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Camogie - Leinster Club Semi-Final - Dicksboro v Birr on CRKC 02.11.2025

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Camogie - Aoife Prendergast (Dicksboro chats to CRKC (Post v Birr) 02.11.20925

“Münafıkların durumu ise tıpkı şeytanın durumu gibidir. Çünkü şeytan insana, “İnkâr et” der; insan inkâredince de, “Şüphesiz ben senden uzağım. Çünkü ben âlemlerin Rabbi olan Allah'tan korkarım” der. Haşr 16“Nihayet ikisinin de sonu, içinde ebedî kalacakları ateş olacaktır. İşte bu, zalimlerin cezasıdır.” 17Ayetteki "inkâr et" sözü, Bedir Savaşı günü iblisin: "Bugün insanlardan size galip gelecek kimse yoktur;şüphesiz ben de sizin yardimcinizım" demesinden ibarettir. Iblis'in onlardan uzak olduğunu söylemesi de,"Ben sizden uzağım; ben sizin göremediklerinizi görüyorum." (Enfâl 48) demesidır.Şeytan diye bir varlık var hayatımızda, bunu bilmemiz gerekiyor. Şeytanı insanın içerisinde varolan bellibelirsiz kötülüğe meyil duygusu gibi psikolojik bir vakaya indirgemek doğru bir yaklaşım değildir. Şeytanbizim dışımızda somut, manevi, metafizik bir şahsiyettir. Eğer insan ona kapı aralayıp yüz verirse şeytaninsanın yanına sokulup ona küfrü bile telkin etme cesareti gösterecek kadar tehlikeli bir düşmandır.Şeytan insana sokulur ve ona vesvese vermeye başlar. Eğer insan onun vesveselerine kulak verir, ona kapıyıaçar ve ona yakınlaşırsa en son demde şeytan ona der ki: "İnkâr et, kurtul. Artık bütün kulluk bağınıüzerinden at."İnsanlara hakikati olmayan şeyleri vaat edip onları yüzüstü bıraktığı için şeytanın bir ismi de “hazûl"dür.“Hazul"; hayırsız, vefasız, sadakatsiz, yüzüstü bırakan, arkadan vuran demektir.Peygamber Efendimiz, ashabından bazı zatlarla bir yere giderken kavga eden iki kişi gördü. Bunlardan birininyüzü öfkeden kıpkırmızı olmuş ve boynunun damarları çıkmıştı.Peygamberimiz o zatın hâlini görünce "Ben bir söz biliyorum, eğer bu kimse o sözü söylerse üzerineçökmüş olan bu hâlden kurtulur." buyurdu ve usulca "Eûzübillahimineşşeytanirracim" dedi. (Buhârî, Edeb,102, Müslim, Birr, 109)Öyle görünüyor ki şeytanın insanın duygu ve düşünceleri üzerinde güçlü bir etkisi var. Şeytan insandaki öfkeduygusunu kullanarak insana telafisi ve tamiri zor hatalar yaptırabilir.Tabiat boşluk kaldırmaz. Bu boşluk ağzınızdaki dişinizin düşen dolgusunun boşluğu bile olsa siz orayı hakdolgu ile doldurmazsanız batıl yemek artığı orayı işgal eder. Onun için Allah (cc) Kur'an'da pek çok ayetteşeytandan kendi zatına sığınılmasını emreder. Öyle ki Kur'an okumaya başlayacağı zaman bile şeytanınmümin üzerinde bir etkisi söz konusu olabilir. Allah'ın ayetlerini muradı ilahiye aykırı bir şekilde anlamasıiçin şeytan insanın aklını ve gönlünü, duygu ve düşünce dünyasını bulandırabilir. Bu sebeple yüce Allah (cc)müminlere Kur'an okumaya başlamadan evvel şeytanın şerrinden kendi Zât'ına sığınmalarını emretmiştir.Allah (cc), Peygamber Efendimizin şahsında bütün müminlere şöyle buyurur: "Eğer şeytandan bir kışkırtmaseni dürterse hemen Allah'a sığın. Şüphesiz O, hakkıyla işitendir, hakkıyla bilendir." (Arâf, 200) Allah'aimanımızın farkında olacağız, O'na sığınacağız ve "Eûzübillahimineşşeytanirracim" diyeceğiz, sonra O'nadayanacağız. Çünkü Nahl Suresi'nin ilgili ayetinde Allah (cc) buyuruyor ki: "Gerçek șu ki; şeytanın, inanan veyalnız Rablerine tevekkül eden kimseler üzerinde bir hâkimiyeti yoktur." (Nahl, 99)İblis Hz. Ådem'e secde etmediği için Allah'ın huzurundan kovulduğunda Allah'tan mühlet istedi. Allah (cc) daona kıyamet gününe kadar süre tanıdı. Bunun üzerine; "İblis,'Senin şerefine andolsun ki, içlerinden ihlaslıkulların hariç, elbette onların hepsini azdıracağım'dedi." (Sad, 82-83)

