Category: Old Donegal

This weekend’s Galway International Rally kicks off the return of the Irish Tarmac Championship.

All the big names of the Irish scene will be out, the top 20 entry is filled with the best rally cars in Ireland.

Alastair Fisher and Callum Devine head the field with the likes of Donagh Kelly, Declan Boyle and Garry Jennings seeded in the top ten.

Three Donegal drivers, Kevin Eves, Damien Tourish and Declan Gallagher are in the top four two wheel drive modified seeds.

The Galway Rally also reverts back to a two day event with stages Saturday and Sunday.

Oisin Kelly has been has been looking ahead to the Galway International Rally and what it has in store with the man behind “On The Pacenote” Killian Duffy.

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12,560 new cases have been confirmed in the Republic this afternoon, 5,940 confirmed through PCR tests and 6,620 by people who yesterday registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.

92 new Covid-related deaths have been reported over the past week.

630 Covid patients are in hospital, with 65 in intensive care.

Latest figures for Letterkenny University Hospital show seven infected patients, seven of them in ICU.

Meanwhile, 4,769 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the North in the past 24 hours.

There have been 5 additional Covid related deaths.

357 patients are being treated in hospital for the disease in Northern Ireland, with 13 in ICU.

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A boy from Kilcar has been commended by the HSE’s National Ambulance Service.

Ten-year-old Owen Cunningham raised the alarm after his father Seamus sustained injuries when he fell off a cliff on 16th November 2021, while working on farm fencing.

The National Ambulance Service has today recognised his bravery.

From Kilcar, county Donegal, ten-year-old Owen raised the alarm after his father Seamus sustained injuries when he fell off a cliff on 16th November 2021, while working on farm fencing.

Realising the danger his father was in and not having a mobile phone with him, Owen ran home and raised the alarm before cycling back to his injured father and waited for help to arrive.

His father, Seamus, was treated for his injuries by NAS staff including a paramedic and Advanced Paramedic from Killybegs Ambulance Station and subsequently airlifted from the scene by the Coast Guard R118 helicopter.

Those who attended the incident were impressed with Owen’s calm and brave response and wanted to acknowledge this with a certificate of bravery, which was presented to him at Kilcar National School earlier today.

The event was attended by NAS Staff, including the Advanced Paramedic and Paramedics who attended the call, coast guard volunteers who assisted in the rescue along with the Coastguard R118 crew who also attended the incident.

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The Taoiseach has said he has an open mind on not raising the State pension age.

It’s after an Oireachtas Committee recommended keeping the qualifying age at 66 – rather than following the Pensions Commission advice to raise it to 68 by 2039.

It also advised getting rid of mandatory retirement ages in employment contracts.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says they haven’t made a decision yet on the future of pensions:

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The community of Glenties have been praised for their part in the investigation into the Wild West shooting rampage.

Yesterday, 24 year old Stephen Dowling of Burren Road, Carlow was sentenced to 8 years in prison after he figured a number of shots from a high-powered telescopic rifle on Glenties main street in the early hours of February 22nd 2020.

Sergeant Paul Wallace, National Executive Member for Connaucht Ulster region of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors says the role of the community was vital:

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On this week’s show, Ciaran O’Donnell speaks to Martin Harley, owner of Harley’s Cheers Bar in Ballybofey, and treasurer of the Donegal branch of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland.

A Fine Gael County Councillor for the Lifford/Stranorlar Municipal District, Martin is also vice-chair of Donegal ETB.

The Frosses native has been a publican in the Twin Towns for 31 years, having started out in life as a carpenter before becoming a postman in Dublin in 1983. A transfer to Ballybofey in 1985 would eventually lead to him setting up his own business in his adopted town five years later.

Listen back here:

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The National Public Health Emergency Team is currently reviewing the use of masks in primary schools.

Representatives appeared before the Oireachtas Health Committee this morning.

Deputy Cathal Crowe described the ongoing use of masks in primary schools as a struggle, and asked when this measure would be stood down.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn says it’s currently under review.

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Letterkenny parkrun will hold its sixth birthday this Saturday, February 5th, and organisers are inviting all past participants and volunteers, regulars, and newcomers to come along and join then for the celebrations.

Letterkenny parkrun is part of a global parkrun community, with parkruns taking place in every continent. Because of the pandemic, Letterkenny Parkrun was suspended from March 2020 until September 2011.

Margaret O’Donnell is a volunteer who has been involved with Letterkenny Parkrun since its first staging in 2016.

“Following the lockdown, we were delighted to get back up and running and walking again on September 11th 2021. It’s fantastic to see so many of our regulars back and also to welcome all the new faces,” Margaret said.

“We have got regular feedback since we came back on the social element of parkrun which many people missed. We heard how much people missed being able to meet up and chat with members from across the community, and indeed visitors from other parkruns in Ireland and abroad,” she added.

It’s entirely organised by volunteers every week, and those who don’t want to walk or run are welcome to come along and volunteer.

“Everyone takes part at their own pace, so there’s no pressure to complete the distance in a particular time. We also have tail walkers who always finish at the end every week. It’s a free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k event. It’s run by the community for the community, and everyone is welcome to come along to walk, run, jog, volunteer, or spectate.

“If you haven’t tried parkrun yet, come along and give it a try. We asking people to mark the sixth birthday by coming along and wearing as colourful gear as possible,” Margaret commented.

How to take part

You will need to register on https://www.parkrun.ie/register/ and you will then be given a unique barcode number which you can use every time you take part. You only need to register once and then bring along your scannable barcode very week – if you don’t bring it, you won’t get a time. The same barcode is used when you volunteer.

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Letterkenny AC and Finn Valley will compete at the European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country in Portugal this weekend.

Letterkenny gained a place by winning a first ever National Senior Women’s team title in November while Finn Valley on that day also claimed the U20 gold to book their slot.

The event which will be held in Oeiras outside of Lisbon makes a return to the European calendar after a three year absence.

Ann Marie McGlynn who finished 6th at the National will not compete for Letterkenny this weekend after picking up a slight injury in recent weeks.

McGlynn has a big year ahead with Commenwealth Games and European Marathons coming up in 2022.

The Letterkenny team will be Nakita Burke, Christine Russell, Noeleen Scanlan, & Nathasa Adam’s.

The competing Finn Valley team are Eimear Mc Carroll Sarah Bradley Nuala Bosse and Emer O Brien.

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There were 29 people awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, three of them on Emergency Department trolleys.

According to the INMO’s Trolley Watch report, the figure at Sligo University Hospital was even higher, with 34 admitted patients awaiting beds there, 25 of them in the ED.

In total, there were 520 people awaiting beds across the country this morning.

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