Latest news with #Enniscorthy
Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Rhys saves the best until last on a night of fast times at Enniscorthy greyhound stadium
It was in the very last race that the fastest run of the night was produced when Vinegarhill Rhys showed well early to burst ahead up to the opening bends and go into a nice lead down the back. However, on the run to the final bend trap five's Tapa Tilly was moving into a challenging position, but Vinegarhill was not for passing and stayed on well to hold the challenge of Tapa by a length in a very fast 28.59 and record his tenth career win. Enniscorthy trainer Davy Morris kept up his good run of form when scoring another double. In race two his trap three runner, Inis Boffin, showed great determination to battle to the opening bend and grab the lead. It was a lead she was never in danger of losing and raced right away to score by eight lengths in a fast 28.66. In race eight, trap five runner Bono Champ completed the double when getting the better of a good battle down the back with trap three runner Fairly Giddy, taking the lead before the last bend to go on to score by three and a half lengths in a time of 28.93. Race one got proceedings off to a fast start as trap four runner Chanceme Hugh took control off the second bend and gradually pulled away to race home an easy six lengths winner in a time of 28.69. Race seven brought an even wider margin winner as trap four runner Running Sly put this race to bed early on when taking the lead before the opening bend, bursting clear down the back to race home well clear by ten and a half lengths in a time of 28.80. Monday's card featured the final of the Wexford Owners and Breeders Unraced Stake, and there was some drama beforehand as the two semi-final winners trained by Pat Buckley were non-runners. This left trap four runner Bounceback Luna to go off the 4/6 favourite. However, from trap rise it was trap five runner Badminton Chopin who showed the better early form to lead, and the favourite had a good three to four lengths to find down the back to get on terms. Luna did gradually close the gap before launching a final bid on the run to the judge, and the two flashed over the line locked together. Badminton got the verdict by the minimum distance of a short head in a time of 28.81. Race seven saw trap two runner Rathnew Duchess go off the evens favourite. After shaking off the persistent effort of trap three runner Tagalong Cora down the back, Duchess pulled away for a snug three and a half lengths win in a time of 29.03. JULY 7 RESULTS Race one: 1, Auntie Ann (owner, Michael P. Gleeson; trainer, Michael English, Co. Kilkenny), 29.19; 2, Dromana Missy, four lengths. Race two: 1, Glenart Chief (owner, Dermot Reid, Enniscorthy), 29.51; 2, Tycoon Jacob, two and a half lengths. Race three: 1, Likeable Knight (owners, John Brady and Edmond Carroll; trainer, John A. Hand, Co. Wicklow), 29.91; 2, Kerabellec Ella, one and a half lengths. Race four: 1, Ned's Friend (owners, Ned Freeman and John Lawlor, Co. Kilkenny), 29.38; 2, Teamo, two and a half lengths. Race five: 1, Rathnew Duchess (owner, Alex McTigue, Co. Wicklow), 29.03; 2, Metric Ella, three and a half lengths. Race six, The Wexford Owners and Breeders Unraced final: 1, Badminton Chopin (owner, David McGrath, Dublin; trainer, Donal Murphy), 28.81; 2, Bounceback Luna, short head. Race seven: 1, Tagalong Bailout (owner, Dermot Flynn, Enniscorthy), 29.48; 2, Stripe Buddy, five lengths. Race eight: 1, Lord My Way (owner, Tommy Woods, Enniscorthy), 29.30; 2, Gymstar Pi, five and a half lengths. JULY 10 RESULTS Race one, The Time Club at Enniscorthy Greyhound Stadium A3 semi-final: 1, Chanceme Hugh (owner, John Dunne, Enniscorthy), 28.69; 2, Killoughrim Jet, six lengths. Race two, second semi-final: 1, Innis Boffin (owners, The Boomen Syndicate; trainer, Davy Morris, Enniscorthy), 28.66; 2, Jimmy's Lar, eight lengths. Race three: 1, Ballinabola Amos (owners, The Murphy Ballinaboola Syndicate; trainer, Brendan P. Murphy), 29.40; 2, Shesaclasslass, four lengths. Race four: 1, Kiltrea Amy (owner, John Doyle, Kiltrea, Enniscorthy), 29.21; 2, Piercestown Áine, nine lengths. Race five: 1, Milltownsherlock (owner, James Nolan, Enniscorthy), 29.37; 2, Seagrave Liz, two lengths. Race six: 1, Curraghmorecash (owner, Patrick Conway; trainer, David Buckley, Co. Kildare), 29.08; 2, Ballinclare Pam, six and a half lengths. Race seven: 1, Running Sly (owner, Martin Stafford, Ballymitty), 28.80; 2, Aunty Phylis, ten and a half lengths. Race eight: 1, Bono Champ (owners, Tony Kenny and Conor Cullen; trainer, Davy Morris, Enniscorthy), 28.93; 2, Misterin Bola, three and a half lengths. Race nine: 1, Vinegarhill Rhys (owner, Pat Hyland, Enniscorthy), 28.59; 2, Tapa Tilly, one length.
