Roland Keogh
@re_keogh
Sport, Politics & Art. Irish (field) Hockey, F1, Rugby, Economy, Ireland and World affairs. F1 Politics even! Newspapers are important. Opinions mine, etc.
In 1996, a British Airways Concorde flew from New York to London in a record 2 hours and 52 minutes. That’s more than twice the speed of sound (Mach 2.04).
I have raised this now for a number of years but when are we going to start increasing water storage in Ireland? I’m also not sure what rainfall stats @IrishWater are using as annual rainfall in Wexford and Cork are at normal levels now🤷♂️
Calling new potential members for the women's section! We have a coffee morning in the clubhouse on Saturday. Drop in and meet up with members of the club to find out more! Register your interest here:docs.google.com/forms/d/1YFXSm…
Huge effort from @leona_maguire in the final round of the @EvianChamp! -4 on the day to finish at -11 overall and solidly in the top 10. Congrats, Leona! #TeamKPMG
It is now 18 months since the European boss of Fujitsu, which supplied the crap Horizon system and whose officials lied to sub-postmasters and to courts about it, accepted moral responsibility and said the company would cough up. Yet it still hasn’t handed over a bean. What it…
ICYI: dublinairport.com/latest-news/20… DAA Dublin Airport has gifted a bird sanctuary to Fingal during Biodiversity Week ... a good news story, right? But where is it?
Six months in, Ireland’s costly new speed limit cuts have had no impact on road deaths. Anton Savage argues millions were wasted on signage and slower journeys — while proven road safety measures are neglected. Read here - businesspost.ie/life-luxury/an…
IAG or AF/KLM in the frame for this I wonder @Michaelkelly707
Portuguese government to sell 49.9% stake in national airline carrier, TAP businesspost.ie/article/portug…
I am certainly not totally disappointed with the qualifying results for Carlos & Alex. I am so pleased that overall it was a good session. We will gain a few places on the grid with other drivers penalties. @WilliamsRacing
And so say all of us
We are all behind you, Ciara. 💚🇮🇪 Everyone at European Athletics sends their best wishes to Ciara Mageean following her recent cancer diagnosis.
So nice to meet up with @nick_cat7 @WilliamsdbF1 @crew8hastings this evening for the @GulfOilIntl x @WilliamsRacing event. Missed having @Craigie182 and @williamssupport there too - We must all meet up next year Andrew when you are over from Australia Thank you Gulf 💙🧡
JUST ANNOUNCED: THE NATIONAL COACHING CONFERENCE 2025 ☘️ Join us for a landmark event in the Irish hockey calendar - The National Coaching Conference, a full-day experience dedicated to advancing coaching excellence at every level of the game. Led by two of Europe’s most…
“I could never lend myself to any transaction, however respectable, that would commercialize on the prestige and dignity of the office of the presidency Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook.” Harry Truman, President of the United States
BREAKING : Joan Burton reacts to the distressing news that Paul Murphy is being forcibly detained against his will in Egypt....
Well Cupra Assist can come and get the car and take to a dealer, but no chance of a replacement car until mid next week. So I've got to go and rent a car for the weekend now, costing me £200. This is shocking customer service @CUPRA_UK
Wow. So I’ve called 6 dealers and the earliest it can be booked in to be looked at is the 17th July. And that’s an hour’s drive away. FFS. Really not comfortable driving 500 miles on this noise, guess I’m renting a car then 😡 Or do I call Cupra Assist and get it recovered? 🤔
I’m opening my little cottage studio this weekend for the Doolin Folk Festival. If you’d like to call in, drop me a message me for directions. Look forward to seeing you. #doolinfolkfestival #doolincoclare #ireland ⬇️ elainefarrellphotography.com
I rarely bring personal matters to this platform... But my 72 year-old mum Is being charged £500+ by @EE for a 2hr phone call to New York ...that she didn't make! That she has never made in 11 years of being their customer And refusing to refund her Abhorrent from @EE.