Christy Cooney
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | Youghal |
| Ireland | |
| Siblings | Daithí Cooney |
| Songs | Paddy Kelly's Brew |
| Love at the Ending/The Drunken Landlady | |
| Old Man at the Mill | |
| Joe Hill | |
| Shamrock Shore | |
| Log Cabin | |
| Sullivans John | |
| Miller and the Maid | |
| Uncle Nobby's Steamboat | |
| Turn Right at the Bull | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1673056 |
Christy Cooney Life story
Christy Cooney is a Gaelic games administrator, who served as the 36th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was elected president at the annual GAA Congress on 12 April 2008 and succeeded Nickey Brennan in the post in 2009 - becoming the 36th president of the GAA.
London Gaza rally: Braverman accuses Met of bias over Gaza marches
...By Christy Cooney and Ione Wells, political correspondentBBC NewsHome Secretary Suella Braverman has accused the Metropolitan Police of " playing favourites" over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests...
First flight bringing Afghan refugees from Pakistan lands in UK
...By Christy Cooney and Caroline DaviesBBC NewsThe first plane bringing Afghan refugees from Pakistan to the UK has landed at Stansted Airport...
Tax cuts 'virtually impossible' at present, says Jeremy Hunt
...By Christy Cooney and Nick EardleyBBC NewsChancellor Jeremy Hunt has said it will be " virtually impossible" to deliver tax cuts until the UK economy improves...
Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation
...By Christy Cooney in London & Katy Watson in Belém, BrazilBBC NewsThe eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation...
Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year
...By Christy Cooney in London & Alison Roberts in LisbonBBC NewsFirefighters in Portugal are battling to contain wildfires engulfing thousands of hectares amid soaring temperatures...
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Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year
By Christy Cooney in London & Alison Roberts in LisbonBBC News
Firefighters in Portugal are battling to contain wildfires engulfing thousands of hectares amid soaring temperatures.
Around 800 personnel attended a fire near the southern town of Odemira overnight on Monday, with More Than 1,400 people having to evacuate.
At least nine firefighters have been injured tackling the fires.
Temperatures in excess of 40C (104F) are expected to hit much of the Iberian Peninsula This Week .
Three major fires that scorched hundreds of hectares in Spain over the weekend have been brought Under Control , but weather alerts remain in place across much of the country.
In Portugal, Monday saw a temperature of 46. 4C (116F), the hottest of the year So Far , recorded in Santarém.
The Fire near Odemira began on Saturday and was driven south into the hilly interior of the Algarve, Portugal's main tourism region, by strong winds.
It has So Far destroyed some 6,700 hectares (16,600 acres) of land, while a total of 19 villages, four tourist accommodations and a camping site have been evacuated.
The Town 's mayor, Helder Guerreiro, has said The Situation is " critical, difficult, and complex".
In the centre of the country, other major fires prompted the closure of several stretches of motorway, including parts of the A1 between Lisbon and Porto.
Sixteen waterbombing aircraft have been deployed to support firefighting efforts across the two areas.
Authorities have declared More Than 120 municipalities across Portugal at Maximum Risk of wildfires.
In Spain, fires near the south-western coastal cities of Cadiz and Huelva and in the Northern Catalonia region scorched More Than 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) in total on Saturday and Sunday.
This Week 's heatwave will mark the third to hit the Iberian Peninsula this summer.
Ruben del Campo of Spain's State Meteorological Agency told Reuters it was being caused by a large mass of hot, dry air from North Africa and would be " generally more intense, more widespread and a little longer-lasting" than the two that hit In July .
Climate Change increases The Risk of the hot, dry weather that is likely to fuel wildfires.
The World has already warmed by about 1. 1C since the industrial era began and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around The World make steep cuts to emissions.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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