News from around the 32 counties of Ireland

The life and times of 106-year-old Paddy Gleeson were remembered in a simple funeral service before he was laid to rest in his native East Clare last week. Paddy, who was Ireland’s oldest man, passed away peacefully at Raheen Community Hospital last Saturday night. A lifelong teetotaller and bachelor, his mother died almost 100 years before him. Along with his two brothers, his father emigrated to the United States in 1916, and Paddy never saw him again.
Source: The Clare People)

Cork

A total of 58 Cork charities have received over 18 tonnes of cheese last week as the Government’s free cheese scheme is rolled out around the country. In Cork, the voluntary organisations collected the cheese at Orchard Warehousing, Cobh Cross and Colso Enterprises, Togher. The President of Saint Vincent de Paul in Cork, Brendan Dempsey, said there is much demand in Cork for the free cheese, saying he already has a list of around 65 to 70 people that are looking for it.
Source: (Cork Independent)

Derry

An orthopaedic surgeon - who spent 26-years at Altnagelvin trying to save the lives and limbs of those caught up in carnage on our roads - has called for a 30 miles per hour speed limit on a dangerous stretch near Eglinton. Dr. David St. C. Baird contacted the Sentinel after witnessing a road traffic accident in which several people were injured on the Carmoney Road on the outskirts of Londonderry. He believes it's only a matter of time before someone else is killed on the road which has been the scene of a number of fatalities over recent years. Dr Baird said a combination of speeding, recklessness and a cavalier attitude towards the highway code amongst some drivers, was a recipe for disaster.
(Source: Lononderry Sentinel)

Donegal

Pearse Doherty looks set to take the vacant Dáil seat in Donegal South-West on the back of a collapse in Fianna Fáíl support, according to an opinion poll on this week's by-election. The Sinn Féin senator, whose legal action forced the by-election, is on course for a resounding victory which would see him take 40 per cent of first preference votes according to the Paddy Power/RED C by-election poll. Brian Ó Domhnaill takes 19 per cent in the poll but poor second preference transfers suggest the Fianna Fáil candidate is unlikely to trouble his main rival for the seat.
(Source: Donegal Democrat)

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