Kearney pranks salesmen in Audi Q7 promo

A still of Kearney in the clip with RTÉ’s Aidan Power

Rugby star Rob Kearney showed his funny side when he took part in a prank video to promote the launch of the new Audi Q7 recently.

The Leinster and Ireland star, who is preparing for next month’s World Cup at present, took two car salesmen for a test drive but little did they know they were being filmed by hidden camera as the Willville man was egged on by his team-mates Peter O’Mahony and Robbie Henshaw and RTÉ’s Aidan Power.

The hilarious clip features Kearney’s supposed fear of roundabouts, his claims he could beat Brian O’Driscoll in a fight, a couple of Conor McGregor impressions and some questionable animal noises.

Check out the video on Joe.ie here.

 

Dundalk artist designs custom Converse

Local artist Barry ‘Jazz’ Finnegan is one of 10 young Irish people who have designed their own unique Chuck Taylor All Star Converse sneakers as part of the worldwide ‘Made By You’ campaign which is running at present.

Barry was given a blank canvas to express his creativity on the iconic shoe, with his customised design now touring shops in Ireland for the next three months.

Barry, whose hyper-realistic portraits include one of Brian O’Driscoll created at the end of his rugby career last year, used charcoal to create a glossy texture on the canvas.

Made by You will be at selected Irish retailers until the end of July, including DV8, Belfast (April 12th); Millar Shoes, Lurgan (May 26th); Tribe, St Stephen’s Green (June 8th); Gosh Shoes, Galway (June 23rd); The Bag, Gallery 27, Dublin (May 7th); and Naas Arts and Culture Centre (May  15th).

Kearney features in anti-homelessness video

Leinster and Ireland rugby star Rob Kearney features in a new anti-homelessness video from Focus Ireland.

The short video, made in association with Aviva, sees the Willville man interviewed by Moone Boy star David Rawle. Also grilled as part of the hilarious clip is actress Amy Huberman – wife of Kearney’s former teammate Brian O’Driscoll – and Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

The video was made to highlight the importance of education, especially when it comes to preventing homelessness amongst young people.

Check it out above.

Kearney nominated for Six Nations Player of the Championship

Rob Kearney with Today FM’s Ray D’Arcy on his visit to the station this morning

Ireland full back Rob Kearney is one of 16 players who have been shortlisted for the RBS Six Nations Player of the Championship.

Players were shortlisted based on a points system from each of the games this year. You can vote for your favourite here before voting closes at midnight on Wednesday March 19^th.

As wekk as the Willville man, others shortlisted include Brian O’Driscoll, Jamie Heaslip, Cian Healy and Johnny Sexton.

The winner will be announced on Friday.

Meanwhile, Kearney will be back in Cooley tomorrow when he will be visiting his Willville home and maybe a few local business premises.

In an interview with Today FM this morning, the former Cooley Kickhams man was also asked would he line out for Louth for the rest of their National League campaign.

His response was: “Maybe not this year but I miss Gaelic hugely.”

Selection of Dundalk iBooks on special offer for St Patrick’s Day

The Dundalk Caught on Camera books is one of many that are available to download now at reduced rates

Those at home or abroad can celebrate  and remember days gone by or relish the final works of  late Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney as iCreate.ie have reduced a number of its Irish themed titles for St Patrick’s Day.

Readers can now pre-order the Tempest’s Memories Dundalk at Work collection at an inexpensive €8.99 per title.

The collection which includes ‘The Shoe Industry’, ‘The Tobacco Industry’ and ‘The Engineering Industry’ along with ‘Dundalk Caught on Camera’ can now be downloaded in 51 countries across the globe.

The Dundalk at Work collection which went on sale via iBooks in late 2013 marked a historic first for Dundalgan Press in embracing smart technologies.
Also available and adapted to iBooks by iCreate.ie is ‘The Gathering – Reflections on Ireland’, published in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation will also available via iBooks at the specially discounted rate of €4.99.

The book includes contributions from high profile Irish names be it in the world of sport, literature etc including Brian O’Driscoll, Katie Taylor, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Niall O’Dowd plus what is thought to be one of the final published works of the late Seamus Heaney.

Given that the Irish population across the Globe will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day, a pre-order facility is available for the titles so you don’t need to be sitting by your computer or iPad on March 17th.

