Institute and Loughgall played out a 1-1 draw in the NIFL Championship on Saturday afternoon. Cathair Friel gave Stute the lead on 57 minutes before Tiernan Kelly leveled the tie with 16 minutes remaining. The draw sees Institute move to sixth in the table level on points with Ballyclare whilst Loughgall remain top.
Omagh Academicals suffered a 42-15 defeat at home to Instonians in the All Ireland League Division 2c game played on Saturday afternoon. Instonians ran in seven tries in their big victory and remain unbeaten in the league. Highland’s rugby correspondent Alex McDonald has the full time report… Alex got the thoughts of Omagh coach Glen …
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Dylan Browne McMonagle recorded another winner this time it came at Dundalk on Friday night. The Donegal jockey claimed a 12/1 win on board the Natalia Lupini trained Dynamic Katie. The pair finished just a short head in front of 6/1 shot Brasilian Princess.
Glencar Inn Division One Arranmore United 1 vs 3 Glenea United Dunlewey Celtic 0 vs 1 Glencar Celtic Keadue Rovers 2 vs 2 Drumoghill Old Orchard Division Two Kilmacrennan Celtic 2 vs 3 Gweedore Celtic St Catherines FC 4 vs 1 Ramelton Mariners Swilly Rovers 4 vs 3 Castlefin Celtic Fintown Harps AFC 3 vs …
Met Eireann has issued nationwide weather warnings for low temperatures, ice and freezing fog set to come into effect tonight. The weather forecaster says temperatures between -5 and 0 degrees are to be expected overnight this Saturday night and into Sunday morning. Motorists have been warned of icy road conditions and freezing fog that may …
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The Housing Minister says he’s not surprised that People Before Profit are bringing a motion of no confidence against him next week. Darragh O’Brien says they’re entitled to bring the motion – but he claims it’s a cynical exercise to deflect attention away from the work the Government is doing. That’s despite a large chunk …
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A new poll claims that voters in the Republic would choose to abolish Stormont as part of a United Ireland. However voters in Northern Ireland would prefer to see the Assembly and the power-sharing institutions remain. Those in the Republic are more supportive of an “integrated United Ireland” with a single administration located in Dublin …
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Tidy town committees in Donegal have received a collective €61,000 in preparation for the 2023 SuperValu TidyTowns competition. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD announced that 41 groups in Donegal would receive funding to help with their upcoming projects. 25 tidy towns committees in Donegal have been granted €1,000, while 13 groups …
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A local Councillor has called on the council to fix a number of street lights in areas across in Inishowen. At the recent Inishowen Muncipial District meeting, Councillors raised concerns about the street lights in a number of areas particularly Buncrana and Lisfannon. Cllr Nicholas Crossan explained that six decorative street lights are out in …
Broken street lights leaving parts of Buncrana in darkness Read More »
A Donegal TD told the Oireachtas Fisheries Committee this week that the government won’t provide fuel subsidies to struggling fishing communities, but is happy to give tax breaks to big businesses. Deputy Thomas Pringle said other EU states provide subsidies, but Ireland refuses to follow suit, arguing that because marine fuel isn’t taxed, subsidies aren’t …
Government must revisit refusal to subsidise fuel costs for fishers – Pringle Read More »
Over 602,800 patients are waiting for a first hospital outpatient consultation. The latest National Treatment Purchase Fund Hospital Waiting List data is out. It also shows 80,232 patients were waiting for an appointment for their inpatient or day case treatment, 2,513 of them at Letterkenny University Hospital on November 24th. 15,475 people were awaiting Outpatient …
Over 2,500 people awaiting procedures and 15,000 awaiting outpatient appointments at LUH Read More »
News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries on Friday December 9th……..
