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BreakingNews.ie
36 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Quiz: How much do you know about the Irish acts at Glastonbury?
As the fun has already begun at Glastonbury, it will be a weekend where several Irish artists will get to show their talents. Some of the biggest artists in the world, such as Lorde, Charlie XCX, Lewis Capaldi, there is no shortage of incredible music over the next few days. Advertisement However, Ireland is more than represented, with Kneecap CMAT, The Script, and Snow Patrol among over 30 Irish artists. With the festival already underway, test your knowledge on the Irish acts set to perform in our quiz. Whether you are luck enough to be there, watching it on BBC, or just a fan of music, take on our quiz on the Irish in Glastonbury.
BBC News
an hour ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Fulton to join Timberwolves for Summer League
Belfast basketball player CJ Fulton will play for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA's Summer League next month. The Summer League is a pre-season tournament that brings together all 30 NBA franchises for 11 days in Las Vegas with teams using it to help prepare rookies and other young players for the regular season's start in October. Before this week's NBA draft, Fulton had workouts with the Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets. The guard played for Lafayette and the Charleston Cougars at the college level and in his senior year last season averaged 7.8 points and 6.5 assists per 22-year-old is seeking to become the third Irish-born player to earn the chance to compete at the highest level in the United States after Pat Burke and Susan played for Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns in the NBA between 2002 and 2007 while Moran was part of the New York Liberty squad during the 2002 WNBA whose father Adrian Fulton was an Irish international, was not selected in the NBA draft, but will link up with the Timberwolves who chose French forward Joan Beringer in the first round and, after trading back, Australian Rocco Zikarsky in the second. The team have reached the NBA's Western Conference finals in each of the past two seasons, losing best-of-seven series to the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Timberwolves roster includes three-time All-Star guard Anthony Edwards, the NBA's number one draft pick in first Summer League fixture is against New Orleans Pelicans on 10 July.
BBC News
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Glastonbury 2025: CMAT says she still gets abuse after viral song
Irish singer CMAT says she is still facing abuse after writing a single in response to being fat-shamed over her appearance at a festival last to BBC News at Glastonbury, she said the online comments are so bad that she does not have TikTok on her singer - real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson - spoke following her Friday afternoon set on the Pyramid stage, which lit up the festival with her powerful vocals and stage presence.A huge crowd of fans also joined the dance to the single Take A Sexy Picture Of Me, which pushed back on last year's fat-shaming incident and went viral on TikTok. Before performing the song, CMAT reflected on the abuse she says she received last year.'Lots of people would come and film us on their phone. The comments section was filled with very nasty comments about my physical appearance,' she crowd booed at this, while I heard several people shouting out 'you're stunning' back to wrote new song after being fat-shamed over festival showCMAT attacks 'fat shaming' comments on BBC video Following her set, I met her backstage where I asked her whether online abuse is still something she's facing.'Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. I'm not allowed to really have TikTok on my phone or anything,' she said.'Every day, people will leave terrible terrible comments under my TikToks and posts and stuff.'But they have their full face and full name attached to it. They're just saying terrible things knowing that they're backing it up with their online footprints.'She admitted that to some extent, 'we've all actually done it' because of how 'desensitised' people have become to posting online.'I think a lot of people do it unaware that people are actually reading this stuff,' she said. Take A Sexy Picture Of Me, the second single from upcoming album Euro Country, charts the challenges of being a woman in the public track begins with CMAT singing about trying to wax her legs with sticky tape when she was nine, and how the pressure to be attractive has meant she's "been having a horrible time of late".But the lyrics are contrasted with poppy hooks and the tongue-in-cheek solution of having someone "take a sexy picture".CMAT indicated that she had mixed feelings about the response to the song.'It's just sad that so many people are like, yeah relatable, totally get you, really relate to this song about ageing out of commercial attraction and people being mean to me about my physical appearance,' she said.'It's a double-edged sword, like I don't know if it's good that so many people relate to it but I'm glad that it's there.'She also said she likes the dance routine that was made up to go with it.'I think it's doubling down on the ridiculousness of the situation, and I like that if you are someone who has related to the song in some way, you are able to physically manifest how you relate to it.' CMAT's performance on the Pyramid Stage made fans laugh, dance and cry as she went through a string of her a few hours after, she said she was still 'in shock' at the reaction to her set.'It's taken my entire life [to get to Pyramid Stage],' she said. 'It's constantly grafting.''I also begged Emily Eavis,' she said, naming the festival's ended her set with an incredible moment - she parted the crowd and met fans as everyone belted out the lyrics I just can't do it from the song Stay for only Friday, but I'm already convinced this is one of the moments we'll remember from Glastonbury work so hard to get to the Pyramid Stage but there's also something to be said for how that stage itself can make some artists' careers. It felt like we just saw that happening with CMAT.
