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Derry City and Strabane District Council continue to resurface busy carparks within council area

Derry City and Strabane District Council are continuing to resurface a number of busy carparks within the council area. Earlier this year, Council agreed to re-surface four car parks across Derry, Strabane and the wider district. These were Albert Street in Castlederg, Market Square in Claudy, Shantallow Health Centre on Racecourse Road and Townhall Street …

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Interview: Martin Harley on his recovery from injury, and plans ahead

        Donegal jockey Martin Harley will be back in the saddle shortly in Australia as he prepares for a busy few months ahead. Earlier this year he suffered multiple fractures, including two in his neck, during a race in Australia, but has since made a remarkable recovery. Back in Donegal for three …

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Donegal GAA Results – Saturday, September 23

Donegal Senior Football Championship Preliminary Quarter-Finals Glenswilly 1-16, Glenfin 0-10 Cloughaneely 0-10, Ardara 2-13 MacCumhaill’s v. Four Masters (7.30). Senior Reserve Championship Preliminary Quarter Final Glenfin 1-3, Naomh Conaill 0-4. Intermediate Football Championship Quarter-Finals Naomh Columba 0-10, Termon 2-10 Fanad Gaels 1-13, Buncrana 0-14 Bundroan 0-10, Malin 2-9. Intermediate Reserve Championship Quarter Final Fanad Gaesl …

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Cowan on target in big Dergview win as Institute’s game is abandoned

Former Finn Harps captain Keith Cowan struck twice for Dergview as the Tyrone side thumped bottom of the table Knockbreda 5-0 in the Northern Ireland Championship. Cowan got two second half goals after another former Harps player Jamie Browne had bagged a brace in the first half. Padraig Lynch got the fifth in the 85th …

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Joshua Magee bidding to reach badminton final in Peru

Joshua Magee, from Donegal, and  Paul Reynolds (pictured above) will face number one seeds Nyl Yakura and Adam Dong in the semi-final of the Peru International Challenge later today. In the quarter-finals, they overcame Jose Guevara and Diego Mini of Peru, 21-14, 21-14. Meanwhile, Donegal’s Rachael Darragh lost out in her quarter-final as she was …

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Annual grocery price inflation drops for third month in a row

Annual grocery price inflation has dropped for the third month in row. New research by Kantar shows inflation rates stood at 12.8 per cent in August 2023, down almost 2 per cent from the previous month. Despite this decline, the price of groceries is still increasing. Pricewatch editor with the Irish Times, Conor Pope, says …

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Local councillor welcomes confirmation of new pump station for Stranorlar

Donegal County Council has confirmed that a new pump station will be put in place in Stranorlar. The improvement work will benefit the Ash Meadows Estate, Drumboe in Stranorlar. Local Councillor for the Stranorlar Municipal District Patrick McGowan says that this work will be followed by renewed and improved services in the area which will …

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Justice Minister requests review of security for politicians and staff around Leinster House

Making people’s workplaces feel unsafe cannot be acceptable in a democracy. That’s according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon in response to the abuse hurled at TDs and Senators outside the Dail on Wednesday. The Justice Minister Helen McEntee has asked for a review of security for politicians and staff around Leinster House which will …

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Speed named as major factor in fatal road collisions

An Garda Siochana’s operational lead for Roads Policing in Donegal says speed is the biggest contributor to fatal collisions. At the latest Joint Policing Committee, Inspector Seamus McGonigle made a presentation on road policing. Road safety is back in the spotlight following a number of fatal crashes across the country in recent weeks, the latest …

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LUH and HSE adopt ‘Communication Passport’ for patients living with dementia

Letterkenny University Hospital and the HSE’s Community Healthcare teams in the North West have launched the “Getting to know what matters to me” communication passport for people living with dementia. This document is intended to support a person who is receiving professional care, who cannot easily share information about themselves, and who may have specific …

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