#Colm McNamara

[alainas-sims]

Dear Salim,

We arrived in Korea and showed up to the mobile army surgical hospital, or MASH, me and the other nurses, to begin our service. I can't give my precise location or any major details. The senior nurses and our lead doctor, Dr. McNamara, are very helpful and knowledgeable. Luckily I'm not squeamish when patching up the injuries of our boys in green or checking all their vitals.

I met another nurse named Penny, and she and I are becoming fast friends. She was in awe when I told her my mother is an actress!

I love and miss you so much!

— Gloria

[proelio-procusi-a]

mini   character   playlist   :   share   at   least   five   songs   that   remind   you   of   your   muse,   or   that   you   associate   with   your   muse's   character   arc.   including   lyrics   is   optional.

Vax'ildan

1 Running up that Hill - Samuel Kim cover

Say, if I only could \ I'd make a deal with God / And I'd get Him to swap our places / I'd be runnin' up that road / Be runnin' up that hill / With no problems

2 This is Gospel - Panic at the Disco

Don't try to sleep through the end of the world / And bury me alive / Cause I won't give up without a fight / If you love me let me go

3 Death is a Bird Flying - Dominik Zingler, Nicolette Stewart & Port Sulphur Band

Death is no man / Death is no wraith / Death is a bird / Flying

4 Far From Home - Sam Tinnez

I'm sending a raven / With blood on its wings / Hoping it reaches you in time / And you know what it means

5 Hey Brother - Avicii

What if I lose it all? / Oh sister, I will help you out / Oh, if the sky comes falling down / For you / There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do

Mollymauk

1 Empty - Chase Atlantic

Tell me why the fuck I feel so empty / This might be the reason that she left me / Mama, what's the reason I feel empty? / I might pop another, please don't tempt me / Tell me why the fuck I feel so empty

2 Freak Show - Dead Posey

One for the money, two for the freak show / Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh / Three gettin' ready, four 'cause you never know / Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

3 Afraid - The Neighborhood

When I wake up, I'm afraid / Somebody else might take my place / When I wake up, I'm afraid / Somebody else might end up being me

4 Cast the Bronze - Raynes

Make me bleed if you need to confirm that it's something I can do / And I'll paint it red / If you're still unsure, let me lie for a day / Before they formally announce me dead / When I'm gone, cast the bronze for the bust of my head / To be displayed in the library / Engrave that I gave my consent / To be anything that anyone prefer I be

5 I'm Still Here - Cover by Colm R. McGuinness

And I want a moment to be real / Wanna touch things I don't feel / Wanna hold on and feel I belong / And how can the world want me to change? / They're the ones that stay the same / They don't know me 'cause I'm not here

Weylyn

1 I Did Something Bad - Taylor Swift

I never trust a narcissist / But they love me / So I play 'em like a violin / And I make it look oh so easy / 'Cause for every lie I tell them / They tell me three

2 Devilish - The Phantoms

Revenge, my favourite dish / Your sins falling from your lips / Lights out, time to make a wish / Oh oh oh, so devilish / So devilish / Oh so devilish

3 Sinners - Barns County

Dancing on cold feet / Marching on cobble streets / Oh sinners come down, yeah-eh-eh / Yeaaah, I must be good for something / Yeaaah, yeaaah, yeah

4 Warriors - Imagine Dragons

In youth, you'd lay awake at night and scheme / Of all the things that you would change / But it was just a dream

5 The King - Rosendale

The father decreed / The new rule of law / His son to be banished outside of the walls / But the son had a plan / And his heart was convinced / There'd never be room for both king and a prince

Caleb

1 The Man who Can't Forget - Bart Zeal and Karliene

He saw his whole world breaking / That tortured soul I met / In a prison of his making / The man who can’t forget

2 Turn Out the Lights - Crane Wives

You don't have to believe every single thought / That tumbles through your head / Just 'cause it sounds like you talking / Sometimes all you can do / Is say goodnight and tuck your demons into bed / 'Cause they're not worth fighting

