Dermot Kennedy has returned to his home soil in Dublin today to promote his new album ‘Sonder’. The Irish singer announced two meet & greet opportunities to take place in the country’s capital today. The first was a pop-up at Bewleys on Grafton Street. View this post on Instagram A post shared by …
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Micheál Brennan AKA Donegal Daddy is telling John Breslin about the “Mo Bros”, A group of Donegal influencers who are using their social media platforms to share awareness about men’s health and issues such as mental health, men’s suicide and prostate and testicular cancer. To date, they have raised over one thousand euro for men’s …
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MAG group to present step by step redress guide at awareness event A MAJOR (Defective Concrete Blocks- DCB) mica information and health and wellbeing supports awareness week is set to get underway across Inishowen next week, with an open event in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel for the public on Thursday, December 1st. The week is …
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Police in Northern Ireland raided 27 brothels including ones in Derry and Omagh in ‘the biggest operation against human trafficking they have carried out to date.’ It is believed most of the victims, who were women and transgender, are from Brazil. Two people have been arrested – a 63-year-old man in Pomeroy and a 47-year-old …
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Gardaí in Ballyshannon are investigating the theft of 9 round silage bales from a farm yard at Leagan, Inver. The theft occurred between Sunday November 13 at noon and Monday November 14 at 9am. Gardaí appeal to anyone who may have noticed any suspicious activity in the Leagan area or anyone who may have seen …
Gardaí in Letterkenny are appealing for witnesses to an incident of criminal damage that occurred at Doherty’s lane, Letterkenny. The driver’s side window of a parked car was smashed between Wednesday November 16 at 4pm and Sunday November 20 at 10am. Entry was not gained to the car. If anybody has any information that would …
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Gardaí in Milford are investigating a single vehicle collision that occurred at Garrowcarry outside Letterkenny on Thursday evening last at approximately 8.15. It involved a black Audi which is believed to have been travelling from Letterkenny towards Trentagh. The driver and two passengers were taken to hospital following the collision, one of the passengers remains …
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Gardaí are appealing for information following the burglary of a Church in Fahan. The incident occurred at the Church Of Ease, Figary, Fahan between 10pm on Friday November 18 and 6pm on Sunday November 20. Entry to the Church was via an open front door. A lock was then forced open on an internal door …
Gardaí are investigating an aggravated burglary at Bonnemaine, Bridgend at approximately 7:15pm on Thursday evening last. A sum of cash was stolen, as was a white Ford Transit Connect van, partial registration ‘P88’. The van was later found burnt out in Derry. Gardai are liaising with the PSNI, and are urging anyone with information or …
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The Chairman of Donegal Joint Policing Committee says the removal of 16 Gardaí from the drug unit makes no sense as drug crime is on the rise in the county. The number of Gardaí serving in the Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit has dropped dramatically from 21 in December 2021 to just five in September of …
Reduction of Gardaí in Donegal drug unit ‘deeply concerning’ Read More »
€217 million is to be invested in the Northern and Western region over the coming years. The European Comission has approved the stimulus package to support regional development schemes across the region. The funding will see investment in the Atlantic Technological University, the delivery of a regional smart hub and the tackling of the high …
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A fifth man has been arrested in relation to the attempted murder of two police officers in Tyrone last week. The 38 year old man was detained under the Terrorism Act, and a search was also conducted in the Coalisland area. It follows a failed bomb attack in Strabane last Thursday. Four other men, who …
The Chief Executive of Donegal County Council has welcomed the decision of members to pass next year’s budget. Last evening, members passed its revenue budget for 2023 with an expenditure of €175 million anticipated. John McLaughlin says it was a challenge to achieve an 8% rise in spending while maintaining commercial rates at their current …
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A security alert in the Innisfree Gardens area of Strabane has now ended. Police and Ammunition Technical Officers attended the scene following the discovery of a suspicious object at around 8.20pm yesterday. The object has been declared as nothing untoward. A number of other items have been taken away for further examination. A number of …
Irish Water has launched a public consultation on its plans to provide a more secure and sustainable water supply to homes and businesses across the North West region over the next 25 years. The utility’s National Water Resources Plan will identify the needs across existing supplies and the challenges and opportunities that will be faced …
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Progress has been welcomed on the long awaited Castlefin flood relief scheme. In previous times of heavy rain, the main road through the town had to be closed and people’s homes were damaged due to flooding in the area. A public consultation about the details of the flood relief scheme was held last Thursday and …
