Crowds on the Diamond in Donegal Town to hear the song "Jimmy's Winning Matches" by Rory Gallagher, and to support the County Donegal Men's Senior Gaeilge Football Team. All Rights Reserved by Matt Britton and/or The Donegal Democrat. If you use this PDF, please give credit to Matt Britton and the Donegal Democrat.

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NEWS
Jimmy’s One in three
cigarettes
are illegal
missing
New research released at
the weekend has shown the
growing problem of illegal
cigarettes in Donegal with
over one in three cigarettes in
Letterkenny being non Irish
duty paid (NIDP). The figure
of 33.9% was well above the
matches!
national average of 29.8% and
placed Letterkenny fifth high-
est of the 22 towns and cities
that were surveyed by MS In-
telligence for the second quar-
ter of 2012.
The highest level of ille-
gal cigarettes was found in
Waterford which had a 44.5%
level of NIDP with Newbridge
Rory Gallagher’s YouTube is that should Donegal win
sensation ‘Jimmy’s Winning mATT BRITTON the ultimate prize, “Jimmy”
in Kildare coming in behind
with 41.5%.
Matches’ will have to be per- News Reporter will be here in October. A spokesperson for Irish To-
formed solo on tour this week Rory said, “Jimmy flew to bacco Manufacturers Adviso-
after his friend ‘Jimmy’ failed knack of naming a host of Madrid to the Embassy of ry Committee (ITMAC) said;
to get a visa to enter Ireland towns and villages from the Senegal in hope of being able “The figures are certainly
in time for the big match on four All-Ireland semi-final- to do the paperwork from worrying when you look at the
Sunday next ists, Donegal, Dublin, Cork there but was advised he has incidence over the past two
Rory Gallagher, a native and Mayo. to return to Senegal to obtain years. The NIDP reached one
of Kilcar posted a song on the visa required. of its lowest rates in the same
YouTube which became an in- Here in October “I am totally gutted. I’d period last year and this was
stant success having attained like to thank Pat the Cope for following the governments
over 300.000 in the first few Gallagher had hoped ‘Jim- all the effort and everything freeze on excise on cigarettes
days last month after Donegal my’ would be able to join would have been fine on the and the increased focus put
defeated Kerry . him for the tour, but it now Irish side. on the area by the Revenue
Rory, who is a resident seems the new anthem could But unfortunately red tape and Gardai. However follow-
musician in Charlie’s Bar be “Jimmy’s missing match- wins again! I hope everybody ing the government’s increase
in Puerto del Carmen, was es!” Despite the assistance will scream Jimmy’s reply in the VAT and Excise in the
joined for the song by a Sen- of North-West MEP Pat ‘the lines at the gigs next week, The real “Jimmy” may be confined to base in Lanzarote last budget pushing the price
egalese native, nicknamed Cope’ Gallagher, his friend but I still say we should sneak for the moment, but Donegal Town was treated to a great of a packet of 20 cigarettes to
‘Jimmy Barry Murphy’ after was unable to get a visa ahead him on a fishing boat into Kil- rendering of the popular song by Donegal Town’s own over €9 there has been a surge
the Cork hurling manager, of the final at such short no- lybegs under a blanket!” joked ‘ immy’ on the homecoming stage on the Diamond yesterday
J in the amount of NIDP ciga-
who portrayed an uncanny tice but the latest information Gallagher. afternoon. 1709MVBritton5 Donegal.JPG rettes on the streets.”
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one lucky junior reader (must be aged between 8-12 years) the SuperValu are
chance to act as flag bearer at the All Ireland football final. The stockists of the 2012
winner will receive one child match ticket, 1 adult match ticket &
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