3 Ember - Katherine McNamara

You'd hold me (hold me) / Control me (control me) / You stole me (stole me) / Your plan almost broke me / Ashes remind me / Just who am I / I am ember / 'Bout to start a wildfire (wildfire, wildfire) / I am ember / Burning down your empire / Glowing brighter than the darkness inside of you / Can't escape the flame no matter what you do

4 Angel on Fire - Halsey

And I'm fading away, you know I used to be on fire / I'm standing in the ashes of who I used to be / But I'm fading away, you know I used to be on fire / You know I used to be on fire

5 Waving Through a Window - Cast of Dear Evan Hansen

Give them no reason to stare / No slipping up if you slip away / So I got nothing to share / No, I got nothing to say

tagged by : @astraltouch tagging: @notyetfixed @infernaliscor @aschcregen @xbadnews @arcanecast @cupcaketrickster

[celtic-cd-releases]

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https://www.facebook.com/OutTheGap

https://outthegap.bandcamp.com/

[filmnoiress]

favorite and least books you read this year <3 <3

💖💖💖 let’s go

FAVOURITES

Fiction:

The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore: i hated the romance subplot but this was SO fun. it reads like a movie script and i couldn’t put it down.

The Sea Road by Margaret Elphinstone: so lovely, the relationship between the priest and Gudrid was so🥺

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave: lesbians, witches, historical setting? a perfect book! plus it avoided a lot of the historical wlw tropes i don’t like

Mayhem and Murder by Sarah Pinborough: these books were so FUN, GREAT monster

The Witchfinder’s Sister by Beth Underdown: this book came out of nowhere but it was so good

The God of Spring by Arabella Edge: how is this author not more famous this book was so good, also read her other book The Company

Oil and Marble by Stephanie Storey: WOW one of my new favourite books! what more can i say omg!

The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone: the only reason this book isn’t perfect is bc irving stone made michelangelo straight

The Wars of the Roses tetralogy by Conn Iggulden: all four of these books were amazing but the first two, Stormbird and Trinity, Stormbird especially, were my favourites

The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell: there are times you can tell this was written by a man but this book is SO fun

The Quick by Lauren Owen: a great vampire book! lauren owen where’s the sequel hoe. of course this author has come out as saying she used to write hp fanfic so if this turns out to have been a drarry au slashfic you didn’t see me here

Lionheart and A King’s Ransom by Sharon Kay Penman: THANK you so much for getting me into SKP this year, i’ve read most of her books now but her two books about Richard I were my favourites

Non-Fiction:

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee

The Queens of Animation by Nathalia Holt: really interesting insight into the fascinating but often so frustrating history of disney’s female animators, which i didn’t even knew existed. was able to craft a structured narrative around historical events? and was thankfully intersectional

Red Famine by Anne Applebaum: a huge, comprehensive, informative read. i think every ukrainian/ukrainian-canadian should read this

Destiny of the Republic by Candice Miller: the dual narrative in this built so much tension omg, also a really interesting backdrop in medical history which makes it a perfect companion book to...

The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris: LOVED this book and i love this subject. read it if you liked the knick

plus of course all twelve million of the historical nf survival books i read this year including Labyrinth of Ice, The Indifferent Stars Above, and Alone on the Ice

LEAST FAVOURITES:

Dark Water by Elizabeth Lowry: worst book of all time award! don’t be fooled by the extremely tempting premise! the people who tagged this as lgbt on goodreads i just want to talk.

The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley

House of Names by Colm Tóibín: why did you write about the house of atreus then focus on your own original characters......did you not think the original myth was interesting enough

Helen of Troy by Margaret George and The Memoirs of Helen of Troy by Amanda Elyot: i can’t remember one bad helen book from the other but they were both terrible! the first book was just bad fanfiction. stop doing helen dirty like this!