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Enniscorthy golfer Paul Conroy impresses in PGA America tour event
Paul shot an excellent 17 under and that left him only four shots off the winner. The talented young man plays out of the Enniscorthy club, and his father Neville is a long-time member and supporter. Paul (25) joined the PGA Tour last year and has already played in ten events, making the cut on five occasions.
Irish Times
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Ivan Yates swaps ranting for raving, showing unexpected knowledge of nightclubs
Ivan Yates has been many things, be it broadcaster, businessman or government minister. But as he acts as guest host of The Pat Kenny Show ( Newstalk , weekdays), Yates reveals another, more surprising side of his personality: if he's to be believed, he was a bit of a clubber in his day. At the very least, the presenter displays an unexpected awareness of the Irish nightclub scene, past and present, as he bemoans both the declining number of venues and, perhaps more predictably, the more abstemious social lives of young people today. 'Gen Z is ditching late-night drinks for an early-morning run, would you believe it,' he says. 'Partying has gone out of fashion.' He points to the precipitous drop in nightclubs in Ireland since 2000, from 522 then to 'a meagre 83' now. 'I assume the hormonal interest in intimacy and romance hasn't changed, so where are people meeting?' READ MORE The pub, answers the Newstalk staffer Ciara Treacy, who enthuses about thriving bars full of crowds until after midnight. 'That's still early,' Yates scoffs with the dismissive air of a veteran raver. 'I'd only be getting going at two in the morning back in the day.' It's not the only time he shows off a familiarity with nightlife. During an earlier discussion about the high price of insurance, he again refers to the falling number of clubs, recalling how an establishment in his native Enniscorthy, in Co Wexford, had to close because of rising premiums, despite being 'absolutely packed to the rafters with people on a Saturday night'. In fairness, the 65-year-old host notes that much of his information comes from his grown-up children rather than from first-hand experience. Given he was a Fine Gael TD from the age of 21, it's probably too much to hope for that he might also be an aficionado of old-school acid house. His theatrical decrying of young people's sober socialising is much more on-brand. Hearing about romances being formed at easygoing sports groups known as run clubs, he affects a perplexed tone. 'For the running, is there a dress code or does it all hang out?' Slagging off contemporary trends has always been as crucial to Yates's would-be iconoclastic persona as ribbing liberal shibboleths, as when he plays the unreconstructed male chauvinist for the benefit of the psychotherapist Stephanie Regan: 'Women do nag a lot.' Such waggery marks a change in gear from Kenny's micromanaging instincts, as is surely the intention, though the novelty soon wears thin. But Yates also finds time for more in-depth analysis of current issues, from nationwide variations in cancer treatment to the rising number of vacant teaching posts. And his irreverent and informed sides sometimes come together to good effect, such as during Monday's conversation with new TDs about their time in the Dáil so far. The host draws on his own years as a deputy as he quizzes Sinéad Gibney, of the Social Democrats, about the right balance between constituency work and parliamentary duties, or talks to Albert Dolan, of Fianna Fáil, about the importance of communicating with local voters. On learning that Dolan has yet to open a constituency office, Yates adopts a faintly scolding tone – 'Okay, that's a bit tardy' – before mocking Barry Heneghan's roll call of relatives who help the Regional Independent TD. 'You needn't namecheck your whole family. You're starting to sound like Michael Healy-Rae,' the host says, chuckling. But the discussion is marked by a genial collegiality, while Yates tempers his sweeping pronouncements with flashes of self-deprecation, as he recalls arriving in Leinster House as a newly elected TD. 'I was making it up as I went along,' he says, 'I'm still doing that.' Who knows, he might be a clubber yet. A less showily mischievous atmosphere permeates Yates's former berth on The Hard Shoulder (Newstalk, weekdays), where Kieran Cuddihy conducts affairs with an easy confidence. Not that Cuddihy eschews humour: on Monday he feigns indignation when describing the scoreboard error at the All-Ireland hurling semi-final between Kilkenny, his home county, and Tipperary as a 'stitch-up' that cost the Cats the match. But this knowing style is more light-touch than heavy-handed. He examines the issue of retail price hikes with Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow, who talks of the need for her party's Dáil motion on transparency of supermarket profits at a time when rocketing grocery bills are squeezing ever more families. Cuddihy hears out his guest but can't resist a gentle dig. 