CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang=en><head><link href="/pu_examiner/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon.png" rel=apple-touch-icon sizes=180x180><link href="/pu_examiner/images/favicon/favicon-32x32.png" rel=icon type=image/png sizes=32x32><link href="/pu_examiner/images/favicon/favicon-16x16.png" rel=icon type=image/png sizes=16x16><link href="/pu_examiner/site.webmanifest" rel=manifest><link href="/pu_examiner/images/favicon/safari-pinned-tab.svg" rel=mask-icon color=#5bbad5><link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/feed/509-Spotlight.xml" title="Spotlight"/> <link href="/pu_examiner/fonts/montserrat-v26-latin-600.woff2" rel=preload type=font/woff2 as=font crossorigin=crossorigin><link href="/pu_examiner/fonts/montserrat-v26-latin-300.woff2" rel=preload type=font/woff2 as=font crossorigin=crossorigin><link href="/pu_examiner/fonts/source-sans-3-v15-latin-700.woff2" rel=preload type=font/woff2 as=font crossorigin=crossorigin><link href="/pu_examiner/fonts/source-sans-3-v15-latin-regular.woff2" rel=preload type=font/woff2 as=font crossorigin=crossorigin><style>@font-face{font-display:optional;font-family:'Source Sans Pro';font-style:normal;font-weight:300;src:local('Source Sans Pro Light'),url('/pu_examiner/fonts/source-sans-3-v15-latin-300.woff2') format('woff2')}@font-face{font-display:optional;font-family:'Source Sans Pro';font-style:normal;font-weight:400;src:local('Source Sans Pro'),url('/pu_examiner/fonts/source-sans-3-v15-latin-regular.woff2') format('woff2')}@font-face{font-display:optional;font-family:'Source Sans Pro';font-style:normal;font-weight:700;src:local('Source Sans Pro Bold'),url('/pu_examiner/fonts/source-sans-3-v15-latin-700.woff2') format('woff2')}@font-face{font-display:optional;font-family:Montserrat;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;src:local('Montserrat Light'),url('/pu_examiner/fonts/montserrat-v26-latin-300.woff2') format('woff2')}@font-face{font-display:optional;font-family:Montserrat;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;src:local('Montserrat SemiBold'),url('/pu_examiner/fonts/montserrat-v26-latin-600.woff2') format('woff2')}@font-face{font-display:optional;font-family:Montserrat;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;src:local('Montserrat Bold'),url('/pu_examiner/fonts/montserrat-v26-latin-700.woff2') format('woff2')}</style><link href=https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.0/jquery.min.js rel=preload as=script><script src=https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.0/jquery.min.js></script><meta name="pragma" content="no-cache"><meta name="cache-control" content="no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0, proxy-revalidate"><meta name="generator" content="redFACT7 CMS, powered by www.newsfactory.de"><meta name="do_paywall" content="true"><meta name="do_count" content="true"><meta name="keywords" content="#Podcasts - Home,#Podcasts - IE Investigations,#Best of 2023"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"><meta name="news_keywords" content="#Podcasts - Home,#Podcasts - IE Investigations,#Best of 2023"><meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:large"><meta name="description" content="When Jasper Kraus was killed by a rooster at his home nearly a year ago, the story spread around the world. This Irish Examiner podcast series looks at the ‘insensitive’ headlines, the tragedy of his life as well as his Hollywood glories "><script> var loadScriptAsync = function (uri) { return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { var tag = document.createElement('script'); tag.src = uri; tag.async = true; tag.onload = () => { resolve(); }; var firstScriptTag = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; firstScriptTag.parentNode.insertBefore(tag, firstScriptTag); }); } var scriptLoadedNaviga = loadScriptAsync('/pu_examiner/scripts/engage/prod/engage.min.js?v=0.17'); </script><script src="/pu_examiner/scripts/engage/prod/initLoaderProd.js?v=1.01"></script><link href="/pu_examiner/scripts/engage/prod/engage.min.css" rel=preload as=style><link href="/pu_examiner/scripts/engage/prod/engage.min.css" rel=stylesheet media=print onload="this.media='all'"><script src=https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/polyfill/v3/polyfill.min.js async></script><link rel=preload as=style href="/pu_examiner/build/style_a.734bd7b6.css"><link rel=preload as=style href="/pu_examiner/build/style_b.45acdf3a.css"><link href="/pu_examiner/styles/fontawesome.css" rel=preload as=style><link href="/pu_examiner/styles/fontawesome.css" rel=stylesheet media=print onload="this.media='all'"><noscript><link href="/pu_examiner/styles/fontawesome.css" rel=stylesheet></noscript><script src="/pu_examiner/scripts/initGlobalFunc.min.js?v=0.03"></script><script src="/pu_examiner/scripts/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" async></script><link href="/pu_examiner/images/Irish_Examiner_logo.png" rel=preload as=image><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_articlemedium_3.jpg" rel=preload as=image fetchpriority=high media="(max-width: 840px)"><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_articlelarge_3.jpg" rel=preload as=image fetchpriority=high media="(min-width: 840.1px)"><link rel=stylesheet href="/pu_examiner/build/style_a.734bd7b6.css"><noscript><link rel=stylesheet href="/pu_examiner/build/style_a.734bd7b6.css"></noscript><link rel=stylesheet href="/pu_examiner/build/style_b.45acdf3a.css"><noscript><link rel=stylesheet href="/pu_examiner/build/style_b.45acdf3a.css"></noscript><link href="/pu_examiner/styles/naviga/debugger.css" rel=preload as=style onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'"><noscript><link href="/pu_examiner/styles/naviga/debugger.css" rel=stylesheet></noscript><meta content=#da532c name=msapplication-TileColor><meta content=#ffffff name=theme-color><meta charset="utf-8"><meta content="IE=edge,chrome=1" http-equiv=X-UA-Compatible><title>Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe</title><meta prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" property="og:type" content="article"><meta prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" property="og:image" content="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_seoimageog_3.jpg"><meta prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" property="og:image:width" content="1200"><meta prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" property="og:image:height" content="630"><meta prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" property="og:url" content="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html"><meta prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" property="og:title" content="Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe"><meta prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" property="og:site_name" content="Irish Examiner"><meta prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" property="og:description" content="When Jasper Kraus was killed by a rooster at his home nearly a year ago, the story spread around the world. This Irish Examiner podcast series looks at the ‘insensitive’ headlines, the tragedy of his life as well as his Hollywood glories "><meta property="article:published_time" content="2023-12-25T13:10:00+00:00"><meta property="article:publisher" content="https://www.facebook.com/irishexaminer"><meta property="article:section" content="IE-Main/SPOTLIGHT"><meta property="article:tag" content="IE-Main/SPOTLIGHT"><meta property="fb:app_id" content="297058297106710"><meta itemprop="image" content="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_articlelarge_3.jpg"><meta itemprop="name" content="Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe"><meta itemprop="description" content="When Jasper Kraus was killed by a rooster at his home nearly a year ago, the story spread around the world. This Irish Examiner podcast series looks at the ‘insensitive’ headlines, the tragedy of his life as well as his Hollywood glories "><meta content=on name=twitter:dnt><meta name="twitter:image" content="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_articlelarge_3.jpg"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"><meta name="twitter:site" content="@irishexaminer"><meta name="twitter:title" content="Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe"><meta name="twitter:description" content="When Jasper Kraus was killed by a rooster at his home nearly a year ago, the story spread around the world. This Irish Examiner podcast series looks at the ‘insensitive’ headlines, the tragedy of his life as well as his Hollywood glories "><meta name="twitter:domain" content="irishexaminer.com"><meta name="twitter:app:name:iphone" content="Irish Examiner"><meta name="twitter:app:id:iphone" content="662222158"><meta name="twitter:app:url:iphone" content=""><meta name="twitter:app:name:ipad" content="Irish Examiner"><meta name="twitter:app:id:ipad" content="662222158"><meta name="twitter:app:url:ipad" content=""><meta name="twitter:app:name:googleplay" content="Irish Examiner"><meta name="twitter:app:id:googleplay" content="ie.irishexaminer.mobile"><meta name="twitter:app:url:googleplay" content=""><meta name="twitter:url" content="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html"><meta content="article" name=pageType><meta content="41097376" name=articleID><meta name="language" content="en" /><link href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_articlelarge_3.jpg" rel="image_src"><link rel=canonical href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html"><link href="android-app://ie.irishexaminer.mobile/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html?type=app" rel=alternate><script src="/pu_examiner/scripts/scripts_IE11.min.js" defer></script><script src=https://cdn.cookielaw.org/consent/tcf.stub.js async charset=UTF-8></script> <script> dataLayer = [{ "pageType": "Article" }] </script><script> window.IE = { publicationName: 'Irish Examiner', pageType: 'article', articleTitle: 'Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe', articleAuthor: '', articlePubDate: '2023-12-25T13:10:00+00:00', articleID: '41097376', articleSection: 'IE-Main/SPOTLIGHT', pageTags: '#Podcasts - Home,#Podcasts - IE Investigations,#Best of 2023', isCount: true, isPaywall: true, isLongread: false, isPremium: false } </script><script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function getCookie(cname) { var name = cname + "="; var ca = document.cookie.split(';'); for(var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) { var c = ca[i]; while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') { c = c.substring(1); } if (c.indexOf(name) == 0) { return c.substring(name.length, c.length); } } return ""; } let userState = getCookie('instate'); dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'pageData', 'pagePaymentType' : 'metered', 'groupTopic' : 'Podcasts - Home', 'userState': userState }); </script><script> (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-KHHXC44'); </script><script class=optanon-category-C0002 type=text/plain> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://unpkg.com/web-vitals@3/dist/web-vitals.attribution.iife.js'; script.async = true; script.onload = function () { function sendToGoogleAnalytics({name, delta, id, rating, attribution}) { const eventParams = { value: delta, metric_id: id, metric_rating: rating, }; switch (name) { case 'CLS': eventParams.debug_target = attribution.largestShiftTarget; break; case 'FID': eventParams.debug_target = attribution.eventTarget; break; case 'LCP': eventParams.debug_target = attribution.element; break; case 'INP': eventParams.debug_target = attribution.eventTarget; break; case 'FCP': eventParams.debug_target = 'N/A' break; } window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; dataLayer.push({ 'event': name, 'metric_id': eventParams.metric_id, 'metric_rating': eventParams.metric_rating, 'metric_value': eventParams.value, 'debug_target': eventParams.debug_target }); } webVitals.onCLS(sendToGoogleAnalytics); webVitals.onFID(sendToGoogleAnalytics); webVitals.onLCP(sendToGoogleAnalytics); webVitals.onINP(sendToGoogleAnalytics); webVitals.onFCP(sendToGoogleAnalytics); }; document.head.appendChild(script); })(); </script><script>window.nfyDomain = 'https://www.irishexaminer.com';</script><script async src="/cms_minify/102/javascript/javascript_1693305641.js"></script><script src="/pu_examiner/scripts/initCookieFunc.min.js?v=0.01" class=optanon-category-C0003 async type="text/plain"></script><script src="/pu_examiner/scripts/initScript.min.js?v=1.26" defer></script><script src="/pu_examiner/scripts/initPodcast.min.js?v=0.20"></script><script src="/pu_examiner/scripts/oneClick_podcast.min.js?v=0.03"></script><script src="/pu_examiner/scripts/xtremepush/pushNotifications.js" class=optanon-category-C0004 async type="text/plain"></script><script src=https://accounts.google.com/gsi/client class=optanon-category-C0003 async defer type="text/plain"></script><script src=https://news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg.js class=optanon-category-C0003 async subscriptions-control=manual type="text/plain"></script><script src=https://news.google.com/swg/js/v1/swg-gaa.js class=optanon-category-C0003 async type="text/plain"></script><script src="/pu_examiner/scripts/google/extendedAccess.js?casj=dwdw" class=optanon-category-C0003 type="text/plain"></script><script src=https://fce2b75e-f11a-48ad-a60f-7e004eb1d340.edge.permutive.app/fce2b75e-f11a-48ad-a60f-7e004eb1d340-web.js class=optanon-category-C0004 async type="text/plain"></script><script class=optanon-category-C0004 type="text/plain"> !function (n, e, i) { if (!n) { n = n || {}; window.permutive = n; n.q = []; n.config = i || {}; n.config.apiKey = e; n.config.environment = n.config.environment || "production"; let o = ["addon", "identify", "track", "trigger", "query", "segment", "segments", "ready", "on", "once", "user", "consent"]; for (let r in o) { let t = o[r]; n[t] = function (e) { return function () { var i = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0); n.q.push({ functionName: e, arguments: i }) } }(t) } } }(window.permutive,"4888a725-f640-4782-bd70-a3dd37877c2f",{"consentRequired": true}); function sendPermutivePageview(){ let loginStatus = document.cookie .split('; ') .find(row => row.startsWith("auth0_sub")); let pageAttributes = { word_count: 292, author: "", topic: ["#Podcasts - Home","#Podcasts - IE Investigations","#Best of 2023"], content_id: "41097376", publication_date: "2023-12-25T13:10:00+00:00", page_type: "article", section: "news", subsection: "spotlight", user: { type: loginStatus !== undefined }, page_paywall_status: "metered" } try { pageAttributes.naviga = { user_state: Connext.Storage.GetUserState(), user_IgmRegID: Connext.Storage.GetUserData().IgmRegID, user_MasterID: Connext.Storage.GetUserData().MasterId, articles_left: Connext.Storage.GetCurrentConversation().Properties.ArticleLeft, conversation: Connext.Storage.GetCurrentConversation().Name, } } catch(e){ console.error(e); } for (const item in pageAttributes) { if (pageAttributes.hasOwnProperty(item)) { if (pageAttributes[item].length < 1 || pageAttributes[item] === "0" || pageAttributes[item][0] === '') { delete pageAttributes[item]; } } } permutive.addon('web', { page: pageAttributes }); const OTConsentToken = document.cookie .split('; ') .find(row => row.startsWith('OptanonConsent=')) .split('&') .find(row => row.startsWith('consentId')) .split('=')[1]; permutive.consent({ "opt_in": true, "token": OTConsentToken}); } $(document).ready(function(){ setTimeout(function() { sendPermutivePageview(); }, 500); }); </script><script> ( function(){ var insertAdsByGoogleJs = function(){ var element = document.createElement('script'); element.async = true; element.type = "text/javascript"; element.src = "https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js"; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].prepend(element) }; var cnt = 0; var consentSetInterval = setInterval(function(){ cnt += 1; if (cnt === 600){ clearInterval(consentSetInterval); } if (typeof window.__tcfapi !== 'undefined'){ clearInterval(consentSetInterval); window.__tcfapi('addEventListener', 2, function(tcData, listenerSuccess){ if (listenerSuccess){ if (tcData.eventStatus === 'tcloaded' || tcData.eventStatus === 'useractioncomplete'){ if (!tcData.gdprApplies) { insertAdsByGoogleJs (); } else { var hasDeviceStorageAndAccessConsent = tcData.purpose.consents[1] || false; if (hasDeviceStorageAndAccessConsent) { var hasGoogleAdvertisingProductsConsent = tcData.vendor.consents[755] || false; if (hasGoogleAdvertisingProductsConsent) { insertAdsByGoogleJs (); } else { removeAdsPlaceholders(); } } else { removeAdsPlaceholders() } } } } }); } cnt++; }, 100); })(); </script><script> window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function(){ googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_Top', [[970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90]], 'div-gpt-ad-leaderboard-top' ).defineSizeMapping( [[[1024, 200], [[970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90]]], [[980, 200], [[970, 90], [728, 90]]], [[728, 200], [[728, 90]]], [[0, 0], []]] ).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_RightSidebarMid', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-rightsidebar-mid' ).defineSizeMapping( [[[1024, 200], [[300, 250], [300, 600]]], [[320, 200], [300, 250]], [[0,0],[]]] ).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_Native', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-native-1' ).defineSizeMapping( [[[768,0], ['fluid']], [[320, 0], ['fluid']], [[0,0],[]]] ).addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('kvinline', [1]); googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_Native', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-native-2') .defineSizeMapping( [[[768,0], ['fluid']], [[320, 0], ['fluid',[300, 250],[320, 100],[320, 50]]], [[0,0],[]]] ).addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('kvinline', [2]); googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_Native', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-native-3' ).defineSizeMapping( [[[768,0], ['fluid']], [[320, 0], [300, 250]], [[0,0],[]]] ).addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('kvinline', [3]); var OutOfPage_mapping = googletag.sizeMapping() .addSize([0, 0], []) .addSize([320, 200], [1, 1]) .addSize([768, 200], []) .addSize([1200, 200], [1, 1]) .build(); googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_OutOfPage', 'div-gpt-ad-outofpage') .defineSizeMapping(OutOfPage_mapping) .addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_InContent', [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-incontent-0' ).defineSizeMapping( [[[1080, 0], []], [[320, 200], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]]], [[0, 0], []] ] ).addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('kvinline', [0]); googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_InContent', [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100], [1, 1]], 'div-gpt-ad-incontent-1' ).defineSizeMapping( [[[728, 200], [[300, 250], [1, 1]]], [[320, 200], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]]], [[0, 0], []]] ).addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('kvinline', [1]); googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_InContent', [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100], [1, 1]], 'div-gpt-ad-incontent-2' ).defineSizeMapping( [[[728, 200], [[300, 250], [1, 1]]], [[320, 200], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]]], [[0, 0], []]] ).addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('kvinline', [2]); googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_InContent', [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100], [1, 1]], 'div-gpt-ad-incontent-3' ).defineSizeMapping( [[[728, 200], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100], [1, 1]]], [[320, 200], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]]], [[0, 0], []]] ).addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('kvinline', [3]); googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_InContent', [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100], [1, 1]], 'div-gpt-ad-incontent-4' ).defineSizeMapping( [[[728, 200], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100], [1, 1]]], [[320, 200], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]]], [[0, 0], []]] ).addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('kvinline', [4]); googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_InContent', [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100], [1, 1]], 'div-gpt-ad-incontent-5' ).defineSizeMapping( [[[728, 200], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100], [1, 1]]], [[320, 200], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]]], [[0, 0], []]] ).addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('kvinline', [5]); googletag.defineSlot( '/2695176/IrishExaminer/ROS_InContent', [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100], [1, 1]], 'div-gpt-ad-incontent-6' ).defineSizeMapping( [[[728, 200], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100], [1, 1]]], [[320, 200], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [320, 100]]], [[0, 