Raphael, Painter in Rome by Stephanie Storey: you wouldn’t think an author of one of my new favourite books would also make this list would you? I could make a whole post about this but basically it all boils down to michelangelo is gay and raphael is straight

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Hayne: god this book was so close to being perfect.....SO close but the author had to throw in that ‘i-hate-helen’ sentiment thus defeating the entire purpose of this book

[disneytva]

Animation Ireland Announces the Irish Animation Awards 2019 Nominations! Space Chickens In Space,Vampirina & Doc McStuffins leads Nominations

Best Animated Preschool Series (up to 6 years)

Claude- Sixteen South

Doc McStuffins Christmas Special- Brown Bag Films

Pablo: Back and Forth -Paper Owl Films

Pete the Cat: Sandcastles- Amazon/Cartoon Saloon

Vampirina: Going Batty – Brown Bag Films

Best Writer for Preschool Animation (up to 6 years)

Becca’s Bunch: Acorn King– Amy Stephenson & Shane Langan Claude- Ciarán Morrison & Mick O’Hara/ Sixteen South

Peek Zoo- Emma Hogan/ Dream Logic Studios

Mya Go Karting– Amy Stephenson & Shane Langan/ Piranha Bar

Doc McStuffins Christmas Special– Chris Nee, Brown Bag Films

Best Writer for an Animated Series

Space Chickens in Space: Food Fight -Kristina Yee/Gingerbread Animation

Space Chickens in Space: Alpha Chuck -Mike Heneghan/ Gingerbread Animation

Space Chickens in Space: Floofy Flibby Kiss-Kiss- Ciarán Morrison & Mick O’Hara / Gingerbread Animation

Transformers Cyberverse: Megatron Is My Hero -Peter Di Cicco/Boulder Media

Vampirina: Home Scream Home -Chris Nee/ Brown Bag Films

Best VFX as part of Animated TV Series or Film

Becca’s Bunch -Niall Mooney, Marc Bell, Mark Byrne/JAM Media

Brain Freeze 3 -Ian ‘Benjamin’ Kenny/ Kite Entertainment, Turnip & Duck

Space Chickens in Space – Paul Ruttledge/ Gingerbread Animation

Cúl an Tí: Laoi an Lagáin -Lily Bernard & Cúl an Tí team/ Cartoon Saloon

Pete The Cat: Blackout!– Amazon/Cartoon Saloon

Best Director of an Animated TV Series

Danger Mouse– Aidan McAteer & Rob Cullen/ Boulder Media

Littlest Pet Shop -Gillian Comerford/Boulder Media

Peek Zoo– Kealan O’Rourke/ Dream Logic Studios

Space Chickens in Space– Tommy & Markus Vad Flaaten/ Gingerbread Animation

The Day Henry Met- Gary Gill/ Wiggleywoo

Best Animation

Bernard Dunne’s Mythical Heroes– Hugh Farley & Ian Kenny

Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree– Tim Frost/ Ink & Light & Kinomind Films

Pete the Cat -John Peavoy, Dave Ridges, John Walsh/ Cartoon Saloon

The Bird and the Whale– Eimhin McNamara & Carol Freeman/ Paper Panther

Vampirina: Acrobat Boris – Matteo Ceccotti/ Brown Bag Films Team

Best Music

Danger Mouse: Melted– Sanj Sen and Dominic Lawrence /Boulder Media & Windmill Lane

Peek Zoo- Niall Byrne/ Dream Logic Studios

Late Afternoon– Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Cartoon Saloon

The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special– Stuart Kollmorgen/Brown Bag Films

The Bird and The Whale– Chris McLoughlin/ Paper Panther Productions

Best Sound Design

Angela’s Christmas– Steven Maher and Peter Blayney/ Brown Bag Films

Danger Mouse– Dominic Lawrence and Sol O’Carroll/ Windmill Lane

Pins and Needles– James Nolan/ Brown Bag Films

Space Chickens in Space – Shane O’Toole, Barry Reid,Mark Fitzpatrick/Gorilla Post

Transformers: Matrix of Leadership – Dominic Lawrence, Simon Bird and Ryan Quinn/ Windmill Lane

