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Shiels
Shiels is the name of: * Amy Shiels (born 1991), actress * Brush Shiels (born 1945), musician * Clark Shiels (born 1989), Welsh wheelchair curler * Dean Shiels (born 1985), footballer * Dennis Shiels (born 1938), footballer * Drummond Shiels (1881–1953), politician * George Shiels (1881–1949), dramatist * George F. Shiels (1863–1943), surgeon * Jackie Shiels (born 1985), rugby union player * Karl Shiels (1971–2019), Irish actor * Kenny Shiels (born 1956), football player and manager * Liam Shiels (born 1991), footballer * Meredith Shiels, American cancer epidemiologist * Michael Patrick Shiels, radio host * Paul Shiels (born 1989), hurler * Peter Shiels (born 1973), rugby league footballer * Robert Shiels (died 1753), literary compiler * Ted Shiels (1908–1987), Australian rules footballer * Tony "Doc" Shiels (born 1938), artist and magician * William Shiels (1848–1904), politician * William Shiels (artist) (1783-1857), Artist See also * Shiel, surname * Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Shiels
Kenny Shiels (born 27 April 1956 in Magherafelt)Marshall Gillespie, ''The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1996/97'', UTV Books, 1996, p. 59 is a former Northern Irish football player and manager, who is currently the manager of the Northern Ireland women's national team. He spent all of his playing career at different levels in the Irish Football League. Shiels then moved into coaching with the Northern Ireland national football team (under 17s) and English league side Tranmere Rovers (head of youth development). He moved to Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock in 2010 to assist manager Mixu Paatelainen. Shiels was promoted to manager in 2011, after Paatelainen was appointed manager of Finland. Kilmarnock won the Scottish League Cup in his first season in charge, but he was sacked in June 2013 after he had been frequently punished by the Scottish Football Association for making controversial comments. Shiels was appointed manager of Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Shiels
Dean Andrew Shiels (born 1 February 1985) is a Northern Irish former footballer, who is the current manager of Dungannon Swifts. He played for Hibernian, Doncaster Rovers, Kilmarnock, Rangers, Dundalk, FC Edmonton and Dunfermline Athletic, and made 14 full international appearances for Northern Ireland. His father is Kenny Shiels, who was his manager at Kilmarnock. Club career Hibernian Shiels started his professional career at Arsenal, but made no first team appearances for the club before signing for Hibernian in 2004. In early 2006, Shiels had an operation to remove his right eye, which had been blind since a domestic accident when he was eight years old. The damaged eye was causing headaches and it was agreed that surgery was the best solution. In November 2008, St Mirren apologised to Shiels after one of their supporters verbally abused him regarding his disability during a match at Love Street. Hearts also criticised their supporters after they taunted Shiels abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Shiels
Liam Shiels (born 29 April 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the North Melbourne Football Club, in the Australian Football League (AFL). Shiels is a midfielder who developed into a key member of the midfield for the Hawthorn Football Club that would win three premierships in a row from 2013 to 2015. Shiels would also serve as vice-captain for Hawthorn from 2017–2018. AFL career Shiels was a 2nd round selection in the 2008 AFL draft, being selected at No. 34 overall. He was the youngest player drafted that year. Shiels was still a high school student when he joined the Hawks; as a result, Hawthorn needed to obtain special dispensation from Shiels' high school in order to enable him to train during periods where training clashed with his afternoon classes. Not expected to play in his first year, Shiels was training part-time and completing his schooling at Aquinas College Melbourne but after performances playing for Box Hill, Shiels was promoted to play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Shiels
Karl Shiels (15 September 1971 – 15 July 2019) was an Irish actor of both stage and screen. His stage roles included ''Henry IV, Part 1'', ''Penelope'', ''At Swim-Two-Birds'', ''The Spanish Tragedy'', ''The Duchess of Malfi'', ''The Shadow of a Gunman'' and ''This Lime Tree Bower''. His screen roles included ''Fair City'', ''Peaky Blinders'' and ''Batman Begins''. He died suddenly at the age of 47, with a play he had directed underway in Dublin and an ongoing screen role as Robbie Quinn in ''Fair City''. Career He took up performance in the early 1990s, training with the Gaiety School of Acting. In 1998, he debuted with the Abbey Theatre. Among his stage theatre credits were ''Henry IV, Part 1'', ''Beauty in a Broken Place'', ''At Swim-Two-Birds'' and ''The Barbaric Comedies'' (those four for the Abbey), ''The Spanish Tragedy'', ''The Duchess of Malfi'', ''The Shadow of a Gunman'', Conor McPherson's ''This Lime Tree Bower'' and Mark O'Rowe's ''Howie the Rookie'', as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony "Doc" Shiels
Anthony "Doc" Shiels (born 1938) is a Salford-born artist, magician and writer. After attending the Heatherley School of Fine Art in London, he moved to St Ives, Cornwall where in 1961, following the resignation of Barbara Hepworth, he was made a member of the committee of the influential Penwith Society of Arts. In St Ives he ran the progressive 'Steps Gallery', where he showed artists like Brian Wall and Bob Law. He had several solo exhibitions in London before then leaving St Ives following a drunken incident, in which he threatened police with a gun that he had obtained from painter-friend Terry Frost. History In the late 1960s after moving to live in Ponsanooth near Falmouth, he rediscovered stage magic - something he had been taught as a boy by his father and grandfather - and wrote articles for ''The Linking Ring'' and ''The Budget'' magazines. This included interviews with Ray Harryhausen and Ray Bradbury. He also published a trio of magic books: ''13'', ''Something Strang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Patrick Shiels
