COUNCILLOR MARTIN HARLEY has expressed his delight after Donegal County Council passed a motion to grant Finn Harps €20,000, seemingly securing their future as a club, it has been announced.
The motion, tabled by Harley and seconded by Barry O’Neill, received unanimous backing, and will go some way towards securing the €48,000 needed to be be raised before December 21 to prevent the club from going out of business.
Speaking to TheScore.ie, Harley said that it was an important step to secure future of the club.
The councillor acknowledged that it was a “difficult decision in the current circumstances” and that “it wasn’t going to wash with a lot of people”.However, he described how the “bigger picture” needed to be looked at, and emphasised that the decision was beneficial not just for the club but for “the community”.
He pointed to the club’s work with several schools and involvement in road safety initiatives as examples of its wider role within the Donegal community.
While he urged caution by noting that it was only “one step” towards securing the overall funds required to ensure the club’s survival, he explained that there was “fundraising going on all the time” and said he was “more than optimistic” that the club would survive.
Just in response to the42.ie’s constant ads for Boyle Sports on their rugby articles, I’ll link to the news story of their parent site. The question…will they remove a comment that links to an article on their own parent site outlining Ireland problem gambling, or will they just ignore the fact that they are openly advertising gambling at the same time they are also reporting the harms of gambling?
https://www.thejournal.ie/130k-people-in-ireland-have-a-gambling-addiction-as-new-bill-aims-to-regulate-the-industry-6186839-Oct2023/
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@JoeVlogs: Spin that wheel baby!!
@JoeVlogs: Such is the dialethics of life. How do they make money without advertising revenue? Betting, alcohol, etc. all no doubt cause a lot of harm (and arguably a great deal of joy too) but they pay, and people need money to survive, as capitalism evolves so too does our addiction to money. Like why does Soros need more? (because like most business people he’s addicted to accumulating wealth and power). How do we protect the smallest number of people who may be vulnerable to addiction while supporting the majority’s personal freedoms, you won find an answer
@JoeVlogs: ive a gambling issue to ads should be banned plus im a subscriber
Good man Tadhg Furlong, another vital cog in this Irish machine.
A proper attitude can bring you a long way! Massive respect to him
@Tony Metcalfe: I see what you did there
@Tony Metcalfe: it could bring you a couple of furlongs. But at the same time you only need one Furlong
Good to hear he is in good nick. He is a very important player but not as vital as Porter. Bealham was excellent in the 6ns and O’Toole was also reliable. If Porter were to get injured I would be quite apprehensive about the scrummaging ability of his replacements.
Struggling a lot for two years now. First man off the field in the Hcup final on 44 minutes. Man must be broke up. Glad to hear he’s feeling good.
But injuries are catching up he should be around for next world cup do legend