The Nine til Noon Show with Greg Hughes – Weekday’s 9am to 12noon Magazine type mid morning chat show providing a forum for listeners to express their concerns on the issues of the day. Listen back to Monday’s show… We look at the paper’s front pages, Senator Niall Blaney discusses a potential deal in …
The Into the West Rail campaign has joined a consortium of groups from across the island to demand the publication of the All-Island Rail Review report. The ongoing absence of an Executive at Stormont means there is no Infrastructure Minister there to approve it for public release, and as a result, the nine groups say …
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There are a total of 42 patients awaiting beds in Letterkenny University Hospital today. Of these, 16 are based in wards while the remaining 26 are on trolleys. This is the highest figure seen in the hospital in recent weeks following adequate bed availability.
Donegal will benefit from €625,777 in the Government’s ‘Inflation Fund’ . This will assist community-based and voluntary health and social care providers with the energy inflation costs. Over 1,450 organisations across Ireland will benefit from the €81m fund- including both local community groups and national service providers.
Poor housing is harming children’s health and wellbeing. New ESRI research shows the longer children are exposed to inadequate housing from birth to age 9, the more harm they go through. Dr. Helen Russel, Research Professor of the ESRI said on this morning Nine til’ Noon show that it’s a problem of poverty:
The Mayor of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District has written to the Health Minister calling for the provision of a GP for the Health Centre in Churchill. The centre is a satellite of the Ark Medical Centre in Letterkenny, and before the Covid 19 pandemic, a GP from the centre travelled to Churchill on a …
Letterkenny Milford MD Mayor seeks return of GP coverage to Churchill Read More »
A €370m five year budget has been announced my Minister McConalouge for the new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3). Tranche 1 of the scheme will open Wednesday 22 February with solar panels on farms the first available investment. The other investments will become available on a phased basis during Tranche 1 which will close …
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The British Prime Minister wants to get the Northern Ireland Protocol over the line. That’s according to Senator Niall Blaney. He said on this morning’s Nine ’til Noon show that people shouldn’t underestimate the pressure on Rishi Sunak from former Prime Minister Boris Johnston and that if the DUP has 6 out of their 7 …
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Gardaí are appealing to drivers to slow down after speeding offences of up to 157km/h on the N15 were detected yesterday. The Donegal Town Roads Policing Unit issued a number of fixed charge penalty notices yesterday on the road near Bundoran. It was confirmed on a social media post that the drivers in question will …
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Police say three men, aged 54, 32 and 29, arrested by detectives investigating an attempted hijacking in the Hollymount Park area of the city at approximately 9.35pm on Friday morning, and the subsequent discovery of a suspicious device in the Corrody Road area on Saturday 18th, have been released following questioning. The investigation continues. A fourth …
Three men questioned about Derry hijacking released from custody Read More »
The newly formed Letterkenny Hospital Action Committee says campaigning for a minor injuries unit in the region will be a key element of its activities. The committee says the introduction of such a unit would help cut overcrowding at the hospital’s Emergency Department. The committee formed following a demonstration outside the hospital last month. Jade …
Letterkenny Hospital Action Committee prioritises Minor Injuries Clinic Read More »
Donegal County Council is planning to hire a Velocity Patcher to assist with the repair of the roads in the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District for a period of 3 weeks in April or May. The issue was raised recently by Cllr Gerry McMonagle, who urged the council to buy the machine outright. He says it’s a …
McMonagle urges council to buy special pothole repair machine Read More »
The government has this morning announced a round of once-off funding for voluntary and community providers. The Health Minister today announced €81 million will be shared by 1,450 voluntary and community health and social providers, with a minimum payment of 1 thousand euro each. The money has been allocated from the Governments Inflation fund which …
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Mark English won his ninth National Indoor title at the National Senior Indoor Championships on Sunday afternoon. The Finn Valley AC man finished in a time of 1 minute 52.47 seconds in the 800 metre event. You can view the closing moments of the race below. ✨ National Title ✨ No one was catching him, as …
