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Leinster Storm Home To Seal U-18 Schools Title

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Leinster's try-scoring number 8 Richard Whelan tries to break away from Munster centre Harry Long ©SPORTSFILE/Brendan Moran

After erasing an early 10-point deficit, Leinster turned on the afterburners to beat Munster 34-15 and assume the mantle of PwC Under-18 Schools Interprovincial champions for 2021.

PWC IRFU UNDER-18 MEN’S SCHOOLS INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 1: Sunday, September 12

MUNSTER U-18 SCHOOLS 15 LEINSTER U-18 SCHOOLS 34, MU Barnhall RFC Scorers: Munster U-18 Schools: Tries: Danny Sheahan, Sean Long; Con: Benjamin Lynch; Pen: Benjamin Lynch Leinster U-18 Schools: Tries: Luke Kritzinger, Michael Colreavy, Richard Whelan, Tom Stewart; Cons: Jack Murphy 4; Pens: Jack Murphy 2 HT: Munster U-18 Schools 10 Leinster U-18 Schools 7

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The vocal crowd at MU Barnhall RFC were treated to another humdinger of a game, this rearranged first round clash showing the best that age-grade interprovincial rugby has to offer.

Benjamin Lynch converted Danny Sheahan’s second-minute try and added a penalty for a 10-7 Munster lead. Leinster’s lone first half score was a well-worked try from centre Luke Kritzinger.

However, despite a second Munster try from Sean Long, Andy Skehan’s Leinster side gradually stirred up the winning formula, bagging an unlikely bonus point in the end.

The forward trio of Michael Colreavy, Richard Whelan and Tom Stewart all touched down, with out-half Jack Murphy having a handsome place-kicking return of 14 points.

Munster, who had lost 22-15 to Ulster , were clearly fired up for a much-improved showing. Captain Stephen Kiely’s well-struck 50:22 kick provided the initial attacking platform.

PBC Cork hooker Sheehan had two bites at the line from close-range tap penalties, the second one being successful as his powerful drive was converted by Lynch.

Out-half Lynch made it 10-0 to Munster with a ninth minute penalty, rewarding more good work from his forwards and punishing an offside decision against Leinster prop Andrew Sparrow.

The Blues’ back-line excelled against Ulster last week , and a crisp move from a 15th-minute scrum saw winger Hugo McLaughlin speed into space as Munster’s defence came under pressure for the first time.

Leinster back rowers Inigo Cruise O’Brien and Whelan carried forcefully in the 22, before Sam Berman passed just before the tackle, freeing up his centre partner Kritzinger to score from 10 metres out.

Murphy converted to bring his side level, and as the tempo increased, Liam Angermann launched Munster back downfield with a penalty at the breakdown. Ruben Moloney responded by tidying up a Kiely kick through.

Munster had the best opportunity to score before half-time, scrum half Jake O’Riordan sniping through on a promising break which centre Harry Long took on. However, just in front of their posts, Leinster number 8 Whelan came up with a crucial turnover penalty.

Early in the second half, Leinster signalled their intent by turning down two kickable penalties. Their decision-making paid off when Blackrock College lock Colreavy burrowed over, Murphy’s conversion making it 14-10.

Lynch pushed a penalty wide soon after, but skipper Kiely’s slick chip-and-collect got Munster back on the attack. A jinking run from Oisin Pepper, following a turnover, suddenly had them back in scoring range.

Pepper managed to link with fellow replacement Jack Ryan, as Leinster scrambled back, and lock Jack Somers’ brilliantly-executed kick sat up invitingly for Long to ground in the left corner.

The celebrations showed what it meant to Noel O’Meara’s youngsters, whose tails were now up again. Lynch could not convert from out wide, and Murphy’s reliable right boot wrestled back the lead following a Munster offside.

Leinster then went up a couple of gears, on the back of a Sparrow turnover penalty. Replacement Davy Colbert was released down the right touchline, Cruise O’Brien carried closer in and then Whelan’s well-angled drive saw him pile over past a clutch of defenders.

The back rower’s 53rd-minute effort was converted from the right by Murphy, who extended the lead out to 27-15 with a subsequent penalty, awarded for a maul infringement by Munster’s Evan O’Connell.

O’Meara’s charges threatened from turnover ball again, McLaughlin having to react sharply to deny a hard-chasing Pepper.

The St. Munchin’s College winger was agonisingly close to a try a couple of phases later, Cillian O’Connor’s classy delivery putting Long through a gap but Pepper was unable to hold onto the centre’s pass.

With five minutes remaining, Cruise O’Brien tidied up lost Munster possession and made good yards through the middle, before Leinster forced a lineout on the edge of the opposition 22.

Sensing a clinching score, the maul made headway and then Sparrow and Colreavy chipped away. The moment arrived for loosehead Stewart to muscle in past two defenders for the bonus point score, converted by Murphy.

Following their second successive bonus point victory, Leinster captain Stephen Smith was presented with the Kevin D Kelleher (Interprovincial) Cup and the Dudley Cup, which is contested between the two provinces in honour of the late Dudley Herbert, the former Munster Honorary Secretary and schools coach.

