The popular Tir na Nog bar in Letterkenny is celebrating its 10th birthday this weekend.
And the birthday celebrations include a pool competition and a weekend of musical highlights.
The management of the popular bar would like to thank all their loyal customers for visiting them over the past ten years.
Why not call in over the weekend and raise a glass to a super pub and a great local success story.
GAA: Killybegs and Kilcar are two clubs with a decorated history in the Donegal SFC and the pair clash in what should be a cracking game this weekend.
In the late 80's and early 90's both clubs dominated the club championship scene and faced each other in TWO finals.
Killybegs won FIVE titles between 1988 and 1996, while Kilcar won TWO titles in 1989 and 1993.
It's now been 22 years since Kilcar last lifted the Dr Maguire and 19 years since the fishermen brought the famous cup into the port in Killybegs.
However, there is now a feeling across the county that Kilcar have a genuine opportunity to finally bridge that gap.
With the calibre of players at their disposal it's easy to see why many bookmakers have made them favourites to win the Donegal SFC.
Patrick McBrearty, Ryan McHugh, Mark McHugh, Eoin McHugh and Ciaran McGinley are all on the Donegal panel.
With Michael Hegarty still pulling the strings and Stephen McBrearty and Mark Sweeney assisting him they have quality all over the pitch.
They earned a comfortable win over Naomh Muire in their group opener and are hotly tipped to defeat their local rivals this weekend.
Killybegs have been badly hit by emigration and have been without the services of quality duo Paul McGinley and Shane 'Baker' Boyle for the last couple of years.
While former Donegal player Jason Noctor is in the USA playing GAA for the summer and will also miss this weekend's clash.
However, despite the fact they've been hit by emigration it was only TWO years ago Killybegs reached the Donegal SFC final.
They were heavily beaten on the day by a rampant Glenswilly side but they also reached the Donegal SFC final in 2010 and have a superb championship pedigree.
With local pride on the line this weekend Killybegs won't be found wanting and they'll make it very difficult for Kilcar.
However, with the quality of Patrick McBrearty inside Kilcar should have a little too much firepower for Killybegs.
Verdict: Kilcar
Jimmy Buckey had the place rocking last weekend.
ENTERTAINMENT: Management at The Millbridge Bar have secured another top class line-up of entertainment for patrons this weekend.
The newly refurbished bar and restaurant is now the place to be every weekend.
On Friday night the jukebox in the bar is the perfect way to kick-start your weekend.
Jimmy Buckley had The Millbridge rocking last week and now its the turn of Kenny Crawford to do the same on Saturday night.
While on Sunday, Kilmacrennan's very own traditional band Ciorcal Iomlan will play in the Snug Bar from 6pm to 9pm.
On Sunday we also have our carvery lunch in the newly refurbished Ivy restaurant, 4 courses €16.95 (tea or coffee) kids eat for €4.95
Live premiership matches shown ALL weekend.
3 pints for €10 (Mon-Fri)
Loyalty cards also available offering 10% off all food and drink.
Steak nite special on Tuesday's.
*Keep an eye out on our Facebook page and Donegal Daily for our Christmas party nights specials.*
For any more info check out our Facebook page or contact us on 074 91 39800.
The news that Donegal is to host the All Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships in August 2016 is a welcome boost for the sport of rowing, tourism and the local economy.
The All-Ireland Rowing Championships is one of the biggest rowing events in Ireland with an estimated 2,700 competitors and similar number of spectators taking to the water over three consecutive days of rowing competition. The All Ireland will be held in the Lakeside Centre, Ballyshannon in 2016.
The championships were held this year in Waterville, County Kerry where the announcement was made last weekend that next year’s event will be held in Donegal.
This year’s event saw record numbers or rowers and spectators over the three days. The finals day on the Sunday was streamed live via internet link to more than 90,000 spectators worldwide and these numbers are expected to be even higher in 2016 for Donegal. The scale of this event has to be seen to be appreciated and the economic benefit to the local economy cannot be underestimated.
This year four Donegal teams attended the All Ireland in Kerry including Donegal Bay Rowing Club, Loughros Point Rowing Club, The Village Rowing Club and Inver Rowing Club with rowers from Killybegs Rowing Club making up the teams.
The competition this year had increased significantly but luckily Loughros Point Rowing Club men’s team managed to secure a great result coming second in the Open Classic Category on the first day of rowing in the Donegal Skiff, the first year this boat was rowed at the All-Ireland.
This category has proved fruitful for Donegal Rowers as this was the second year Donegal rowers achieved medals in this category. Loughros Point and Donegal Bay had youth teams competing again this year that all preformed really well most notable the Donegal Bay U21 girl’s team who finished 5th best in Ireland.
With the popularity of the rowing event increasing year on year, it was a great boost to the Donegal clubs attending this year’s event that Donegal Bay Rowing Club had been successful in its bid to host the 2016 championships in the Lakeside Centre in Ballyshannon.
The suitability of the Lakeside Centre had been accessed by the organisers many months in advance and they were very impressed with the facilities at the centre.