Ey iman edenler! Şeytanın adımlarına uymayın. Kim şeytana ayak uydurursa bilsin ki, o edepsizliği ve kötülüğü emreder. Allah'ın lutfu ve rahmeti sizinle olmasaydı içinizden hiçbir kimse günahtan asla arınamazdı, fakat Allah dilediğini arındırır; Allah her şeyi işitmekte ve bilmektedir.” (Nur 21)Dünyada kul imtihandadır. İmtihanda başarının önemli iki engeli nefis ve şeytandır. Dinin irşadı, verdiği bilgi ve eğitim bu iki engele karşı çok önemli bir ilâhî yardımdır. Bu yardımdan mahrum olanların, daha doğrusu bilgi ve akıllarını gerektiği gibi kullanmayarak, iman edip ilâhî irşada kulak vermeyerek kendilerini buyardımdan mahrum bırakanların temiz bir amel defteriyle dünya hayatını noktalamaları imkânsız gibidir. Allah'ın, kullarını mânen temizleyen bir büyük lutfu da hayat boyunca tövbe kapısını açık tutması, tövbe edenleri bağışlaması, tövbekârlara temiz ve beyaz bir defter açmasıdır."Buna göre mana, "Şeytanın izlerine tâbi olmayın, onun bastığı yerlere basmayın ve bu iftiraya, bunu dile dolamaya ve fuhşun (kötü söz ve fiillerin) mü'minler arasında yayılmasına önem verip, gayret etmekhususunda, onun peşinden gitmeyin" şeklindedir. Allah Teâlâ bunu her ne kadar mü'minlere tahsis etmişise de, bu bütün mükellefler için bir yasaktır. Çünkü Cenâb-ı Hak, "Kim şeytanın adımlarına uyarsa, şüphesiz ki o, kötülüğü ve gayr-ı meşrûyu emreder" buyurmuştur. Bütün mükelleflerin bundan menedildikleri ise malumdur. Biz, Cenâb-ı Hakk'ın bu hususu mü'minlere tahsis ettiğini söyledik. Çünkü Allah Teâlâ, mü'minleri, eğer şeytana uyarlarsa, "Kim şeytanın adımlarına uyarsa'', ifadesiyle tehdid etmiştir. Bu ifadenin zahiri ise, mü'minlerin şeytana tâbi olmayacaklarını göstermektedir. Eğer bununla kâfirler kastedilmiş olsaydı, o zaman şüphesiz onlar şeytana zaten uymuşlardı. Binâenaleyh Allah iftira eden okimselere, gerekli tehdidi yapınca, durumları tıpkı onlarınki gibi olmasın diye ve günahtan alabildiğine kaçınsınlar için, özellikle mü'minleri zikrederek onları terbiye etmiştir.Fahşâ ve fahişe aşırı çirkin ve kötü olan şey demektir. Münker ise, insan tabiatının hoşlanmadığı, nefret ettiği ve beğenmediği şeydir.Bil ki, “zeki” Allah'a itaat hususunda “rızâ” mertebesine ulaşmış kimsedir. Arapça'da £_jjJi ^”j (Ekin gelişti, olgunlaştı) denilmesi de bu manadadır. Binâenaleyh mü'min, dini hususlarda, Allah'ın rfcn olacağı “salah” noktasına vardığında ‘zeki” adını alır. Zeki, ancak zeki olana denir. Bu tıpkı, hidayeti bırakan kimseye,mutlak olarak, “Allah ona hidayet etti” denilmeyip, “Allah ona hidayet etti, ama o hidayete ermedi” denilmesi gibidir.Ayetteki ''Allah semî ve alimdir" cümlesi, "O, sizin bu iftiraya dair veya Âişe'nin berî (temiz) olduğuna dair bütün sözlerinizi duyar, fuhşun (kötü söz ve fiillerin) mü'minler arasında yayılmamasına veya yayılmasına dâir arzu ve isteklerinizi bilir. Durum böyle olunca, O'na İsyan etmekten kaçınmak gerekir" demektir.”Her şeyin sahibi Allah bir hadîs-i kudsîde şöyle buyurmaktadır:“Kullarım! Gelmişiniz, geleceğiniz, insanınız, cinleriniz bir yerde toplanıp benden istekte bulunacakolsanız, ben de her birinize istediğinizi ayrı ayrı versem, bu benim mülkümden iğne denize girdiğinde denizden ne eksiltirse işte ondan fazla bir şey eksiltmez." (Müslim, Birr 55)Peygamber Efendimiz (asm) de konuşmalarına “Elhamdülillâh” diye başlar, hemen ardından “Biz Allah'dan yardım dileriz (neste'înühu)” derdi. (Müslim, Cuma 46)Günde en az kırk defa okuduğumuz Fâtiha suresi'ndeki “Yalnız sana kulluk ederiz ve yalnız senden yardım dileriz.” Ayetiİnsanlardan bir şey istemek; onlar yanında bir tür değer ve sevgi kaybına uğramaktır.“Dünya ve dünyalıklardan yüz çevir ki, Allah seni sevsin;halkın elinde olandan yüz çevir ki, insanlar seni sevsin.” (İbni Mâce, Zühd 1)İnsanlardan bir şey istemeyin, velev ki bir misvakı bir defa kullanmak için de olsa. [Bezzar]"Size bahşetmesini Allah'tan dileyiniz. Çünkü Allah kendisinden bir şey dilenmesinden hoşnut olur." (Tirmizî, Daavât 115)

You woke up, reached for your phone before Fajr. Reels, DMs, crypto charts, news - heart still heavy. You prayed… fast. Parents' WhatsApp is still unread. You posted a Qur'an clip to your story, then checked who viewed it. By Maghrib, you're drained and wondering: why haven't I tasted the fruits of Iman yet? In this talk, Ustadh Abdulrahman Hassan delivers a wake-up reminder: what true Iman actually looks like, the fruits Allah promises in the Dunya and the Akhirah, why Shaytan has no authority over those who believe and rely on Allah, how Allah Himself defends the believers, and why ikhlas (sincerity) is the make-or-break behind every deed. He also shares the story of the Three Men in the Cave, and highlights the everyday obedience many of us overlook: Salah on time and Birr al-Walidayn (dutifulness to parents). If you've ever felt your Iman slipping, performed for people instead of Allah, or chased recognition more than repentance, watch this. Sign up now to AMAU Academy: https://www.amauacademy.com/ AMAU Academy: https://www.amauacademy.com/ AMAU Junior: https://amaujunior.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amauofficial/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AMAU Telegram: https://t.me/amauofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AMAUofficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/AMAUofficial iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/al-madrasatu-al-umariyyah/id1524526782 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08NJC1pIA0maaF6aKqZL4N Get in Touch: https://amau.org/getintouch BarakAllahu feekum. #AMAU #imaan #ikhlas #islamicreminder #islamicmotivation  

Steak and Drew get back in to an amazing college football Saturday, where we saw both UGA and GA Tech pull off great wins.

This year's National Women's Enterprise Day has been launched. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) aimed at inspiring and supporting female entrepreneurs and women in business will take place across the country on Thursday, 16th October. Last year saw a record-breaking number of attendees sign up for the day with 2,200 taking part across the country. This year there will be 15 events nationwide on National Women's Enterprise Day with some of Ireland's best known female entrepreneurs and women in business sharing their stories of challenges and success. Some of those involved in the events across the country this year include broadcaster and entrepreneur, Norah Casey, international human rights lawyer Joanna Frivet, author and psychologist, Dr Katriona O'Sullivan, designer Helen Steele, entrepreneur Oonagh O'Hagan, home and food influencer, Sarah Butler, Hotelier Sammie Leslie, fitness influencer, Kellie Fennell and stylist and presenter Sonya Lennon. The launch took place at one of the event venues, Gloster House in Birr, County Offaly and featured a selection of LEO-supported female-led businesses, including sisters Hope Hayes and Angelina Sheridan of Flaunta, Emma Duffy of My Little Tooth Fairy and Nicola Lyons of Bánór. The events will cover a wide range of topics for women at every stage of business. That might be those who have an idea they want to develop or those who have been in business for a while and want to diversify or enter new markets. There will be experts on all areas involved from funding and networking to marketing and upskilling. Aileen McGrath, Chair of National Women's Enterprise Day, said, "National Women's Enterprise Day is a significant event on the enterprise calendar every year. It's an opportunity to look back and celebrate what has been achieved by some amazing female entrepreneurs and look forward at the opportunities that lie ahead. To hear about the challenges that have been overcome and the successes achieved. "If you look across the list of events this year all over the country there is an amazing diversity of speakers and content that appeals to people at every stage of business, whether you simply have a great idea or want to try something new in your business there is something for you. "It's a day of celebration and empowerment to show women in business that the supports are there both from a national level with the likes of the Local Enterprise Offices but also that there is a network of amazing female entrepreneurs and businesswomen in your area who are doing it and are there to support you. There is a reason these events sell out so fast as anyone who has attended will attest to and we're looking forward to another fantastic National Women's Enterprise Day on the 16th October." The Local Enterprise Offices also run a number of initiatives to foster entrepreneurship across the country. These include Local Enterprise Week, the National Enterprise Awards, the Student Enterprise Programme, the Local Enterprise Village at the Ploughing Championships and Local Enterprise Showcase. The Local Enterprise Offices in local authorities are funded by the Government of Ireland through Enterprise Ireland. Established in 2014, the Local Enterprise Offices are the essential resource for any entrepreneur looking to start a business or any small business that is looking for support or advice to help them grow. Since their inception eleven years ago, the Local Enterprise Offices have helped create over 80,000 jobs across the country. The LEOs work with thousands of client companies across Ireland in a diverse range of sectors offering mentoring, training, expert advice and financial supports to small businesses. For more information on National Women's Enterprise Day and what events are on, go to www.LocalEnterprise.ie/NWED.

Birr is building its future—Barry Kennedy shares how the Birr 20:20 Vision is reigniting its Business Pillar and aligning with tourism to bring bold ideas to life. Aubrey Nuzum of Portlaoise-based Aubren reveals how their award-winning tech is cutting energy use and making waves globally. Bernie Everard and Ann Marie Feighery preview what's cooking in the Midlands Flavours marquee at this year's Ploughing Championships. And John Cusack celebrates 30 years of the Bridge Shopping Centre, from Gay Byrne's ribbon-cutting to 90 million visitors and counting.

In dieser Episode sprechen wir mit Katrin Birr, der geschäftsführenden Gesellschafterin der Gebrüder Friedrich GmbH & Co. KG, einer Werft in Kiel. Katrin ist die vierte Generation in ihrer Familie, die in diesem Betrieb arbeitet, der sich seit seiner Gründung durch ihren Urgroßvater kontinuierlich weiterentwickelt hat. In der Folge erfahren wir von der aktuellen Lage der Werft, die sich besonders mit der Umrüstung und Wartung von öffentlichen Einsatzschiffen befasst. Durch den wachsenden Druck zur CO2-Neutralität in der Schifffahrt stehen hierbei viele Herausforderungen im Raum. Wir diskutieren die Trends in der Schifffahrt, insbesondere welche Herausforderungen und Chancen sich aus der Notwendigkeit ergeben, die Schiffe nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Katrin betont die Bedeutung der Regulierungen auf europäischer Ebene, die besagen, dass alles, was die Gewässer befahren kann, bis 2045 klimaneutral sein muss. Dies betrifft insbesondere die Wartungsintervalle und die Instandhaltungsstrategien, die herkömmlichen Hochseeschiffen Anwendung finden. Die Werft sieht sich in der komfortablen Position, aufgrund ihrer regionalen Ausrichtung und Spezialisierung, in einem weniger intensiven Wettbewerb von großen internationalen Neubauwerften. Besonders spannend wird das Gespräch, als Katrin erläutert, wie die Gebrüder Friedrich GmbH & Co. KG innovative Lösungen wie Foiling-Technologien für kleinere Passagierschiffe untersucht, um den Energieverbrauch zu minimieren. Im Rahmen der Diskussion über die neuesten Trends und Entwicklungen in der Schifffahrt wird auch ein selbst entwickeltes Pumpfoil vorgestellt, das in der Werft entwickelt wurde. Katrin und ihr Team haben die Möglichkeit genutzt, aktuelle Technologien in den Bereichen Foiling und Elektroantriebe zu erforschen und testen. Partner in der Folge: https://linktr.ee/kassenzone Community: https://kassenzone.de/discord Feedback zum Podcast? Mail an alex@kassenzone.de Disclaimer: https://www.kassenzone.de/disclaimer/ Kassenzone” wird vermarktet von Podstars by OMR. Du möchtest in “Kassenzone” werben? Dann https://podstars.de/kontakt/?utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes_kassenzone Alexander Graf: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandergraf/ https://twitter.com/supergraf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KassenzoneDe/ Blog: https://www.kassenzone.de/ E-Commerce Buch 2019: https://amzn.eu/d/5Adc1ZH Plattformbuch 2024: https://amzn.eu/d/1tAk82E

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Midland Steel's Tony Woods reveals how a €16 million automated facility and a new US licensing deal are putting Laois innovation on the global map—and fast-tracking Irish housebuilding. In Offaly, Barry Kennedy of the County Arms shares the next chapter for Dooly's Hotel in Birr and what it means for Midlands hospitality. Jackie Carroll of Laois Chamber Alliance invites locals to shape the future of business support with a new strategic plan. Plus, Midlands 103 MD Will Faulkner breaks down the big news behind their acquisition of South East Radio.

One All-Ireland minor, two senior All-Irelands, two National Leagues, five Leinster titles, and a reputation as one of hurling's most charismatic and fearless characters… Johnny Pilkington is Offaly hurling royalty, and we were thrilled to have him on William Hill's The Square Ball this week.From the golden days with Birr and Offaly, to lifting the Liam MacCarthy, to that unforgettable 1998 run and his no-nonsense style both on and off the pitch — Johnny has never been shy with a story or short of an opinion.So sit back, relax and enjoy — this is The Johnny Pilkington episode of William Hill's The Square Ball.00:00 - Introduction04:00 - Early Days09:00 - Birr17:00 - Winning at Minor24:00 - 1989 Season29:00 - Limerick in 9441:00 - Club v County47:00 - The Double58:00 - Clare Replay1:09:00 - Offaly after the 90s18+ | Gamblingcare.ie

Der Bund hat entschieden: Das für 500 Millionen Franken gebaute Reservekraftwerk von General Electric mit 8 Gas-/Dieselturbinen wird 2026 abgebaut. Dafür macht man am gleichen Standort eine Gasturbine von Ansaldo fit als Reservekraftwerk. Das kostet 275 Millionen Franken. Weiter in der Sendung: · Svizra 27: Es wird eng für das Projekt einer Landesausstellung in der Nordwestschweiz. Der Bundesrat hat nämlich entschieden, dass es kein Geld gibt für eine Landesausstellung irgendwann in den 2030er-Jahren. · Kantonsrat Solothurn: Die Zahlen für das Jahr 2024 gaben zu reden. Die Prognose war düster, das reale Ergebnis gar nicht so schlecht. Kann (oder will) die Regierung nicht richtig budgetieren? · Seit über 1500 Jahren verarbeitet man im Kanton Solothurn Eisen. Das heutige Stahlwerk Gerlafingen steht also in einer sehr langen Tradition. Ein neues Buch der Kantonsarchäologie trägt die neusten Erkenntnisse der Eisen- und Stahlforschung zusammen.

Anfang Mai wurde die Betreiberfirma des Reservekraftwerks in Birr zum Ziel eines Phishing-Angriffs. Und das ist nur eine von vielen Attacken. Wie verwundbar ist die Schweizer Infrastruktur in Sachen Cybersicherheit? Weitere Themen: · Expertinnen und Experten sind sich einig: In Istanbul ist ein Mega-Erdbeben nur eine Frage der Zeit. Wie diese Erwartung die Grossstadt prägt. · Im US-Luftverkehr kommt es immer wieder zu gefährlichen Pannen oder gar Unfällen. Unsere Wirtschaftsredaktorin erklärt, was dahinter steckt. · Ich bin kein Roboter: Captchas, eigentlich bewährte Sicherheitsschranken im Internet, können immer besser von Bots gelöst werden. Wie die Digitalbranche darauf reagiert.