Michael Patrick Shiels is a radio personality and author from the US state of Michigan. He is the host of ''Michigan's Big Show Starring Michael Patrick Shiels'', heard on twelve Michigan radio stations. He is also known for authoring books with Donald Trump, Larry King, Arthur Hills, and Ben Wright. Media career Writing Shiels has written for newspapers and magazines on golf and travel. His articles have appeared in publications including the ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Cigar Aficionado'', ''Travel + Leisure'', AAA ''Michigan Living'', Singapore's ''SC Magazine'', '' Bermuda Royal Gazette'', ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'', ''Automotive News'', ''Traverse Magazine'', ''Lake Magazine'', ''Traverse City Record-Eagle'', Booth Newspapers, ''The Detroit News'', ''Detroit Free Press'', Heritage Newspapers, ''Sports Illustrated'', ''Golf Magazine'', and more. Radio Shiels was the long-time producer for Detroit's legendary radio host, J.P. McCarthy at WJR. He began hosting the Michigan Talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiels Jewellers
Shiels Jewellers is an Australian jewellery retailer and was founded by Jack Shiels in Adelaide in 1945. Since then, Shiels has expanded to 40 stores across South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia, employing over 450 people. Shiels remains headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, and currently sells bridal and diamond jewellery in a variety of metals, leather items, gemstone jewellery and watches for women, men and children. Shiels Jewellers is renowned for its quality, affordable diamond range and markets itself as the home of the 1 carat diamond. Early history Founded in 1945 by South Australian jeweller Jack Shiels, the business initially had a single store which operated out of Adelaide's Central Market Arcade selling jewellery, giftware and silver-plated merchandise. Jack and his wife ran the family-owned company from for over 32 years. In 1977, Jack sold his company to Albert Bensimon and his wife, Nyra. Recent history Originally, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brush Shiels
Brendan Francis "Brush" Shiels (born 24 October 1945, Phibsboro, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician from County Dublin, best known for being the frontman of Gary Moore's first band, Skid Row. Brush Shiels had a TV show on RTÉ called ''Off yer Brush'' and was twice managed by boyband mentor Louis Walsh. He now appears regularly providing musical accompaniment on the Joe Duffy ''Liveline'' radio programme on RTÉ and still performs live around venues in the UK and Ireland. Brush also enjoyed a brief spell as a footballer representing Bohemian F.C. in the 1960s. Shiels has helped Bohemians recent times by making appearances at fundraising events to try and ensure the survival of his former club. In 1971 Billboard praised Shiels, Bridgeman and Moore for their album ''34 Hours'' suggesting the "lads will travel far". Shiels played at such internationally known music venues such as Fillmore West and Whisky a Go Go. and in 1986 played at the Self Aid benefit concert for unemployed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Shiels (artist)
William Shiels (3 December 1848 – 17 December 1904) was an Australian colonial-era politician, serving as the 16th Premier of Victoria. Biography Shiels was born in Maghera, County Londonderry, a town in the centre of Ulster in the north of Ireland. He was born into an Ulster-Scots Presbyterian family and arrived in Melbourne as a child in 1853. He was educated at Scotch College and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in law and arts, gaining a master's degree in law in 1885. He was called to the Melbourne bar in 1872 and was also active in public life, being a noted campaigner for divorce law reform. Shiels was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Normanby in 1880, as a moderate liberal, holding that seat throughout his career. He was Attorney-General and Minister for Railways in the government of James Munro from 1890 to 1892. During this time Shiels was one of the few politicians to warn against the excesses of the Land Boom which swept Victori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Shiels
William Shiels (3 December 1848 – 17 December 1904) was an Australian colonial-era politician, serving as the 16th Premier of Victoria. Biography Shiels was born in Maghera, County Londonderry, a town in the centre of Ulster in the north of Ireland. He was born into an Ulster-Scots Presbyterian family and arrived in Melbourne as a child in 1853. He was educated at Scotch College and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in law and arts, gaining a master's degree in law in 1885. He was called to the Melbourne bar in 1872 and was also active in public life, being a noted campaigner for divorce law reform. Shiels was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Normanby in 1880, as a moderate liberal, holding that seat throughout his career. He was Attorney-General and Minister for Railways in the government of James Munro from 1890 to 1892. During this time Shiels was one of the few politicians to warn against the excesses of the Land Boom which swept Victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meredith Shiels
Meredith Sarah Shiels (born May 6, 1982) is an American cancer epidemiologist who researches cancer risks in people with HIV. She is a senior investigator at the National Cancer Institute. Life Meredith Sarah Shiels was born May 6, 1982, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Judy and Stuart Shiels. She completed a B.S. in Biobehavioral Health in 2004 from the Schreyer Honors College of Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvan .... Her honor's thesis was titled, ''Effects of 24-hour smoking abstinence and tobacco smoking on salivary cortisol levels and self-reported craving in men and women''. Laura Cousino Klein was her advisor. She earned a M.H.S. (2006) and Ph.D. (2009) in cancer epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Shiels
Dennis Patrick Shiels (born 24 August 1938) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a centre forward or outside right. He began his career with Distillery before moving to England where he had spells with Sheffield United, Peterborough United, Notts County and Retford before returning to Ireland to finish his career with Sligo Rovers. He made two appearances for the Northern Ireland B national team. Club career Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Shiels began his career as a schoolboy with Distillery, with whom he won the Ulster Cup in 1958 and was selected to represent Northern Ireland at schoolboy international level. He moved to Sheffield United in October 1958, along with fellow Distillery player Harry Orr for a combined fee of £9,000. Shiels spent six seasons with United but failed to ever really make the transition to the first team, spending most of his time playing in the reserves. The most successful period of his time at Bramall Lane came during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |