The Throw In: Football’s history makers, the Dublin machine and Waterford dark horses?
One hundred years, eighty-five years and twenty-three years in the making. It was the GAA weekend that saw history being made in the Football Championship and joining Will Slattery and Michael Verney to look back on it all on this week’s Throw-In podcast were Brendan Cummins and Ciarán Whelan.
“We were worried about no crowds being at the grounds and they are eerie and it is different and you're saying 'ye it's not the same', but yesterday made it all worthwhile,” Whelan told the show. “Ironic that it's the same four provincial winners as a hundred years, you just couldn't write that sort of stuff so it was just an incredible day to be a GAA follower.”
For Cummins who was also previously involved with the Tipp footballers, it was an amazing day for Tipperary and not one that he was surprised about when it finally came.
In the rest of the football, Cavan’s win over Donegal probably raised more eyebrows when it came but it’s showing the strength of belief in the so-called smaller counties and with no backdoor anything can happen on the day.
In contrast to the other provinces, the Dublin machine in Leinster keeps rolling over all opposition with the county’s tenth Leinster title in a row captured in a twenty-one point victory over a very disappointing Meath.
Football may have garnered much of the headlines from the weekend, but Saturday’s hurling qualifiers were also of the highest quality with Galway ousting reigning All Ireland champions, Tipperary, and Waterford beating Clare convincingly to reach an All Ireland semi final against Kilkenny.
Could Waterford be the dark horses for this year’s All Ireland where history is being made every step of the way?
For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/
The Throw-In’s All Ireland Championship series is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.
November 23, 2020
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Black Friday Sale - Save 42% at Independent.ie
November 19, 2020
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Map shows Covid-19 cases per 100k of population
A map showing Covid-19 cases per 100,000 for each county.
November 19, 2020
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Real Health: 10 Myths About Gut Health
For this week’s show Karl wants to focus on your gut. Not your gut instinct or going with your gut, but gut health. It’s a topic he’s covered before on Real Health but for this episode he wanted to focus on the 10 myths around gut health.
There are a lot of misconceptions and misinformation around the issue, so to find out more and to get some advice on how to best deal with your gut health, he spoke to Lorraine Maher a Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian with the Blackrock Clinic.
Lorraine gives some great practical advice backed up with scientific study and amongst the ten myths, they discuss bloating, what causes it and how to help it, gluten-free and why it’s not necessarily healthier, plus she explains the gut-brain axis and why it’s so important, especially when it comes to Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS.
“Think of it like a super-highway of traffic going up and down and there's a traffic jam or roadworks and the messages aren't going up and down as they normally would,” she tells Karl. “So it's nobody's fault that they have IBS or they didn't cause IBS or what they're eating didn't cause IBS, so there's no guilt needed. It's just a functional issue in that the function of your gut isn't working.
“But I think that for people who have IBS, know that there's a whole raft of evidence-based interventions you can use to manage it and you don't have to put all your eggs in the diet basket. There's lots of things that you can do so you don't feel that you're on your own and you don't have to put up with it.”
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The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.
November 18, 2020
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Bloody Sunday magazine free inside the Irish Independent on Saturday
Bloody Sunday, November 21, 1920 – a day of bloodshed.
In the Irish Independent on Saturday, don’t miss your free 32-page magazine commemorating the centenary of one of the most tragic days in our history.
Read first-hand accounts from key figures, discover long-lost personal stories and find out how both sides deployed fake news and intimidation.
Pick up your Bloody Sunday magazine free with the Irish Independent on Saturday, November 21.
November 18, 2020
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Dublin Zoo may have to shut as it runs out of money
Dublin Zoo is warning that it may have to close down.
It has launched an appeal to the public for help to raise funds to help it continue as it has been devastated by the impact of Covid-19 restrictions.
The popular Phoenix Park attraction has launched the Save Dublin Zoo campaign to help cover the €500,000 monthly cost of animal care as emergency cash reserves begin to run out.
November 18, 2020
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'He betrayed people and it was calculated' – Son of victim reacts to sentencing of care assistant
Edwin Gall was sentenced for stealing money from residents of a care facility in Co. Meath. Gerard Smith, whose mother Patricia Smith fell victim to Edwin Gall, spoke to media today about the sentence.
November 17, 2020
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Garda probe after man in his 20s is found dead in Mayo house
Gardaí are investigating after a man (20s) was found dead at a house in Mayo last night.