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The cost of renting in Donegal has increased by 19%. It’s one of the highest increases in the country. A shortage of rental properties is being blamed for an increase in the cost of renting. According to the latest Daft.ie report, the average cost of rent in Donegal is €933. That’s up 19% when compared …
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries – Monday November 21st:
Donegal County Council has passed its revenue budget for 2023, with expenditure of €175 million anticipated next year. That equates to almost €491,000 a day. A number of proposals were made for extra funding for groups in the county, but Head of Finance Richard Gibson said that could only be considered if there was an …
Donegal County Council’s budget meeting has been told that the challenge facing the authority is to maintain and improve the delivery of services, while facing the threat of inflation and the challenge of meeting climate targets. Over €175 million will be spent next year, an 8% increase on the 2022 budget. Chief Executive John McLaughlin …
A Donegal Deputy has labelled a nearly half a billion euro underspend of the Government’s Housing Budget ‘scandalous’. The figures from the Irish Independent show the majority of the underspend was on state housing programmes. Deputy Pearse Doherty whose party will tomorrow table a private members’ motion calling for a housing emergency to be declared …
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McElhinneys has unveiled its highly anticipated Christmas Window for the 2022 season at a spectacular event last weekend. Sandra Devenney, General Manager of the store told Highland Radio they were delighted to have the young people who participated in the See Me charity portrait book in aid of Donegal Down Syndrome Association, officially unveil the …
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Writer and actor (and Saturday Re-Wind presenter!) Rory Farrell joined Greg to tell him about the upcoming pantomime in the Balor Theatre ‘Goldilocks & The Three Bears’ directed by Bernie Thompson & JC Bonar. In a busy, market town not that far away, Goldilocks is going about her normal day. But little does she know …
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Flooding is impacting some parts of Donegal today. A status yellow rain warning is in place for the county up until 8pm tonight. Met Eireann is warning heavy ‘pulses’ of rain may lead to flooding in places. Motorists are urged to drive with care due to the high volume of surface water. The Black Mountain …
A busy Letterkenny road is to close in January for six weeks. It’s been confirmed that the High Road will close from January 9th to facilitate works by Irish Water. Diversions will be in place via New Line Road/Glencar Road and Market Square/Main Street, De Valera Road, and Pearse Road. The upper part of the …
High Road, Letterkenny to close for six weeks from January Read More »
Over 1,200 domestic abuse incidents have been reported to Gardai in Donegal so far this year. In a written reply to Deputy Michael McNamara, Justice Minister Helen McEntee confirmed according to figures from the Garda PULSE system up to November 11th, they responded to 1,234 incidents in the county. Of the reports made to Gardai …
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The North West roads are among some of the most dangerous in the country. There has been seven deaths on Donegal roads so far this year, the same number of deaths for the whole of 2021. A total of 138 people have lost their lives on Irish roads this year – an increase of 20 …
A €500 lump sum payment will be paid this week to support almost 5,000 Donegal Carers with the Cost of Living. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue, today confirmed that the county has received one of the highest allocations with 4,852 carers set to receive the payment. The payment will be received …
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A security alert in Waterside area of Derry has been declared an elaborate hoax. At around 10:30pm last night, a delivery driver was hijacked by three masked men at gunpoint in the Milldale Crescent area. What was believed at the time to have been a suspicious object was place in the vehicle and the man …
John is joined by comedian and counsellor Luke McGibbon to talk about his stand-up show ‘The Luke McGiveth and the Luke McTaketh Away’ Comedian, psychotherapist and Newsthump contributor Luke McGibbon brings his latest solo stand-up show to Derry and Omagh this November Dark things are discussed with a cheerful and lighthearted glint in his …
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Donegal County Council’s Budget Meeting will reconvene this afternoon after it was adjourned this morning. Members are being asked to approve expenditure of over €175 million next year, an increase of just over 8% on the 2020 figure. On the income side almost €39 million will be raised through commercial rates and charges on new …
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A €500 lump sum payment will be paid this week to support almost 5,000 Donegal Carers with the Cost of Living. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal T.D., Charlie McConalogue, today confirmed that Donegal has received on of the highest allocations with 4,852 carers set to receive the payment. The €500 Carer’s …
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A defective block campaigner is pleading for people whose homes are inhabitable and in need emergency accommodation to come forward to be the ‘face of the people’. Paddy Diver was reacting after the new emerged that modular homes are not going to be built for defective block homeowners who are living in unsafe homes. The …
Donegal County Council’s budget meeting has been adjourned until 2.30 this afternoon. The proposal was made by Cllr Ciaran Brogan, who suggested the adjournment as a mark of respect to the late Mary Martin, mother of the council’s Head of Economic Development Garry Martin. She is being buried in Clar this morning.