Monaghan earned their first win of the 2023 National Football League Division One, thanks to an eight point win over Donegal in Clones. At half time, Vinny Corey’s men trailed seven points to six but a strong second half performance saw them grab control of the game. Sean Jones then found the net to help …
Darren Hughes & Vinny Corey on Monaghan’s victory over Donegal Read More »
Donegal Ladies were beaten for the fourth time in four games on Sunday afternoon. 2-09 to 0-07 was the score in favour of Waterford. Goals from Annie Fitzgerald and Lauren McGregor helped Waterford to the two points. Donegal’s Emer Gallagher told Maureen O’Donnell they are hugely disappointed by the loss… After the game Donegal manager …
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Donegal Ladies suffered their fourth defeat of the Ladies National Football League Division 1, this time losing out to Waterford. Goals from Annie Fitzgerald and Lauren McGregor helped the Munster side to the 2-09 to 0-07 victory. Frank Craig and Maureen O’Donnell have the full time report from O’Donnell Park…
Donegal hurlers unbeaten run in Division 2B came to an end on Sunday afternoon. Mickey McCann’s side went down 1-23 to 0-16 to Meath in Pairc Tailteann. Declan Coulter was top scorer on the afternoon for Donegal notching eight points. Brendan Cummings has the full time report… Donegal’s Padraig Doherty told Brendan Cummings they can …
FT Report & Reaction as Donegal hurlers lose to Meath Read More »
An East Derry MLA has spoken following the brutal shooting of a man in Coleraine this weekend. The incident occurred in the Richmond Drive area where a man was forced into a car and shot four times. SDLP MLA Cara Hunter said that the local community has been left shocked and that the presence of …
Another blow for Tyrone following 0-13 point to 0-16 defeat to Galway . They now find themselves in the bottom half of Division One, alongside Kerry, Donegal and Monaghan. The Tyrone side were behind for most of the game with the half time score sitting at Tyrone 0-3 Galway 0-7 With another big away fixture …
The suspicious object at the centre of a security alert in Derry has been declared as viable Police remain at the scene in the Corrody Road area this afternoon, following the discovery of the device yesterday, just metres away from homes and sports area were children were playing. The device now been taken away …
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Donegal County Council have passed a motion to extend the funding application for the Buncrana Shore Front development to include funding for a new leisure centre. The ambitious application is asking for a figure in the region of 20 million euro Cllr Jack Murray says if this application gets over the line it will be …
A total of 4 men have been arrested after a security alert in the Corrody Road area of Derry yesterday. The arrests come following a report of an attempted hijacking in the Hollymount Park area on Friday night and the subsequent discovery of a suspicious device yesterday. A number of properties were also searched. The …
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Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh has welcomed the completion of additional car parking spaces in Letterkenny town park. The issue was first raised in March 2022. With funding provided from Minor Tourism the extra parking consists of 10 new spaces including one disabled space and will be open for use in the coming days. Cllr Kavanagh explains …
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Derry remain unbeaten in the National Football League following a 2-15 to 1-07 victory over Meath in Owenbeg. Ethan Doherty and Niall Toner got the goals for Rory Gallagher’s side. After the game boss Rory Gallagher gave his thoughts on the win… Padraig McGrogan won Man of the Match and afterwards he gave his reaction… …
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Donegal County Council have passed a motion to extend the funding application for the Buncrana Shore Front development to include funding for a new leisure centre. Cllr Jack Murray says that after a tough few years, if the application is successful, the development ‘will be a hugely positive boost that can be enjoyed by …
Application for development of Buncrana Shore Front now to include leisure centre Read More »
A South Donegal TD is pleading with Government to not increase the 9% VAT rate on the Hospitality sector. Deputy Marian Harkin explains that the North West rely on their hospitality sector more than the rest of the country as there is a notable lack of high value jobs. If the VAT returns to 13.5 …
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Motorists could pay higher prices for fuel at pumps from Tuesday. It’s expected a reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel will be removed – in line with updated cost of living measures. Fuels for Ireland CEO Kevin McPartlan has been examining what effect that will have on the average-sized family car…
Police are currently in attendance at a security alert in the Corrody Road area of Derry Members of the public are asked to avoid the area. Diversions are in place.
