Donegal’s Dylan Browne McMonagle has had a super 2021, and was crowned Apprentice Jockey Champion after 48 wins during the season.
At the Horse Racing Ireland Awards on Wednesday night, he picked up the Emerging Talent Award.
He spoke about the year, his journey to get this far, and his hopes for 2022 when he was interviewed on Sunday Sport by Chris Ashmore.
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Battling Downings came up short against Denn of Cavan in the AIB Ulster Club Junior Football Championship Final in Clones.
Despite five points from Johnny McGroddy, Downings lost by 3-8 to 0-10.
Match analyst Brendan Devenney spoke with Downings joint manager Kevin Gallagher after the game
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Donegal’s Brendan Boyce has qualified for the World Race Walk Championships in Oregon, USA.
The Olympian had a great run in the 35k distance at the national championships in St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin, to get under the qualifying time.
On Sunday Sport, Patsy McGonagle outlined the details and also gave a round up of the Letterkenny AC Turkey Trot and looked forward to the 50th Finn Valley AC St. Stephen’s Day run.
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The Donegal under-21 hurling final between Setanta and St. Eunan’s at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny was abandoned at half-time.
A Setanta player became ill on the pitch and received lengthy treatment before being taken to hospital by ambulance.
It was decided to abandon the game. The game will be refixed for a future date. Setanta were leading 1-5 to 0-6 at the time.
Downings were beaten by Denn of Cavan in the AIB Ulster Club Junior Football Championship Final in Clones this afternoon. It finished: Denn 3-8, Downings 0-10.
At half-time it was all square at Denn 1-2, Downings 0-5.
Possesion and scoring wise the Cavan champions had the edge for the bulk of the game and emerged as deserving winners.
Denn could well have led at the break, but they missed a number of chances.
Downings were reduced to 14 men on 42 minutes when Danny McBride got sent off for a second yellow card offence.
The battling Donegal champions never gave up and Johnny McGroddy chipped in with five points, but it was the Cavan men who were celebrating come the final whistle with the goals proving to be decisive.
Oisin Kelly summed up the game after the final whistle and got the thoughts of match analyst Brendan Devenney.
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Gardaí say that one person has been hospitalised following a collision between a car and a lorry outside Donegal Town yesterday evening.
The accident occurred in the Drimark area just outside Donegal Town at around 6:45pm yesterday evening.
The driver of the car was subsequently taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with what have been described as non-life threatening injuries.
The Taoiseach says the Government must provide supports now to the hospitality industry to help it come back.
It’ll be hit with an 8pm curfew from tomorrow, which will affect pubs, restaurants, cinemas and theatres.
There are also new caps on indoor and outdoor events, with indoor gatherings limited to 50 per cent capacity or 1,000 people.
Micheál Martin says the Government still needs to develop a long-term plan for hospitality:
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Irish Nurses and Midwives are facing a “nightmare before Christmas” as overcrowding issues loom with over 500 patients awaiting trolleys, according to the INMO.
Earlier this week the INMO’s Trolley Watch recorded the highest number since the pandemic began, with 534 patients on trolleys.
Letterkenny University Hospital was consistently one of the most overcrowded in the state this week, with a total of 247 patients waiting on a bed there in the first five days of this week alone.
With the impending Omicron wave of Covid-19 threatening to overwhelm ICUs, it’s been suggested that private hospitals help to pick up the slack.
Phil Ni Sheaghdha, the general secretary of the INMO says it’s difficult to get support from the private sector when it’s needed:
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The Department of Health has reported 5,124 new cases of Covid-19 this afternoon.
Of those positive cases, health officials now estimate that 52% of all new cases are the Omicron variant – making it the dominant strain of the virus in the Republic of Ireland.
New restrictions are set to come into place from midnight tonight, putting an 8pm curfew on all hospitality, including bars and restaurants, and limiting indoor events to half capacity and 1,000 attendees.
Latest figures also show that there are currently 436 people in hospitals here with Covid-19, of which 107 of those are in ICU.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said today that: “It has taken less than two weeks for Omicron to become the dominant strain of COVID-19 in Ireland, revealing just how transmissible this variant is.”
“We have slowed transmission of this disease in the past using our basic measures and responding immediately if symptomatic – it is extremely important we do everything we can to flatten the curve of this wave now to prevent unnecessary deaths, risk to the vulnerable and to protect our health service.”
“If the majority of us can now reduce our social contact, meet others outdoors, work from home unless absolutely necessary, ensure the appropriate use of face masks, avoid crowds and keep indoors well ventilated. Very importantly if you have any COVID-19 symptoms self-isolate immediately and arrange a PCR test, if you are a close contact of a confirmed case please restrict your movements.”
The Death had place at her residents of Bridget McBride nee Gallagher.
Terhillion, Termon, sadly missed by her loving family neighbours and friends.
Remains are reposing at her resident’s funeral arrangements later.
House strictly private to family and close friends