Ab 2027 sollen in der Schweiz fünf neue Reservekraftwerke den Betrieb aufnehmen und dazu beitragen, die Stromversorgung im Winter zu sichern. Doch ist es sinnvoll, neue zu bauen und das andere neue in Birr abzubauen? Weiter in der Sendung: "Vorbeugen ist besser als Heilen": Kanton Solothurn setzt auf Darmkrebs-Vorsorge. FC Aarau kann morgen Barrage-Platz sichern: So bereitet der Coach sein Team auf Carouge vor. Mehr Arbeitsplätze, mehr Erholungsraum: Das will die Aargauer Regierung.

Kernkraftwerke, Wasserkraftwerke und nun auch noch weitere Reservekraftwerke: Der Aargau wird seinem Ruf als Stromkanton gerecht. Von den vier neuen Reservekraftwerken sollen drei im Kanton Aargau zu stehen kommen. Das bestehende in Birr wird zurückgebaut. Weiter in der Sendung: · BE: Verwaltungsratspräsident Bernhard Pulver verlässt die Insel-Gruppe. · GR: Verteidigungsabschüsse werden diskutiert, stossen in Fachkreisen auf Abwarten und Skepsis. · SO: Schiedsrichter von heiklen Fussballspielen werden mit Body-Cams ausgrüstet.

Sadaqa - charity protects your children! Indeed, Allah (SWT) tends to a single date or morsel from you until it grows, just as you tend to your foal or young camel until it grows. (Ahmad, Musnad). Verily, if Allah (SWT) Honoured and Glorified be He, wants to turn something small into something great, He (SWT) can do so. And if He (SWT), wants to turn something great into something small, He (SWT) can do so, (Imam Suyootee [rah] in his Ad Durr Al-Manthoor). A servant does not give a good charity except that Allah (SWT) leaves a good successor for his legacy. (Haafiz Husayn ibn Harb as-Sulamee, Birr). Similarly, The Messenger ﷺ had said, A servant does not excel in charity but that Allah (SWT) then bestows Blessings upon his progeny. (Musnad). The reappearance of a slaughtered Goat (Rowdul Rayyaheen).

Der Bundesrat will die Verordnung für die Winterreserve verlängern, und zwar bis Ende 2030. Das heisst im Klartext, dass das Gas-/Ölkraftwerk in Birr bis dann stehen bleibt. Urspünglich hatten die Behörden versprochen, es würde 2026 abgebaut. Weiter in der Sendung: · Aargau: Die Politik ist beunruhigt wegen der "pflegenden Angehörigen". Hier ist ein Markt entstanden, in dem nicht immer alles transparent ist. Grossrätinnen und -räte wollen nun von der Regierung wissen, was diese zu tun gedenkt. · Hägendorf: Die Christkatholiken nehmen Abschied von der Christus-Kirche. Diese wurde am Donnerstagabend entweiht, profaniert. Nun kann sie abgerissen werden. Sie wird nicht mehr gebraucht und ist sehr baufällig. · Aargau: Das Forum Schlossplatz in Aarau widmet sich dem Thema Panzersperren. Damit sind zumeist grosse Betonblöcke mitten in der Landschaft gemeint. Diese haben unterdessen einen grossen ökologischen Wert.

This week on the Young Stock Podcast, James Hanly went on the road to St Brendan's Community School in Birr, Co Offaly to meet their four students who won the Certified Irish Angus beef school's competition.Now fifth year students, Jack O'Meara, Moya Guinan, Joseph McLoughney and Ben Youngeare now rearing five calves as part of the competition as they plan on selling them to the factory in less than six months.The group also look to the future as they will fly to Brussels in March to make a presentation to MEPs about sustainable agriculture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gardai have launched a crackdown on illegal hunting due to rising concerns over hare ‘lamping' and ‘baiting' of foxes and badgers. There are fears that gangs from cities are travelling to rural parts of the country to set up illegal hunting rings including the use of ‘blooded' dogs to hunt rabbits, badgers and foxes. To discuss this further Pat was joined on the show by Pat McLoughlin, a Farmer from near Birr, Co. Offaly.

Season FOUR Episode EIGHT of the Your Story Our Fight® podcast welcomes Regan Birr. Regan is the owner of Regan MOVES, a wellness and fitness company for people with chronic challenges. Regan has lupus and arthritis. She spent many years in severe pain, until she started exercising in a special way:  she holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and used her background to design a low-torque, easy-on-the-joints exercise program. She earned her personal and group training certification, and teaches Regan MOVES 3 days a week, online. Regan believes that even though it can be extremely challenging, we CAN move past our limitations - and empower ourselves for health and happiness. She gives talks to businesses and health organizations around the U.S. including Medical University of South Carolina, Duke University, and Health Partners. Regan is also the founder and executive director of the Lupus Research Foundation in Minnesota. 

037-HADIS BIRR - Ali Kucuk by Hasan Göktaş

This is a lecture series that was done by Ustadh Abu Mussab in his youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@OneWayToParadise Al-'Aqeedatul-Waasitiyyah is the famous treatise written by Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah that clarifies the beliefs of Ahl-us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah regarding Allaah's Names and Attributes (wherein neither should alterations be made nor negations nor attributing a state of being nor of likeness to creation). The renowned scholar Shaykh al-'Uthaymeen explains this treatise and provides valuable points of benefit.

On this episode Noel Hamell blackmailed James and Steady Eddie to hit the road and land in St. Brendan's Community Scholl in Birr Co. Offaly.This is a must listen.Thank you to each and every one of our listeners throughout season 3.  Roll on Season four.  We can't wait to talk again in February 2025The Sod Pod; https://ie.timacagro.com/podcast-the-sod-pod/

Das Schweizer Stimmvolk hat gestern mehreren Autobahn-Ausbau-Projekten eine Absage erteilt. Nicht in diesem Paket war der Ausbau der A1 zwischen Aarau Ost und Birr, den sich die Aargauer Regierung wünscht. Wie geht es jetzt mit diesem Projekt weiter? Weiter in der Sendung: · Wettingen ist schon wieder ohne Budget: Doch politisches Geschirr wurde kaum zerschlagen. · Pascal Stahl, 22 Jahre: Der aktuell jüngste gewählte Aargauer Gemeinderat kommt aus Fischbach-Göslikon. · Hauptsache Gesundheit: Das ist die neue Ausstellung im Stapferhaus in Lenzburg.

22nd November, 2024 – Join Thomas and Michelle who look at St. Brendan of Birr, St. Medhbh of Ardachadh and St. Colman of Cloyne.       L'articolo E41 | All the Saints of Ireland – Thomas & Michelle – St. Brendan of Birr, Saint Medhbh of Ardachadh and St. Colman of Cloyne proviene da Radio Maria.

Hadrat Abu Zharr (ra). Session 32 The Ascetic  The oppressor is cursed. He who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy and he who does not forgive will not be forgiven (Ahmad). Whoever harms a Muslim unjustly, it is as though he has demolished the Kaba (Tabarani). The believer is more honourable in the Sight of Allah SWT than even the Angels (Baihaqi). The worst form of usury is the violation of the personal honour of a Muslim (Baihaqi) & Surah Al Ahzaab 33:58. A good attitude is a Blessing and a bad attitude is a calamity.  Birr (piety) lengthens life and charity prevents a bad death (Tirmidhi). Controlling Anger Whilst Abu Zharr (ra) was watering his animals, a man unintentionally breaks the water trough. Abu Zharr (ra) sat down then layed down! (As advised by The Messenger ﷺ ).