The announcement saw attending clubs immediately block book accommodation in Donegal Town, Ballyshannon and Bundoran providing a great boost to the local economy for 2016. It comes on the back of a detailed bid completed by the club with the assistance of Donegal County Council and Donegal Tourism Ltd namely Barney McLaughlin and Joy Harron, and their ongoing support in the production of a brochure, racing fixtures booklet and website www.donegalbayrowingclub.com
Joy Harron of Donegal Tourism Ltd said: “This event is a wonderful opportunity to showcase County Donegal on the Wild Atlantic Way to those who attend and to give everyone a taste of the fantastic maritime activities, wonderful restaurants and pubs, quality accommodation, scenic beauty and much more here in Donegal. Once visitors have experienced Donegal, they will certainly tell friends and family and return again in the future”.
Donegal Bay Rowing Clubs bid to host the 2016 championships comes after detailed discussion with Donegal County Council, Donegal Tourism Ltd and the six local sitting councillors all of whom reside in rowing strongholds and see the benefit of such an event to the local economy.
The next step for the club will be to meet with local community group, town councils, business groups and local clubs to plan for 2016 to ensure the event is one of the best All-Irelands in many years and showcases all the best Donegal has to offer. The planning starts now as well as the training!
RAPHOE NOTES
Raphoe
Little smiles with big dreams
Little Smiles with Big Dreams is a parent and toddler group that meets every Wednesday morning at 10:30am – 12 noon in the Family Resource Centre. Anyone who is in care of a child whether an aunt / uncle/ child-minder or grandparent is welcome. The kiddies can get involved in messy play, free play, story time and music time where the adult can enjoy a cuppa tea and meet other adults. Parent and Toddler Groups are a great way to enhance your little one’s confidence and meet others of their age.
A light lunch is provided at a small cost of 50 cent per family.
Raphoe Walking Group
The Walking Group meets every Thursday morning at 10.30am. All abilities are catered for. And an important element of the group is coming in afterwards to have a chat and a cuppa! The weather hasn’t been too kind to our walkers throughout July and indeed for the first two weeks of August so let’s all hope for an Indian summer to get back out on the roads again. New members are always welcome so please feel free to join us on Thursday mornings!
Afterschool Programme Registration
Yes, we know the summer isn’t yet over and sorry for reminding you that back to school is just around the corner! Registration for our afterschool programme and youth café will take place on Tuesday 1st September from 3.00-5.00pm. Looking forward to seeing you again then.
Date for your diary: Free Stress Control Workshops
During the month of September the Family Resource Centre in association with Donegal Mind Wellness Project will be hosting a series of workshops on stress control with the first workshop taking place on Monday 14th September from 7.30-9.00pm. We all live in stressful times and situations. Recognising and understanding stress and its triggers and how it can impact on our lives is key to building resilience and strengthening our ability to cope. These workshops aim to help you manage your stress at home and in the workplace and will be of benefit to you personally as well as assisting you in supporting others. The workshops are free of charge. You won’t be obliged to speak, just to listen, learn and practice. No need to book. Just come along and bring a friend.
Young Carers Group
Are you a young carer? Do you help to take care for someone at home who has an illness, disability, substance misuse, mental health difficulty or bereavement? The Loft Youth Project hosts a Young Carers Group for 12-18 year olds on Saturday mornings at 16-18 Port Road, Letterkenny. For further information please contact 074 9129630 or 087 1255246.
Raphoe Boxing Club
Raphoe Boxing Club would like to take this opportunity to extend a sincere thanks to all the staff of Raphoe Family Resource Centre for their excellent work behind the scenes for Raphoe Boxing Club as it is greatly appreciated.
Boxing training at the Raphoe Club is now back in full swing again after the summer and all boxers are looking forward to the first championships of the new season when the Donegal Novice Championships and the Open Intermediate Championships take place on Sunday 27th September with the venue yet to be decided. The underage boxers will be back in action in early September. Raphoe’s National Schoolboy Champion, Tom Doherty will receive a presentation at the Annual Donegal Boxing Awards Night on 19th September in Donegal Town. All his Club- mates extend best wishes to the popular Ballindrait puncher.
St. Eunan’s National School 60 Year Celebrations
St Eunan's NS Raphoe is celebrating its 60 year anniversary. We will be hosting the celebrations in September/ October 2015. This is a perfect opportunity to promote local history to our children in a fun and interesting way. We are looking for local people to help us organise the event and to pass on their expertise on the history of the school. If you are interested contact Anita Keeve at St Eunan's NS, on 074 91 45764. As part of this event the children are tracing past pupils all around the world and indeed Ireland. If you have a relative or friend who is a past pupil and who does not now live in Raphoe, it would be great if you could encourage them to send the students a postcard telling us about where they now live and their memories of St Eunan's NS.
