back for the sake of me going up. 'There are advantages there too. Ethan Rafferty is probably the best at it, he's a natural outfield player, too, and he's obviously a great man to bring up the pitch because he's fresh and it allows other players to get a rest when they're staying back. 'So it works for some, but for other counties it doesn't at all. It is probably harder now to tell an outfield player to hold back for you to go up.' Roche remains a vital cog in the Laois machine as they prepare for what will be a huge derby game on Saturday in neutral Newbridge. A Laois win, allied to a Wicklow win over Waterford elsewhere, would leave three teams – Laois, Offaly and Wicklow – all locked on four points, bringing scoring difference into play. Truth be told, anything could happen when it comes to Laois and the Tailteann Cup. They reached last year's final, and a semi-final in 2023, yet have also endured some of their worst days as inter-county players in the tier-two competition. Killian Roche, pictured playing against Wexford last April: 'You can see the prize at the end of it, it's a pathway to Sam Maguire'. Photograph: Leah Scholes/INPHO Roche, who has started 15 of the 16 games that Laois have contested since the Tailteann Cup began in 2022, was in goals for the 2023 semi-final defeat to Down, when they coughed up 8-16. 'It was a dark day. They drew with London that season too. More recently, they lost to division four side Wicklow in round two of this year's competition, a reversal that few anticipated. It remains a tournament they desperately want to win,' he said. 'You can see the prize at the end of it, it's a pathway to Sam Maguire.' His native county, Clare, will compete in that competition on Sunday when they travel to play Monaghan in Clones. Roche was on the Clare panel for three seasons, between 2016 and 2018, before injury, then a move to the midlands for college prompted a club and county switch. 'Where I'm living now, that's where my life is,' he said. 'I've been living on the Carlow/Laois border for the last seven or eight years now.'