Clive Friary of Dundalk based iCreate.ie said he hopes people take the chance to download the quality books which will bring them a bit closer to home on St Patrick’s Day.

“Today most Irish people living abroad have made their computer or iPad their main means of communicating with home, be it via Facebook, Twitter or Skype. But being able to download Tempest’s Dundalk At Work Collection brings them to times now long past while  reading  ‘The Gathering – Reflections on Ireland’ allows them to read about our current heroes such as Katie Taylor and Brian O’Driscoll as well as reading the words of Seamus Heaney was loved by Irish people across the world.

“We’ve made a provision for readers who will of course be out drowning the shamrock or marching in their parades because we want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to download these titles at the promotional price.”

Kearney brothers supporting ISPCC Shield campaign

Local rugby stars Dave and Rob Kearney are amongst the famous namous supporting the ISPCC’s Shield campaign, which runs from today to the end of March.

The campaign is aimed to protecting children from bullying and as well as the Willville brothers, their Irish international team-mate Brian O’Driscoll and One Direction’s Niall Horan are amongst those showing their support.

A number of local schools will be holding anti-bullying weeks through March to raise the issue of bullying. The campaign’s national day of action is on March 7^th.

Full details are available from www.ispcc.ie

Rob Kearney was Tweeting his support for the campaign earlier today. It comes on the back of his impressive try for Ireland in their three point defeat to England at Twickenham at the weekend.

Rob Kearney scores his try against England on Saturday. GIF credit: Balls.ie

Dream debut for Kearney as he grabs two tries against Samoa

Dave Kearney crashes over his opening try against Samoa

There was a dream international debut for Dave Kearney yesterday as he came off the bench to grab two tries in Ireland’s 40-9 victory over Samoa at the Aviva Stadium yesterday.

The Leinster star’s cameo was one of the highlights of the five-try victory, which ensured that new coach Joe Schmidt got off to the best possible start.

To add to the dream day for the Willville man, one of the tries was set up by older brother Rob.

You can view the two tries below in GIFs, courtesy of balls.ie

Dave Kearney’s first try

 

Dave Kearney’s second try

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Kearney in line for first Irish cap after being named on subs bench for Samoa match

Dave Kearney, pictured training with the Irish squad at Carton House in September, will be hoping to win his first Irish cap on Saturday

Dave Kearney is in line for his first Ireland cap after being named amongst the replacements for the clash with Samoa on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium.

The Leinster winger will be hopeful of coming off the bench at some stage of the Guinness Series tie, which will be new coach Joe Schmidt’s first game in charge.

Dave’s older brother Rob was named in the starting 15, as expected, with the duo set to replicate their lining out for the national anthem alongside each other from early 2012.

The team for the clash with Samoa is as follows:

R Kearney; T Bowe, B O’Driscoll, G D’Arcy, F McFadden; P Jackson, C Murray; J McGrath (1st cap), R Best, M Ross; M McCarthy, D Toner; P O’Mahony, C Henry, J Heaslip.

Replacements: S Cronin; C Healy; D Fitzpatrick; P O’Connell; S O’Brien; E Reddan; I Madigan; D Kearney (1st cap).

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Kearney brothers show their support for O’Driscoll

Rob Kearney, Ian Madigan and David Kearney at the Convention Centre on Friday night

The Kearney brothers, Rob and David, put on their gladrags on Friday night for Brian O’Driscoll’s testimonial dinner at the Convention Centre in Dublin.

The pair, who hail from Willville in Carlingford, walked the green carpet without dates for the bash and were instead joined by their Leinster and Ireland team-mate Ian Madigan.

All three will be hoping for some involvement with the Irish team during the upcoming November internationals, which kick-off this weekend against Samoa.

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Thousands turn out to meet the Leinster team in Dundalk

A section of the crowd that turned up to see Leinster train

An estimated 3,000 people turned out at the Mill Road this morning to see the Leinster team in their open training session in Dundalk.

Fans, both young and old, lined the ground as the likes of Brian O’Driscoll, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip and Ian Madigan were put through their paces.

Also in attendance were local heroes David and Rob Kearney, who of course hail from nearby Willville in Carlingford. They were the main focus for many and got a little closer to home later that day when the team went on to the Ballymascanlon Hotel for some refreshments.

David and Rob Kearney are interviewed by LMFM’s Pat O’Shaughnessy

Some of the Leinster players after training in the Ballymascanlon House Hotel