Raphoe Tidy Towns C.E Project Job Vacancies for September 2015
For 7 General Operatives with Raphoe Tidy Towns & 1 Community Newsletter Assistant. The above vacancies will be available with Raphoe Tidy Towns DSP Community Employment Project in September 2015. Hours per week 19.5. If you are interested please contact the Supervisor at the Volt House Office on 9145692 or 0879473527 for further information on the vacancies or call into the Tidy Towns Office for an application form.
Please note that the Dept. of Social Protection Community Employment eligibility criteria applies to all posts offered by Raphoe Tidy Towns Ltd. You are free to do other part time work over and above your time on C.E.
Please note that items for the Raphoe Notes should be placed in the box provided in the Post Office on or before 12 noon on Fridays. Items can also be emailed to raphoefrc@eircom.net or handed in to the Family Resource Centre, William Street. Items should be submitted at least one week in advance of publication of local press.
MISSING: A Donegal Daily reader has contacted us to help spread the word about her missing pet dog Gizmo.
The beautiful little dog was last seen on yesterday in the Glencar area and the heartbroken owner is desperate to find Gizmo.
Gizmo is SIX years old and is a Lhasa Apso breed and has never went missing before.
Gizmo's owner Daneka Bell is asking readers to share the post on their Facebook timelines in the hope somebody somewhere has spotted her beloved dog.
If anyone has seen Gizmo or has any information on where he may be then please contact Daneka NOW on 0868676565.
ENTERTAINMENT: Voodoo Venue Letterkenny have changed the face of traditional quizzes by launching 'OPERATION TUESDAY - SPEEDQUIZZING'!
With a FREE crate of drink on offer for the winners it's easy to see why so many people are participating and enjoying the modern day twist to quizzes.
The Speedquizzing App turns a Smartphone or table into a multi-functional buzzer, making the whole experience very much like taking part in a TV Show.
Our Quiz Master Oisin Cannon connects with all players over the WiFi network, from which they read and answer the questions.
Oisin also has instant access to information such as which team is in the lead, who answered the fastest and so on.
Our newly revamped Quiz is held every Tuesday 10.30pm at the unquestionable and stylish Voodoo Lounge, mainly centred around Sport, Celebrities, General Knowledge, Fashion, History, Movies and much more from a range of rounds which includes a picture round, Sound Round, Buzzer Round and Keypad Round and "head on challenges".
No cheating guaranteed, and a fun night promised, you never know you might even win your drinks for the evening!!
Speedquizzing takes quiz fun to a whole new social level.
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John rings the bell to open the new RNLI centre.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) officially opened its new All-weather Lifeboat Centre at the charity’s headquarters England today and it was a young Donegal man who did the honours.
Donegal teenager John McDermid (18) from Arranmore RNLI and Caryl Jones (20) from Porthdinallaen RNLI in Wales were the two people who represented the volunteer lifeboat crews across Ireland and the UK.
The bell will be rung every time a newly built all-weather lifeboat is launched from the centre to be sent to a lifeboat station.
The All-Weather Lifeboat Centre at Pool in Dorset was commissioned by the RNLI trustees to meet future all-weather lifeboat supply. Its completion will secure a supply of all-weather lifeboats (ALBs) for future generations of lifesavers.
John has been a volunteer lifeboat crew member with Arranmore RNLI since he turned 17 last year and recently received his Leaving certificate results. He joined the crew of the Arranmore lifeboat as he wanted to continue the family tradition of volunteering with the lifeboats. His grandfather was a Coxswain on the lifeboat and the teenager joined up as soon as he was old enough.
The new RNLI centre in Poole, Dorset.
John travelled to Poole with is mother Donna and sister Abby, along with his aunt and uncle Nicola and Martin McBride.
Speaking after the ceremony John said; ‘It is a huge honour to represent the volunteer lifeboat crew all across Ireland and the UK, along with Caryl. This is my first time to visit RNLI HQ and it is great to be here for such a big occasion. Our station’s future lifeboat will be built here.
"I know my grandfather would be very proud of me today and while I know he couldn’t have imagined the changes to the RNLI, especially with technology and training, it still remains at its heart the same charity that saw him volunteer to help save lives at sea. It is a very proud day for me and my family.’
Phil Coulter’s Lifeboat Anthem ‘Home from the Sea’ was played to mark the occasion.
RNLI Chief Executive Paul Boissier addressed the 500-strong gathering saying: ‘Since the turn of the century, the RNLI HQ site has changed beyond recognition. We built the RNLI College – for the training and accommodation of our lifesavers. We built a support centre to store and supply the many parts and materials we need to keep the charity going. And we unveiled a memorial dedicated to all those who lost their own lives at sea, while trying to save others.
"People pass that memorial every day and see the motto of our founder, Sir William Hillary: ‘With courage, nothing is impossible.’ And that’s hugely appropriate when you think of the courage that our lifeboat crews and lifeguards show – the people who brave the worst of conditions to save lives.’
The All-weather Lifeboat Centre is an investment in lifesaving for generations to come and craft that will be built and maintained in this centre will safely bring them home from the sea, back to their loved ones.’
