The races on the beach at Falcarragh made a spectacular return last Sunday.
And well-known photographer Tony Nee was hand to capture some amazing pictures.
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ALL THE THRILLS (AND SPILLS!) OF THE FALCARRAGH RACES – PIC SPECIAL
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5,000-YEAR-OLD ROCK ART FOUND IN INISHOWEN
Just weeks after a fantastic find of Rock Art in Carndonagh (Straths) Liam MacLochlainn and daughter Angela rediscovered one of the largest Rock Art sites in Western Europe.
Overgrown and hidden for years it has been brought back to life after a local farmer was clearing away gorse in a Magheranaul field at the Isle of Doagh!
PIC: Adam Rory Porter
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GAA: RED HUGHS GAA CLUB NEWS
Red Hughs Notes
Lotto & 100+ Club
There was no jackpot winning sequence in this weeks Lotto draw but Glenoir Kelly won €30 in the lucky dip. Numbers drawn were 1,2,4,6,5,7,3,8. Next weeks Lotto jackpot is €2,300. The Lotto sellers in the coming weeks are: 25th May – Gerard McColgan, 1st June – Samuel Patterson, 8th June – Liam Kelly and 15th June – Paul Bradley.
The winner of the 100+ Club draw this week was Damien McKelvey who wins €100. Thanks to all for their continued support of the weekly Lotto & 100+ Club.
Seniors & Reserves
The seniors played St Nauls in Mountcharles on Sunday afternoon. The lads got off to a great start with a well taken goal from Martin Bonner and the sides were level at half time. But in the second half the home team finished strong to end up winners. Final score: Red Hughs 1-11 St Nauls 3-11. Damien Browne (0-7), Martin Bonner (1-0), Colm Melaugh (0-2), Peadar McGlinchey (0-1) and Thomas McMenamin (0-1) got the scores.
Both teams are down to play Naomh Colmcille at home next Saturday 25th May with the senior at 7.30pm and reserve at 6.00pm. All come out and support the teams. This fixture is subject to change so keep an eye on facebook page and local press for details.
Minor Board
Well done to the U8 & U10 teams who took part in blitzes over the weekend.
The U12 A & B teams take on N. Colmcille, Newtown away next Monday 27th May at 7.00pm.
Underage training continues this Saturday from 11.00-12.00 noon for all children. U12 girls training is also on Saturday from 11.00-12.00 noon. All new players are still welcome.
U14 girls training continues at the pitch on Wednesday from 5.30pm to 7.00pm. All girls are asked to attend. All new players still welcome.
Donegal Creameries 5K Run/Jog/Walk
Donegal Creameries are holding a 5k run/jog/walk next Tuesday 28th May starting from the Cross at 7.00pm. Registration at Donegal Creameries until 6.30pm. Cost of entry €5. All proceeds are in aid of Special Olympics Ireland and all are welcome.
Circuit Training
Circuit training classes take place in the clubhouse on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Classes are open to men and women of all fitness levels and are a great chance to meet your fitness goals giving a total body workout. Classes takes place on Monday at 7.00pm, Wednesday at 10.30am and Thursday at 6.30pm. Classes are open to all within or outside the Red Hughs club. Contact Troy McCormick (087) 7501680 or Calvin Bradley (086) 2424248 for more details.
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SENATOR’S FEARS FOR FARMERS AS FODDER CRISIS CONTINUES
Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture Brian Ó Domhnaill has called for an immediate extension to the Fodder importation scheme along with a special relief fund to help distressed farmers across the North West and around the country.
Senator Ó Domhnaill said: “There is an extreme shortage of fodder for farmers right across the country. Short-term and long-terms measures must be taken by the Minister for Agriculture to help farmers deal with the crisis.
“I am calling for an immediate extension to the Imported Fodder Transport Scheme which is due to end this week. The scheme should be extended by at least another two weeks.
“There is a major crisis in the west and North West in getting fodder into the region and farmers are being forced to keep young stock in sheds because there is no food on the land for them. Dairy farmers are under particular strain with growth four to five weeks behind normal years.
“Minister Coveney is failing Irish farmers. He needs to immediately put in place a €50m relief fund. The continuing unsettled weather combined with problems transporting fodder in from the UK and France means the fodder crisis continues to devastate the farming community.
“The hardship being experienced by our farmers cannot be ignored any longer.”
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SHATTER APOLOGY: MacLOCHLAINN SAYS MINISTER STILL REFUSING TO ADMIT HE WAS WRONG
DONEGAL TD Padraig MacLochlainn has slammed Justice Minister Alan Shatter, despite the minister’s apology in the Dail today.
Deputy MacLochlainn, Sinn Fein’s justice spokesman, made his comments on RTE’s Prime Time programme.
It was on Prime Time last week that Deputy Shatter revealed information given to him by the Garda Commissioner that independent TD Mick Wallace had been spoken to by gardai in Dublin who had spotted him speaking on his mobile phone whilst stopped at traffic lights in his car.
Shatter’s comments are now the subject of two investigations.
The Donegal TD wanted to know how the Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan got to know of the conversation between Deputy Wallace and two Gardai.
He also slammed Shatter for his failure to “admit he was wrong.”
The Inishowen politician was also questioned on the show on how computer giant Apple was using Ireland to avoid paying taxes.
The US Senate found today that Apple was using Ireland as a tax haven.
Deputy MacLochlainn said the issue was damaging to Ireland’s reputation, with the Senate committee saying that the loopholes here were costing hundreds of millions of euro “at a time when we are bringing in the property tax for ordinary people.”
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‘SCANDAL OF APPLE’S 2 PER CENT TAX RATE’– DOHERTY
A DONEGAL TD has reacted with anger to reports that global computer and gadget company Apple paid just 2 per cent tax in Ireland.
Appearing before the US Senate Committee today, the leadership of Apple confirmed that a deal was agreed with the Irish Government that reduced the tax liability to two per cent has been in place for a number of years.
Pearse Doherty, the Sinn Féin finance spokesperson said: “Today at questions the Taoiseach denied that a special deal was in place for Apple and its tax liabilities. Appearing before the Senate Subcommittee hearings the leadership of Apple confirmed that a deal had been negotiated and was in place since Apple made its first investment in Ireland in the early 1980s.
