#sam breen

[kissandships]

Reading Wiggy Twiggy’s Kristin/Daniel/Sam story and I have a feeling this is where it’s going

[its-to-the-death]

Battle of the Gingers Wave 1 Preliminary Round #34

Whoever gets the most votes moves onto the next wave

Pictures below the cut

Dr. Gina Kadinsky (The Brokenwood Mysteries)

Detective Constable Sam Breen (The Brokenwood Mysteries)

Sara (Sara y Las Goleadoras). She's actually pretty easy to find if you look up the book.

[angelisismybaby]

Sam Breen my Mob Boss Step by @itstartedin1989! One of my very bestest friends and I absolutely love the way they drew Sam ❤️🩷💞

Samantha "Sam" Breen is an average height (5'8") white woman with chin length wavy ginger hair and brown eyes who was formerly a Vigilante. A seasoned Streetwise tactician, Sam is arrogant, ruthless, and daring to a dangerous extreme while at the same time doing everything she can to keep her crew safe. As a villain she goes by Epiphany, a mysterious figure who's shiny armor uses interlocking tiny plates to make it appear ever moving. She is living a luxurious life, as one should when planning to take over Los Diablos, with both a luxurious base and apartment. She is (was depending on the results of Revelation) dating the genius Dr. M!Mortum.

She was discovered as the villain at the end of Retribution and lost her eye to Argent. She was broken out by Mortum.

Headcanon wise, she owns a male bichon frise named Bean

[wiggytiggy]

Chapters: 15/? Fandom: The Brokenwood Mysteries Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Daniel Chalmers/Kristin Sims, Sam Breen/Kristin Sims Characters: Mike Shepherd, Daniel Chalmers (The Brokenwood Mysteries), Kristin Sims, Sam Breen Additional Tags: workplace rivalry gets wildly out of hand, just some good ol' professional competition, definitely not going to get personal, rivals to coworkers to ??, The chaotic return of Sam Breen, casefic, murder really sets the mood for these three, Slow Burn, Polyamory Summary:

Nobody knows quite what to expect when Sam Breen mysteriously returns to Brokenwood, least of all Detective Kristin Sims. She's just trying to solve yet another homicide in Brokenwood harbour. But with both Breen and Daniel under one roof at the CIB, it doesn't take long for friendly competition to get very, very out of hand ...not that she's complaining.

[temperancevalkyrie]

Galaxy quest is a very personal family matter. And I'm now just finding out about this video. You're welcome.

[aurora-boreas-borealis]

So crazy that Nic Sampson is in a detective show lol,,, like omg what r u doing here

[puckingoff]

Caron, Terriers Tame Black Bears

TD Garden – The #2 Boston University Terriers’ defense of their Hockey East title took one step closer to completion after they beat the #7 University of Maine Black Bears 4-1 in the nightcap of the Hockey East Semifinals. Mathieu Caron stopped 32 of 33 Black Bears’ shots in the victory, while Ryan Greene had two goals and Macklin Celebrini notched three assists. The Terriers’ victory and BC’s…

[girlactionfigure]

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE JEWS IN HOLLYWOOD?

Since October 7, many Jews have noted that the Jews in Hollywood have been largely hesitant or unwilling to denounce the Hamas massacre, address the hostage crisis, or talk about the skyrocketing violent antisemitism in the Diaspora. Other Jewish Hollywood figures have entirely -- and very publicly -- adopted a pro-Hamas narrative, despite the fact that half of the world’s Jews live in Israel and the evidence documenting Hamas’s genocidal antisemitism is extensive. 

For an industry with so many Jews, and for an industry that is so historically Jewish, this may seem shocking or surprising. This is also especially disappointing given that while a number of recent films deal with the Holocaust, Hollywood largely seems unable to acknowledge the current antisemitism threatening us at this very moment. In other words, Hollywood profits off our trauma but does nothing to better our situation -- or even makes it worse. The reality, however, is that this is neither shocking nor surprising. This behavior is actually part of a larger historical trend.

While there have always been many Jews in Hollywood, for reasons which will be outlined in slide four, Hollywood is an industry catered to a non-Jewish audience. The Jews in Hollywood have always walked a thin line so as not to offend the sensibilities of non-Jews. Jewish stories and Jewish advocacy, which Jewish-owned studios once avoided entirely, now must be reduced to whatever level is deemed tolerable enough for everybody else.Jewish enough so that it’s quirky, but not so Jewish that it’s uncomfortable.

THE CONSPIRACY THAT JEWS RUN HOLLYWOOD

I’m sure you’ve heard it before: “the Jews run Hollywood.” This, of course, is yet another iteration of the antisemitic conspiracy that Jews run any given number of industries to manipulate for our own nefarious motives -- from banking to the media to the American government. 

This category of antisemitic conspiracy dates to the Middle Ages, though of course, conspiracies about Jews and Hollywood are much newer, originating in tandem with Hollywood’s beginnings as an industry in the early 20th century. 

It’s indeed true that most major Hollywood studios were founded by Jews, but the idea that Jews did so out of sinister motives -- rather than out of creativity and a need for economic survival -- stems entirely out of antisemitism. During the early years of Hollywood, American film censor Joseph Breen began accusing “the Jews” of using films to push sex, moral depravity, and violence on American audiences. 

Jewish-owned studios in early Hollywood faced tremendous pressure from conservative Christian and anti-Communist groups, which consistently accused Jews of using Hollywood to undermine American values.

THE REAL STORY

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jews migrated en masse from Eastern Europe to the United States. While the conditions in the United States were much better than those they’d left behind in Europe, Jews still faced economic and employment discrimination. One of the biggest obstacles for Jews were restrictive university quotas, which prevented them from receiving the necessary education to pursue professional careers such as medicine. 