The new All-Weather Lifeboat Centre will allow the charity to build six Shannon-class lifeboats a year and maintain the other all-weather boats. Having a state of the art facility which will see the charity produce, maintain and refit all-weather lifeboats in-house and under one roof is a first for the charity.’
The building itself includes the following features : 3 spray booths used to apply primer, coats of paint and antifoul to the lifeboats, Moveable platforms which will improve ergonomics and efficiency for accessing fit-out and refit lifeboats and a visitors centre allowing members of the public to watch the charity’s lifeboats being built. In addition to this PV panels on the roof of the ALC combined with the PV provision on the rest of the RNLI campus means that up to 8% of the RNLI’s energy requirements can be provided by the sun.
A highly controversial dating website that was infiltrated by hackers has exposed almost 1,000 cheating spouses in Donegal.
Ashley Madison is a dating website which encourages married men and women to cheat on their partners.
The website has a tacky tagline which says 'Life is short. Have an affair'.
In Donegal, there is an incredible 942 users on the Ashley Madison dating site.
The users exposed today come from towns across Donegal which include Letterkenny, Bundoran, Carrick, Glenties, Donegal Town, Lifford and Ballybofey.
Ashley Madison charged around £12 for a service in which it promised to remove a user's personal data from its servers but the leak exposed flaws in its data protection policies.
That enabled a group of hackers called 'The Impact Team' to infiltrate their servers which contained all the personal data of users worldwide.
There are 1.2million users in the UK alone, and there is 110,000 users based in Ireland.
The details of the Irish users has been released by the hackers and that has enabled everyone to see how many users are in each county.
COMMUNITY NOTICE: Management at Eclipse Cinemas have organised a brilliant Family Fun Day which will be held tomorrow.
There is an action packed day of event on offer which will make the ideal family day out.
There is FREE face painting, Pony Rides for just €1 and a FREE mystery film on show at 11.30am.
There are also a whole host of special guests set to attend the family orientated event.
Elsa and Olaf from Frozen and Spiderman and Sponge Bob Square-pants will be there to meet and greet all the kids.
There will also be a delicious BIG BBQ from 12.30pm -3.30pm so make sure and get to the Eclipse Cinema Family Fun day tomorrow.
DDTV: Aston Villa star Ciaran Clark has revealed he is a big fan of one of Donegal's most popular social media pages.
Soccer Donegal is a Facebook page dedicated exclusively to bringing you all the soccer news as it happens in the county.
The page is hugely popular as it gives extensive coverage to all things soccer in Donegal!
The page is very much a labour of love for moderator Kieran McGrath who constantly updates the newsfeed daily.
McGrath is a big sports fan and does occasionally give coverage to other sports especially GAA and Cricket so he diversifies from time to time.
He tirelessly covers all across the footballing spectrum from underage right to through to all the goings on at Finn Park.
It has been an online sensation since it launched in April 2014.
One man impressed with the page is Aston Villa and Republic of Ireland star Ciaran Clark who has sent Soccer Donegal a video message ahead of the new season.
Simply click on the link above to listen to the centre-half wish the page all the best ahead of the Donegal League season which kicks off this week.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland today advises of a food recall of fresh mussels supplied from Wednesday of this week to some retail stores throughout Ireland.
The mussels were harvested from Roaringwater Bay, Co. Cork on Monday and Tuesday of this week and may contain harmful levels of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins.
These mussels were sold loose and in bags at fresh fish counters in some retail outlets nationwide. The FSAI is warning consumers who may have the product at home not to eat the affected mussels.
The implicated mussels have now been removed from sale. The FSAI is warning consumers who may have the mussels to check with the store where they purchased them and not to eat them if they are implicated in this recall.
The implicated mussels were available for sale loose from the following retail outlets:
Dunnes Stores (some outlets) – use-by date of 21.08.2015
SuperValu (some outlets) – mussels sold in 2kg and 5kg bags with use-by date of 22.08.2015
Beshoff’s, West Pier, Howth, Co. Dublin – mussels sold in 1kg net bags with use-by date of 20.08.2015
Doran’s, West Pier, Howth, Co. Dublin
Kish Fish, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
Kish Fish, Bow Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7
The Dublin Fish Shop, Queen Street, Dublin 7
Morgan’s Fine Fish, Omeath, Co. Louth
Glenmar, Union Hall, Co. Cork
Normandy Ireland, Schull, Co. Cork
Baltimore Fresh Fish, Baltimore, Co. Cork
O’Driscoll’s, Schull, Co. Cork
Bantry Central Fish, Bantry, Co. Cork
J&C Fish, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Keoghs Fish Shop, New Quay, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Seacatch Retail Fish Stand, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
Morgans Fish Stand, Park Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
According to Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI it is important that consumers who may have bought the implicated mussels not to consume them.
“Cooking does not destroy this toxin. Eating contaminated mussels could cause diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. Symptoms are diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain which can start between 30 minutes to a few hours after ingestion. Complete recovery occurs within a number of days. Consumers who may have already consumed this product and are feeling unwell should seek medical advice,” she says.
