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There have been major tree falls in Raphoe, Letterkenny, Malin, Ballybofey and Muff while electricity supplies have also been knocked out in parts of Letterkenny, Don-egal Town and across Inishowen.

Meteorologists say we are currently in the eye of the storm known as Udo.

The storm has already caused a number of serious incidents across the county.

A 40ft container lorry was blown onto its side on the road between Doochary and Dungloe but there are no reports of injuries.

There are also reports of dozens of ESB and telegraph poles down in Killygordan, Ballybofey, Milford and Gaoth Dobhair.

Schoolchildren in Tullygay on the out-skirts of Letterkenny had a lucky escape when a tree came down across a busy by-

road.Our exclusive picture of the scene was

taken just minutes after the tree came crashing down just seconds before local postman Ed Margey was making his deliv-eries.

Gardai have asked people only to make journeys if they are absolutely necessary.

The border crossing at Muff has been closed after a tree crashed across the road completely blocking traffic.

Weather website Irish Weather Online have issued a warning about gusts of up to 126kmh being recorded at Malin Head weather station.

Sustained gusts of wind are expected for the rest of the day and could reach Gale Force 10.

Havoc weather conditions continues across county

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Motorists and pedestrians have been warned to be extra vigilant after reports of falling trees and blowing debris across the county.

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The calm after the storm

– Donegal begins clean-up after ‘udo’ passes

Donegal is wakening up to a much quieter day after the worst May storm in living memory battered the county yesterday.

Repairs to homes and businesses are still ongoing after winds of up to 133kph ripped slates off roofs, up-rooted trees and left live power-lines flapping about the countryside.

Some homes are still without elec-tricity after 10,000 homes across the county were left without power yes-terday because of fallen lines.

Late last night as many as 200 homes in the Letterkenny area were still without power but it is hoped they will be returned to normal sup-ply this morning.

Our picture shows Niall McDaid getting to the ‘root’ of the problem after a massive tree was blown down in his family’s front garden in Glancer, Letterkenny.

Thankfully there were no reports of any serious injuries as a result of the storm which was named Udo by meteorologists.

Some damage was caused to build-ings as gusts of wind combined with heavy rain made conditions very dangerous in the afternoon.

One group of students were not all that disappointed by the arrival of yesterday’s storm.

Students at Colaiste Ailiagh in Letterkenny got home at lunchtime when a couple of roof tiles were blown off leading pupils to be sent home early as a precaution.

There were several lucky escapes including motorists on the Doochary to Dungloe Road who watched in horror as a 40 ft steel container was blown across the road.

Several roads leading into and out of a number of towns and villages including Muff, Killygordan, Convoy, Ballybofey, Creeslough and Malin were blocked for a number of hours due to fallen trees.

During the height of the storm Met Eireann’s Sinead Ryan warned peo-ple that it was dangerous to go out-side and advised them not to travel.

Thankfully the forecast for today is for lighter winds and more rains.

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If it’s real traditional Irish music you are after then Dungloe is the place to head for the weekend of June 3rd to 5th for the second annual Seisiun Thir Chonaill.Story continued from page 1

The event totally exceeded everyone’s expec-tations last year with great crowds and musi-cians travelling from all over the county, and further afield.

According to spokesman Patrick Boyle, the event is not just bringing back culture to the community but also giving businesses much needed boost.

“We are all well aware that businesses at local and national level are feeling the pinch in these recessionary times. Just last week figures were released showing some 7,000 jobs lost in the drink trade.

“Small towns such as Dungloe are caught in a downward recessionary spiral that can result in businesses closing and in a general reduction in the provision of services both for the local community and for those who visit the area.

“We feel that through events like “Seisiun Thir Chonaill” we can generate additional busi-ness for the local community it is a good way to bring some of the lost culture back into our pubs and what better way than through Tradi-tional music,” he said.

The festival will be centred on a traditional Irish Music Session Competition bringing the town alive with the very best in traditional music for a full three days.

The Festival prize fund includes €2,500 for the winning traditional group, €1,500 for the runner-up group and €500 for third place.

It is intended that each group entry will be sponsored by pubs from all around the county and in particular by those pubs who have regu-lar traditional music sessions .

The winning pub will receive a plaque declar-ing its status as -Winner of Seisiún Thír Cho-naill, – Donegal Trad. Pub of the year 2011.

All Sessions will be held in a regular pub en-vironment without amplification. Each group will play 2 x 1/2 hour sessions culminating in a finale that will take place on the Main Street stage on Sunday afternoon where winners will be announced.

This year organisers have also introduced traditional music workshops into our pro-gramme and are also delighted to welcome

“Ragús the Show” to Dungloe.Having spent the last 10 years touring

throughout Europe, Asia and the U.S.A, the show has returned to Ireland for a summer season in the Burlington Hotel Dublin.

Seisiun Thir Chonaill together with Ronan Brennan have managed to secure a one off show which will take place in the Rosses Com-munity School Gym on Sat 4th June.

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A pipe bomb was thrown at a house in Muff which exploded causing damage to the kitchen of the dwelling.

The house, on the Wheatfield estate, was attacked at 12.30am in the early hours of this morning.

There was only one occupant in the house at the time who escaped without injury.

The attack on the two storey house is the second in just a number of weeks.

In March two children, aged 9 and 11, cheated serious injury when a shot hit the sit-ting room window of the house.

Garda Inspector David Murphy of Buncrana Garda station said it was lucky that nobody was seriously hurt as a result of the latest attack.

“This is the same house at which shots were

fired recently and it is indeed a worrying de-velopment.

“It was a small pipe-bomb device which has been examined by the Bomb Disposal Team. Any device of that nature has the potential to cause serous injury or death.

“Thankfully on this occasion neither oc-curred.

“I would like to appeal to anybody who was in the Muff area to make contact with us and let us know what they saw,” he said.

House to house enquires are ongoing and a Garda forensic team are at the scene carrying out a full investigation into the attack.

Local sources say they suspect that Dissi-dent Republicans are behind the attack.

INDEPENDENT TD Thomas Pringle has launched a series of community consultation events, meeting people in various parts of Donegal South West.

Speaking at the first public meeting in the Finn Valley Cen-tre last Monday night Mr Pringle heard the concerns of the people about issues in the area.

Concerns were expressed about robberies in the area particu-larly in these recessionary times and people spoke about how they were concerned for their prop-erty. Closely linked to this were people’s concerns about the drugs issue in the area.

The Independent TD briefed the meeting on the government’s ‘Jobs Initiative’ and there was a discussion around whether it would make an impact on the areas huge unemployment prob-lem.

This was the first of the newly elected TD’s ‘Community Consul-tation’ meetings around the con-stituency.

‘This is a policy to ensure that I can keep in touch with the elec-torate and hold myself to account to the people. During the election campaign the people were really engaged with the political system

and I believe it is important for the people to stay connected with poli-tics and make sure that politicians represent them’ said Pringle.

‘Through these monthly meet-ings I will brief the people on issues in the Dail and hear at first-hand what their concerns are for the area’ continued Pringle.

‘The attendance was also in-terested in the Technical Group in the Dail and how it is working- the perception was that a diverse group of independents could not work together, but the group is working very smoothly with re-spect for everyone’s opinion’ con-cluded Pringle.

The next Community Consul-tation will take place in Annagry Community Hall on June 13th.

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Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pearse Do-herty has tabled an adjournment mo-tion in the Dáil calling on the state to apologise to the families of the Bally-manus mine disaster.

Deputy Doherty claims the state acted with negligence and as a result of its failure to carry out its duties, directly contributed to the loss of 19 lives in West Donegal in 1943.

The disaster was the worst event to take place in the state during World War II, killing 19 young men from the Mullaghduff area of West Donegal, and injuring four others.

Those that lost their lives on that day ranged from 14 to 34 years of age, with some households losing more

than one member and one family who lost three of their sons.

The disaster happened on the evening of the 10th of May 1943, when a mine washed ashore at Ballymanus and a crowd of young people gathered to watch the event.

“Sixty eight years on they continue to campaign for Justice for their loved ones and request that the State its self shoulders some of the responsi-bility.

“Having met with one of the family members and having had the matter raised in the Dáil through my party colleagues in 2008 with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Justice, I am ta-bling an adjournment motion in the

Dáil this week calling on the State to apologies to the families of the vic-tims.

“It is clear from detailed research the has been done that the Garda Ser-geant at the time contravened clear protocol and instructions from Garda Headquarters on how to deal with the reporting of a mine coming ashore.

“Despite the fact that the mine was reported to the Gardaí at 6.45pm over three hours before the explosion the Garda Sergeant did not attend the scene or didn’t cordon off the area in clear contradiction of the written instruction sent to every Garda Ser-geant in the state.

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“Whenever a report of an explosive article has been washed ashore is re-ceived at any Garda station, the mem-ber in charge will immediately take such steps as is necessary to ensure that no one approaches to within 500 yards of the article.”

“Other documents that have re-cently been uncovered have disclosed that the decision not to hold an in-quiry into the events at Ballymanus was taken by the Minister for Justice on the 18th of May. Despite claims prior to this that it was the families who nearly a week later on the 24th of May decided not to have an inquiry.

“It is my view that the state at the highest level suppressed the facts of

what happened on that day. The fami-lies and the wider community at the very least deserve an apology from the State.

“My motion will allow this new gov-ernment the opportunity to do this. It was the Taoiseach who said in the Dáil on the day of his election as Taoi-seach that “As Taoiseach, it will be my privilege to be open and truthful with the Irish people … The new Gov-ernment will tell the people the truth regardless of how unwelcome or dif-ficult that might be.”

“I hope that this government will live up to that statement this week,” said Deputy Doherty

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THE radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry, which will cater for cancer patients from Donegal, will be built by 2016.

The news follows the decision by North Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots to give the green light to the project.

He admitted that the personal stories of many cancer patients had helped him make up his mind that the unit was vital.

Plans for the unit had previously been put on ice because of the cost.

Donegal cancer campaigner Noelle Duddy of Cancer Care North West said she is simply lost for words on what is a very emotional and important day for the people of Donegal.

The new Minster for Culture, Arts and Leisure has welcomed plans for the visit of the Olympic torch to the North of Ireland next year.

Speaking at Belfast City Hall, which will be one of the venues where local people will be able to see the Olympic Torch on its journey to London to open the 2012 Olympic Games, Carál Ni Chu-ilín said: “The Olympic torch will be here for four days next June and Belfast, Portrush, Derry and Newry will have the tremendous honour of hosting the Olympic torch overnight. Each location will organise festivals to celebrate this historic, once in a life-time event.”

The Minister also gave details about the torchbearer nomina-tion process which opens today. She said: “Eight thousand people are being selected to carry the Olympic torch on its journey ahead of the 2012 Games.

“Around 600 people will carry the torch on its journey around the North of Ireland and the nomination process to select those torchbearers begins today.

“This is a unique opportunity for local communities to contrib-ute to the 2012 Olympics.”

Carál Ní Chuilín described who the London Organising Commit-tee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games are looking for to take part in the torch relay. She said: “Torchbearers should be inspi-rational people who make a real difference in their locality. They are the people who day in, day out put others before themselves - a torchbearer could be a home-help who gives their time helping an elderly or disabled person, the person who washes the football kit for the local team or even a friend who has cared for someone through a bad time.”

Belfast Lord Mayor, Councillor Pat Convery, hailed the 2012 Ol-ympic Torch Relay as a once in a lifetime occasion. He said: “We are honoured that we are to be a part of this momentous celebra-tion. The Olympic flame is renowned for being a symbol of peace, unity and friendship; traits that are now also associated with Bel-fast and Northern Ireland. This is a fantastic opportunity for all of our citizens and neighbourhoods to demonstrate the spirit of unity and cooperation. Belfast is a young and evolving city, and I have no doubt that we will embrace the torch and its ethos with enthusiasm and energy.”