*DISCLAIMER: The majority of this episode is in Italian.* Ballate, mangiate, bevete e godetevi l'aria fresca. In questo episodio, Ari ha avuto il piacere di parlare con Giacomo Spotti di Bioritmo e Niccolò Garbarino di La Birr'aia, due ragazzi che stanno lavorando per creare un'armonia tra natura e fare ciò che amiamo. Viaggiate a Firenze, Italia, mentre parliamo del loro lavoro e di come possiamo portare la sostenibilità nelle cose che già amiamo fare. Bioritmo: bioritmico.com @bioritmico La Birr'aia: birrificioltrarno.it/la-birraia @la.birraia @birrificio.oltrarno

ICYMI! In order to celebrate the anniversary of Adomnán on the 23rd of September, we are re-uploading the episode discussing saint Adomnán, one of the successors of Columba and writer of the Vita Columbae, with Prof. Clancy (Professor of Celtic, University of Glasgow). In this episode we focus on his primary monastic foundation, Iona, and his successor abbot Adomnán (d.704), famous in his own right as a saint, a stateman, a scholar, and a jurist. Prof. Clancy tells us about Adomnán's writings, including the Vita Columbae (The Life of Columba) and De Locis Sanctis (On the Holy Places), his diplomatic activities, his motivations and his methods. We also chat about the Loch Ness Monster, vikings, the Book of Kells and more. Suggested reading/resources (see also part 1 ep. notes): -Máire Herbert, Iona, Kells and Derry (1988) -Thomas O'Loughlin, Adomnán at Birr, AD 697: essays in commemoration of the law of the innocents (2001) - Jonathan M. Wooding, Rodney Aist, Thomas Owen Clancy, Thomas O'Loughlin (eds.), Adomnán of Iona: Theologian, lawmaker, peacemaker (Dublin, 2010). - Thomas O'Loughlin, 'The library of Iona in the late seventh century: The evidence from Adomnán's 'De Locis Sanctis'', Ériu 45 (1994) 33–52 -Iona's Namescape project https://iona-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk/ -Adrián Maldonado on Columba's writing hut: https://theconversation.com/how-we-found-st-columbas-famous-writing-hut-stashed-in-a-cornish-garage-80778 Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.comTwitter X: @EarlyIrishPodSupported by the Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth University, & Science Foundation Ireland/The Irish Research Council. Views expressed are the speakers' own.Production: Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.Logo design: Matheus de Paula CostaMusic: Lexin_Music

Wir vom Lesenswert Magazin auf SWR Kultur sind ja immer bemüht, Ihnen wertvolle und kompetente Lese-Anregungen an die Hand zu geben: Gute Lektüren können das Leben unendlich bereichern - und schlechte: ziemlich verärgern. Dass gute oder eben schlechte Bücher im heimischen Regal auch - quasi schicksalhaft - über sich anbahnende Beziehungen entscheiden können: darüber hat der Kabarettist, Autor und Musiker Tilman Birr ein wunderbares Lied gemacht.

ab 1:24 Min. - Carys Davies: Ein klarer Tag - Eine Erzählung | Aus dem Englischen von Eva Bonné | Gelesen v. Stefan Merki | 4 Std. 1 Min. | Bonnevoice || ab 11:21 Min. - Daniela Krien: Mein drittes Leben | Gelesen von Nina Kunzendorf | 6 Std. 55 Min.| Diogenes || ab 19:38 Min. - Tilman Birr: Wie sind Sie hier reingekommen? | Gelesen v Autor | 9 Std. 7 Min. | Satyr Verlag || ab 25:55 Min. - Ali Standish: Baskerville Hall - Das geheimnisvolle Internat der besonderen Talente - Teil 1 | Gelesen von Johann von Bülow | 9 Std. 30 Min. | Ab 10 Jahren | DAV

The first top-25 game of the season produces the first upset. AP correspondent Dave Ferry reports.

Ethiopia became the third African economy in 3 years to default on its government debt. To get IMF's fiscal support, it has had to lower the worth of its currency, making the Birr fall by 30% against the US dollar.We hear about the continued suffering with malnutrition of children in Katsina northern NigeriaAnd how did Senegal get its largest national park removed from the UN's list of World Heritage in Danger list?Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers:  Charles Gitonga in Nairobi. Patricia Whitehorne, Sunita Nahar and Yvette Twagiramariya in London. Technical Producer: Jack Graysmark Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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After teasing it for weeks, Canyon has announced the new Aeroad CFR.   Said to be both lighter and more aerodynamic than the third-generation version, the 2025 Canyon Aeroad is boldly claimed to be “the fastest bike in the pro peloton”.   In this podcast, Jack Luke catches up with Simon von Bromley, who spent a few days in Calpe, Sapin, gathering intel and first impressions of the bike ahead of the announcement.   We also hear from Lukas Birr, a design engineer at Canyon, and a key mind behind the new Aeroad.   Birr tells us why the new Aeroad looks so similar to the old one and what changes Mathieu van der Poel specifically requested.   https://www.bikeradar.com/news/2025-canyon-aeroad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back to continue our chat with Prof. Clancy (University of Glasgow) about St Columba (aka Colum Cille). In this episode we focus on his primary monastic foundation, Iona, and his successor abbot Adomnán (d.704), famous in his own right as a saint, a stateman, a scholar, and a jurist. Prof. Clancy tells us about Adomnán's writings, including the Vita Columbae (The Life of Columba) and De Locis Sanctis (On the Holy Places), his diplomatic activities, his motivations and his methods. We also chat about the Loch Ness Monster, vikings, the Book of Kells and more. Suggested reading/resources (see also part 1 ep. notes): -Máire Herbert, Iona, Kells and Derry (1988) -Thomas O'Loughlin, Adomnán at Birr, AD 697: essays in commemoration of the law of the innocents (2001) - Jonathan M. Wooding, Rodney Aist, Thomas Owen Clancy, Thomas O'Loughlin (eds.), Adomnán of Iona: Theologian, lawmaker, peacemaker (Dublin, 2010). - Thomas O'Loughlin, 'The library of Iona in the late seventh century: The evidence from Adomnán's 'De Locis Sanctis'', Ériu 45 (1994) 33–52 -Iona's Namescape project https://iona-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk/ -Adrián Maldonado on Columba's writing hut: https://theconversation.com/how-we-found-st-columbas-famous-writing-hut-stashed-in-a-cornish-garage-80778 Regular episodes every two weeks (on a Friday).Email: medievalirishhistory@gmail.comTwitter X: @EarlyIrishPodSupported by the Dept of Early Irish, Maynooth University, & Science Foundation Ireland/The Irish Research Council. Views expressed are the speakers' own.Production: Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva.Logo design: Matheus de Paula CostaMusic: Lexin_Music --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medievalirishhistory/message