“Since 2003 this has meant that Apple has paid less than two per cent corporation tax. The Taoiseach needs, as a matter of urgency, to come to the Dáil and put right the record. Through the hearings this state has been likened to a tax haven this is undermining our international reputation.”
The findings by the US Senate Committee that show Apple is using Ireland to write-off its international tax bill by setting up an Irish incorporated, non-resident entity to handle 30% of its global earnings but pays tax nowhere.
The committee describes Ireland as a tax haven and that is not something this government should be ignoring or dismissing as not their problem, said Doherty.
He went on: “The issue of large multi-national corporations like Apple and Google not paying high effective tax rates in Ireland, or using Ireland as a vehicle to avoid paying tax internationally, is prominent in the news now but it’s something Sinn Fein has been highlighting for a period of time.
“I contacted the Oireachtas Finance Committee in November and requested hearings on this issue which are due to commence shortly. I have put a number of names of experts in the field forward to the committee and I have also proposed that we invite the Irish representatives of leading multi-national companies in Ireland in to answer questions.
“Ireland has benefitted from foreign direct investment in our economy in terms of jobs and payroll taxes. These jobs have to be protected. But our corporation tax rate is already very fair and cannot be undermined by a continual writing down of effective tax rates. Ireland is perceived as a tax haven and that is not beneficial to us in the long-term for either jobs, or tax take.
“This government continues to protest that our tax system is transparent. It is transparently flawed. Our tax code has been written for the benefit of large companies and the wealthiest in society, while SMEs and individuals are obliged to pay their tax bills in full. They cannot negotiate reduced tax bills.
“There cannot be one law for the big company and another for the small. This is what I want to get to the bottom of in the committee hearings. This is where we can shine a light on the tax structures and activities of large companies to reveal once and for all if they are playing the game fairly or they, and this government, are taking us for a ride.”
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RESULTS AND PICTURE SPECIAL AS RECORD CROWD TURNS OUT FOR INTERFIRMS 5K
MORE than 300 people took part in the Interfirms 5k in Letterkenny on Tuesday evening, a record for the event.
Gerard Gallagher was first home in 15:26, followed by Pauric McKinney and Patrick Hynes Foy.
Catherine Dooher won the women’s race with Irene McFadden second and Charmaine McNulty in third. Pix from Kieran Carlin, FVAC.
Full Results:
Place Race No. Time FirstName Surname Category Firm
1 86 15.27 Gerard Gallagher SM Donegal Creameries
2 39 15.38 Pauric Mc Kinney M45 Scoil Iosagain
3 230 15.53 Patrick Hynes-Foy SM Individual
4 56 16.01 Johnny Patton M40 HSE
5 361 16.02 Adrian McGowan SM Allstate
6 227 16.09 Ivan Toner SM Individual
7 218 16.13 Dean Toland SM LYIT
8 309 16.15 Colin Watson SM Individual
9 373 16.15 Adam Friel SM Individual
10 207 16.24 Sean McGettigan SM Individual
11 358 16.26 Kevin Ferry M40 Donegal Creameries
12 250 16.27 Eddie Margey SM An Post
13 213 16.29 Paul Mc Glinchey SM Individual
14 362 16.35 Stephen Connor SM Individual
15 276 16.39 Daniel Hannigan SM Army LK
16 305 16.41 Brian Crosson SM Individual
17 270 16.48 Ciaran McGonagle SM Allstate
18 209 16.57 Frank Chaney M45 Argos
19 9 17.07 Gerard Bogle M45 UnitedHealthGroup
20 223 17.13 Paul Toner SM LYIT
21 420 17.20 Noel Diver SM Individual
22 338 17.26 Adrian Toye SM Individual
23 242 17.27 Liam Murray SM DCC
24 36 17.28 Tom Thompson M45 Army LK
25 62 17.31 Raymond Birch SM KS Kitchens
26 211 17.32 Shane Gallagher SM Donegal Creameries
27 376 17.32 Darren McGlinchey SM Army LK
28 331 17.33 Pauric Breslin SM Individual
29 246 17.34 Sean Dudgeon SM Individual
30 417 17.35 Paul Doherty SM HSE
21 May 2013 Page 1 of 10
Place Race No. Time FirstName Surname Category Club
31 303 17.36 Brian Ferry SM An Post
32 214 17.38 Marcus McClintock M40 Individual
33 256 17.38 Liam Doherty SM Individual
34 38 17.42 Aidan McKenna M40 Individual
35 339 17.44 Ciaran McBride SM LYIT
36 404 17.44 Sean Diver SM Army LK
37 365 17.46 Hugh Coll M40 Individual
38 330 17.50 Dayle Gallagher JM Individual
39 345 17.51 Barry Coyle SM Allied Irish Bank
40 58 17.52 Barry Meehan SM Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal
41 29 17.53 Gareth Kerrigan SM Brown Printers
42 201 17.53 Shane Doherty SM Individual
43 378 17.54 PJ Boyce M40 Individual
44 374 17.55 Enda McBride JM St Eunans College
45 8 17.57 Martin Kelly SM UnitedHealthGroup
46 7 18.03 Michael Kelly SM UnitedHealthGroup
47 26 18.04 Gary McGee M40 Individual
48 419 18.09 Kenny O Donnell M40 Individual
49 266 18.10 John Collins SM Allstate
50 342 18.10 Johnny Gettins SM Army LK
51 27 18.14 John Conlon SM LYIT
