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Irish Independent
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Buffers Alley too strong for Blackwater in damp squib
A CONTEST that teased a classic local derby ended as a bit of a damp squib as Buffers Alley comfortably saw off Blackwater in Group A of The Courtyard Ferns Intermediate hurling championship in Hollymount on Saturday. The Monamolin-based club used a mightily impressive third quarter to pin Blackwater down and while the Wexford District side did fight to the end, they were always playing second fiddle to a superior Alley outfit.
Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Heartbroken mother suffers ultimate tragedy after her two children and fiancé are killed in a crash while driving back from family camping trip
A mother has been left devastated after two of her children and her fiancé were killed in a horror crash while on their way home from a family camping trip. Shaun Ranger was killed in a crash alongside his seven-year-old daughter Baylee and six-year-old son Chandler in Central Queensland shortly before 11am on Sunday. The group were travelling with another adult male when their Holden Commodore collided head-on with a Toyota HiLux between Comet and Blackwater. All four occupants of the Commodore died, while two people inside the HiLux were hospitalised, one with life-threatening injuries. Mr Ranger's fiancé Renee Carla revealed she was just moments behind her family. 'My babies and fiancé all gone after heading home from a great weekend camping as I was minutes behind in my car with my youngest daughter and friend,' Ms Carla said. A GoFundMe has been kickstarted to raise money to support Ms Carla and her youngest daughter, two-year-old Saphora. Family friend Chantel Semple described Mr Ranger as a 'dedicated and selfless father, supportive friend and loving partner'. 'Shaun, Baylee and Chandler were cherished and loved by many and brought so much joy and light into our lives,' Ms Semple wrote. 'Baylee had a cheeky smile, bubbly personality and a love for horses. 'Chandler was a sweet and kind-hearted little boy, full of life and loved the outdoors.' The fundraiser collected more than $23,000 from 308 donors in its first 12 hours. 'I hope to relieve the extra stress and heartache that this family already have to endure by raising much-needed funds to cover costs for funeral expenses and support Renee and little Saphora,' Ms Semple wrote. 'We are all very heartbroken over this unexpected loss and want to give them the send-off they deserve - a meaningful goodbye, surrounded by the people who love them.' Five ambulances and two fire crews attended the scene of the crash on Sunday. An RACQ Capricorn Rescue Service helicopter was initially called, but stood down a short time later. Emergency services announced four deaths at the scene (pictured) and two occupants of the HiLux were taken to hospital Queensland Fire Department confirmed both the Commodore and HiLux were alight when crews arrived at the scene. The Capricorn Highway was closed in both directions while officers from the Forensic Crash Unit investigated the scene. The tragedy brought the state's weekend death toll to 10, including three teenagers who died in a head-on collision in Mackay on Friday night.
Irish Independent
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Murphy nets twice as Blackwater pip Buffers Alley in hard-fought derby
The game of the opening round of the Enniscorthy Farm Systems Junior football championship pitted likely contenders Blackwater and Buffers Alley in a tasty clash in the home of the former.
Russia Today
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Americans fighting for Ukraine should lose citizenship
Americans who fight for other countries, including Ukraine and Israel, should be stripped of their US citizenship, journalist Tucker Carlson has at a conservative conference in Tampa, Florida called Turning Point USA on Friday, Carlson was asked whether he believes US nationals can pledge allegiance to two countries at once. The former Fox News categorically denied the notion of double loyalty.'I think anybody… who serves in a foreign military should lose his citizenship immediately. There are a lot of Americans who've served in the IDF, they should lose their citizenship. There's a lot of Americans who've served in Ukraine and they should lose their citizenship. You can't fight for another country and remain an American. Period.'He added that common sense dictates that 'no man can serve two masters.' 'You can only really pledge your loyalty to one person or one country,' he US law, there are no automatic penalties for serving in a foreign military. The US has never signed the 1989 UN Mercenary Convention, which aims to ban the recruitment, use, financing, and training of mercenaries. However, since the late 19th century, the US government has been prohibited from employing organizations that offer 'quasi-military armed forces for hire,' meaning it cannot use the services of private military contractors such as remarks come after CNN reported in January that more than 20 US citizens had been reported missing in action in Ukraine. In late 2024, Russian officials reported that around 6,500 out of 15,000 foreign mercenaries who had arrived in Ukraine had been killed. In recent months, several US citizens have been convicted in absentia in Russia for what are described as mercenary activity and 'terrorist acts' in Russia's Kursk Region, where a now-defeated Ukrainian incursion was launched last May, Aleksandr Bastrykin, the head of Russia's Investigative Committee, said that a total of 902 individuals had been charged with engaging in mercenary activity. Courts have delivered guilty verdicts against 97 mercenaries from 26 has repeatedly warned that it treats foreign mercenaries fighting for Ukraine as legitimate targets.
Irish Independent
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Boost of three goals against the wind powers Blackwater home against Tara Rocks
Blackwater 3-16 Tara Rocks 0-24 Wexford People Three goals while facing the stiff first-half wind were worth their weight in gold to Blackwater as Brian Curran's charges held out against Tara Rocks in Saturday's The Courtyard Ferns Intermediate hurling championship Group A duel in a scorching Samaritans St. Patrick's Park. Tomás Murphy netted a double after Pad O'Connor had cracked open the first major to help the seasiders to a more than satisfactory 3-7 to 0-15 interval advantage, and they matched the 2021 Intermediate 'A' champions thereafter to shade matters.