BreakingNews.ie
an hour ago
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Everton captain Coleman signs one-year contact extension
Everton captain Seamus Coleman has signed a one-year contract extension, saying on Friday that the chance to lead the club into their new stadium was a key reason to continue. The 36-year-old Republic of Ireland international signed the deal just three days before his previous contract expired. He was forced off in the first half of Everton's final game at Goodison Park last month with a thigh injury but is expected to be fit in time for next season. Advertisement "Thanks to the hard work of many people, we've been able to get into our magnificent new stadium and pave the way for a brighter future under ambitious new owners (Friedkin Group), which I want to be part of," Coleman said in a statement. Coleman joined the Merseyside club from Sligo Rovers in 2009 during David Moyes' first spell as manager. Moyes joined for a second spell in January, guiding Everton to a 13th-place finish. "In David Moyes, we have the perfect manager to lead us into a new era. He showed his abilities once again with the way he had us playing after returning last season. "As the man who brought me to Everton, I can't speak highly enough of him. He gets this football club, the standards required every day, and what it means to play for Everton." Advertisement Coleman holds the club record for most Premier League appearances (369) and is joint 12th on Everton's all-time list with 428 matches in all competitions, just five behind Dixie Dean and Leon Osman. "This could be a period of real change at the Club and I want somebody who can help deliver the messages of what it means to be an Everton footballer. Seamus has always done that and I know he will continue to do so as we move into a new era," Moyes said. Everton begin their league campaign away at Leeds United on August 18th.
Irish Times
2 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Bewley's seeks Grafton St rent reduction from Johnny Ronan company
Bewley's Cafe and a company owned by property developer Johnny Ronan have gone to the High Court in a row over €747,000 per-year rent for the Grafton Street outlet. Mr Ronan's RGRE Grafton Limited has said the rent should actually be €1 million, while a valuer called by the famous coffee company said it should be €518,000. The High Court heard that prior to October last year, Bewley's had been paying €1.46 million for the same premises but that figure was reduced following a rental valuation by the Circuit Court. The High Court appeal was taken by Bewley's Café Grafton Street Ltd (BCGSL) through Beauchamps solicitors, led by Simon Murphy, against the rent granted to RGRE Grafton Limited, which owns the building located at 78-79 Grafton Street, Dublin 2. READ MORE RGRE Grafton has cross-appealed the decision. The difference between the two sides' figures over a five-year rental period amounts to over €2.5 million. The case centres on the methods behind the valuations of both sides. The court has been told that BCGSL held the lease on the building from 1987 for 35 years, a deal that expired in August 2022. BCGSL then received a new tenancy under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1980. In October, the cafe had its annual rent halved following a ruling by Judge Jennifer O'Brien, who said it should have to pay a rent of more than €738,000 per year. That figure was later adjusted to €747,000 – still a 50 per cent drop from the previous €1.46 million being paid. The Circuit Court found that this fairly represented what a willing tenant would pay and a willing landlord would take for the premises as of August 2022 over a five-year lease term and that BCGSL was entitled to almost €1 million for rent paid since the expiry of the previous lease. Both sides are appealing the decision of the Circuit Court. Fergus Crosse, an expert valuer retained by BCGSL, told the High Court that improvements to the Bewley's building made by BCGSL also meant that the gross rent should be reduced. Mr Crosse was of the opinion that the statutory rental value of the property was €518,000. David Potter, a valuer with Savills, was retained by RGRE Grafton. He said the statutory rent should be €1 million annually. Mr Crosse told David Whelan SC, for BCGLS, that he employed a 'zoning' of arrears of the floor space at the cafe which meant that Zone A, closest to the entrance, would be the most valuable. Each tranche of zones was measured at 20 feet from the entry. Mr Crosse said he used comparator properties on Grafton Street in his analysis and that Zone B would be valued at 50 per cent of Zone A and that Zone C would be valued at 50 per cent of Zone B. Mr Potter said an 'overall' view was more effective in determining the rent and that the use of the zoning model in this case led to a 'misvaluation'. Mr Potter said the use of the zoning model meant the restaurant floor space far from the door was now valued at a lower rate by Mr Crosse which 'undervalued' the restaurant area. 'Bewley's space at the back is big money, it's the main restaurant,' said Mr Potter. 'It can't be valued as if it is the cheapest, worst space. Zoning undervalues it significantly, as if the rear is ancillary, but it is not – it is a really attractive restaurant.' Mr Potter said that a valuation of €24 per square foot of the restaurant area – while the staff room in nearby McDonald's restaurant was valued at €60 per square foot – amounted to a 'fundamental misvaluation'. He said he was valuing the property as a restaurant and not a restaurant-retail use agreement and that Dublin City Council previously gave an opinion that it would prefer the use of Bewley's to be maintained as a restaurant and not a retail outlet. The case continues before Ms Justice Sara Phelan.