The Brockagh 6k attracted a field of more than 140 runners with all proceeds from the event going to the local national school, Scoil Taobhoige.
The race was won by Jack McBride of Finn Valley in a time of 21.41 followed closely by Simon Ward just three seconds behind.
The following is a list of all those who took part in the race and their times.
Place Race No. Time FirstName Surname Category Club
1 451 21.41 Jack McBride SM Finn Valley A C
2 379 21.44 Simon Ward SM Individual
3 445 21.53 Daniel Marley JM Individual Bike
4 358 21.56 Matthew Wooten JM Individual Bike
5 353 22.09 Aaron McGlynn JM Finn Valley A C
6 341 22.46 Eamon Murphy M50 Individual
7 382 23.47 John McGlinchey M40 Finn Valley A C
8 321 23.47 Shane McNulty SM Finn Valley A C
9 380 23.51 Martin McCrossan SM Individual
10 362 24.04 Peter Lilburn M60 City Of Derry
11 331 24.42 Derek Callaghan SM Finn Valley A C
12 340 25.02 Raymond Doherty M50 Finn Valley A C
13 381 25.11 Adam McGranaghan JM Finn Valley A C
14 354 25.58 Hugh Gallagher SM Finn Valley A C
15 327 25.59 Martin Anderson M40 Finn Valley A C
16 373 26.17 Drew Doherty M50 Finn Valley A C
17 450 26.28 Andy Scanlon M50 Finn Valley A C
18 348 26.29 Marie Harper SW Finn Valley A C
19 345 26.33 Sean McMenamin M50 Aghyaran
20 361 26.39 Michael Gallagher M50 Foyle Valley
21 351 26.44 Sinead Kenny W40 Finn Valley A C
22 434 26.47 Noel Mailey SM Convoy
23 367 27.04 Pauric McGinley SM Individual
24 384 27.21 Paddy Hannigan M50 Individual
25 366 27.22 Karin Duffner W40 Finn Valley A C
26 364 27.23 Noel Duffy M40 Individual
27 404 27.31 Kathy Ward JW Individual
28 383 27.36 Angus Hunter M50 Individual
29 355 27.36 Rodney Lindsay SM Individual
30 372 27.51 Owen Coyle M50 Rosses A.C.
31 344 27.52 Noreen Bonner W50 Finn Valley A C
32 326 28.15 Gerard McGlynn SM Individual
33 413 28.25 Maria McGonagle SW Finn Valley A C
34 398 28.31 Tony Gallagher M50 Finn Valley A C
35 350 28.32 Ailish Patton SW Finn Valley A C
36 368 28.40 Sharon Hamilton W40 Aghyaran
37 374 28.59 Jackie Harvey W50 Tír Chonaill A C
38 346 29.10 Barry Gallagher SM Finn Valley A C
39 332 29.10 Michael Gallagher M40 Finn Valley A C
40 347 29.10 Shane Gallagher SM Finn Valley A C
41 395 29.58 Michael Thompson M40 Castlefin
42 428 29.59 Joey O'Leary SM Castlefin
43 365 30.10 Charmain O'Brien SW Finn Valley A C
44 441 30.10 Kieran Kelly M40 Finn Valley A C
45 386 30.16 Clara Carroll W40 FVF4L
46 336 30.58 Martin McCormack JM Individual
47 416 31.22 Ryan Galvin JM Finn Valley A C
48 427 31.27 Francis Furey SM Individual
49 342 31.53 Bernie Martin W50 KCR
50 343 31.53 Brendan Martin M40 KCR
51 412 32.04 Sarah Doherty SW Convoy
52 385 32.12 Helene McMenamin SW FVF4L
53 457 32.15 James McGuire M50 Finn Valley A C
54 377 32.49 Aine McElchar SW Finn Valley A C
55 415 33.12 Michael McGonagle JM Finn Valley A C
56 360 33.18 Paula Jansen SW FVF4L
57 325 33.19 James Browne JM Individual
58 418 33.37 Sonya O'Donnell W40 FVF4L
59 442 33.43 Goretta Marley W40 FVF4L
60 357 33.44 Mark Lindsay JM Individual
61 363 33.46 Oisin Logue JM Individual
62 389 34.06 Grace O'Donnell SW Convoy
63 323 34.13 Mary Martin W60 Finn Valley A C
64 401 34.28 Anthony Boland M50 Finn Valley A C
65 402 35.21 Carmel Bolan W50 Finn Valley A C
66 400 35.22 Dympna Bonner W40 Individual
67 399 35.33 Packie Bonner M40 Individual
68 405 35.54 Sean Ward JM Individual
69 409 36.10 Cormac Bonner JM Individual
70 335 36.10 Seaghan McCormack JM Individual
71 433 37.09 Fionnuala McBride W40 Castlefin
72 452 37.10 Ronnie McBride M40 Individual
73 411 37.36 Nicola Gregg SW Convoy
74 388 37.38 Anne Strain W40 Convoy
75 453 37.54 Delores McMonagle SW Fintown
76 391 38.03 Nessa Campbell W40 Individual
77 333 38.21 Hughie McGill M40 Individual
78 324 38.24 Eimear Browne JW Individual
79 334 38.26 Marie McGill W40 Individual
80 339 38.37 Tara Hughes SW Convoy
81 338 38.37 Josephine Doherty SW Convoy
82 390 38.40 John Mailey SM Convoy
83 461 38.59 Niall Marley JM Individual
84 352 39.07 Betty Gallen W60 Finn Valley A C
