Kevin Barry

Kevin Gerard Barry (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was the first Irish republican to be executed by the British since the leaders of the Easter Rising. Barry was sentenced to death for his part in an Irish Volunteers operation which resulted in the deaths of three British soldiers.

Barry's execution outraged nationalist public opinion in Ireland and its diaspora, largely because of his age. The timing of the execution, only days after the death by hunger strike of Terence MacSwiney, the republican Lord Mayor of Cork, brought public opinion to fever-pitch. His treatment and death attracted great international attention and attempts were made by U.S. and Vatican officials to secure a reprieve. His execution and MacSwiney's death precipitated a dramatic escalation in violence as the Irish War of Independence entered its most bloody phase. Due to his refusal to inform, Barry became one of the most celebrated Irish republicans.

A ballad bearing Barry's name, relating the story of his execution, has been sung by artists as diverse as Paul Robeson,Leonard Cohen,Lonnie Donegan, and The Dubliners. At the exact place where Kevin Barry was captured (North King Street/Church Street) there are 2 blocks of flats (apartments) named after him.

Kevin Barry (American football)

Kevin Lee Barry (born July 20, 1979) is a retired American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Arizona. He is most famous for being the 6th offensive lineman in Green Bay's U-71 formation, named for Barry's uniform number.

Barry has also been a member of the Houston Texans and Florida Tuskers.

Early years

Barry attended Washington Park High School and earned three varsity letters in football. Barry was a Two-Way Starter at OT, DT, and four in track & field as a shot put thrower. Barry was 1996 Racine County Player of the Year (Racine Journal Times); Wisconsin State Player of the Year (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; All-American (USA Today).

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Barry was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers in 2002, and played there until 2006. He was released by the Packers on June 8, 2007.

Houston Texans

On July 28, 2007 he signed with the Houston Texans. Barry was waived by the Texans on December 13, 2007 without playing a game for the team.

Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy may refer to:

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Seán Murphy (Gaelic footballer)

Dr. Seán Murphy (born 1932 in Camp, County Kerry) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dingle and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1953 until 1961. Murphy is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.

Football career

Born in Camp, County Kerry, Murphy played for the Kerry County football team. He played club football for Dingle and UCD, where he qualified as a medical doctor. His greatest footballing performance was in the All-Ireland Senior Football Final of 1959, when Kerry defeated Galway in what has become known as "the Seán Murphy All-Ireland". Murphy's performance in that game has been described as the "definitive classical exhibition of halfback play". He was rewarded with the Texaco Footballer of the Year title for that year. Murphy's brothers Pádraig, Seamus & Tomas also played for Kerry.

Later life

In 1984, the GAA's centinary year Seán Murphy was named right half-back on the Football Team of the Century. In 1999 he was again honoured by the GAA by being named on their Gaelic Football Team of the Millennium.

Sean Murphy (boxer)

Sean Murphy (born 1 December 1964) is an English boxing trainer and former professional fighter.

Career

Born in St Albans, Murphy boxed as a professional between 1986 and 1994. Murphy won Gold at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.

After winning the ABA title, he turned professional. Sean Murphy went on to win British and Commonwealth Featherweight titles. He defended his British Featherweight title for 2 fights losing it to Gary De Roux on Tuesday 5 March 1991. Sean Murphy retained the British title on Sunday 27 June 1993 against Alan McKay and was given the chance to fight for the WBO Featherweight World Title against Steve Robinson in Wales but he was Knocked Out in Round 9. Sean would then fight once more for the British and Commonwealth Lightweight Title however he was knocked out by Billy Schwer on 16 February 1994 ending his Professional Boxing Career.

After retiring from fighting, Murphy became a trainer at Finchley Amateur Boxing Club, based in Barnet, North London. He has trained a number of ABA finalists and Champions including Olympic 2012 Gold-medal winner Anthony Joshua.

List of Neighbours characters (1985)

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 1985, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's creator and executive producer Reg Watson. The 1st season of Neighbours began airing on 18 March 1985. The first episode introduced the members of the Ramsay and Robinson families as well as bachelor Des Clarke and stripper Daphne Lawrence. Max Ramsay, his wife Maria and their sons, Shane and Danny lived at Number 24. Jim Robinson lived next door with his children; Paul, Julie, Scott and Lucy. They were joined by Jim's mother in law, Helen Daniels. Myra De Groot joined the cast as Des's mother, Eileen and Maxine Klibingaitis arrived as plumber's assistant, Terry Inglis. Philip Martin began appearing from June and his children, Debbie and Michael, arrived in July and October respectively. Con man Douglas Blake played by Ann Haddy's real-life husband James Condon made his first appearance in September.