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Katie Taylor<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Paddy McCarthy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will start off my Out&About to tell you that I visited one of the best Irish establishments here in Manhattan to let you know that you have to make it one of your stops when you are in the city, and that is Langan\u2019s Irish American Bar and Restaurant<\/strong> (114 West 47th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). I keep telling you that when I am Out&About I always try to visit an Irish bar and restaurant as they always have everything you want as far as atmosphere and friendliness go and Langan\u2019s has that and more, I should know because I spent so many great times there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes! she did it again and that\u2019s Katie Taylor<\/strong> with her undisputed super lightweight championship victory over Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden Stadium<\/strong> in New York City. Katie Taylor was triumphant in her trilogy fight against Amanda Serrano by majority of points. I have to say that Katie fought a very smart fight at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. No, I did not get a ticket so I had to watch it on television, I have to say this as well, that she deserves to be the winner as the stadium was packed with about 70% Irish and a lot of them came over from Ireland to see the fight and roar on Katie and they did do that. Before the start and the introductions for the fight we had another star, the one and only Cathy Maguire<\/strong> who sang the Irish National Anthem in our own language, yes in Irish and again she was brilliant. Cathy Maguire\u00a0is an\u00a0Irish\u00a0singer, songwriter, model and TV presenter who was born in\u00a0Dundalk,\u00a0County Louth. At a young age Maguire became a child star, recording her first album at age twelve.\u00a0At the request of several listeners, she was invited by\u00a0Gerry Ryan\u00a0to perform a live set on his radio program, an opportunity that sparked a career that included numerous TV appearances\u00a0and production of three albums by the time she was 17, so we had two Champions on this famous night that will go down in history as the first full women\u2019s fight program ever, now that\u2019s something you can tell your grandchildren, nieces and nephews someday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cathy Maguire<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here I am going to give you a little bit of history of the World Champion: The great Katie Taylor is an Irish\u00a0professional boxer\u00a0and former\u00a0footballer. She was the\u00a0undisputed\u00a0and undefeated\u00a0lineal\u00a0world\u00a0lightweight\u00a0champion from 2019 to 2024, and has held the undisputed and lineal world\u00a0super lightweight\u00a0championship since 2023. Hugely popular in Ireland, she is credited with raising the profile of\u00a0women\u2019s boxing\u00a0at home and abroad, and is regarded as the outstanding Irish athlete of her generation.\u00a0She is considered by many as the greatest female boxer of all time.
In her\u00a0amateur boxing\u00a0career, Taylor won five consecutive gold medals at the\u00a0Women\u2019s World Championships, gold six times at the\u00a0European Championships, and gold five times at the\u00a0European Union Championships. She was the\u00a0flag bearer for Ireland\u00a0at the\u00a02012 London Olympics opening ceremony\u00a0before going on to win\u00a0the gold medal in the lightweight division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katie Taylor turned professional in 2016 under\u00a0Matchroom Boxing. After winning the\u00a0WBA\u00a0lightweight title in 2017 and the\u00a0IBF\u00a0title the following year, her unification victory over\u00a0Delfine Persoon\u00a0in\u00a0Madison Square Garden\u00a0made her the eighth boxer in history (female or male) to hold all four major world titles in boxing\u2014IBF, WBA,\u00a0WBC, and\u00a0WBO\u2014simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November 2023 she repeated the feat at super lightweight when she beat\u00a0Chantelle Cameron\u00a0in\u00a0Dublin\u00a0for the IBF,\u00a0IBO, WBA, WBC, and WBO titles, regaining the latter she initially won from\u00a0Christina Linardatou\u00a0in 2019.
Taylor was born in\u00a0Bray, County Wicklow,\u00a0the daughter of Irish mother Bridget (n\u00e9e\u00a0Cranley) and English-born father\u00a0Pete Taylor.\u00a0She has an older sister named Sarah and two older brothers named Lee and Peter, the latter of whom is a mathematics professor at\u00a0Dublin City University.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her father, who was born near\u00a0Leeds\u00a0and grew up in\u00a0Birmingham,\u00a0first visited Bray to work with his father in the amusement arcades on the seafront. After meeting and marrying Bridget, he decided to settle in Bray. In 1986, he became an\u00a0Irish\u00a0senior light heavyweight champion boxer. Originally an electrician by trade, he eventually became Taylor\u2019s full-time boxing coach. He also coached\u00a0Adam Nolan\u00a0who, like Taylor, represented\u00a0Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Bridget also developed an interest in boxing and became one of the earliest female referees and judges in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between 1999 and 2005, Katie Taylor attended St. Kilian\u2019s Community School in Bray. Her three older siblings all attended the same school. As well as\u00a0boxing\u00a0and playing\u00a0association football\u00a0at school, she also played\u00a0ladies\u2019 Gaelic football\u00a0and\u00a0camogie\u00a0with her local\u00a0GAA\u00a0clubs,\u00a0Bray Emmets\u00a0and Fergal \u00d3gs. She was a member of Bray Runners, a local\u00a0athletics\u00a0club, and several American colleges reportedly offered her sports scholarships while she was still studying at St Killian\u2019s. However, she opted instead to attend\u00a0University College Dublin, known for its sports scholarship program,\u00a0which she qualified for via her\u00a0Leaving Cert\u00a0results. As her sporting career began to take off, she chose not to complete her studies at UCD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the week featuring the All Ireland Hurling Final between Tipperary and Cork we have embedded a special video on our website<\/a> from the famous singer\/songwriter Cathal Dunne<\/strong> featuring a new song that\u2019s a new anthem for Cork! When everyone has sung the \u201cBanks of My Own Lovely Lee\u201d perhaps its time to sing \u201cCork My Home\u201d and it still is for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have to tell you that it is brilliant and even though my dad Tom McCarthy was a Tipperary man (RIP) I\u2019m not too sure if he would be very happy, but you know what? Yes he would as he was a very fair minded man like myself, Up Cork!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joseph M Murphy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Cork Association<\/strong> has written to note the passing of Joseph M Murphy<\/strong>. Joseph was deeply cherished by all who knew him, and his enduring legacy continues to inspire. In 1994, he was honored by the County Cork BP&P Association for his exceptional dedication and service. The following year, he received further recognition in his beloved Cork – an acknowledgment of the strong ties he maintained with his roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For 34 years, Joseph was a generous benefactor of their Scholarship program, making a lasting impact on the lives of countless young people. His unwavering support and commitment to education reflected the values he held dear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJoseph was more than a supporter – he was a pillar of our community, a friend, and a true champion of the Association\u2019s mission. He will be fondly remembered and deeply missed,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See you all next week when I am Out&About again\u2026 <\/p>\n

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