Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) will mark its 140th birthday in Thurles today, Friday, 1st November, 2024.
The GAA was founded on November 1st 1884 at a meeting in Hayes Hotel, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, by a group of spirited Irishmen, latter who had the foresight to realise the importance of establishing a national organisation to make athletics more accessible to the masses and to revive and nurture traditional, indigenous sports and pastimes.
Michael Cusack 1847- 1906.[GAA’s first President elect.]
Irish teacher and founder Michael Cusack, latter born in 1847, (during the Great Irish Famine 1846-1849), a native of the parish of Carron on the eastern fringe of the Burren, in Co. Clare, would become its first President.
To mark today’s birthday, the GAA’s History Committee will attend at Hayes’ Hotel for a meeting at 12:00 noon, to make a presentation to the hotel. They are expected to be joined by Munster GAA President and GAA Vice President Mr Ger Ryan(Tipperary), as well as other Tipp GAA officials including Mr Patrick McKay, great grandson of John McKay, the former who was elected first secretary in 1884. To mark the event a meeting will be held in the same room where the Association was initially founded.
All are welcome to attend this event in Hayes Hotel.
It is with great sadness that we share the news with our readers, having learned of the passing of former RTÉ broadcaster and correspondent Mr David Davin-Power, aged 72 years.
Mr Davin-Power first began working for RTÉ News in 1978 and was part of the team that established the Morning Ireland radio programme in 1984.
In 1989 he left RTÉ, for some two years, to head up the newsroom at the now defunct commercial radio station, known as Century Radio, (aka Century 100 and later Century FM), returning to RTÉ as their Northern Editor.
He returned to Dublin, in 2001, again becoming political correspondent; reporting on affairs in Leinster House.
In 2017, Mr Davin-Power retired from RTÉ, having been their political correspondent for some 16 years. However, despite illness, he continued to work as a columnist with The Times Ireland Edition, as well as appearing on RTÉ, Newstalk, and Virgin Media, as a commentator.
Mr Davin-Power is survived by his wife Dearbhla, children Nick, Julia, Caroline, Ben and Emily.
Plan to address barriers to entry to legal professions and early career progression published.
Plan identifies steps needed to widen and increase access to education, training, and career opportunities in the legal professions.
Relevant professional bodies and stakeholders will sit on the Implementation Plan Working Group.
LSRA will provide progress reports every 6 months.
A plan has been published to address the barriers facing many newly qualified and early career solicitors and barristers.
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) were asked to submit a plan to implement the recommendations of its Breaking Down Barriers Report.
This report, which was published in September, examined how a range of issues such as financial means, geography and professional connections can act as obstacles to progression for those studying or starting out in the legal professions.
The plan contains 32 recommendations, and the implementation process will be led by the CEO of the LSRA, who will also chair the Barriers Implementation Working Group.
Relevant professional bodies will be invited to nominate representatives to sit on the Working Group, which will hold quarterly progress update meetings with the legal professional bodies, the Law Society of Ireland, the Honourable Society of King’s Inns and the Bar of Ireland.
Dr Brian Doherty, Chief Executive Officer of the Legal Service Regulatory Authority said: “The LSRA very much looks forward to working with all relevant stakeholders with the common goal of building a more inclusive and diverse legal services sector. The recommendations made in the Breaking Down Barriers report represent an important reform initiative which will build upon measures introduced in recent years by key stakeholders, including the professional bodies for solicitors and barristers, the Law Society of Ireland, the Bar of Ireland and the Honorable Society of King’s Inns.”
The LSRA Breaking Down Barriers Implementation Plan can be accessed HERE.
Candidates today are being urged to come forward to fill the roles of Chairperson and the six Ordinary Members positions, at the newly established Údarás Rialála Cearrbhachais na hÉireann [the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI)].
The GRAI is a new statutory body that will be responsible for the licensing and regulation of gambling in Ireland. Once established, it will focus on public safety and well-being – covering gambling online and in-person – and will have the power to regulate advertising, gambling websites and other applications (apps).
Historic legislation setting out the framework and legislative basis for the establishment of the GRAI passed both Houses of the Oireachtas earlier this month and has already been signed into law by President M.D.Higgins.
Closing date for applications is 3:00pm on Friday November 15th, 2024. Applications for the roles can be found here at Public Jobs.ie.
Pre-deceased by her beloved husband Joseph and Baby Niall; Mrs Grennan passed away peacefully while in the tender care of the staff at Elmgreen Nursing Home.
Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; daughters Ailish, Elizabeth and Mercedes, son James, sons-in-law Maurice, Charles and Trevor, daughter-in-law Susan, grandchildren Gerard, James, Cathal, Seamus, Ciarán, Lisa, Conor, Joe, Daniel and Adam and great grandchildren Roisin, Aoife, Sophia and Isabelle, sister-in law Anna, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mrs Grennan, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Grennan family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time, and have made arrangements for those persons wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.
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