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‘Volunteering in the community’ initiative launched in donegal

An exciting and newly devised programme promoting volunteerism in the community was officially launched in Donegal at the weekend by Phil Hogan TD, Minister for Environment, Community & Local Government.

Devised by the Donegal Local Development Com-pany Ltd. (DLDC), the programme is very much targeted at unemployed and socially excluded young persons from disadvantaged areas in the Donegal bor-der area.

It has a particular focus on equipping participants with the skills and motivation to pursue volunteering opportunities in the region and to explore life/career paths alternative to mainstream employment.

Delivering his key note speech at the launch event, Minister Phil Hogan said: “It is great to see worthwhile initiatives such as this Cross Community Project being launched here today, which will target unemployed, disadvantaged and socially excluded young persons.

“Measures like this don’t happen by themselves they require a lot of thought, planning and hard work to bring them about, and I congratulate Donegal Local Development Company and the International Fund for Ireland for facilitating this project.

“Volunteering is central to the ideals of democracy, social inclusion and active citizenship. It is also an expression of the individual’s involvement in their com-munity. The giving of time for others strengthens the fabric of our societies and defines the communities in which we live.

“The primary role of my Department in regard to the Community and Voluntary sector is to encourage and facilitate communities, with a special focus on areas of disadvantage, to pursue social and economic progress in their areas. The implementation of measures to en-courage volunteering and support active citizenship is an essential element to the success of this strategy.”

The ‘Volunteering in the Community’ Programme has been primarily funded by The International Fund for Ireland (IFI), who earlier this year committed €236,750 under its Community Based Economic and Social Regeneration Programme.

The Volunteering in the Community Programme, which will integrate with the President’s Gaisce Awards Scheme, will be delivered in seven courses of 12 weeks duration over a two and a half year period. Each course will have a participant rate of 10 persons which will cover such topics as volunteerism, reconcili-ation at both the personal and community level and personal skills training.

Speaking on behalf of the International Fund for Ireland, Winston Patterson, Board member of the IFI said: “We are delighted that the IFI is supporting such a worthy programme in the Donegal border region. At its core, this programme will target young vulner-able people and provide them with the opportunity to consider and action positive life choices, as opposed to becoming easy prey for negative influences, and expe-rience at first hand, the opportunities and benefits of local community-based volunteerism.”

Mr Patterson also expressed a collective thanks to the international donors who have supported the work of the International Fund for Ireland for almost twenty-five years: namely, the United States of America, the European Union, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The launch also marks the first IFI funded pro-gramme to be delivered by The Donegal Local Devel-opment Company (DLDC).

Speaking at Saturday’s launch event, John Starrett, Vice Chairman of DLDC said: “The content of the courses will have many positive elements, but most im-portantly, it will allow youth to examine their lives and that of their communities in the context of the times in which we live. It will give them the time and the space and with full professional supports, to consider the pos-sible paths of their lives and to explore positive, fulfill-ing personal options.

“While some will progress into employment as a re-sult, others will no doubt find that difficult for a period. This course will emphasise that employment is not the only path to personal and community fulfilment. It will allow those participating on the course to consider the benefits of volunteering, both for themselves and their communities and explore real, rewarding options in local volunteering.”

DLDC is a local development company which has a strong track record in delivering local development programmes addressing the social, economic, cultural and environmental development of its catchment re-gion, which primarily covers the towns/villages in that region of Donegal outside the Gaeltacht and Inisho-wen. Employment creation and reconciliation initia-tives have been a particularly strong element of the company’s work to date.

The official opening event was held on Saturday, 21st May at the Lakeside Centre, Ballyshannon and was attended by over 60 guests, including a wide range of local representatives, community groups and voluntary organisations.

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We pride ourselves on our high standards. These are achieved by constantly assessing and reassessing every aspect of our business. We do this by constantly listening to our customers and staff and by keeping abreast of new developments within our industry.

Having our own farm and our own shops in which to sell our own beef allows us to give our customers that essential element of trust that every customer requires when they purchase meat today.

“This is not just British or Irish beef. Its not even just beef from County Tyrone. Its beef from McGee’s Farm, made to a very particular process, and sold exclusively at McGee’s by skilled and experienced butchers.

We hope you enjoy it.”

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Cookery

Selection of Handy to Have Scones

Ingredients200g Self Raising FlourTea Spoon Baking Powder50g Rapeseed Oil 50g Sugar100ml Buttermilk1 Egg1 Orange Zest

Method• Preheat oven to 200°C • Sieve the Flour, baking powder and mix together in a bowl.• Make a well in centre of flour and add the sugar and mix.• Freshly zest an orange and mix with flour.• Add the Oil to the buttermilk and mix lightly.• Turn dough out on to floured table and lightly pat then cut 8 round

scones and place on floured baking tray.• Brush with a beaten egg prior to baking.• Bake for 18 – 20 minutes.

Brian’s TipsScone dough can be made, shaped put in Fridge and baked following morning.

Try adding:- Cherries, Coconut- Raspberries- Sultanas- Orange Zest- Lemon Zest

The small amount of fat I have in this recipe using Rapeseed Oil makes it healthy and with the light mixing you should result in a light texture scone. Try zesting some orange zest in to the mix for a fresh morning scone flavor, or indeed some fruit of any type. Scones will freeze very well so once you have the hang of making this recipe double up and get scones into your freezer to have as back up and they will defrost perfectly in a microwave.

Serves: 8 Scones

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Forest shade Style my homeIn search for a sooth-ing and relax colour theme, Forest Shade ,might be an answer.

Green is the most outstanding colour in this combination, a colour that we see almost every where. Green occupies more space in the spectrum visible to the human eye and is second only to blue as a favourite colour. Green is the pervasive colour in the natural world that is an ideal backdrop in interior design. The natural greens, from forest to lime, are seen as tranquil and re-freshing, with a natural balance of cool and warm undertones. Green is considered the colour of peace and ecology.

Complimenting the colour of Green in the Forest Shade Theme is the wood element. Having a TV console like this one from Plan-kliving, gives the natural touch to it’s space. The texture and form of a wooden furniture will stand out on it’s own.

Lights like the Lucerne Hang-ing Lamp creates a candle like atmosphere and the Tripod Floor Head Lamp will just enhance a natural but yet adventurous theme.

To make this theme work for your home. Go for a neutral light shade paint for most part of the wall. Balancing your colours and contrast are as important as the money you are about to spend. So plan wisely.

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Is Caffeine Healthy??Believe it or not but these days the new social trend is Coffee!! It is the drink of choice for many people across the world. There are a number of different types of coffees; some prefer a simple Americano whereas others would

rather indulge in a creamy Latte or Cappuccino! Caf-feine can come in many forms – black and green tea, chocolate, some soft drinks, energy drinks and medi-cations sold over the counter. But are any of these re-ally healthy?? Coffee is now so popular that many how feel like they cannot really function without it. Does this mean that caffeine now acts as a drug to many coffee lovers? Studies show that although caffeine is not a classic addictive, there is a condition known as caffeine withdrawal – symptoms include headaches, fatigue, nervousness or irritability.

Every person differs and so the amount of caffeine one intakes before it becomes harmful can depend on the individual. Most people tend to consume about 2-4 cups a day, which is not harmful, however there are still people who are more sensitive to caffeine than others.

Anything from 4-7 cups a day can cause various symptoms such as insomnia, nervousness, irritability, headaches, anxiety, gastrointestinal problems. Some medications and herbal supplements can also react negatively when consuming caffeine. It isn’t all bad news though – when consumed in moderation it can boost your mood and increase concentration. Some studies claim it can also reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

All in all, the consumption of caffeinated products over a long period of time could cause health prob-lems, and consuming too much caffeine in a short time frame could make you feel ill. When consumed in mod-eration it can boost you mentally and physically and can even have some health benefits.

‘Lets Walk Donegal’Donegal Walking Week 2011 (22nd May to 29th May)

The key objective of Donegal Walking Week:Promoting and making the general public more aware of the benefits

of walking.Supporting communities in organising activities which encourage peo-

ple to walk.Promoting Donegal as a quality walking location.

Who it’s for?The target audience is the general public - maybe those who haven’t

been walking in the past. We would hope that community groups, schools, workplaces and sports clubs would be interested in organising a walk or in participating in a walk during Donegal Walking Week 2011. There will be many different walks and trails aimed at many different user abilities reflecting the diversity of walks available in Co Donegal.

Getting the message across:The annual Donegal Walking Week was officially launched by County Donegal Mayor Cllr Cora Harvey at Harvey’s Point near Done-

gal Town, the annual event which is in its fourth year is organised to pro-mote walking throughout County Donegal and will take place between the 22nd and 29th May.Our website www.letswalkdonegal.com will host all the information on the various events around the county including the location of the walk, description, time and duration.

What events can be included for Donegal Walking Week 2011?We hope to promote 40/50 walk related events throughout County Don-

egal. Some of the themes you may consider include:• Organised walk/run events• Themes promoting, history, heritage or environmental walks• Events providing information on health or fitness related walking

topics School based walking initiatives – walking bus, 1 mile chal-lenge, 3 legged walk, walk backwards challenge, walking lunch etc…

• Walking Nature events• Urban walks• Leave No Trace awareness walks• National Looped Walking events• Upland walking• Walk related events such as orienteering for beginners, treasure

hunts etc…• Fundraising events – charity fun walks, walking challenges, walk to

work etc…

Guidelines for planning eventsSome guidelines for planning events are:• All events delivered under Donegal Walking Week 2011 must be of-

ficially registered with DWW in order to be part of the programme.• There must be a clear leader/ host organisation responsible for or-

ganising and running the event. (this includes any site clean up that may also be required)

• Contact details for the person responsible for the walk will appear on the website, they must be willing to accept queries from the public in relation to the event.

• All events must be organised taking into consideration the health and safety of participants.

• Events should typically run for between 30 minutes and 3 hours.• Adequate and safe parking must be available for predicted level of

visitors/participants.• First aid provision appropriate to the event should be available if

necessary. • Children at all events must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Partnership Approach:Historically the organising partners of Donegal Walking Week 2011

were Donegal Sports Partnership, Health Service Executive, Donegal Local Development Company, Fáilte Ireland, Donegal County Coun-cil, Gartan Outdoor Education Centre, Glenveagh National Park and Údarás na Gaeltachta and the Bluestack Centre.

We would like to encourage all community and voluntary groups, schools, workplaces and sporting organisations to participate in Donegal Walking Week 2011 by hosting a local walking event and to be part of the ‘letswalkdonegal’ Initiative.For further details: Contact the Donegal Sports Partnership Tel: 07491 16079 Email: [email protected]

Donegal woman wins top health literacy award

Donegal children’s charity gets new name

A Donegal woman has won a major award at the National Health Literacy Awards.

Joan Crawford, from Castlefinn, who is a Senior Health Promotion Office with the Health Service Ex-ecutive, was amongst the winners at the Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Awards.

At a ceremony in Dublin, Joan and her team were recognised for their project, ‘The Be Active After School Activity Programme’ which aims to improve the health literacy of children aged 7-8 and their par-ents by introducing them to a variety of after school activities.

Speaking about their win, Joan said she was de-lighted with her award because she really believed in the project.

“We are delighted to be recognised for our work. Being physically active is one of the most important steps that parents and teachers can take to improve their children’s health.

“We felt a programme needed to be developed to communicate these activities in a clear and simple way and instil positive healthy habits for children”

Commenting on Joan and her team’s win, Dr Ger-ardine Doyle, UCD Business Schools and chairperson of the Crystal Clear Awards judging panel said “This entry was praised by the judges because they felt it was an excellent initiative that involved children, par-ents and teachers and through doing so, helped build

a community of people who were educated about their health”.