LEINSTER U-18 SCHOOLS: Ruben Moloney (Blackrock College); Jules Fenelon (St. Michael’s College), Sam Berman (St. Michael’s College), Luke Kritzinger (Blackrock College), Hugo McLaughlin (Gonzaga College); Jack Murphy (Presentation College Bray), Oliver Coffey (Blackrock College); Tom Stewart (St. Michael’s College), Lucas Maguire (CUS), Andrew Sparrow (St. Mary’s College), Michael Colreavy (Blackrock College), Alex Mullan (Blackrock College), Stephen Smith (Kilkenny College) (capt), Inigo Cruise O’Brien (Blackrock College), Richard Whelan (Cistercian College Roscrea).

Replacements: Flyn Pyper (Presentation School Bray), Karl Brennan (Belvedere College), Ben Howard (St. Michael’s College), Alan Spicer (Belvedere College), Tom Brigg (Blackrock College), Tadhg Brophy (Newbridge College), Davy Colbert (Gonzaga College), Wilhelm de Klerk (St. Michael’s College).

MUNSTER U-18 SCHOOLS: Stephen Kiely (Castletroy College) (capt); Gordon Wood (St. Munchin’s College), Matthew O’Callaghan (CBC Cork), Harry Long (Ardscoil Rís), Sean Long (PBC Cork); Benjamin Lynch (CBC Cork), Jake O’Riordan (St. Munchin’s College); Rory Doody (Cistercian College, Roscrea), Danny Sheahan (PBC Cork), Harry Foster (CBC Cork), Jack Somers (Crescent College Comprehensive), Evan O’Connell (Castletroy College), Joseph Coffey (Cistercian College Roscrea), Kamil Nowak (CBC Cork), Liam Angermann (St. Munchin’s College).

Replacements: Adam Wrona (CBC Cork), Sam Loftus (CBC Cork), Michael Long (Rockwell College), Oisin Toland (Castletroy College), Dawid Novak (CBC Cork), Jack Ryan (Rockwell College), Cillian O’Connor (St. Munchin’s College), Oisin Pepper (St. Munchin’s College), Mitchell Connolly (Bandon Grammar School), Jacob Sheahan (PBC Cork), Aidan Ryan (Castletroy College).

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Conor Cruise O'Brien: Irish intellectual with a long career as journalist, politician, literary critic and public servant

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The author of just two competent stage plays, Conor Cruise O'Brien was the most important public man of letters Ireland witnessed since W.B. Yeats died in 1939.

It will take years to sort out the Yeats from the chaff (of which there was plenty). Nevertheless, Cruise O'Brien's standing as the principal post-war broker between the currencies of literature and politics is undeniable. His impact on international perceptions of "the Troubles" is best measured by the animosity manifest among his fellow-countrymen. I have been hostilely greeted in a rural public house because my jacket resembled "something Cruise O'Brien might wear". Finally, he possessed at his intermittent best a writing style equal to that of George Orwell.

Donal Conor David Dermot Donat Cruise O'Brien was born in Dublin in 1917, the only child of the journalist Frank Cruise O'Brien and his wife Kathleen (née Sheehy). The parents being ostentatiously progressive, the child's baptism as a Catholic might be regarded as an oversight. But the elder Cruise O'Brien's death on Christmas Day 1927 inaugurated a pattern of sombre mythic thinking in the solitary boy which throughout life complemented his mischievous dissent from orthodoxies in both church and state.

After a decent secondary education achieved through much sacrifice on the mother's part, Conor Cruise O'Brien entered Trinity College Dublin in 1936. An unconventional but brilliant student, he took a double First in Modern Languages (French and Irish) and History, and his postgraduate research was published as Parnell and His Party (1957). Already he had embarked on two careers – as civil servant and occasional literary critic.

While Sean MacBride was Ireland's Minister for External Affairs (1948-51), the young Cruise O'Brien argued a strongly anti-partitionist position in some ephemeral publications which his biographer-bibliographer has ignored. His association with MacBride brought a growing awareness of the world outside Ireland as a political arena as well as a cultural resource. In Sean O'Faolain's magazine The Bell, "Donat O'Donnell" had published perceptive criticism of Catholic novelists including Evelyn Waugh and François Mauriac. A collected edition appeared in 1953 as Maria Cross: imaginative patterns in a group of modern Catholic writers. The pressure of diplomatic work delayed further reflective work in essay form, but Writers and Politics (1965) gathered reviews, lectures, and other short pieces. By now, he was a well-known contributor to international magazines and newspapers. He continued to write for The New York Review of Books.

Characteristically, Cruise O'Brien was changing course even as success drew alongside. Among Irish delegates at the United Nations from 1956 onwards, he attracted the attention of the Secretary-General, Dag Hammerskjold. With crisis deepening in copper-rich Congo, the UN sought to play buffer between the great powers (including Belgium) and the new government. In 1961 Cruise O'Brien was despatched as Hammerskjold's personal representative, a situation complicated by the presence of Irish troops among the UN forces and the more personal attendance of another Irish civil servant, Máire Mac Entee.

