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More Irish people head to Europe, than to UK or USA

Cork Ireland, January 23rd 2008

A recent report by the CSO indicates that between the years 2006 and 2007, at least 25% of all Irish Emigrants settled in Continental Europe (CSO Population/ Migration Report December 07).
This is greater than those travelling to the UK 23.9%, and more than 3 times greater than the percentage travelling to the USA, both the traditional destinations for Irish emigrants.
It is estimated that approximately 300,000 Irish people have made their homes across Europe, and with 3.5 million trips by Irish residents to the Continent in 2006, Ireland’s relationship with her European neighbours has deepened considerably.
The Irish emigrants have settled in their new countries, raised families, and have sown the roots of future generations. As in the past, they have brought with them the wealth of culture that is unique to the Irish, a tradition long since enjoyed in both England and the States. A testament to this is the increasing number of Irish Clubs and Societies that have grown up across Europe, catering for both the Irish and native Europeans all of whom have a shared love of Irish Culture, Sport and Music.
For those interested in the Irish Scene across Europe, there is one unique central point – EuropeanIrish.com.
The brainchild of well travelled Irishman, Siasy Collins, this website is the focal point for all the information one needs to enjoy the Irish scene across Europe.
For the past 5 years the site has been managed on a part-time basis. Since May 2007, however, the emphasis has been on upgrading the existing site, to provide Irish in Europe with the opportunity to connect with other Irish in Europe, and with similar interests.
Siasy Collins, Editor & Publisher, EuropeanIrish, having been based in Europe himself, and involved in the local Irish scene there, explained that Irish people in Europe - want to find where to watch the All-Ireland or Heineken Cup, and where to find Irish Dancing Schools, Bands, Festivals, Irish Sports & Social Clubs, The Irish Embassy, and a choice of more than 2200 Irish Pubs across the Continent, when any local Irish Entertainment or Sport Events are on, and European Irish News.
“The new look Europeanirish.com has a lot of new benefits for visitors. The website is easy to use & navigate. You can build your profile and meet others through M I N E, which is My Irish Network in Europe. You can also chat with others, create a personal story and add events, items or news”, Siasy added.
Irish in Europe can always feel close to home, with the short and lower cost flights, and now through this website one can tune-in live online to over 50 Irish Radio stations, and download free music, supplied by Irish bands based at home and in Europe.

With thousands visiting the website daily, EuropeanIrish.com has something added for everybody, whether you’re an Irish person living in Europe or planning travel to Europe, or whether you’re from Continental Europe, enjoying Irish music, culture, sports or pubs.
Do you know any Irish person in Europe? Let them know today.
Are you planning a trip there for a vacation, on business, to study or to live?
The Next step is simple – just click on www.EuropeanIrish.com, browse the site, stay a while and enjoy it.
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It seems that Yahoo has made changes to its authentication and Yahoo sites access, blocking you from accessing your own site, if you access mysql / phpmyadmin, and then run any query or make any table update.

It tracks your IP address, and blocks you from accessing the site, with an error 999,

it suggests that you have exceeded your bandwidth,

but that is not necessarily the case.

In my case a table with 8 fields, I removed 2,

Boom - Yahoo error 999.

”

Unable to process request at this time — error 999
Unfortunately, we are unable to process your request at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please try again later.”

I believe that there is a new change made to Yahoo in an effort to prevent spam, but in fact it is blocking its own business clients from accessing their own sites.

Yahoo error 999 errors are not NEW, but may be a response returned for a new scenario now.

Many examples of the error - on Yahoo services (including Yahoo owned  del.icio.us  )

Perhaps the develoers will address it soon.
Blocking legitimat users from Yahoo services - is a bug - and a serious one - whether Yahoo see it as that or not - time will tell - we’ll wait and see.

