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BBC News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Charity Shield: Linfield take on Dungannon Swifts
Update: Date: 19:43 BST Title: What they said Content: Linfield v Dungannon Swifts (19:45 BST) Linfield defender Euan East: "Spirits are high in the camp and we want to get going again and try to retain what we did last year. "It's good to get into a competitive game so quickly. You need that competitive edge to a game that that will give us. It's a good way to start the season. "Dungannon always give you a hard game and we know they will always be up for it." Dungannon winger Thomas Maguire: "It's a bit of a bonus having this game to look forward to. It's not a friendly, there's something to play for against good opposition on a good pitch with something on the line. "Everyone is looking forward to the game and then just kicking on and hopefully it will stand us in good stead for Europe." Update: Date: 19:39 BST Title: Team news Content: Linfield v Dungannon Swifts (19:45 BST) The first team news of the season is in! For David Healy's side, Chris Johns is back between the sticks having been dropped in favour of David Walsh midway through last season while Jamie Mulgrew wears the armband as usual. Rodney McAree gives three players their competitive debut as Peter Maguire, Tiernan Kelly and Mal Smith all start with Gael Bigirimana captaining the side after Dean Curry's retirement at the end of last season. Linfield: Johns, East, Millar, Allen, Hall, Archer, Mulgrew (C), McGee, Fitzpatrick, Morrison, Orr Substitutes: Walsh, Roscoe, Whiteside, Shields, Offord, McKee, Brown, McCullough, Annett, McKay Dungannon Swifts: Dunne, P. Maguire, Marron, Galvin, Dillon, Glenny, Kelly, T. Maguire, Smith, Wallace, Bigirimana (C) Substitutes: Henderson. Glass, S. Scott, J. Scott, King, Boyd, Alves, McGinty, McAleese, McAllister Linfield v Dungannon Swifts Update: Date: 19:36 BST Title: How did they get here? Content: Linfield v Dungannon Swifts (19:45 BST) Linfield secured their place in this year's Charity Shield by emphatically lifting the Gibson Cup for a record-extending 57th time. The Blues built an unassailable lead before the five sets of post-split fixtures and finished 22 points ahead of second-placed finishers Larne. The south Belfast side go into the game boosted by the news that manager David Healy has signed a three-year extension to his contract as boss. Dungannon followed up their hugely impressive fourth-place finish in the Premiership by collecting the Irish Cup for the first time in their history. The early-May decider with holders Cliftonville ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time, but Rodney McAree's side prevailed 4-3 in a penalty shootout. Update: Date: 19:31 BST Title: Here we go Content: Linfield v Dungannon Swifts (19:45 BST) It feels like yesterday the Irish Premiership season came to a close, but a new campaign is now upon us. It's time for the Charity Shield to kick things off and Iris Cup winners Dungannon Swifts take on runaway Irish Premiership champions Linfield. We'll have live updates right here so you can follow along. Thanks for joining us.
Belfast Telegraph
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Dungannon Swifts ace's big move shines a new spotlight on entire club, insists Thomas Maguire
Dungannon Swifts winger Thomas Maguire says John McGovern's transfer to Shamrock Rovers underlines the club's ability to develop talented young footballers. McGovern, who scored in Dungannon's famous Irish Cup Final win over Cliftonville, joined the Dublin giants for an undisclosed fee in May.
