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"Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shouts; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play from where the golf lies" - Bobby Jones.
It's no secret that golf is an extremely challenging sport. It requires a very strong mind, will power, determination and patients.
Nobody knows this to be more true than aspiring amateur golfer Luke Maguire.
The 21-year-old, from Clogherhead, Co Louth, is hoping to qualify for a series of top amateur tournaments in the coming year, including the East of Ireland, West of Ireland and the Irish Amateur Close Championships.
Luke had always dreamed of being a professional golfer, but has admitted that he let that dream get away from him in his late teens.
Luke grew up on a farm working for his father, and knows that he has to bring the strength and discipline he learnt from his dad growing up to his golf game if his dreams of playing in a series of amateur tournaments around country are to come true.
"I had a bit of a temper when I played as a teenager," Luke said.
"I think I was probably too hard on myself when it came to my golf game. I played in a lot of golf tournaments for my club, such as the Monarch and Barton Cup, and I think I blamed myself too much whenever we didn't win.
"But golf is like that. Funnily enough, some days you can play well and lose, while others you can play bad and win. It's just the way it goes sometimes and I think that's something you learn as you get older.
"Growing up and working on a farm has kept me very disciplined and I think it has given me a better perspective on life. I've worked very hard and seen that there is a lot more pressure on people in life.
"It has definitely taught me that golf isn't worth losing the head over every other day."
Luke grew up playing on the challenging links of Seapoint Golf Club in Termonfeckin, Co Louth, located just a stones-throw away from Baltray, where the annual East of Ireland is held every June Bank Holiday weekend.
Luke will actually miss this year's tournament, but hopes to qualify next year.
He said: "I've always wanted to play in the east because it's so close to home. Baltray is actually just down the road from Seapoint and the two courses have a bit of a crossover.
"The 16th tee in Seapoint and the 14th tee in Baltray are actually built on the same piece of land.
"There's a well known story in these parts about a group of lads who were over from Japan and played the first 13 holes in Baltray and continued onto the 16th in Seapoint.
"It's a great event and any local players that play in the tournament always get huge amounts of support.
"It would honestly mean the world to me to get to play in it someday."
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Book Cover Project:
You Can’t Read This Book: Censorship in an Age of Freedom
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When she’s not working, at college or speaking fantastic French, Sophie enjoys downtime by meeting up with friends for coffee.
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When she’s not working, at college or speaking fantastic French, Sophie enjoys downtime by meeting up with friends for coffee.
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As a keen French speaker, Sophie says she would like to work in Paris at some point of her life. Upon graduating, she plans to work in journalism in France, and hopes to one day be a fashion reporter.
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Sophie Clarke is a very keen journalist and photographer. She can often be found taking scenic photos in St Stephen’s Green, Phoenix Park and in Bray.
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As well as loving photographer, Sophie is a dedicated Journalism and French Student in DIT. When not out and about taking photographs, she can be found studying hard in college. Bonjour!
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Five learning objectives for Advanced Photo Journalism:
1. My primary goal is to, by the end of this module, to be able take high quality photos should I ever be called upon to take photos while working as a journalist.
2. I want to learn how to maintain a blog to use as professional means to communicate with the public who may be interested in my work both in journalism and photography.
3. I hope to learn how to use Lightroom, photoshop and all the technical tools that are involved in photography.
4. I want to learn from my peers, classmates and lecturer by discussing various photography techniques which will help me take better photos in the future.
5. I want to leave this module with the confidence to be able to go out and take photographs from all walks of life.
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One aspect of my life which I would like to change, but wouldn’t at the same time, is the amount of coffee I drink. I know it’s not the healthiest thing in the world, but for me, the world doesn’t seem right with out a delicious cup of coffee in the morning.
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“Between my finger and my thumb, the squat pen rests; snug as a gun” - Seamus Heaney.
In his poem ‘Digging’, Seamus Heaney describes his father’s work on a farm and uses incredible symbolism by explaining that he digs with his pen for his love of writing.
I fell as though this poem somewhat describes the main aspect of my life, writing.
I chose this photo of notebook and diary, in which I am constantly writing.
I believe these are the objects I’m always digging with.
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I originally started my love affair with the Irish language when I fist attended the Gaeltacht aged 15. I continued my love right through school and college. I hope that very soon I will have my degree in Irish and finally get my Gaeilgeoir gold ring.
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I have been crazy about journalism since I could talk. I come from a family of so-called ‘hacks’, with my grandfather, father and two of my aunties all worked in the profession. I remember being in the house as a tot annoying my dad while he was trying to conduct interviews. Now he annoys me when I do my own interviews; “You should of asked him about this son, go ask him about that.” These photos shows the first three newspapers I ever wrote for, The Edition, The Liberty and the Irish Daily Mirror.
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I have always been an avid music lover and actually worked at concerts as a teenager. This photo of my headphones depicts how I’m always listening to the latest tracks.
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