Five winning initiatives were selected from over 100 entries and were chosen in their respective catego-ries because of the clear and accessible way in which they communicated important health messages.

Entries were assessed for how they addressed the issue of health literacy, which is a person’s abil-ity to understand and use basic health information, whether they receive it in writing, in person or over the phone.

Health literacy also involves a person having the knowledge to understand their options and make in-formed decisions about their health.

Speaking at the awards ceremony, Inez Bailey, Di-rector of NALA said ‘Around 1 in 4 adults in Ireland will have difficulty fully understanding information presented to them in health care settings.

“Health literacy includes the ability to understand instructions on medication packs and bottles, appoint-ment slips, medical education materials, doctor’s directions and consent forms, and the ability to nego-tiate complex health care systems.

“It requires a complex group of reading, listening, analytical, and decision-making skills, and the abil-ity to apply these skills to health situations. As part of NALA’s work to advance health literacy, the MSD Crystal Clear awards play a pivotal role in highlight-ing the good practice amongst health practitioners in this area.’

Further information on health literacy and the Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Awards can be found at www.healthliteracy.ie <http://www.healthlit-eracy.ie> .

The west of Ireland’s children’s cancer charity CD’s Helping Hands has been rebranded and will be known as Hand in Hand.

This vital charity which works closely with Don-egal families was set up more than five years ago to support the families of children diagnosed with childhood cancer.

In this time, the demand for its services has grown significantly. The demand has also spread geographically and the charity now supports fami-lies of children in most counties along the western seaboard of the country.

The new name Hand in Hand is reflective of the supportive approach the charity takes with all those with whom it works. The new logo and brand incorporates a bright, cheerful, and hopeful motif of children at play – which communicates to those in need of the services and those who wish to fundraise for the charity – that there is very often, thankfully, light at the end of the tunnel.

Hand in Hand is dependent on the fundraising of volunteers and partner organisations for its survival, and with demand for its services grow-ing the need for financial support has never been more critical. The charity already helps families in Donegal, Mayo, Sligo, Galway, Clare, Leitrim, Ros-common and Limerick but would really like to be in a position to further increase the level of support in these areas. Volunteers and partners in these counties will play a vital role in the growth and development of the charity, and Hand in Hand is always delighted to have more people involved.

For more information on Hand in Hand, to get in-volved, or to find out about some of its forthcoming fundraising events, log onto www.handinhand.ie or check it out on Facebook or Twitter.

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Fest

1 F&F at Tesco. Top (worn as dress), waistcoat. 2 Simply Be. Festival Chic parka, butterfly tunic. 3 Marks & Spencer. Per Una pure cotton leafprint cropped pyjamas. 4 Yogoego. Animal print band trilby hat. 5 New Look. Idol sheet dip hem topwith tie spagetti straps. 6 Republic. Crafted hot pant. 7 Inter-nacionale. Hooded parka. 8 Jane Norman. Stitch detail cropped jeans. 9 Wilkinson. 3-in-1 facial wipes.10 Accessorize. Flower crown bandeau, capri rope necklace, vintage chintz rose maxi dress, carved rose stretch bracelet, Amalfi printed clutch, carved rose vine flower ring, perspex graphic butterfly ring, mexican rose plait bandeau. 11 Simply Be. Sandals. 12 Mata-lan. Heart print wellie. 13 Schuh. Hunter original short.

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Festival fever has arrived. We’ve got Oxegen, Sea Sessions and Cois Fharraige and many, many others to enjoy over the next few months and quite

frankly we’re excited. And not just because it means days of lying in fields listening to brilliant bands, but because it also means we need to buy a festival wardrobe.

Yup, we are that shallow. First things first: whatever clothes we buy, the most important item to take camping is some wet wipes, because that way we can ensure our faces glow and smells are kept at bay. It’s vital if you’re going to be dancing as no-one wants smelly pits in their face. It’s just not polite. Wilkinson has some 3-in-1 wipes that cleanse, tone and moisturise.

The next thing to cater for is the great Irish summer. You need wellies AND flip-flops if you want to protect against the mud but still have footwear that will let your feet breathe. Schuh has some amazing yellow wellies, and Matalan has a very sweet pair dotted with hearts that we, well, heart. For flipflops try a pair like the ones from Simply Be as they are strapped to your feet so they are less likely to fall off while dancing, al-ways a concern!

Also needed is a coat that will protect you from the rain: Internacionale has a bright coral parka that fits the bill perfectly and will make you stand out in a crowd, while Simply Be has a more muted parka that goes per-fectly with its butterfly tunic. Little dresses in fact are a fab idea as they don’t trail in the mud and will keep you cool, and can easily be layered over jeans when the cooler evenings set in – pop along to Tesco for a good selection from the F&F range.

To cover your legs then turn-ups are a good call (we like Jane Norman’s jeans), or if you want to flash your pins then go for Republic’s hotpants. Lay-ers of t-shirts and jumpers will give you lots of flexibil-ity, and to personalise your look add masses of bracelets, headbands and necklaces (Ac-cessorize is the place to forage for these).

Our final tip is to take some cosy pyjamas. You’ll be grate-ful for them when you stagger back to your tent and want a good night’s sleep in dry, comfortable clothes. Rock on!

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Fashion and Fun CRANA College, Buncrana, hosted its very first fashion show, Crana Couture, on Thursday last in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel. Staff and stu-dents took to the catwalk in front of hundreds of people to showcase the latest fashions from 18 shops in the locality and Derry city.

The show was the brainchild of teacher Sue McSheffrey and the Parents’ Association of the college, in particular Mrs. Ros Brennan.

The excitement in the run up to the show was palpable in the school, but despite the mammoth amount of work put into organising

the show, no one was fully prepared for the outstanding success of the show. One lady who attended the show hailed it as “The best fash-ion show I have ever been to in the North West, bar none, and her views were echoed by many others. The audience was blown away by the staging and the wonderful array of clothes on show, but in particular by the professionalism of the young models, both male and female. “The girls looked class,” gushed one fourth year student, “class clothes, great hair and make-up.” >>

Beautiful model Karen Callaghan on the night

Jessican McShane with Ms Laura Doherty

Line-up of teachers at Cran Couture L-R Catriona Doherty, Fiona McDaid, Francis Meehan, Sylvia McSheffrey and Aine Gallagher


at Crana College >> The show was presented by Laura

Keogh (nee Doherty) from Derry, former Pop Idol finalist and now music teacher in Crana College. Show organiser Sue McSheffrey lavished praise on Laura’s presentation and choreography for the dance routines for the show. “Tonight was all about fun,” she said. “Everyone was so relaxed. Laura and I had a ball, both onstage and off; everyone was having a laugh all night, students and teachers alike. Crana College has such a family atmosphere and that really made the night special. I am sure all the models will always remember this night.

“The Parents’ Association was such a great help to me. The backstage organisation tonight was run with military precision. I can’t thank

them enough.”The show featured an impressive range of

clothes from Dunnes Stores, Fosters, DV8, Quiz, Gino, Exhibit, Identity, Nadia Putt, Unique Boutique, Boudoir Boutique, Finders Keepers, LC Clothing, Kular, the Diesel Shop, Next, Blush Boutique, D2 and Chocolate.

Entertainment on the night was provided by the Masquerade Stage School, Justin Black, Bodyrox Dance Troupe and Crana College’s own school choir and hip-hop dancer Stephen Garwe.

The school would like to convey their sincer-est thanks to all those who took part in the show and all of the generous local sponsors. Check out the Crana Couture page on Face-book for more information.

Jessica McShane with Ms Sue McSheffrey

L-R Conor Harkin, Ruairi Bradley, Ronan Gildea and Philip Porter pictured with Ms Sue McSheffrey (centre)

Teachers and Students dancing down the catwalk!

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(5)12. Opposed to poetry (6)14. Purloins duck between

beginning and end of shifts (6)17. Last letter in some game (5)19. Tolerates some token duress

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Pattern

STRIPESAND LACE TUNICShown in Vogue Knitting Spring/Summer 2008, page 59. Sized for X-Small (Small, Medium, Large). Shown in size X-Small.

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS• Bust 34 (36≤, 39, 41)”/86 (93, 99,104)

cm• Lower edge approx 60 (63≤, 67≤,

71≤)”/152 (160, 171, 181.5)cm• Length 25≥ (26≥, 27≥, 27≥)”/65 (68,

70.5, 70.5)cm

MATERIALS• 3 (3, 4, 5) 1≥oz/50g skeins (each

approx 105yd/95m) of Kollage Yarns Corntastic (corn) in Citrine (A)

• 3 (4, 4, 4) skeins in Pearl (B)• 4 (5, 5, 6) skeins in Peridot (C)• One size each 9 (5.5 mm), 8 (5mm),

7 (4.5mm), 6 (4mm) circular needles, 29”/74cm length

• One pair size 5 (3.75mm) needles OR

SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE• Size G-6 (4mm) crochet hook and

stitch holders

GAUGES• 22 sts and 28 rnds/rows to 4”/10cm

over St st using size 5 (3.75mm) needles

• 6 repeats (12 sts) of lace pattern using size 9 (5.5mm) needles measure approx 4”/10cm.

TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGES.

LACE PATTERNRnd 1 [Yo, k2tog] around to 1 st beforemarker, remove marker, k last st tog with first yo of next rnd, place marker on RH needle for end of rnd.*Next rnd [Yo, k2tog tbl] around to one st before marker, remove marker, k last st tog tbl with first yo after marker, place marker on RH needle for end of rnd; rep from * to specified length.

STRIPE PATTERNWorked in St st. Work 10 rows A, 6 rows B, 10 rows C, 6 rows B. Repeat these 32 rows for stripe pattern.NOTE: The lace skirt is worked in the round on circular needles, changing needle sizes to create the shaping. The bodice begins in the round, then is divided for front and back and worked flat on straight needles.

LACE SKIRTWith size 9 (5.5mm) circular needle and A, cast on 179 (191, 203, 215) sts. Join to work in rnds, taking care not to twist sts. Place marker for end of rnd. P 1 rnd, k 1 rnd, p 1 rnd. With B, k 1 rnd, then work in Lace pattern until piece measures 6”/15cm from beg. With A, work 1 rnd Lace pattern, then p 1 rnd, k 1 rnd, p 1 rnd.With C, k 1 rnd, then work 5 rnds in Lace pattern. With size 8 (5mm) needles, work 12 rnds in Lace pattern. With size 7 (4.5mm) needles, work 6 rnds in Lace pattern. With size 6 (4mm) needles, work 4 rnds in Lace pattern.

Purl one row. Piece measuresapprox 12”/30.5cm from beg. Divide for front and back With A, knit across 90 (96, 102, 108) sts for back, place remaining 89 (95, 101, 107) sts on a holder for front.

BACKNext (inc) row (RS) K1, M1, k across to last st, M1, k1—92 (98, 104, 110) sts.Work even until back measures 3 (3μ, 3≤, 3≤)”/7.5 (8, 8, 9)cm above divide. Work inc row once more—94 (100, 106, 112) sts.Work even until back measures 5 (6, 6≤, 6≤)”/12.5 (15, 16.5, 16.5)cm above divide.Armhole shaping Bind off 5 sts at beg next 2 rows. Dec 1st each side every right side row 5 times—74 (80, 86, 92) sts. Work even until armhole measures 8 (8, 8≤, 8≤)”/20.5 (20.5, 21.5, 21.5)cm.

Neck shapingWork across 23 (26, 29, 32) sts, attach second ball of yarn and bind off center 28 sts, work to end of row. Cont in St st and stripe pat, work both sides at once and dec 1st each neck edge every other row twice—21 (24, 27, 30) sts each side. Bind off.

