Category: Old Donegal

St. Eunan’s College team who were narrowly beaten By St. Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon the Mac Rory Cup A Colleges 1—8 to 1 – 6

St. Eugene’s Newtownstewart GAA hosted a great MacRory Cup A Collegues game between St. Eunan’s College and St. Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon on Tuesday..

Leading by 1 -4 to 0 -2 St. Patrick’s looked the sharper team especially in front of goal. St. Eunan’s squandered a number of chances throughout the half. David Boyle(Captain) and Gary Kelly scoring points in 6th and 10th minute leaving it 2 points each at the water break. However a fantastic goal resulting from a turn over from a St. Eunan’s attack, the St. Patrick’s boys swept down field and in 4 great passes, Ciaran Mc Veigh scored a cracking goal. St.Eunan’s defence otherwise was faultless. Fintan Doherty in goal had several great saves throughout the match and his distributions of kick outs were sharp and each time he found a player. Donal Gallagher was definitely candidate for man of the match marshaling his defense along with Oisin Mc Daid, Noah Barrett, Jake Kelly, Oisin Ward and Niall Sweeney. After all the great work St. Eunan’s trailed by 1 – 4 0 – 2 at half time.

In the 2nd half St. Eunan’s powered through James Gallagher and Gerard Shiels making great runs on both wings along with Max Roarty the young Creeslough whose tenacity was rewarded with a well taken points in the 5th min of the 2nd half.
Full back Donal Gallagher scored a great point in the 12 min and St Eunan’s trailed by 1 -6 to 0- 4 after 15 min. David Boyle added another point and then Glenswilly man Gary Kelly scored a pile driver to the back of the net after great work by Niall Sweeney and David Boyle. St. Patrick’s were reeling but went 1-7 to 1-5 ahead. Tireless work by Jamie Mc Auley, and Daithi Gildae gave the St. Patrick’s defense a lot of work to do then up stepped Donal Gallagher again with another great point. St. Eunan’s had another great effort in the final minute only to see it go narrowly wide and from the resulting kick out St Patrick’s Niall O’ Donnell scored to make it 1-8 to 1-6.
Substitutes all played their part Reid Kelly, Lorcan Harvey, Bryan Drum, Mark Bonner and Michael Doherty.

Adam Turner(Captain) St. Patrick’s Academy, Gavin Hegarty (referee) and David Boyle(Captain) St. Eunan’s College at the start of the Mac Rory Cup encounter.

Boosters for the over 50s won’t start to be administered until the end of year.

The HSE says boosters for the medically vulnerable will be completed first.

Boosters for the over 50s were given the green light over a week ago.

Head of the HSE’s vaccination and test and trace programmes, Damien McCallion, says they’re working through some cohorts at the same time.

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Michael O’Connor during his time at Finn Harps

Former Finn Harps striker Michel O’ Connor has joined Irish League Premiership side Glentoran but wont be available to play until January.

Since leaving Harps in 2018 after a loan period from Shamrock Rovers, O’Connor has played for Linfield, Waterford, Notts County and Shelbourne.

He has decided to go back to Irish League football after Damian Duff took over at Shels and will join his brother Ciaran at the Oval next year.

A new deal for farmers has been voted through the European Parliament.

MEPs have backed the new Common Agricultural Policy with a large majority.

It’s hoped the reformed CAP will prove to be “greener, fairer, more flexible”, according to the parliament.

At least one-quarter of farmers’ funding will now depend on environmental schemes.

Midlands North-West MEP, Colm Markey, voted for the deal. He says he hopes the new green rules will prove to be workable for Irish farmers:

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PCR testing capacity needs to be increased, according to the Social Democrats.

No appointments are available for numerous test centres around the country, with GPs calling for more walk-in community testing centres.

3,666 cases of COVID-19 were detected yesterday, while 638 patients with the virus are in hospital – including 130 in ICU.

Social Democrats co-leader Roisin Shortall says while testing capacity has increased in recent days, it’s still not meeting demand:

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The HSE has confirmed that work on the the new community hospital in Letterkenny is expected to commence in the third quarter of next year.

The 110 bed unit will provide long and short stay beds as well as a rehabilitation unit.

An update report on the project as requested by Councillor Ciaran Brogan revealed that it is currently at design stage and is scheduled to go out to tender early 2022.

The head of the HSE is due before the Oireachtas Health Committee this morning to address capacity issues in the health system this winter.

CEO Paul Reid is expected to tell politicians the massive increase in Covid-19 admissions is compounding pressure already on the health service.

Mr Reid will also warn of the additional pressure healthcare workers will face as emergency care is prioritised.

People Before Profit TD and member of the Health Committee, Gino Kenny, is afraid the health service won’t be able to cope with a surge of hospitalisations:

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A union representing primary school teachers says students are putting on the ‘green jersey’ by stepping in as substitutes during the Covid-19 crisis.

It’s expected around 4-thousand teaching students will serve as subs in primary schools starting as early as next week.

Teaching colleges have agreed to reschedule exams and assignments to facilitate the initiative.

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation says 10-thousand-5-hundred pupils, and up to 15-hundred primary teachers are currently infected with the virus.

General Secretary, John Boyle, praised student teachers for signing up:

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There are currently over 22,000 patients on waiting lists at Letterkenny University Hospital.

The HSE confirmed also that there are 127 staff vacancies at the hospital with recruitment planned to refill all posts.

In response to a question put forward by Councillor Ciaran Brogan at the latest sitting of the Regional Health Forum West, Saolta University Health Care Group, COO, Ann Cosgrove, acknowledged that Letterkenny University Hospital is facing a number of challenges in relation to waiting lists, bed capacity, increased numbers of people attending the ED and staff recruitment which she says is being exacerbated by the number of people in hospital with Covid-19.

According to figures up to November 11th, 5,401 patients were awaiting an inpatient or day case procedure. Almost half of those patients have been waiting a year or more.

In addition, the number of people waiting on an outpatient appointment is 16,723 of whom 7,781 have been waiting over 12 months.

A number of steps are being taken in a bid to address the increasing waiting lists at the hospital including; carrying out additional endoscopies, availing of private hospitals and an overseas nursing recruitment campaign due to commence early next year.

Agriculture and Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue has rejected a claim from Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle that the government has effectively given up on the Irish fishing industry.

Deputy Pringle was speaking Minister McConalogue asked the cabinet to approve a €66 million decommissioning scheme for the whitefish sector, as part of a suite of measures to combat the effect of Brexit on quotas.

Deputy Pringle says Minister McConalogue would serve the industry better if he fought for more quota.

Minister McConalogue says he is doing that, suggesting it is somewhat ironic that Deputy Pringle is taking this position, given that he supported Brexit.

Minister McConalogue says the decommissioning scheme was suggested by the Fisheries Taskforce……

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