85 449 39.16 Kevin McHugh M60 Aghyaran
86 393 39.20 Denise Ferguson SW FVF4L
87 471 39.21 Chantel McElhinney SW FVF4L
88 439 39.46 Charlie Kelly JM Finn Valley A C
89 423 40.27 Marie McMonagle SW Individual
90 394 40.32 Damien McGlynn M40 Finn Valley A C
91 359 40.52 Brendan O'Donnell SM Lifford AC
92 370 41.13 Gavin McCormack JM Individual
93 425 41.23 Caoimhe McMonagle JW Individual
94 424 41.24 Charlie McMonagle SM Individual
95 392 42.00 Catherine Myles SW FVF4L
96 369 42.00 Brid Gallen W40 Finn Valley A C
97 349 42.07 Phillip McHugh SM KCR
98 371 42.09 Mairead Molloy W40 Individual
99 431 42.13 Kathleen Martin JW Individual
100 440 42.14 Grace Kelly JW Individual
101 417 42.19 Nuala McCool SW Individual
102 356 42.53 Kathie Lindsay SW Individual
103 419 43.50 Olivia Finn SW FVF4L
104 328 44.14 Kathleen McDevitt SW Individual
105 322 45.33 Rosemary Connolly W50 Finn Valley A C
106 456 48.29 Paul Morrow JM Individual
107 387 48.33 Patrick Moy SM Individual
108 408 48.35 Louise Moy SW Individual
109 455 49.06 Stephanie Morrow JW Individual
110 430 49.07 Mary Martin JW Individual
111 329 49.15 Teresa McKelvey SW Individual
112 447 49.26 Eileen Houston SW Individual
113 448 49.26 Sabrina McGlynn SW Individual
114 446 49.26 Kathleen McGlynn SW Individual
115 407 49.57 Deirdre Ward SW Individual
116 330 50.32 Deborah Hannon SW Individual
117 403 53.30 Maggie Bonner W50 Individual
118 406 53.30 Rosemary Ward SW Individual
119 458 53.50 Patricia O'Connor W50 Individual
120 436 54.40 Mgt Gallagher Walker Individual
121 437 54.40 Mary McCrudden Walker Individual
122 473 54.40 Mary McDonnell Walker Individual
123 432 57.05 Sheila Martin JW Individual
124 375 57.05 Rachael Furey JW Individual
125 474 57.05 Eithne Bonner Walker Individual
126 444 58.13 Jack Marley JM Individual
127 410 58.14 Adam Marley JM Individual
128 420 58.24 Niall McGonagle M40 Finn Valley A C
129 421 58.25 Rachael McGonagle SW Finn Valley A C
130 429 60.42 Paddy Martin SM Individual
131 376 63.05 Daniel Furey JM Individual
132 378 63.08 Aideen Furey JW Individual
133 472 63.10 Aisling McGlynn JW Individual
134 454 64.01 Nicole Morrow JW Individual
135 438 64.01 Sophie Martin JW Finn Valley A C
136 459 64.01 Cora McLaughlin JW Individual
137 422 64.35 Brenda McGeehin SW Fintown
138 396 64.36 Collette Gallagher SW Individual
139 397 64.40 Caroline McGill SW Individual
140 443 65.57 Sean Marley M40 Individual
Total Runners: 140
Both a wedding and engagement ring have still not been claimed four days after being found.
A Donegal shoe shop is still trying to reunite the owner of some priceless valuables with its owner - four days after they were found.
A customer at Clarks Shoe Shop in Letterkenny found a wedding and an engagement ring outside the shop on Wednesday last.
The kind staff went in search of the owner and thought it would be only a matter of time before they turned up.
But despite a massive social media campaign which has sen hundreds of people share the story, the real owner has not come forward to claim the rings.
A spokesman for the shop told Donegal Daily that they have received lots of phonecalls asking about the rings but nothing which matches the description of the items.
"Hopefully someone will retrace their steps and come looking," said a spokesperson for Clarks Shoe Shop.
If you have lost the rings, please call into Clarks Shoe Shop and you can claim them.
Shamrock pots for sale in Oxford
Last week we chatted about growing spuds for Christmas…and if that wasn’t worryingly forward thinking for some this week we’re chatting about sowing shamrock seed for next St Patricks Day.
Shamrock seeds (Trifolium dubium) can be sown from August- November indoors to get your own Shamrock for next March. The earlier you sow the bigger plants you’ll have. Sow thinly now into shallow seed trays, keeping indoors. Once establish pot up into small pots for growing on into larger specimens around January. These will then grow on into nice bushy plants, ideal for cutting (or selling!)