FRONTWork 89 (95, 101, 107) sts in stripe pat and shape armhole same as for back. Work even until armhole measures 5”/12.5cm—73 (79, 85, 91) sts.

Neck shapingWork across 29 (32, 35, 38) sts, attach second ball of yarn and bind off center 15 sts, work to end. Cont in St st and stripe pat,work both sides at once and dec 1 st each neck edge every row 8 times—21 (24, 27, 30) sts each side. Bind off.

FINISHINGSew side and shoulder seams.Crocheted edging With RS facing, crochet hook and C, work1 sc rnd evenly around neck edge. Join, work 2 sc rnds more with C, 1 sc rnd with B. Work crochet edging around both armholes in same manner.

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Camera Tip

1. Keep it Simple

The more difficult you make your shot the less likely your shot is going to be a success. Keep it clutter free, work with natural light,

2. Set up the Shot before Introducing Your Subject to it

Be prepared!! Have your studio set up or if on location know before hand where you want to shoot.

3. Shoot into the Light

Back lighting will add depth and interest to an image. Lens hoods are essential if shootings in bright environments, a fill flash will also be required!

4. Shoot from Slightly Below Your Subject’s Eye line

Shooting from below a persons eye line can make the subject look more appealing and makes for a more professional photo.

Anti virus software is important it can remove malicious code that has the ability to duplicate and send copies of itself to other computers. Viruses have the power to delete or alter files, send themselves to recipients on your contact list, freeze your computer and more.

All packages of anti virus differ, however the main use of it is to scan files or your computers memory for patterns that may indicate an infection. Once installed it is recommended to scan your computer fre-quently. Anti-virus can identify and block many viruses before they infect your computer. Anti-Virus will help keep your computer safe from harm in turn giving it a longer life span!!

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Movies

The Hangover Part 2 Release Date: May 26th, 2011Starring: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifiana-kis, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong Director: Todd PhillipsWriter: Scot ArmstrongRuntime: 1 hour 42 minutes

After the release of the hit film The Hango-ver comes the long awaited sequel “The Hangover Part 11”. Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. After the unfor-gettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don’t always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can’t even be imagined.Source: www.movieweb.com

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Release Date: May 20th, 2011Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Richard GriffithsDirector: Rob Marshall

Kung Fu Panda 2

Release Date: May 26th, 2011Starring: Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, David Cross Director: Jennifer YuhWriter: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Charlie KaufmanRuntime: 1 hr 31 min

Writer: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Tim PowersRuntime: 2hr 17min

Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) finds himself on an unexpected journey to the fabled Fountain of Youth when a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz) forces him aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane).Source: www.movieweb.com

From the studio that brought you “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda.” Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furi-ous Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po’s awesome new life is threat-ened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu.

The Tree of Life

Release Date: May 27th, 2011Starring: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Joanna Going, Dalip Singh, Fiona ShawDirector: Terrence MalickWriter: Terrence MalickRuntime: 2 hr 18 min

Our picture is a cosmic epic, a hymn to life.We trace the evolution of an eleven-year-old boy in the Midwest, Jack, one of three brothers. At first all seems marvellous to the child. He sees as his mother does, with the eyes of his soul. She represents the way of love and mercy, where the father tries to teach his son the world’s way, of putting oneself first. The story ends in hope, acknowledging the beauty and joy in all things.

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‘Spoiled’ Author: Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan - June 1, 2011

The eye-catching cover and tagline of the book immediately grabs your attention - “You say spoiled like it’s a bad thing”, well the attention of most teenage girls anyway!!Molly is a 16-year-old girl living in suburban Indiana with her single mother, but when her mother passes away Molly’s life is about to drastically change...

‘State of Wonder’ Author: Ann Patchett - June 7, 2011

State of Wonder is a tale of morality and miracles, science and sacrifice set in the Amazonian jungle, that is both a gripping adventure and a profound look at the difficult choices we make in the name of discovery and love.Wonder is a world unto itself, where unlikely beauty stands beside unimaginable loss. It is a tale that leads the reader into the very heart of darkness, and then shows us what lies on the other side.

Sisterhood Everlasting

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Brashares comes the welcome return of the characters whose fr iendship became a touchstone for a generation. Now Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget have grown up, starting their lives on their own. Sisterhood Everlasting is a powerful story about growing up, losing your way, and finding the courage to create a new one.

Smokin’ Seventeen

Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and no one knows this better than New Jersey bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum. The bail bonds office has burned to the ground, and bodies are turning up in the empty construction lot.

Break out a cold drink and slap on some sunscreen, this summer is sure to be a scorcher with Smokin’ Seventeen.

Now You See Her

The perfect life Nina Bloom is a successful lawyer and loving mother living in New York, but with a past that she is terrified anyone will discover.A successful lawyer and loving mother, Nina Bloom would do anything to protect the life she’s built in New York—including lying to everyone, even her daughter, about her past. But when an innocent man is framed for murder, she knows that she can’t let him pay for the real killer’s crimes.


Gilmore warns travellers of big delays in issuing new passports Friday, May 20, 2011

TRAVELLERS HAVE been urged not to book tickets unless their documents are in date, due to a massive surge in demand at the Passport Service.

With applications for passport renew-als rising to record levels, it is taking up to a week longer than the normal two-week period to process applica-tions. Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore blamed the surge partly on an increase in the popularity of last-minute foreign holidays, which has led to unprecedented numbers of applications for passports at short notice. Spring and early summer is normally the busiest time at the Pass-port Service and queues have again formed at its office on Molesworth Street, Dublin.

Requests for passports are running at 13 per cent higher than last year, amounting to an average 4,260 a day. On two days last week, however, 5,200 applications were received, 700 more than the previous record number of applications for a single day.

The trend threatens a repeat of the chaos of last year, when delays of up to five weeks resulted in many travellers missing flights or having to reschedule them. Mr Gilmore prom-ised this week to reduce waiting times through the use of overtime and the deployment of extra temporary staff who have been recruited but are cur-rently in training.

The biggest increase in applications this year has been for children be-tween the ages of three and 18, which are up 16 per cent on last year, Mr Gilmore told the Dáil.

Due to the surge in demand, the turn-around time for applications received through the Passport Express system is currently running between 11 and 13 working days.

Burren in Bloom - Co. ClareFriday 29th April - Sunday 29th May 2011

Ballyvaughan village is situated between the hills of the Burren and the southern coastline of Galway Bay; the perfect location for dis-covering the Botanical riches of this unique limestone landscape.

The month of May reveals an abundance of flowers throughout the Burren, with spring gentians, mountain avens, turlough violets, spring sandworth and a profusion of orchids, among them early pur-ple orchids, bee orchids, spotted orchids. There are more then six hundred and fifty different flowers, plants, and ferns, in the Burren area.

To celebrate this amazing botanical wealth we have organised a series of illustrated talks throughout the month of May to give people an understanding of the Burren, how it was formed, how it continues to support this truly wonderful riches of natural Growth.There will be, organised walks available to view the wild flowers and the many ancient sites that exist throughout the area.

Irish music will be provided in the local hotels and pubs through-out the month in addition to stories on local folklore. Further infor-mation can be found on the web site below.

Contact: Ballyvaughan, Co Clare, Republic of IrelandTelephone: +353 (0)65 7077 464 www.burreninbloom.com

Local Attractions, Services and other linksBurren Beo - http://www.burrenbeo.com/Burren Connect - http://www.burrenconnect.ieBurren College of Art - http://www.burrencollege.ieBurren Crafts - http://www.burrencrafts.net/home.htmlBurren National Park - http://www.burrennationalpark.ieClare Burren Marathon - http://www.clareburrenmarathonchallenge.comThe Burren Centre - http://www.theburrencentre.ie/Clare County Library - The BurrenThe Burren Cycling Club - http://www.burrencyclingclub.com/

Aillwee Cave & Burren Birds of Prey - http://www.aillweecave.ieTel: +353 65 707 7036E-mail: [email protected]

Linn Fashions - http://www.ballyvaughantourism.comTel: +353 65 707 7464E-mail: [email protected]

Spar Village Stores - http://www.ballyvaughantourism.comTel: +353 65 707 7171E-mail: [email protected]

Quinn’s Craftshophttp://www.quinncrafts.comPhone +353 65-707 7052E-mail: [email protected]

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John panics over Colin’s bodyAirs on Friday, May 27th 2011Desperate to know what’s going on inside the factory, John begs Owen to take him on as a labourer. Reluctantly, Owen agrees. Seeing the rate that the floor is being dug up at, John panics and sabotages the job by damaging the pneumatic drill. But for how long can he keep Colin’s body hidden?

At the same time, as Katy struggles to cope without Chesney and agrees to go to the abor-tion clinic, a determined Chesney struggles to free himself in the Hoyles’ basement. Alan is seriously injured and Dorothy is fading fast without her diabetes medication. Can Ches free them all in time?

Meanwhile, David’s set on getting custody of Max, despite Kylie’s protests that he’s better off where he is. But David’s on fire and marches round to the pub, insisting that they’re here to take Max out. Instinctively, Becky grabs Max and throws them out, locking the door. David then bangs on the door as Becky barricades herself in.

Elsewhere, Graeme begins to get territorial over Xin, while Gary and Izzy make up and joke about his over-protective streak.

Jimmy orders Kelly to leave the villageAirs on Thursday, May 26th 2011Kelly knows that she’s in full control as Nicola panics and blames Jimmy over her threats to call the police. Jimmy tries to make Nicola see that Kelly twisted his words, but she refuses to listen. Knowing he has to prove himself to Nicola, he storms over to Kelly’s. When he ar-rives, Jimmy insists that he’ll do whatever it takes to prove how much Nicola means to him, even if that means lying to the police and claim-ing it was self defence.

Despite Bob’s efforts to convince Kelly to leave Nicola and Jimmy alone, Kelly is deter-mined. Storming over to Mill Cottage, she tells a shocked Jimmy that if he dare choose Nicola over her, he’ll never see his son again…

Meanwhile, Jackson asks Aaron to try to enjoy the time they still have together. Fighting their own emotions, Hazel and Aaron assure Jackson that they’ll do this his way, although it’s clear it’s tearing them both apart.

Elsewhere, Victoria is disgusted and storms off when Alex tells her that he slept with Han-nah, and Paddy’s new locum Nicky starts and Rhona is pleasantly surprised when she sees that he is an attractive male.

Christian proposes to SyedAirs on Friday, May 27th 2011Following some flat-hunting, Christian tells Syed that he has found a two-bedroom place where they could raise their adopted child, but Syed fears that things are moving too quickly. Soon afterwards, Tamwar talks to Syed about their parents, who are still trying to protect him by pretending that there’s nothing wrong. However, Tamwar soon hears what’s going on as Syed reveals all. Later, Syed visits his mum at the Minute Mart and suggests that she and Masood should get some relationship help. Za-inab snaps at her son but soon breaks down and they come together for a moment as Syed comforts her. However, Zainab then pushes him away and insists that she’s fine. Christian is watching this and interrupts as he thinks that Zainab is being unfair, but Syed tells him to stay out of it.

At the same time, Yusef is keen to help Zainab with her tiredness and arrives at the Minute Mart with some medication for her. Explaining that he just wants to help, Yusef encourages her to take the pills. Later, back at home, Zainab and Masood continue trying to keep up an act in front of Tamwar, but he snaps at them and tells them that he knows exactly what’s going on. Will Zainab and Masood work things out, or is this the end for them?

Jo and Dermot clash over BenAirs on Thursday, May 26th 2011Bob sees a ‘help wanted’ sign in McCoys and insists to Louie that he wants more involve-ment in the pub. Charlie wonders if he has blown his relationship as well as his proposal. He tells Bela and Cass that he feels like such a fool. Dermot agrees with Philip and Jo that they will tell Ben he’s adopted when the time is right. Philip tells then that they need to stop arguing as well.

