Holland’s Johnny Hoogerland suffers multiple cuts from crashing into a barded wire fence in the Tour de France. The rider was catapulted onto the fence when he was struck by a vehicle.
Pic of the Day – Beach Buddies
Pictured in today’s Irish Examiner are three beach buddies. Neasa Keevers, aged 7, Tony Quirke, aged 3, and Rachel Flavin, aged 8, are pictured on the beach in Ardmore, Co. Waterford. These three beach buddies were on hand at the launch of the fifth annual Ardmore Pattern Festival which takes place from July 18 to 24. The tradition of the ’Pattern’ of St. Declan, patron saint of Ardmore, goes back hundreds of years. Thousands of people from near and far made the annual trip to the small seaside village in West Waterford on the 24th July each year to venerate
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I Will Arise and Go to Sligo…
Wednesday’s, Irish Times special report on Sligo encompassed all the good things that Sligo has to offer. Splashed across the front cover is Benbulben Mountain, one of Sligo’s main focal points and tourist attractions. The Times left no stone unturned, covering many attractions and activities, including some I didn’t even know about myself! Visitors to Sligo often come for the infamous surf, and the report focuses on Strandhill, Sligo’s seaside town. Strandhill has an abundance of surf schools; Perfect Day Surf School and Strandhill Surf School to name but a few. Many of the instructors are from the land ‘down
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Sports Pic of the Day – One Man and his Dog
Fulham booked their passage into the second qualifying round of the Europa league last night with a 3-0 victory on aggregate over NSI Runavik of the Faroe Islands. As our picture shows, the Premiership outfit didn’t have to endure too much abuse from the home crowd as the match was played in front of 1000 spectators… and one dog!!!
Why don’t men wear skirts?
Whilst reading the Irish Independent an article relating to Jean-Paul Gaultier’s latest collection caught my eye. Firstly, because his outfits as always were outlandish, fun and always remind me of the movie “The Fifth Element”. And secondly and probably more importantly because it made reference to his attempts in the 80’s to make it acceptable for men to wear skirts. Since there is a distinct lack of hairy legs on the streets today we can all safely assume that his attempts failed, but in this liberal age of metro-sexuality and “mankinis”, is now the time to attempt once again
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London 2012 – An Athletes Perspective
As the clock ticks ever closer to the 2012 Olympic games in London, athletes have little over a year to whittle precious seconds off the stopwatch in order to be in peak physical condition come starters orders. However, what becomes of these athletes, win or lose, once the games have come and gone? This was only one of a number of intriguing topics raised during last week’s insightful discussion in UCD pertaining to the preparations, opportunities, and pressures Olympic athletes face. An educated panel consisting of a former Olympic gold medallist, Michael Carruth, a sports performance coach, Caroline Currid, and
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Sports Pic Of the Day
The Everton players are given a break during pre-season training in Austria. However, we doubt any of them envisaged what David Moyes had in store… Everton are currently being put through their paces and have been running at altitude to prepare for the coming Premier League campaign.
Pic of the Day – Good Cop, Bad Cop you decide
Pictured on the front page of today’s Metro Herald is Brendan Gleeson being taken away in handcuffs. Garda Claire Burke and Sairsint Brid Ni Thuathail surprised Hollywood star Brendan last night by arresting him and leading him away in handcuffs at the Irish premiere of his new film, The Guard, at the Eye Cinema during the Galway Film Fleadh. Here is a short synopsis of the film incase you might want to go see it. THE GUARD is a comedy-thriller set on the west coast of Ireland. Sergeant Gerry Boyle is a small-town cop with a confrontational personality, a subversive
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Video of the Week- Ultimate Dog Tease
This is a must see for talking animal fans and die hard fans of “Look who’s talking now” Let’s face it we’ve all at some point teased a dog with food don’t lie! But have you ever wondered what your beloved pet was thinking to himself. In the hilarious video, a dog and its owner talk to eachother about all the awesome, tasty food in the fridge. The owner teases the dog by telling him how he took all the bacon and beef and good stuff and ate it for himself, without giving the dog any. The owner even goes
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How far would you go for the man in your life?
Does anyone out there ever question how far you would go for the love of your life? A woman in Mexico was caught trying to sneak her husband out of a Mexican prison following a conjugal visit… in her suitcase! Staff at the prision in Chetumal, Mexico said they noticed that 19 year old Maria del Mar Arjona was acting nervously as she attempted to drag a black, wheeled suitcase out of the facility following her visit to the prison. When guards stopped her and opened her bag, they found inmate Juan Ramirez Tijerina looking a little squashed. Ramirez was
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