To make ends meet, Jews resorted to making their own opportunities. Some started as peddlers and later became shopkeepers. Others migrated west — to Hollywood. In fact, Hollywood was born when a Jewish man, Sam Goldwyn (born Shmuel Gelbfisz), joined his brother to make one of the very first feature films in 1914: The Squaw Man.

Many Jews joined Hollywood in search for employment that they couldn’t find elsewhere, but there was a significant effort to diminish the Jewishness of the early film industry, both to appeal to non-Jewish audiences and to satisfy censors. For example, Jews worked under “white” pen names and films purposefully avoided Jewish stories. 

During this period, Jews in Hollywood were determined to assimilate, but nevertheless, stereotypes about Hollywood and its Jewishness persist to this day.

Despite the fact that not a single person in attendance at the Academy Awards made any “Zionist” statements whatsoever and only one person (to my knowledge) -- Yaron Varsano, Gal Gadot’s husband -- wore a yellow hostage ribbon pin, thousands of commenters on Twitter expressed shock that No Other Land won “Best Documentary” in “a room full of Zionists” or in an industry allegedly “controlled by Zionists.”

Could it be that by “Zionists” they mean...Jews?

A HISTORY OF DE-JUDAIZING JEWISHNESS

From its earliest days, there has been a large Jewish presence in Hollywood. But also from its earliest days, these Jewish actors, filmmakers, producers, and more have been very much aware that the overwhelming majority of their audience is not Jewish. For this reason, they’ve historically downplayed their Jewish identity to whatever level is considered tolerable to the non-Jewish world. 

For example, in the 1910s and 1920s, Jewish actors in Hollywood worked under “white” pen names. From the 1920s-1950s, Jewish actresses got rhinoplasties in what almost amounted to a rite of passage, to erase any ethnic features that might be considered too “Jewish.” 

In the 1930s, Hollywood studios -- many of them owned by Jews! -- acquiesced to the demands of the lucrative German movie market and Jewish employees were systematically removed from their jobs, so as not to offend Nazi sensibilities. According to rabbi and historian Isidoro Aizenberg, Hollywood “even agreed to establish guidelines governing the films’ themes. In all future movies Jews could not be featured, Germany was not to be slighted, Nazis were not to be criticized, and Hitler was not to be mentioned. References to anything Jewish or the appearance of Jewish actors was forbidden. Finally, Germany appointed its own censor in Hollywood.”

WHEN HOLLYWOOD JEWS WENT INTO HIDING

In the late 1940s to mid-1950s, the American government, under Senator Joe McCarthy, enacted an anti-communist campaign known as “McCarthyism” or the “Red Scare.”

While openly anti-communist, the campaign also had heavy antisemitic undertones, with some arguing that it was overtly antisemitic, both given many of McCarthy’s comments and because the campaign disproportionately targeted Jews.

Ten Hollywood personalities, known as the “Hollywood Ten,” were cited for contempt of Congress and blacklisted from Hollywood. Six out of the ten — screenwriter and director Herbert Biberman, screenwriter Alvah Bessie, screenwriter Lester Cole, playwright and screenwriter Albert Maltz, screenwriter Samuel Ornitz, and John Howard Lawson — were Jewish. 

That’s because the proponents of McCarthyism wished to “make an example out of Jewish Hollywood.”

During this period, many Jews in the industry received antisemitic harassment via the mail. 

The Hollywood Ten blacklist lasted 12 years. The Jews who stayed behind in Hollywood did so under non-Jewish pen names.

HOW JEWISH IS OKAY?

As mentioned earlier, Jews in Hollywood have historically had to walk a very thin line, particularly when telling Jewish stories, so as not to offend their non-Jewish audiences. Consider, for example, Holocaust movies, today a very popular theme in Hollywood, though this wasn’t always the case. Up until 1978, Hollywood avoided the subject almost entirely, considering it “too depressing” and -- yep -- too Jewish to be of general interest (as opposed to general World War II movies, which everyone was very much into).

Nevertheless, today, the vast majority of Holocaust films feature the stories not of Jewish Holocaust victims, but rather, those of saviors or even perpetrators (Schindler’s List, The Zookeeper’s Wife, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Zone of Interest, to name a few). This over-emphasis on saviorism actually seems to have distorted general understandings of the enormous level of non-Jewish complicity during the Holocaust; in reality, less than 0.01% of the population in Nazi-occupied Europe at the time are considered Righteous Among the Nations, those who risked their lives to help Jews during the Holocaust. 

Jewish stories -- pertaining to the Holocaust or not -- that would force non-Jewish audiences to hold a mirror to themselves are very few and far between.

Since the earliest days of Hollywood, there has been a concerted effort to diminish the Jewishness of the film industry to make it more palatable for non-Jewish audiences. 

The origins of this phenomenon date back even further. In the early 20th century, Jewish women in vaudeville would change their last names to sound less “ethnic.” It’s true that there are many Jews in Hollywood; after all, the American film industry was essentially started by Jews. However, that “Jewish representation” hasn’t been very Jewish. 

Some examples of Jewish whitewashing in Hollywood include: 

Casting non-Jewish, generally white characters to play Jewish characters

Reducing Jewish characters to stereotypes

Jew-coding characters without explicitly stating them as Jewish

Depicting a one-dimensional, whitewashed, assimilated version of the Jewish experience

Ignoring the diversity of the Jewish community

Casting white people as Jews while passing up Jewish actors because they look “too Jewish” or have Jewish-sounding names

For a full bibliography of my sources, please head over to my Instagram and  Patreon. 