BBC News
23-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Swifts must 'kick on' after Irish Cup win
Dungannon Swifts winger Thomas Maguire says that there will be "more expectation" on his side this year but they go into the new campaign with a "spring in their step".Rodney McAree's side won the Irish Cup for the first time in May with a dramatic penalty shootout win against Cliftonville in the earned them European qualification for the first time in 18 years, and they will face Liechtenstein side FC Vaduz in the second qualifying round of the Uefa Conference hopes they can build upon last year's success which also included an impressive fourth place finish in the Irish Premiership."There's going to be more expectation, but I think we'll being going into the season with a spring in our step and we'll be confident in where we can go and what we can do. We want to kick on from here," he told BBC Sport NI."It's a great achievement for the club to win the Irish Cup, the European football is a bonus, especially for lads that haven't experienced it, everyone is buzzing."We want to try win the first tie at least and get through to the next round, that would be incredible."The Swifts travel to Liechtenstein for the first leg on Thursday, 24 July, but do have a competitive game before their European exploits as they face Linfield in the Charity Shield final on Friday, 4 July at Windsor believes the Irish Cup winners go into the game as underdogs against last season's league winners, but that the fixture will serve as good preparation for Europe and the first league game of the season as the two sides will face each other again on opening weekend."It's a bit of a bonus having this game to look forward to, it's not a friendly, there's something to play for against good opposition on a good pitch."
CBS News
10-04-2025
- CBS News
San Francisco Police's new surveillance hub being credited with 20% drop in crime
SAN FRANCISCO — Tucked away in the bowels of San Francisco's Hall of Justice lies a crime-fighting nerve center bringing the city's police force into the age of changing technology. The San Francisco Police Department said its new Real Time Investigation Center — also known as RTIC — has assisted in more than 500 arrests since its launch, with officials pointing to the facility as a game-changer in reducing crime across the city. "This technology is the future of policing for SFPD officers, using their training and judgment supported by the best tools available to keep our communities safe as we continue to fully staff the RTIC and using drones and first responders will be a force multiplier," said Mayor Daniel Lurie. "It will give officers more support, and it will help ensure that every neighborhood benefits from smarter, faster and more coordinated public safety." RTIC is a 24/7 operations center where teams of analysts monitor live surveillance feeds, license plate readers, and drone footage to guide officers on the ground in real time. According to SFPD, the integration of technology is leading to more efficient response times, less paperwork, and a drop in crime. "We're seeing it happen every day," said Captain Thomas Maguire, who oversees the RTIC. "Every week, we're coming up with success stories. We're watching crime drop in the city, and it's been good." It's tucked away in a 1960s-era, cement building that isn't known for its technological innovation. Often, it's hard to get cell service inside the hall. Even Maguire acknowledged the irony of its placement. "The Hall of Justice. Never thought we'd call it the center of technology here, but that's what we're here for today," he told reporters. Even so, it appears to be enough for the task. Police Chief Bill Scott credited the center, and the technology, with a 20% drop in crime from January through early April, compared to the same period last year, including one of the steepest drops in car theft which is down 42% this year compared to 2024. "In the last year — the last three months — we've had more technological advancements than we've seen in decades," he said. "We have been arresting people that have been prolific, people that have really damaged our city and damaged our retail spaces, damaged our reputation, made people feel unsafe," Scott added. "Those are the people that these officers, these investigators, these analysts, and the collaborative effort of RTIC is put together to address is getting people who harm other people our city off the streets, and I think they have done a fantastic job in doing that." The deployment of the technology was made possible after voters approved Proposition E in 2024, expanding the department's authority to use emerging technologies such as drones and license plate reading systems. Still, not everyone is on board. Privacy advocates, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, warn that such surveillance methods could quickly spiral into privacy violations. Beryl Lipton, a researcher for EFF, raised concerns about potential misuse. "As more real time crime centers are being propped up, there is additional concern about the individual surveillance technologies that are being fed into the crime center, the additional technologies that could be added to the real time crime center in the future," she said. SFPD said it's not using generative AI in its procedures, but didn't rule out the use of AI in policework in the future. And for Lipton, that sounds alarm bells. "This evolving use of artificial intelligence to try to make connections between different pieces of data that may or may not actually be there, but we, the public, have no sense for how it's actually being conducted." The center — and its technologic partner — is also hoping to attract more police talent to the department that remains understaffed by 500 officers. Scott said the cameras have at times proven wrongfully accused people innocent by verifying and tracking the true criminals. For Captain Maguire, the shift is nothing short of revolutionary. "We're just scratching the surface," he said. "This is probably one of the most significant paradigm shifts in policing I've seen in my career."