0], []]] ).addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('kvinline', [6]); // This listener is called when a creative iframe load event fires. googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { var targetSlot = 'div-gpt-ad-leaderboard-top'; var slot = event.slot; if (slot.getSlotElementId() === targetSlot) { let bodyCLS = document.querySelector('body'); bodyCLS.classList.remove("gutter-cls"); } }); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kvapp', 'web'); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kvsection', 'news'); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kvsubsection', 'spotlight'); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('adtest', ''); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kvtopic', ['Podcasts - Home','Podcasts - IE Investigations','Best of 2023']); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kvpagetype', 'storypage'); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('kvcontentid', 'ie_41097376'); if(0 === googletag.pubads().getTargeting("permutive").length) { var g = localStorage.getItem("_pdfps"); googletag.pubads().setTargeting("permutive", g?JSON.parse(g):[]); } googletag.pubads().enableLazyLoad({ fetchMarginPercent: 500, renderMarginPercent: 50, mobileScaling: 1 }); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); }); // OutOfPage skin ad loading, called by creative function setBackground(data) { if ($(window).width() > 1340) { var backgroundDiv = document.getElementById("page-content"); backgroundDiv.style.backgroundImage = "url('" + data.background_url + "')"; backgroundDiv.style.backgroundRepeat = "no-repeat"; backgroundDiv.style.backgroundPosition = "center 0px"; backgroundDiv.style.backgroundAttachment = "fixed"; const topBar = document.getElementById("naviga-bar"); topBar.classList.add("container"); var backgroundLayer = document.createElement('a') backgroundLayer.setAttribute('href', data.click_tracker); backgroundLayer.setAttribute('target', '_blank'); backgroundLayer.style.width = '100%'; backgroundLayer.style.height = '100%'; backgroundLayer.style.display = 'block'; backgroundLayer.style.position = 'fixed'; document.body.prepend(backgroundLayer); var impresion_DFP = document.createElement('img'); impresion_DFP.setAttribute('src', decodeURIComponent(data.impressionTracker)); impresion_DFP.setAttribute('id', 'ImpressionTracker'); impresion_DFP.setAttribute('alt', ''); impresion_DFP.style.top = "-1000px"; impresion_DFP.style.position = "fixed"; document.body.appendChild(impresion_DFP); var impresion_thirdParty = document.createElement('img'); impresion_thirdParty.setAttribute('src', data.thirdPartyImpressionTracker); impresion_thirdParty.setAttribute('id', 'ThirdPartyImpressionTracker'); impresion_thirdParty.setAttribute('alt', ''); impresion_thirdParty.style.top = "-1000px"; impresion_thirdParty.style.position = "fixed"; document.body.appendChild(impresion_thirdParty); } } function setPopup(data) { var containterPopup = document.getElementById("container-skin-pop-up"); containterPopup.style.zIndex = 999; containterPopup.style.display = "block"; var backgroundDiv = document.getElementById("skin-pop-up"); backgroundDiv.style.backgroundImage = "url('" + data.background_url + "')"; backgroundDiv.style.backgroundRepeat = "no-repeat"; backgroundDiv.style.backgroundPosition = "center 0px"; backgroundDiv.style.display = "block"; var backgroundLayer = document.getElementById("skin-pop-up"); backgroundLayer.setAttribute('href', data.click_tracker); backgroundLayer.setAttribute('target', '_blank'); var impresion_DFP = document.createElement('img'); impresion_DFP.setAttribute('src', decodeURIComponent(data.impressionTracker)); impresion_DFP.setAttribute('id', 'ImpressionTracker'); impresion_DFP.setAttribute('alt', ''); impresion_DFP.style.top = "-1000px"; impresion_DFP.style.position = "fixed"; backgroundDiv.appendChild(impresion_DFP); var impresion_thirdParty = document.createElement('img'); impresion_thirdParty.setAttribute('src', data.thirdPartyImpressionTracker); impresion_thirdParty.setAttribute('id', 'ThirdPartyImpressionTracker'); impresion_thirdParty.setAttribute('alt', ''); impresion_thirdParty.style.top = "-1000px"; impresion_thirdParty.style.position = "fixed"; backgroundDiv.appendChild(impresion_thirdParty); var customHTML = document.createElement('div'); customHTML.className = 'customDIV'; customHTML.innerHTML = data.html_code; document.getElementById('skin-pop-up').appendChild(customHTML); } function closePopup() { var el = document.getElementById('container-skin-pop-up'); el.remove(); } </script><script src=https://cdn.insurads.com/bootstrap/02NP7AG8.js class=optanon-category-C0004 async type="text/plain"></script><script src=https://static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js class=optanon-category-C0002 async type="text/plain"></script><script> //var _cbq_user_state = ''; function isLoggedIn() { if (document.cookie.indexOf('igmRegID=') === -1) { return false; } else { return true; } } (function() { var _sf_startpt = (new Date()).getTime(); var _sf_async_config = window._sf_async_config = (window._sf_async_config || {}); _sf_async_config.uid = 39796; _sf_async_config.domain = 'irishexaminer.com'; _sf_async_config.flickerControl = false; _sf_async_config.useCanonical = true; _sf_async_config.useCanonicalDomain = true; _sf_async_config.zone = 'news'; _sf_async_config.sections = 'news'; //var _cbq = window._cbq = (window._cbq || []); //_cbq_user_state = 'anon'; //if (isLoggedIn()) // { // _cbq_user_state = 'paid'; // } //_cbq.push(['_acct', _cbq_user_state]); })(); </script><script src="https://static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_mab.js" class=optanon-category-C0002 async type="text/plain"></script><script type=application/ld+json> { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/#organization", "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html", "description":"The Irish Examiner is a different and distinct voice in the Ireland’s national discourse, highlighting stories and perspectives not found elsewhere. We are extremely proud of our Cork and Munster roots but write about issues affecting all Irish people every day.", "name":"IrishExaminer.com", "logo":{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/pu_examiner/images/Irish_Examiner_logo.png", "height": 121, "width": 1000 }, "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Linn Dubh", "addressLocality": "Assumption Road, Blackpool", "addressRegion": "County Cork", "addressCountry": "Ireland", "postalCode": "T23 RC6H" }, "contactPoint": [ { "@type": "ContactPoint", "contactType": "Customer Support", "email": "subscriptions@examiner.ie", "telephone": "+353 21 2063300" }, { "@type": "ContactPoint", "contactType": "Sales", "email": "ads@examiner.ie", "telephone": "+353 21 4274455" }, { "@type": "ContactPoint", "contactType": "News Desk", "email": "news@examiner.ie" } ] } </script><script type=application/ld+json> { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@id": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/", "name": "Homepage" } } , { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@id": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/", "name": "news" } } , { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@id": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/", "name": "Spotlight" } } , { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "name": "Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe" } } ] } </script></head><div style="width: 1px; height: 1px" id=div-gpt-ad-outofpage><script class=optanon-category-C0004 type=text/plain> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-outofpage'); }); </script></div><body class="gutter-cls page-category-news page-subcategory-spotlight " id=body><noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-KHHXC44" width=0 height=0 style=display:none;visibility:hidden></iframe></noscript><div style="display: none;" id=container-skin-pop-up><div style="text-align: right; cursor: pointer;" id=closeBTN onclick=closePopup()>X</div><a id=skin-pop-up></a></div><div class="nfy-outer"><div class="nfy-inner" id=page-content><div class=top-bar id=naviga-bar><div class=container><a href=# class=navbar-email style=display:none data-mg2-action=hideloggedout></a><a href=# style=display:none id=MG2login data-mg2-action=login onclick=cleanMG2();><strong>Sign in</strong></a> <a href="https://myaccount.irishexaminer.com/" rel=noopener style=display:none id=MG2MyAccount target="_blank"><strong>My Account</strong></a> <a href=# style=display:none id=MG2logout data-mg2-action=logout onclick=cleanMG2();><strong>Sign out</strong></a></div></div><header><div class=subscribe-bar-mobile></div><div class="custom-navbar container" id=custom-navbar-expand><div class=container><nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark"><button class="navbar-toggler collapsed" type=button aria-controls=navbarText aria-expanded=false aria-label="Toggle navigation" data-bs-target=#navbar-IE data-bs-toggle=collapse> <span class=navbar-toggler-icon></span></button><iframe class="optanon-category-C0003 iframe-forca-desktop" title=Weather width=100 height=50 data-src=https://lw.foreca.com/v3/en/site/irishexaminer/widgetgray></iframe><a href=/index.php class=navbar-brand><img src="/pu_examiner/images/Irish_Examiner_logo.png" width=438 height=53 alt="Irish Examiner Logo"></a><div class=subcsribe-btn-desktop></div><div class="navbar-collapse collapse" style="" id=navbar-IE><ul class=navbar-nav><div class=iframe-weather><iframe class="iframe-forca-mobile optanon-category-C0003" title=Weather width=90 height=45 data-src=https://lw.foreca.com/v3/en/site/irishexaminer/widgetgray loading=lazy></iframe></div><li class="nav-item home-link"><a href="/" class=nav-link aria-label=Home><i class="fa fa-home"></i></a></li><li class="nav-item dropdown paywall-icon"><span class=nav-link><i class="fa fa-user-circle"></i> </span><i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i><div class="dropdown-menu-hover category-paywall"><a href=# class="dropdown-item navbar-email-mobile" style="display: none;" data-mg2-action=hideloggedout></a><a href=# class=dropdown-item style="display: none;" id=MG2login data-mg2-action=login onclick=cleanMG2();><strong>Sign in</strong></a> <a href="https://subscribe.irishexaminer.com/?g2i_source=ie&g2i_medium=mainnav&g2i_campaign=core01" class="MG2SubscribeMobile dropdown-item" rel=noopener style=display:none target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe</strong></a> <a href="https://myaccount.irishexaminer.com/" class="MG2MyAccount dropdown-item" rel=noopener style=display:none target="_blank"><strong>My Account</strong></a> <a href=# class=dropdown-item