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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How ‘Sirens' shocked with 4 Emmy nominations
Fans of Sirens received a few welcome surprises on Emmy nomination morning — four to be exact. While the Netflix original limited series was a big hit for the streamer, it wasn't seen as a major awards contender. That changed this morning, however, when Sirens snagged a quartet of nominations within the Limited, Anthology Series, or Movie categories. More from Gold Derby 'Awards Magnet': Our instant 2025 Emmy reactions 'Grateful' first-time nominee Katherine LaNasa can't wait to see Jessica Williams, Jean Smart, and Julianne Nicholson at the Emmys The most notable among those nods was Meghann Fahy, who made it into Best Limited/Movie Actress for playing Devon DeWitt. Though she had been previously nominated for her work on the second season of The White Lotus, Fahy was far from a sure thing in the category. Prior to nominations, Gold Derby predictions had Fahy ranked 15th in the category, behind actresses like Renée Zellweger from Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy and Kaitlyn Dever from Apple Cider Vinegar, who both missed out on nominations. Sirens also made it into the competitive directing category with Nicole Kassell, who was nominated for her work on the first episode, "Exile," alongside directors from The Penguin, Dying for Sex, Adolescence, and Zero Day. Rounding out the Sirens nominations were Best Limited/Movie Contemporary Costumes and Best Limited/Movie Picture Editing. Gold Derby spoke with series creator Molly Smith Metzler shortly after the series debuted in June, and the writer downplayed her hopes for any awards attention, despite strong early buzz. "I try to just appreciate any attention and take the opportunity to sing the praises of this team," she said. "If the show's good, it's because of them." Best of Gold Derby Everything to know about 'The Pitt' Season 2, including the departure of Tracy Ifeachor's Dr. Collins Everything to know about 'Too Much,' Lena Dunham's Netflix TV show starring Megan Stalter that's kinda, sorta 'based on a true story' Cristin Milioti, Amanda Seyfried, Michelle Williams, and the best of our Emmy Limited Series/Movie Actress interviews Click here to read the full article. Solve the daily Crossword
RTÉ News
10-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Limerick full of confidence and ready to cause an upset in Tailteann Cup final
Limerick's hurlers might still be reeling from their shock All-Ireland quarter-final loss to Dublin, but the county's footballers are hoping to cap an excellent season with more silverware when they face Kildare in the Tailteann Cup final on Saturday. Back in March, the Treaty County recorded an emphatic 4-24 to 1-17 victory over Waterford at Mick Neville Park, with the outstanding James Naughton accounting for 4-12 of the victors' tally. Jimmy Lee's charges proved no match for Cork in the Munster SFC, but they topped their Tailteann Cup group and progressed to the final via defeats of Wexford and Wicklow in the knockout stages. Seven points down after 52 minutes against the Garden County in the semi-finals, Limerick rallied in spectacular fashion to prevail on a 2-18 to 1-17 scoreline. "There has been a great buzz around the camp," Limerick captain Cillian Fahy told RTÉ Sport ahead of the Croke Park decider. "Spirits are high and we're delighted to be here and delighted to prolong the season and to get into a final and get back to Croke Park." Promotion to Division 3 was the county's primary goal at the start of the year, with the Dromcollogher/Broadford clubman revealing that their other achievements led to shifting ambitions for the campaign. "We didn't look that far ahead at the start of the year," he said. "I suppose you're looking at the season in stages. The first thing we wanted to do was to be promoted. "Then obviously we wanted to win the league final, and I suppose as the season went on, ambitions changed when you start ticking things off the list. "I think the main thing for us entering the Tailteann Cup was to get out of our group and get back to Croke Park. To get back to a semi-final was the big goal and then when you're there, you want to win it. "Ultimately, I suppose it wasn't our mission at the start of the year, but it definitely became it as the season went on." Two prizes will be up for grabs on Saturday at HQ – the Tailteann Cup itself and also the guarantee of group football in the All-Ireland SFC next season. The latter will be key in Limerick's hopes to kick on football in the county, but for Fahy, the immediate focus has to be hoisting the cup aloft on Saturday afternoon. "I suppose in the short term it's the All-Ireland championships, the All-Ireland medal and winning a national trophy in Croke Park," he said. "It would be a massive privilege. "I suppose down the line, for the further development of Limerick football overall, playing Sam Maguire would be huge." Limerick go into the final as underdogs against a Kildare outfit who secured a promotion of their own to Division 2. "They've had a great year," Fahy admitted. "They've been putting up some massive scores throughout the league and the championship. "They were very unlucky in their Leinster Championship game. They're an incredible team and moving up to Division 2, so they're rightly favourites. "It'll be a tough challenge." Watch the All-Ireland Football Championship semi-finals with RTÉ Sport. Kerry v Tyrone on Saturday from 4.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player and Meath v Donegal on Sunday from 3.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow live blogs on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to commentaries on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Sunday Game at 10.15pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.