A visibly upset Esther is in her office with Niamh. Niamh notes that Esther is reading a letter from a man in England. She tells Dem-rot there is something up. Jo is concerned that Ben overheard a conversation with her and Robert about him being adopted. Louie hands over the quarterly reports and Bob tells him he’ll review them and get back to him.

Esther follows Charlie and takes offence when he starts talking about Mags. He tells her he knows nothing about her past and that he doesn’t know her. They break up. Carol enlists Yvonne to help her with her interview technique as they are looking for new bar staff. Leo, Philip and Cass decide to give the band another chance. Esther accuses Niamh of pry-ing in her personal life.

Experienced actors wanted for Brian Friel’s masterpiece ‘the aristocrats’Have you some acting experience and would like to star in what promises to be one of the most entertaining plays staged in Donegal in recent times?

Then An Grianán Theatre, in association with Workhouse Productions, will be holding a cast-ing session for their forthcoming production of Brian Friel’s Aristocrats on Sat 11 June.

The casting session is open to experienced actors only and interested people must submit a CV and photo to the play’s producer Patricia McBride at An Grianán Theatre by Monday 6 June so that audition times can be allocated in advance of the audition day on Saturday 11 June.

The production will run at An Grianán during the last week of September and there will also be three further touring performances as part of the annual Bluestacks Arts Festival.

The play will be directed by well known Let-terkenny actor Iarla McGowan of Workhouse Productions.

McGowan has previously directed Conor McPherson’s The Weir for Workhouse Produc-tions and this will be his first time directing with An Grianán.

Rehearsals for the production will be held mostly in the evenings for a three week period from Monday 5 September.

This is so that we have the opportunity to in-clude many of Donegal’s excellent amateur and semi professional actors who have other day time work commitments.

Set, like so many of Friel’s plays, in the fic-tional Donegal village of Ballybeg, Aristocrats explores similar themes to his 19th century set drama The Home Place except here the focus in on an upper class Catholic family and the ac-tion takes place in the 1970s.

Ballybeg Hall is the decaying home of District Justice O’Donnell where those who congregate for a wedding stay to attend a funeral. Friel’s chronicle of three sisters and their ‘peculiar’ brother reveals the way ‘in which the ache of one family becomes the microcosm for the ache of a society’.

First produced by the Abbey Theatre in 1979, Aristocrats won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play (1988) and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play (1989) with the New York Times calling it ‘’a lovely play, funny and harrowing’ while the

New Yorker declared it ‘’an ironic, loving, im-aginative, and all but faultless play. Make that a faultless play.’

Already cast is the role of District Justice O’Donnell which will be played by Gerard Mc-Sorley, one of Ireland’s most acclaimed actors of stage and screen.

McSorley appeared as Michael in the original stage production of Dancing at Lughnasa as well as performing as the narrator in the film version. Originally from Omagh, McSorley now lives in Donegal.

The roles available for casting are the three adult sisters (age range 20s to late 30s), their eccentric brother Casimer, his brother-in-law Eamon, neighbour Willie Diver (all in their 30s) and American academic Tom Hoffnung (mid-fifties).

If you wish to audition for the production please send your CV and head shot to the the-atre by Monday 6 June by post or by email at [email protected]. For further informa-tion please contact Patricia McBride or Martina Murphy at An Grianán, telephone 074 912 3288.

Friel’s chronicle of three sisters and their ‘peculiar’ brother reveals the way ‘in which the ache of one family becomes the microcosm for the ache of a society’.


THOUSANDS ATTEND DONEGAL LIVE IN DUBLIN

IN an historic week for the State, Donegal may have struggled to shout loudest about a special county event Sunday – but thousands attended Don-egal Live in Dublin.

More than 20,000 in fact are thought to have been at Iveagh Gardens in Dublin for the festival which is aimed at promoting the county.

Earlier this month a similar event in Glasgow attracted 20,000 people.

Up to 20 tourism sectors were represented at the Donegal Live event today which ended at teatime and included dancing, concerts, singing, poetry readings – and even a falconry display!

The tourism promotional event is created and funded by a number of organisations including the Donegal Association in Dublin, Don-egal Tourism Ltd., Failte Ireland North West, and Donegal County Council.

Martina Bromley from Failte Ireland North West, hailed the event another success – following on from last year’s first Donegal Live in the capital.

Events included concerts and exhibitions – all showing off our best hotels and culture.

With a CV boasting Grammy Awards and ac-claimed albums, as well as roles in films di-rected by Tim Burton, Martin Scorsese and Cameron Crowe, Loudon Wainwright III is one of the great US singer-songwriters.

Father to Martha and Rufus Wainwright, former husband to the late, great Kate McGar-rigle, Loudon has released over 20 albums since his debut in 1970, all of them filled with heartfelt musings on life, love, family and death, as well as a whole lot of other things that he finds funny and/or strange. He’ll be performing at An Gri-anán Theatre this Sun 29 May.

He won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Tra-ditional Folk Album for High Wide & Handsome:

The Charlie Poole Project, a musical tribute to Charlie Poole (1893-1931), the legendary, yet ob-scure singer and banjo player.

North Carolina native Poole was a one-time millhand who cut capers and downed booze while fighting his way to recording fame in the Depression-era South. Since the 1960s, Wain-wright’s lived in Poole’s image, a mercurial troubadour with a knowing grin.

Loudon’s songs have been covered by Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Big Star, Freakwater and Norma Waterson. Tickets available at An Gri-anán’s box office on 074 91 20777 or see www.angrianan.com for more.

Grammy award winner Loudon Wainwright III to play An Grianan this SundayHe’s only playing two dates in Ireland – one in the Olympia and one in Letterkenny.

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Donegal Designer Makers Summer Exhibition

A group exhibition of the latest work from the Donegal Designer Makers.A month-long exhibition in the lovely town of Adara, a chance to meet the makers and see some of the best craft work from the county.

Dates:01 to 31 July 2011

Venue:Main Street, Adara, Co. Donegal

Opening Hours:11am - 7pmFurther Information

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Leonie Tang: Between Document and Memory: An Artlink Exhibition at Fort Dunree, Buncrana, County Donegal runs until 5 June 2011The story of Ned Dunphy has never been told, a man of undiscovered talent, viewed in the eyes of most as an eccentric, yet undeniably, one of Ireland’s great photog-raphers. Ned’s life began under British occupation of Ahmednagur, India, on the 17th of April 1912. His parents, Corporal Edward Dunphy and Nora Gilligan re-turned to Ireland in 1915, where his father served thirty years in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. From a young age Ned had many vocations, from artist, to photogra-pher, to electrician, and even pro-cyclist. He was a member of several cycling clubs, participated in forming the first bike polo teams in Cork and Dublin, and resided in the top three Irish cyclists from 1933 -1939. During these times he was also em-ployed by companies such as Harland and Wolff aircraft factories and Birkenhead oil refinery, eventually retiring in 1970 from the ESB, pursuing his childhood obsessions with Irish fighter planes and Riley motorcars. Ned’s family background in the military, extensive traveling and diverse cultural upbringing, coupled with his consistent documentary practice has produced a wealth of images that docu-ment a standard of ‘Irish life’ from the 1920’s up until the turn of the century.

Artist Leonie Tang worked extensively with Ned, archiving and curating his col-lection of photographs until his death in 2010. In presenting a selection of items – or an ‘archive’- from Ned Dunphy’s collec-tion of photographs, she in a sense allows us to witness if not quite a self-portrait of Ned then a collaborative biography which gives us the flavor of the man and the times that he lived in.

Traditionally archives are the ‘official’ records of government and have (in theory at least) denied the personal, the domestic and completely subjective in favour of the authoritarian and objective. Archivists saw themselves as guard-ians and supposedly neutral, impartial presenters of evidence. They considered themselves voices of authority set apart

and untouched by society. They in es-sence saw themselves as holders of the ‘official memory’. This has been chal-lenged by artists who questioned these archival notions of guardianship and authority, challenging and undermining its traditions and assumptions. Artists have insisted that archives and the pres-entation of archival documents were de-pendent on human choices and therefore completely subjective. They also noted that the ‘official memory’ excluded many such as the working class, women and ethnic minorities. Artists have inserted the personal, the biographical and domes-tic into the notion of archiving by borrow-ing its methods and language.

In this exhibition, the artist Leonie Tang has created a fascinating archive. This archive of a life of an individual is more engaging, more accessible than the official archives of the time. Perhaps it also provides unique insights into Irish life that would be invisible within the of-ficial archives of the time. In projects such as this, artists such as Leonie Tang have helped to in a sense reanimate the archive.

Using Ned’s work as a template the art-ist will actively engage with older people and the young in an on-going project Bun-crana’s Story. This project will facilitate a local focus group to discuss and explore their local history through exploring the county archives as well as sharing their own written, oral, photographic and picto-rial remnants.

Leonie Tang is a Dublin based artist. She obtained a BA in Photography from Dublin Institute of Technology. Her cur-rent practice is based upon the archive and the archival, focusing on the veracity of the photographic document and explor-ing the relationship between archives and public/private memory.

Artlink will be commissioning new work by contemporary artists for the Fort Dun-ree site throughout 2011 and the following years.

Motiv8 Fitness (in the Glencar Shopping Centre) in association with Lee Gooch Promotions are holding Donegal’s first ever Zumba Dance com-petition in the Mt. Errigal Hotel on Sunday, June

5th at 7:30pm. It is a rhythmical form of South American exercise dance

(Think Strictly Come Dancing but with a Latin flavour). Proceeds will be going to the Donegal Hospice and also to the chosen charity of the winning pair. There is an official launch night this Tuesday, May 24th in the Mt. Errigal at 7:30pm. It would be great if you could send a photographer to the event where the dancers will be revealed. The Quigley school of Dance and Blue Ribbon will be special guests on the night. To ensure the maximum intake for the hospice, we would appreciate it if you can give us some good publicity in the next two weeks. I will send you a little piece in the next couple of days to accompany the pictures.

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Donegal lecturer battles to save Derry air linkA Donegal lecturer, who is based in Dublin, has launched a campaign to save the Derry to Dublin air route.

The route is set to be axed on July 21st when Aer Arann pull out of the route after claiming it is simply not profitable.

However business lecturer Patricia Doherty has now launched a campaign looking for another airline to take over the route.

Ms Doherty, who now lives in Derry, commutes to Dublin using the airline to work at Blanchardstown Institute of Technology where she is head of business.

She said “We cannot allow the route to be pulled. A lot of people depend on it on a weekly basis. Surely there is an al-ternative to simply pulling the route.”

Graduating to the World of Work - Understanding Your Payslip

Now that the exams are over and results are out, many young people around the country may be look-ing for their first “real job” and more importantly looking forward to receiving their first pay cheque. However, more attention will prob-ably be paid to spending that hard earned money, rather than studying the payslip.

It’s worth taking a closer look at your payslip to make sure the cor-rect deductions are being made - as every penny counts!

On the first day of your new job you should provide your new em-ployer with a P45 from your previ-ous employer or a Certificate of Tax Credits and Standard Rate Cut-Off Point. If you do not have either you will need to apply for a certificate of tax credits by completing a 12A form which you can get from your employer or by calling the tax office. You should do this as soon as pos-sible so you are not subject to emer-gency tax on your first pay cheque. With emergency tax a temporary tax credit is given for the first month of employment but tax deductions are increased progressively from the second month on if you still do not have a certificate of tax credits.

It is very important to understand the deductions, including PRSI, BIK etc, that are been taken from your salary; and as a recently graduated student you should make sure you are availing of the tax credits that apply to you, to ensure you are get-ting the most from your payslip. For instance tax relief is available for an-nual bin charges, rent relief, medical insurance, trade union subscrip-

tions, and certain health and dental treatments.