Shamrock seeds can be difficult to source, they’re strangely uncommon to see for sale in shops or garden centres. I’ve sourced these before from Seedaholic.com and Horkans.ie, both these sites sell on-line and a small pack will give you enough for around 6 button holes.
Trifolium dubium is a cousin of the common white clover which will grow in your lawn, and as such is easy to grow, requiring some fine soil to get going but then little or no feeding to keep them growing and looking lush.
White clover in the lawn is something which divides opinion amongst gardeners, those looking for a fine lawn will detest its appearance, and then there are gardeners who like the flowers, appreciate their attractiveness to bees and the likes and just let it be.
Whatever you think about it when its growing the conditions needed for clover to thrive in the lawn is low fertility, where you have ample Nitrogen in the soil the growth of clover will slow and the grass in the lawn will thrive, deplete the availability of Nitrogen and the growth of the grass will slow and the clover will thrive.
As mentioned before clover is mucho beneficial for bees and other beneficial insects so to have some flowering in the lawn has benefits to the wider biodiversity of the lawn (the flowers are completely edible and taste like peas), however to eradicate clover from a lawn is a tough process.
New Polytunnel going up at the Twin Towns Community Garden
Many of the lawn weedkiller products available aren’t strong enough to kill of the fleshy rhizome roots of the clover, a product like Hytrol Clover Lawn Weedkiller will be required. This product contains 2 strong active ingredients Mecoprop-P and Dicamba.
These two active ingredients are known as ‘selective’, in that they don’t damage grass, they just target broadleaf plants growing in grass. Mecoprop-P prohibits enzyme activity in plants, thus affecting plant growth. Taking 3-4 weeks to work fully and will leave residual affects in soil for 8 weeks. Mecoprop-P will kill a wide range of lawn weeds. Dicamba is the active ingredient which kills legumes, working like a growth hormone it makes the weed grow at an unsustainable rate, leading to plant death after 3-4 weeks. Dicamba will persist in soils for 1-4 weeks depending on how much organic matter is in your soil.
These 2 ingredients are best applied a few days after cutting the lawn, during times of growth (early summer to Autumn), and you may need more than one application where there’s heavy weed growth.
After application of any of these products it’s important that the lawn clippings aren’t added to the compost pile or mulched around plants. Both these ingredients can persist in the clippings and will affect the plants you add the compost or mulch too, leading to distorted growth in the garden.
Chemicals are patches, like painting over a damp wall. The wall is still damp, you’ve just hidden the problem. Where you have a lawn with heavy weed growth you need to create conditions that weeds don’t thrive in, so sort out your drainage, improve fertility, cut regularly and over-sow if needed to create a lush thick lawn, which will outcompete weeds.
Weeds will appear, as many will appear as airborne seeds from neighbouring gardens and bird seeds but as a gardener you have to decide what levels of weeds is tolerable to your lawn management and act appropriately.
After we keep mentioning slugs in previous weeks I was asked is there any plants that slugs don’t like, and yes there are many plants which slugs don’t like, won’t eat, or will only eat when they’re young or if there’s little else for them to eat.
A few Slug-proof plants I have in my own garden include Astrantia, Aquilegia, Bergenia, Crocosmia, Geraniums, Fuchsia, Euphorbia, Cosmos, Dephiniums and Astilbe. All these plants are nibbled but not madly consumed by Slugs, as mentioned before I keep a ‘tolerable’ level of slugs in the garden. You’re wasting your time and money trying to kill every slug, remember 85% live below the soil so you’ll never get them with ‘blue snow’ slug pellets. Far better to apply a light sprinkling every few weeks, and by a light sprinkling, remember 4/6 pellets around each plant is enough.
FEATURED GARDEN - TWIN TOWNS COMMUNITY GARDEN
Gareth with some of the Twin Towns Community Group
Our garden of feature this week is the Twin Towns Community Garden in Ballybofey. Established in March 2011 the garden has grown from having 30 raised beds to a thriving biodiversity habitat with 50+ raised beds, 2 Polytunnels and extensive community interest. The garden is located behind the Isaac Butt Building (the HSE offices in the car park beside McElhinneys store) and was an initiative of the Finn Valley Health Forum and the HSE. Since its conception in March 2011 the garden has developed into a hub of Horticultural learning in the Twin Towns area, with groups having completed FETAC Level 3 and Level 4 courses in Horticulture, umpteen hobby gardening courses, cookery programmes, health and well-being events….the list goes on!
A partnership approach between the Twin Towns Community Garden group, Mens Health programme and other organisations has seen the garden thrive in popularity and become largely financial independent – a Fund raising BBQ & car Boot Sale held on the 29th August creates funds for which the group uses again in the garden, a newly added polytunnel is a showcase of the success of the groups finances.