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Shoutout to like the 3 Jews in Hollywood with a backbone ✌🏼tag them in the comments 💃🏻

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finished commission for the lovely @angelisismybaby of her Fallen Hero MC, Sam Breen 🩶

[sailorsenshishitposter]

Why Mario Party is always a bad idea

After the disaster that was last week, it was decided that group trips would only be allowed if Armstrong knew about the plans before hand. Even then it would still be his call to allow such an event happening. There was also the matter of needing certain members to be chaperoned after that codec incident. Armstrong sat at his desk and flung everything off of it like he was participating in a Neil Breen movie. The man sighed and lit a cigar. "Christ, what in the hell am I supposed to do now!?"

As he sat down trying to contemplate tomorrow's lesson he heard a strange voice coming out of the hall. Not this shit again! He ran and knocked down the door, confirming his suspicions. He was face to face? (Helmet?) with his employee. "Damn it Monsoon, how many times have I told you to keep it down in here!" The cyborg tried to protest but it was no use. Armstrong would not tolerate the Japanese and their "Hatsoone meekoos" anymore. He took the switch (controllers and dock included) and his massive binder of cartridges.

"You'll get these back at the end of the week. Now go to bed or do something that doesn't keep the entire building up!" Armstrong then opened the door and slammed it as he left. The cyborg let out a chuckle. "Anger, what an exquisite meme! For now I shall return to r/atheism!" And with that he zoomed to his gaming PC. Armstrong placed the console down and tried to massage his massive forehead bump. To be frank, he still had no idea for what he was going to do for tomorrow's lesson plan. Maybe he should just have everyone take the day off?

He opened the binder and cringed in disgust, remembering an incident with Sundowner. The man had to be taken to the operating table because he was curious why the cartridges tasted sour. It's not that they were poisonous to him, just that he decides to see how many he could eat before Monsoon cut him apart, demanding his game collection back or he would "cut them out" himself. Unfortunately they needed the Alabama man alive and couldn't risk his Cambodian boyfriend to play operation.

Armstrong flipped through the pages. "What is all this degenerate garbage? It's deseased, rotten to the core!" He kept looking until he spotted something familiar. "Ah, good old Mario. I remember you back from my collage days. Time does sure fly by!" He took a closer look. "Mario ... Party? Huh, never heard of it." Since there was no box (another relic from his days of youth) he picked up one of his laptops that somehow hadn't been smashed to oblivion and turned it on. After using Google he found out that it was an up to four multiplayer game. "Hmm. This gives me an idea."

It was now the next day and all four winds of destruction eagerly awaited their next assignment while waiting for their boss to arrive. The door opened and everyone settled down as Armstrong made his way to the front of the room. "Today's lesson plan will involve something different. I've realized that you all need a teambuilding exercise and should learn how to work together successfully. That is why I have brought out this." He took the contents out of the bag and placed them on the table.

"MY SWITCH!" Monsoon cried as he pointed his finger towards said item. "Oh boy!" piped Sundowner. "Do we get to eat anymore of those fancy chips?" The rest of the team all turned towards him and stared silently. Mistral started whispering to Sam. "He knows they're not actual potato chips right....?"  Suddenly Armstrong slammed his fists down. "I can't deal with this shit again! Look, I'm offering you all the chance to play Mario Party and you can take it or leave it. Which is it going to be?"

"Mario Party...." Their boss let out a laugh. "That's what I thought." Armstrong had no idea how the console worked so he handed it to Monsoon who was overjoyed to not have his device manhandled by giant hulk fists. Everything was ready to go except for the fact that there wasn't a television. Sam then stood up. "Don't worry, I'll take care of this." He leaped out the window and ran to the nearest Wal-Mart and bought one of their HDTV's. He raced back, carrying the electronic like it weighed no more than someone casually carrying their bag. "Here goes nothing!" He then proceeded to double jump to the height of their floor and launch himself into the open window. Monsoon used his magnetism to stop the television from crashing into the wall while Sam gently landed on his plush cheeks. The older man looked down at him. "How can you be so reckless?!" Sam pushed his hair aside. "Hey, I got the TV here in one piece didn't I?"

Everything was now set up and the group listened to the little jingle play as their boss sat down and tried to look through his cooking magazine. All four controllers were paired and now it was time to choose what character they would play as. Sundowner looked at Mistral and started to giggle. "What is it now?" The man tried to contain himself. "I bet a girlie like you is gonna pick peach!" Just then someone chose peach but it wasn't who he expected. "Sam, what the hell are ya playin' as a woman for?!" The other man grinned. "What can I say? I love the ladies and I've got an ass like a peach." Sundowner didn't have a response to that. Next thing he knew and Mistral had chosen Donkey Kong. "NOOOOOOOOO! I WANNA BE THA ONE TA GO APESHIT!" He was humiliated and now would have to choose another character. "Hey Monsoon! Let's be allies, whaddaya say! I'll be Wario and you Waluigi!" He looked at the man, desperate to have an advantage. "Sorry but you knew it was survival of the fittest when you started dating me." Then he chose Birdo.

"D'oh!" Sundowner then chose Wario while letting a single tear shed. No one knew which level to pick so they just kept it to default (Yoshi's Tropical Island). As they were going over the options, Sundowner had hoped they would keep the handicap mode on but there was no chance in hell that was happening. "What game mode should we choose guys?" Mistral voted for N64 (of course someone with multiple hands would have no problem playing with that kind of controller) while Monsoon picked GameCube. The Alabama man didn't have a particular choice but he was interested in carrying around his boyfriends head like the console he had chosen. In the end no one could agree so Sam chose the default settings.

