Dundalk singer Cathy Maguire to perform at Memorial Mass for Berkeley victims

Cathy Maguire

Dundalk born singer Cathy Maguire will take to the pulpit at St Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in New York City this evening to sing at a Memorial Mass in honour of the six Irish students who lost their lives when a balcony collapsed in Berkeley, California.

Commenting ahead of tonight’s Mass at 6.30pm, Cathy said she was absolutely honoured to have been asked to sign by the Consul General.

She said: “It is truly a privilege to sing in memory of those poor kids who lost their lives so tragically in Berkeley.”

Cathy, who shot to fame as a teenager, has resided in America for a number of years where she has made a big name for herself.

Dundalk student passed Berkeley complex shortly before balcony collapsed

The six Irish students who died after a balcony collapsed in California yesterday

A student from Dundalk was amongst those on Kittredge Street in Berkeley, California yesterday shortly before a balcony collapsed at the Library Gardens complex leading to six Irish students falling to their deaths.

The six students – named as Olivia Burke, Lorcan Miller, Eimear Walsh, Eoghan Culligan, Ashley Donohoe and Niccolai Schuster – had been attending a 21^st birthday party when the horrific incident took place.

DCU student Conor Mulligan, who arrived in the US on his J1 Visa in May told The Irish Independent that he was living just a short walk away from the tragic scene.

“We were actually at a baseball game last night and got off the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) at about 12 and we walked this side of the road back home about half an hour or 45 minutes before it happened,” said the 26-year-old.

“We didn’t hear a party or see anyone on the balcony. We live about a 10-minute walk away up near the college. We heard the helicopters going over the house at about 6am, so it was pretty crazy.

“It will be very hard for the people that are close to them – I’d say a lot of them will go home.”

Dundalk company to produce videos for US TV networks

Health and Sports Technologies Ltd’s CTO Ann Bruen and CEO Peter Larkin

US TV company Leading Edge has chosen Dundalk-based Health and Sports Technologies Ltd to produce educational videos on how the use of predictive analysis technology is changing the game for US television networks.

This series will encompass a comprehensive educational programme focused on the benefits of predictive analysis and identifying trends and patterns in athletes/players.

Each feature story highlights the latest trends and advancements while simultaneously maintaining the educational format that public television audiences expect on a daily basis.

Sports technology firm Health and Sports Technologies went through a rigorous interview process over a two-week period.

The recording will take place in Florida or San Diego, California, as the company has a Temecula Football Club in San Diego that will be used as a part of the filming using its Metrifit monitoring platform.

Leading Edge is the company that produces these documentaries, with NFL coach and broadcaster Jimmy Johnson serving as host.

The documentary will be aired across channels such as CNBC, FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, The Learning Channel, Fox Business and the Discovery Channel over the year.

The documentary is based on the sports and technology industry globally, which will focus on what technology can do and how it benefits the users.

“Our company is an HPSU (high-potential start-up) with Enterprise Ireland and we developed our social media platforms under its guidance and direction,” Health and Sport Technologies Ltd CEO Peter Larkin said.

“We have a number of clients in the USA, such as University of Tennessee, who use Metrifit within their colleges. Part of the recording will also focus on how we identify trends and patterns using our technology, and Ann Bruen, the company CTO, will be discussing this in the documentary and what the benefits are for a team and individual.

“The company has a sports scientist employed with the support of Aspire and through this we are identifying key trends using our monitoring platform. We believe that this agreement will hugely increase our business potential in the US and globally,” Larkin added.

Health and Sports Technologies Ltd has recently agreed to a deal with the Italian LND (National Amateur League), which also played a part in securing this agreement, as it was looking for a company with a focus on global penetration.

The company has also been working with a selected number of GAA teams for the past few years, including Dublin, Kerry, Clare, Galway and Louth.

Source: Silicon Republic

Dundalk woman to be honoured by UCC

Una Fox

Dundalk native Una Fox will be amongst those honoured by University College Cork this Friday.

Una, who is vice president in retail and ecommerce technology at Walt Disney, is one of a handful of recipients set to receive the UCC Alumni Achievement Award.

Fox graduated with a BA in English and French from UCC in 1989. With over 15 years senior leadership experience at some of the world’s leading brands, including Yahoo, Dow Jones, Thompson (Financial), Cisco and KPMG, she is described as one of the most influential women in technology today.

Now based in California, she is a member of the advisory board of the influential non-profit US-Ireland Alliance and is also a co-founder of CoderDojo LA.

She is also a member of the Irish Technology Leaders’ Group (ITLG).

The award is the highest honour UCC can bestow upon a graduate.

Local couple aiming to win dream second honeymoon

Andrew and Aileen on their wedding day

Local couple Aileen and Andrew Nulty are appealing for votes to help them win a second honeymoon worth €10,000.

The couple, who celebrated two years of marriage recently, are one of 64 couples in the running for the dream prize in the Mooney’s Honeymooners/Sunday World competition.

Aileen and Andrew need votes to make it to the second round of the competition, which offers a dream trip to San Francisco with spending money for the winners.

You can vote for the couple here.

New student burrito deal being introduced by California Burrito

 

Local burrito restaurant, California Burrito in Park Street, are introducing a new student deal from this Monday.

Any student can avail of any regular burrito plus a drink for just €5. In order to avail of the offer you must be wearing a uniform or have a valid student ID.

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California Burrito to open in September

The highly-anticipated new burrito shop, California Burrito, will open in the first week in September.

Plans for the new Mexican diner, which will be located at the former ACC Bank premises on Park Street, were first announced earlier this year.

It had been hoped that the restaurant would be opened by July or August at the latest but the owners have revealed that there have been some delays in retrofitting the former bank premises.

They now hope to have the store open in September.

Previously: Work commences on Dundalk’s first burrito store