The Irish Sun
08-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Limerick captain Cillian Fahy hopes to make history in Tailteann Cup final against Kildare
LIMERICK skipper Cillian Fahy hopes they can be heroes . . . just for one day. The Treaty are gearing up for Saturday's Tailteann Cup final against Kildare at Croke Park — as they chase down their first Championship silverware since the 1896 All-Ireland. 2 The Limerick captain will be hoping to make Limerick Gaelic football history at the weekend 2 The Shannonsiders overcame Wicklow in the semi-final in Croke Park The hurling lovers in the county are well used to glory after John Kiely's men won five All-Irelands between 2018 and 2023. Their Living in hurling's shadow has not been easy but their Limerick took Westmeath's scalp to top their Tailteann Cup group and Read more on GAA And Fahy hopes their latest run to Croker can spark a new love for the big ball in the county. He said: 'It's massive. You go into the city and in parts of the city we could be No 4 behind hurling, rugby, soccer . . . I was only thinking as well the other day, the league final was probably the first time a lot of kids in Limerick actually saw us play. 'We don't have a big following, so to actually get on TV on the league final day was probably the first time a lot of people had seen us this year. 'So to get this far, to stay in the shop window as long as we have, to be on RTÉ two weeks ago and again this weekend is massive. Most read in GAA Football 'It's really important for children to see, kids to see that there's a competitive team in Limerick and that there is a chance to get up to Croke Park and there is a chance to be competing for silverware.' Rathkeale, Newcastle-West and Adare have always been football strongholds. But the bulk of the county gives hurling most of the love. Watch RTE pair Morrissey & Mullane lose their minds commentating on Tipperary wonder goal Billy Lee, and men like him, have kept football's flames burning. In 2022, he led the county to promotion to Division 2 and a first Munster final appearance in 12 years. His brother, Jimmy picked up the baton after a disastrous 2023 saw Ray Dempsey quit after five league games following a meeting with the players. But the only way was up under the Newcastle-West native. And Fahy has hailed Limerick's brothers in arms for their dedication to the Treaty cause. He explained: 'Billy and Jimmy are two incredible individuals. Similar in ways but massively different in other ways. 'I suppose they're both similar in terms of they're well able to put an arm around a fella. They've great people skills. But they're both well able to, if you're not doing what you're supposed to be doing, to let you know about it. 'I suppose they're more similar than different. But look, they're two great characters and they're two massively important people in terms of Limerick football and the good things that have gone on in the last ten years. 'But, look, what Jimmy has done in terms of picking lads up off the ground last year and putting together, I suppose, a group this year that's able to compete . . . Massive credit has to go to him for that.' MORE THAN US Fahy turns 30 later this month. Climbing the Hogan Stand steps again would be the ultimate present — for him and those who have kept Limerick football alive. He said: 'Look, I suppose Limerick football is a small community. There are pockets all over the county that would be football. 'They have been there with us all the way throughout the league from January, all the way through and the years gone by. 'You see those people week in and week out at games. We might get a few extra now at the weekend. But look, that's the people who are doing it for us.'
Irish Examiner
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
TV time 'massive' for Limerick footballers in competition with other codes
The way Cillian Fahy sees it, Limerick sports people probably gravitate towards hurling first, then rugby, then soccer. Gaelic football? Fourth on the list at best. "I was only thinking the other day actually, this year's league final was probably the first time a lot of kids in Limerick actually saw us play, because it was on TV," said the Limerick football captain. "We don't have a big following so to actually get on TV for the Division 4 final, that was probably the first time a lot of people had seen us this year. "Now to get this far and to be preparing for the Tailteann Cup final, to stay in the shop window as long as we have, to be on RTÉ two weeks ago for the semi-finals and to do it again this weekend is massive. "It's really important for children to see, for kids to see that there's a competitive football team in Limerick and that there is a chance to get up to Croke Park and that there is a chance to be competing for silverware." For a county not used to being in the shop window, Saturday's Tailteann Cup final against Kildare will actually be Limerick's third Croke Park game this year. Prior to 2025, they hadn't played there since the 2022 Division 3 league final while, before that, it was 2013 when a Limerick football team had crossed the Croker whitewash. To put the most positive spin on it, this season's Division 4 league final win, and the Tailteann semi-final win, were the first Croke Park outings for a number of Limerick players who therefore boast a perfect record at GAA HQ. Opponents Kildare, meanwhile, have had a difficult time at Croke Park over the years, losing five games there in a row before labouring past Fermanagh in the recent semi-final. "I don't think Kildare have any fear coming up there," maintained Fahy. "They have a lot more experience playing there than we do as well." It helps Kildare too that they gained promotion from Division 3 this year, compared to Limerick winning Division 4. No Division 4 side has ever won the Tailteann Cup. "We're here now, we're both in the final," shrugged Fahy. "Look, Kildare will be coming in as favourites. But we think we have every opportunity to perform and to play well and we'll see what happens after that." The Dromcollogher/Broadford man is optimistic about it being a high-scoring, open and enjoyable game. Both sides are stacked with quality forwards with Limerick benefiting from the strong form of goal poacher Danny Neville, 2024 Tailteann Cup All-Star Emmett Rigter, Fahy himself and the prolific James Naughton. "He's in the form of his life," said Fahy of Naughton, who struck 4-12 in one league game alone this year. "He's playing unbelievable football. His free-taking is really something we rely on as well. He's very consistent with that. He's been incredible all year really. It's great to have him in that form and to have him as a weapon that we can rely on."