Police in Derry are urging people to help break what they’re calling the cycle of abuse against innocent children. It’s after a 53 year old man from the Derry area was sentenced at Coleraine Crown Court for sexual communication with a child, making and possessing indecent photographs of children, and possession of prohibited images. Peter …
Derry PSNI welcome conviction of man for sexual offences against a child Read More »
The Crossroads and Killygordon Enterprise Centre is to avail of €300,000 grant. Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty has confirmed the CAKE centre is to receive a €300,000 Community Centre Investment fund grant. The funding will make the centre one of the most sustainable in Ireland, with the money going towards new windows and doors and …
Crossroads and Killygordon Enterprise Centre awarded €300,000 grant Read More »
A diner in Donegal was issued a closure notice after a dead mouse was found in a trap at the rear of the kitchen. During an inspection at the Waterfront Diner, Dundee, St Johnston a dead mouse was found in a trap underneath shelving used for storing food and equipment at the rear of the …
Doctors have been inundated with demands for antibiotics, which is contributing to a medicine shortage. That’s according to the Irish Medical Organisation. It comes as the Irish Pharmacy Union reported 4 antibiotics containing penicillin are out of stock. Stranorlar based Dr Denis McCauley chairs the IMO’s GP committee. He says concerns around Strep A and …
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Donegal County Council is advising all road users to prepare for hazardous conditions on roads and footpaths as Met Eireann has issued a warning for low temperatures and ice. This will include low temperatures by day and sharp or severe frosts and icy patches at night from Thursday and into the weekend for all of …
A Midlands North West MEP believes Ireland is not doing enough to combat child trafficking and criminal exploitation. Maria Walshe is welcoming a European Commission’s Anti-Trafficking Directive this week, outlining requirements for member states, including actions to discourage and reduce the demand for trafficking as weel as for awareness. Ireland is currently Tier 2 on …
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165 new dwellings were granted planning permission in Donegal in the third quarter of the year. According to figures released today by CSO, a total of 342 building projects were granted planning permission during July to September of 2022. In Donegal, 165 new homes were granted planning permission with 65 other construction projects approved. 89 …
Almost 50,000 people reported incidents of domestic abuse to Gardaí in 2022. It’s a 9% increase compared to last year. The figures released by an Garda Síochána show a notable increase in the number of incidents of coercive control reported. 173 people reported incidents of coercive control to Gardaí in 2022 – up from just …
Almost 50,000 people reported incidents of domestic abuse in 2022 Read More »
A local Councillor believes the plan for five new surgical hubs will greatly benefit the people of Donegal despite the North West being excluded from the plan. Plans are in the early stages for the creation of five new surgical hubs to be located in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Dublin. Concerns have been raised …
Councillor believes surgical hub plan will benefit people of Donegal Read More »
The Lossett Road has been closed after a lorry went off the road. People are advised to avoid the route at Lossett due to the hazardous conditions. Local diversions are in place.
It’s emerged that residents on Tory Island are to be left without a nurse once again. Next week there will be no provision in place on the island for a number of days. Councillor Micheal Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig says this ongoing issue is totally unacceptable. He says the HSE need to urgently step up:
Donegal County Council has confirmed that the Public Service Centre in Carndonagh will remain closed today. It closed yesterday ahead of a planned protest by defective block campaigners.
Details of the Gaelic Players Association’s 2023 charter agreement with the GAA have been released. In December and January, five inter-county collective training sessions are permitted. Outside of these months, four sessions per week will be held. There will be no cap on squads, meaning that panels are no longer restricted to 32 players for …
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Donegal’s Jim McGuinness and Derry City’s Ruaidhri Higgins were among the latest FAI UEFA PRO Licence participants who graduated in Dublin yesterday. This is the highest coaching qualification in world football under the auspices of the Football Association of Ireland’s Coach Education Department. Republic of Ireland Manager Stephen Kenny was guest of honour as the …
Water has been restored to the Falcarragh area. Homes and business in Falcarragh and surrounding areas were without water this morning as a Water treatment plant interruption impacted supply. Works had been ongoing throughout the night to restore water and are now complete. Cllr Michael McCafferty has thanked the Irish Water workers for restoring the …
Enquiries are ongoing following a crash in Castlefin last evening. Gardaí attended the scene of the two vehicle collision at around 6:45pm. No serious injuries were reported.
Gardai in Donegal are urging all drivers to slow down and drive with extra caution as wintry conditions continue. It comes after the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit this week detected a number of vehicles travelling in excess of the speed limit as temperatures reached 0 degrees. Gardai are warning that speed kills. They are also …
Driver detected speeding in Buncrana area as temperatures hit 0 Read More »
There’s been a positive step forward for homeowners living in uninhabitable defective block affected properties. It was confirmed last night that storage and accommodation grants will be made available next week for those properties that are no longer safe to live in. €15,000 will be available for alternative accommodation while €5,000 has been set aside …
Positive development for homeowners in uninhabitable defective block properties Read More »
Power cuts at this time of the year are not an option. That’s the view of Mayo TD Michael Ring in reaction to higher than usual demand on the grid due to the cold weather. The Tanaiste says it’s extremely unlikely there’ll be blackouts despite concern about energy supply. Deputy Ring says Leo Varadkar can …
A Donegal deputy has welcomed the news that legislation that would hold insurers to account and lower premiums is set to proceed to Committee Stage. The legislation would require the insurance industry to provide information to the Central Bank outlining how the cost of claims have reduced as a result of the new Personal Injuries …