[thefabelmans2022]

the lovely @valenciaperez tagged me in a top 5 of 2018 meme!! thanks alex!!

top 5 movies you watched in 2018:

Bohemian Rhapsody

Lady Bird

Avengers: Infinity War

A Star Is Born

First Man

top 5 tv shows you watched in 2018:

Crazy Ex Girlfriend

Arrested Development

American Vandal

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Pacific

top 5 songs you listened to in 2018:

'39 by Queen

Layla by Derek and the Dominos

Revelation by Troye Sivan and Jonsi

Real Good Looking Boy by The Who

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

top 5 books you read in 2018

oof i dont remember reading a lot of books this year that's embarrassing

I'll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín

The Dead Zone by Stephen King

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

The End by Lemony Snicket

top 5 good things that happened to you in 2018:

starting uni and really loving it

the feeling of independence and freedom that you just don't have in high school

meeting my awesome new friends

kinda lame but the movies and tv shows and books and music i read/watched/listened to this year were awesome

as of august this year i was 2 years seizure free!!

i'm going to tag @thotdagas @connorsquarter @lewissimon @grasslandgirl @palmettohanlon !!

[lgbtqreads]

Hello! May I ask if you've got any queer historical fiction recommendations? (Doesn't have to be realistic or based on true events or anything)

Yup!

General Fiction

Female Protagonists

The Last Nude by Ellis Avery

Bittersweet by Nevada Barr

A Thin Bright Line by Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Frog Music by Emma Donoghue

Hild by Nicola Griffith

The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

Patience & Sarah by Isabel Miller

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

She Rises by Kate Worsley

Male Protagonists

Regeneration by Pat Barker

The Whale by Mark Beauregard

Maurice by E.M. Forster

Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut

The Stranger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst

While England Sleeps by David Leavitt

History of a Pleasure Seeker by Richard Mason

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann

At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O’Neill

The Master by Colm Toibin

The Book of Salt by Monique Truong

(For reference, you can always find these here: https://lgbtqreads.com/general-fiction/ - scroll down to Historical)

Romance

F/F

Graveyard Sparrow by Kayla Bashe

The Locket and the Flintlock by Rebecca S. Buck

Rebeccah and the Highwayman by Barbara Davies

The Caretaker’s Daughter by Gabrielle Goldsby

Lambs Can Always Become Lions by Charlotte Anne Hamilton

Backwards to Oregon by Jae

Alpennia series by Heather Rose Jones

Awake Unto Me by Kathleen Knowles

Pembroke Park by Michelle Martin (Regency)

Bound With Love by Megan Mulry

Crossing the Wide Forever by Missouri Vaun

M/M

Rite of Summer by Tess Bowery (also m/m/m)

A Fashionable Indulgence+ by K.J. Charles

The Magpie Lord+ by K.J. Charles

Think of England+ by K.J. Charles

M/F

Untamed by Anna Cowan – B

F/F/M

She Whom I Love by Tess Bowery

(You can find these here: https://lgbtqreads.com/romanceadult/)

And in YA:

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

And I Darken by Kiersten White

Wildthorn by Jane Eagland

Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin

*The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara – B

Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

(https://lgbtqreads.com/young-adult/)

[saturdaynightmatinee]

CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 3 / 10

Título Original: The Secrets of Emily Blair

Año: 2016

Duración: 95 min.

País: Estados Unidos

Director: Joseph P. Genier

Guion: Patricia Harrington

Música: Tim Jones

Fotografía: Rich Paisley

Reparto: Ellen Hollman, Colm Meaney, Will Kemp, Francia Raisa, Adrian Paul, Sherilyn Fenn, Jonathan LaPaglia, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Valarie Pettiford, Peter Macon, Larry Drake, William McNamara, Sivan Grenier, Christina Rose, Tom Wright, David Goryl

Productora: Capital Arts Entertainment / Flavor Unit Entertainment / Mixers

Género: Horror, Thriller

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4276206/

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz-0eTYm558

[campaignsoftheworld]

Irish Rugby Football Union helps Colour-Blind Rugby Fans with Innovative Chrome Extension - ‘See Green’

The Irish Rugby Football Union teams up with ROTHCO, part of Accenture Interactive, to help color-blind fans – such as Bobby Blakeney – support the national team at the Rugby World Cup. Brand created innovative Chrome Extension - See Green.