style="display: none;" id=MG2logout data-mg2-action=logout onclick=cleanMG2();><strong>Sign out</strong></a></div></li><li class="nav-item"><a href="/subscriber-content/" class="nav-link category-subscriber">subscriber</a></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><a href="/news/" class="nav-link category-news">news</a><i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i><div class="dropdown-menu-hover category-news"><a href="/news/ireland/" class=dropdown-item>Ireland</a> <a href="/news/general-election/" class=dropdown-item>General Election 2024</a> <a href="/news/munster/" class=dropdown-item>Munster</a> <a href="/news/cork-news/" class=dropdown-item>Cork</a> <a href="/world/" class=dropdown-item>World</a> <a href="/news/courtandcrime/" class=dropdown-item>Court & Crime</a> <a href="/news/politics/" class=dropdown-item>Politics</a> <a href="/news/sustainability/" class=dropdown-item>Climate & Sustainability</a> <a href="/news/history/" class=dropdown-item>History</a> <a href="/news/spotlight/" class=dropdown-item>Spotlight</a> <a href="/maintopics/?topic=5071208" class=dropdown-item>Longreads</a> <a href="/news/obituaries/" class=dropdown-item>Obituaries</a> <a href="/news/subscriber-news/" class=dropdown-item>News - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><a href="/sport/" class="nav-link category-sport">sport</a><i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i><div class="dropdown-menu-hover category-sport"><a href="/sport/gaa/" class=dropdown-item>GAA</a> <a href="/sport/cork-gaa-club-championships/" class=dropdown-item>GAA - Cork Club Championships </a> <a href="/sport/soccer/" class=dropdown-item>Soccer</a> <a href="/sport/rugby/" class=dropdown-item>Rugby</a> <a href="/sport/racing/" class=dropdown-item>Racing</a> <a href="/sport/golf/" class=dropdown-item>Golf</a> <a href="/sport/business-of-sport/" class=dropdown-item>Business Of Sport</a> <a href="/sport/othersport/" class=dropdown-item>Other Sports</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/liveevents/" class=dropdown-item>Live Sport</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/" class=dropdown-item>Sport Columnists</a> <a href="/sport/sport-top-picks/" class=dropdown-item>Sport - Top Picks</a> <a href="/sport/subscriber-sport/" class=dropdown-item>Sport - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><a href="/lifestyle/" class="nav-link category-lifestyle">lifestyle</a><i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i><div class="dropdown-menu-hover category-lifestyle"><a href="/lifestyle/iefood/" class=dropdown-item>ieFOOD</a> <a href="/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/" class=dropdown-item>Health & Wellbeing</a> <a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/" class=dropdown-item>Arts & Culture</a> <a href="/lifestyle/books/" class=dropdown-item>Books</a> <a href="/lifestyle/outdoors/" class=dropdown-item>Outdoors</a> <a href="/lifestyle/fashionandbeauty/" class=dropdown-item>Fashion & Beauty</a> <a href="/lifestyle/parenting/" class=dropdown-item>Parenting</a> <a href="/podcasts/podcasts-parenting/" class=dropdown-item>Parenting Podcast</a> <a href="/lifestyle/advice/" class=dropdown-item>Advice</a> <a href="/lifestyle/travel/" class=dropdown-item>Travel</a> <a href="/lifestyle/people/" class=dropdown-item>People</a> <a href="/lifestyle/celebrity/" class=dropdown-item>Celebrity</a> <a href="/motoring/" class=dropdown-item>Motoring</a> <a href="/lifestyle/subscriber-lifestyle/" class=dropdown-item>Lifestyle - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><a href="/business/" class="nav-link category-business">business</a><i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i><div class="dropdown-menu-hover category-business"><a href="/business/companies/" class=dropdown-item>Companies</a> <a href="/business/economy/" class=dropdown-item>Economy</a> <a href="/farming/" class=dropdown-item>Farming</a> <a href="/business/munsterbusiness/" class=dropdown-item>Munster Business</a> <a href="/business/cork-business/" class=dropdown-item>Cork Business</a> <a href="/business/technology/" class=dropdown-item>Technology</a> <a href="/podcasts/podcast-business/" class=dropdown-item>ieBusiness Podcast</a> <a href="/business/subscriber-business/" class=dropdown-item>Business - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><a href="/property/" class="nav-link category-property">property</a><i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i><div class="dropdown-menu-hover category-property"><a href="/property/residential/" class=dropdown-item>Residential</a> <a href="/property/commercial/" class=dropdown-item>Commercial</a> <a href="/property/planning/" class=dropdown-item>Planning</a> <a href="/property/developmentconstruction/" class=dropdown-item>Development & Construction</a> <a href="/property/homeandgardens/" class=dropdown-item>Home & Gardens</a> <a href="/property/subscriber-property-and-home/" class=dropdown-item>Property & Home - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><a href="/opinion/" class="nav-link category-opinion">opinion</a><i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i><div class="dropdown-menu-hover category-opinion"><a href="/opinion/columnists/" class=dropdown-item>Columnists</a> <a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/" class=dropdown-item>Comment & Analysis</a> <a href="/opinion/ourview/" class=dropdown-item>Our View</a> <a href="/opinion/yourview/" class=dropdown-item>Your View</a> <a href="/opinion/subscriber-opinion/" class=dropdown-item>Opinion - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><a href="/podcast-home/" class="nav-link category-LISTEN">LISTEN</a><i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i><div class="dropdown-menu-hover category-LISTEN"><a href="/podcasts/gaa-podcasts/" class=dropdown-item>GAA Podcast</a> <a href="/podcasts/podcast-business/" class=dropdown-item>ieBusiness Podcast</a> <a href="/podcasts/podcasts-ie-investigations/" class=dropdown-item>ieInvestigations Podcast </a> <a href="/podcasts/podcasts-parenting/" class=dropdown-item>ieParenting Podcast - Growing Pains</a> <a href="/podcasts/mickcliffordpodcasts/" class=dropdown-item>Mick Clifford Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40942985.html" class=dropdown-item>Mick Clifford - Civil War Series</a> <a href="/podcasts/podcast-politics/" class=dropdown-item>Politics Podcast</a> <a href="/podcasts/rugby-podcast/" class=dropdown-item>Rugby Podcast</a> <a href="/podcasts/subscriber-podcasts/" class=dropdown-item>Subscriber Podcasts</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item desktop-hide"><a href="/puzzles/" class="nav-link category-Puzzles">Puzzles</a></li><li class="nav-item dropdown extra-item first"><a class="more-click nav-link dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" id=more-click-menu>MORE </a><i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i><div class="dropdown-menu-hover category-more" aria-label=navbarDropdownMenuLink><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/archive/" class="dropdown-item category-Archive">Archive</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/competition/" class="dropdown-item category-Competitions ">Competitions </a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/contact-us/" class="dropdown-item category-Contact Us">Contact Us</a> <a href="https://epaper-signin.irishexaminer.com/" class="dropdown-item category-ePaper">ePaper</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/helplines/" class="dropdown-item category-Helplines">Helplines</a> <a href="https://www.myhome.ie" class="dropdown-item category-MyHome.ie">MyHome.ie</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/newsletters/" class="dropdown-item category-Newsletters">Newsletters</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/shop/" class="dropdown-item category-Newspaper books">Newspaper books</a> <a href="https://photos.examiner.ie" class="dropdown-item category-Photosales">Photosales</a> <a href="https://sites.google.com/examiner.ie/irishexaminer-media-solutions/home" class="dropdown-item category-Place ad">Place ad</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/podcast-home/" class="dropdown-item category-Podcasts">Podcasts</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/puzzles/" class="dropdown-item category-Puzzles">Puzzles</a> <a href="https://www.recruitireland.com" class="dropdown-item category-Recruit Ireland">Recruit Ireland</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/contentstudio/" class="dropdown-item category-Sponsored Showcase">Sponsored Showcase</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/special-reports/" class="dropdown-item category-Sponsored Reports">Sponsored Reports</a> <a href="https://subscribe.irishexaminer.com/?g2i_source=onsitesignage&g2i_medium=more&g2i_campaign=core" class="dropdown-item category-Subscribe">Subscribe</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/weather/" class="dropdown-item category-Weather">Weather</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/whoweare/" class="dropdown-item category-Who We Are">Who We Are</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown cookie-mobile-menu"><a href=# class="nav-link ot-sdk-show-settings" target="_parent">Cookie settings</a></li><li class="nav-item extra-item search-box"><form class=search action=/pa.1304 method=GET><input type=text name=cosearch aria-label="Input phrase" placeholder=SEARCH..