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The country is currently under a status yellow low temperature and ice warning which’ll continue until midday today. Met Éireann is warning drivers of hazardous conditions. Meanwhile, a yellow warning for snow and ice is in place until midday on Saturday for Donegal. Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather says conditions are poor out there this …
Motorists advised to take care on roads as weather warnings remain in place Read More »
Concerns have been raised about the condition of one of the busiest roads in Inishowen. The slab road leads from Bunfoot to the main Derry to Letterkenny Road and recently the Council has been encouraging people to travel via Bridgend and avoid the road. However, Cllr Jack Murray says the road remains one of the …
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Failte Ireland will today launch a Destination Experience Plan for the Inishowen Peninsula, laying out how it hopes to grow tourism in the area over the next three to five years. It comes as significant funding was announced this week under the Shared Island initiative for the linking of the Causeway Coastal route in counties …
Inishowen Destination Experience Plan being launched today Read More »
The Tusla team in Donegal town has been honoured with the Gold Award for ‘Innovation in Service Delivery’ at the organisation’s Excellence Awards. The team worked closely with ‘Donegal Youth Voices’, a group from Foroige, with Tusla saying the award highlights the importance of young people’s participation in improving the services they access. The young …
Tusla development in Donegal Town honoured at Exellence Awards Read More »
Reduce Your Use, Stay Warm and Well booklet is being delivered to every house in Donegal. It contains a range of practical information for households on how to ‘Reduce Your Use’ where safe and possible, and outlines the supports available to stay warm and well. Prof. Aoife Foley tells John how to keep warm without …
Around the Northwest – Professer Aoife Foley, stay warm and well this winter Read More »
Author Gerard Gallagher from Strabane talks to John about his new book Faith – In Search of Greater Glory in Sport. Over 30 of Ireland’s greatest sportspeople talk about the question of… Faith. Faith in themselves, faith in those teammates or backroom team they depend upon, and faith in a greater power perhaps that can …
Ireland is no longer dealing with a housing crisis but a social crisis. That’s according to Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty who told the Tanaiste that the lack of housing is impacting recruitment in a number of sectors including healthcare and education. In responding to Deputy Doherty, Leo Varadkar says the Government accepts that Ireland is …
‘No longer a housing crisis but a social crisis’ – Deputy Doherty Read More »
South Donegal Deputy Marc MacSharry faces suspension from the Dail if he fails to apologise to Leas-Cheann Comhairle Catherine Connolly. The Dáil’s Committee on Procedures and Privileges ratified a ruling by Ceann Comhairle Sean Ó Fearghail that Deputy MacSharry should be suspended for two days if he does not apologise over his criticism of Deputy …
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been told that the quota discussions which will take place in Brussels at the weekend are almost meaningless because there still hasn’t been a deal on with the UK government post Brexit, and that puts the Irish fleet in an impossible position. That’s according to …
Donegal fisher organisation representatives address Oireachtas committee Read More »
A status yellow low-temperature warning has been issued for the entire country. Met Eireann is warning of hazardous conditions as temperatures are set to fall to -4 degrees. A sharp to severe frost with icy surfaces and some freezing fog patches are forecast. The warning will come into effect from 10pm tonight and remain in …
Irish Water says repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Port Road in Letterkenny today. A traffic management plan will be in place for the duration of the works, which are expected to last until 3:30pm. Irish Water says it could be two to three hours after that before supplies fully …
Irish Water tackling burst water main on Letterkenny’s Port Road Read More »
Concerns have been raised over the discolouration of water in Burtonport. Residents in the area have been subjected to discoloured water in the taps for a number of weeks now. The matter has been reported to Irish Water who says they are investigating it. Councillor Micheal Choilm MacGiolla Easbuig says investment in water infrastructure is …
Defective block campaigners and homeowners have scrapped plans to protest in Carndonagh today after Donegal County Council closed the Public Services Centre there. Campaigners intended to occupy the centre as part of there renewed campaign to highlight the pressures they are facing, particularly in the case of those whose homes are now unsafe. Campaigner Paddy …
Over €1.8m in funding has been confirmed for the upgrading of 18 community centres in Donegal. Grants of between €25,000 and €300,000 will be available under the new Community Centre Investment Fund to upgrade, renovate and refurbish Community Centres, Parish Halls, Scouts Clubs, Youth Hubs, Family Resources Centres and Sports Complexes. Some of the projects …
Over €1.8m confirmed for upgrades of community centres in Donegal Read More »
Donegal County Council has described yesterday’s meeting with Minister Darragh O’Brien as constructive. The Minister met with the local authority to discuss a number of motions submitted by Councillors on a range of issues pertaining to defective concrete blocks. In a statement, Donegal County Council says the delegation that met with the Housing Minister highlighted …
Council says meeting with Minister O’Brien was ‘constructive’ Read More »
The Chair of the Mica Action Group says there appears to be a willingness from the Housing Minister to resolve a number of issues for defective block homeowners, however no assurances have been given. Minister Darragh O’Brien and the Department of Housing met with the campaign group yesterday as well as Donegal County Council. The …
‘Some willingness from Minister but no assurances’ – MAG Chair Read More »
The Marine Minister claims the vast majority of Irish fishing stocks were fished at unsustainable levels and over-fished. Minister Charlie McConalogue was speaking last evening during a meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn raised concerns about the declining seafood sector in Ireland and said statistics show the …
Ireland’s electricity supply is likely to be under threat again in the coming days, as demand increases during the cold snap. According to the Irish Times, Eirgrid was close to issuing an amber alert yesterday. That was until extra supply came through from Ireland’s interconnector with the UK. Sub-zero temperatures are expected to put pressure …
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