52 398 18.20 Mark Daly M40 Daly Memorials
53 40 18.24 Pat Gallagher SM Scoil Iosagain
54 340 18.24 Glenn Duncan SM Prumerica
55 377 18.24 Hugh Duffy SM Individual
56 64 18.25 Paddy Fox SM HSE
57 41 18.33 Gerard Devine SM Aura
58 248 18.36 Jason King M40 Kirchhoff
59 247 18.38 Paul O Gara M40 Prumerica
60 232 18.40 Niall McGee SM CC School
61 308 18.44 Ciaran O Donnell M40 Donegal Democrat
62 23 18.45 Brian Doherty SM Individual
21 May 2013 Page 2 of 10
Place Race No. Time FirstName Surname Category Club
63 45 18.46 Darren Price SM Individual
64 1 18.46 Kieran Coyle SM UnitedHealthGroup
65 348 18.47 Seamus Morrison M40 Individual
66 99 18.48 David Gordon JM Individual
67 100 18.50 Richard Gordon JM Individual
68 76 18.55 Martin McGinley M40 An Post
69 97 18.57 Stewart McGee SM Individual
70 360 18.58 Declan Doherty SM Allstate
71 364 19.00 Peter O Donnell SM Individual
72 34 19.01 Paddy Ward M45 Ward Seafoods
73 17 19.04 Kieran McMonagle SM UnitedHealthGroup
74 233 19.04 Finbarr Gallagher M45 CC School
75 234 19.05 Andrew Stoddart SM Allstate
76 392 19.06 Enda Doherty SM Individual
77 95 19.11 Damien McBride SM Individual
78 37 19.13 Adrian O Donnell SM Individual
79 403 19.14 Gavin Crawford SM Army LK
80 212 19.16 Alan McConnell SM Donegal Creameries
81 19 19.17 Ross Wherrity SM Individual
82 301 19.19 Collie O Donnell M40 Individual
83 325 19.20 Barry McMenamin SM Allstate
84 409 19.21 Peter Devine SM Social Welfare
85 220 19.22 Tommy McBride SM Individual
86 42 19.23 Michael McHugh SM FBD
87 77 19.24 Richard McGee SM Allstate
88 380 19.25 Martin Doherty M40 Social Welfare
89 228 19.26 Kevin Toner M60 Individual
90 204 19.27 Adrian Herrity SM Donegal Printing
91 25 19.33 Mal McCausland M60 NI Civil Service
92 35 19.34 Tony Gallagher M45 Western Beverages
93 351 19.36 Seamus Nallan SM Individual
94 347 19.38 Cathal Morrison M40 Individual
21 May 2013 Page 3 of 10
Place Race No. Time FirstName Surname Category Club
95 92 19.39 Cathal Harvey SM Individual
96 225 19.41 James Gibbons M50 Individual
97 329 19.42 Ronan O Driscoll SM Individual
98 202 19.43 Pauric Meehan SM Individual
99 399 19.44 Phil Boyle M40 Individual
100 94 19.45 Catherine Dooher SW Individual
101 397 19.46 Martin Burke SM Individual
102 277 19.47 Michael McGinty M45 Individual
103 372 19.49 Shane Hilley SM Duffy Express
104 49 19.50 Gerard Galllagher M50 Individual
105 317 19.51 Patrick Brennan SM BOI
106 236 19.52 Irene McFadden SW Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal
107 328 19.54 Stephen Clinton SM Individual
108 382 19.55 Oisin Canning JM Individual
109 11 19.56 Paul Coyle M40 UnitedHealthGroup
110 341 19.57 Garvan McCloskey M50 Individual
111 6 20.00 Brendan Govaerts SM UnitedHealthGroup
112 252 20.02 Paddy Gallagher M40 Kirchhoff
113 411 20.03 Paul McGettigan SM Individual
114 359 20.06 Conor McAlven SM Allstate
115 291 20.07 Denis Bonner M40 Individual
116 387 20.08 Paul Harris M40 Individual
117 375 20.10 Charlie O Donnell SM Prumerica
118 370 20.12 Michael Murphy SM Individual
119 93 20.13 Charmaine O Brien SW Individual
120 323 20.14 Darren Beecroft M45 Prumerica
121 90 20.17 Phelim Lynch SM Kirchhoff
122 292 20.19 Paul Lee M45 Eircom
123 52 20.20 PJ Friel M45 Kirchhoff
124 334 20.21 Declan Smith SM Prumerica
125 85 20.21 Marie Boyle SW Individual
126 349 20.22 Manus Peoples M50 An Post
21 May 2013 Page 4 of 10
Place Race No. Time FirstName Surname Category Club
127 206 20.24 Kevin McColgan SM Scoil Iosagain
128 271 20.25 Conor Callaghan SM Donegal Creameries
129 263 20.29 Nikita Burke SW Individual
130 326 20.29 Gary Gumbleton SM Allstate
131 238 20.30 Paul McGee SM Kirchhoff
132 24 20.31 Raymond McRory SM Individual
133 14 20.31 Adrian Gill SM UnitedHealthGroup
134 20 20.32 Ollie Harvey SM Individual
135 337 20.34 Seamus Curran M50 Individual
136 388 20.35 Kevin Greenan M50 Individual
137 310 20.36 Gabriel O Leary SM Kirchhoff
138 350 20.37 Sinead Peoples SW HSE
139 332 20.38 Gordon Rule SM Donegal Creameries
140 46 20.39 William Freeney M40 Individual
141 287 20.43 Mark Canning SM Individual
142 219 20.47 Hugh Gallagher M50 Individual
143 279 20.48 Christine Russell JW Individual
144 314 20.49 Marian Bonner W40 DCC
145 488 20.50 Neil Barrett SM Individual
146 240 20.51 Mary Hippsley W45 Individual
147 285 20.55 Naoise Enright SM Individual
148 82 20.59 Eddie Doherty SM Prumerica
149 16 21.01 Davin Doherty M40 UnitedHealthGroup
150 316 21.03 Terence Diver M40 Individual
151 28 21.07 Ronan Brolly M50 Swilly Meats
152 363 21.09 Kieran McIntyre SM Individual
153 54 21.11 Declan Devlin SM Argos
154 254 21.13 Darren Lynch JM Individual
155 18 21.13 John McGinley SM Individual
156 391 21.13 Karl Crossan SM Individual
157 414 21.14 Hugh Ferry SM Individual
158 405 21.14 Orla Fogarty JW Individual
21 May 2013 Page 5 of 10
Place Race No. Time FirstName Surname Category Club
159 61 21.15 Gerard O Donnell M40 Individual
160 486 21.15 Sammy Bogan SM CC School
161 272 21.16 Declan Waters SM Individual
162 221 21.20 Noreen Bonner W55 Social Welfare
163 229 21.22 Jane McGinley SW Individual