Getting into the practice of claim-ing for tax credits from the begin-ning of your career is a good habit and one that you will carry on through your working life. Our ex-perience from liaising with clients shows that a high percentage of em-ployees who have been in the work-force for many years are still not claiming or are even aware of the tax credits available to them. It only takes a quick call or letter to the tax office to avail of these credits and ac-cumulatively over a year these can make a significant difference to your available spends.

Some of these tax credits, includ-ing bin charges and rent relief, must be re-applied for each year. Medi-cal expenses must be returned on form Med 1 each year. By register-ing with Revenue On-Line (www.ros.ie) you can easily add, amend or delete a large range of tax credits, update Revenue with your personal information, submit health expense claims and other tax credits and in-comes.

And so the day will come when you will receive your first payslip. It is important to note that employers are legally required to provide you with a payslip. This is what it will tell you:Gross Pay

This is your total pay for the period i.e. your salary, PLUS any taxable benefits (e.g. Health insurance), LESS any tax-deductible pension contributions, BEFORE tax and PRSI is deducted.Deductions

When you start working as an em-ployee your employer is responsible for deducting tax and PRSI (Pay Re-lated Social Insurance).PRSI

(Pay Related Social Insurance) is deducted from your pay each pay period. This is your social insurance contributions which entitle you to a range of benefits that are adminis-tered by the Department of Social and Family Affairs e.g. unemploy-ment benefit, maternity benefit etc.

PAYEThis is the tax deducted from your

pay. You will pay tax on all earnings including overtime, bonuses, and also non-cash payments - known as benefit-in-kind e.g. company car.Net Pay

This is the actual amount of money you receive after tax and PRSI are deducted i.e. what is in your bank ac-count to spend!P60

At the end of each tax year your employer will give you a P60 form which is an annual summary of all your payslips. You keep your P60 as a record of your pay and the tax that was deducted. It is of vital impor-tance to hold on to the P60 as your employer is only legally obliged to provide you with one copy so if the original is misplaced then you may not be able to get hold of another one - unless you are very friendly with your payroll person!P45

When you leave a company you will be issued with a P45, this is a document which shows your pay, tax and PRSI to date deducted by your employer. It is a very impor-tant document that you will need to present if you commence a new job or become unemployed and need to claim social welfare or a tax refund.What records to keep

It is important to get into the habit of keeping important paperwork that contains details about your pay and tax, including payslips, P45 and P60 forms, benefit in kind forms, any information about your con-tract etc. You will need to refer to your records later if you ever need to apply for benefits and tax credits, or apply for a mortgage or loan. It is recommended that you keep your records for at least three years, es-pecially P60s and details of bonuses, from the end of the tax year they re-late to.

“Finally, if you are unsure about anything on your payslip, for exam-ple, why your overtime, tax credits or BIK have not been processed, always ask your payroll or HR man-ager.

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Forget the queen & obama…donegal live takes centre stage

IT has been hailed as the greatest boost for tourism for Donegal ever.

And tomorrow a little bit of Dublin will become another parish of our county as Donegal Live squeezes into the limelight – sandwiched between historic visits by Britain’s queen Elizabeth and US President Barrack Obama.

Donegal Live is a major tourism initiative to attract tour-ists to the county.

Earlier this month a similar event in Glasgow attracted 20,000 people.

Up to 20 tourism sectors will be represented at the Don-egal Live event which takes places the Iveagh Gardens tomorrow between 12.00 noon to 6.00pm.

The tourism promotional event is created and funded by a number of organisations including the Donegal Associa-tion in Dublin, Donegal Tourism Ltd., Failte Ireland North West, and Donegal County Council.

Martina Bromley from Failte Ireland North West, says it’s a great opportunity to showcase Donegal to the coun-try.

One of the organisers Paul McLoone insisted: “The pro-file of Donegal has been superb over the past couple of days and it will be even higher on Sunday.”

Events include concerts and exhibitions – all showing off our best hotels and culture.

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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today welcomed the fact that a record number of farmers had availed iNet, his Department’s on-line application facility, to lodge their 2011 Single Payment Scheme applications. The 54,000 forms lodged on-line represent an increase of 25% over 2010 and an in-crease of over 600% since iNet was intro-duced in 2007, when just 7,500 applications were lodged on-line.

“I am delighted to see the figures for 2011 iNet” the Minister said, “and am very encouraged by the continued increase in its usage, year on year. All concerned, farmers, their Agents and my Department, continue to gain from the benefits that the system offers and, as I mentioned recently, I would again strongly urge anyone who hasn’t yet decided to use the system to at least consider doing so in the future. A

quick look at the website, www.agfood.ie, or phone call to the dedicated Helpdesk, Lo-call 1890 252 118, is well worth while” he added.

The Minister also took the opportunity to remind farmers that, while the closing date for applications has now passed, any appli-cations lodged in the 25-day period after the closing date, that is, up to and including 10 June, will be accepted, but must be subject to the regulatory, cumulative, penalties, of 1% per working day that they are late.

Furthermore, it is also possible to lodge amendment forms under the 2011 Scheme up to and including 31 May 2011, without penalty. “However, under EU rules, we are obliged to apply a penalty, at a rate of 1% per working day, where amendment forms are received after 31 May” the Minister explained, adding “the final date for receipt of late amendments is 10 June, after which

they can not be accepted. Anyone who finds that they need to submit an amend-ment form should obviously do so imme-diately and, in any event, by 10 June at the latest, in order to avoid suffering any undue penalties”.

Concluding, the Minister confirmed that his officials will shortly be meeting all stakeholders, including Farm Body repre-sentatives, Teagasc and the Agricultural Consultants Association, to review the operation of the 2011 iNet, with a view to the continued refinement and development of the system. “These meetings have been an annual feature since the inception of iNet” the Minister explained, noting that “they are central to its ongoing success and provide suitable opportunity for feedback, thereby allowing for the ongoing enhance-ment and refinement of the system, for the benefit of all concerned”.

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Tuesday May 17th 2011. A new sponsorship deal has been announced for the Topaz Donegal International Rally.

The three-year sponsorship deal coincides with the 40th Anniversary of the Rally.

Over 150 drivers from all over the country will participate in this year’s Topaz Donegal International Rally which takes place from Friday 17th -19th June 2011. It is estimated the Rally, which is the only 3 day rallying event in the country is worth up to €25m to the local economy.

The Clerk of the Course, Danny Gormley paid tribute to Topaz for their ‘tremendous support’ of the event. “The Topaz Donegal International Rally is the biggest annual sporting event in the northern half of the country and we could not stage an event of this magnitude without the extremely generous financial support of Topaz. This year we are celebrating our 40th birthday and the signing of a new three year deal is a vote of confidence in the event and a huge boost for the North West as a whole” Gormley said.

Topaz Chief Executive Eddie O’Brien said the company was delighted to sign a new sponsorship deal with the Donegal Motor Club. “Since the first Rally in 1971, this event has enjoyed a reputation as Ireland’s leading rally. Initiatives such as the town stage in Buncrana means the event continues to enjoy huge support and this year will attract up to 70,000 spectators. As an Irish owned and managed company we know how important the Rally is to the local economy, particularly the tourism sector and we wish the Rally and all associated with it, continued success” O’Brien said.

Danny Gormley paid tribute to over 700 stewards and officials who will help police the event and thanked the people along the route for their support. “Without the hard-work and dedication of the hundreds of stewards and officials and the goodwill of the people of Donegal this event simply could not take place. We thank one and all for their continued support,” Gormley concluded.

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St Eunans U-10 hurling team that competed in a very successful hurling blitz in Maghery.

Coleman named Everton young player of the year

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The lotto numbers for this week were 10,17,20,22 and the match 3 winner was keelan mc gill millside, fintown. Next weeks jackpot is €2,180. Sellers this week are pj gallagher and james pat mc Daid.There will be a HB Icecream Funday in the Glenswilly GAA Centre on Sunday the 19th of June @ 11.45am. All proceeds in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland. Anyone with any queries in relation to this event can contact Eamon Ward on 085 7197052. There is salsa and dance exercise classes on every monday in the hall at 8 15 p.m. Every-body welcome. €5. per night.There is also circuit training on Mondays at 7 00 p.m. €5 per night or €40 for ten weeks. Both teams hosted N. Conaill in the champion-ship 1st round 1st leg at the weekend and in front of a large crowd on Sunday our reserves were beat on a scoreline of 0-04 to 0-12, while the seniors got a draw in a tight game which ended up 0-06 to 0-06. The club would like to thank all who helped out on the day with stew-arding and making tea etc.

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The 22-year-old Donegal man will make an incredible 40th appearance of the season when his side entertain Chelsea at Goodison Park on Sunday.

He has started 30 of those games – and scored six goals for his club.

And last night in Liverpool, Seamus picked up two gongs – young player of the year – and shareholders’ player of the year.

Manager David Moyes said “Seamus did tremendously well at Blackpool last season and he’s given us something fresh and new this year.

“He’s been great and, with what we’ve seen, we hope he’ll be able to step up again.”

The former St Catherine’s and Sligo Rovers player won’t end his season against Chelsea however.

He is expected to feature for Ireland when they play the North in the Carling Nations Cup next Tuesday – and Scotland on Sunday week.

Said Seamus after the ceremony: “I’m trying to pick up different things but I don’t want to lose that natural ability.

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The reserves lost out to Carn-donagh in the Intermediate Cham-pionship on Sunday at home by 0-09 to 1-03. The seniors won their game by 0-14 to 1-06. Match report and photos on club website at www.naomhcolmcille.com

The U16s beat Na Rossa on Fri-day to progress to the Division 2 County Final against Naomh Conaill at O’Donnell Park Let-terkenny on Wednesday 25th May at 7:00PM.

The u8s travelled to Convoy recently for their first away Go Games blitz and put in fantastic performances against Convoy and Red Hughs. Well done to all the players, and thanks to Convoy for hosting the blitz. The next blitz is scheduled for Letterkenny Gaels on next Saturday (28th May).

Naomh Colmcille are hosting a night at the races on Saturday 4th June @ 9.00 in the clubhouse. Horses are available from the committee or any team members. Anyone interested in sponsoring a race please contact a committee member.

The club are also doing a bed push from Bridgend to the club-house on the morning of the 4th June.

Naomh Colmcille is registered for the Tesco schools and clubs, and Sainsbury’s Active Kids schemes. Please start collecting and saving your vouchers now for Naomh Col-mcille so we can get extra kit and equipment for the benefit of eve-ryone at the club. Please also get the word out to others who might be able to donate their vouchers. Vouchers can be given to Adrian Marsh (087 2873076) or any other coach or committee member.

Don’t forget to check out our new club website at http://www.naomh-colmcille.com

Naomh Pádraig GAA

After last year’s success, the club will again be running the Mr & Mrs Competition. Its takes place on Friday 27th May in Squealing Pig followed with Music by Free Wheelin’. At moment, the lucky couples taking part are Martin & Myra McColgan, Phelim & Gail McColgan, Ultan & Sonia Doherty,

Joe & Rosemary O’Donnell, John & Marie Duffy, Danny & Helen McLaughlin and Ciaran & Serena McMenamin. Billy Carlin will be compere on the night and every-one welcome to what promises to be great nights craic. Tickets are currently on sale from players and committee members priced at €8 each or two for €15.