Now it was time to roll the dice. Mistral scored a ten, while Monsoon rolled a seven. Sam had gotten a five and Sundowner... He had ended up with one. "I'M GONNA SPLIT THAT MUSHROOM SON OF A BITCH IN TWO!" Mistral then told him that it was just a game and that he needed to calm down. Oh well. At least they all started off with the same amount of coins. None of the rolls were particularly interesting yet. Then the first mini game appeared. "Hot rope jump?" It was everyone against each other so they would have to do their best. Sundowner chuckled and thought it would be no problem. The challenge started and he immediately lost. "HEY, MY FINGER SLIPPED! I DEMAND A REMATCH!" Everyone groaned. "It's kill or be killed! And you're the one who said you didn't need to try the practise option!"

That thankfully shut him up.  Sundowner then started snapping his fingers near Mistral's ears, causing her to lose. "BOSS!" Armstrong wasn't pleased to be woken up from his nap. "Strike one. Two more and it goes off!" That just left Monsoon and Sam who seemed evenly matched. "Give it up Sam! You know you can't beat a true gamer!" The Brazilian man gave a hearty laugh. "Oh please, I can do this all day!" He then tapped the button with so much speed that Peach began to double jump. Monsoon was stunned. "Wait what-" and then he had lost the match. "How did you do that?" Sam was confused. "Are you telling me that you guys can't double jump?" Sundowner then yelled at them to start the next round.

The rest of the game had gone rather well for Mistral, Monsoon and Sam. Sundowner on the other hand... He had landed on countless red spots, losing all of his coins. The one time that he had managed to get to a star before the others and he was flat out broke. He had also lost every mini game, the rest of the team joining up to make him lose when they could. Things could still change though. He finally managed to grab enough coins for one of the last stars. He then bought it and began to cackle. "I'M FUCKIN' INVINCIBLE!" The rest of the team didn't really care, already owning multiple at this point. It was eventually Monsoon's turn when the man decided to do some particularly cruel. He chose to use an item he had been saving. But not just any item.

Sundowner began to scream. "NO BABE, WAIT! PLEASE DON'T DO THIS I BEG OF YA!" It was too late. He had just stolen Sundowners star. The man looked up at his boyfriend, heartbroken. "Why....?" Monsoon went down on one knee and began to cradle his face. "War is a cruel parent but an effective teacher. It's final lesson is carved deeply in my psyche." Mistral and Sam had enough. "JUST GET ON WITH IT NERD!" The cyborg stuck his tongue out at them. "I'm doing this for your own good. You need to become stronger. Mario isn't even a real person!" Sundowner looked up at everyone with tears in his eyes. "Wait, he's not!?" Mistral then punched Monsoon with one of her many arms. "Way to go asshole! We've been keeping that a secret from him but now you've ruined it!" The man was confused. "I'm afraid I don't understand." Then they heard a loud crash and noticed Sundowner taking his rage out on the TV. "That's why." said Sam.

And with that Armstrong decided he would be banning anything Mario related from headquarters along with Cherry trees.

[byneddiedingo]

"By gad, sir, you are a character," says Kasper Gutman (Sydney Greenstreet), with what Greenstreet's co-star Mary Astor once described as "that evil, hiccupy laugh." He is speaking to Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart), who is certainly a character, if decidedly not a man of character. There aren't many other films so full of characters, but so lacking any with what one might call a moral center. Spade, for one, proves that you can be both misogynistic and homophobic -- as if proof of that were needed. Does he do the right thing at the end when he sends Brigid O'Shaughnessy (Astor) up the river? Perhaps, but he does it with such relish that it's hard to ascribe any probity to the act. The Maltese Falcon is one of the greatest examples of hoodwinking the censors of the Production Code, which among other things forbade depictions of homosexuality on screen. But does anyone miss the fact that Joel Cairo (Peter Lorre) is meant to be gay -- from his fussy little perm to his teasing fondling of the handle of his umbrella to the scent of gardenia that Spade finds so amusing? And probably only the ignorance of Yiddish on the part of the Catholics in the Breen office allows Wilmer (Elisha Cook Jr.) to be called a "gunsel" -- a word that originally meant a young man kept  by an older man for sex. Actually, it was Dashiell Hammett who slipped that one by the watchdogs in the original novel -- John Huston kept it, doubtless smiling the sly smile of someone who knows what he's getting away with. Even today, most people probably think like the Breen office and Hammett's editors, that it means a gunman. But Huston also got away with the clear indication that Spade had been having an affair with Iva Archer (Gladys George), the wife of his partner, Miles (Jerome Cowan). And is there anyone who doesn't realize that Spade has slept with Brigid? This was Huston's first feature as a director, and the result of all this Code-dodging, as well as his unwillingness to sentimentalize his characters, made him a formidable directorial force in the years to come, one of the few Hollywood directors who knew how to make movies for adults.

The Maltese Falcon (1941) dir. John Huston

[womenrugby]

Bemand Names Ireland’s Women Rugby World Cup 2025 Preparation Squad

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has announced a 37-player squad to begin preparations for the Ireland Women’s campaign ahead of the Women Rugby World Cup 2025. Set to take place in England alone this summer. The squad is comprised of 21 forwards and 16 backs and is for the preliminary phase of the summer training wedge.

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The squad features two uncapped players, with forwards Alma Atagamen and Ivana Kiribati earning call-ups from head coach Scott Bemand. Both impressed during their recent debut appearances Guinness Women’s Six Nations game contrary to Scotland. Jane Clohessy and Aoife Corey have been content with a call-up into the groundwork squad.

Scaysbrook, a previous Bath and Exeter Chiefs flanker. Transitioned into coaching subsequently his playing career. He previously coached in Hong Kong and Japan before taking on the role of Defence Coach for England U20s. He has been involved with Coventry RFC since 2020 and now steps into a role with the Ireland Women’s coaching team.

Bemand Eager for Competitive Comeback

On today’s announcement, Bemand said: “We’re enthusiastic to come back composed as a group refreshed, recharged, and ready to build towards what possibilities to be an enormous few months. The competition for chairs in the final World Cup squad will be fierce. And I distinguish the players will embrace that encounter.