IdeasLab, the entrepreneurial and innovation hub at University of Galway, has announced the winners of its student entrepreneur Start100 competition. Start100 for University of Galway entrepreneurs Damien Delaney, a first-year Psychology student from Birr, Co Offaly and the owner of Hology Photography secured the top prize and a €5,000 award for his visual-based app called FocusZen which enables individuals to use photography as a form of meditation and a way of enhancing their wellbeing. Final year Bachelor of Commerce student David Garvey from Glenamaddy, Co Galway, received the One to Watch award and a prize fund of €1,000 for Arclo, an innovative clothing brand bringing t-shirts to life using augmented reality technology. Most Engaging Pitch went to Claudine Mulihano, a first-year Podiatric Medicine student from Dundalk, Co Louth, and her idea StepWise, a smart insole designed to tackle the foot condition plantar fasciitis using Bluetooth technology to transmit real-time biomechanics data to healthcare practitioners. Alongside the three main prize winners, one of the Start100 judging panel, Paul Merriman, chief executive of Fairstone, pledged to give student Emily Donellan from Maree, Co Galway €2,000 in funding for her podcast Start Right, a by-student, for-student podcast that offers tailored advice and guidance to young people transitioning from secondary school to college. Start100 offers students an intensive six-week programme, where ten teams refine their business model and present at a special showcase, bringing their innovative business ideas to a panel of judges from the worlds of academia, research, and enterprise. The competitions is designed to empower early-stage student startups. During the process the teams are introduced to speakers from different industries, experts in entrepreneurial development both regionally and nationally, and Start100 alumni who have successfully started their own businesses. Each team is matched with a mentor in a relevant field, ensuring they receive the advice and the support they need to take their idea to the next level. Professor Peter McHugh, University of Galway's Deputy President and Registrar, said: "University of Galway plays an important role in nurturing innovation and growth within our region and beyond. Start100 is an example of how the connections we foster with industry cultivate innovative leadership skills in our students, and provides them with the space and supports to develop ideas with the potential for broader societal impact." Méabh Conaghan, Regional Director for the West and North-West Regions, Enterprise Ireland, said: "Programmes that encourage and support student entrepreneurship at all levels are crucial to a vibrant start-up ecosystem. The Start100 series of incubation supports is to be applauded as it helps students to explore, develop and validate their ideas in a structured and safe environment. Enterprise Ireland West region is delighted to collaborate with Ollscoil na Gaillimhe and its IdeasLab team on Start100 2024. Enterprise Ireland warmly welcomes Start100, recognizing it as an avenue for future enterprise success and is happy to support this worthwhile initiative." Throughout the programme students visited CREW, ComWorks in Loughrea, Platfrom 94 and the Portershed and had guest speakers from Enterprise Ireland, Westbic, the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) and Start100 alumni. They were given workshops on intellectual property, tax, presentation skills and more, and speakers from successful enterprises such as Mbryonics and Tribe Hospitality. The judging panel for the final event were Dr Helen McBreen, Partner Atlantic Bridge; Paul Merriman, CEO Fairstone; Méabh Conaghan, Regional Director for the West and North-West Regions, Enterprise Ireland; and John Brennan, CEO WestBic, and the prize fund sponsored by AskPaul for the second year in a row. Dr Natalie Walsh, Director of Entrepreneurial Development at University of Galway, said: "Start100...

Stephen Fletcher presents Beyond Belief this Sunday and has an interview with Dr Rita Kelly who is responsible for encouraging and promoting the use of the Irish language in worship throughout the Church of Ireland; North and South. He also speaks to Peter Whyte who has been the organist in the Birr group of parishes for over 40 years and is also a composer of church music. And we will hear his some of his music. Revd Canon Alex Morahan is preparing to jump out of a light aircraft at 10,000 feet to raise money for a charity he feels compelled to support. He tells Stephen about why he is doing it. And Fr Gerry and Stephen get to have their coffee and chat together.

Vor rund zwei Jahren liess der Bundesrat in Birr ein Gasreservekraftwerk bereitstellen – aus Angst vor einer Strommangellage. Doch nun sagt das Bundesverwaltungsgericht: Der Bundesrat hätte den Betrieb des Reservekraftwerks nicht bewilligen dürfen. (Urteilsnummer: A-1706/2023) Weitere Themen: - Gazastreifen: Was geschieht nach dem Krieg? - Freiwillige Drohnenjäger in der Ukraine - Wie plante sich die Armee in finanzielle Schieflage? - Frauenanteil in Geschäftsleitungen stagniert - Tagesgespräch: Zwei Jahre Krieg in der Ukraine