It impacts across browsers - ie6, ie7, firefox

The full text of the ERROR is:

 
Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.
Unfortunately we are unable to process your request at this time. This error is usually temporary. Please try again later.
If you continue to experience this error, it may be caused by one of the following:

1. You may want to scan your system for spyware and viruses, as they may interfere with your ability to connect to Yahoo!. For detailed information on spyware and virus protection, please visit the Yahoo! Security Center.
2. This problem may be due to unusual network activity coming from your Internet Service Provider. We recommend that you report this problem to them.

While this error is usually temporary, if it continues and the above solutions don’t resolve your problem, please let us know.

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Both explanations given are rubbish, it seems, as it is not due to anything unusual from the ISP,

and spyware and viruses are not the issue -
talk about scaring people - when in fact it is a Yahoo internal bug in their scripts and code which has caused this problem - around since at least 2004.
There’s a quick turn-around of a problem found - NOT!

The Let us know is even more maddening, as it usually goes to a page that does not exist. and returns a page which states

Could not connect to arc database: Array

I hope this is resoved soon, as I need to access the db daily, via phpmyadmin,  

Wouldn’t it be great to hear more about top Irish sports stars who are competing for Ireland all across the Continent.

EuropeanIrish.com will feature any sport and all age groups too, if you are Irish and competing in Europe – you are just as important as the Irish Senior soccer team or Munster Rugby, or the Olympic Athletes.EuropeanIrish.com wants to hear from you all - simply visit http://www.europeanirish.com/ News and add the News story.

or maybe you are based in Europe and run a club or a member of one which features a number of irish players, - if you have a news story add it.The Irish in Europe would love to read about it.

Bobsleigh

Did you know that Ireland has a women’s bobsleigh team?

Aoife Hoey does more than just competes in the Womens Bobsleigh European Cup.

It was held across different European courses in November

In Konigsee Germany, located along and bobsleigh world cups and Lake Konigsee, and near a national park – I has always been a crowd puller for the skiing championships.

Held on the 29th November the 2nd round of the European Championships(EC)

Aoife Hoey came 14th in Europe, ahead of Austria;s top 2 contestants, and top entries from Canada, Russia, Czech Republic, and France

4 days earlier, in Igls Austria, Aoife , with Jennifer Ann Corcoran were beaten to a bronze medal by 0.28 of a second.  Coming a terrific 5th place in this European Cup  was indeed an outstanding achievement -

Boxing: Events in the first 6 months with Irish Boxers in Europe – Italy, France, Greece, Russia

February

24th  to 2nd March         Olympic Qualifier               Italy Pescara

April

6th-13th           Olympic Qualifier                                  Greece

June

European Union Championships Poland

There will be plenty more European Boxing events with Irish Boxiers  this year - we will add them to the events as they arrive.

 - Find all Irish Sports associations including IABA (Boxing)  at:
http://www.europeanirish.com/sports_association.php

Basketball – who has made Ireland’s National Cup Finals

by Eurobasket News - Jan 14, 2008– The Tigers and Killester made it through to the National Cup Finals. They secured their respective victories in the National Basketball Arena yesterday to claim the Final spots. The Tigers overcame UCD Marian, while Dart Killester bumped Shamrock Rovers to advance. UCD/Marian are rare guests to this stage of the competition as they made it to the semis for the first time in over 20 years. The Tigers meanwhile defend their last season’s National Cup title.

http://www.eurobasket.com/irl/irl.asp

Basketball

The National Cup finals, all grades played, from weekend beginning Friday, January 25, is as follows:

Fri 25/01/2008
U-18 W
Team Montonette Hotel Cork v Maree; 18:30

Fri 25/01/2008
U-18 M
Maree v Ballincollig; 20:30

Sat 26/01/2008
SWC
Singletons SuperValu Donoughmore v Mustang St. Paul’s; 11:30

Sat 26/01/2008
SMC
UCD Marian v St. Vincent’s; 13:30

Sat 26/01/2008
U-20 W
Team Montonette Hotel Cork v Meteors; 17:30

Sat 26/01/2008
All Star Game; TBC

Sat 26/01/2008
U-20 M
An Cearnog Nua Moycullen v UCD Marian; 20:30

Sun 27/01/2008
WSL
Team Montonette Hotel Cork v Bausch & Lomb Waterford Wildcats; 13:00