Twin Towns Community Garden
The mix of users in the garden range from vastly experienced gardeners who use the raised beds to grow champion Beans, Roses, Tomatoes and the likes to total beginner gardens who benefit from the community spirit on the site and benefit from the support of the more experienced gardeners.
The Twin Towns Community Garden group operate a great Facebook page, so hunt them out if you live in the area, and they meet every Wednesday evening in the garden.
Next Week….Focus on Docks!
Gareth Austin
Gareth Austin is resident Horticulturist with BBC Radio Foyle, a member of the Chartered Institute of Horticulturists and Horticultural Lecturer with the National Learning Network. For more see www.garethaustin.com or join Gareth on Twitter @GardenerGareth .
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GAA: Donegal are leading Armagh by THREE points in their All-Ireland quarter-final clash with Armagh in Clones.
Davy McLaughlin's side have been superb and will probably be slightly disappointed not to further ahead considering their dominance in possession.
Donegal have been guilty of hitting some bad wide's in the opening period but overall they've been brilliant.
McLaughlin's side are playing fast free flowing football and Armagh are struggling to cope with it.
Yvonne McMonagle has been a livewire inside and she scored a superb goal midway through the half.
She got on the end of a long ball inside turned her marker and expertly dispatched her effort past the helpless Armagh goalkeeper.
Geraldine McLaughlin has pointed some excellent frees and is a constant threat every time she gets possession.
Armagh to their credit have hung in there and they'll be happy enough to only be two points down at half-time.
There inside-forward line has been very good and they've been a constant threat to the Donegal backline.
If Armagh can get the ball inside quicker then Donegal will have their hands full, but so far it has been a really, really accomplished display from Donegal.
If they can just improve their shooting in the second-half then hopefully they can book a FIRST EVER All-Ireland Senior semi-final spot.
GAA: There was heartbreak this afternoon for the Donegal ladies side as they exited the All-Ireland championship after a narrow defeat to Armagh in Clones.
Donegal were outstanding in the first-half and should have been further ahead at the interval but were guilty of spurning a whole host of good chances.
Davy McLaughlin's side went in two points to the good thanks to a superb goal from Yvonne McMonagle.
Half-time score: Donegal 1-07 Armagh 0-08
Donegal got the opening two points of the second-half through Katy Herron and Geraldine McLaughlin and were four points ahead.
However, just seconds after Herron's point Armagh struck back and scored a brilliant goal after superb build-up play.
Armagh levelled shortly after when man-of-the-match Aimee Macken pointed from an acute angle.
With just fifteen minutes left Donegal's star performer on the day Yvonne McMonagle scored her second-goal.
It was another superb goal and at that stage it looked like it could be the critical score in this closely fought clash.
But credit to Armagh's resolve they refused to crumble and within ONE minute of McMonagle's goal they levelled the game.
Another free flowing counter-attack was finished off by Armagh midfielder Catherine O'Hanlon to again level the contest.
Yvonne McMonagle almost scored a THIRD goal but the Armagh goalkeeper produced a sensational save.
Geraldine McLaughlin put them back out in front again with a great point from play.
But again Armagh came back and levelled through O'Hanlon again.
Armagh then took the lead for the FIRST time in the match when Aimee Macken scored from a free with just five minutes left.
Donegal battled bravely to get the equaliser but they just couldn't find a way through and Aimee Macken added the insurance score with a minute to go which meant Donegal needed a goal.
In the end they couldn't get the score they craved and they bravely bowed out of the All-Ireland championship.
On reflection they'll be bitterly disappointed as they really were the better side throughout.
Final score: Donegal 2-11 Armagh 2-13
FOOTBALL: Letterkenny teenager Dale Gorman is set to make his first start in English League Football this afternoon.
The Stevenage midfielder has made a number of impressive performances off the bench and made his debut against Ipswich Town in the Capital One Cup earlier this month.
His performances in pre-season prompted manager Teddy Sheringham to single Gorman out for praise and said he had a bright future in the game.
He has been named to start today as Stevenage host Hartlepool this afternoon.
Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling is a massive Hartlepool fan and he will no doubt be giving viewers regular updates throughout the game.
Hopefully he'll be telling us all about Dale Gorman's first goal in English football.
Good luck Dale from all at Donegal Daily.
Both a wedding and engagement ring have now been claimed four days after being found.
The owner of two valuable rings has been reunited with her jewellery after today's appeal on Donegal Daily.
The woman had been visiting a nearby greeting card shop in Letterkenny when she lost both her engagement and wedding ring.
An honest passer-by handed the rings into staff at Clarks Shoe Shop on Wednesday.
However despite a campaign on social media to trace the owner of the rings, nobody came forward.
Several people called to the shop who had lost wedding and engagement rings in the past but the jewellery was not theirs.
However just hours after our appeal this morning, the owner came into the shop and correctly identified the rings.
Staff at Clarks were delighted to be able to reunite the rings with its owner.
"We're just delighted that the lady has ben reunited with her rings. She had only visited the card shop next door and had dropped the rings.
"We're delighted that everything turned out well," said a spokesman.
