EVE McCrystal knows a thing or two about life being a balancing act. The mother of two – Ava and Nessa – lives in Dundalk and works as a guard in Ballybay, Co Monaghan.
Category: Outdoor Recreation
Warm ocean water triggered vast seabird die-off, experts say
A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and washed ashore on beaches from California to Alaska, researchers have pinned the cause to unusually warm ocean temperatures that affected the tiny fish they eat. Elevated temperatures in seawater affected wildlife in a pair of major marine ecosystems along the West Coast and Canada, said John Piatt, a research wildlife biologist for the U.S. Geological Survey.
Researchers: Warm Pacific water led to vast seabird die-off
A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and washed ashore… . FILE – In this Jan. 7, 2016, photo, dead common murres lie on a rocky beach in Whittier, Alaska.
Trade in African lion bones for Asian market faces scrutiny
In this file photo taken June 15, 2014, lions yawn in the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa. A report from Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve released Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, raises concerns that the legal export of bones from hundreds of captive-bred lions in South Africa to China and Southeast Asia could spur the market offering high rewards from traffickers for full lion carcasses.
David Weir believes the decision to retire from representing Great Britain was the
Earlier this month, the 37-year-old expressed his discontent with the national governing body on Twitter, declaring he would never wear a British vest again and claiming he had been “let down again”. Weir announced the London Marathon on April 23 would be his last race during his final ”terrible” Paralympics in Rio and that he would not compete at the IPC Athletics World Championships in the capital during July.
Elon beats Northeastern in defensive slugfest
Chilling winds gusting to 30 knots greeted anglers Thursday morning, and from that you know the rest of the story, no fishing reports! With thousands of NFL workers already descended on Houston to get ready for all the various aspects of the big game, hundreds of those workers are working on transforming NRG Stadium from the home of the Houston Texans to site of Super Bowl LI. This week the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce will be saluting the best and brightest members of the community at its 47th annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony.
Could the Great East Run 2017 in Ipswich rival the Great North Run?
A major new half marathon in the region, the Great East Run, is set to launch in Ipswich this year, it has been announced. In a major coup for Suffolk, the 13.1 mile flat and fast course will see around 2,500 runners in its inaugural year take part in the mass participation event on Sunday, September 24. The event is being organised by the Great Run Company, which is responsible for The Great North Run in Newcastle, which attracts 57,000 runners, and The Great South Run in Portsmouth, which now features 25,000 runners after a similar small-scale launch in 1990.
Tomlin not alarmed as Roethlisberger ponders future
The Patriots won 36-17 to advance to… . Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger departs after speaking to the media following the AFC championship NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass.
1. Community Fitness 6108 Roosevelt Way NE Features cycling classes as part of a fuller gym.
… classes and brand new machines. Cycling classes are included with membership, as is personal training. 5. Flywheel Sports – South Lake Union features flywheel cycling classes, Barre workouts, and even a medley of the two (“Flybarre”) which members …
2017 Maine Sports Hall of Fame class revealed
The 2017 Maine Sports Hall of Fame class was revealed Tuesday, and features several big names from the state’s sports history. Among the elected are current Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown, racing powerhouse Bob Bahre, former Olympian Ian Crocker among others.
PICTURES: stunning wildlife captured in Oxford Photographic Society exhibition
A BALD Eagle dives through a blizzard on some unsuspecting creature in the snow below; a perfectly-formed water droplet slips off a tiny snowdrop petal, and a fragile butterfly clings to a wet twig for dear life. The drama, beauty and peril of the natural world is brought to life in a stunning photography exhibition at Oxford University ‘s Museum of Natural History .
Richard Hounslow, left, and David Florence have won two Olympic silvers in the canoe double
Two-time Olympic canoeing silver medallist Richard Hounslow will not be going for gold in Tokyo after deciding to retire from the sport. Londoner Hounslow, alongside partner David Florence, finished runner-up in the canoe double at London 2012 and Rio 2016, while in between times the pair became world champions in 2013 in Prague.
Runnin’ with Rani: Simply the Best of Swim-Bike-Run in 2016
As we approach the final days of the 2016, now is a perfect time to reflect upon a year filled with many great sports stories, memories and outstanding performances. From watching the epic performances at Rio’s Summer Olympics, to the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series and ending a 108-year drought, to the retirements of NFL and NBA icons Peyton Manning and Kobe Bryant, 2016 has been full of highlights.
Carson Wentz at Christmas: Shotguns for everybody
We’ve seen bigs receive plane tickets , gaming systems , coolers and UTVs . Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz went down a road we don’t remember seeing before, gifting each of his big men up front a Beretta shotgun for Christmas.
‘Bionic’ dad Neil in 21 mile charity swim
… swim a length at first but with the help of instructors and staff at Water Meadows I can now do this, Carolyn Hallam, sports and community development manager said: “Mansfield District Leisure Trust are happy to support Neil in his sponsored swim at …
Judge who gave Brock Turner 6 months cleared of misconduct
A California agency that oversees judicial discipline in the state ruled Monday that a judge committed no misconduct when he sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail for… A California judge was cleared of misconduct Monday for sentencing a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus, a punishment decried as too lenient by… Federal investigators have determined that a crash that killed a Metrolink commuter train engineer in Southern California was probably due to acute fatigue and lack of familiarity with the area by the driver of a… Acute fatigue and lack of familiarity with the area likely caused the driver of a work truck to turn onto train tracks where the vehicle and its trailer were struck by a Southern California commuter train, killing the… A team of wildlife … (more)
Judge who gave Brock Turner 6 months cleared of misconduct
A California agency that oversees judicial discipline in the state ruled Monday that a judge committed no misconduct when he sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail for… A California judge was cleared of misconduct Monday for sentencing a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus, a punishment decried as too lenient by… Federal investigators have determined that a crash that killed a Metrolink commuter train engineer in Southern California was probably due to acute fatigue and lack of familiarity with the area by the driver of a… Acute fatigue and lack of familiarity with the area likely caused the driver of a work truck to turn onto train tracks where the vehicle and its trailer were struck by a Southern California commuter train, killing the… A team of wildlife … (more)
US, Mexico wildlife officials draft jaguar recovery plan
A team of wildlife officials in the United States and Mexico on Monday, Dec. 19, released details of a… A California agency that oversees judicial discipline in the state ruled Monday that a judge committed no misconduct when he sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail for… A California judge was cleared of misconduct Monday for sentencing a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus, a punishment decried as too lenient by… Federal investigators have determined that a crash that killed a Metrolink commuter train engineer in Southern California was probably due to acute fatigue and lack of familiarity with the area by the driver of a… Acute fatigue and lack of familiarity with the area likely caused the driver of a work truck to turn onto train tracks where the vehicle and … (more)
US, Mexico wildlife officials draft jaguar recovery plan
A team of wildlife officials in the United States and Mexico on Monday, Dec. 19, released details of a… A California agency that oversees judicial discipline in the state ruled Monday that a judge committed no misconduct when he sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail for… A California judge was cleared of misconduct Monday for sentencing a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus, a punishment decried as too lenient by… Federal investigators have determined that a crash that killed a Metrolink commuter train engineer in Southern California was probably due to acute fatigue and lack of familiarity with the area by the driver of a… Acute fatigue and lack of familiarity with the area likely caused the driver of a work truck to turn onto train tracks where the vehicle and … (more)
Andy Murray makes history with third Sports Personality of the Year award
Andy Murray became the first athlete to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year three times in Birmingham on Sunday. The 29-year-old claimed the award, which he revealed was broken, after winning Wimbledon, Olympic gold and finishing the season as the world’s top-ranked tennis player.