Round Hong Kong Island Boat Race!

Well done to Leam Murphy for completing this "Iron-Man" Event boat-race on Sunday 21st November, 2010. The distance is 44km (nearly 30 miles), and the race is organised by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. Each boat has 10 paddlers: 3 jump in the water and 3 others pull themselves into the boat at each of the 4 changes. Leam paddled in seat 1 for 2 legs in a row which was about 14kms. He can be seen in the photos, front of the boat at seat 1. For those of you who know Hong Kong, this leg of the race on the pictures, is from Causeway Bay going east then south towards Shek O and Big Wave Bay.

The RHKYC hosted a huge party and BBQ after the race. Battered and bruised, Leam was forced to work from home on Monday!

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Jim Forging Links between San Francisco & Cork

Jim Herlihy was in Cork last week as part of the city's businsess inititiative. Jim is flanked in the picture by Dara Murphy, former Lord Mayor of Cork, and Conor Healy, CEO of Cork Cahamber of Commerce. Jim who is Chairman of the Cork/San Francisco Buisness Initiative, addressed the Cork Chamber's Annual Conference.
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Niamh Ann O'Hanlon, Take a Bow!

Pround parents Patrick and Amy O'Hanlon have a new baby girl, Niamh Ann.
Patrick is son of Michael & Evelyn O'Hanlon. And of course the youth Michael is the youngest of Aunty Sadie and Uncle Paddy O'Hanlon's family.
The beautiful Niamh was born on the 7th November 2010 in Liverpool.
More pictures to follow.

Congratulations to parents Patrick & Amy, and Grandparents Michael & Evelyn. Well done!

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Graduate Frank's The Master!

Frank Murphy, eldest son of proud parents John and Joanne, graduated from Imperial College at the Royal Albert Hall on the 20th October 2010. Mum and dad are pictured with Frank above.

His qualification is a MSci (Master of Science) in Physics, which included a year in Europe. He received a First Class Honours.

Frank has received offers from Oxford and Cambridge Universities to begin a Ph.D (Philospoae Doctor), but has decided to remain at Imperial for the 3-year course as their program was more suitable.

What is the research topic for his Ph.D you may ask ??? I leave the explanation to Frank!

"The PhD is: 'Quantum optics and Negative refraction in Quantum metamaterials' or something along those lines. We're attempting to bend light the opposite way to which it does naturally which would allow the creation of 'superlenses' or even an invisibility cloaking device."

A bit like Leighton Baines bending his free-kicks around goalkeepers!!

Well done Frank, and congratulations from all the family! Good luck with Ph.D !!

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