164 318 21.23 Kevin Doherty SM Donegal Creameries
165 280 21.24 Noel Kilpatrick SM Individual
166 407 21.26 Garvan Boyce M40 Social Welfare
167 462 21.28 Jarleth Duffy M40 Individual
168 396 21.31 Bernard McDyre M50 Individual
169 243 21.35 Anthony Murray M60 Individual
170 315 21.38 Maeve Callaghan SW Individual
171 371 21.40 Brigid Moohan SM Inishowen A C
172 400 21.45 Philip Nicholson SM Individual
173 267 21.49 Shane Keaveney SM Individual
174 80 21.51 Sharon Black SW Voodoo
175 84 21.52 Noel McCormick SM Individual
176 390 21.53 Noel Boyd SM Individual
177 465 21.57 Noel Lynch M45 Individual
178 72 21.58 Serena McDaid SW HSE
179 274 22.00 Pat McCrudden M60 Individual
180 68 22.01 John McKelvey SM Individual
181 369 22.02 James McBride M60 Social Welfare
182 366 22.02 Gavin McBrearty SM Individual
183 255 22.04 Tony McBride SM Individual
184 59 22.04 Paul Sweeney SM Individual
185 13 22.04 Patrick McBride M50 UnitedHealthGroup
186 463 22.05 Stephen Sweeney SM Swilly Group
187 57 22.05 Gloria Donaghey W50 Individual
188 353 22.06 Emma McGee SW Individual
189 306 22.07 Eugene McGinley M45 Individual
190 55 22.08 Christopher O Donnell SM Individual
21 May 2013 Page 6 of 10
Place Race No. Time FirstName Surname Category Club
191 352 22.09 Lorraine McDaid SW Individual
192 357 22.10 Eimear McClafferty SW Prumerica
193 249 22.11 Vera Haughey W50 HSE
194 15 22.13 Anthony McCrea M40 UnitedHealthGroup
195 73 22.16 Owen Coyle M50 An Post
196 91 22.18 Ronan Gibson SM Individual
197 418 22.20 Gavin Harris SM Individual
198 394 22.22 Andy McGovern SM LYIT
199 262 22.24 James Dohery M60 Individual
200 273 22.24 Eugene McGinley M45 Sean O Hare Unit
201 21 22.28 Laura Elliot SW Individual
202 63 22.31 Sean O Donnell M50 O Donnell Coaches
203 67 22.35 Ann Marie Dalton SW Individual
204 290 22.35 PJ McMenamin SM Prumerica
205 269 22.35 Breege Collins W40 Individual
206 257 22.36 Mairead Cullen SW Individual
207 43 22.43 Chris Ashmore M45 An Post
208 231 22.45 Rosie O Donnell SW Individual
209 251 22.46 Caroline McNulty SW Individual
210 98 22.48 Marian Kerr SW LYIT
211 203 22.50 David Wasson SM Chas Kelly
212 81 22.53 Joe McNulty M40 Individual
213 406 22.53 John Ferry M45 Individual
214 87 22.54 Leonard Callan M45 Donegal Creameries
215 354 22.54 Mark McGettigan SM Individual
216 31 22.55 Des Goyvaerts SM Swilly Meats
217 224 23.05 Sylvester Hiemstra M40 Individual
218 239 23.13 Laird McKinley SM Individual
219 278 23.14 Mark Farren SM Individual
220 79 23.15 Vanessa Friel SW Individual
221 30 23.16 Andrew Stewart SM Individual
222 12 23.18 Suzanne McCloskey SW UnitedHealthGroup
21 May 2013 Page 7 of 10
Place Race No. Time FirstName Surname Category Club
223 415 23.30 Aidan Kelly SM Individual
224 241 23.40 Kieran McCaffferty SM Individual
225 367 23.43 Alistair Hetherington M40 Individual
226 66 23.43 Clara Quigley SW Allstate
227 88 23.47 Michelle Kelly W45 HSE
228 2 23.49 Garvan Doherty SM UnitedHealthGroup
229 389 23.52 Alan Alcorn SM Individual
230 53 24.07 Alison Stoddart SW Individual
231 464 24.09 Jason Regan SM Prumerica
232 22 24.10 Caoimhe Herrity SW Individual
233 416 24.12 Emmet O Donnell SM Prumerica
234 408 24.13 Christy Callaghan M45 Social Welfare
235 304 24.17 Rachel Crosson SW Individual
236 50 24.20 Declan Friel M40 One Stop
237 410 24.22 Barry Tinney M40 Individual
238 288 24.25 Siobhan McElwee SW Individual
239 205 24.26 Lisa Dalton SW 24/7 Triathlon
240 412 24.30 Mary Bond M50 HSE
241 83 24.37 Diane Stewart SW Social Welfare
242 395 24.51 Ruth McCrudden W45 Individual
243 235 24.59 Lisa Doherty SW Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal
244 89 25.07 Eithne Cox W40 McMullan Solicitors
245 289 25.11 Eoghan Gleeson SM Individual
246 489 25.17 Tommy McNaught SM An Post
247 51 25.21 Patricia Nulty W40 Individual
248 319 25.25 Lorraine Kerr SW Individual
249 74 25.26 Noelle McLaughlin SW Individual
250 281 25.27 Edith Neeley SW Social Welfare
251 275 25.29 Aubrey Baxter SM Kirchhoff
252 237 25.30 Shauna McGeehan SW Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal
253 65 25.37 Roisin Rose SW Individual
254 320 25.40 Agnes Ryan SW Individual
21 May 2013 Page 8 of 10
Place Race No. Time FirstName Surname Category Club
255 3 25.42 Sinead McCaffertyn Kyle SW UnitedHealthGroup
256 216 25.43 Eamonn Ferry M45 Individual
257 70 25.44 Kelly McKinley SW Individual
258 327 25.53 Noelle Parker SW Prumerica
259 461 25.54 Mark Friel SM Kirchhoff
260 356 25.56 Paula Cullen SW Individual
261 32 25.57 Jimmy Gildea M50 Swilly Meats
262 226 26.12 Maureen Doherty W45 Individual
263 33 26.30 Eithne McLoone SW HSE
264 487 26.31 Susie Tinney SW Individual
265 302 26.40 Catherine Burke SW Individual
266 71 26.47 Emma McLaughlin SW Allstate
267 284 26.47 Eileen Morning W40 Individual
268 307 26.53 Una McCotter W40 Individual
269 343 26.55 John Doherty SM Individual
270 344 26.58 Sean McFadden SM Individual
271 286 27.07 Geraldine McTeague SW HSE
272 264 27.09 Bridget Friel W40 Individual
273 282 27.15 Yvonne McGlynn SW Individual
274 96 27.20 Darren Gallagher SM Individual