There’s great continuity within the squad, with countless of the group having come to conclude WXV1 last September. But we’ve also brought in some undeveloped talent who are starving to make their mark. Now it’s about putting in the solid work. We have a valuable time ahead to focus on our preparations.

The squad includes four uncapped players among the emerging talent: hooker Aila Ronald, fly-half Hannah Ramsay, winger Hannah Walker, and versatile back Meg Varley. All four were involved in the wider squad during the 2024 Women’s Six Nations. They have impressed enough to earn a spot in this extended World Cup training panel.

We're looking forward to testing ourselves on home soil in Cork and Belfast this August. With the support of local fans behind us. Head Coach Bemand may also add more players to the squad as preparations continue in the pending weeks. The team will assemble at the IRFU High Act Centre from Monday. 2 June and will start a series of camps before two home heartfelt up games against Scotland and Canada in primary August.

Ireland’s 37-Player Squad for Women Rugby World Cup 2025

Ireland's Sam Monaghan and Beibhinn Parsons have equally been involved in a 37-player training squad for the Women Rugby World Cup 2025 in England. Scott Bemand's cross begins their competition contrary to Japan on 24 August with New Zealand and Spain also in their pool. Co-captain Monaghan has not played international rugby since the 2024 Six Nations with the 31-year-old deadbolt.

Olympian Parsons has also been absent through damage after she suffered two leg breakdowns in the interplanetary for four months. The second coming when instead of Ireland Sevens in December. With 26 Tests to her name. Only Enya Breen has supplementary caps than Preachers among the backs in Bemand's piece.

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Ireland will reduce their squad to 32 players ahead of the tournament. With warm-up fixtures set against Scotland in Cork on August 2 and Canada in Belfast a week later. The side did not qualify for the 2021 World Cup after concluding eighth on home-based soil four years prior. The initial squad comprises two unsealed players.

Former England U20 Coach James Scaysbrook Joins Ireland

Alma Atagamen from Balbriggan RFC and Ivana Kiribati of Creggs RFC are included among the 21 forwards named in the training squad. Jane Clohessy and Aoife Corey have also been called up, following impressive debut performances in Ireland’s final Six Nations match against Scotland this season.

Scaysbrook, a past Bath and Exeter Chiefs flanker. Transitioned into coaching afterwards his playing occupation. After coaching stints in Hong Kong and Japan. He went on to serve as the defence coach for England’s Under-20s. Since 2020, he has been part of the setup at Coventry RFC. Now, Ireland head coach Scott Bemand has unveiled a 37-player training squad ahead of the Women Rugby World Cup 2025. Set to take place in England this August and September.

Ireland head coach Scott Bemand has announced a 37-player squad to begin preparations for the upcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup. As the tournament approaches in early August, the squad will be reduced to 32 players. With four newcomers currently included in the extended group be doing the whole thing they can to kind it to England in August and September. Aila Ronald, a 21-year-old hooker, has been in and around the group subsequently last year.

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Book Recommendations

I’ve read many romance novels over the years because I find the genre so intriguing. While I still haven’t figured out why it captivates me, I’ve discovered several books that are truly worth your time. Just a heads-up—these recommendations are for mature audiences only.

The Jessica Brodie Diaries Series by K.F. Breene

This series includes "Back in the Saddle", "Hanging On", and "A Wild Ride". It follows Jessica’s journey through life, relationships, and self-discovery, with each book picking up right where the previous one left off.

- Back in the Saddle introduces Jessica as she moves to a new town and embarrassingly meets a mysterious man she can’t stop thinking about. The story explores her friendships, personal growth, and challenges that test her confidence.

- Hanging On continues Jessica’s story as she enters a new relationship and faces unexpected dangers. This installment expands on her friendships and brings more drama into her life.

- A Wild Ride concludes Jessica’s journey with emotional depth and a tragedy that will stay with readers. The series is well-written and packed with memorable characters and life lessons that will have you wishing for more.

Books by Kris Bryant

- Home: Sheriff Natalie Strand reconnects with Sarah Eastman, her high school crush, when Sarah returns to town with her daughter after a divorce. As their bond grows, the drama unfolds when Sarah’s daughter gets lost in the woods, intensifying their connection. "Home" is a heartfelt tale of love, family, and rediscovery.

- Temptation: Cassie Miller takes a nanny job working for the successful Brook Wellington. Though she tries to stay professional, her growing feelings for Brook—and her son—lead to challenges. This story combines passion with themes of navigating boundaries and self-discovery.

Both books showcase strong characters and emotional depth, making them a great addition to your reading list.

The Soho Loft Series by Melissa Brayden

This series features "Kiss the Girl", "Just Three Words", and "Ready or Not", centering around three friends and their journeys in love.

- Kiss the Girl: Brooklyn, an advertising executive, balances working with her friends at their agency while navigating a complicated romance with the head of a rival firm.

- Just Three Words: Sam and Hunter, two best friends, develop unexpected feelings for each other while living together. Their journey is filled with miscommunications, heartbreak, and redemption.

- Ready or Not: Mallory, the poised head of the agency, falls for a bartender named Hope. Their story explores vulnerability, love, and overcoming challenges.

Melissa Brayden weaves engaging plots and relatable characters that will leave you eager for more.

Standalone Novels by Melissa Brayden

- Firework: Lucy runs a Fortune 500 company, but when a journalist named Kristin investigates a scandal, sparks fly. Their attraction creates complications that test their relationship.

- Heartblock: Sarah works for her family’s cleaning business and falls for Emory, a wealthy woman. As Sarah’s daughter faces health challenges and Emory struggles with stubbornness, they must overcome obstacles to be together.