To Katanga and Back (1962) represents the high point of Ireland's non-aligned commitment in the United Nations, and constitutes its author's best claim to a radical pedigree. His analysis of duplicitous manoeuvrings by Belgium, the UK and the United States gave substance to the suspicions of decolonising Africa. The book also narrates aspects of Cruise O'Brien's private and domestic life, culminating in (Mexican) divorce and remarriage.

While still students, Cruise O'Brien had met Christine Foster, daughter of a Northern Irish classics master and international rugby player. Married in 1939, they had three children. International conflict is not an ideal background for a re-alignment of one's emotional and domestic life. But he and Miss Mac Entee (a poet in Gaelic, and daughter of a government minister) succeeded in the essentials, though not without sharp comment from the Dublin Sunday newspapers. The murder of Patrice Lumumba and the débâcle of UN attempts to discipline the rebel province of Katanga hastened Cruise O'Brien's resignation both from his UN responsibilities and the Irish diplomatic corps.

Africa had been exciting, and he found himself installed as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana in 1962, some months after his second marriage. Disagreements arising about the value of academic freedom, the contract was not renewed. While in Ghana, Cruise O'Brien wrote "Passion and Cunning", an analysis of Yeats's political attitudes and behaviour. Published in a volume of essays celebrating the poet's centenary in 1965, it caused outrage among the professors. A silently modified version was issued in 1988.

Moving from diplomacy to the mango groves of academia, Cruise O'Brien next became Schweitzer Professor of Humanities in New York University. From 1965 to 1969 he contributed vigorously both to the academic life of the city and the growing anti-war movement. A notable product of this period was The Morality of Scholarship (1967), edited with Northrop Frye and Stuart Hampshire.

In Ireland, radicalism was stirring, even in the Labour Party which proclaimed "The Seventies will be Socialist", and recruited a brilliant cohort of intellectuals including Justin Keating and Cruise O'Brien. Having joined the party back in 1937, he was now cautiously groomed for a public role. Some meetings were hosted by Michael McInerney, political correspondent for The Irish Times and a staunch supporter of Noel Browne, soon to be Vice-Chairman of the party. Opinion was sharply divided, and the new member of Dáil Eireann (elected for Dublin North-East in 1968) disappointed neither friend nor foe.

He was now "The Cruiser" whose political career can be personalised as his conflict with Charles Haughey (also a TD for Dublin North-East), geographically identified with Northern Ireland and its constitutional status, or ideologically traced through his implacable opposition to the Provisional IRA. Electoral defeat in 1977 ensured that ministerial experience was limited to one term (1973-77) in the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, a period dominated by his imposing a total broadcasting ban on Provos or their supporters.

This heavy-handed censorship cost him liberal friends while it paradoxically refined the Provos' approach to media management, of which they are today's acknowledged masters. Yet Haughey died in disgrace, the Irish Constitution no longer makes claim on the North, and the Provos have signed up to the Good Friday Agreement. So much argues for Cruise O'Brien's success, despite his own loud prophecies of yet more doom.

When the Cosgrave government fell in 1977, he had found a by-road back into politics as a senator representing Trinity College Dublin. His attendance record was deplorable, too much time being spent in London, where he served on The Observer in an editorial capacity (1977-1981). A highly publicised trip to South Africa incensed the international Anti-Apartheid Movement, while domestically his politics swung into a position not just sympathetic to Ulster Unionists but uncritically identical with theirs.

A mere list of his publications would be overwhelming. Though Ireland is everywhere a thematic concern, Cruise O'Brien contributed Albert Camus to the Fontana Modern Masters series, and wrote a study of Israel and Zionism (The Siege, 1986; translated into German in 1991). His refusal to meet or interview Yasser Arafat confirmed for many the emergence of a renegade from radicalism, even a paid stooge of "US-Zionist imperialism". Though the book lacks balance, and indulges in occasional flights of philo-Semitic special pleading, its author could not be accused of sustained pro-Americanism. Excursions into American history (The Long Affair, 1996) generally disguised a larger concern with the legacies of revolution (the French, in particular).

Obsessed as he was by the theme of religion and politics, Conor Cruise O'Brien's place in Irish history will be hotly debated. If governments use certain agents whom they class as "deniables", then Irish public opinion might borrow the term to understand what it sought from this mercurial and dedicated public servant. As the British left once said of Harold Wilson, he may be a rat but he is still our rat. As with Swift, his wit wounded. His gift was to provoke thought, not to persuade. He not only lacked the common touch, he loathed it.

Iconoclastic reviewer, socialist member of the Opposition, tough government minister, Gaelic-speaking revisionist historian and the stranger's best friend, Cruise O'Brien undertook a missionary programme of exploration which no contemporary could have rivalled. And he unquestionably delivered. His findings, like his initial sentiments, were rarely welcome. The wonder is that this messenger was not shot by one or other of those constituencies of passion and cunning to whom he reported.

