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); Swimming isn’t going to last forever. I want to excel in my sport - deferring the Leaving Cert twice for Tokyo 18-year-old Nicole Turner is targeting the podium at this summer’s Paralympic Games. By Emma Duffy Wednesday 3 Mar 2021, 7:00 AM Mar 3rd 2021, 7:00 AM 14,181 Views 4 Comments LITTLE DID NICOLE Turner think that one year off sch...

); Its tough to describe it in words but it means so much - Team Irelands fundraising drive Paralympics Ireland’s new fundraising campaign ‘The Next Level’ has already raised over €60,000. By Emma Duffy Tuesday 2 Mar 2021, 1:03 PM Mar 2nd 2021, 1:03 PM 2,288 Views 0 Comments Irish Paralympic athlete, Greta Streimikyte, pictured followi...

From late bloomer to the world stage, Irelands Lithuanian-born flyer on track for Tokyo Greta Streimikyte on her meteoric rise, how much representing Ireland means to her and what’s yet to come. By Emma Duffy Tuesday 2 Mar 2021, 2:49 PM Mar 2nd 2021, 2:49 PM 5,766 Views 1 Comment GRETA STREIMIKYTE PAUSES for a few seconds when she’s asked ...

Goosebump Launches Powerful Campaign to Support Irish Para Athletes February 26, 2021 Goosebump has rolled out a powerful new campaign for Paralympics Ireland to address the need for equality and recognition for Para Athletes. The campaign, entitled The Next Level, showcases the commitment of Para Athletes  to their respective sport, giving them full credit for their remarkable level of human achievement. The aim of the campaign is to bring recognition and knowledge of Ireland’s Para Athlet...

The persistent burglar is now back behind bars once again after he was caught on CCTV Tuesday, 2nd February 2021, 7:04 pm A persistent burglar who broke into a Leamington house after being freed on licence from a prison sentence for burglaries is back behind bars once again. Michael Atkins was recognised from a nearby CCTV camera, and at Warwick Crown Court he pleaded guilty to the burglary and two charges of common assault on police officers. Atkins (40) who is from Leamington but of no fixed ...

Saying, please help. im stuck in here and i dont have my phone. probably would think you were being punked, wouldnt you? well, that is exactly what happened in corpus christi, texas, on wednesday. a repair man changing out the lock of the atm got stuck inside the room that houses it. several passersby did think it was a joke, but one passenger called the police. >> youll never see this again in your life that someone is stuck in the machine. it was just crazy. >> just crazy. police eventually ha...

Were found. somebody did that. and you couple that with -- >> correct. >> -- the fact that casey -- that bizarre stuff partying and getting tattoos. how did the baby get from the pool, if thats how she died, to the five blocks away woods? >> you know, theres alot of questions that will never be answered. i want to know what happened to that duct tape after george used it at the command center. i want to know why he didnt tell law enforcement that for the last 20 years they had buried their pets ...

Were found. somebody did that. and you couple that with -- >> correct. >> -- the fact that casey -- that bizarre stuff partying and getting tattoos. how did the baby get from the pool, if thats how she died, to the five blocks away woods? >> you know, theres a lot of questions that will never be answered. i want to know what happened to that duct tape after george used it at the command center. i want to know why he didnt tell law enforcement that for the last 20 years they had buried their pets...

perhaps in terms of what he would do with tax reform. you know, what kind of advice would you -- the race is very neck in next, and right now in the four battleground states hes slipped behind the president a little bit. what would you like to see him do at this point? >> well, i think hes done a very good job of drawing the issues about obama. and this campaign is about obamas record and the high unemployment, the overregulation, the taxes that are going up at the end of this year, an...

outreach to hispanic voters, perhaps in terms of what he would do with tax reform. you know, what kind of advice would you -- the race is very neck in next, and right now in the four battleground states hes slipped behind the president a little bit. what would you like to see him do at this point? >> well, i think hes done a very good job of drawing the issues about obama. and this campaign is about obamas record and the high unemployment, the overregulation, the taxes that are going u...