> <button type=submit aria-label=Search><i class="fa fa-search"></i></button></form></li></ul></div><div class=subnav id=navbar-IE-subnav><ul class=navbar-nav><li class=empty-li-icon></li><li class="empty-li nav-item"></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><div class="subnav-menu category-news" aria-label=navbarDropdownMenuLink><a href="/news/ireland/" class=dropdown-item>Ireland</a> <a href="/news/general-election/" class=dropdown-item>General Election 2024</a> <a href="/news/munster/" class=dropdown-item>Munster</a> <a href="/news/cork-news/" class=dropdown-item>Cork</a> <a href="/world/" class=dropdown-item>World</a> <a href="/news/courtandcrime/" class=dropdown-item>Court & Crime</a> <a href="/news/politics/" class=dropdown-item>Politics</a> <a href="/news/sustainability/" class=dropdown-item>Climate & Sustainability</a> <a href="/news/history/" class=dropdown-item>History</a> <a href="/news/spotlight/" class=dropdown-item>Spotlight</a> <a href="/maintopics/?topic=5071208" class=dropdown-item>Longreads</a> <a href="/news/obituaries/" class=dropdown-item>Obituaries</a> <a href="/news/subscriber-news/" class=dropdown-item>News - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><div class="subnav-menu category-sport" aria-label=navbarDropdownMenuLink><a href="/sport/gaa/" class=dropdown-item>GAA</a> <a href="/sport/cork-gaa-club-championships/" class=dropdown-item>GAA - Cork Club Championships </a> <a href="/sport/soccer/" class=dropdown-item>Soccer</a> <a href="/sport/rugby/" class=dropdown-item>Rugby</a> <a href="/sport/racing/" class=dropdown-item>Racing</a> <a href="/sport/golf/" class=dropdown-item>Golf</a> <a href="/sport/business-of-sport/" class=dropdown-item>Business Of Sport</a> <a href="/sport/othersport/" class=dropdown-item>Other Sports</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/liveevents/" class=dropdown-item>Live Sport</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/" class=dropdown-item>Sport Columnists</a> <a href="/sport/sport-top-picks/" class=dropdown-item>Sport - Top Picks</a> <a href="/sport/subscriber-sport/" class=dropdown-item>Sport - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><div class="subnav-menu category-lifestyle" aria-label=navbarDropdownMenuLink><a href="/lifestyle/iefood/" class=dropdown-item>ieFOOD</a> <a href="/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/" class=dropdown-item>Health & Wellbeing</a> <a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/" class=dropdown-item>Arts & Culture</a> <a href="/lifestyle/books/" class=dropdown-item>Books</a> <a href="/lifestyle/outdoors/" class=dropdown-item>Outdoors</a> <a href="/lifestyle/fashionandbeauty/" class=dropdown-item>Fashion & Beauty</a> <a href="/lifestyle/parenting/" class=dropdown-item>Parenting</a> <a href="/podcasts/podcasts-parenting/" class=dropdown-item>Parenting Podcast</a> <a href="/lifestyle/advice/" class=dropdown-item>Advice</a> <a href="/lifestyle/travel/" class=dropdown-item>Travel</a> <a href="/lifestyle/people/" class=dropdown-item>People</a> <a href="/lifestyle/celebrity/" class=dropdown-item>Celebrity</a> <a href="/motoring/" class=dropdown-item>Motoring</a> <a href="/lifestyle/subscriber-lifestyle/" class=dropdown-item>Lifestyle - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><div class="subnav-menu category-business" aria-label=navbarDropdownMenuLink><a href="/business/companies/" class=dropdown-item>Companies</a> <a href="/business/economy/" class=dropdown-item>Economy</a> <a href="/farming/" class=dropdown-item>Farming</a> <a href="/business/munsterbusiness/" class=dropdown-item>Munster Business</a> <a href="/business/cork-business/" class=dropdown-item>Cork Business</a> <a href="/business/technology/" class=dropdown-item>Technology</a> <a href="/podcasts/podcast-business/" class=dropdown-item>ieBusiness Podcast</a> <a href="/business/subscriber-business/" class=dropdown-item>Business - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><div class="subnav-menu category-property" aria-label=navbarDropdownMenuLink><a href="/property/residential/" class=dropdown-item>Residential</a> <a href="/property/commercial/" class=dropdown-item>Commercial</a> <a href="/property/planning/" class=dropdown-item>Planning</a> <a href="/property/developmentconstruction/" class=dropdown-item>Development & Construction</a> <a href="/property/homeandgardens/" class=dropdown-item>Home & Gardens</a> <a href="/property/subscriber-property-and-home/" class=dropdown-item>Property & Home - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><div class="subnav-menu category-opinion" aria-label=navbarDropdownMenuLink><a href="/opinion/columnists/" class=dropdown-item>Columnists</a> <a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/" class=dropdown-item>Comment & Analysis</a> <a href="/opinion/ourview/" class=dropdown-item>Our View</a> <a href="/opinion/yourview/" class=dropdown-item>Your View</a> <a href="/opinion/subscriber-opinion/" class=dropdown-item>Opinion - Subscriber Content</a> </div></li><li class="nav-item dropdown"><div class="subnav-menu category-LISTEN" aria-label=navbarDropdownMenuLink><a href="/podcasts/gaa-podcasts/" class=dropdown-item>GAA Podcast</a> <a href="/podcasts/podcast-business/" class=dropdown-item>ieBusiness Podcast</a> <a href="/podcasts/podcasts-ie-investigations/" class=dropdown-item>ieInvestigations Podcast </a> <a href="/podcasts/podcasts-parenting/" class=dropdown-item>ieParenting Podcast - Growing Pains</a> <a href="/podcasts/mickcliffordpodcasts/" class=dropdown-item>Mick Clifford Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40942985.html" class=dropdown-item>Mick Clifford - Civil War Series</a> <a href="/podcasts/podcast-politics/" class=dropdown-item>Politics Podcast</a> <a href="/podcasts/rugby-podcast/" class=dropdown-item>Rugby Podcast</a> <a href="/podcasts/subscriber-podcasts/" class=dropdown-item>Subscriber Podcasts</a> </div></li><li class="empty-li nav-item desktop-hide"></li><li class="nav-item dropdown extra-item first"><div class=subnav-menu aria-label=navbarDropdownMenuLink><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/archive/" class="dropdown-item category-Archive">Archive</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/competition/" class="dropdown-item category-Competitions ">Competitions </a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/contact-us/" class="dropdown-item category-Contact Us">Contact Us</a> <a href="https://epaper-signin.irishexaminer.com/" class="dropdown-item category-ePaper">ePaper</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/helplines/" class="dropdown-item category-Helplines">Helplines</a> <a href="https://www.myhome.ie" class="dropdown-item category-MyHome.ie">MyHome.ie</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/newsletters/" class="dropdown-item category-Newsletters">Newsletters</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/shop/" class="dropdown-item category-Newspaper books">Newspaper books</a> <a href="https://photos.examiner.ie" class="dropdown-item category-Photosales">Photosales</a> <a href="https://sites.google.com/examiner.ie/irishexaminer-media-solutions/home" class="dropdown-item category-Place ad">Place ad</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/podcast-home/" class="dropdown-item category-Podcasts">Podcasts</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/puzzles/" class="dropdown-item category-Puzzles">Puzzles</a> <a href="https://www.recruitireland.com" class="dropdown-item category-Recruit Ireland">Recruit Ireland</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/contentstudio/" class="dropdown-item category-Sponsored Showcase">Sponsored Showcase</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/special-reports/" class="dropdown-item category-Sponsored Reports">Sponsored Reports</a> <a href="https://subscribe.irishexaminer.com/?g2i_source=onsitesignage&g2i_medium=more&g2i_campaign=core" class="dropdown-item category-Subscribe">Subscribe</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/weather/" class="dropdown-item category-Weather">Weather</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/whoweare/" class="dropdown-item category-Who We Are">Who We Are</a> </div></li></ul></div> <div class="second-navbar-mobile mx-auto"><ul class=navbar-nav><li class=nav-item><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/" class="nav-link category-news">news</a></li><li class=nav-item><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/" class="nav-link category-sport">sport</a></li><li class=nav-item><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/" class="nav-link category-lifestyle">lifestyle</a></li><li class=nav-item><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/" class="nav-link category-opinion">opinion</a></li></ul><a href=# class=second-nav-signin style="display: none" id=MG2login-mobile data-mg2-action=login><i class="fa fa-user-circle"></i></a></div> </nav></div></div></header><div class="container border-header mobile-hide"></div><nav class=secondary><div class="container d-grid "><ul class="secondary-nav"> <li class="hottopics"><strong><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/maintopics/">IN FOCUS:</a></strong></li> <li class="hottopics"><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/general-election/">General Election</a></li> <li class="hottopics"><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/maintopics/conor-mcgregor_topic-5084510.html">Conor McGregor</a></li> <li class="hottopics"><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/maintopics/donald-trump_topic-5046566.html">Donald Trump</a></li> <li class="hottopics"><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/maintopics/israel-palestine_topic-5234350.html">Middle East Crisis</a></li> <li class="hottopics"><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/maintopics/ieexplains_topic-5206369.html">ieExplains</a></li> <li class="hottopics"><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/video-home/">ieVideo</a></li> <li class="hottopics"><a href="https://subscribe.irishexaminer.com/?g2i_source=onsitesignage&g2i_medium=infocus&g2i_campaign=core">Subscribe</a></li> <li class="hottopics"><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/puzzles/">Puzzles</a></li> <li class="hottopics"><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/weather/">Weather</a></li> </ul> </div></nav> <div class="ad container" id=LeaderTop data-cb-ad-id=Leader><div id=div-gpt-ad-leaderboard-top><script type=text/plain> googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-leaderboard-top'); }); </script></div></div><div class="nfy-container"><div class="container content"><div class="col-wrapper row"><div class=superdashboard></div><div class="col-left-story col-md-8 with-sidebar"><article class="nfyc-detail-view naviga-article-body " data-id="41097376" data-puid="102" data-statistic-type=0><div class="headline h-with-img"><figure class=imgF><ul class=breadcrumb><li class=breadcrumb-item><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/">Homepage</a></li><li class=breadcrumb-item><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/">news</a></li><li class=breadcrumb-item><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/">Spotlight</a></li></ul><h1 class="article-title "><span>Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe</span></h1><div class=teaser>When Jasper Kraus was killed by a rooster at his home nearly a year ago, the story spread around the world. This Irish Examiner podcast series looks at the ‘insensitive’ headlines, the tragedy of his life as well as his Hollywood glories </div><picture><source media="(min-width: 840px)" srcset="/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_articlelarge_3.jpg"><img src="/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_articlemedium_3.jpg" title="Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe" alt="Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe" data-src="/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_articlemedium_3.jpg" fetchpriority=high> <figcaption class=imgFCap><p>Jasper Kraus's bizarre death after being pecked by a rooster made headlines around the world.