275 401 27.24 Barry McDaid M45 Kirchhoff
276 268 27.27 Margaret Devenney W40 Individual
277 336 27.35 Pamela Nelson SW Prumerica
278 265 27.36 Dermot Friel JM Individual
279 383 27.44 John Duffy M40 Individual
280 258 27.45 Natalia Colmenarejo SW Allstate
281 346 27.48 John Coyle SM Individual
282 283 27.51 Siobhan Barret Doherty SW Individual
283 10 27.53 Sinead Flanagan SW UnitedHealthGroup
284 78 27.56 Patrick Fox M40 Allstate
285 47 27.57 Marian Gallen SW Individual
286 215 28.09 Diane McGarrigle SW Individual
21 May 2013 Page 9 of 10
Place Race No. Time FirstName Surname Category Club
287 368 28.17 Sheral Hetherington SW Individual
288 4 28.19 Anita Donnelly SW UnitedHealthGroup
289 48 28.20 Annette Gallen SW Individual
290 5 28.21 Linda Harkin SW UnitedHealthGroup
291 384 28.22 Rhona McGlynn SW Individual
292 222 28.28 Geraldine Hunter SW Individual
293 75 28.29 Claire McCarron SW Individual
294 253 28.30 Yvonne Lynch SW Individual
295 259 29.02 Sophie Kelly SW DCC
296 313 29.11 Lee Ponsonby SM Individual
297 385 29.21 Stephen Crossan SM Individual
298 260 29.26 Rita Conway SW DCC
299 324 29.30 Gerard Grant SM Prumerica
300 69 29.40 Emma Duffy SW Individual
301 217 29.51 Carol Ferry SW Individual
302 381 29.54 Malachy Canning M40 Individual
303 386 29.56 Alan Mailey SM Individual
304 321 30.22 Brenda Doherty SW Individual
305 322 30.23 Sharon Hunter SW Individual
306 261 30.25 Martina McBrearty W55 DCC
307 355 30.31 Maria Buchanan SW Individual
308 335 30.34 Karina Gildea SW Prumerica
309 379 32.41 Declan Black SM Individual
310 44 32.43 Roisin Gallagher SW An Post
311 402 34.07 Anthony Gildea M40 Kirchhoff
312 311 38.34 Ursula McGarvey SW Individual
313 60 39.51 Margaret Black SW Individual
Total Runners: 313
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EQUESTRIAN: GLORY FOR THE DONEGAL GAELTACHT IN GALWAY
Six riders from the Donegal Gaeltacht Riding Club travelled to Ballinasloe on Sunday 19th May for the Western Region (Clare to Donegal) of the Association of Irish Riding Club’s (AIRC) qualifier for the AIRC National Dressage Championships which will be held on Sunday 18th August in Mullingar Equestrian Centre. As you begin to make the long journey down the country for a competition, you can’t help but wonder if it’s actually worth it. However, the day proved to the club that it was most definitely worth the effort!
The day kicked off for our club with the Advanced Primary riders. This was the largest class of the day with 27 entries. Rudy Schneider, Belcruit, Dungloe, and He’s a Dandy had a very impressive score of 76.47% which left them in 4th place, qualifying for the National Dressage Championships. On his second ride of the day, his own horse My Boy Boysie, he earned a score of 73.52% which left the pair in 10th place. Anne Harkin, Falcarragh, and Banshee Lady, rode their best ever test coming out with a fantastic score of 75.29% leaving them in 7th place overall. Ruth Mc Crossan, Drumcairn, Manorcunningham, brought Cut The Cuteness out from a three year sabbatical and the pony proved he’s still got it with a score of 72.35% leaving them in 11th place!
Rachael Mc Crossan, Drumcairn, was the only Intermediate rider from the club and together with her horse Batteries Not Included came out with a great score of 72.85% in this hotly contested class, leaving them in 4th place, also qualifying for the National Championships!
Tricia Warren, Dunfanaghy, (and Killult Stables), and Laura Schneider, Belcruit, Dungloe, represented the club at Open level and took the first three spots in this class. Tricia and He’s a Dandy rode to victory with a score of 81.53% (and oh my god their halt-talk about perfection!!!) and Tricia took second place on Colourado Kid with 80.38%. Laura, who is studying Veterinary Medicine at UCD had just finished her exams the day before and travelled down that morning, rode a beautiful test on Chloe Lass, coming in 3rd with a score of 77.69%.
The team of Tricia, Laura, Rudy and Anne came second in the team competition with a team average of 78.18% which means they have now qualified for the National Championships. Our second team of Tricia, Rachael, Rudy and Ruth came 4th with a team average of 75.96% and just missed out on qualifying.
Not to be outdone, club chairman Lawrence Smyth, at 71 years young, showed everyone how it was done on Jenny’s Jigsaw in the Advanced Primary show jumping, fighting off competitors from all over the region to take first place and the red ribbon back to Donegal! Tricia and Laura proved their talents do not lie solely in the dressage arena winning the Advanced Intermediate and Advanced Open show jumping respectively.
Everyone did so well down in Galway and really did the club proud! Riders were supported on the day by Emily Schneider, Tony McCrossan, Niall McCafferty, and Rosaleen Smyth. Considering that the Donegal riders were facing competiton from all over the regional, everyone placed in the top 11, really really impressive for a small club all the way from Donegal! Roll on August and the National Championships in Mullingar!