Gardaí say they are investigating a fatal assault after attending the scene in Swinford at approximately 11pm.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
November 17, 2020
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The Throw In: Mayo's confidence rising, Waterford back on the horse and beware the Cats
It was another weekend of scintillating GAA action with Limerick retaining their Munster title over a spirited Waterford team, while in Mayo, their good form continued with a one point victory over Galway in the Connacht Final and to look back on all the talking points from the games, Will Slattery and Michael Verney were joined by John Mullane and David Brady on this week’s Throw-In.
For John Mullane, despite Waterford’s defeat, the manner of their performance gave him hope and he reckons they’ll have enough to overcome Clare to reach an All Ireland semi-final. ‘We’re back on the horse again and heading in the right direction,’ he says.
In Leinster, Brian Cody’s Kilkenny won the provincial crown for the first time since 2016 and while everyone focuses on Limerick, could the Cats be coming in under the radar for a tilt at the All Ireland?
Meanwhile, in the football, Donegal are being spoken of as serious contenders to Dublin’s title after an impressive twelve point victory over Armagh in the Ulster semi-final facing Cavan in the provincial decider.
He might not want to say it but for David Brady, Mayo’s Connacht final victory sees them only two games away from capturing Sam Maguire the week before Christmas. Could 2020 be the unlikeliest of years for them to reach the promised land?
“It was good from a Mayo perspective to get on the right side of the result,” says Brady. “I think it will give a lot of confidence to the younger and older players as well from winning a Connacht title and I say that because silverware is important and especially in Connacht and especially for your confidence.”
For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/
The Throw-In’s All Ireland Championship series is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.
November 16, 2020
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There's No Such Thing As Too Much Sport
Sport is back like never before and our top writers are here to make sure you don’t miss a moment of the All-Ireland Football and Hurling Championships.
And just like you, they believe there is no such thing as too much sport.
Subscribe at Independent.ie or pick up a copy of the Irish Independent or Sunday Independent.
November 13, 2020
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Real Health: The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
For this week’s episode of Real Health Karl Henry welcomes Dr. Jason Fung back to the show. Dr. Fung is a Toronto-based nephrologist and a world leading expert in intermittent fasting and low-carb diets and when he spoke to Karl a few weeks ago, his insights into the truth about calories in-calories out were a huge hit with the show’s viewers and so he agreed to come back on to really delve into the details and benefits of intermittent fasting.
Dr Fung explains what intermittent fasting is, why our constant snacking and eating is only a development of recent decades, and he highlights how normal it was for people to go 12-14 hours between dinner and breakfast the next day.
Dr. Fung is a strong advocate in intermittent fasting for obesity and weight loss especially and he also espouses its overall health benefits when done correctly and safely.
“The point is that it's a natural cycle, there's nothing wrong with it,” he tells Karl. “It's something that people should be doing every day, but it has been sort of lost in the mists of time. It's not something I just made up, it's been around for thousands and thousands of years and it's what allowed us to survive as a species when there were some food shortages which happens periodically, usually during a winter.”
“So, what we're talking about is: if you don't eat, your body is going to use stored energy. So, if you are overweight, or if you have Type 2 diabetes, where your sugar is very high, your blood sugar is very high, then simply let your body use it. If you have too much body fat, that is the disease of obesity, then, what is simpler than letting your body use that body fat because that is precisely the reason you carry it.”
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The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.
November 11, 2020
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Woman (40s) killed in suspected hit and run in Kildare
A woman in her 40s has been killed after she was struck by a vehicle in Newbridge on Monday night, Gardaí believe.
November 10, 2020
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The Throw In: Kerry dumped out while Cork and Mayo roll on
The Championship has ignited. Cork’s last-gasp winning goal has dumped Kerry out of the Championship without any backdoor for the Kingdom to go through. 2020 is over for Kerry football and on this week’s Throw-In, David Brady and Martin Breheny join Will Slattery and Michael Verney to look back on a weekend of GAA fireworks.
“We haven't seen that in a lot of GAA over the last number of years,” said Brady. “It was an epic battle in monsoon conditions but the outcome, no one could have scripted it. But let me say, I do think that the pen was very heavy from a Kerry point of view in completely and utterly writing off a Cork team who have the bones of a very good footballing team.”
In Connacht, Mayo march on to a Connacht final against Galway with their tails up after beating Roscommon and with Kerry now out of the way, one from Cork, Tipp, Mayo or Galway will reach the 2020 All Ireland decider.
In the hurling qualifiers, Cork saw off the challenge of Dublin setting up a mouth-watering tie against Tipperary in the quarter finals while Clare squeezed past Laois to face Wexford.
With no more room for error, Kerry’s shock defeat to Cork has shown just how quickly the season can end for some.
