O’Donoghue on the tour of USA and Japan for Ireland rugby union
O'Donoghue made his debut for Munster on 19 September 2014, coming on as a replacement against Zebre in the Guinness Pro 12. He signed a three-year contract with Munster in January 2015. He then made his first start for Munster against Cardiff Blues on 14 February 2015, also scoring his first try for Munster in […]
Irish rockers The Script and Danny O’Donoghue open up about career fears and changing their tune
THE Script frontman Danny O’Donoghue has opened up about the fear of losing his voice — and career — after undergoing two throat surgeries. “I was told: ‘The doctor is going to slit your throat.’ That’s the reality of it,” O’Donoghue, in Melbourne today on a promotional tour, told Confidential. “There was a chance I […]
Donohoe treads fine line with first budget
All eyes this week will be on Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe's first Budget which takes place tomorrow. Mr Donohoe is endeavouring to produce a balanced Budget against a backdrop of a considerable list of demands. http://www.independent.ie/business/budget/week-40-donohoe-treads-fine-line-on-first-budget-36208264.html
Anne Marie Dunphy crowned dressage national champion
Anne Marie Dunphy was crowned national champion at the Dressage Ireland championships at the Cavan Equestrian Centre on Saturday. For the second year running, Dunphy won the Grand Prix with her 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Urbanus (by Ronaldo), once again beating Sandra Blake Farrell and Saint Emilion 2 into second place. Urbanus and Dunphy won […]
Topeka centenarian, Gerry Donahue, plans flight, drive in a convertible to celebrate 100th birthday
Gerry Donahue plans to celebrate her 100th birthday in style Saturday. Her son, Dennis Donahue, 75, will take her flying in his airplane in the morning, then for a drive in a 1970 Oldsmobile 98 convertible in the afternoon. Of course, she has done both of those things before. “I’ve flown with Denny a lot,” […]
Porsche Top 3 most requested cars featured in bonus video. Mark Donohue won everything in 1973.
Remember all of those Porsche Top 5 videos from this past year? The German automaker has been cranking them out to show off important pieces of its history, and also its future. You can't please everyone, though, so Porsche went back to its own well while listening to its fans to create a bonus video. […]
Hubbell, Donohue win ice dance title at US International
SALT LAKE CITY — Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue won the ice dance competition at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic on Saturday at the Salt Lake City Sports Complex, posting a score of 108.65 in Saturday’s free dance to go with the 71.15 they earned in Friday’s short dance. Kaitlyn Hawayek and Jean-Luc […]
Brigid O’Donoghue’s USSA: Granting wishes in the great outdoors
MARSHFIELD — The United Special Sportsman Alliance (USSA) is a nonprofit organization granting wishes in outdoor adventures for critically ill and disabled children and veterans. USSA operates similarly to programs such as Make-A-Wish but with a focus on the great outdoors. “We specialize in the outdoors,” explained USSA Wisconsin State Representative John Haydock, “so […]
Skibbereen flood relief works uncover ‘mystery’ boat below an old quay wall at the Marsh, archaeologist Julianna O’Donoghue and her team on the job
A ‘MYSTERY’ boat has been discovered buried under years of mud and silt on the banks of the River Ilen in Skibeereen. The remains of the boat were exposed while contractors continued the town’s flood relief work this week. ‘The bad weather and high tides have hampered us from getting a good look at what […]
Geneticists Trace an Australian Migration with Aboriginal Artifacts. Aboriginal Amy O’Donoghue is project community liaison.
A handprint, Mylar slides, a box of “cosmic crayons” from the early 20th century—these are some of the things tucked in a back room of the South Australia Museum, relics of expeditions into Australia's center. From the late 1920s through the 1970s, the University of Adelaide’s Board for Anthropological Research organized over 40 expeditions to […]