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MARTIN McGUINNESS CONGRATULATES HIS SON FOR GETTING ENGAGED ON ERRIGAL
THE North’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has used Twitter to reveal that his son got engaged on Errigal at the weekend.
The Derryman, with huge family links to Donegal, congratulated son Rua for proposing to girlfriend Kate on Donegal’s highest peak.
And he even tweeted a picture of the ring above!
Mr McGuinness said he had first taken his son up Errigal when he was just six adding: “Days to remember.”
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THE LATE HUGH GREEN TO BE HONOURED IN NEW ZEALAND
ONE of Donegal’s greatest is set to be honoured in New Zealand.
The late Hugh Green will be given a posthumous Hall of Fame award by the business community in his adopted homeland.
Hugh, from Raphoe, passed away last year.
His son John and daughter Frances have spoken about his love for life, doing deals – and his native county.
Frances says he never learnt to use a computer, calling it “the magic box”. “He couldn’t really read and write that well, and he certainly couldn’t spell.”
He was hard on his children, but “you saw a different side of him when he went to Ireland”, Frances says.
He had married Aucklander Moira Buckley in 1955 but was achingly homesick for years, only settling when he could afford to make regular trips back, she says in an interview.
A gala dinner is to be held in Auckland in July.
You can watch a video interview with Frances and John on this link here:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/better-business/8702415/Irishman-a-master-deal-maker
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MAYOR MCBREARTY ATTACKS JUSTICE MINISTER – GARDAI CANNOT INVESTIGATE GARDAI
Mayor of Donegal Frank McBrearty has said the Garda Ombudsman must be made completely independent if it is to work.
In a wide-ranging attack on Garda misconduct, the Labour politician also points the finger at his own party and coalition partner Fine Gael for remaining silent on the issue.
He also challenges the Minister for Justice to publish the files sent to the DPP by all Garda investigations into the death of Donegal cattle-dealer Richard Barron.
Cllr McBrearty told Donegal Daily that it has been proven that Gardai cannot investigate Gardai.
“I have listened over the last number of weeks to the many allegations being made against the Gardai. It is of no shock to me these allegations that have been leveled at the force and now the conduct of Minister Alan Shatter TD which is similar to previous Justice Ministers. The comments being made by politicians about the Morris tribunal recommendations still not being implemented is deafening to say the least and they are somewhat annoying when you have the knowledge I have about Garda wrong doing.
“We have heard about the two Garda whistleblowers and how they are being treated. The reason they are being treated so badly is because the whistle blower charter is designed not to work and “even the dogs on the street” know this.”
The Raphoe-based politician revealed that both whistle-blowers came to see him in February at his home.
He spent three hours listening to their concerns and says it is disturbing that the division that one of them has served in had an internal Garda investigation recently which he claims has been ignored by the media over the last number of weeks.
“I know how whistle blowers are treated as I have seen first-hand how members of the Gardai that helped my family and I were treated by the state.
“The Minister is careful how he chooses to react to these allegations in public. What has changed since the Morris tribunal – nothing. Why, well we need to go back to the Morris tribunal and look at the whole issue of Gardai investigating Gardai. When the Gardai in Donegal were exposed by myself and my family, the then Minister for Justice John O’Donoghue TD brought the allegations to the then Garda Commissioner Pat Byrne who then appointed Assistant Commissioner Kevin Carty to investigate the allegations that where coming out of the division.
“At the same time the Garda complaints board was conducting investigations into various complaints and eventually the then Minister appointed Shane Murphy SC to do a review which resulted in the setting up of the Morris tribunal.
“This would not have happened if my family and I had not fought to clear our own names. What lessons have we learned – none. The Gardai are still conducting internal investigations into their own conduct.
“The Minister for Justice is still supporting Senior Garda positions on allegations against the force. The Garda Ombudsman is still using members of the Gardai to investigate Gardai which is not independent,” he said.
Mayor McBrearty said the Minister should now publish the reports and evidence that were held in camera at the Morris Tribunal and he should also publish the full internal Garda investigation conducted by Assistant Commissioner Kevin Carty to show the public the extent of reform that is needed within the force and it will show the similarities to the Kieran Boylan case.
“The Ombudsman should be funded properly to the extent that it can be totally independent of the Gardai. To show the level of corruption within the force the Minister should publish the files sent to the DPP by all the Garda investigations into the death of Mr Richard Barron.
“This will show the public the extent the Gardai will go to when they cover up for their own.
“The Ian Bailey case is just one example of how the Gardai operate when they come under the microscope and there are many examples dating right back to the Kerry babies case.
“The work of Kathleen O’Toole and the Garda inspectorate during her period in the job should be fully published, which in my opinion would show the extent of resistance within the ranks of Senior Gardai to reform the force.”
He also attacks his own political colleagues on the issue of Garda misconduct and their failure to act on it.
“I am very disappointed at the silence of my own party and Fine Gael on this issue as they are well aware of the problems that exist in our Garda force and the true reform that is needed.
“Both parties know the extent that the Gardai went to in trying to discredit Minister Brendan Howlin TD and Jim Higgins MEP, which was not properly investigated by the Morris tribunal or the internal Garda Investigation which was conducted by former Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy then an A/Commissioner.
“Last night we saw on RTE news a murder case in Co Cavan with serious question marks and the division that had an internal investigation recently. Can I remind the public of the many allegations made against me by Senior Gardai to the Minister for Justice John O’Donoghue and where Deputy Wallace now finds himself in a similar position, but there is a big difference – I was accused of Murder and he is accused of using his mobile phone.
“The Minister should start the reform needed, by starting with the Department of Justice and if he does not then we will continue to see issues like the ones raised over the last few weeks surface into the future.
“Finally we are a small country with a population the same as Manchester and we have a police force that has not been reformed since the foundation of the state and the serious allegations of corruption continue to surface against a force that is accountable to no one. We were promised reform after the Morris Tribunal, where is it Minister?”
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FAMILIES DEMAND ACTION AFTER FLOOD WATERS SWEEP SEWAGE TOWARDS THEIR HOMES
DONEGAL County Council says it will investigate the floods which took place in Inishowen during the weekend downpours.