</p></figcaption></picture></figure></div><div class="byline date-byline">Mon, 25 Dec, 2023 - 13:10</div><div class=author-byline></div><div class=generic-text><div class="ctx_content"><div class=share-buttons-mobile><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html" class=share-popup id=share-f aria-label="Share on Facebook" target=popup><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Irish Examiner - https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html" id=share-w aria-label="Share on WhatsApp" data-action=share/whatsapp/share target=popup><i class="fa fa-whatsapp"></i></a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html" class=share-popup id=share-x aria-label="Share on X" target=popup><svg width=19 height=19 aria-hidden=true viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M18.244 2.25h3.308l-7.227 8.26 8.502 11.24H16.17l-5.214-6.817L4.99 21.75H1.68l7.73-8.835L1.254 2.25H8.08l4.713 6.231zm-1.161 17.52h1.833L7.084 4.126H5.117z"></path></g></svg></a><span id=expand-share><i class="fa fa-ellipsis-v"></i><div class=expanded-icons style="display: none"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html" class=share-popup id=share-l aria-label="Share on LinkedIn"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a> <a href="https://reddit.com/submit?url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html&title=Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe" class=share-popup id=share-r aria-label="Share on Reddit"><i class="fa fa-reddit-alien"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Irish Examiner Article&body=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html" id=share-m aria-label="Share - mail" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a></div></span></div><story><p class=""> </p><ul class="listbullet"> <li>This article is part of our Best of 2023 collection. Find more stories like this <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://www.irishexaminer.com/maintopics/best-of-2023_topic-5241226.html'>here</a>. </li> </ul><div class="inline-paywall-IE-template"><p class='contextmenu caption'>Episode 1: Spur of the moment</p> <p class="">Jasper Kraus's bizarre death after being <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41070338.html'>pecked by a rooster</a> made headlines around the world. But who was the man behind the clickbait headlines? Circus performer, movie stuntman, and tragically bereaved dad... this is the extraordinary story of an exceptional man.</p><p class=""><div class='episode-6419ed905b5da9001179c90a player-layout-1 '></div> <script> createPlayerEpisode('episode-6419ed905b5da9001179c90a', 'https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/61d5be008150ae0014bc3671', '6419ed905b5da9001179c90a'); </script> </p><p class='contextmenu caption'>Episode 2: The Greatest Showman</p> <p class="">Lots of children dream of running away with the circus, but Jasper Kraus actually did. His daughter Virginia tells of his life as a circus performer, movie stuntman and — after tragedy struck his family — as a horse whisperer.</p><p class=""><div class='episode-6419edfae1925b00113f7e9d player-layout-1 '></div> <script> createPlayerEpisode('episode-6419edfae1925b00113f7e9d', 'https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/61d5be008150ae0014bc3671', '6419edfae1925b00113f7e9d'); </script> </p><p class='contextmenu caption'>Episode 3: We need to talk about Kevin</p> <p class="">Jasper had moved back to Ireland for an idyllic country life with his wife Anne and two children, Virginia and Kevin. By the time of his death, he hadn't seen Anne in more than two decades. Not since the horrific death of their son Kevin.</p><p class=""><div class='episode-6419eeee9b44e60011a2ebbf player-layout-1 '></div> <script> createPlayerEpisode('episode-6419eeee9b44e60011a2ebbf', 'https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/61d5be008150ae0014bc3671', '6419eeee9b44e60011a2ebbf'); </script></p><p class=""><div class='multi-readmore' ><h3>Read More</h3><div class='readmore-wrapper'><div class="readmore-text readmore-item"><div class=quad-angle><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span></div><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41096005.html" class=readmore-event id="readmore-41096005" target="_blank">Death by Rooster: The extraordinary life and death of Jasper Kraus</a> <script type=speculationrules> { "prefetch": [ { "source": "list", "urls": ["/news/spotlight/arid-41096005.html"] } ] } </script></div> </div></div></p><p class=""> <span class="contextmenu emphasis">This podcast was originally published on April 8, 2023.</span> </p><p class=""> <span class="contextmenu emphasis">This podcast is part of our Best of 2023 series Find more of our favourites <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='</span>https://www.irishexaminer.com/maintopics/best-of-2023_topic-5241226.html'>here</a>.</p></div><div id="div-gpt-ad-incontent-0"> <script type="text/javascript">googletag.cmd.push(function(){ googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-incontent-0");}); </script> </div></story></div><div id=after-article-content><div><a class="article_footer_whatsapp" style="background:#e7e6e6;" href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va66KgvJkK76l2fD2j3U" target="_blank"><div class="article_footer_whatsapp_left"><img alt="WhatsApp logo" loading="lazy" src="/cms_media/module_img/7980/3990400_1_org_3989848_1_org_WhatsApp.png" style="width:70px;margin:5px;max-width:fit-content"></div><div class="article_footer_whatsapp_right"><p>Irish Examiner’s <span>WhatsApp</span> channel</p><p class="follow_whatsapp_right">Follow and share the latest news and stories</p></div></a> <style>.article_footer_whatsapp{display:flex;align-items:center;margin:0 0 20px;padding:0 15px;border-radius:2px;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.1);border:.5px solid #d0d0d0}.article_footer_whatsapp .article_footer_whatsapp_right{padding:5px 5px 5px 15px}.article_footer_whatsapp .article_footer_whatsapp_right p{line-height:23px;font-size:22px;margin-bottom:1px;font-weight:600}.article_footer_whatsapp .article_footer_whatsapp_right p span{font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:#25d366}.article_footer_whatsapp .article_footer_whatsapp_right p.follow_whatsapp_right{font-weight:400;font-size:16px;line-height:1.2}@media (max-width:360px){.article_footer_whatsapp{flex-direction:column;text-align:center;padding-top:5px}} @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { .article_footer_whatsapp_right p{color:black !important;}} </style> </div></div><div><div class=story-page-wrapper><div class=story-page-footer><div class=story-page-footer-header><p class=story-page-footer-title><a href="/podcast-home/">more <span class=color-primary>podcasts - home</span> articles</a></p></div><div class=row><div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6"><div class="story-page-element-content row"> <a href="/news/politics/arid-41523482.html" class="img-readmore col-md-12 col-5" title="structure articleHeadline"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8789/4394852_4_teasersmall_undefined_20_3_.jpg" alt="Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe" title="undefined (3).jpg" width="201" height="113"> </a><a href="/news/politics/arid-41523482.html" class="col-md-12 col-7"> ‘My Message to the next Dáil’ podcast: Rachel Martin on supporting our farmers</a></div><script type=speculationrules> { "prefetch": [ { "source": "list", "urls": ["/news/politics/arid-41523482.html"] } ] } </script></div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6"><div class="story-page-element-content row"> <a href="/sport/gaa/arid-41523398.html" class="img-readmore col-md-12 col-5" title="structure articleHeadline"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8789/4394720_3_teasersmall_Gaelic_20football_20show_20article_20with_20Alianz.jpg" alt="Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe" title="Gaelic football show article with Alianz.png" width="201" height="113"> </a><a href="/sport/gaa/arid-41523398.html" class="col-md-12 col-7"><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> The Gaelic Football Show: O'Connor opting out, Fenton exit, FRC rules with Aidan O'Shea</a></div><script type=speculationrules> { "prefetch": [ { "source": "list", "urls": ["/sport/gaa/arid-41523398.html"] } ] } </script></div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6"><div class="story-page-element-content row"> <a href="/sport/rugby/arid-41523005.html" class="img-readmore col-md-12 col-5" title="structure articleHeadline"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8787/4393964_4_teasersmall_Irish_20Examiner_20Rugby_20Podcast_20Ireland_20v_20Fiji_20thumbnail_201.jpg" alt="Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe" title="Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast_ Ireland v Fiji thumbnail 1.jpg" width="201" height="113"> </a><a href="/sport/rugby/arid-41523005.html" class="col-md-12 col-7"> Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast: Ireland v Fiji</a></div><script type=speculationrules> { "prefetch": [ { "source": "list", "urls": ["/sport/rugby/arid-41523005.html"] } ] } </script></div> </div></div></div></div><div class=story-page-wrapper><div class=story-page-footer><div class=story-page-footer-header><p class=story-page-footer-title>More in this section</p></div><div class="row w-100"><div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6"><div class="story-page-element-content row"> <a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41521973.html" class="img-readmore col-md-12 col-5" title="structure articleHeadline"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8779/4389605_2_teasersmall_BBW55J.jpeg.jpg" alt="Large scale peat excavation with machinery from a bog in County Tipperary which can be used for garden centre fertiliser Ireland" title="BBW55J.jpeg" width="201" height="113"> </a><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41521973.html" class="col-md-12 col-7"> Election 2024: Seamus Boland — it all boils down to the economy and rural Ireland has been sidelined</a></div><script type=speculationrules> { "prefetch": [ { "source": "list", "urls": ["/news/spotlight/arid-41521973.html"] } ] } </script></div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6"><div class="story-page-element-content row"> <a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41522243.html" class="img-readmore