For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/
The Throw-In’s All Ireland Championship series is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.
November 09, 2020
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Real Health: Winter Fitness Tips with Leeanne Moore
For this week’s Real Health Karl is joined by gym owner and fitness instructor Leeanne Moore to get some winter fitness tips to help in the coming weeks and months.
The cold, dark evenings can make it hard to get motivated to go for a run or work out, but by keeping active in some small way every day, it will do wonders for your physical and mental well-being.
Leeanne also talks about diet and nutrition and the food choices she believes we should make.
“I personally don't count calories and I don't track macros and things like that but I do just try to make the best possible choices I can make every single day,” she says. “And you know why that's good? Because it doesn't take anything off the table. I'll have a pizza at the weekend and I'll have chocolate nearly every single day. But I also have fruit and vegetable juices every day, we have portions of veg with our dinner, we have salads for lunch, we have homemade soups. We all know the foods that are good for us.”
Plus she explains her career change that saw her make the leap into personal training,
“It made sense to what my kind of morals for my life, my goals for my life and the happiness of my life,” she tells Karl. “I was so ready to change my day-to-day and to do something that I knew would give me fulfilment.”
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For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-re…health-podcast/
The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.
November 04, 2020
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Leo's 'leak' timeline
November 03, 2020
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The Throw In: Only Covid can stop Kiely’s team now, Cork’s demise and pressure grows on Mickey Harte
Limerick are the complete team and only Covid can stop them reckons John Mullane who joined Will Slattery, Michael Verney and Ursula Jacob on this week’s Throw In as the panel looked back on a bumper weekend of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football and Ladies football.
“They're after sending out a serious, serious statement of intent there,” said Mullane. “To score 3-23 in the conditions was just incredible and I honestly think they're a penalty kick from winning this All Ireland. The only thing that could stop them realistically could be Covid 19 if they were to get struck down with a couple of cases of it. I think they're on a mission.”
With Cork’s defeat to Waterford, Ursula Jacob questions their ability and hunger now to lift themselves against Dublin while in Leinster, Galway are Mullane’s other contenders to rival Limerick.
In the football, it was a short-lived Championship for Tyrone after defeat to Donegal and many are now asking if Mickey Harte’s time is up while in contrast, Michael Verney lauds Wicklow’s rise under their young manager, Davey Burke.
Plus there’s a round-up of the camogie action with Galway easing past Offaly and Clare knowing Dublin out while Cork beat Wexford while in the Ladies football Michael Verney reviews Dublin’s Halloween scare to Donegal, Galway’s win over Tipperary and Kerry’s blitz over Cavan.
For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/
The Throw-In’s All Ireland Championship series is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.
November 02, 2020
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November 02, 2020
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First Halloween full moon in 45 years to rise over Irish skies tonight
A full moon will be visible in Ireland on Halloween night for the first time in 45 years.
October 31, 2020
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Sponsored: The Big Build-Up Show - What Chance of a Trump Upset in the US Election?
It’s one of the biggest events of the year, the one that has so many people interested in it and will affect so many of us here in Ireland. We’re not talking about the All Ireland Championships or even Covid, but of course it’s the 2020 US Presidential Election.
For this special US election preview show in association with Betfair, Mark Cagney speaks to two US-based Irish journalists, Marion McKeone and Niall Stanage, who try to explain the Trump factor, the reasons for Biden’s expected win and why the real battle only begins after November 3rd when the ballots are counted.
“I don't think that Donal Trump is a no-hoper,” Niall Stanage explains. “But I want to be clear that Joe Biden is the strong favourite. If 2016 had never happened, we would think Joe Biden has this wrapped up. He's well ahead in the national polls, he's well ahead in most of the battleground states. But 2016 did happen and that creates this worry, if you're a Democrat, that Donald Trump has some sort of magic spell or magic elixir that enables him to defy the laws of political gravity.”
In the final part of the show, Mark is joined by Betfair’s Darren Hughes to find out where the smart money has been going and what some of the more interesting bets might be.
“There was a brief period in August,” says Darren Hughes. “When you had the Democratic convention and then the Republican convention and over those two weeks the odds became much closer together and Trump actually went favourite very briefly for a period there. The debates certainly swung things very much in Biden's favour, his odds improved by 6-8% on the night of the first debate. The second debate brought them back very slightly in Trump's favour by about 2%. But certainly, Biden has been a strong favourite for the last number of weeks and months.”
The Big Build-Up show is in association with Betfair.
October 30, 2020
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'Everyone is just in shock' - Ballinteer residents hold vigil for mother and children found dead
October 29, 2020
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