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John Barry

Township Valley

Journalist at Freelance

Freelance Journalist and author of Levon Helm: Rock, Roll & Ramble—The Inside Story of the Man, the Music and the Midnight Ramble

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  • 2 days ago | independent.ie | John Barry

    Indeed, Ballymac Danica and Ballymac Marcia finished first and third for him in the first of the quarter-finals last Saturday and they are drawn separately in the semi-finals this Saturday, with Ballymac Danica housed in trap 2 in the second semi-final and Ballymac Marcia housed in trap 6 in the first semi-final. ***********************​There was no joy for the three Kerry-owned runners in the final of an open 750 sweepstake (winner, €5,000) at Curaheen Park last Saturday.

  • 3 days ago | sussexexpress.co.uk | John Barry

    Mountside Care Home is beaming with pride as we celebrate the incredible achievement of our very own Shelagh, who recently completed her sponsored swim—raising an outstanding £551 for the Mountside Residents’ Fund!Shelagh, a much-loved member of the Mountside team, went the extra mile – quite literally – to support the residents she cares so deeply about.

  • 6 days ago | independent.ie | John Barry

    At Tralee on Saturday, in-form Castleisland trainer James O’Regan enjoyed a quickfire double in the sixth and seventh races with Woodcliff Duke in an A2 525, and then with Currans Dodge in an A4 525 race Just about everybody at Tralee ‘s greyhound stadium on Saturday night was glued to the televised coverage of the English Derby quarter-finals at Towcester, at which Abbeydorney’s Dan Brassil was interviewed after the greyhound he formerly trained, and which he now partly owns, Cheap...

  • 6 days ago | independent.ie | John Barry

    Backing up the open sweepstake final were first-round heats of a 500-yards sweepstake for A3 class but the first of them had to be declared void because of a malfunction with the hare Disappointingly, we didn’t get to see the very exciting new 525-yard record holder, Daleroad Duke, compete in the final of the Kerry Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association-sponsored open sweepstake (winner, €1,000) at Tralee on Friday night, for the simple reason he was an absentee, but the former record...

  • 1 week ago | independent.ie | John Barry

    Friday night was a fundraiser St Teresa’s National School in Kilflynn for an extension to the school’s playground area and for a sensory garden and outdoor classroomThere was another marvellous atmosphere at Tralee Track on Friday night, all made possible by an organising committee which must have raised a very substantial amount of money for St Teresa’s National School in Kilflynn, which was the beneficiary of a benefit meeting on the night.

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John Barry @JWilliamBarry
12 Aug 22

RT @KenPaulson7: New book by John W. Barry tells the story of Levon Helm's final and triumphant years. https://t.co/9sidCx3RCr

John Barry
John Barry @JWilliamBarry
9 Aug 22

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John Barry
John Barry @JWilliamBarry
1 Aug 22

RT @Bee_Bob: Levon Helm's Last Rock & Roll Ramble https://t.co/uBPvlNyFkJ @JWilliamBarry #RockAndRoll #woodstock #theband #levonhelm #dr…