Author Archives: Aaron McAllorum

Tickets for this weekend’s Dublin V Mayo All-Ireland football semi-final

RTÉ reports:

The GAA has said that lessons will have to be learned from the outcry over the ticketing allocation for Saturday’s Dublin-Mayo All-Ireland football semi-final.

Tickets for the game went on sale Tuesday morning at 10am, a day later than usual due to the August Bank Holiday and many fans were left disappointed despite spending hours queuing in various outlets and/or the GAA’s online ticket outlet, tickets.ie.

…Virtual queues online were 20,000 long at a stage…

GAA admit ‘learnings to be taken’ as TD decries ticket ‘chaos’ (RTE)

Pic: Adriana

Meanwhile…

Hon Mayo.







‘sup?

This afternoon.

RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

Ahead of it’s opening tomorrow, preparations are underway for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Stena Line Dublin Horse Show or ‘The Horse Show’, if you’re into the whole brevity thing.

Pic 1: ‘Boss’ with owner Rachel Moore; pic 2: Ciara Dennigan with her horse ‘Paulank Pepperpot’ and pic 6 Shanbally Dejavu being washed by owner Tom McNamara.

Dublin Horse Show

Rollingnews







We didn’t even know it was on.

Last night.

Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin.

Rugby-loving ‘revellers at a party hosted by Heino Heineken – the Official Worldwide Partner to Rugby World Cup 2019- ahead of the tournament kick-off in Tokyo, Japan on September 20.

Hic.

From top: ; from left: Alan Quinlan, Fiona Coughlan, Mario Rosenstock, Stephen Ferris, Andrea Farrell, Wayne Barnes, Malcolm O’Kelly; Fergal Walsh and Sarah Hession; from left: Mickie O’Loughlin, Conor White and Ian Cassells; from left: Alan Barnewell, Emma Barnewell, Michelle Sharkey and Colin Sharkey; from left: Sarah Hession, Tracey Walsh, Greg Starr, Peter James and Sarah Tobin; from left: lan Quinlan, Andrea Farrell, Fiona Coughlan, Malcolm O’Kelly, Wayne Barnes, Mario Rosenstock and Stephen Ferris

This afternoon.

Ballybrit Racecourse, County Galway.

Extravagantly-hatted ‘revellers’ – including former Miss World Rosanna Davidson (above right) – attend Ladies Day at the Galway Races.

A winner will be announced at 3pm.

All pics via Teresa Mannion

Pics: See ALL the style from Ladies Day at the Galway Races (Evoke)

Meanwhile…

Fight!

From left: Irish rugby players Garry Ringrose, Jack Carty and Robbie Henshaw at the launch of the Aldi Play Rugby Sticker Competition for primary schools nationwide

Do you (or tyke/s of yours) go to primary school?

Could it use a ‘sports facility makeover’?

Does a bear do his thing in the woods, sez you ( a bit rudely).

Read on.

Aislinn O’ Toole writes:

Aldi and the IRFU have today announced the return of the Aldi Play Rugby Sticker Competition, which will once again give every primary school in the country the opportunity to be in with a chance of winning one of two €50,000 sports facility makeovers.

As well as two primary schools winning €50,000 to put towards upgrading their sports facilities, this time around, 10 runner up primary schools will each win €10,000 to also spend on improving their sports facilities.

In addition to this, all primary schools in the country will be sent two initial posters from Aldi – with return label – to help them to kickstart their sticker collection.

In fairness.

Enter your primary school here.

This morning.

Lord’s Cricket ground, London.

Ireland need 182 to beat England in Lord’s Test match – live! (The Guardian)

UPDATE:

Ah.

Jonathan Bairstow of England is given out LBW to the delight of Ireland’s players this afternoon

This evening.

Tea?

We need dinner.

COYBIW

Meanwhile…

Yesterday at Lord’s.

Tanaiste Simon Coveney’s cricket-loving, Champagne-sipping grandmother Geraldine Brown celebrates 100 not out.

Fierce posh.

Top pic: Getty

Ireland’s Tim Murtagh (left) of Ireland bowls out Jason Roy of England this morning

This morning/afternoon.

Lords Cricket Ground, London, United Kingdom.

Via The Guardian:

OH MY DAYS! OH MY ABSOLUTE DAYS! IRELAND ARE HAVING A DAY OUT, ENGLAND ARE HAVING AN ENGLAND!

There were two noises: the ball hitting the front pad, then the ball hitting the back pad!

As the whoops begin from the fielding side, the umpire is ordered to reverse his decision because the ball is cleansing the stumps, and this is astonishing!

Ireland have bowled superbly! England still do not know how to bat in Test cricket!

Howzat, Charger?

FIGHT!

England v Ireland: Lord’s Test match, day one – live! (The Guardian)

Pic: Getty

Meanwhile…

Update:

Oh.