col-md-12 col-5" title="structure articleHeadline"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8782/4391174_16_teasersmall_LC_20collins_2004.jpg" alt="Cork collector says he will never sell his priceless Michael Collins memorabilia" title="Cork collector says he will never sell his priceless Michael Collins memorabilia" width="201" height="113"> </a><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41522243.html" class="col-md-12 col-7"> Cork collector says he will never sell his priceless Michael Collins memorabilia</a></div><script type=speculationrules> { "prefetch": [ { "source": "list", "urls": ["/news/spotlight/arid-41522243.html"] } ] } </script></div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6"><div class="story-page-element-content row"> <a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41520689.html" class="img-readmore col-md-12 col-5" title="structure articleHeadline"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8774/4387016_14_teasersmall_Maj_20Britt_2c_20Florentin_2c_20and_20Family.jpg" alt="Election 2024: Childcare in Sweden — Roscommon native pays €110 a month for two kids" title="Maj Britt, Florentin, and Family.jpg" width="201" height="113"> </a><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41520689.html" class="col-md-12 col-7"> Election 2024: Childcare in Sweden — Roscommon native pays €110 a month for two kids</a></div><script type=speculationrules> { "prefetch": [ { "source": "list", "urls": ["/news/spotlight/arid-41520689.html"] } ] } </script></div> </div></div></div><div class="col-row rea-next-headline-1 keywords" data-vr-zone="IE front IE viral stories"><div class=keywords-item><a href = "/podcast-home/">#Podcasts - Home</a><a href = "/podcasts/podcasts-ie-investigations/">#Podcasts - IE Investigations</a><a href = "/best-of-2023/">#Best of 2023</a></div><div style="width: 100%; margin: 0 0 10px;" id=div-gpt-ad-native-1><script> googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-native-1'); }); </script></div></div><div class="readmore-pop-up card"><div class=btn-close-pop-up><i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i></div><div class=row><div class="col-md-12 p-0 col-3"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41522492.html" class="img-readmore readnow" title="structure articleHeadline" id=readnow-image-event-id><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8781/4390982_4_augmentedSearch_2998911.jpg" alt="<p>Conor McGregor leaves court, with his partner Dee Devlin, left, after the court announced the jury’s decision in the civil action case. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile</p>" title="<p>Conor McGregor leaves court, with his partner Dee Devlin, left, after the court announced the jury’s decision in the civil action case. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile</p>" class="card-img"></a></div><div class="col-md-12 p-0 col-9"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41522492.html" class="readmore-title readnow" id=readnow-headline-event-id><h2> Inside Court 24: How the case against Conor McGregor played out</h2></a><div class=readmore-button><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41522492.html" class="readmore-button-text btn readnow" id=readnow-button-event-id>READ NOW</a></div></div></div><script type=speculationrules> { "prefetch": [ { "source": "list", "urls": ["/news/spotlight/arid-41522492.html"] } ] } </script></div> </div><script type=application/ld+json> { "@context": "http://schema.org/", "@type": "NewsArticle", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.irishexaminer.com//news/spotlight/arid-41097376.html" }, "inLanguage":"en-US", "headline": "Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe", "description": "When Jasper Kraus was killed by a rooster at his home nearly a year ago, the story spread around the world. This Irish Examiner podcast series looks at the ‘insensitive’ headlines, the tragedy of his life as well as his Hollywood glories ", "image": [ "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_seoimage1x1_3.jpg", "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_seoimage4x3_3.jpg", "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/6962/3481168_28_seoimage16x9_3.jpg" ], "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "" }, "publisher": { "@id": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/#organization" }, "isAccessibleForFree": false, "hasPart": { "@type": "WebPageElement", "isAccessibleForFree": false, "cssSelector" : ".inline-paywall-IE-template" }, "isPartOf": { "@type": ["CreativeWork", "Product"], "name" : "Irishexaminer.com", "productID": "irishexaminer.com:showcase" }, "datePublished": "2023-12-25T13:10:00+00:00", "dateModified": "2023-12-26T07:34:00+00:00" } </script><script> dataLayer.push({ "pageAuthorName": "", "pageSource": "", "pageCategory1": "ie-main", "pageCategory2": "spotlight", "pageCategory3": "", "wordCount":292, "publicationDate": "2023-12-25T13:10:00+00:00", 'pageArticleID': '41097376', "pageTitle": "Podcast: The remarkable life of the man killed by a rooster in Ballinasloe", "pageKeywords": [], "paywallType": "count", "articleType": "" }); </script><div class=subscribe-tag><div class="MG2Subscribe subscribe-tag-btn" style="display: none"><a href="https://subscribe.irishexaminer.com/?g2i_source=onsitesignage&g2i_medium=articleleftbar&g2i_campaign=core" rel=noopener target="_blank">Subscribe Now</a></div></div></article> <div class="container newsletter-article-bottom" style="background-image: linear-gradient(90deg,#0B2344 10%,#556D81);border-radius: 6px;"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12 align-items-end" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <p style="font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif;font-weight: 700;font-size: 35px; color: #fff;">Lunchtime News</p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col" style="padding-right: 0px;padding-left: 0px;margin-right: 20px;"> <p style="line-height: 22px;margin-bottom: 17px;font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;margin-left: 15px; color: #fff; font-size: 20px; max-width: 405px; font-weight: 300;">Sign up to the best reads of the week from irishexaminer.com selected just for you.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row" style="padding-bottom: 15px;"> <div class="col-lg-12"> <form action="https://examinergroup.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe/post" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="u" value="caa589fc19"> <input type="hidden" name="id" value="c96f7404b9"> <div class="form-group form-inline row" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><input class="form-control form-control-sm" type="email" aria-label="email" name="MERGE0" id="MERGE0" size="25" placeholder="Your Email" style="width: 200px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;"> <input class="form-control form-control-sm" type="text" aria-label="Name" name="MERGE1" id="MERGE1" size="25" placeholder="Name" style="width: 200px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;"> </div> <div class="form-group d-flex float-left"><button class="btn btn-sm float-left" type="submit" name="submit" value="Subscribe" style="width: 150px; background-color: #fff; color: #00b0a5; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700">Sign Up </button></div> </form> </div> <div class="col-12" style="padding: 0px;padding-top:10px; padding-left:15px"> <p style="font-size: 14px;font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif;color: rgb(255,255,255);">Please click <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/privacy-policy/" style="color: #fff;text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600">here</a> for our privacy statement.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="col-right col-md-4 article_sidebar"><div class=sidebar-unit><div class="latest-list s-block text-body"><h2 class="latest-list_headline">Latest</h2><div class="latest-list_content" id=latest><ul class="latest-list_list"><li data-vr-contentbox="category- Club GAA talking points: Castletown fall agonisingly short of history, Errigal Ciaran keep their heads"><a href="/sport-columnists/arid-41523350.html"><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span>Club GAA talking points: Castletown fall agonisingly short of history, Errigal Ciaran keep their heads</a><p class="mt-0 mb-0 pubdate"><small class="text-muted time-ago" data-time="1732540920"></small></p></li> <li data-vr-contentbox="category- Blair Kinghorn urges much-vaunted Scotland squad to now ‘do what we know we can’"><a href="/sport/rugby/arid-41523776.html">Blair Kinghorn urges much-vaunted Scotland squad to now ‘do what we know we can’</a><p class="mt-0 mb-0 pubdate"><small class="text-muted time-ago" data-time="1732540320"></small></p></li> <li data-vr-contentbox="category- 17 missing after tourist vessel sinks in Red Sea, Egyptian officials say"><a href="/world/arid-41523752.html">17 missing after tourist vessel sinks in Red Sea, Egyptian officials say</a><p class="mt-0 mb-0 pubdate"><small class="text-muted time-ago" data-time="1732539900"></small></p></li> <li data-vr-contentbox="category- Luke Humphries defeats Luke Littler to retain Players Championship Finals title"><a href="/sport/othersport/arid-41523749.html">Luke Humphries defeats Luke Littler to retain Players Championship Finals title</a><p class="mt-0 mb-0 pubdate"><small class="text-muted time-ago" data-time="1732538640"></small></p></li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="sidebar-unit">  <div id='MPUTop' data-cb-ad-id='MPU_Top' class='ad'> <div id='div-gpt-ad-rightsidebar-mid'> <script type='text/javascript'> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-rightsidebar-mid'); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row d-flex justify-content-center newsletter_sidebar" style="border-top: solid;border-top-style: solid;border-top-width: thin;border-top-color: gray;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 15px;background-color: #343434;"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12 offset-xl-0 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center align-content-center"><img src="/cms_media/module_img/5623/2811954_1_org_1715987_1_org_newslettersquoosh_.png" class="logo_newsletter" loading="lazy" alt="IE_logo_newsletters" height="90" width="241" style="margin: 10px;margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 40px;"></div> <div class="col-12 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center" style="background-color: #ffffff;/*border-top-left-radius: 5px;*//*border-top-right-radius: 5px;*//*position: absolute;*//*margin: 0px;*//*margin-bottom: 1px;*/margin-top: 0px;margin-right: 1px;margin-left: 1px;max-width: 99%;"> <div class="d-flex justify-content-center" style="background-color: #ffffff;margin-top: -30px;border-top-left-radius: 5px;border-top-right-radius: 5px;width: 100%;"> <p class="text-center text-sm-center text-md-center text-lg-center text-xl-center" style="width: 90%;margin-top: 10px;padding-top: -20px; color: #000; text-align: center">Select your favourite newsletters and get the best of Irish Examiner delivered to your inbox</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 d-flex justify-content-center" style="background-color: #ffffff;margin-right: 0px;margin-left: 0px;margin-bottom: 3px;max-width: 99%;padding-bottom: 15px;"><a class="btn btn-dark" role="button" style="width: 40%;/*background-color: #f15a22;*/" href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/newsletters/">Sign Up</a></div> </div> <style> .newsletter_sidebar .logo_newsletter{ margin-left: 60px; } @media (max-width: 319px) { .newsletter_sidebar .logo_newsletter{ margin-left: 10px; } </style> <div class=sidebar-unit><div class="most-read s-block text-body"><h2 class="most-read_headline">Most Read</h2><div class="most-read_content" id=mostread><ul class="most-read_list"><li data-vr-contentbox="category- mostread_teaser_right"><div class="row g-0"><div class="col-5 most-read_img"><a href="/sport/soccer/arid-41523401.