The Seniors travelled to Dunk-ineely on Saturday evening, but lost out to Naomh Ultan on a scoreline of 3-7 to 0-12. Naomh Padraig started the brighter of the two sides and got the opening two scores of the game courtesy of a free and a point from play from Damien Diver. The home side then capitalised on a defensive error in the Naomh Padraig defence to blast home the opening goal of the game. An Aiden Lynch point from play left the scores level but Naomh Padraig’s inability to turn chances into scores proved costly as Naomh Ultan scored a goal and a further two points to put them firmly in the driving seat. Gary Mc Kinney travelled all the way from corner back to slot over an excel-lent point in between two Diver frees to leave two points between the sides. A free from a Naomh Ultan player increased the margin to three again before Lynch and a Diver effort from play left the minimum between the sides at the break. Half time score 2-3 to 0-8. The home side started the second half the brighter of the two teams by scoring 3 points without reply to open up a four point advantage. A Diver free reduced the margin to three again. Naomh Padraig dominated the possession but took the wrong option too many times in the final third of the pitch and this was to prove costly as Naomh Ultan slotted home their third goal. This was follwed by a point from play. Two Diver frees and a point from play reduced the deficit but it wasn’t enough as Naomh Ultan ran out winners by four points.

Team and scorers: John Paul Mc Colgan, Lawrence Lynch, Enda Mc Colgan, Gary Mc Kinney (0-1), Dermot Keaveney, Martin Duffy, Cathal Mc Colgan, Aiden Lynch (0-2), Charlie Molloy, Gerard Mc Colgan, Eunan Keaveney, Barry Hegarty, Michael Crowley, Damien Diver(0-9 5f), Anthony Mc Colgan. Subs: Brendan Mc Colgan, Damien Laird, Brian Mc Colgan.

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Playing with a slight breeze in the first half Milford opened the scoring after 2 minutes play with a 45 meter free from Christy Barrett.

Mark Mc Laughlin leveled the scores on the fifth minute with a well taken point. Eddie Kelly then pointed a 30 meter free for Urris when Shaun Mc Daid was fouled.

David Curley broke through the Urris defense and was goal bound but Shaun Paul Doherty brought off a great save. Cathal McGettigan then pointed for Milford when the Urris defense failed to clear. Alan Friel replied with a point for Urris when taking a good pass from Darragh Doherty on the 12th minute to give Urris a one point lead. Then came the only goal of the game for Milford when a high ball was played in by Paul Sweeney and fisted to the Urris net by Christy Mc Cafferty on 14 min.

Urris finished the half the better with three unanswered points one from Darragh Doherty a free from 45 meters by Eddie Kelly when Mark McLaughlin was taken down and the final point of the half from Joe Grant to leave the half time score Urris 0 . 6 Milford 1 . 2

Urris began the second half where they left off with Eddie Kelly stroking over from the 45 when he himself was taken down. The home team stretched their lead to 6 points midway through the second half with points from Alan Friel, Darragh Doherty, Mark Mc Laughlin and the point of the match from Liam Diver from 60 meters. Mil-ford took over the last quarter with a point from Christy McCafferty from 20meters on the 45min and substitute Manus Boyce fired over from 30meters. Luke Barrett

had two points in concession for Milford to bring them within a point of Urris with two minutes remaining. Urris had two further points in injury time from Joe Grant and Martin Kelly to leave the final score Urris 0.13 Milford 1.7. Urris had good displays from Paddy Ranty Joe Grant Eddie Kelly and Mark Mc Laughlin while Barry Mc Nulty Lorcan Friel Christy Barrett and David Curley were best for Milford.

Scorers Urris E Kelly 0.3 M Mc Laughlin 0.2 A Friel 0.2 D Doherty 0.2 J Grant 0.2 L Diver 0.1 and M Kelly 0.1. Milford C Mc Cafferty 1.1 L Barrett 0.3 C Barrett 0.1 C Mc Gettigan 0.1 and M Boyce 0.1.

Teams Urris: Shaun Paul Doherty, Sean Doherty, Patrick Doherty R, James Cooke, Damian Harkin, Joe Grant, Sean Mc Daid, Liam Diver, Eddie Kelly, Donal Kelly, Darragh Doherty, Darren Grant, Phil Pat Doherty, Mark Mc Laughlin and Alan Friel. Subs Patrick Doherty for Donal Kelly, Jason Doherty for Damian Harkin and Donal Kelly for Darragh Doherty.

Milford: Caolon McGettigan, Dean Burgess, Barry McNulty, Tony Mc Gettigan, Enda Mc Hugh, Paddy Peo-ples, Dermott Friel, Lorcan Friel, Paul Sweeney, Christo-pher Barrett, Pauric Curley, Luke Barrett, David Curley, Christy McCafferty and Cathal McGettigan Subs: Cor-mac Friel, Manus Boyce and Niall Wheelan.

Ref: Paddy Mc Gonigle.

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Tyrone minor ladies claimed the Ulster minor title with a surprising 3-5 to 2-6 win over Donegal at rain lashed Irvines-town.

A goal from Cara McCrossan levelled things with six minutes to go and sub-stitute McCrossans delivery set Teri McCusker up for a stunning match win-ning strike, the young Cappagh forward turned and fired past in with minutes to go.

Nicola Donnelly’s free at the death left two points between the sides at the final whistle.

Donegal opened the scoring with a Grant goal minutes after the start but Tyrone dug deep and hit 1-3 without reply, Nicola Donnellys free dipped over the keeper while the Fintona forward added two more points with McCusker latching on another.

Donegal minus ace forward Gearldine McLaughlin rallied again and a second Grant goal levelled it with the sides ending the half on level terms through further points from McMahon and Mc-Grory.

Both sides had early second half chances but no scores to show for their efforts until McLaughlin came off the bench ten minutes in, Grant and McLaughlin both pointed to open a gap and after Barrett came off the bench to score Donegals fourth point they had a three point advantage with six minutes to go.

Omagh’s McCrossan came off the bench and after superb work from Don-nelly she finished to the net from a tricky angle, throwing herself across the goals to touch home.

Barrett replied at the other end to

leave things tense going into injury time and when McLauglin hit a free over the bar this young Tyrone side looked destined to miss out. McCrossan and McCusker had other ideas though. The Omagh Cappagh combination produced the crucial goal that claimed the crown. McCrossan collected a drove the ball into the penalty area where McCusker was quickest to react, she collected and somehow from an impossible angle net-ted.

Donegal failed to get through the tough Tyrone defence and a free from Donnelly finished the game.

A lucky win for Tyrone, although they had dominated for long periods against a Donegal side going for three in a row and full of experienced players.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP:

MCCUMHAILLS COMEBACK STILL NOT ENOUGH TO OVERCOME ST MICHAELS

MCCUMHAILLS 0-10 ST MICHAELS 0-12

A second half revival led by the O’Reilly brothers Stephen and Marty still wasn’t enough to give McCumhaills victory in Ballybofey.

St Michael’s were well on top at half-time and but for a controversial late point by county star Colm McFadden, McCumhaills could well have

snatched a draw.Second half revival by Mc

Cool led by Reilly brothers Stephen and man of the match Marty scoring a pt each.

Late controversial pt from Colman McFadden gave st Micheal’s a 2pt victory over wasteful mc cool in exciting start to senior champ 2011.


Extra time win sees Donegal hurlers through to Lory Meagher cup final

LENNON DELIGHT AS HOOPS CLAIM SCOTTISH CUP

Donegal finished strongly to qualify for the Lory Meagher Cup final with an extra-time win over South Down at Pairc Esler.

Niall Campbell was the Tir Chonaill hero, posting a 0-11 tally as the men from the north-west booked a trip to Croke Park for the third successive year.

What this game lacked in quality was compensated for in terms of excitement and drama, as both sides battled for supremacy.

Campbell steered over a couple of early frees to inject confi-dence into Donegal veins, but Down recovered from a slow start to get some momentum going.

After Emmet Trainor opened their account, Liam Morgan brought them level with a ’65.

And two superb efforts from far out on the right wing from John O’Kane made it 0-4 to 0-2 after 16 minutes.

Then came a Tir Chonaill flourish which saw them hit 1-4 on the spin to open up a five points lead.

The accurate Campbell knocked over three more frees, and Stephen Boyle added a neat effort from play.

And in the 23rd minute, a Campbell free was floated in from 90 metres, and Enda McDermott deflected the sliothair into the net.

South Down, trailing by 1-6 to 0-4, responded with a goal of their own two minutes later, Kieran Courtney smashing an angled shot to the roof of the net.

And in the closing stages of the half, points were exchanged rapidly, with Donegal’s Campbell and South Down’s Morgan both hitting the target to send the teams in at the break deadlocked on 1-8 each.

Campbell continued to hit the target from placed balls, easing the men from the north-west into a two points lead, but the home side regrouped, and scores from Eoin McGuinness and Liam Mor-gan saw them ease a head once again.

Defences were very much on top for long stages of a scrappy second half, but Donegal managed to cut through the South Down rearguard for Mickey McCann to send Campbell through for his tenth point of the contest, and the sides were level again with 10 minutes to play.

Donegal did have a chance to win it in stoppage time, but Lee Henderson’s ’65 dropped short, and at 1-11 each, the teams headed into extra-time.

Henderson and McDermott were on target to give Donegal a 1-13 to 1-11 lead midway through extra-time

And they pushed on, with Campbell bringing his tally to 11 points, Donegal running out three points winners.

South Down: D Kearns, C Teague, J McGrath, P Byrne, A McGuinness, K Courtney (1-0), E Donnelly, L Morgan 0-6 (4f, 1 ’65), P McAleenan (0-1), J O’Kane (0-3), E Trainor (0-1), E McGuinness (0-1), M Magee, M Cunningham, A Brown.

Subs: P Sheehan for McAleenan, N Burns for Magee, L Deegan for Brown, J Brown for Burns, McAleenan for J Brown

Donegal: P O’Brien, S O’Connor, C Breathnach, A McDermott, J Donnelly, C Dowds, J Boyle, E Organ, S Boyle (0-1), N Campbell (0-11, 9f), P Sheridan, E McDermott (1-1), M McCann, C Mathew-son, P Hannigan.

Subs: L Henderson (0-1) for Organ, R McDermott (0-1) for Math-ewson, M McGhee for McCann.

Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny).

Celtic forgot about their disappoint-ment at not winning the league after easily brushing aside Motherwell 3-0 to win the Scottish Cup.

It’s the club’s first trophy since 2009 and Neil Lennon’s first as manager.

Goals from Ki Sung-Yeung, Charlie Mulgrew and an own goal by Moth-erwell captain Stephen Craigon gave Celtic the silverware.

“We’ve had a great season and fell short in the championship, but this is a fitting end,” said Lennon

“I’m delighted for everyone associ-ated with the club. It’s an important day. The performance today merited it.”

A sensational 32nd minute strike from Ki Sung-Yeung was enhanced by Mark Wilson’s deflected shot and an inch-perfect Charlie Mulgrew free-kick five minutes from full-time to hand Lennon his first silverware in charge of Celtic.

The Co Armagh man was proud to claim a trophy in his debut season, de-

spite the disappointment of narrowly losing out on the league championship to Rangers last week.

“It’s the first trophy for a few years and the players deserve it – so do the supporters,” said Lennon.

“Motherwell did very well and made a great contribution to the final, but we were superb.

“We were a bit too clinical at times and tried to walk the ball into the net at times.

“You can’t deny the quality in the squad, and it manifested itself again today.”

A turbulent season for Lennon was rounded off with the news from the club’s majority shareholder, Dermot Desmond, that a long-term contract would be forthcoming in the next few days.

“I hope so,” said Lennon. “It’s a great privilege and Mr Desmond has been very good to me in my time as manager so far.

“Even in my time as a player, he

gave me great counsel throughout the season.

“For all Celtic supporters out there, he’s a huge Celtic fan and he has the best interests of the club at heart.

“He was as disappointed as anyone with the way the season ended, so I hope he’s enjoyed himself today.”

