D’Arcy appointed to EU monitoring team in Turkey

Jim D’Arcy

Local Fine Gael Senator Jim D’Arcy will travel to South East Turkey this weekend after being appointed to an EU monitoring team for the Turkish Presidential Election.

The Blackrock man will be asked to ensure that the values enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights are respected during the election.

Turkey has also applied for EU membership and Senator D’Arcy will be asked to report back to the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly.

The election takes place this Sunday, with the former schoolteacher set to be based in the Kurdish region of Turkey, close to the border with Iraq.

Dundalk boxer Broadhurst into world junior championship quarter-finals

Amy Broadhurst and Turkey’s Urguya Us after their bout

Local boxer Amy Broadhurst advanced to the quarter-finals in the AIBA World Women’s Youth and Junior Championships in Albena in Bulgaria yesterday.

The Dundalk southpaw, who is the current European and EU Junior champion, was involved in an edge-of-the-seat contest with Turkey’s Urguya Us.

The first two rounds were fairly even, but Broadhurst pulled out all the stops in the third to book her ticket into the last eight where she’ll meet Jajaira Gonzalez of the USA on Wednesday.

“Over the moon! Won my fight against Turkey!! Very tough fight but into the quarters on Wednesday. Fighting USA!! If I win I’m into the medals!,” said Broadhurst on Facebook.

Amy guaranteed at least a silver as she lands place in European final

Amy Broadhurst, in blue, in action in Hungary

Dundalk boxer Amy Broadhurst has earned herself a place in the final of the EU Junior Championships in Hungary, after beating home favourite Krisztina Varga in the semi-finals yesterday.

The Muirhevnamor southpaw, who is the current European champion, had previously edged out Turkey’s Urguya Us on a split decision to book her ticket into the last-four.

Amy is now guaranteed at least a silver medal.

Amy bags at least a European bronze medal in Hungary

Amy Broadhurst with the tricolour

Current European Junior champion Amy Broadhurst added another European medal to her CV following a quarter-final win at the EU Women’s Senior, Youth and Junior Championships in Kezethey, Hungary today.

Dundalk southpaw Broadhurst edged out Turkey’s Urguya Us on a split decision to book her ticket into the last-four.