Every four years, the Irish Rugby Football Union sees an influx of supporters for the national team – not only in the country but around the world. The Rugby World Cup is a competition that all die-hard and fair-weather fans get behind and Irish supporters are notorious around the world for their dedication to supporting their country. This year, however, the World Cup will take place over 13,000 kilometers away in Japan. Upholding the belief that rugby should be a sport for all to participate in and enjoy, the IRFU wanted to make sure every supporter could follow Ireland in the competition – no matter what. Standing #shouldertoshoulder with all Irish rugby fans and players, the IRFU teamed up with ROTHCO, part of Accenture Interactive, to help those who would struggle to support Ireland. Although many fans must overcome physical distance, time difference, and access to viewing matches during this time, ROTHCO, part of Accenture Interactive, identified one specific audience that needed the IRFU’s help: color-blind fans. Those who are color-blind – or suffer from a color deficiency – typically have difficulty distinguishing between shades of red, yellow, and green, with colors appearing much duller than they should. Red-green deficiency is the most common, with blue-yellow (difficulty distinguishing between blues, yellows, and greens) also affecting a much smaller portion of the population. Over 250,000 Irish fans are color-blind: 1 in 12 men, 1 in 200 women. That’s over 250,000 fans who would struggle to watch Ireland play. The IRFU’s new campaign tells the story of one such fan. Bobby Blakeney, who has been an avid rugby supporter for 74 years, suffers from severe color-blindness and is unable to distinguish accurately between green and red. Bobby rarely attends live matches and risks mistaking players for those on the opposing team when watching – even when he’s at home. The IRFU and ROTHCO, part of Accenture Interactive, set out to change this. To help Bobby – and all 250,000 color-blind fans across the country – see the emerald green of Ireland, the ‘See Green’ Google Chrome extension was built. The tool allows color-blind users to apply a color overlay to a video by adjusting the hue, saturation, and contrast. As color blindness varies from person to person, the tool needed to be simple to use but capable of delivering a personalised experience. Thus, a slider-based solution – calibrated by using the IRFU logo – easily alters the contrast of the shades on screen. The extension can be used on the desktop for any matches that are being streamed legally, enriching the experience across all spectrums of color-blindness. Although only 5% of the population is color-blind, they are as important to the IRFU as any fans, deserving to stand #shouldertoshoulder with all those who love rugby. Adam Crane, Creative Director at ROTHCO, part of Accenture Interactive, says: “Inclusivity is central to Irish Rugby and the team stands shoulder to shoulder with fans. With this campaign, we wanted to explore this idea even further. Colour vision deficiency and color blindness only affects approximately 5% of the population, but we felt that it was a group of fans that we could and should help. See Green is a simple tech fix that can improve the flow of matches for this group. All our research suggests that we have made it a more enjoyable experience following the men in green.” Philip Browne, CEO of IRFU, adds: “The IRFU are pleased to work with ROTHCO on this innovative solution for those who are color-blind. People know all about the importance of the green jersey and getting behind the green team, but for some, it is difficult to distinguish between Ireland’s green and the color of the opposition jersey. Sports fans from all over the world who experience such issues can now see things clearer. While this tool had been developed with Irish Rugby fans in mind, the solution can help people everywhere to see a whole new world of color. We hope that people will now See Green for the first time.” The technology will be available to download for free from the 19th September with an accompanying video telling the story of Bobby – and his reaction to See Green – also live on IRFU YouTube, Facebook and Twitter channels. A campaign website has been set up to house the technology, featuring instructions on how to download the extension and a series of ‘memorable Irish rugby moments’ that can be altered with See Green ahead of the World Cup. About ROTHCO Over the past 23 years, ROTHCO has risen to become a leading creative agency in Ireland. But they have always been driven by a global ambition. To this end, they have produced campaigns that have run in 23 markets, for brands such as Heineken, Aon, Unilever, AIB, Hailo/MyTaxi, Rory McIlroy Inc., Kodak and Tesco. Their work has been globally recognised with awards from every major global awards show and in 2018 they took home 117 international awards, including the coveted Cannes Lions Grand Prix in the Creative Data category. In 2018 they spoke for the fourth time at The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. This followed an acquisition deal with Accenture Interactive earlier in the year, giving their ambitions an exciting new edge. Credits Client: Irish Rugby Football Union Campaign: See Green Chairman Commercial & Marketing Committee: Damian Devaney Commercial & Marketing Director: Padraig Power Communications Director: Stephen McNamara Digital Marketing Manager: Barry Cunningham Marketing & Sponsorship Manager: Jessica Long Agency: ROTHCO Creative Director: Adam Crane Copywriter: Eoin Conlon Senior Account Manager: Andy Williams Executive Producer: Al Byrnes Strategist: Bronagh O’Donovan Assistant Producer: Hannah Gallagher Technical Director: Daire Lennon Developer: Niall Eccles UX Design: Stephen Flynn Digital Project Manager: Orla Daly Social Lead: Colm Cusack Director: Jake Viramontez Director of Marketing: Jill Byrne Tags: Innovative Campaign, Technology, See Green, Rugby Read the full article

