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Organised water safety in Ireland really began in Milltown Malbay, Co Clare in the 1930s when a lady drowned there. This galvanised the local community into forming a Water Safety Association to help swimmers who got into trouble. The idea spread through Co Clare and eventually to the whole country. The national water safety section, set up by the government, was run by the Red Cross.
Dreams are made and broken in the blink of an eye in horse racing. Tales of unrestrained joy have long been a neighbour to misfortune. And yet, at its best, the sport makes light work of life’s problems and ensures unreachable dreams are sometimes within reach.
WHEN Adrian Morley arrived at Warrington from Sydney Roosters in 2007, they were signing a man on the fast-track to becoming a legend of rugby…
WHEN Adrian Morley arrived at Warrington from Sydney Roosters in 2007, they were signing a man on the fast-track to becoming a legend of rugby…