There was one very close call for four famillies in the Burnfoot area when water and raw sewage mixed with water flooding from the Burnfoot river at the back of their homes during Saturday night’s heavy rainfall.
After the water subsided the residents were faced with the horror of raw sewage spread all over their gardens and inside their sheds causing damage to the oil boilers, children’s toys,and other items.
They say communication with the council to rectify this ongoing situation has led to frustration as the council have failed to respond since Saturday with any assurance of a permanent solution to the ongoing flooding situations.
The council says engineers will examine what happened.
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CHEAP POTHOLE SCHEME MUST BE GIVEN THE ROAD – McLAUGHLIN
Sinn Fein councillor Ciaran McLaughlin has said the government’s proposal to “carry out road repairs on the cheap must be scrapped”.
The Buncrana Town Cllr said this government has reached a new low by asking local people to put forward 20-50% of funding, including free labour, to ensure their roads are repaired.
“There are serious questions about health and safety as well as potential job losses to be answered.
“Essential repairs to our roads must be carried out by those trained in this specialist work. To expect local communities to fund raise to repair their roads is a terrible indictment on this government. People pay taxes to cover the cost of road repairs and other essential services.The scheme must be immediately scrapped.”
Cllr McLaughlin said if this government cannot fund local government to repair roads they have to look no further than the mirror.
“This government has slashed local government funding from €210m in 2011 to €24m this year. On top of this the government took a further €150m out of the motor tax fund to pay off the foreign debt. These cuts have led to the crisis that is at the heart of local authorities in Ireland today.”
Mc Laughlin concluded “Minister Kelly’s government has cut spending on road maintenance from €1.258 billion in 2011 to €750m this year. Expecting local people to plug the gap is disgraceful. The less well-off communities will once again bear the brunt of this government’s mismanagement of our resources. This is a recipe for disaster.”
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DONEGAL V TYRONE: KARL LACEY SAYS HE’S READY FOR ACTION
FOOTBALLER of the year Karl Lacey says he’s ready to face Tyrone in the Ulster Championship clash this Sunday.
But he says a final decision will rest with boss Jim McGuinness and the medical staff.
The Four Masters man says he would have liked to have played more club football games ahead of the first round clash, but says he’s happy with his recovery from a serious hip injury after playing on match for his club and two friendlies for the county.
“I’ve been back training with the lads now for the last four or five weeks. It’s building, it’s getting there. The hip is feeling good and the match fitness is getting there too.
“If I’m not ready, I’ll let Jim know, but I feel that I am ready for this weekend, to play some part. But I’ll leave the ball in their court, to make the decision on that.”
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DONEGAL LEADS THE WAY AS PILOT VOLUNTEER SCHEME LAUNCHED
The Donegal Volunteer Centre and Cheshire Ireland have devised a new volunteer support scheme which has been launched in Donegal.
Both organisations are hoping to monitor and review the progress of the scheme with the view to eventually rolling it out on as wide a scale as possible.
Cheshire Ireland has been providing services to adults, primarily with neurological conditions and physical disabilities for more than 50 years. Cheshire Ireland operates a range of services in 13 counties.
These include residential centres, respite services, and supports to people living in their own homes.
The Donegal Volunteer Centre is based in Letterkenny and services volunteers and voluntary groups through the promotion of voluntarism and the provision of volunteer-focused training throughout the county.
The two organisations have been working for some time now with the aim of providing structured support services for the clients of Cheshire Ireland and in particular its Cheshire Homes location in Letterkenny.
Following months of careful joint planning, Donegal has been chosen for piloting the national Befriending and Gift-a-lift Volunteer Schemes. The national volunteer manager of Cheshire Ireland, Evelyn Pender, has been working with Caroline Jahn and John Curran of the Donegal Volunteer Centre on devising the details of the schemes.
When the required services were defined, staff of the Donegal Volunteer Centre sourced suitable candidate volunteers and devised a volunteer programme to deliver a Gift-a-lift service as well as the Befriending and Recreation/ Personal Opportunities Programme (POPS). The manager of Cheshire Apartments in Donegal, Jean McKenzie, will work with Volunteer Co-ordinators who will manage the scheme with support from Donegal Volunteer Centre.
Under the scheme, up to 20 volunteers will drive the Cheshire mini-bus during evenings and weekends to enable people with disabilities to enjoy socialising with friends, visiting the cinema or attending night classes.
The initiative will support people to develop additional valued roles, connect with other people and become active citizens within their local community. Additionally, some volunteers will help enhance people’s computing skills, especially in the area of social media with the aim of assisting persons to have greater social contact with friends and persons in their communities.
Joe McHugh TD said “I am delighted to be here today to celebrate such a creative volunteering initiative. It will be of benefit to both the volunteer and the service user.
“Having worked in the Glenboe area (including Cheshire apartments) back in ’96/97 I can testify to the enriching experience of the work which will be involved in this project. I wish this initiative well and I commend all involved in such an exciting partnership effort.”
In confirming his delight with the number of volunteers who have come forward from the local community, Mark Blake-Knox, CEO of Cheshire Ireland, stated “this partnership between volunteers and people who live at Donegal Cheshire Apartments is very positive.
Transport and accessibility to places and communities can be a real problem for people with disabilities. This initiative supports people to get out and about and take up new valued roles within society. It is also likely to result in lasting friendships for everyone involved.”
Donegal Volunteer Centre staff and their parent company, DLDC, are proud that their hard work has been instrumental in this innovative new project being piloted in Donegal. It is hoped that this will be the first of future successful projects to follow this model throughout the country.
The official launch of the scheme was carried out by Deputy Joe McHugh, T.D. on Monday 20th May 2013 at Cheshire Apartments, Long Lane, Letterkenny and was attended by Mark Blake-Knox, CEO of Cheshire Ireland, Evelyn Pender, Cheshire Ireland Volunteer Manager, Jean McKenzie, Cheshire Letterkenny Manager, John Starrett DLDC Vice Chairman, Caoimhin MacAoidh, CEO of DLDC, Caroline Jahn and John Curran, Donegal Volunteer Centre.