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Stefan Greenberg takes Irish Students Amateur Open

Ulster man Greenberg wins in photo finish

Ulster University’s Stefan Greenberg blitzed the back nine to clinch his first championship, the Irish Students Amateur Open in Bray, by a single stroke. Home in a four-under 32, Greenberg with rounds of 68, 69 and 67 for 214 edged past a spirited challenge from Maynooth’s Ronan Mullarney who signed for 68, 70 and 67.

When the Galway man rolled in a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th for a closing 67 to post a five-under clubhouse target of 205, he led Greenberg by one, but the Tandragee man replied with an eagle three at the 15th to take a one-shot lead.

A par four at the 17th left Greenberg needing a par five at the last, and he duly delivered, finding the putting surface in three and two-putting, holing a nerve-testing three-footer to secure victory.

Maynooth’s Mary Doyle with rounds of 74, 72 and 70 for 216 raced home in the Women’s event, five shots clear of her college team-mate Ciara Casey (73, 77, 71 for 221), while Maynooth Scholars (b) clinched the team title by one shot on 413 from Maynooth Scholars (a).

Europe best in Jacques Léglise Trophy

The Continent of Europe won the Jacques Léglise Trophy for a second successive year by defeating Britain and Ireland 15½-9½ at Ballybunion Golf Club. It is the 12th time The Continent of Europe has won the Jacques Léglise Trophy since the boys international match between the two teams was rejuvenated in 1977. B and I have won the Jacques Léglise Trophy on 28 occasions.

Leading their opponents 6½-5½ at the start of the second day, the morning foursomes were tied 2-2 to give the Continent of Europe a single point advantage at 8½-7½ going into this afternoon’s singles matches.

2017 Boys Amateur champion Pedro Lencart Silva extended the visitors’ lead to two points after securing an impressive 5 and 4 victory over B and I captain Mark Power from Kilkenny. A superb eagle three on the par five fifth gave the 2016 Junior Open winner a one hole advantage which he extended on the sixth with a birdie to go two up.

Despite bogeying the seventh, the Portuguese won a third consecutive hole after Power could only make double bogey and he was four up by the turn after winning the eighth.

Lencart Silva picked up another hole on the 13th to move five up and he closed out the match on the 14th after matching Power’s par to halve the hole.