- Beautiful Dreamer: Devyn returns to her hometown for a family emergency and unexpectedly falls for Elizabeth, someone from her past. The story explores the push-and-pull between Devyn’s city life and her feelings for Elizabeth.

Each of these standalone novels combines heartfelt emotions with engaging narratives that will keep you hooked.

Conclusion

Every book I’ve recommended offers valuable lessons in character development, world-building, and plot structuring that can inspire your own writing. These well-written stories will leave you captivated and eager for more!

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SHAY COSTA REPORTING...CATCHING UP ON PAST COLLEGE AND WOLF PACK

EDITOR'S NOTE: Shay Costa worked hard covering these games and deserved to have them published. my full-time job has caused me to have to work close to 100 hours a week, and I haven't had the time to post them. Getting them all posted here is important. She deserves respect for the effort she put in... - Mitch Beck All stories by: Shay Costa - Howlings BOSTON, MA - On Friday, Ryan Greene tallied twice, and Mathieu Caron made 32 saves on 33 shots to lead #2 Boston University (26-8-2, 18-4-2 HE) to a 4-1 win over #7 Maine (23-11-2, 14-9-1 HE) in their semifinal win of the Hockey East playoffs at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,850. ‘It’s obviously a big win tonight,” Boston University Head Coach Jay Pandolfo said. “At the end of the day, our power play was really good, and our goaltender was excellent.” Greene scored the game's first goal at 8:59 of the first period. Winger Quinn Hutson recovered the puck on a failed Maine clearing attempt and passed it to the front of the crease, where he found Greene, who put it past the stick of Black Bear’s goalie, Albin Boija, for the 1-0 Boston lead. Maine had an opportunity to tie early in the second period when Boston d-man Lane Hutson tripped Black Bear’s captain, Lynden Breen, with just 12 seconds left in the first. The two-minute man advantage did not result in anything more significant for Maine than a rung post. It would be Boston University to the man advantage next when Maine center Nolan Renwick is called for holding at 11:04 of the second. The Terriers would capitalize just twenty-five seconds later. With Shane Lachance screening Boija’s vision, the Maine Netminder could not see the shot from Lane Hutson, who sunk a glove-side goal for Boston, putting them up 2 goals at 9:21. Even with another power play opportunity when Boston’s Nick Zabaneh was called for hooking, Mathieu Caron remained impenetrable through the second frame, and the period ended 2-1 in favor of the Terriers. The third period gave Boston University a chance to pull ahead 3-0 when Maine center Cole Hanson hooked Boston defenseman Tom Wilander at 3:30, but the would-be goal potted by Shane Lachance was called off the boards after being challenged for offsides. Making matters worse for Boston, the Black Bears would have the next penalty when Cade Webber’s stick came up high on Josh Nadeau. In the ensuing Maine power play, Black Bears’ captain Breen picked a corner and found a gap in Caron’s defenses, cutting Boston’s lead in half. This goal, coming in at 6:48, was a quick shift in momentum away from the Terriers, whose lead fell from three to one over just a few minutes. Luckily, a careless holding penalty from Maine defenseman Liam Lesakowski would return the Terriers to the power play. The goal that followed, scored by Greene, was almost the exact play that Shane Lachance nearly scored on earlier in the period. Two Boston forwards got positioning behind the Maine defensemen and made a pass in front of the net to beat the goalie to the other side. Instead of a goal,  Lachance got the secondary assist on Ryan Greene’s goal at 10:43, with the primary assist from Macklin Celebrini. Desperate for a chance to make it to the Hockey East Championship, Maine pulled their goalie in exchange for the extra skater. Despite over three minutes of six-on-five skating, neither team would create another opportunity to score until the final twenty-seven seconds, when defenseman Sam Stevens made a 200-foot bid at the net and secured the win for Boston University. “It’s obviously a big win for us. We get to go to the finals here and have an opportunity to defend the Hockey East Championship,” Pandolfo remarked after the game. BU took home their tenth Hockey East title in last year’s championship and Pandolfo’s first with the team. They will be looking to defend that title in the final match against Boston College. “We have some talented offensive players… We have really good depth on all four lines, we have good D that can move the puck. When you have that, you’re gonna be able to make plays.” Boston University and Boston College will match up on Saturday, March 23rd, at 7 pm to decide the Hockey East championship title for 2024. ____________________________ Hartford Wolf Pack gets shut out in a 6-0 loss to the Providence Bruins in Game Two Providence Bruins goalie Brandon Bussi stops all 34 shots made by the Hartford Wolf Pack on Friday night in Game Two of the Atlantic Division Semifinal series at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island, in front of 3,765. “The game kind of got away from us,” said head coach Steve Smith after the game. “Once it got away from us, it was really hard to catch.” The game-winning goal, courtesy of forward Vincent Arseneau, was, unfortunately, the very first one Providence scored. Brett Harrison’s faceoff win put the puck on Jared McIsaac’s stick, whose shot through the slot deflected off Arseneau’s stick and past Wolf Pack netminder Dylan Garand just 2:43 into the game. Providence continued their pressure, but Hartford made some dangerous errors to help the Bruins extend their lead. A rough line change sent the Wolf Pack scrambling to regain possession of the puck in their defensive zone, but Bruins alternate captain Patrick Brown recovered the puck along the boards. His centering pass found Jayson Megna crashing towards the net, who launched a rocket past the glove of Garand, putting the Bruins up 2-0 at 13:44. Still reeling from the last Providence goal, the Wolf Pack errors compounded. Matthew Robertson failed to connect with a Hartford forward in the neutral zone, and the puck was intercepted by Providence forward Trever Kuntar. Chipping it back into the Wolf Pack zone, the Providence fourth line rushed 3-on-1 against Hartford defenseman Nikolas