It is arguable that the traumatic death of his father established psychic needs which were translated into conflictual goals – independence and security, a selective egalitarianism. Certainly, his innovative work on Edmund Burke (The Great Melody, 1992) reveals a strange need to feel Burke's contemporary presence, in the same room with the author. His later years were darkened by the sudden death of his beloved daughter Kate from a brain haemorrhage. His adoptive family were as deeply loved.

In March 2003, Cruise O'Brien attended the annual conference of the UK Unionist Party in Bangor, Co Down. This was not his first endorsement of full integration as a solution to Northern Ireland's difficult relationship with Britain. At 85, it bespoke a persistence in marginalisation strikingly different from the canny manoeuvres of the younger careerist.

He was still a workhorse journalist, not least to keep the taxman at bay, but the puckish humour had become ponderous and sibylline. In December 2003, a long-awaited report on bombings in Dublin and Monaghan drew terse pre-emptive denials that the Cosgrave government had lacked commitment in seeking to identify and prosecute the perpetrators (thought to include "rogue" elements in British security.)

If the rest is silence, it is a rest well earned.

Donal Conor David Dermot Donat Cruise O'Brien, politician, literary critic and historian: born Dublin 3 November 1917; staff, Department of External Affairs of Ireland 1944-61, Head of UN Section 1956-60, Assistant Secretary 1960-61; Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana 1962-65; Albert Schweitzer Professor of Humanities, New York University 1965-69; TD (Labour) for Dublin North-East 1969-77; Minister for Posts and Telegraphs 1973-77; Pro-Chancellor, University of Dublin 1973-2008; Member of Senate, Republic of Ireland 1977-79; Fellow, St Catherine's College, Oxford 1978-81; Editor-in-Chief, The Observer 1979-81; FRSL 1984; married 1939 Christine Foster (one son, one daughter, and one daughter deceased; marriage dissolved 1962), 1962 Máire Mac Entee (one adopted son, one adopted daughter); died Howth, Co Dublin 18 December 2008.

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Conor Cruise O’Brien, Irish Diplomat, Is Dead at 91

By William Grimes

• Dec. 19, 2008

Conor Cruise O’Brien, an Irish diplomat, politician, man of letters and public intellectual who staked out an independent position for Ireland in the United Nations and, despite his Roman Catholic origins, championed the rights of Protestants in Northern Ireland, died Thursday. He was 91 and lived in Howth, near Dublin.

His death was announced by the Labor Party, of which Mr. O’Brien was a member. No cause of death was given. He was reported to have suffered a stroke in 1998 and several broken bones in a fall last year.

Once described by the social critic Christopher Hitchens as “an internationalist, a wit, a polymath and a provocateur,” Mr. O’Brien was a rare combination of scholar and public servant who applied his erudition and stylish pen to a long list of causes, some hopeless, others made less so by his combative reasoning. When called upon, he would put down his pen and enter the fray, more often than not emerging bruised and bloodied.

As a diplomat, he helped chart Ireland’s course as an independent, anticolonialist voice at the United Nations and played a critical role in the United Nations intervention in Congo in 1961. As vice chancellor of the University of Ghana in the early 1960s, he fell out with the dictator Kwame Nkrumah over the question of academic freedom, and while teaching at New York University later that decade, he took part in an antiwar demonstration that led to his arrest.

Most notably, as a lifelong commentator on Irish politics and as a government minister in the early 1970s, he argued passionately against a united Ireland without the full consent of the Protestant north and bitterly criticized the tacit support for the Irish Republican Army then prevalent in the Republic of Ireland. “I intend to administer a shock to the Irish psyche,” he said in defiance.

With the Troubles raging in the North, his position made him a hate figure for many Irish, as did his later opposition to the peace effort aimed at bringing Sinn Fein into the government of Northern Ireland.

Mr. O’Brien, known to friends as the Cruiser, was born in Dublin on Nov. 3, 1917, to a family with a long political pedigree on both sides of the widening split in Irish political life. Ardent republicans in the family somehow took tea with supporters of the Irish Parliamentary Party, which favored home rule but not a break with Britain.

His father, a journalist, moderate nationalist and agnostic, insisted that Conor, his only child, attend a Protestant school, although his mother — the model for Miss Ivors in James Joyce’s story “The Dead” — managed to keep him in a Catholic school until he received his first communion. He later studied history at Trinity College, Dublin, which was also Protestant. On graduating, he found a job in the civil service, initially in the finance department but soon with the department for external affairs (now called the foreign office).

In 1939, Mr. O’Brien married Christine Foster. The marriage ended in divorce. Two of their children survive, a son, Donal, and a daughter, Fidelma Sims. He later married Maire MacEntee, an Irish-language poet who writes under the Gaelic name Maire Mhac an tSaoi. She also survives him, as do their two children, Margaret and Patrick, as well as five grandchildren.

While a civil servant, Mr. O’Brien published two books to wide acclaim: “Maria Cross” (1952), a collection of critical essays on modern Catholic writers, and “Parnell and His Party” (1957). The latter, submitted as his doctoral dissertation at Trinity, caught the eye of Frank Aiken, minister of external affairs, who in 1957 sent Mr. O’Brien to the United Nations with instructions to take an independent line. The British magazine New Statesman wrote of Mr. O’Brien in 1968: “In so far as a civil servant can, he became a minor national hero; the Irish independent, asserting his country’s independence along with his own.”