Celtic’s squad were also praised by Lennon and he pledged to bolster the playing staff and maintain a free-flow-ing style of play next season.

“We love the game, we try to en-tertain and we try to win with a bit of style,” said Lennon.

“It doesn’t always get you over the line – but if we keep playing and strengthening the squad in a few areas, we’re not too far away from having a very good team.

“We’ll sit down and look at some op-tions and identify players – whether we get them or not is another thing.

“But the players we’ve brought in are great – they’ve all made a huge contribution to the season.”

“It’s the first trophy for a few years and the players deserve it – so do the supporters,”

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Donegal 1-15 (aet)

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FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC each won their first European Champion Clubs’ Cup at the old Wembley and both are seeking a fourth title at the new Wembley on 28 May.

It was beneath Wembley’s old Twin Towers that FC Barcelona and Man-chester United FC both won their first European Champion Clubs’ Cup but only one can claim a fourth title when these rivals meet at the new Wembley in a repeat of the 2009 UEFA Champions League final.

Previous meetings• This is the clubs’ 11th meeting and the record so far is three wins each and four draws; neither side has won consecu-tive games. The teams have contested two major finals, Barcelona prevailing in their last meeting in Rome in 2009 while United won their 1991 UEFA Cup Win-ners’ Cup decider in Rotterdam.• Samuel Eto’o (10) and Lionel Messi (70) scored when Barcelona beat United 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on 27 May 2009.• The full lineups were:Barcelona: Valdés, Puyol, Touré, Piqué, Sylvinho, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta (Pedro 90), Messi, Eto’o, Henry (Keita 72).Man United: Van der Sar, O’Shea, Fer-dinand, Vidić, Evra, Park (Berbatov 66), Anderson (Tévez 46), Carrick, Giggs (Sc-holes 75), Ronaldo, Rooney.• Sir Alex Ferguson won his first Eu-ropean honour at United with a 2-1 win against Barcelona in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final 20 years ago. Former Azulgrana striker Mark Hughes scored twice (67, 74) before Ronald Koeman struck (79) for a Barcelona side reduced to ten men by Nando’s dismissal.

• The lineups for that final on 15 May 1991 were:Barcelona: Busquets, Nando, Alexanco (Pinilla 72), Koeman, Ferrer, Goic-oechea, Bakero, Eusebio, Beguiristain, Laudrup, Julio Salinas.Man United: Sealey, Irwin, Bruce, Pal-lister, Blackmore, Phelan, Robson, Ince, Sharpe, McClair, Hughes.• Carlos Busquets, father of Barcelona’s Sergio, was in goal for the Catalan club. Brian McClair and Mike Phelan – Unit-ed’s academy director and assistant manager respectively – were among the opposition.• That was the second time Sir Alex had won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup against Spanish opponents, his Aber-deen FC side having defeated Real Ma-drid CF 2-1 in 1983.• Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes struck in United’s 3-3 group stage draw against Barcelona at Old Trafford in September 1998. Scholes, who got the only goal of the teams’ 2008 semi-final, made his UEFA Champions League debut against Barcelona in a 2-2 draw in October 1994. Giggs and Josep Guar-diola also appeared in the teams’ 1994/95 group stage meetings.

Match background• Barcelona and United are both seek-ing a fourth European Cup, which would take them level with AFC Ajax and FC Bayern München and behind only Liv-erpool FC (five wins), AC Milan (seven) and Real Madrid (nine).• Barcelona’s final record is W3 L3:1960/61 SL Benfica 2-31985/86 FC Steaua Bucureşti 0-0 (0-2 pens)1991/92 UC Sampdoria 1-0 (aet)1993/94 AC Milan 0-42005/06 Arsenal FC 2-12008/09 Manchester United FC 2-0• United’s final record is W3 L1:

1967/68 SL Benfica 4-1 (aet)1998/99 FC Bayern München 2-12007/08 Chelsea FC 1-1 (6-5 pens)2008/09 FC Barcelona 0-2• If successful, Sir Alex would join Liv-erpool’s Bob Paisley (1977, 1978, 1981) as the manager with most European Cup victories.• The old Wembley staged five Euro-pean Cup finals, with English teams prevailing twice:1963 AC Milan 2-1 SL Benfica1968 Manchester United FC 4-1 SL Ben-fica (aet)1971 AFC Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos FC1978 Liverpool FC 1-0 Club Brugge KV1992 FC Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria UC (aet)• United director Sir Bobby Charlton scored twice in the 1968 Wembley tri-umph with which the Old Trafford team became England’s first European Cup winners.

• Like United in 1968, Barcelona needed extra time against Sampdoria in 1992 be-fore Koeman’s 112th-minute free-kick earned victory in a match featuring a 21-year-old Guardiola. Guardiola was in the Barcelona side beaten in the 1994 final by Milan.

• By steering Barcelona past United in 2009, Guardiola became the sixth man to claim the European Cup as player and coach, following Miguel Muñoz, Gio-vanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Carlo Ancelotti and Frank Rijkaard. The Spaniard was seven when a 36-year-old Sir Alex embarked on his first European campaign as a manager with Aberdeen in 1978/79.• The only European Cup-winning coach older than Sir Alex is on the day of the final (69 years and 148 days) was Belgian Raymond Goethals, who was 71 years and 232 days when his Olympique

de Marseille team triumphed in 1993.• United have played nine times at the new Wembley and five of their matches have gone to penalties:2007 FA Cup final: Chelsea FC 0-12007 FA Community Shield: Chelsea FC 1-1 (3-0 pens)2008 FA Community Shield: Port-smouth FC 0-0 (3-1 pens)2009 League Cup final: Tottenham Hot-spur FC 0-0 (4-1 pens)2009 FA Cup semi-final: Everton FC 0-0 (2-4 pens)2009 FA Community Shield: Chelsea FC 2-2 (1-4 pens)2010 League Cup final: Aston Villa FC 2-12010 FA Community Shield: Chelsea FC 3-12011 FA Cup semi-final: Manchester City FC 0-1• This is the 11th European Cup final involving a team playing in their home country and seven times the ‘home’ team have prevailed – Real Madrid (1957), Milan (1965), Manchester United (1968), Ajax (1972), Liverpool (1978), Juventus (1996) and Borus-

sia Dortmund (1997). Stade de Reims (1956), AS Roma (1984) and Barcelona (1986) all lost a final on home soil.

• Barcelona lost 2-1 at Arsenal on their last visit to London in February. They did beat the Gunners 4-2 at Wembley in the 1999/2000 group stage, the only pre-vious time they have faced English op-ponents at the national stadium.

• Barcelona’s record away to English opposition is W6 D8 L13. Their record against English clubs in London is W2 D3 L4; their overall record against Eng-lish clubs is W23 D18 L16.

• Since the 2009 final United’s only meetings with Spanish opposition have come this season, a 1-0 away win and 1-1 home draw with Valencia CF. United’s overall record against Spanish clubs is W11 D17 L12.

• There have been 15 previous Anglo-Spanish finals in UEFA competition:2010 UEFA Europa League: Club Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Fulham FC2009 UEFA Champions League: FC Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United FC2006 UEFA Champions League: FC Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal FC2006 UEFA Cup: Sevilla FC 4-0 Middles-brough FC2001 UEFA Cup: Liverpool FC 5-4 De-portivo Alavés (aet)1998 UEFA Super Cup: Real Madrid CF 1-0 Chelsea FC1995 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: Real Zaragoza 2-1 Arsenal FC (aet)1991 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: Man-chester United FC 2-1 FC Barcelona1982 UEFA Super Cup: Aston Villa FC 3-1 FC Barcelona (agg)1981 European Cup: Liverpool FC 1-0

Real Madrid CF1980 UEFA Super Cup: Valencia CF 2-2 Nottingham Forest FC (agg, Valencia win on away goals)1980 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: Valencia CF 0-0 Arsenal FC (5-4 pens)1979 UEFA Super Cup: Nottingham Forest FC 2-1 FC Barcelona (agg)1971 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: Chelsea FC 2-1 Real Madrid CF (replay after 1-1 draw)1963 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: Totten-ham Hotspur FC 5-1 Club Atlético de Madrid

Team ties• Gerard Piqué joined United in 2004 after seven years in Barcelona’s youth ranks. He made 23 appearances, scoring twice, before rejoining Barça in 2008.

• Messi had not scored in ten UEFA Champions League games against English opponents before striking in the 2009 final.

• Edwin van der Sar is hoping for a third UEFA Champions League winners’ medal on his final United appearance, 16 years after his first with Ajax in 1995. Paolo Maldini holds the record for the longest span between triumphs, in 1989 and 2007.

• Víctor Valdés and Carles Puyol started Barcelona’s 2006 final win against Ar-senal while Andrés Iniesta came on at half-time.

• Giggs is the only survivor of United’s 1999 UEFA Champions League final-winning team.

• Patrice Evra tasted UEFA Champions League final defeat with AS Monaco FC in 2004, and Dimitar Berbatov suffered the same fate as a substitute with Bayer 04 Leverkusen against Real Madrid in 2002.

• Barcelona’s shoot-out record in UEFA club competitions is:5-4 v Lech Poznán, 1988/89 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup second round0-2 v FC Steaua Bucureşti, 1985/86 Euro-pean Cup final5-4 v IFK Göteborg, 1985/86 European Cup semi-final4-1 v RSC Anderlecht, 1978/79 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup second round3-1 v Ipswich Town FC, 1977/78 UEFA Cup third round5-4 v AZ Alkmaar, 1977/78 UEFA Cup second round

• United’s record is:6-5 v Chelsea FC, 2007/08 UEFA Cham-pions League final3-4 v FC Torpedo Moskva, 1992/93 UEFA Cup first round4-5 v FC Fehérvár, 1984/85 UEFA Cup quarter-finals

Barcelona and United seek fresh Wembley glory


DONEGAL ATHLETES CONTINUE TO SHINE

Athletics

PATSY MCGONAGLE’S

ATHLETICS REPORT:

The miserable conditions

continue to play havoc

with the early track season

in Ireland despite that life goes on

and it was the Ulster schools

Saturday.

Quite a few progressing to Irish schools finals in Tullamore Saturday week June 4th.

AS follows John Kelly winning for Royal and Prior in the shot 13m plus with Castledergs H S Kyle Donnell 2nd john went over 41m in javelin for 3rd.

A 1,2 in senior steeple James Speight taking a tumble recovering to win in first km. in 3-02 going on to return 6.25 with Mark Bonner ,Columbas 2nd having come from behind. He will need to stay on pace if at all possible in a few weeks.

Caoimhe McMenamin wins Junior long jump, Sasha Byrne similar story minor long and a good day for Shaun Woods ,Royal and Prior taking 400m inter in 52 odd and silver high jump 1-75 m.

Blaithnaid silver high 1-57m in inter it would be great to see her clear 1-60 in a few weeks to put her in the frame for schools international selection going forward.

Shannon Mc Laughlin Columbas was very impressive in districts but nearly missed the start junior girls 800m . She has such

potential so a medal will encourage from this day a bronze . Provided she can grab a race by the scruff of the neck she can impact. Over to Shannon.

In Portugal a bronze medal in European cup 10km junior for Waterford girl Kate Veale behind 2 unbelievable Russians and aso at this event Brendan Boyce was on 20k team. Brendan from Milford continues to improve and we in the club wish him well.

School sports Tuesday and Wednesday 10-30 any body that can volunteer to help it

would be much appreciated and then the biggest meet annually in the county each year the CO primary finals June 1st 11 am . Again help really appreciated.

Cathal O Connor and Noel Collins in action BMC meet Sat. in Manchester.

Finally if this weather ever settles the contractor moves on site June 2nd to complete track project. This development cost Finn Valley 350k totally funded by the club itself a serious acheivement in this our 40th year.

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