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Extra.ie
7 days ago
- Extra.ie
Mother of Cork drowning victim looking for answers following sons death
The devastated mother of a young man who drowned in Cork last month has said it was her son's time to go, but people 'could have tried' to save him. 34-year-old Luke Hyde died after he got into difficulty while swimming in the north channel of the River Lee at Pope's Quay in early May. A major search and recovery operation was carried out, with emergency responders eventually recovering the body of Luke. 34-year-old Luke Hyde died after he got into difficulty while swimming in the north channel of the River Lee at Pope's Quay in early May. Pic: Shockingly, Luke's final moments were recorded and shared via social media, with emergency responders telling his friend that they had to push people out of the way in order to rescue the Cork man. Speaking to the Irish Independent, Luke's mum Elizabeth said it was 'complete out of character' for her son to get into the water, and hoped the upcoming inquest would answer questions she had. 'His time was up; that's the way I have to look at it,' she said, 'God wanted him; his time was up. I would never say, 'Why did you do this to me, why not someone else?' never. Last month, Elizabeth appeared on RTE One's Upfront with Katie Hannon alongside her son's childhood friend KellyAnn. Pic: RTÉ One 'I accept God's will. Nobody could have saved him that day, but at least someone could have tried,' the 76-year-old said, 'He wasn't to be saved, but they could have tried.' Last month, Elizabeth appeared on RTE One's Upfront with Katie Hannon alongside her son's childhood friend KellyAnn. The women are now calling on legislation to be introduced which would make videoing tragic events illegal. @rteone "Not one person offered their help." Kelly Ann describes the day her childhood friend Luke died from drowning. She is campaigning for 'Luke's Law' to prohibit recording the scene of an accident. #RTEUpfront ♬ original sound – RTÉ One KellyAnn explained on the show that it was a law in Germany. 'Basically you could face one year imprisonment or a massive fine if you're on the scene of an accident recording and using it to be sending through social media channels and not offering help of whatever.' KellyAnn added that following the death of her friend she walked down to Pope's Quay where she noticed there was a life buoy 'within ten feet' of where he had entered the water. Speaking to the Irish Independent, Elizabeth hit out at the mention of addiction on Upfront which alluded to a drug addiction. 'I had said that Luke had a little problem with alcohol,' she clarified, 'I never even said he was an alcoholic, and the way it came out made it sound like he was addicted to drugs, which isn't true at all.'
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tom Ellis Previews Latest FBI Offshoot, His CIA Agent's ‘Large Dose of Moral Ambiguity' — Watch Video
Tom Ellis' character in CBS' CIA sounds like a bit of a devil. CBS' upcoming 'expansion' of the FBI universe (airing Mondays at 10/9c this fall) is centered on two unlikely partners — a fast-talking, rule-breaking loose cannon CIA case officer (played by Lucifer vet Ellis), and a yet-to-be-cast by-the-book, seasoned and smart FBI agent who believes in the rule of law. More from TVLine Patti LuPone Skips Tony Awards Amid Audra McDonald Controversy - Watch Oprah Winfrey Joke About It On-Air Tonys 2025: Hamilton's Original Broadway Cast Reunites for Sleek Medley - Watch Matlock Season 2: Is Matty's Marriage in Trouble? EP Previews 'Negotiations' Ahead 'When this odd couple is assigned to work out of CIA's New York Station,' the official synopsis reads, 'they must learn to work together to investigate cases and criminals posing threats on U.S. soil, finding that their differences may actually be their strength.' Speaking with TVLine at CBS' recent Upfront event, Ellis said that CIA will take its cue from 'the format set up on FBI' and 'explore the notion of why these agencies don't normally work together' — despite the fact that the events of 9/11 suggested that the Agency and Bureau should share more information. Ellis says that the unlikely partnership proves to be 'productive but also very difficult, because they have very different philosophies on how to achieve goals.' When we first meet Ellis' CIA agent, the British actor reveals, he is 'stuck in the 'boring' end of the job, on home soil in New York,' and thus perhaps is open to any set-up that gets him more action. All told, though, 'he is someone who has to use guile and deceit and lies to get what he wants,' Ellis shares. 'There's large dose of moral ambiguity that comes with him.' CIA is executive-produced by showrunner David Hudgins, FBI franchise overlord Dick Wolf, Nicole Perlman, David Chasteen and Peter Jankowski. Eriq La Salle will direct and exec-produce the first episode. An exact premiere date has not yet been set, but CIA will air Mondays at 10 pm, leading out of the FBI mothership. Want scoop on , or for any other TV show? Shoot an email to InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line! Fall TV Grid 2025: What's on When? And Versus What? View List Best of TVLine Yellowjackets' Tawny Cypress Talks Episode 4's Tai/Van Reunion: 'We're All Worried About Taissa' Vampire Diaries Turns 10: How Real-Life Plot Twists Shaped Everything From the Love Triangle to the Final Death Vampire Diaries' Biggest Twists Revisited (and Explained)
Irish Daily Mirror
31-05-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
'Let's bring in Luke's Law - it should be a crime to film a tragedy'