In 1961, Dag Hammarskjold, the secretary general of the United Nations (and an admirer of “Maria Cross”), sent Mr. O’Brien on a special mission to Congo, which had recently achieved independence from Belgium but faced a separatist revolt in the mineral-rich province of Katanga. The rebellion was being backed openly by Belgium and secretly by France and Britain.

Mr. O’Brien, determined to take decisive action, ordered in United Nations troops, but the operation ended in disarray. In the aftermath, as the United Nations hastily repudiated the mission, Mr. O’Brien took the fall and left the world body. He recounted his version of events in “To Katanga and Back” (1962) and later wrote “Murderous Angels,” a play about Hammarskjold and Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s murdered premier, which was produced in Los Angeles and New York in 1970.

His tenure as vice president of the University of Ghana proved nearly as eventful. Nkrumah, becoming increasingly dictatorial, removed the nation’s chief justice. Mr. O’Brien publicly protested. The Ghanaian press mounted a campaign against the university, portraying it as a hotbed of subversion. Mr. O’Brien departed for the more welcoming environment of N.Y.U., to lecture on literature and social issues.

Mr. O’Brien then plunged into Irish politics, where a changed social climate made it possible for him, as a declared nonbeliever and a divorced man, to take part in public life. “For me, the idea of being able to represent a constituency in the Parliament of Ireland, without accepting the teachings of the church or pretending to accept them, had powerful existential attractions,” he wrote in “Memoir: My Life and Themes” (1998). “It meant that I would be accepted by my own people for what I really was. It closed a kind of schism in the soul, which had long troubled me more than I had ever consciously acknowledged.”

In 1969, as a Labor candidate, he won a seat in Ireland’s Parliament representing Dublin Northeast. Regarded as left-wing by Irish voters, he soon surprised many of his supporters with the provocative and highly influential book “States of Ireland” (1972), in which he attacked what he saw as the myths of the Republican movement and excoriated the nationalist dream as sectarian and colonialist. As minister of posts and telegraphs in the coalition government that formed in 1973, he banned Sinn Fein from the airwaves.

With the defeat of the coalition, Mr. O’Brien became editor in chief of The Observer, the London Sunday newspaper. For the two years he occupied the post, it gave him a platform from which to write polemical articles on politics and to indulge his passion for literature and history.

This he did, in a variety of forums and forms, for the rest of his long life. He was a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books and The Atlantic in the United States and The Irish Independent in Ireland. He also wrote many books, among them “Religion and Politics” (1984); “Passion and Cunning: Essays on Nationalism, Terrorism and Revolution” (1988); “The Great Melody” (1993), a biography of Edmund Burke; and “The Long Affair,” a revisionist study of Thomas Jefferson and the French Revolution. At his death, he was working on a study of George Washington’s presidency.

“I think the intellectual in relation to politics is something like the Greek chorus,” Mr. O’Brien told an interviewer in 2000. “He’s outside the action, but he tells you quite a bit about it.”

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Conan O’Brien sat down with host Jimmy Fallon on “ The Tonight Show ” Tuesday night, where the two reminisced about O’Brien’s time hosting NBC’s “Late Night.”

“It’s weird to come back,” O’Brien told Fallon. “I haven’t been in this building for such a long time, and I haven’t been on this floor in forever.”

O’Brien added, “I was here for 16 years doing the ‘Late Night’ show before we went out to L.A., and right across the hall…all these memories came flooding back to me.”

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“I love Kelly Clarkson. Who doesn’t love Kelly Clarkson? But still I felt like, ‘It’s not right! Blasphemy! They should’ve burned it to the ground,'” O’Brien said, jokingly.

O’Brien’s guest appearance marks the comedian’s first in-person return to “The Tonight Show” since his unceremonious exit from NBC in 2010, in which he was replaced by Jay Leno as the show’s host following a seven-month tenure. Prior to his brief stint on “The Tonight Show,” O’Brien hosted “Late Night” from 1993 to 2009.

O’Brien is promoting his forthcoming travelogue series, “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” which debuts on Max on April 18. The show marks O’Brien’s first television project since his TBS late-night show “Conan” ended in 2021 after 11 seasons on air.

Other guests on Tuesday night’s episode of “The Tonight Show” included Nicole Richie and musical guest Benson Boone.

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Irish politician and journalist Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien dies

The distinguished writer, journalist, scholar, politician and former Irish cabinet minister Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien has died aged 91.

O'Brien, who led the United Nations operations in the Congo in 1960, was Ireland's minister for posts and telegraphs in the mid-1970s and who became editor-in-chief of the Observer newspaper in 1979 for three years, died last night. The cause of death was not revealed.

Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen led tributes to O'Brien. "Conor was a leading figure in Irish life in many spheres since the 1960s. It is a reflection on his wide array of talents that he was able to make a sizeable impact in the public service, in politics, in academia and journalism," Cowen said.