Eduard Rousaud Sabate chalked up another notable win for the Continent of Europe with a 6 and 4 victory against Luke Harries. Sabate’s compatriot Alejandro Aguilera edged the Continent of Europe to within a point of retaining the trophy at 11½-7½ after defeating Darren Howie from Peebles by 6 and 5.

Debutant Robin Williams collected B and I’s first point of the singles after the 15-year-old secured a two hole win against Sweden’s David Nyfjall to reduce the deficit to 11½-8½.

However, the joy was short-lived for the home side and Norwegian Markus Braadlie ensured the Continent of Europe would retain the Jacques Léglise Trophy after beating Thomas Plumb 4 and 3 to reach the vital 12½ point mark.

The outright win was confirmed shortly after by Matias Honkala after the Finn put the Continent of Europe 13½-8½ up courtesy of an excellent 3 and 2 win against Alex Fitzpatrick.

Rasmus Hojgaard notched up the Continent of Europe’s sixth point of the afternoon singles to nudge his side further ahead at 14½-8½. The Dane produced a two holes triumph in his match against Ben Jones after winning the 17th and 18th.

The 2016 Boys Amateur champion Falko Hanisch defeated Toby Briggs 3 and 2 to increase the Continent of Europe’s lead to 15½-8½. The German won three holes in a row from the 13th and the match finished on the 16th after both players made birdie to halve the hole.

Charlie Strickland salvaged some pride for B and I by beating Adrien Dumont de Chassart 3 and 1 to make the final score 15½-9½ in favour of the Continentals.

Athenry win Fred Daly Trophy

David Kitt might have lost the AIG Irish Amateur Close final the previous week but he was smiling again last week when he helped Athenry win the All Ireland Fred Daly Trophy at Bray Golf Club.

The 17-year-old had a 7 and 6 win over Muskerry’s Sean Geary in Athenry’s 4½-½ semi-final win. And while he lost his match in the final, falling by one hole to Kyle Patton, the Galway side beat Lisburn 3½-1½ to lift the trophy.

Aaron Marshall, Patton and Jack Shellard all won comfortably as Lisburn cruised to a 4-1 over Leinster champions Dundalk in their semi-final.

But Athenry were worthy winners in the final. While Kitt lost, Alan Hill beat Marshall and Cillian Lawless beat Joshua Robinson to make it 2-1 before anchor man Sean O’Connell clinched the winning point with a 4 and 3 win over Mark Stewart.

Tour School for 17 Irish

Amateurs Stuart Grehan, Conor O’Rourke, John Ross Galbraith, Colin Fairweather and Robin Dawson are among the 17 Irish golfers entered for the First Stage of the European Tour Qualifying School.

Dawson is entered at three venues - Ribagolfe in Portugal, Golf Club Bogogno in Italy and Golf d’Hardelot in France - as he awaits his final designation. Royal Dublin’s Niall Kearney is at Flesensee from September 12th-15th with Galbraith at the Roxburghe in Scotland with Mark Whelan and Headfort’s Joe Dillon.

O’Rourke, who is first reserve for the Walker Cup and will turn professional immediately afterwards, goes at Frilford Heath from October 3rd-6th with Grehan, Fairweather, Kevin LeBlanc, Brian McElhinney, Dermot McElroy and Chris Selfridge.

Brian Casey and Peter Williamson are at Stoke by Nayland from September 19th-22nd while Mount Juliet’s Kevin Phelan, Narin and Portnoo’s Brendan McCarroll and David Carey at Ribagolfe in Portugal from September 26th-29th.

Limerick’s Tim Rice and Monkstown’s Cian McNamara are entered at Golf d’Hardelot in France from September 26-29. Mount Juliet’s Stephen Grant is also entered at both the French and Italian venues.

Smith claims Under-16 title

Adam Smith made it a week to remember at Rockmount as the Mullingar teenager won the Irish Under-16 Boys Championship with two shots to spare.