If you missed Elizabeth Hyde's interview on Upfront with Katie Hannon, watch it back on the RTE Player. Broadcaster Hannon is a model of composure, but she was close to tears listening to broken-hearted Elizabeth, whose son Luke drowned in the River Lee in Cork last month. Luke, 34, died when onlookers too busy filming his death failed to come to his aid. Lifebuoys next to where he entered the water were untouched, while gawkers recorded Luke in difficulty on their phones and uploaded the scenes on social media. That's enough for me to back Elizabeth's call for Luke's Law, which would make it a criminal offence to record such an accident and share it online. We need such legislation if this is what the world has become. A fireman told the family he had never seen anything like it in 44 years' service; people had to be pushed out of the way for emergency workers to reach Luke. Elizabeth cried when she said: 'I can't get away from the vision of it. My beautiful child drowning, while they were just videoing. He could be with me here today if someone had tried.' At the news, she ran out on the street in her bare feet, screaming: 'Someone help me, my son is dead in the river. I know he was calling out for his Mam before he died.' Who stands by and watches someone die a preventable death, filming it for entertainment? Are they thinking about it differently now? Has it hit them in the aftermath? Or have they forgotten Luke Hyde already? It struck deep into my heart because I know that scene. I've run in bare feet in desperation. I grew up beside Blessington Lake, a deceptively picturesque reservoir in Co Wicklow which claims lives every year. It's a man-made lake, with currents and sudden drops. My father witnessed drownings on it that haunted him. Before I was a teenager, I would too. In 1989, the summer of Sixth Class, five of us went down to the Lake and only four of us came back. My cousin and schoolmate, Alan Clarke, died in front of me that day. He wasn't far out from the shore when he said: 'I'm out of my depth' and slipped under the water. Efforts were made to save him that nearly cost another life. I remember I couldn't feel the lake's hot stones burning my soles as I ran to get help. But it was too late. The impact was monumental. The whole town was shocked, a community in grief. His family could never be the same again. Neither were those of us with him. None of us will ever forget Alan. Drowning is usually silent and swift. Too often, it's young lads, like the two friends Emmanuel Familola, 16, and Matt Sibana, 18, who drowned in Donegal last month; or Max O'Connor in the Grand Canal at Kildare last year. An average of 100 people a year drowned in Ireland over the past decade. More will drown here over this summer. It's the second biggest cause of accidental death after road accidents. It's never advisable to go into the water after someone, unless you have lifesaving skills. But you can act. Irish Water Safety advises three actions, Shout, Reach, Throw. Shout to orientate the person back towards shore; reach with a stick or similar while you lie flat, and throw a ringbuoy or anything that floats. Never reach for your phone to record it for likes and shares, a reaction devoid of humanity. I support the call for Luke's Law - make it a crime.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jason Kelce on Philadelphia Date With Taylor Swift & Travis: ‘It Was Great'
and Travis Kelce broke their months-long hiatus from the spotlight, joining Jason Kelce and their families for a date at Philadelphia's Talula's Garden. Photos from what was supposed to be a private gathering at the Philly restaurant surfaced on TikTok as the star couple celebrated their moms, Andrea Swift and Donna Kelce, along with other close ones at the Mother's Day brunch. Later, on Monday, Jason reportedly dished about their 'special' outing, without naming Swift and Travis, at Amazon's Upfront presentation in New York City. This Mother's Day was truly 'special' for Jason Kelce and all the fans who had hoped to see more Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce outings. Reports and photos of the couple celebrating the occasion with their respective families in a big fat gathering went viral not long ago. This marked Swift and Travis' first outing since they stepped away from the public eye after the Super Bowl 2025. After this, the second Kelce brother shared details from their 'fun' outing without disclosing too much or getting into excessive details. Following a wholesome weekend with loved ones, Jason spoke to Extra about their gathering while attending Amazon's Upfront event. 'Mother's Day was great,' the podcaster told the interviewer before disclosing that their family date was 'fun' as they had 'a lot of people there.' Additionally, the dad of four revealed that his and Kylie Kelce's young kids were present. 'We got four little ones,' he said, referring to their four daughters — Wyatt, Elliotte, Bennett, and the newborn girl, Finnley. Although Jason Kelce didn't address Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's attendance at their family's brunch date in Philadelphia's Talula's Garden, he had a special message for all the moms out there. 'Life is crazy, so to pay homage to all the women that made that possible, it's a pretty special day,' the podcaster remarked. He then said they got Donna a 'nice gift card' along with a cruise trip, keeping in mind her likeness for those. Besides the TikTok with Swift and Travis' photos, Page Six's eyewitness confirmed that the couple were at the celebrations. They reportedly 'flew under the radar' and didn't make private seating arrangements, seemingly allowing bystanders to share their pictures online. The post Jason Kelce on Philadelphia Date With Taylor Swift & Travis: 'It Was Great' appeared first on Reality Tea.