Brouillard. Unable to break up the pass from Arseneau to Brett Harrison, the Bruins winger had an easy shot into the open side of Garand’s net. Coming in at 14:08, the Wolf Pack were looking at a deficit of three headed into the first intermission. “ started on time tonight,” Smith remarked. “They were a better team in the first period. … They seem hungrier, and they won a lot more battles.” The Wolf Pack continued to struggle through the second period. At 1:44, Jayson Megna’s high sticking penalty gave Hartford a power play opportunity, but they failed to generate any goals to chip away at the Bruins’ lead. Continuing to make mistakes, both of Hartford’s starting d-men were sent to the box in quick succession—Brouillard for interference at 6:55 and Robertson for tripping at 7:22. With over 90 seconds of 5-on-3 play without either defensemen, it’s no surprise when the next Providence shot lit the lamp. Garand was righting himself after a scramble in front of his net when Ian Mitchell went top shelf, lifting the puck over Garand’s blocker and the score to 4-0 at 7:38. The fifth Providence goal of the night came in the late second period, as Harrison fed the puck to an open Arseneau at the left circle. Holding the puck momentarily, waiting for an opening, he fires the puck under Garand’s glove to bump Providence to 5 at 15:49. The final goal of the evening would cross the goal line at 0:52 of the third period while the Bruins were on a power play. Hartford winger Brennan Othmann was sent to the box for high sticking at the end of the second period and was still serving his penalty time when Ian Mitchell’s shot from the blue line rang the post on its way into the net. While the Bruins dominated the scoreboard, the Wolf Pack had several opportunities that they failed to capitalize on. Halfway through the second period, the point leader from Game One, Tyler Pitlick, had a breakaway opportunity he couldn’t get past Bussi. They also had five power play opportunities, including a full two minutes of 5-on-3 in the third period when Vincent Arseneau and defenseman Dan Renouf were called for roughing and hooking, respectively. “We got a little bit away from what got us to this point in the playoffs,” said Smith. “We got a bit more complicated. We tried to make plays that weren't available to us. we made a lot of simple plays coming out of our zone. … Especially early on, tonight we got away from that.” Both teams have five days of rest before Game Three in Hartford. After a day to rest, Smith knows how to prepare his team for the rest of the series. “We need to work on special teams. They scored a couple of power-play goals tonight and our powerplay wasn’t as sharp as it needed to be… Getting back into a rhythm and being more predictable as a group will help us over the next few days as well.” The series is tied 1-1 as we head into Games Three and Four in Hartford on Wednesday, May 8th, and Friday, May 10th at 7 PM both nights, where the Wolf Pack can win the series at home if they take both games. ____________________________________ Boston College takes NCAA Regional Championship 5-4 in overtime over Quinnipiac, advances to Frozen Four Jack Malone’s overtime game-winning goal sends #1 Boston College Eagles (33-5-1) to the Frozen Four after defeating last year’s NCAA champions #8 Quinnipiac Bobcats (27-10-2) in the NCAA Regional championship at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island, in front of 5,835. This win was a huge accomplishment for the BC Eagles. “It’s a goal that we set for ourselves at the beginning of the year and something that we worked for continuously, ” said Malone. “It’s a pretty impressive tradition here at BC. It’s tough to live up to, but this group we have here is pretty special.” Despite making three OT saves, including the preceding shot from Colby Ambrosio, Bobcats’ netminder Vinny Duplessis lost track of the puck on the rebound. Boston College alternate captain Jack Malone found it first, shooting it through the mess of bodies in front of the net and into the goal to win the game for the Eagles. “Colby did a great job getting a piece of it and creating some chaos in front. I just tried to follow to the net and pick up the change, and the shot bounced out to me,” Malone said about the game-winner after the game. “I saw it and just tried to rip it. Luckily it went in.” It took until the second period for either team to break the ice with a goal, though the game’s first goal started with a penalty drawn with 21 seconds left in the first period: Boston College’s Will Smith drew a careless cross-checking penalty while trying to unfreeze the puck from a pile-up along the boards. Pinning BC in their zone on the power play, the Bobcats had the control to set up a quality bid, and that came from starting center Jacob Quillan as he redirected the shot-pass from Travis Treloar past BC goalie Jacob Fowler and into the Eagle’s net at 1:19 of the second. Quinnipiac continued the pressure in the Eagles defensive zone. Recovering the puck on a Boston clear attempt, blueliner Iivari Räsänen sniped the top corner of Fowler’s net, catching him on his heels and doubling their lead just thirty-five seconds later. Despite the sudden two-goal deficit, the Eagles played it cool, waiting for their moment, which came as a Czerneckianair’s stick to the face of Gabe Perrault, sending Boston to the power play. In a set-up nearly identical to Quinnipiac’s first goal, Cutter Gauthier’s feinted shot drew Duplessis towards him, leaving the net open for Ryan Leonard’s deflection. Coming in at 2:20, it put BC on the board and the score at 2-1. The Eagles continued pushing to even the score, and they found it in the vulnerable minute after Christophe Fillion’s slashing penalty expired mid-way through the period. Moving cleanly through the Bobcat’s zone, it appeared that Lukas Gustafsson’s pass to Oskar Jellvik was setting up a give-and-go, but Jellvik instead passed it back towards the blue line as Andre Gasseau rotated in behind Gustaffson. Gasseau’s one-timer beat Duplessis glove-side, knotting the game 2-2 at 11:35. The Bobcats made quick work of reclaiming their lead. They didn’t capitalize on the power play earned after BC’s Smith was called for hooking but kept the puck in their offensive zone after it expired. Fowler blocked the long shot from Charles-Alexis Legault, but it rebounded right in front of the net and back into play. Fillion was the first to the puck, kicking it out to his