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Laois GAA s homeground has made it to number eight in a review of county grounds around Ireland.
O Moore Park in Portlaoise is ranked highly in the review of grounds by Frank Roche in the Irish Independent.
Here s what Franke says about the popular venue for fans, players and the GAA Surely the most popular – as in frequently used – neutral provincial venue in Ireland. It meets all the criteria: decent capacity (circa 22,000), an impressive covered main stand (seating 6,500), a pitch that usually holds up well to lots of action, and a location close to the M7 motorway that makes it readily accessible.
The Monaghan county board have suspended senior football boss Seamus McEnaney for three months with immediate effect.
The ban comes after footage emerged of a collective training session involving the senior panel from last month.
The county board have said that following an investigation, they ve established that there was a breach of the Covid-19 regulations and guidelines.
They added that they will comply with any Croke Park investigation into the session.
Journalist with the Irish Independent Frank Roche told Shannonside/Northern Sound FM, this latest controversy comes on a bad day for the organisation.
Royal Oak veterans press for voters to decide if memorial moves
Opponents of plans to move the Royal Oak Veterans Memorial say they have turned in more than 1,000 petition signatures in a bid to put the issue before the city s voters in November.
John Williams, adjutant of American Legion Post # 253 in Royal Oak, said new signatures were submitted to the city clerk’s office this week, adding to 300 other signatures veterans gathered last month on petitions. Five percent of the turnout in the most recent municipal general election or about 665 votes is needed to place the initiative on the ballot.
One source says the concerns centred on Johnny, the youngest of the family. Relatives were worried about his behaviour, and that someone could get hurt.
Gardaí followed up with a telephone call to the Hennessy brothers. It is not clear which or how many brothers were spoken to, but gardaí were assured the situation had been defused and there was no need for their intervention on the farm. Concerns were raised by a third party, not by any of the brothers, a source said. Gardaí then made contact with the brothers and the view was that there was no need for anyone to call up at that stage.
Tragedy has continued to dog the family.
Of the four brothers, Patrick was the only one who married. He had two children, Elaine and Paudie. In 2012, his son, Paudie (20) took his own life.
Two years later, in January 2014, the body of his uncle, Jer Hennessy, was recovered at the River Funshion.
One neighbour described him as a quiet man and a gentle soul who worked at the Cork Marts in Macroom.
Another neighbour said that whenever a farmer prodded his cattle too harshly or beat them too enthusiastically, Jer would get upset . He loved animals, the neighbour said.
According to a local acquaintance who met them regularly, the Hennessys were men made tough from eking out a living. They used their hands to put food on the table, and had dirt under their fingernails .