'It's well for you. In Wicklow you'd just be eating lamb,' he says. 'In Monaghan they'd be living on a diet of mushroom and stones.' In a voice that can only be called sheepish, Whitmore replies that she hates lamb – to the host's undisguised delight. 'Oh my gosh, if Jennifer loses her seat in the next election, I'll play that clip.' Of course, Cuddihy's manner changes depending on the topic. He is purposeful during his interview with the chairwoman of the Road Safety Authority , Anne Graham, on the flatlining number of road deaths, while he takes a sensitively inquiring approach during his discussion about the reported increase in self-generated child-abuse images. The latter item is as disturbing as one might imagine, the determinedly factual tone of the host and his guests adding to the impact. Cuddihy admits to a naivety about the seriousness of the problem, sounding genuinely alarmed on learning that half of the children who took intimate photographs of themselves were aged between four and 12. 'Really young kids,' he gasps. Performative outrage can make for splashy radio, but sincere shock has more effect. Moment of the week Broadcasting live is stressful enough, so kudos is due to Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly on Newstalk Breakfast , who sound as if they're talking over a loud old dial-up modem as they open Wednesday's show. 'You probably can hear that glitch in our output at the moment,' Coleman says contritely. 'It's not your radio. You do not need adjust your set.' Despite their voices sometimes resembling a stuck CD, the pair gamely soldier on, though the fault seems to throw their delivery: Kelly talks about 'the warm smell – sorry, spell – of weather'. By the end, however, the problem has been resolved. 'The glitch is f-f-f-f-fixed,' Coleman jokes. But they're not out of the woods yet, as Kelly again fluffs her lines. 'Shane and I will be back on the ... on the Breakfast ... on the Newstalk Breakfast,' she stumbles before finally finding her feet. 'I'm the one glitching now.' It's just one of those days.
Irish Independent
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Double delight for Wexford trainer Anton Butler at Enniscorthy Greyhound Stadium
And it was a very good night for Wexford trainer Anton Butler with a book-ended double. The first race saw his charge, Mayflower Storm, going up well from his trap two draw. And with a wall of runners neck and neck into the first bend, he had the inside line. Storm made good use of it to lead into the back straight and it was a lead he was never going to give up, running out a comfortable three-length winner from trap five runner Cushie Rustic in a fast 28.81. Butler's other winner came in race nine, the last of the night, when De Bono Lad was sent off the 6/4 favourite and gave his followers few anxious moments. He showed far too much early pace for the field, racing into a clear lead into the opening bends, and ran out a very clear six lengths winner in a good time of 32.84. Enniscorthy trainer Thomas Codd continued his good run when also recording a nice double. His Cushie Robyn flew from traps to open up a big lead down the back and looked home for all money. However, his backers got a little fright close to home as his stride shortened dramatically and trap two runner Trump Time was coming fast, but Cushie had done enough to hold on by half a length. Then in race four, Cushie Mick ran a game race and was not for losing. He showed the better early pace to grab the lead into the opening bend and go a few lengths clear down the back. However, trap six runner Dark Fairy came with a strong challenge between the lower bends to just take the lead into the home straight, but Cushie battled back near the line to get the verdict by a neck in a time of 29.25. ADVERTISEMENT Learn more The Monday night card featured the semi-finals of the Wexford Greyhound Owners and Breeders Unraced Stake. And both were won by Tipperary trainer Pat Buckley as Sallagh Larry and Sallagh Curly prevailed. The first semi saw a bit of a shock as red-hot favourite Untold Story failed to qualify. Trap two runner Sallagh Larry led and ran out an easy winner in a fast time of 28.77. Not to be outdone, his full brother Sallagh Curly was sent off the red-hot 2/5 favourite in the second semi. And while he was slow away from his trap two draw, he tracked beautifully on the rail around the opening bends to race to the lead by the second bend and went right away to score an impressive eight and a half lengths victory in a fast 28.78. The brothers look like they will be hard to stop, but as we all know anything can happen in finals. JUNE 30 RESULTS Race one, first semi-final of the Wexford Greyhound Owners and Breeders Unraced Stake: 1, Sallagh Larry (owner, Nuala Lynch; trainer, Pat Buckley, Co. Tipperary), 28.77; 2, Bounceback Luna, six lengths; 3, Kiltrea Cliff, eight and a half lengths. Race two, second semi-final: 1, Sallagh Curly (owner, Michael Lynch; trainer, Pat Buckley, Co. Tipperary), 28.78; 2, Stripe Jimboy, eight and a half lengths; 3, Badminton Chopin, one