County Donegal

When we talk about equality, we mean, of course, there's inequality in terms of the performance tiers.

Of course, there's going to be a difference to how the Limerick hurlers are going to be treated compared to the Donegal hurlers.

But that equality should be based on performance tier, not on gender.

So when you look at the Cork and Galway Camogie final, like those players competing in front of 30,000 people at that performance level is higher than a lot of the lower tier men.

up the road.

Yes, we're going to Donegal for our next story here.

For our next two stories, actually.

The first one is a very cute story.

And this is about Fannad Lighthouse in Donegal.

Where ten messages in bottles have been set off, set adrift into the Atlantic.

And it's to mark a special milestone anniversary.

Absolutely.

that day had on, you know, just I think in general people's sense of safety and security and just the impact that it had on global security as well.

This texter tells me, I was in the army in Finner Camp in Donegal.

We were watching it happen and one of the lads with us, his brother was actually in one of the towers when it went down, unfortunately.

We didn't know at the time, obviously.

There'll be a spell of heavy rain and some strong winds tonight and tomorrow and status yellow rain warnings have been issued.

The first is for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo starting at 9pm today and finishing at 9am tomorrow.

Then a yellow rain warning starts for counties Cork and Kerry at 9am tomorrow and continues until 9pm.

Some localised flooding, difficult travelling conditions and impacts to outdoor events are possible and there could also be some lightning damage tonight with thunderstorms possible.

I happen to be in Ackle yesterday and the amount of bunting and flags that are still out.

I was in Donegal on Tuesday and obviously a couple of Mayo heads up there.

There was flags everywhere.

Long may it last.

And I think we have to be really honest about that.

The expectation is very different.

I'm expected to be at a local event as well as something in Donegal, as well as something allowed on the same day and that's not physically possible so I'm navigating all that I'll also be navigating what parenthood looks like traveling I don't think what I do now is I leave on a Monday morning at like 3 a.m in most cases I work a long day and then I fly back either Wednesday night or Thursday afternoon I can't do that with a three-month-old So I'm trying to figure out, too, what that will look like come January 2027, whether I do a week there and a week here and figure out how I can do everything.

But I'm not the only single parent.

It's called something.

there we have it for this week guys thanks a million to Philip there for coming on and welcome to all of the winners the participants and the organisers down in Kerry for another great year lots more super racing ahead in the coming weeks with Ecotrail Wicklow the Seven Sisters in Donegal and an always exciting Inwer calendar so best of luck everybody with your training and racing over the coming weeks have a super super couple of weeks everybody until next time don't forget to pop over to Patreon if you can't to help support the podcast everyone get your running gear on let's go

Our particular music today, we are deviating a little bit, is actually recommended by one of our listeners.

And our listener is all the way up there in Letterkenny, County Donegal.

So for Pat Mahon, have a listen in and hope you enjoy some of the music that he has selected.

Maura unfortunately is not with us today and she's on a little family holiday I hope that if she's listening in I hope that it's going very well for her and that she's having a wonderful time because that's the whole purpose of having a holiday is to have a great time and I'm sure some of you are just back off holidays and the children are going back to school and all that again so Every season brings new activities, so enjoy it all because it's all part of going through.

He was also this year's overall runner-up.

Best Young Entrant was Carina Mackel-Care from County Donegal.

The Skillnet Biodiversity Award went to Joanne Cushon from Kilkenny.

The Land Mobility Award was won by Liam Barton from Leash.