This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on Feb. 8. It dropped for free subscribers on Feb. 15. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoNathan Birr, Chief Operating Officer of Buck Hill, MinnesotaRecorded onJanuary 26, 2024About Buck HillOwned by: David and Corrine (Chip) SolnerLocated in: Burnsville, MinnesotaYear founded: 1954Pass affiliations:* Indy Base Pass – 2 days with 16 holiday blackouts* Indy+ Pass – 2 days with no blackoutsClosest neighboring ski areas: Hyland Hills (:21), Como Park (:33), Afton Alps (:41), Elm Creek (:43), Welch Village (:46)Base elevation: 919 feetSummit elevation: 1,225 feetVertical drop: 306 feetSkiable Acres: 45 Average annual snowfall: 60 inchesTrail count: 14 (2 most difficult, 6 intermediate, 6 beginner), 4 terrain parksLift count: 9 (2 fixed-grip quads, 1 triple, 4 ropetows, 2 conveyors - view Lift Blog's inventory of Buck Hill's lift fleet)View historic Buck Hill trailmaps on skimap.org.Why I interviewed himBuck Hill rises like a ludicrous contraption, impossible there in the Twin Cities flatlands, like the ski resort knotted into Thneedville's inflatable glades and shirt-sleeve clime (1:25):How did it get there? What does it do? Did someone build it? At first, I thought someone must have, like Mount Brighton, Michigan. But no. The glaciers made it, a gift to the far future as these ice walls retreated and crumbled. It is the highest point for 200 miles in any direction.Before skiing, Native Americans used the hill as a vantage to stalk deer drinking from Crystal Lake. Thus the name. It has probably been “Buck Hill” for hundreds of years. Maybe thousands. Now the lake is covered in ice-fishing shanties all winter, and the hill is hemmed in by an interstate on one side and housing developments on all the rest. And the hill, 45 acres of fall line that erupts from seemingly nowhere for seemingly no reason, is covered with skiers.Good skiers. I am enormously fond of the Midwest's blue-collar ski scene, its skiers on rental gear in hunter-orange jackets, rat-packing with their buddies as a hootalong thing to do on a Wednesday night. This does not exist everywhere anymore, but in the Midwest skiing is still cheap and so it still does. And these rough fellows dot the slopes of Buck. But they don't define the place like they do at Spirit or Nub's Nob or Snowriver. Because what defines Buck Hill is the shin-guard-wearing, speed-suit wrapped, neon-accented-even-though-neon-has-been-over-for-30-years squadrons of velocity-monsters whipping through plastic poles drilled into the snow.It can be hard to square smallness with might. But England once ruled half the world from a nation roughly the size of Louisiana. Some intangible thing. And tiny Buck Hill, through intention, persistence, and a lack of really anything else to do, has established itself, over the decades, as one of the greatest ski-race-training centers on the planet, sending more than 50 athletes to the U.S. Ski Team. Credit founders Chuck and Nancy Stone for the vision; credit confused-upon-arrival Austrian Erich Sailer (“Where's the hill?” he supposedly asked), for building the race program; credit whatever stalled that glacier on that one spot long enough to leave us a playground that stuck around for 10,000 years until we invented chairlifts. Buck is a spectacular amalgam of luck and circumstance, an improbable place made essential.What we talked aboutBuck Hill's brand-new quad; party up top; the tallest point in 200 miles; Chuck and Nancy Stone, who started a ski area on a farmer's pasture; a glacier's present to skiers; the hazards of interstate-adjacent snowmaking; why the resort's founders and long-term owners finally sold the bump in 2015; Erich Sailer and Buck's incredible ski racing legacy; Lindsay Vonn; a perfect competition center sitting just outside of 3 million front doors; experiments in year-round skiing; the lift fleet; taming the electric bills; Buck's Great Parking Puzzle; the Indy Pass; why Buck chose Indy Pass over Ski Cooper; and $49 for a weekend lift ticket.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewA skier dropping into Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport can find skiing within half an hour in any direction. East to Vail-owned Afton Alps, north to city-owned Como Park, west to Hyland Hills and what are perhaps the fastest ropetows in America. I chose south, to Buck Hill, on a sunny Sunday last February.It was a mistake. I circled the parking lot, then circled the neighborhood beside the parking lot, then circled the parking lot again. Nothing. So I drove to Welch Village, where people on the chairlift kept asking, in a borderline accusatory way, why I would travel to Minnesota from New York, on purpose, to ski.The answer is that I value novelty and quirk more than brand-name and stoke (at least when it comes to ski areas; as an adherent of both Taco Bell and Miller Lite, I have a Basic Bro Deluxe side as well). But also because I have this ski newsletter and podcast, whose vitality is based at least in part on a commitment to examining the entirety of American skiing.I made it back to Buck Hill on Thursday, my last stop before I boarded my flight home to LaGuardia. This time, I parked without issue. I was in no mood for a challenge, and Buck Hill was in no position to offer one. Sightseer skiing. I cruised around and watched the park kids and the racer kids and the little kids trickling in after school. It felt like stumbling into a gymnasium with basketball practice on one court and volleyball practice on the next one and track practice on the elevated lanes above. In other words, not like any version of skiing I had ever seen before. It felt purposeful, focused, deliberate; the opposite of the improvisational exploratory sort of wandering that anchors my own skiing.All of which makes complete sense to anyone indoctrinated to the Buck Hill Way. But I'd gone in blind, poking the nearest ski hill into the GPS and seeing what turned up. It turned up something pretty special, and I wanted to get the full story.Questions I wish I'd askedI'd meant to get into Birr's new blog, “Notes from Nate.” Check it out here.What I got wrongI suggested that Wilmot, Wisconsin was a manufactured hill, like Mount Brighton, Michigan (which is made of landfill from the construction of two nearby freeways, I-96 and US 23). This is incorrect: Wilmot's 194 vertical feet are the result of the same glaciation process that formed Buck Hill.Why you should ski Buck HillI have never seen anything like Buck Hill. I have seen ski areas with race courses and terrain parks and mogul fields, of course, because most ski areas have most of these things. But until I pulled into Buck's parking lot last February, I had never seen these things stacked side-by-side, end-to-end, with such deliberate precision, like crops rowed along a hillside. The halfpipe has its own lift. The terrain park has its own lift. The race course has its own lift. The mogul run has its own lift. These are a combination of chairlifts and high-speed ropetows, utilitarian machines with a workmanlike purpose: pump athletes up the hill hundreds of times in a row.It's less mechanized than I'm making it sound. Like a coffee shop that can sometimes host evening concerts, Buck Hill takes many forms. And despite the racer troops constantly bunching around all parts of the hill, Buck is often just a bunch of people sitting around drinking lattes. I free-skied there for a few hours without getting yelled at, which frankly is less common than you would think, given my general curiosity and willingness to loosely interpret ambiguous signage. But the fall lines are steady and consistent. Looker's right hosts a fabulous beginner area, with an incomprehensibly long carpet that rides into a tunnel and over a bridge. I rode it just for fun.I can't say that the skiing is terribly interesting. Buck lacks the rollicking nooks and crannies of nearby Afton Alps and Welch Village. It's so small that I imagine it being a first-hand-up candidate if we ever start panic-converting our outdoor ski areas into indoor ones. There's just not a lot to do or explore. But one of the most common mistakes we make as skiers is trying to wish a ski area into something it can never be. This is why so many New Yorkers refuse to ski New England after taking that first trip west. But they're missing so much of what Vermont is by obsessing over what it is not.Buck, rote, repetitive, and tiny, is exactly perfect for the market it serves: beginners, racers, freestylers, and their families. All the on-hill hubbub can make it hard to hang out, but find a moment to linger at the summit, to gaze at the frozen lake below, at the placid Midwest rolling off into forever. It's not the greatest ski area you'll ever find, but it is a singular, spectacular place in a very specific way. If you can find a parking spot.Podcast NotesHere's a little feature on Buck Hill from Minnesota BoundAnother from Midwest skiersOn the SolnersI kept referring to “things the Solners said they wanted to do” when they bought Buck Hill back in 2015. I mined that info from various sources, but this article from Hometown Source is a good overview:[The Solners] envision a year-round business with plastic slopes for warm weather, an indoor training center, a mixed-use entertainment and retail development beneath floors of hotel rooms, and a hilltop restaurant and banquet center reached via “chondola.”“It's a combination of chairlift and gondola,” said Don McClure, who's worked at Buck Hill for 40 years. …The first piece may be laying a plastic “dry slope” product called Neveplast on part of the hill. Lessons, clinics, team training and general recreational use could be extended year-round.Solner said dry slopes haven't caught on widely in North America, though he skied on a plastic jump in his hometown of Middleton, Wisconsin.A training gym with indoor ramps and foam pits is also envisioned. Solner said he saw one a couple of years ago in Colorado. He later approached McClure with the idea, and “conversations led to where we are today,” Solner said.The owners also envision a microbrewery, coffee shop and retail stores, with a hotel above the ground-level uses.Outdoor concerts are part of the plan, with an amphitheater of about 1,500 seats — the size of the Minnesota Zoo's.On Erich SailerWhile transforming Buck Hill into an internationally renowned racing center was the vision of founders Chuck and Nancy Stone, it was Erich Sailer who actually executed the transformation. Here's an excellent video on his legacy:On the M.A.X. PassI've written often about the M.A.X. Pass, which Ikon mercilessly crushed beneath its Godzilla feet in 2018. The partner list was just terrific:On founder Nancy Stone's Buck Hill history bookMrs. Stone's book is called Buck Hill: A History, Let's Give It a Whirl. I can't find a print edition for sale anywhere (perhaps they sell it at Buck Hill).On snowmaking and proximity to the freewayBirr sent me this photo of the warning signs MDOT lights up on Interstate 35 when Buck Hill is making snow:On Lindsay VonnThe Olympic gold medalist's fondness for Buck Hill is well-documented. The feeling is mutual – the ski area dedicated a ropetow to its most famous alum in 2019:The world may know her as Lindsey Vonn, but the Minnesota community that watched her grow into one of the greatest ski racers in history still remembers little Lindsey Caroline Kildow climbing up Buck Hill's simple rope tow. Vonn, the daughter of a local ski racer Alan Kildow, got her own racing start at the Burnsville ski area at a young age. Patrons remember seeing her soaring down the hill when she was only 2 years old, and just five years later she began riding up the rope that will now bear her name.On September 23rd, at her home hill of Buck Hill, in Burnsville, Minn., Lindsey's ascent to the top of her sport was recognized formally, with the official naming of "Kildow's Climb" rope tow. "All of us at Buck Hill are very happy and excited to honor Lindsey by renaming our lift on the race training hill in her name," said Dave Solner, owner of Buck Hill.September 23 was also declared “Lindsey Vonn Day” in Burnsville, Minn."Obviously being from Buck is not the most likely of paths to become Olympic downhill champion, but I think I proved that anything is possible" said Vonn at the ceremony. "So, for all of you kids that are still racing here, just keep believing in yourself and anything is possible. And listen to Erich (Sailer), even though he's not always around anymore, but he's probably still yelling from somewhere. I wanted to name the rope tow after my family. My grandfather was the one who taught us how to ski. He built a rope tow in Wisconsin, and started my dad skiing, and the whole family. Then my dad taught me, and Erich taught my father and taught me. Kildow is my family name, and I wanted my family name to stay here at Buck, so 'Kildow's Climb' is here to show you that anything's possible."On that long magic carpetMan this thing is so cool:On the concentration of ski areas around the Twin CitiesI'll reset this chart I put together for the Trollhaugen podcast last year, which shows how densely clustered ski areas are around the Twin Cities:On warm-weather outdoor skiingWe talk a bit about Buck's experiments with warm-weather skiing. There's actually a whole year-round ski area at Liberty University in Virginia that's built on something called Snowflex. I don't count it in my official ski areas inventory because there's no snow involved, but it's pretty neat looking. Kinda like a big skate park:On energy efficiencyWe talk a bit about Buck Hill's energy-efficiency initiatives. This Dakota Energy profile breaks down the different elements of that, including snowmaking and lighting efficiency.On In Pursuit of Soul IIProduced by Teton Gravity Research, In Pursuit of Soul II features Buck Hill and seven other Midwest ski areas: Lutsen, Granite Peak, Nordic Mountain, Tyrol Basin, Little Switzerland, The Rock Snowpark, and Caberfae Peaks. It's awesome:On the Ski Cooper controversyBirr and I briefly discuss Buck Hill getting caught in the crossfire of an Indy Pass/Ski Cooper dispute. I'm not going to reset the whole thing here, but I wrote two long articles detailing the whole fiasco over the summer.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 9/100 in 2024, and number 509 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. This is a public episode. 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HURLING: Ballinasloe manager Derek Frehill with Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly ahead of their Leinster Junior B Final against Birr