Sun 27/01/2008
MSL
Abrakebabra Tigers v DART Killester; 15:15

Irish Basketball association website at :

Find all Irish Sports associations including Basketball Ireland at:
http://www.europeanirish.com/sports_association.php

Irish amateur boxers celebrated another outstanding year in 2007, winning a raft of medals in international competition against some of the best nations in the world.

Paddy Barnes, Katie Taylor, Ken Egan, Darren Sutherland, Roy Sheahan and the Irish schoolboy squad, who claimed an astonishing two gold, one silver and five bronze medals at the European schoolboy championships in Portsmouth, England, were just some of the names that grabbed the headlines.

Six gold medals were won in European competition, with Ireland dominating the European Union Championships courtesy of top of the podium finishes from Egan, Sutherland and Sheahan.

Read more

http://www.iaba.ie/boxing/Main/News_2007_Review.htm

Find all IABA Irish Sports associations including badminton Ireland at:
http://www.europeanirish.com/sports_association.php

Ireland’s Pat Burke is victorious with Khimky –  in Top European basketball

by Eurobasket News - Jan 16, 2008

 Pat Burke (208-C-73, college: Auburn) nailed 4 points and made 4 rebounds for Khimky in Group D of Uleb Cup that thumped Anwil Wloclawek 90:63 at home to remain on top in Group D. Anwil got to a better start as Dunn and Gerrod Henderson combined for 10 points to give the visitors a 10:2 lead. Daniel Ewing replied with consecutive points for Khimky to cut the deficit but Polish team secured a 26:22 advantage after the first frame.

More:

http://www.eurobasket.com/irl/irl.asp

Badminton:  there are Irish competing in Poland, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands (twice), Austria and Germany over the next 6 weeks 

Come out wherever you are based and support Irish sports stars playing near you.

January           

17-20 Polish International Junior Championships     

Glubcyze  Poland

24-27 Swedish International Stockholm       

Taby Sweden

February:

08-10    International Spanish Junior 2008

Spain

12-17   European Mens & Womens Team Championships 2008       

Almere Netherlands

20-23   Austrian International            

Vienna  Austria

26-02   Yonex German Open 2008    

Rhein-Ruhr Halle/ Mulheim, Germany

27-02   Dutch Junior International 2008        

Haarlem Netherlands

Details at

http://www.internationalbadminton.org

Badminton: Scott Evans based in chance to play 2 of the world’s top players. 

Scott Evans is ’s number 1 Men’s singles badminton player and is currently ranked inside the elite Men’s world top 50. 

Scott is looking forward towards representing atthe Bejing Olympics in 2008 and is currently situated well inside the qualifying mark. The final list will be announced in May 2008 

Scott has represented at all levels and his biggest achivement to date was playing in the Denmark Super Series 2007 when he took his place amongst the worlds top 32 shuttlers after beating three players inside the worlds top 25 along the way. A first for an Irish Badminton Player…. Scott was also the beaten finalist in the Croatian Open 2007 

Scott’s is currently living and training in under the watchfull eye of former Danish great Jim Laugesen.   

……this week to take part in the opening Super Series events of the year. Scott plays the winner of the Pablo Abian and Yu Hsin Hsieh match in the qualifiers on the 15th January. A game against world number 5 Peter Gade of in the first round proper awaits the winner of this qualifying section. The following week in Korea Scott has an opening qualifying game against Bobby Milroy of  and should he win that he will have a tough match against Yi Lu of all on the 22nd January. The winner of this qualifying section will play Hong Chen of , the world number 10, in the first round proper. 