A public safety operation in Derry continues this morning following a hijacking last night when a suspicious object was placed in a delivery driver’s car in Curryneirin and he was forced to travel to the Waterside. The incident, which occurred at around 10.30pm, involved a number of men who forced the driver at gunpoint to …
A Garda representative says the attack on officers in Strabane sent shockwaves through the force in Donegal and has no place in today’s society. Brendan O’Connor, President of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) has condemned the bomb attack on two officers in Strabane on Thursday. He says Gardaí work daily with the PSNI particularly those …
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Police are currently in attendance at a security alert in the Richill Park area of Derry following a report of a suspicious object in the area. It is believed the suspicious object has been left outside Waterside Police Station. Cordons are in place and a number of homes have been evacuated. Crescent Link is closed …
A popular Consultant Urologist at Letterkenny University Hospital has resigned from public practice due to the “impossible working conditions” he was under. Mr Asadulla Aslam has blamed a lack of resources, reactive policies and onerous and impracticable on-call demands for his decision. He says that as a result, the situation at the hospital had become …
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The man who was killed in an incident on a farm in Tullygay Letterkenny has been named locally as Eddie Tinney. The Letterkenny man, who was in his late 70s, died following a tragic accident while working on a farm at Tullygay on the outskirts of Letterkenny. He was rushed to Letterkenny University Hospital following …
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The four men arrested by detectives from Terrorism Investigation Unit investigating the attempted murder of two police officers in Strabane on Thursday evening have been released. Police have confirmed the four men, aged 38, 36, 36 and 28 have been released following questioning. A PSNI patrol car was targeted by an improvised explosive device at …
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A decision is expected in the coming weeks after plans were submitted for a major transformative development in Lifford. The Commons Site was purchased by the Council 20 years ago and plans are now in place for up to 60 social houses, sporting facilities and a space for businesses. The site is now subject to …
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Donegal County Council’s Budget Meeting takes place today, with members being asked to approve an increase of over €13.2 million in spending. The council’s draft budget for 2023 anticipates expenditure of just under €175,556,000 in 2023, an 8% increase on last year’s figure. The total payroll cost for 2023 is almost €88,000,000, a substantial increase …
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Minister of State, Hildegarde Naughton, has today announced that she has asked her department to commence the mid-term review of the Regional Airports Programme. The primary aim of the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025 is to provide funding to Ireland’s smallest airports i.e., those that provide connectivity and handle fewer than 1 million annual passengers. Funding …
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Donegal’s Niamh McLaughlin was crowned the Ladies Senior Player of Year at the LGFA All Stars on Saturday night in Dublin. McLaughlin is the first lady from the county to ever win the Senior Player of the Year award. The Donegal captain was also named in the team of the year at midfield alongside Kerry’s …
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Letterkenny Gaels run in the Ulster Junior Football Club Championship ended on Sunday afternoon when they were beaten by 10 points by Stewartstown Harps. 2-15 to 2-05 was how it finished in favour of the Tyrone champions. Letterkenny Gaels Paul Melaugh told Oisin Kelly he’s extremely proud of his players… Oisin also spoke with Gaels’ …
Letterkenny Gaels bowed out of the Ulster Junior Football Club Championship after they were beaten 2-15 to 2-05 by Stewartstown Harps in Owenbeg. At half time the Donegal Champions trailed 1-07 to one point. Second half goals from Paddy Doherty and Conor McBrearty helped the gaels fight back in the tie but they failed to …
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The National Senior Cross Country Championships took place on Sunday afternoon at the Rosapenna Golf and Hotel Resort in Downings. The Senior titles went to Sarah Healy and Darragh McElhinney, both of UCD AC. Donegal medals came in the form of Cranford AC’s Caolan McFadden who won the Under 16 section while, Letterkenny AC earned …
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Cranford AC’s Caolan McFadden won the Under 16 National Cross Country Championship title on Sunday afternoon at the Rosapenna Golf and Hotel Resort in Downings. After the race, Chris Ashmore got the thoughts of the new National Champion. Letterkenny AC earned themselves a silver medal in the National Ladies section losing out to Dublin City …
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Brett McGinty enjoyed his sixth professional victory on Saturday night with a points win over Italian Alessandro Ruggiero. The fight went the full six rounds with the St Johnston man winning 59-55 on the judges scorecards. The bout was McGinty’s first as a professional in Ireland. Brett McGinty joined Eóin Catterson on Sunday Sport to …
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Darragh McElhinney (UCD AC) won the senior men’s 123.ie National Cross Country title in some style as he powered his way to victory at the event held at Rosapenna, Downings. McElhinney will now be hoping to help the Irish under-23 team to medals at the forthcoming European Cross Country Championships. Speaking to Chris Ashmore, the …
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