The Irish Labour party statesman was "blessed with a strong intellect and he was a man of strong convictions", he added.

While an Irish cabinet minister, O'Brien, a fierce critic of the IRA, banned members of the terrorist group and its political arm Sinn Fein being interviewed on radio and television.

Born in Dublin on 3 November 1917, O'Brien's career encompassed roles in the Irish civil service and then the UN, where he came to the attention of the secretary general, Dag Hammarskjold, who tasked him with leading the peace keeping operation in the Congo in 1960.

O'Brien became an academic after his stint at the UN and launched his political career in the 1970s.

He is survived by his wife, the Irish poet Máire Mac An tSaoi, their two adopted children and two children from his first marriage.

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Conan o’brien returns to ‘tonight show’: “it’s weird to come back”.

The comedian came back to NBC's late-night show on Tuesday, years after his short tenure as host.

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Conan O’Brien made his Tonight Show return on Tuesday, and he and host Jimmy Fallon reminisced about O’Brien’s time with NBC’s late-night shows.

The comedian hosted Late Night for 16 seasons, from 1993 to 2009 before his short tenure with The Tonight Show from 2009 to 2010.

“It’s weird to come back,” O’Brien told Fallon during his latest appearance. “I haven’t been in this building for such a long time, and I haven’t been on this floor in forever.”

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Earlier during their conversation, Fallon also noted that O’Brien was his first-ever talk show appearance. The host proceeded to show a photo of himself as a guest on Late Night with O’Brien in 1999, adding, “I was honored to be on your show.”

O’Brien’s abrupt departure from NBC’s The Tonight Show remains one of the most unforgettable late-night exits. Though Jay Leno has already passed the Tonight torch over to O’Brien, the network began making plans for a new show with Leno in the same time slot. When O’Brien left after just seven months at the helm, Leno then came back to host until 2014 when Fallon took over.

During his memorable final time hosting Tonight in 2019, he noted that the NBC show fulfilled his lifelong dream. He also added during his monologue at the time, “I just want to say to the kids out there watching: You can do anything you want in life. Unless Jay Leno wants to do it, too.”

During O’Brien’s latest Tonight Show appearance, he also promoted his upcoming travel series Conan O’Brien Must Go , which hits Max on April 18.

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Donal cruise o'brien: donal cruise o’brien, who has died aged 71, was emeritus professor of political studies (africa) at the….

DONAL CRUISE O'BRIEN: DONAL CRUISE O'Brien, who has died aged 71, was Emeritus Professor of Political Studies (Africa) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and a leading authority on Islam in Africa.

His interest in Africa was sparked by holidays he spent as a student in Katanga, where his father Conor was the UN representative. When his father served as vice-chancellor of the University of Accra, he visited Ghana.

He chose for his PhD thesis the political situation of the Sufi Muslims in Senegal. He was attracted by the idea of dealing with religious communities, with believers, and reaching people whose organisation had little or nothing to do with European principles.

Also, since the leadership of Senegal’s Sufi communities, marabouts, had established their hierarchies in parallel with the structure of the colonial state, he saw the possibility of a comparison with the role of Christian monasteries in Ireland.

And, in terms of nationalist politics, he was intrigued by the question as to whether the marabouts were lackeys of colonialism or defenders of their own turf.

In Paris he outlined his ideas to the eminent anthropologist Georges Balandier, who suggested that he confine his study to the Muridiyya (Mouride brotherhood): “They are the most interesting ones.” O’Brien adopted Balandier’s suggestion; it made his career, he later said.

The thesis was published as The Mourides of Senegal: a descriptive and analytical study of a Muslim brotherhood (1971). It focuses on the origin and development of the order among the Wolof peoples, the largest and most powerful of Senegal’s “tribal groups”. It examines its structure as well as its economic and political significance.

He was born in Dublin in 1941, one of three children of Conor Cruise O’Brien’s marriage to Christine Foster.

He had fond memories of his father’s storytelling and the books he read to him as a child. He shared his mother’s interest in gardening and love of music. And he remembered her advice not to overdo the intellectual side of life, “as your father has done”.

He remained very close to both parents after their divorce.

His relationship with his father in later life was summed up by a friend: “[I remember] Donal telling me what a trial Conor was, how he’d upset all and sundry, how they would then hit back and hurt him and how he would then come round to your house, feeling hurt and in need of love and support, with the problem at source being that Donal did not really agree with what Conor had said in the first place.

“I asked Donal how he resolved that one. ‘Well,’ he said, ‘what I thought was . . . he’s coming to me, wanting my love and support. So, by God, he’s gonna get it.’ It was lovely, and we both drank to it.”

He studied economics at Trinity College Dublin and later read history at Peterhouse, Cambridge, and studied political science at Berkeley University. He pursued his doctoral studies at the London School of Economics, supervised by Ernest Gellner.

Saints and Politicians: essays in the organisation of a Senegalese peasant society was published in 1975. His Symbolic Confrontations: Muslims imagining the state in Africa (2003) is a collection of writings over the previous 30 years. He co-edited other books, and contributed articles to a range of academic journals. He also wrote an unpublished mémoire.