Smith completed a sweet success with rounds of 69, 74 and 73 to finish the tournament on level par, two clear of Slieve Russell’s Odhran Maguire. Joseph Byrne (Baltinglass) and Max Kennedy (The Royal Dublin) were tied for third on four over with Byrne clinching the prize for leading under-15 player.

However, the week belonged to Smith. Level with Maguire going into the final round, the pair began the day at minus one but Smith put down a marker early with four birdies in his first six holes.

Both players began with a birdie but Maguire could not keep pace with Smith on the front nine, who raced to the turn in 34 (-3). A run of three successive bogeys threatened to derail his title charge, and with six holes remaining Smith and Maguire were locked together at the top of the leaderboard.

Just as Maguire started to stumble, Smith regained his composure, making four straight pars, which eased his concerns. And even when his drive went awry at the last, Smith produced the shot of a champion, and sent a stunning iron shot soaring over the trees and onto the putting surface for a two-putt par that sealed the victory.

Cork pair win the Australian Spoons

Despite wet and heavy conditions the Cork pairing of Claire Coughlan Ryan and Oonagh Barry were a model of consistency with 19 points on both the front and extremely tricky back nine at Co Longford Golf Club in a round that had birdies at the par three eighth and par four 15th.

In second place on 36 points were Cristina Rush (19) and Hannah Grant (20) from Claremorris with Caroline Delaney (21) and Mary Dolan (30) from Mountbellew taking third place from Carmel Mullan (33) and Maura Ryan (25) from Elm Park after both pairs finished on 35 points. Last year’s winners Helen Jones and Vivienne Houston (Royal Portrush) won the best gross with 30 points.

Killeen bring home the Metropolitan Trophy for the second time

In the second leg of the Metropolitan Trophy Final at Hollystown Golf Club Killeen Golf Club defeated Hollystown to bring the trophy back to the club.

This was Killeen’s second Leinster Pennant in two years in the Metropolitan Trophy following their victory over Clontarf in 2016. Hollystown, no strangers to victory, had previously taken the title in 2015.

With the upper hand following a 6-3 lead after the first leg, Killeen quickly got a point on the board when Paul Magee won the top match by 2 and 1 against Keith Coffey. Hollystown fought back with wins in the second and third matches but Killeen were too strong, eventually winning by 5½ -3½ for an overall score of 11½ - 6½.

McGeady makes it two wins in a row at Cairndhu Pro-Am

Michael McGeady made it back-to-back successes on the PGA in Ireland circuit with victory in the 36-hole Cairndhu Pro-Am. Trailing by two shots as the final round got underway, McGeady fired a three under par 67 to top the leaderboard on five under par 135 at the Co. Antrim venue. Overnight leader Colm Moriarty (Drive Golf Performance) shot rounds of 66 and 70 and David Higgins (Waterville Links) with scores of 70 and 66 shared second place on 136.

The team event was won by Richard Kilpatrick (Banbridge) and his amateur partners, Paul Steinson, Stephen Watts and Hugh Logue with 175 points.

Mountbellew chase All-Ireland treble

Mountbellew are in line for an All-Ireland treble at Malone GC later this month after winning the Connacht finals of the Intermediate, Minor and Challenge Cups over the weekend, Shandon Park won two of the six Ulster titles - making it through in the Intermediate and Junior Foursomes.

Killarney will be hoping to add to their first All-Ireland Senior Cup title after they qualified for the Senior Foursomes decider.

Qualifiers: Junior Cup: Athenry, Stackstown, Royal Curragh, Limerick and Lurgan. Intermediate Cup: Mountbellew, Carton House, Wicklow Cahir Park and Shadon Park. Minor Cup: Mountbellew, Headfort, Wexford, Lee Valley and Donaghadee. Challenge Cup: Mountbellew, Malahide, Courtown, Doneraile and Royal Belfast. Senior Foursomes: Roscommon, Lucan, Carlow, Killarney and Lurgan. Junior Foursomes: Portumna, Woodbrook, The Heath, Ballykisteen and Shandon Park.

Mon, Sep 4, 2017, 10:39By Shaly Keenan