December Edition 2006
 
 
 
 

 

Dancing Miracle
By Enda Mullen
A 13-year-old girl who has undergone 12 major heart operations and was once given just a year to live has stunned medical experts by becoming an Irish dance champion.
Chantelle Green, a student at The City Technology College Kings-hurst, was born with a rare congenital condition and days later underwent major surgery to repair a valve...More

Ironman Paddy Doyle clocks-up his 142nd World Record
By Enda Mullen
Balsall Common Ironman, Paddy Doyle is celebrating yet again after smashing his way into the record books for the 142nd time...More

Michael Smith and Hall Green Amateur Boxing Club
By Joan Cunningham
Boxing is a sport for all and appears to be as popular now as it was since the first reported bouts during the 1700s. Irrespective of your gender, I guess boxing holds a particular fascination. The appeal may derive from the discipline and zeal displayed by competitors. Or maybe the attraction has something to do with the blood, sweat and toil that goes hand-in-hand with the sport. Or perhaps watching two fine-looking, athletic and very able bodied gentlemen competing for the right to be champion is the central allure of this sport. Whatever it is there’s definitely a fascination...More

Michael Sugrue
By Liam Waldron
Michael Sugrue, now 81 years old only retired from work as a Sub Contractor eight years ago. Michael is a native of Co. Kerry as is his wife Catherine...More

Pontoon Hall
My Ballroom of Romance – well, it could have been!
By Michael Fox
On Sunday Night October 22nd I had the privilege of being Compere at a variety show organised by The Mansfield and Dukeries Irish Association, the show was held in the magnificent Lindhurst Suite at Mansfield Civic Centre...More

 


Port Tunnel
The city council of Dublin have confirmed the opening of the new Port Tunnel on the 20th of December 2006.
Irelands largest project is a two-lane motorway connecting Dublin’s port with Whitehall.
The Port Tunnel cost €751 million to construct and it is hoped that it will take the pressure off Dublin’s city roads by allowing trucks, lorries, busses and other heavy vehicles to use it for free.
The Port Tunnel is 4.5 Kilometres long and will cost car users between €3 and €12 to access it.
Death at sea
A man fell from a ferry and died after spending two hours in the cold water.
He was travelling on the Rosslare to Pembroke ferry and it is believed he went overboard. A search ensued and he was airlifted to Haverford West hospital in Wales but was pronounced dead on arrival.
It is believed that there are no suspicious circumstances involved.
Airport Shutdown
Shannon Airport was closed briefly after an American aeroplane suffered from two burst tyres upon landing on the runway.
All passengers and crew were taken to the terminal and were safe.
The aeroplane was towed off the runway and the airport reopened.
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