He was diagnosed with MS in 1969, and the condition worsened in recent years. Historian Roy Foster, a lifelong friend, said he bore a “terribly disabling illness” with great bravery, and added that with the help of his wife Rita he had enjoyed life to the end.

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Donal Cruise O’Brien: born July 4th, 1941; died July 6th, 2012. A memorial service will be held at St George’s Church, Bloomsbury, at 3.00pm on October 12th.

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Great balls of fire: Watch incredible CCTV footage of industrial furnace EXPLOSION that showers workers with wave of molten steel sparks

Russian blast sees three bombarded with carpet of molten steel

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CCTV footage showing an industrial furnace showering workers with molten metal is shocking viewers of a video-sharing website.

Believed to have occurred at one of the metallurgy manufacturing plant in the Russian city Elektrostal, east of Moscow, the undated video shows three men sprayed with a wave of sparks in the intensive blast.

With no stories filed by any international news agency, the fate of the workers remains unknown. Several figures can be seen walking about following the explosion.

Commenters on Live Leak, the site to which the video uploaded, have speculated that the incident occurred after water – used to cool the machinery’s copper induction coil – mixed with electricity and the molten steek.

Another user said: “Reminds me of the time a tractor battery blew up on us and spewed battery acid all over the place... we were just as dumbfounded as these guys were. No injuries to us, but ruined clothing for sure.”

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Consumers will be forced to spend an extra £2bn on French cheese, Italian olive oil and other food from the Continent when post-Brexit border checks come into force at the end of this month, according to estimates from Allianz Trade.

The controls will impose costs equivalent to a 10pc tariff on the £21bn-worth of products affected, said the research from Ana Boata, head of economic research at  the financial services company.

Goods affected include cereals, meat, dairy products and oils, as well as trees, plants, flowers and bulbs, which amount to around 8pc of all UK imports from the European Union.

Heath certificates were introduced for these products earlier in the year, confirming they are free of disease. However, officials will only start to check this paperwork at the end of the month.

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Elektrostal is a vibrant city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia. With a rich history, stunning architecture, and a thriving community, Elektrostal is a city that has much to offer. Whether you are a history buff, nature enthusiast, or simply curious about different cultures, Elektrostal is sure to captivate you.

This article will provide you with 40 fascinating facts about Elektrostal, giving you a better understanding of why this city is worth exploring. From its origins as an industrial hub to its modern-day charm, we will delve into the various aspects that make Elektrostal a unique and must-visit destination.

So, join us as we uncover the hidden treasures of Elektrostal and discover what makes this city a true gem in the heart of Russia.

Key Takeaways:

• Elektrostal, known as the “Motor City of Russia,” is a vibrant and growing city with a rich industrial history, offering diverse cultural experiences and a strong commitment to environmental sustainability.
• With its convenient location near Moscow, Elektrostal provides a picturesque landscape, vibrant nightlife, and a range of recreational activities, making it an ideal destination for residents and visitors alike.

Known as the “Motor City of Russia.”

Elektrostal, a city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia, earned the nickname “Motor City” due to its significant involvement in the automotive industry.

Home to the Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant.

Elektrostal is renowned for its metallurgical plant, which has been producing high-quality steel and alloys since its establishment in 1916.

Boasts a rich industrial heritage.

Elektrostal has a long history of industrial development, contributing to the growth and progress of the region.

Founded in 1916.

The city of Elektrostal was founded in 1916 as a result of the construction of the Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant.

Located approximately 50 kilometers east of Moscow.

Elektrostal is situated in close proximity to the Russian capital, making it easily accessible for both residents and visitors.

Known for its vibrant cultural scene.

Elektrostal is home to several cultural institutions, including museums, theaters, and art galleries that showcase the city’s rich artistic heritage.

A popular destination for nature lovers.

Surrounded by picturesque landscapes and forests, Elektrostal offers ample opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and birdwatching.

Hosts the annual Elektrostal City Day celebrations.

Every year, Elektrostal organizes festive events and activities to celebrate its founding, bringing together residents and visitors in a spirit of unity and joy.

Has a population of approximately 160,000 people.

Elektrostal is home to a diverse and vibrant community of around 160,000 residents, contributing to its dynamic atmosphere.

Boasts excellent education facilities.

The city is known for its well-established educational institutions, providing quality education to students of all ages.

A center for scientific research and innovation.

Elektrostal serves as an important hub for scientific research, particularly in the fields of metallurgy, materials science, and engineering.

Surrounded by picturesque lakes.

The city is blessed with numerous beautiful lakes, offering scenic views and recreational opportunities for locals and visitors alike.

Well-connected transportation system.

Elektrostal benefits from an efficient transportation network, including highways, railways, and public transportation options, ensuring convenient travel within and beyond the city.

Famous for its traditional Russian cuisine.

Food enthusiasts can indulge in authentic Russian dishes at numerous restaurants and cafes scattered throughout Elektrostal.

Home to notable architectural landmarks.

Elektrostal boasts impressive architecture, including the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord and the Elektrostal Palace of Culture.

