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With medieval streets, seaside beaches, and a network of hiking trails, Carlingford is a popular tourist destination that also showcases the legacy of one of Canada’s Fathers of Confederation.
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Paul O’Donovan, left, and Fintan McCarthy after winning gold in the men’s lightweight double sculls. \ Sportsfile
It’s often said that the Irish psyche reacts better to being an underdog rather than having the favourites’ tag, but we do have a suspicion that that’s a handy excuse.
Certainly, it wasn’t a comfort blanket that Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy needed as they went to Japan for the Olympic Games as favourites to win the men’s lightweight double sculls rowing and backed up that view with a superb performance to claim gold.
Given that it was the country’s first gold medal since Katie Taylor’s in 2012, the natural reaction of most was to celebrate the victory for what it was, two top practitioners franking their status as the world’s best. That’s the end of the spectrum we’d lean to as well, but of course there will never be unanimity with such things.
DAMIEN LANE
The kids are not alright as the virus rages – Covid will continue to threaten us all unless we vaccinate our children
7:30, 30 Jul 2021
FINALLY, after four months of hemming and hawing, the National Immunisation Advisory Council got the finger out and gave the nod to jab 12 to 15-year-olds.
Not before time. The US, Israel, Denmark, France and Germany have been inoculating that age group for more than four weeks now.
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Vaccines are opening up for teensCredit: AFP
It’s been three months since the European Medicines Agency authorised the use of Pfizer and latterly Moderna for teenagers.
After careful consideration they decided that vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds was not only safe but necessary if Europe wanted to successfully end the pandemic threat.