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Podcast: ‘UNTOLD’ Donegal Women during the Revolutionary Period

Donegal women during the Revolutionary Period did much to shape the lives of women in the county in the 21st century. Life was not easy for them and many of their stories remained untold for years. There were women like Eithne Coyle who spearheaded Cumann na mBan in Donegal, determined to continue the political campaign. […]

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Packie Bonner only learned of FAI payment scandal last month

FAI board member Packie Bonner says he was disappointed to only learn of the excessive payments to CEO Jonathan Hill last month. Hill was in receipt of 20-thousand euro above his agreed salary, money which has since been repaid. He apologised to the committee for the issue, while ex-independent chair Roy Barrett denied purposefully withholding

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Deputy MacLochlainn brings LUH ambulance concerns before the Dáil

A Donegal Deputy has raised concerns at Dáil level, that lives are at risk after 8 ambulances came to a standstill outside Letterkenny University Hospital yesterday. At the same time there were elderly people left waiting in hard chairs in the Emergency Department for hours on end. Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn told Minister Simon Coveney that

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Donegal priest considering installing CCTV after sacristy ransacked

A Moville Parish Priest says he is considering installing CCTV cameras around his Church after it was ransacked in recent days. During a spate of break ins in the Inishowen peninsula in the early hours of Monday morning, Ballinacrae Church was broken into, the sacristy ransacked and damage caused to a tabernacle. Gardaí while responding

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Former NI Finance Minister sceptical about UK financial incentive for Stormont return

The North’s Secretary of State is meeting Stormont party leaders again later – for further talks on a proposed financial package for Northern Ireland. The £2.5 billion offer includes a deal on pay for public sector workers,  who’ve been taking to the picket lines. But it’s dependent on the restoration of Stormont, which the DUP

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Community Activist says welfare rates are not what attracts Ukrainian refugees to Ireland

  A Community Activist in Donegal has expressed grave concern at the government’s proposals to lessen the level of support for Ukranian refugees, saying he doesn’t believe the measures will reduce the numbers seeking support here. Declan Meehan, who manages the Milford & District Resource Centre, is one of the organisers of a welcome event

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Calls for full transparency from Uisce Eireann

There’s calls for full transparency from Uisce Eireann in Donegal. The Cathaoirleach of the Glenties Municipal District says communication from the utility is severely lacking as he received correspondence from Uisce Eireann yesterday acknowledging a complaint he submitted in August. While attempting to report a water outage in Falcarragh today it initially was not accepted

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Eight ambulances backed up outside LUH yesterday

There’s a warning that lives right across Donegal are at risk. It’s comes as it’s emerged eight ambulances were backed up outside Letterkenny University Hospital yesterday. Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn is to raise the matter along with the ongoing crisis at the hospital’s Emergency Department with the Taoiseach today. He is again calling for urgent

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Irish Government accused of turning blind eye in mishandling of Denis Donaldson case

The Irish Government has been accused of turning a blind eye to the mishandling of the case of Denis Donaldson. Mr Donaldson’s family have issued a statement following the 26th adjournment of the inquest into his death. The 55 year old was shot dead in Glenties in April 2006 where he had been hiding out

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Tanaiste in London today to meet UK Foreign Secretary

The Tánaiste is in London today for a bilateral meeting with the UK’s Foreign Secretary. Micheál Martin and David Cameron will discuss efforts to restore the power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland. The pair are also expected to share perspectives on issues including the crisis in the Middle East and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Majority of UN General Assembly members vote to support call for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The US was one of ten countries which voted against a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. 23 other countries, including the UK, abstained from the vote on the Israel-Hamas conflict at the United Nations General Assembly last night. Ireland voted in favour, with the vast majority of the 193 members supporting

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Deputy Pringle presses Dáil for DCB commitments

A Donegal Deputy pressed the Government for a cross-sectoral response to the mortgageability of remediated homes under the new defective concrete block redress scheme. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Dáil yesterday if a committee will be established, as outlined by the Banking and Payments Federation, as they cannot give mortgage assurances to homeowners with defective

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GoFundMe set up to help repatriate body of LUH nurse’s mum who died suddenly

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help repatriate the body of a Letterkenny University Hospital nurse’s mum to Zimbabwe. Valerie’s mum, Mavis travelled to Letterkenny to spend Christmas with her. Sadly, she passed away suddenly within 24 hours. The cost of repatriating Valerie’s mum’s body could exceed €10,500. Valerie’s friend, Faith, on today’s

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Donegal records lowest median annual earnings in Ireland

Donegal has the lowest median annual earnings in the country at €33,523. According to figures published by the Central Statistics Office today, the lowest median annual earnings in nine economic sectors were recorded in Donegal, where annual earnings ranged from €18,574 in Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services to €53,337 in the Education sector. The

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Health Minister says some hospitals are failing to clear weekend patients

The Health Minister says some hospitals are failing to clear their weekend patients, leading to an increase in trolley numbers. Stephen Donnelly says he has met with the HSE to ensure the right rostering is in place for the next few weekends. 747 patients were waiting for a hospital bed yesterday, 57 at Letterkenny University

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Quads stolen from Donegal business estimated to be worth almost €40,000

It’s emerged a cattle trailer used in the theft of almost €40,000 worth of quads from a South Donegal business was stolen from a nearby business. Three brand new Suzuki quads were taken from Carron Quads, Ballintra between 1am and 7am yesterday morning. CCTV footage shows a white transit van, believed to be involved close

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Proposal to limit state accommodation to 90 days for Ukrainian refugees ‘nonsensical’ – Deputy Pringle

The Government is expected to sign off on a number of changes for new arrivals from Ukraine. Under the plans state accommodation would only be provided for 90 days. It’s also proposed while in State accommodation their welfare rate would be slashed from €220 euro to €38.80. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says it’s a decision

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Coroner finds death of Co Derry child was result of ‘human errors’

A coroner has found the death of a young girl from Co Derry was due to “a series of human errors” and not “systemic failure”. 9 year old Raychel Ferguson from Coshquin died on June 10th 2001. She was one of five children whose hospital treatment was examined in the long-running Hyponatraemia Inquiry. Raychel Ferguson

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Plans to cut welfare for Ukrainian refugees to come before cabinet today

The Irish Red Cross has hit out at Government plans to cut social welfare benefits for Ukrainian refugees. Under plans to be finalised by Cabinet this morning, those travelling from the war torn country will see their weekly payments cut by over 80%, and access to State accommodation limited. A late meeting of the Cabinet

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