Offers a wide range of recreational facilities.

Residents and visitors can enjoy various recreational activities, such as sports complexes, swimming pools, and fitness centers, enhancing the overall quality of life.

Provides a high standard of healthcare.

Elektrostal is equipped with modern medical facilities, ensuring residents have access to quality healthcare services.

Home to the Elektrostal History Museum.

The Elektrostal History Museum showcases the city’s fascinating past through exhibitions and displays.

A hub for sports enthusiasts.

Elektrostal is passionate about sports, with numerous stadiums, arenas, and sports clubs offering opportunities for athletes and spectators.

Celebrates diverse cultural festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal hosts a variety of cultural festivals, celebrating different ethnicities, traditions, and art forms.

Electric power played a significant role in its early development.

Elektrostal owes its name and initial growth to the establishment of electric power stations and the utilization of electricity in the industrial sector.

Boasts a thriving economy.

The city’s strong industrial base, coupled with its strategic location near Moscow, has contributed to Elektrostal’s prosperous economic status.

Houses the Elektrostal Drama Theater.

The Elektrostal Drama Theater is a cultural centerpiece, attracting theater enthusiasts from far and wide.

Popular destination for winter sports.

Elektrostal’s proximity to ski resorts and winter sport facilities makes it a favorite destination for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter activities.

Promotes environmental sustainability.

Elektrostal prioritizes environmental protection and sustainability, implementing initiatives to reduce pollution and preserve natural resources.

Home to renowned educational institutions.

Elektrostal is known for its prestigious schools and universities, offering a wide range of academic programs to students.

Committed to cultural preservation.

The city values its cultural heritage and takes active steps to preserve and promote traditional customs, crafts, and arts.

Hosts an annual International Film Festival.

The Elektrostal International Film Festival attracts filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts from around the world, showcasing a diverse range of films.

Encourages entrepreneurship and innovation.

Elektrostal supports aspiring entrepreneurs and fosters a culture of innovation, providing opportunities for startups and business development.

Offers a range of housing options.

Elektrostal provides diverse housing options, including apartments, houses, and residential complexes, catering to different lifestyles and budgets.

Home to notable sports teams.

Elektrostal is proud of its sports legacy, with several successful sports teams competing at regional and national levels.

Boasts a vibrant nightlife scene.

Residents and visitors can enjoy a lively nightlife in Elektrostal, with numerous bars, clubs, and entertainment venues.

Promotes cultural exchange and international relations.

Elektrostal actively engages in international partnerships, cultural exchanges, and diplomatic collaborations to foster global connections.

Surrounded by beautiful nature reserves.

Nearby nature reserves, such as the Barybino Forest and Luchinskoye Lake, offer opportunities for nature enthusiasts to explore and appreciate the region’s biodiversity.

Commemorates historical events.

The city pays tribute to significant historical events through memorials, monuments, and exhibitions, ensuring the preservation of collective memory.

Promotes sports and youth development.

Elektrostal invests in sports infrastructure and programs to encourage youth participation, health, and physical fitness.

Hosts annual cultural and artistic festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal celebrates its cultural diversity through festivals dedicated to music, dance, art, and theater.

Provides a picturesque landscape for photography enthusiasts.

The city’s scenic beauty, architectural landmarks, and natural surroundings make it a paradise for photographers.

Connects to Moscow via a direct train line.

The convenient train connection between Elektrostal and Moscow makes commuting between the two cities effortless.

A city with a bright future.

Elektrostal continues to grow and develop, aiming to become a model city in terms of infrastructure, sustainability, and quality of life for its residents.

In conclusion, Elektrostal is a fascinating city with a rich history and a vibrant present. From its origins as a center of steel production to its modern-day status as a hub for education and industry, Elektrostal has plenty to offer both residents and visitors. With its beautiful parks, cultural attractions, and proximity to Moscow, there is no shortage of things to see and do in this dynamic city. Whether you’re interested in exploring its historical landmarks, enjoying outdoor activities, or immersing yourself in the local culture, Elektrostal has something for everyone. So, next time you find yourself in the Moscow region, don’t miss the opportunity to discover the hidden gems of Elektrostal.

Q: What is the population of Elektrostal?

A: As of the latest data, the population of Elektrostal is approximately XXXX.

Q: How far is Elektrostal from Moscow?

A: Elektrostal is located approximately XX kilometers away from Moscow.

Q: Are there any famous landmarks in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to several notable landmarks, including XXXX and XXXX.

Q: What industries are prominent in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal is known for its steel production industry and is also a center for engineering and manufacturing.

Q: Are there any universities or educational institutions in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to XXXX University and several other educational institutions.

Q: What are some popular outdoor activities in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal offers several outdoor activities, such as hiking, cycling, and picnicking in its beautiful parks.

Q: Is Elektrostal well-connected in terms of transportation?

A: Yes, Elektrostal has good transportation links, including trains and buses, making it easily accessible from nearby cities.

Q: Are there any annual events or festivals in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal hosts various events and festivals throughout the year, including XXXX and XXXX.

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