RTÉ News
26-05-2025
- RTÉ News
'Off the scale' - Retailers share stories amid rise in shop theft
Shop thefts have risen by nearly 47% over the past decade, figures from the Central Statistics Office show, with significant increases recorded in almost every garda division across the country. The only divisions to see a decrease over that period were Cork West and Dublin's North-Central region, which includes Mountjoy, Store Street and Bridewell garda stations. Areas with the largest increases in the same period include Meath (138%), Sligo/Leitrim (111%) and Galway (96%). Gardaí say that reporting of shoplifting increased significantly during 2024 and has remained at that higher level into 2025. In the first three months of this year alone, more than 8,000 incidents of theft from shop were reported, with nearly 2,000 arrests and more than 4,750 charges or summonses issued. Gardaí say many of those charges relate to offences committed last year. Tonight, Upfront with Katie Hannon hears from those directly affected, as theft, intimidation and violence become a daily reality for many in the retail sector. Among them is retail worker Himanshu Kumar, who made headlines last October when CCTV footage emerged of him being robbed with a large knife at a shop in Dundrum, Co Dublin. He says it all happened very fast. "Two guys came with their faces covered," Mr Kumar said in an interview prior to the programme. "My colleague was cleaning the coffee machine, and I was counting the till. The other guy came in over to the till - he flashed the knife at me and told me to just open the till," Mr Kumar added. "I thought he could do anything to me, so I just waited and turned the key on the till". Mr Kumar says the man took "around €1,500". "We were terrified," he said. "I was thinking I could do something, but my sixth sense was not to as they could do anything with the knife. "The knife was bigger than the knife we use in the deli," he says. Mr Kumar believes there should be a stronger garda presence in the area. "There has to be more patrolling in this area. Teenagers are taking advantage of the law here. "They know guards can't do anything - they know the law favours them because they're under 18". Calls for change Mike Gleeson, who runs five Spar shops in Limerick, including two with filling stations, says losses from theft last year were "in the hundreds of thousands". "Since about 2019, things went off the Richter scale," he said ahead of the programme. "The biggest problem is the system for penalising [people who steal] has broken down. "The guards do catch them left, and right and centre - but it falls apart once it enters the courts system. "We don't have enough prison spaces and we're not going to have, so we have to bring out a system where people are sanctioned in a different way." Mr Gleeson would like to see compensation paid directly by those who steal. "They have to be penalised through their pockets from source," he explains. "We're looking for payback legislation to be introduced. If you commit a crime, you get a fine like a parking fine. "If you stole €50 you should pay a €50 fine and €50 as compensation too - we should double it just to have a deterrent. "It should be taken from source of income - it's the only way to hit them in the pocket." Mr Gleeson also says fines for those under 18 should be paid by their parents or guardians. In response to growing concerns from the retail sector, a bill aimed at creating specific offences for assaulting, threatening, harassing or abusing retail workers is currently at second stage in the Seanad. An Garda Síochána has also launched Operation Táirge, a national initiative targeting shop theft and related offences. Meanwhile, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association estimates that retail crime is now costing businesses more than €1.62 billion annually.