Boston Globe
07-07-2025
- Climate
- Boston Globe
As floods hit, key roles were vacant at weather service offices in Texas
Advertisement The shortages are among the factors likely to be scrutinized as the death toll climbs from the floods. Separate questions have emerged about the preparedness of local communities, including Kerr County's apparent lack of a local flood warning system. The county, about 50 miles northwest of San Antonio, is where many of the deaths occurred. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up In an interview, Rob Kelly, the Kerr County judge and its most senior elected official, said the county did not have a warning system because such systems are expensive, and local residents are resistant to new spending. 'Taxpayers won't pay for it,' Kelly said. Asked if people might reconsider in light of the catastrophe, he said, 'I don't know.' The weather service's San Angelo office, which is responsible for some of the areas hit hardest by Friday's flooding, was missing a senior hydrologist, staff forecaster, and meteorologist in charge, according to Tom Fahy, the legislative director for the National Weather Service Employees Organization, the union that represents weather service workers. Advertisement The weather service's nearby San Antonio office, which covers other areas hit by the floods, also had significant vacancies, including a warning coordination meteorologist and science officer, Fahy said. Staff members in those positions are meant to work with local emergency managers to plan for floods, including when and how to warn local residents and help them evacuate. That office's warning coordination meteorologist left April 30, after taking the early retirement package the Trump administration used to reduce the number of federal employees, according to a person with knowledge of his departure. Some of the openings may predate the current Trump administration. But at both offices, the vacancy rate is roughly double what it was when Trump returned to the White House in January, according to Fahy. John Sokich, who until January was director of congressional affairs for the weather service, said those unfilled positions made it harder to coordinate with local officials because each weather service office works as a team. 'Reduced staffing puts that in jeopardy,' he said. A spokesperson for the weather service, Erica Grow Cei, did not answer questions from The New York Times about the Texas vacancies, including how long those positions had been open and whether those vacancies had contributed to the damage caused by the flooding. 'The National Weather Service is heartbroken by the tragic loss of life,' she said in a statement, adding that the agency 'remains committed to our mission to serve the American public through our forecasts and decision support services.' Advertisement A White House spokesperson directed a request for comment to the Commerce Department, which includes the weather service. A Commerce spokesperson said there have been no funding cuts to the weather service and added: 'The timely and accurate forecasts and alerts for Texas this weekend prove that the NWS remains fully capable of carrying out its critical mission.' The tragedy began to unfold in the early hours of Friday, when more than 10 inches of rain fell in some areas northwest of San Antonio, including in Kerr County, where more than 850 people were evacuated by rescuers. Several campers and a counselor from Camp Mystic, a girls' summer camp in Kerr County, remained missing Sunday, according to Larry Leitha, the county sheriff. On Saturday night, Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, appeared to fault the weather service, noting that forecasters Wednesday had predicted as much as 6 to 8 inches of rain in the region. 'The amount of rain that fell in this specific location was never in any of those forecasts,' he said at a news conference with Governor Greg Abbott. But what makes flash floods so hazardous is their ability to strike quickly, with limited warning. Around midnight Thursday, the San Angelo and San Antonio weather offices put out their first flash flood warnings, urging people to 'move immediately to higher ground.' The office sent out additional flash flood warnings through the night, expanding the area of danger. It is not clear what steps local officials took to act on those warnings. A spokesperson for the Kerr County emergency management department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Advertisement The amount of rain that fell Friday morning was hard for the weather service to anticipate, with reports in some areas of 15 inches over just a few hours, according to Louis W. Uccellini, who was director of the weather service from 2013 until 2022. 'It's pretty hard to forecast for these kinds of rainfall rates,' Uccellini said. He said that climate change was making extreme rainfall events more frequent and severe, and that more research was needed so that the weather service could better forecast those events. An equally important question, he added, was how the weather service was coordinating with local emergency managers to act on those warnings as they came in. 'You have to have a response mechanism that involves local officials,' Uccellini said. 'It involves a relationship with the emergency management community, at every level.' But that requires having staff members in those positions, he said. Under the Trump administration, the weather service, like other federal agencies, has been pushed to reduce its number of employees. By this spring, through layoffs and retirements, the weather service had lost nearly 600 people from a workforce that until recently was as large as 4,000. This article originally appeared in