stick and lifting it over Fowler’s right pad to put Quinnipiac ahead at 15:59. In true BC fashion, their response wasn’t far behind either. Just a minute later, Quinnipiac alternate captain Collin Graf was sent to the box for indirect contact with the head of Ryan Leonard. The hit did not shake Leonard too badly, as his wrap-around goal on the power play tied the game again at 17:55. Boston made the mistake of giving Quinnipiac another power play right at the end of the second, giving the Bobcats a man advantage at the start of the next period. Defenseman Drew Fortescue was called for cross-checking at 18:18. Just sixteen seconds into the third period, Jacob Quillan put Quinnipiac ahead for the third time, pulling the rebound of Collin Graf’s wide shot off the boards and sending a low-angle shot in behind Fowler. As the end regulation approached, the Bobcats were doing what they could to prevent another tying goal from BC, slowing down rushes and preventing BC from transitioning too quickly. With less than five minutes remaining, Quinnipiac stopped forwards Gauthier and Jellvik’s rush attempt at the blue line but did not get back into their defensive position as defenseman Aram Minnetian entered the zone. Empty ice ahead of him, Minnetian’s rocket sailed past Duplessis, whose goal was the equalizer Boston College needed, which sent the game into overtime. “It’s always hard to play a team that won,” said head coach Greg Brown, happy to have come out on top of last year’s NCAA champions. “They know what it takes. They don’t beat themselves. You have to do a lot of things right.” Boston College heads to Saint Paul, Minnesota next, where they play Michigan in the Frozen Four and hope to advance to the NCAA championship. _______________________________ Quinnipiac’s 3-2 OT win against Wisconsin advances them to NCAA regionals second round Victor Czerneckianair scores two goals, including the overtime game-winner, in the #8 Quinnipiac Bobcats (27-9-2) win over #9 Wisconsin Badgers (26-12-2) at the Amica Mutual Pavillion in Providence, Rhode Island, in front of a crowd of 6,988 on Friday night. “We battled the whole game, including overtime. There was no panic, no worry on the bench,” said head coach Rand Pecknold. “We really felt like we were going to win.” Quinnipiac is the defending NCAA champion, winning in 2023, and is hoping to protect that title. Quinnipiac drew first blood at just 2:12 of the first period after Wisconsin defenseman Mike Vorlicky failed to extract a loose puck from between the skates of the ref, missing the opportunity to clear. Christophe Tellier recovered the puck and connected with Christophe Fillion, redirecting the pass into the net of Badgers’ netminder Kyle McClellan, giving the Bobcats an early lead. Wisconsin had their answer in the second period. They started the period on the penalty kill, as Anthony Kehrer was called for tripping with just 25 seconds left in the first period. Their PK was successful, and favor turned drastically in favor of the Badgers when Quinn Finley intercepted an outlet pass intended for Travis Treloar with velocity toward the Bobcat’s net and goaltender Vinny Duplessis. Finley’s wrist shot would find the back of the net, tying the game 1-1 at 1:46 of the second frame. Wisconsin defenseman Joe Palodichuk leveraged the momentum shift from Finley’s goal to score his own just over a minute later. Still rattled from the last error, Duplessis failed to get across and block Palodichuk’s wrap-around attempt after he recovered his own rebound, and Wisconsin took the lead at 3:01. Despite the two goals against them in less than two minutes, Quinnipiac settled themselves and played cleaner through the rest of the second period. “You just gotta reset,” Czerneckianair said about moving past mistakes. “Goldfish memory. Forget about it and move on to the next shift.” The Bobcats did reset and even managed to tie it before the end of the period. A faceoff win from Zach Tupker set up Iivari Räsänen to take a shot from the blue line. McClellan’s save bounced dangerously back into play, where Victor Czerneckianair was ready to send it right back over McClellan’s shoulder to tie it at 2-2 at 18:28 of the second. Either team did not score a goal in the third period despite a penalty called on Tellier for high sticking at 14:47, sending Quinnipiac to the penalty kill. At a crucial time of the game, the Bobcats killed the penalty, sending the game into overtime. As the game approached the 60-minute mark, it was clear that Wisconsin was outmatched. Icing the puck several times as they struggled to move it up the ice and eventually drawing a penalty when defenseman Mike Vorlicky was called for slashing, fatigue was a bigger factor in the Badgers’ late game. Despite their exhaustion, Wisconsin killed Vorlicky’s penalty but got sloppy on the line change afterward. “I saw lifting his stick to , alerting him that they made a bad change,” described Czerneckianair after the game. “From there, just stay onside and find a lane to the net.” Czerneckianair quickly settled the pass and sent it flying past McClellan’s blocker and into the net to secure the win for Quinnipiac, bringing the Bobcats one step closer to the Frozen Four. Coach Pecknold had a good reason for describing this game as their best of the season. “We were all in. The guys had blind faith in the coaches. We put a specific plan in place: ‘Here’s how we need to win this hockey game.’... We asked them to have blind faith… and they did it.” Even as defending champions, they have one more team between them and a repeat appearance in the Frozen Four: the top-rated Boston University Eagles. “We’re going to digest this , enjoy it for about an hour, and then we’ll reload and figure out how to attack Boston College.” Their matchup is at 4 pm on Sunday, March 31st, where it will be decided which team advances to the Frozen Four. ______________ Boston College defeats Michigan Tech 6-1 in NCAA tournament regionals  Ryan Leonard scores two goals and two assists for #1 Boston College Eagles (32-5-1) against Michigan Tech Huskies (19-15-6) in the first round of the NCAA tournament regionals held at the Amica Mutual Pavillion in Providence, Rhode Island. “It was much closer than the score at the end. It was a good game,” said BC head coach Greg Brown. “ did so many things right.” It took exactly thirty-six seconds for Boston College to claim an early lead. Read the full article

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