‘It gets frustrating but there’s not a lot I can do’
Aoife O’Rourke refused to blame the tactics of her opponent Elzbieta Wojcik as she was knocked out of the Olympic Games in Paris this evening. The Pole was penalised for holding in the opening round, but she still got the verdict of three of the judges to progress to the quarter-finals. “I haven’t a lot to say. Fair play to her and I hope she continues on in the competition,” the Castlerea boxer added. Asked about Wojcik’s spoiling tactics, O’Rourke said: “It gets frustrating but there’s not a lot I can do.
Source:The Herald
August 01, 2024 01:41 UTC
Melissa Vignau is named manager for Bureau of Reclamation's California-Great Basin Region in Klamath Falls
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Source:The Herald
August 01, 2024 00:46 UTC
Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota's pick for best beach in the world
SARASOTASiesta Key Beach, Sarasota's pick for best beach in the worldHerald-Tribune archiveSarasota Herald-TribuneBeach-goers enjoy an uncrowded Siesta Beach on Thursday morning, June 30, 2022. Herald-Tribune Archive/Thomas Bender/2020A beach sign proclaims Siesta Beach in Sarasota as the best beach in the United States. Possibly the largest drum circle in the nation is Sarasota's Siesta Key Drum Circle that gathers Sundays (weather permitting) year-round more than an hour before sunset on Siesta Beach. Possibly the largest drum circle in the nation is Sarasota's Siesta Key Drum Circle that gathers Sundays (weather permitting) year-round more than an hour before sunset on Siesta Beach. They play on Siesta Key Beach twice a year and Bradenton's Coquina Beach 5 times a year.
Source:The Herald
August 01, 2024 00:29 UTC
Jonesborough Mayor talks recent change for low-density housing
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Source:The Herald
July 31, 2024 21:54 UTC
Review: Nothing Phone 2(a) Plus contends for best phone under €500
Nothing’s latest phone is only a slight upgrade on its impressive budget model, the €379 Phone 2(a). Having said that, its latest model, the Phone 2(a) Plus is probably the slightest upgrade so far. It’s almost the same as the current €379 Phone 2(a) — same size, same screen, same battery life and almost the same power and cameras. The front-facing 50-megapixel camera, one of the few significant upgrades over the Phone 2(a), is also really quite good. It’s simply a question of whether you can get almost the same thing with the existing, cheaper, Phone 2(a).
Source:Irish Independent
July 31, 2024 21:41 UTC
GlaxoSmithKline posts rising sales but shares slide amid fears over vaccines division
Boost: Glaxo chief exec Emma Walmsley (pictured)GlaxoSmithKline posted rising sales yesterday – but shares slid because of fears over its vaccines division. In a boost for the pharma giant’s chief executive Emma Walmsley, turnover increased 8 per cent to £15.25billion, helped by cancer and HIV treatments, while profits climbed 18 Per cent to £2.5billion. That sparked an upgrade to its earnings outlook – although it lowered sales guidance for its vaccines arm. ‘The strong performance was broad-based, although the shingles vaccine Shingrix saw sales drop by 4 per cent,’ said Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Derren Nathan. ‘Even though GSK’s results beat expectations and full year guidance was upgraded, the vaccines arm is flagging.’Russ Mould, from AJ Bell, said: ‘Its shingles treatment is the problem child with a poor showing in the US.’ Shares slipped 2 per cent, or 30.5p, to 1512p
Source:Daily Mail
July 31, 2024 21:07 UTC
Bank of Ireland raises full year forecasts amid slow pace of rate cuts
Myles O'Grady, chief executive of Bank of Ireland: 'The group had an excellent performance in the first half of 2024.' It had previously seen net interest income falling by as much as 6 per cent. READ MOREBank of Ireland has €28 billion of surplus cash sitting with the Central Bank of Ireland, almost all of it earning the official ECB rate, which currently stands at 3.75 per cent. The bank appointed senior group executive Gavin Kelly as the next chief executive of Davy, effective later this year. It is also establishing a new division, Wealth and Insurance, over Davy and New Ireland, which Mr Kelly will also lead.
Source:The Irish Times
July 31, 2024 19:54 UTC
Mary Peters hails ‘extraordinary’ Olympic medal haul for island of Ireland
On Wednesday, rower Hannah Scott, 25, won gold as part of Team GB’s women’s quadruple sculls final. Northern Ireland had previously won just three gold medals in the Olympics. Dame Mary Peters won gold in the pentathlon in the 1972 Games in Munich, while Stephen Martin and Jimmy Kirkwood earned gold with the Team GB hockey team in Seoul in 1988. Daniel Wiffen poses with his gold medal (John Walton/PA)“We’ve only 1.8 million people to choose from and yet we are having all these successes. “I welcome them (the new Northern Ireland gold medallists) all in because it made my life exceptional and it will for them too.
Source:The Herald
July 31, 2024 19:05 UTC
It's Owl-faly County Council, as owl pair pay a visit to Tullamore offices
Dan Singer's photo of a long-eared owl fledgling, which was taken outside Offaly County Council's Aras an Chontae offices on Monday of this week. It's Owl-faly County Council, as owl pair pay a visit to Tullamore officesThe work being done at Offaly County Council's Aras an Chontae offices in Tullamore attracted the interest of an unusual duo when a pair of long-eared owl fledglings began appearing on its grounds in recent weeks. Local wildlife photographer Dan Singer was contacted, and arrived in time to get an excellent photo of the owl in one of the mature trees situated next to the council offices. Ricky Whelan explained that the long-eared owl is Ireland's most common breeding owl species and is well-distributed across the lowlands of the country. He estimates that the local owl pair are approximately six weeks old.
Source:Irish Independent
July 31, 2024 17:41 UTC
Olympics Day 5: Kellie Harrington into semi-finals as Irish rowers progress to final
The start of the Women's Triathlon at Alexander III Bridge in Paris this morning which was delayed due to water pollution. Photo: Martin Bureau/Pool via REUTERSTham Nguyen, sister of Ireland's Nhat Nguyen, cheers him on during his men's singles Group P match against Denmark's Victor Axelsen at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena this morning. Photo: Brendan Moran/SportsfileIreland's Rachael Darragh in action against Spain's Carolina Marin during the women's singles group L match at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris, France. In rowing, reigning Olympic Champions Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy qualified for their final, while defending 60kg champion Kellie Harrington secured a historic second Olympic medal, following her quarter-final win. Tonight, Aoife O’Rourke takes on Elzbieta Wojcik of Poland in the Women’s 75kg round of 16.
Source:Irish Independent
July 31, 2024 17:26 UTC