Best of luck to Scott in both tournaments and as always you can follow his daily progress on his blog and website at www.scottevansirl.com where Scott will be giving his thoughts and views on all his matches. Pop into his forum and leave a good luck message or join the site to get news of upcoming live online chats with Scott. 

Read recent article on Scott at http://www.badzine.info/content/view/780/3/ 

MORE on Irish in badminton : 

Find all Irish Sports asociations including badminton Ireland at:
http://www.europeanirish.com/sports_association.php

Athletics Vienna Indoor International   Austria   2008-01-29 
Athletics - Indoor Meeting Bratislava  Slovakia  2008-01-31
Athletics: Budapest Indoor Meeting  Hungary  2008-02-02
European Clubs Cross Country Albufeira  Portugal  2008-02-03

http://www.europeanirish.com/events.php

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Athletics: Belfast International Cross Country
 Last week at the cross country international Dave Webb and Lee Carey were 5th and 6th, men’s 9k,
In the women’s 5.k, Deirdre Byrne won bronze,Vicky Gill 4th, Linda Byrne Milton 5th,  Filicity Milton 8th.
Men’s 7.4 Veterans’ race was won by Dave Morwood, Gary Crossan 2nd both over 35s, with 3rd place Robert Quinn also winning the over 40 race.
9th place Dominic Bonner won the over 45s race. Matt Shields 12th won the over 50s.
U17 girls was won by Ciara Mageean – of City of Lisburn AC.
 Full results at : http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=3144

Athletics: Young Irish win Gold at the Celtic Nations  Cross Country Edinburgh
Ciara Mageean and Shane Quinn win gold at U17 in EdinburghIreland also won Gold in the Celtic Nations team events in the Women’s u23 team 6.7k, and the Women’s U20 team 6.7k,
There were 4 teams – Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Ulster – which is another Irish team really.

U17 Girls, Ciara Mageean from Ulster team won Gold, Ireland’s Shannon Ryan being the best of the Irish coming in 6th.
In the Boys U17, Shane Quinn from ferrybank crossed the line ahead of the field – to claim Ireland team’s only individual Gold.

In the men’s 4, Gary Murray was best if the Irish in 7th.
Fionnula Britton was best of the women in 11th, but strong finishes by Irish U20 and U23 runners claimed Ireland gold in each team event.
http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=3179

Athletics:
Top European Hurdlers Callenge O’Rourke At The Odyssey Arena
European Hurdles medallists Jenny Kallur (Sweden) and Christina Vukicevic (Norway) will race against current Irish World Indoors Champion Derval O’Rourke.
in the Woodie’s DIY Irish Indoor Championships on 26th and 27th January at the Odyssey Arena Belfast. The event is organised and promoted by Athletics Northern Ireland and the Athletic Association of Ireland and in conjunction with Belfast City Council and Sport NI as funding partners.

24-year old Jenny Kallur’s the twin sister, Susanna is the current European hurdles champion and 2007 world ranked number 2. Jenny took the silver medal behind winner Susannah in the 60m hurdles event at the Madrid European Indoor Championships in 2005.

The Swede’s current indoor time should provide ideal competition for O’Rourke who beat Kallur when taking the European Outdoor silver medal in 2006 in a new Irish record of 12.72 seconds. Also taking the start line will be Kallur’s training partner Christina Vukicevic. The 20 year old Norwegian is the World Outdoor junior silver medallist from Beijing in 2006.
More at
http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=3202#more-3202

2008 Athletics events across the Continent with Irish participation have been added today.

The Brand new website is going live his week.

we are currently tranfering the data from the existing site to the new one.

There are many  athletics events this year, chances than no matter what part of Europe you are based - Irish athletes will be competing nearby sometime this year.
These include events in Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Turkey, Russia, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland and Belgium.
You can even start planning for 2009, with events in Russia, Italy, Lithuania, Serbia, Finland, Germany and Ireland all added already.

currently can be seen at

http://www.europeanirish.com/new/events.php