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DONEGAL V TYRONE: SCHOOLS AND COMPANIES GET READY FOR DONEGAL JERSEY DAY THIS FRIDAY
The county will be awash with green and gold this Friday the 24th of May as schools and businesses from tip to toe of the county are asked to don their Donegal jersey for a day in support of the 2013 Donegal GAA Senior Football Team Training Fund.
Schools, companies, colleges, clubs and organisations are invited to join in on this county-wide event to add a splash of colour and fun to raising much needed funds for the sporting season ahead.
Participants are asked to donate €2 to take part in what will be a great day enjoyed by all ages.
“Donning your Donegal jersey for the day will be a great show of community support for Jim and the boys as they prepare for the Championship season ahead”, says County Chairman Sean Dunnion.
“All donations made to the training fund will be greatly appreciated. So we invite you to ditch your shirt and tie for a day and share your true county colours with your fellow classmates, colleagues, family and friends”
Alternatively if Friday May 24th does not suit, the team is asking organisations to host a ‘Wear Your County Colours Day’ at a more convenient date before the end of the month.
For more information please contact Grace Boyle on 0868032954
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PAT THE COPE LOBBIES FOR IRISH LANGUAGE VERSION OF EU WEBSITE
A cross-party delegation of Irish MEPs met yesterday evening with the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz to discuss the absence of an Irish language version of the European Parliament website.
The delegation led by Ireland North West MEP Pat the Cope Gallagher also included Gay Mitchell, Emer Costello and Martina Anderson.
The President listened to the case put by the delegation and agreed to support the establishment of an Irish version of the European Parliament website. In practical terms, he will recommend to the Bureau of the European Parliament (comprised of the Vice-President’s and Questors) for this to be approved at its next meeting in early June.
The European Parliament website is currently produced in 22 out of the 23 official languages of the EU, all with the exception of Irish. Moreover, all other EU institutions including the European Commission and Council of Ministers have a website in Irish.
Pat the Cope Gallagher MEP stated today: ”I very much welcome the decision of the President and I am confident that the Irish version of the website will be up and running by the end of the year. The decision by President Schulz is a manifestation of his commitment to bringing the EU institutions closer to all its citizens. This is a major breakthrough and will reverse what was simply a matter of discrimination against the Irish language.”
In conclusion, all MEPs were high in their praise for President Schulz for his positive and pragmatic approach.
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VILLA NEED TO PAY SHAY €6M FOR CLUB EXIT
DONEGAL soccer star Shay Given could be in for a €6M pay day.
His club Aston Villa will have to come up with that fee if they want to end his contract.
The 37-year-old would cost €10M in wages if he sees out his contract.
Several British newspapers today report that Villa want Shay to leave the Birmingham club.
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VICTORY FOR FRANK! WHEELCHAIR-USER HAS DISABILITY ALLOWANCE REINSTATED
Disabled Letterkenny man Frank Larkin has had his disability allowance reinstated.
Wheelchair-user Frank had his €188 weekly allowance suspended because he could not sign on for his payment at his local post office.
Frank, 41, found the three disabled parking bays close to the post office on Main Street busy – some with illegally parked cars.
He drove around the town several times before deciding not to sign on in April.
Frank, of Long Lane, continued to sign on and receive his cash but received a letter on Monday morning from the Department of Social Protection telling him his allowance was being suspended.
The letter informed him he had to put his reasons in writing why he did not sign on for his allowance.
This morning Frank told Donegal Daily that he had since been contacted by the Disability Allowance office apologising for the incident and lifting the payment suspension.
Frank said “They have contacted me and told me my allowance would not be suspended.
“They said they were only following procedure and asked me if I could nominate someone to collect my allowance when I cannot collect it.
“I’m glad it has been sorted because what they did was simply unfair,” he said.
Frank, who has just completed his Higher Diploma in Disability Studies, said he will continue to highlight the problem of people parking illegally in disabled parking bays.
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DONEGAL MAN CHARGED WITH MURDERS OF FOUR BRITISH SOLDIERS IN LONDON
BREAKING NEWS: A Donegal man has been charged with the murders of four soldiers in the IRA’s 1982 Hyde Park bombing.
John Anthony Downey, 61, is accused of being planting a car bomb left in South Carriage Drive in London.
He is originally from Clare but had been living in Carrigart for many years. He was arrested while going on holidays.
The explosion killed four members of the Royal Household Cavalry as they travelled from their barracks to Buckingham Palace.
He was arrested at Gatwick Airport on Sunday, say police.
Sue Hemming, head of special crime and counter-terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “The Metropolitan Police Service has been investigating the explosion near Hyde Park in London which occurred on 20 July 1982. We have reviewed the evidence gathered and authorised them to charge John Anthony Downey, 61, of County Donegal, Ireland.
“It is alleged that Downey is responsible for the improvised explosive device contained in a car parked in South Carriage Drive, SW1, London, which resulted in the deaths of four members of the Royal Household Cavalry, Blues and Royals, as they travelled on their daily route from their barracks to Buckingham Palace.
“Downey has been charged with the murders of Roy John Bright, Dennis Richard Anthony Daly, Simon Andrew Tipper and Geoffrey Vernon Young. He has also been charged with intending to cause an explosion likely to endanger life contrary to S3 Explosive Substances Act 1883.”
Downey will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later today.
The Hyde Park bomb came just over a year after IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands died in the Maze Prison.
The Household Cavalrymen of the Blues and Royals were riding through Hyde Park on their way to the Changing of the Guard when a bomb cut through their ranks.
Four men and seven horses were killed and a number of police officers and civilians were injured.
Less than two hours later, a second explosion in a Regent’s Park bandstand killed seven Royal Green Jackets bandsmen.
The allegations against Downey are not related to this second incident.
In 1987 Northern Ireland electrician Gilbert “Danny” McNamee was charged with making the Hyde Park bomb and jailed for 25 years.
He served 12 years before being freed under the terms of the Good Friday peace deal.
In 1998 his conviction was quashed at the High Court, after a high-profile campaign by celebrities including Eddie Izzard. But although his conviction was “unsafe” it did not follow he was innocent of the crime, the judges said.
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