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Francy and Helen pictured on their wedding day. Pic: Jay Doherty Photography
A newly married Donegal RNLI lifeboat volunteer’s wedding wasn’t all plain sailing when he got a emergency call out as he delivered his wedding speech.
Buncrana man Francy Burns had just married his bride Helen McFarland, last Saturday and was enjoying the reception with family friends and his fellow volunteers when their RNLI pagers sounded with a call out.
The team jumped into action to aid a stricken vessel that had lost power and Francy faced a dilemma on the biggest day of his life.
However, as he was preparing to follow his lifeboat colleagues and head out the door, the coxswain assured him they had enough crew.
“It was certainly a day of mixed emotions,” Francy told Afloat magazine, adding: “I saw the crew stand up to head out for the lifeboat shout during my speech and my first thoughts were to follow them”.
Members of the Inishowen Palestine Solidarity Campaign are among those who will take part in the Long March for Gaza on September 13, with the public urged to join in.
The open competition is welcoming both ladies and gents, with entry priced at €20 per person
Caithorleach of Letterkenny/Milford Municipal District, Ciaran Brogan, cutting the ribbon at the event
The ESB is working to remove a pole at the bottom of Convent Road
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