and a half lengths. Race three: 1, Milltownsherlock (owner, James Nolan, Enniscorthy), 29.49; 2, Clovass Len, two lengths. Race four: 1, Kiltrea Amy (owner, John Doyle, Enniscorthy), 30.00; 2, Monbeg Snowy, one length. Race five: 1, Lord Rocky (owner, Tommy Woods, Enniscorthy), 29.72; 2, Twilight Climate, five and a half lengths. Race six: 1, Hillbilly Dixie (owner, Joseph Keeling, Wexford town), 29.60; 2, Tagalong Bailout, half a length. Race seven: 1, Ellie's Gem (owner, Mark Sullivan, Wexford), 29.24; 2, Tachenko, one length. Race eight: 1, Killoughrim Jet (owner, Damien Fitzgerald; trainer, Davy Morris, Enniscorthy), 29.18; 2, Marfield Eric, two lengths. JULY 3 RESULTS Race one: 1, Mayflower Storm (owners, The Mayflower-Syndicate; trainer, Anton Butler, Rathaspeck), 28.81; 2, Cushie Rustic, three lengths. Race two: 1, Cushie Robyn (owner, Thomas Codd, Enniscorthy), 29.83; 2, Trump Time, half a length. Race three: 1, Bonnie Seal (owners, Patrick Whelan and Laura Earle, Enniscorthy; trainer, Patrick Whelan), 29.20; 2, Ballybreen Luna, a head. Race four: 1, Cushie Mick (owner, Thomas Codd, Enniscorthy), 29.25; 2, Dark Fairy, a neck. Race five: 1, Marion's Bingo (owner, Thomas Joseph O'Rourke, Enniscorthy), 29.51; 2, Croia Agus Gwen, three-quarters of a length. Race six: 1, Seamount Blue (owner, Eoin Mullins, Gorey), 29.03; 2, Almost Bonnie, there lengths. Race seven: 1, Beechwood Moss (owners, The GDG Syndicate, Enniscorthy), 28.93; 2, Tapa Tilly, one and a half lengths. Race eight: 1, Toker Pablo (owner, Philip Lynch, New Ross), 28.93; 2, Gymstar Fabiola, half a length.
Irish Times
19-06-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Surveyor disputes ‘extraordinary' claim that wind farm could devalue nearby property by 44%
A chartered surveyor has disputed another expert's 'extraordinary' view that noise nuisance from a Co Wexford wind farm could devalue a nearby four-bedroom property by up to €120,000 or 44 per cent. Tom Corr said the appropriate devaluation figure for the €400,000 Hill House property was €25,000 or 7 per cent. The current lack of housing supply means purchasers must compromise and might mean no drop in value due to noise nuisance from a turbine at Ballyduff Windfarm at Kilcomb, near Enniscorthy, he added. A valuation expert hired on behalf of Keith Rollo and Margaret Webster, joint owners of Hill House, has assessed noise nuisance could mean a €120,000 or 44 per cent devaluation. READ MORE However, Mr Corr, on behalf of the wind farm operator, described that level of devaluation as 'extraordinary'. In reaching his findings, he took research and comparators into account and placed himself in the shoes of a potential purchaser who he believed would not go into 'forensic' detail about the court's judgment that wind turbine noise caused a nuisance in relation to Hill House and another nearby property. The fact wind turbines have become bigger in size may be relevant, he said. It would be difficult now to buy a home similar to Hill House for €400,000, he added. He also considered his 6 to 7 per cent devaluation figure for a nearby property owned by Ross Shorten and Joan Carty, of Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin, until they sold it in August 2021 for €295,000, was accurate. He was influenced by evidence from the purchaser of their property, who had said she could tolerate the wind turbine noise. His view was the market value of that property in 2021 and 2022, taking the wind farm into account, was respectively €318,000 and €360,000. Mr Corr gave evidence on Thursdayin a continuing hearing to assess damages for Mr Rollo, Ms Webster, Mr Shorten and Ms Carty, over noise nuisance from one of the two wind turbines at the Ballyduff wind farm. All four plaintiffs sued wind farm operator Meenacloghspar (Wind) Limited, which has a registered address at Stillorgan Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, seeking orders restraining or restricting its operations and damages for nuisance. Represented by John Rogers, instructed by solicitors Noonan Linehan Carroll Coffey, they claimed their sleep was disrupted, their mental health suffered and their properties were devalued due to noise, vibration and shadow flicker. The claims were denied. In her landmark March 2024 judgment on the cases, the first private nuisance claim for wind turbine noise to run here, the judge held the noise levels amounted to 'unreasonable interference'. Last month, she said she would grant an injunction restricting the turbine's operation. She adjourned the case to this week to hear arguments on the level of damages that should be awarded to the plaintiffs for the nuisance impact. The claim includes a sum of about €1 million to enable Mr Rollo, who is living in rented accommodation since March 2021 after separating from Ms Webster, to buy or build a home similar to Hill House. Now aged 51, Mr Rollo claims the noise nuisance caused a breakdown of his mental health, relationship and chance to have a family. The evidence concluded on Thursday. The judge will hear legal submissions next month.