On Thursday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Jennifer Rafferty from Sixmilebridge who is a member of Kilmurry Macra. Jennifer is getting ready to represent Clare Macra at this year's Queen of the Land festival. The annual event, taking place in the County Arms Hotel in Birr, County Offaly will run from Friday 10th until Sunday 13th of November.

Ein Glück! Heunchens Eckkneipe öffnet ihren miefigen Vorhang, um all die Gestalten der Nacht und auch dich am Tresen willkommen zu heißen zum gemeinsamen Selbstgespräch. Die Woche war schwierig, das Bier ist warm und die Jukebox ist startklar für einen weiteren einzigartigen Abend. Euer Thema ist unser Thema. Außerdem finden wir heute auf dem Barhocker noch Tilman Birr - Kabarettist, Lesebühnenstar und nun auch Romanautor. Er liest uns bestimmt was vor in den Stunden zwischen heute und morgen und quatscht mit euch. Alle Geschichten und Menschen sind willkommen am ungeputzten Tresen.

Mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty joined Marty this morning to chat about her new role as Irish Chamber Orchestra Artist in Association and what that entails. Plus details of their upcoming concerts with soprano Anna Devin in Limerick, Clifden and Birr.

Nothing beats visiting other gardens for inspiration and learning, and in this week's Gardeners' Corner, presenter David Maxwell asks three of his regular experts to choose one of their favourite gardens. Those featured include RHS Bridgewater near Manchester which opened in 2021. It's not only one of the newest public gardens, but it is also one of the biggest garden projects undertaken in the UK in the last century. For Maurice Parkinson, it offers multiple layers of interest. David and Maurice meet curator Marcus Chilton-Jones and Garden Manager Tracey Snell as they tour the walled garden and the Chinese streamside garden. Birr is County Offaly can get the coldest and the warmest temperatures in Ireland, and it's also where you will find an impressive collection of trees at Birr Castle Demesne. For Ann Fitzsimmons it will always be a special place as she spent many happy months working there after deciding to change career. Up in County Donegal, Brendan Little only has to go a stone's throw from his home to find some of the gardens on the Donegal Garden Trail. He chooses Greenfort as his favourite which enjoys stunning views of Lough Swilly and uses shrubs to create year round interest and a low maintenance garden. Contact the programme on gardenerscorner@bbc.uk

Lightening struck the village of Crinkle near Birr yesterday afternoon hitting an outside tap at the home of Caroline Blake, who was standing at her kitchen sink.

Trotz wiederholter Warnungen seiner Lehrerinnen befolgte der 16-jährige John die Schulordnung nicht. Er wurde vom Unterricht ausgeschlossen. Ohne Schulabschluss musste sich der Teenager dem Ernst des Lebens stellen. Heute, mit 28 Jahren, schaut John auf diese Zeit zurück. «Sowohl in der Schule als auch daheim fühlte ich mich fremdbestimmt. Alle übten Druck auf mich aus», sagt der heute 28-jährige John Bürki rückblickend auf seine Zeit in der Sekundarschule im aargauischen Birr. Sein streng gläubiger Stiefvater versuchte es zuerst mit gutem Zureden, später mit Schlägen. Nachdem der Jugendliche nach einer Sachbeschädigung, Drogenkonsum sowie weiteren Vorkommnissen erwischt wurde, verwies man ihn von der Schule. Ohne Abschluss begann für den damals 16-Jährigen eine Zeit ohne Orientierung. Als er die Rekrutenschule absolvierte, erwachte der junge Mann. Er entschloss sich, für sein Leben die Verantwortung zu übernehmen. Reporter Hanspeter Bäni begleitete John bereits 2011 durchs letzte Schuljahr und ging nun der Frage nach, was aus dem ehemaligen Schulversager geworden ist.

Ireland's midland counties are known for Celtic sites, green fields - and flat accents. But with more paranormal properties here than any other region of the country – Ireland's heartlands are more haunted than hidden. Newstalk Reporter Sarah Madden has been on a ghoulish roadtrip of around Offally and Carlow and she joined us from Birr.

Friday December 9, 2022 Jumadi al-Ula 14, 1444   This episode is the first of Module 7.3 on Filial Piety or Birr al-Walidayn. It covers the rights of parents and the types of sins that count as 'Uquq, or 'disrespect of parents.'   Checkout the webpage for the course: http://mccgp.org/fard-ayn-certificate-course.html   The slides and notes for this class are available at: https://bit.ly/3FgA3pF   Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xKiSuTVKAzc   Donate to support this and other programming at MCCGP: http://mccgp.org/donate