This week Errigal was named in Lonely Planet as the best sunrise, sunset hike in Ireland and placed fourth in their listings of the best hikes in the country. The travel guide book is one of the world’s biggest travel publications. Speaking with us this morning, author of the piece and avid hiker Killian Anderson …
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Today sees the return of the Polar Plunge to Rathmullan Pier. With a 3pm kick-off a number of Garda members from the Donegal Division among many others will once again brave the cold waters in aid of the Special Olympics. The navy vessel, LE George Bernard Shaw will also moor at the pier and is …
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Donegal County Council is being urged to extend the footpath in the Oldtown area from the NowDOC building to the old Hideout Bar. The issue was raised by Cllr Donal Mandy Kelly, who told this week’s Letterkenny Milford Municipal District meeting that the level of traffic on that road has increased significantly, and action is …
DCC urged to extend footpath beyond NoWDOC base in Letterkenny Read More »
Finn Harps lost out to one of the title favourites Galway United on the opening night of the new SSE Airtricity First Division season on Friday. Galway won the tie 2-1 in Ballybofey with both their goals coming from Vincent Borden. Ryan Rainey, the only member from last season’s Harps squad, did level the game …
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Finn Harps started life in the First Division with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Galway United. Diarmaid Doherty reports for Highland Radio Sport from Finn Park:
The Taoiseach says he’s “quietly confident” an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol could be reached “within a week”. Earlier today, the British Prime Minister met parties in the North to discuss the arrangement, while talks will continue between the EU and the UK over the weekend. Stormont leaders appeared positive about the progress following …
Leakage reduction works in Donegal Town are progressing well with work due to be complete by the end of April. The works are part of Uisce Eireanns “National Leakage Reduction Programme” which aims to reduce the amount of treated water which is lost underground. Works in Claren Drive and Drumlaght are almost complete where over …
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Donegal ETB adult education tutors are paid less that those in the Mayo-Sligo-Leitrim ETB. Deputy Marian Harkin raised the matter in the Dáil yesterday. In Donegal tutors receive the ‘self-financing rate’ 10 to 20% less than the rate paid by the Mayo-Sligo-Leitrim colleagues. She says there are different pay rates for tutors doing the same …
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Donegal TD Charlie Mc Conalogue has announced his department with be co sponsoring the 2023 International Sheep Dog Trials. The competition which rotates among Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales is set to take place in Wicklow this year for the first. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine spoke about how he relates …
A Donegal car dealership has won the ulster regional title for 2023 ZEVI Electric Vehicle Dealership of the Year Awards McGinley Motors from the Pearse Road received their award at the Irish Motor Industry Awards dinner last night. The competition was evaluated a variation of criteria including showroom visibility of EVs, salesperson knowledge of EVs, …
The Nine Til Noon with Greg Hughes – Weekday’s 9am to 12noon Magazine type mid morning chat show providing a forum for listeners to express their concerns on the issues of the day. Listen back to Friday’s show in three parts … Our Friday Panel is Donegal Mart Manager Emer McGuinnes, Junior Agriculture Minister Martin …
The Londonderry and Letterkenny Chambers of Commerce are appealing businesses based in the North West who wish to see the A5 Western Transport Corridor Road Scheme get underway for signatures on an open letter. This letter will be addressed to the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland ahead of the 3rd March consultation deadline before …
Two Donegal bus routes are set to benefit from an ambitious rural bus plan from this year. The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan and the National Transport Authority today launched the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan for 2023. The Moville to Malin Head Tower route and Carndonagh to Buncrana route are included in the plan …
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Stormont leaders are playing down reports that a deal has been struck on the Northern Ireland protocol. The British Prime Minister has been meeting with parties on the outskirts of Belfast.. More high level talks will take this weekend between London and Brussels. Alliance Party leader Naomi Long said a deal hasn’t been done yet:
The Government’s next cost-of-living support package will be tilted towards lower income families, with the 9 percent hospitality VAT rate being axed. The reduction in excise on fuel is also due to expire, which could see prices at the pump rise once again. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar this week revealed the measures will be signed off …
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It was announced yesterday that Donegal has the lowest disposable income in the state. The county was 22% below the national average. Grow Remote have responded to these figures questioning why income in equality is allowed to continue when there is a clear solution. In a statement the organisation says remote working could be …
Grow Remote says remoting working is the solution to income inequality Read More »
A ‘Green Hub’ initiative is set to be launched in Donegal Town later this month. Donegal Town has been selected as one of six pilots nationally for the campaign in partnership with Donegal County Council and My Waste. The Green Hub initiative will provide resources and support to businesses looking to adopt more sustainable practices, …
‘Green Hub’ initiative to be launched in Donegal Town Read More »
Gardaí investigated 106 spiking incidents in 2022 – twice as many as the year before. 62 incidents were probed in 2021, while 12 were investigated in 2020. The true figure is believed to be even higher, as many people don’t report drinks tampering.
It’s believed the 9% hospitality VAT rate will not be in the next cost-of-living support package. Coalition leaders and senior ministers had what is being described as a “good discussion” yesterday in relation to the next round of measures. The focus is said to be tilted towards lower income families. The Government has four days …
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