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8789/4394723_5_teasersmall_Roy_20Keane_20ipswich.jpg" alt="Watch: Roy Keane confronts abusive Ipswich fan following Man United draw" title="Roy Keane ipswich.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class=col-7><a href="/sport/soccer/arid-41523401.html" class="most-read_title">Watch: Roy Keane confronts abusive Ipswich fan following Man United draw</a></div></div><p class="mt-0 mb-0 pubdate"><small class=text-muted>Sunday, November 24, 2024 - 10:00 PM</small></p></li> <li data-vr-contentbox="category- mostread_teaser_right"><div class="row g-0"><div class="col-5 most-read_img"><a href="/sport/gaa/arid-41523236.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8788/4394405_8_teasersmall_3000311_1_.jpg" alt="Rathgormack v Dr Crokes - AIB Munster GAA Senior Club Football Championship Semi-Final" title="24-11-2024-MPR- 032" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class=col-7><a href="/sport/gaa/arid-41523236.html" class="most-read_title">Rathgormack manager Kenny Hassett: If I speak, I'll be in trouble</a></div></div><p class="mt-0 mb-0 pubdate"><small class=text-muted>Monday, November 25, 2024 - 11:00 AM</small></p></li> <li data-vr-contentbox="category- mostread_teaser_right"><div class="row g-0"><div class="col-5 most-read_img"><a href="/news/politics/arid-41523383.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8789/4394714_13_teasersmall_Taoiseach_20Simon_20Harris_20at_20Knock_20Airport_20002_20_1_.jpg" alt="Fine Gael has '48 hours to turn things around' after weekend blows" title="Taoiseach Simon Harris at Knock Airport 002 (1).jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class=col-7><a href="/news/politics/arid-41523383.html" class="most-read_title">Fine Gael has '48 hours to turn things around' after weekend blows</a></div></div><p class="mt-0 mb-0 pubdate"><small class=text-muted>Monday, November 25, 2024 - 10:00 AM</small></p></li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="sidebar-unit">  <div id='MPUEnd' data-cb-ad-id='MPU_End' class='ad'> <div id='div-gpt-ad-rightsidebar-bottom'> <script type='text/javascript'> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-rightsidebar-bottom'); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><footer><div class=container><div class=foot-nav><div class=foot-logos><a href="https://newsbrandsireland.ie/" rel=noopener aria-label=newsbrandsireland target="_blank"><img src="../../../pu_examiner/images/f-logo-nbi.png" width=85 height=58 alt="https://newsbrandsireland.ie/" loading=lazy> </a><a href="https://www.presscouncil.ie/" rel=noopener aria-label=presscouncil target="_blank"><img src="../../../pu_examiner/images/f-logo2.png" width=85 height=71 alt=https://www.presscouncil.ie loading=lazy> </a><a href="https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/" rel=noopener aria-label=iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter target="_blank"><img src="../../../pu_examiner/images/IAB-logo-white.png" width=85 height=33 alt="https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/" loading=lazy></a></div></div><div class=foot-nav><span><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/" target="_parent">news</a> </span><ul><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/ireland/" class="" target="_parent">Ireland</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/" class="" target="_parent">Munster</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/" class="" target="_parent">Court & Crime</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/" class="" target="_parent">Spotlight</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/" class="" target="_parent">World</a></li></ul></div><div class=foot-nav><span><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/" target="_parent">sport</a> </span><ul><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/" class="" target="_parent">GAA</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/" class="" target="_parent">Soccer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/" class="" target="_parent">Rugby</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/racing/" class="" target="_parent">Racing</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/golf/" class="" target="_parent">Golf</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othersport/" class="" target="_parent">Other Sports</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/podcast-home/" class="" target="_parent">Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><div class=foot-nav><span><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/" target="_parent">business</a> </span><ul><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/economy/" class="" target="_parent">Economy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/" class="" target="_parent">Companies</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/munsterbusiness/" class="" target="_parent">Munster Business</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/farming/" class="" target="_parent">Farming</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/technology/" class="" target="_parent">Technology</a></li></ul></div><div class=foot-nav><span><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/" target="_parent">opinion</a> </span><ul><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/" class="" target="_parent">Columnists</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/" class="" target="_parent">Comment & Analysis</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/ourview/" class="" target="_parent">Our View</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/yourview/" class="" target="_parent">Your View</a></li></ul></div><div class=foot-nav><span><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/faq/" target="_parent">Help</a> </span><ul><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/faq/" class="" target="_parent">FAQ</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/contact-us/" class="" target="_parent">Contact Us</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/privacy-policy/" class="" target="_parent">Privacy Policy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/brandsafety/" class="" target="_parent">Brand Safety</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cookie-policy/" class="" target="_parent">Cookie Policy</a></li><li><a href="#" class="ot-sdk-show-settings" target="_parent">Cookie Settings</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/push-preferences/" class="" target="_parent">Push Notification Preferences</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/app/" class="" target="_parent">Mobile</a></li><li><a href="https://subscribe.irishexaminer.com/?g2i_source=onsitesignage&g2i_medium=footer&g2i_campaign=core" class="" target="_parent">Subscriptions</a></li></ul></div><div class=foot-nav><span><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/contact-us/" target="_parent">Info</a> </span><ul><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/terms-conditions/" class="" target="_parent">Terms and Conditions</a></li><li><a href="https://subscribe.irishexaminer.com/?g2i_source=ie&g2i_medium=footer_HD&g2i_campaign=annual" class="" target="_parent">Home delivery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/syndication/" class="" target="_parent">RSS</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/newsletters/" class="" target="_parent">Newsletters</a></li><li><a href="https://sites.google.com/examiner.ie/irishexaminer-media-solutions/home" class="" target="_parent">Place ad</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/whoweare/" class="" target="_parent">Who We Are</a></li><li><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/sitemap-page/" class="" target="_parent">Sitemap</a></li></ul></div><p>© Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712.</p></div> </footer></div></div> <div class="footer-mobile article"><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/cookie-policy/" class="footer-link category-Cookie Policy">Cookie Policy</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/privacy-policy/" class="footer-link category-Privacy Policy">Privacy Policy</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/brandsafety/" class="footer-link category-Brand Safety">Brand Safety</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/faq/" class="footer-link category-FAQ">FAQ</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/faq/" class="footer-link category-Help">Help</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/contact-us/" class="footer-link category-Contact Us">Contact Us</a> <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/terms-conditions/" class="footer-link category-Terms and Conditions">Terms and Conditions</a> <p>© Examiner Echo Group Limited</p> </div><div style=display:none; id=pageStartTime data-value="2024-11-25T13:25:01Z"></div><div style=display:none; id=executionTime data-value="0.35"></div><script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; dataLayer.push({ 'event': 'pageData', 'executionTime' : '0.35' }); </script><script type=speculationrules> { "prefetch": [{ "where": { "href_matches": "/*" }, "eagerness": "moderate" }] } </script></body></html>