Today marks the first anniversary of Private Seán Rooney’s death in Lebanon. The 23-year-old was killed during an attack on UN peacekeeping soldiers. A wreath laying ceremony took place on Sunday in Newtowncunningham to mark a year since Private Rooney’s death. The trial of Mohammad Ayyad who has been accused of the killing of Private […]
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Donegal farm families, farmers and food producers are to benefit from the establishment of an Agri-Food Regulator. The regulator was set up to bring fairness and transparency to the agricultural and food supply chain. Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue says it has been a priority of his to ensure farmers receive a fair deal for their
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The lack of community engagement over the housing of asylum seekers in Ireland has come in for criticism again. 91 asylum seekers are due to be housed in 29 rooms in Cavangarden near Ballyshannon. A one year contract is understood to have been signed. South Donegal Deputy Marian Harkin told today’s Nine til Noon Show
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The number of cases of RSV remains quite high. Almost one thousand cases were reported last week and 800 this week. The HSE is worried about the number of cases in newborns and children aged 4 or under. Dr. Ciara Martin from the HSE is urging people to be mindful around babies:
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A motion to twin Derry with Bethlehem is to come before Derry City and Strabane District Council. Councillor Catherine McDaid says the proposal is intended to show solidarity with the people in Bethlehem and victims of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. She says Derry and Bethlehem share many similarities as both cities are
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A Donegal funeral director has warned of a deeply insensitive scam doing the rounds. Scammers have begun setting up fake social media pages purporting to provide access to the live stream of a deceased’s funeral. However, to access the stream people are being requested to submit credit card details. Sean Murphy from Inishowen Funeral Services
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A cyclist has died after a road traffic incident in Sligo last night. Gardaí say the man in his 50s was found in the cycle lane with serious injuries at around 11:30pm on the Pearse Road. He was brought to hospital where he was later pronounced dead, with a post-mortem to be arranged. Gardaí are
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Gardai in Donegal are warning motorists to ensure tyre checks are carried out regularly. It’s after a number of fixed charge penalty notices were issued by Gardai yesterday during checkpoints carried out in Malin Town, Carndonagh and St. Johnston.G Assistance was provided by Revenue and Social Welfare Enforcement Officers. Gardai say a large number of
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The Bishop of Raphoe says he is deeply saddened and ashamed by the sexual abuse carried out by a former Donegal priest. Eamonn Crossan, at Donegal Circuit Court yesterday, pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse of a minor in the 1990s. He was a priest in the Diocese of Raphoe from 1976 and was removed
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The ESRI has backed the Government over it’s handling of the 5% spending rule in the budget. It follows criticism last week that the Government was guilty of ‘over-spending’ amid inflationary pressures. The research institute suggests the tax and welfare measures announced in Budget 24 will insulate most households from rising prices next year. Its
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A draft law on the use of facial recognition technology – known as FRT – will be published by the government today. The proposed legislation would allow Gardaí use the technology when searching CCTV footage, which the Justice Minister has said is vital when it comes to investigating serious crime. Following the Dublin riots last
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Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has successfully moved a Dail motion amending his own Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill. The 2018 act sought to ensure there would be no government investment in fossil fuels, but the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund still holds millions of euro in investments in such firms. This he says is because of
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PSNI in Strabane have arrested a man after seizing Class A and Class B drugs. It was done through Operation Dealbreaker. Sperrin Neighbourhood Policing Team officers, conducted two searches with the assistance of Tactical Support Group officers in Strabane yesterday. A quantity of suspected Class A and Class
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The Dail rises for its Christmas recess today. Earlier this week, an attempt by Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty to have a special debate on health was rejected by the government. He says staff and patients are suffering at Letterkenny University Hospital as a result, with some waiting up to 36 hours in the ED on
Deputy Doherty’s special debate on health rejected by Government Read More »
After a turbulent year at administration level the 2023 Donegal County Convention went a lot smoother on Wednesday night in Jackson’s Hotel Ballybofey. For the first time in it’s 118 year history, Donegal GAA with have its first female Chairperson. Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan was elected unopposed taking over from Fergus McGee who stepped down
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Jim McGuinness’ Donegal will be up against Tyrone and Armagh in Section A of the 2024 Dr McKenna Cup. The draw took place on Wednesday evening in the Armagh City Hotel with the first of the group games to take place on Wednesday 3rd January 2024. Holders Derry will be in Section B against Cavan
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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.
Podcast: ‘UNTOLD’ Donegal Women during the Revolutionary Period Read More »
Liquid Therapy CLG in Donegal is one of fourteen community based organisations to benefit from €1 million in funding. The money will be released under the Community Services Programme for the appointment of 13 managers and 23 full time equivalent positions across all awardees. It will be on an initial two year contract.
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A man has been hospitalised after being punched in Letterkenny last night. Gardaí say they responded to the incident at around 10:30pm. The man aged in his 40s was believed to have been on a Christmas night out when he was punched and then taken to hospital for what gardaí say are non life-threatening injuries.
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Dublin Airport says it is making sure to clear the skies for Santa Claus. Flight Operations will cease at 11pm on Christmas Eve, after the last scheduled plane lands. It comes after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told the Dáil that Santa has been granted permission to fly over Ireland.
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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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PSNI in Omagh have shared images on online of property recovered from a stolen trailer back in July. The items were retrieved in the Fintona area. Included in the images are tools, wheel rims and a generator. If you believe any of them belong to you please contact 101 quoting CC1525 07/07/23.
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AIB says it is experiencing intermittent technical issues. They’re affecting online banking, its mobile app, business banking, and business authentication services. In a post on social media, AIB says it’s working to resolve the issue, and has apologised for any inconvenience caused.
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PSNI in Strabane have launched an investigation following the theft of power tools from a property in the Dunamanagh area. The property on Aghafad Road was damaged and the windows were smashed. Among the items that were stolen were a generator, a power washer and a compressor. The crime was believed to have occurred between
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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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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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The Nine Til Noon Show is broadcast live weekdays 9am til 12noon! If you missed Wednesday’s live show, you can listen to the podcast below! After a look at the front pages, we are joined by a GP for a discussion on RSV and what to look out for. Later we review COP28: Declan Meehan
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Tyrone GAA continue to lobby for the delivery of the A5. The Tyrone County Convention has unanimously supported the call from the ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign on the North’s Department for Infrastructure to ensure the immediate and full delivery on the Western Transport Corridor. In a statement, Tyrone GAA says it stands in full solidarity
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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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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
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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Donegal has been hit by another earthquake. On Sunday last, a 1.3 magnitude earthquake occurred on the Fanad peninsula. According to the Irish National Seismic Network, the 1.3 magnitude earthquake occurred at 6:48am on Sunday at a depth of approximately 5 km. The epicentre of the earthquake is said to have been approximately 5km east
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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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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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The average motor insurance premium last year cost a driver €568 – down 7% on 2021’s figures. That’s one of the findings from the Private Motor Insurance Report from the Central Bank which has been published today. The total earned premium for private motor insurance in Ireland in 2022 was €1.3 billion, with the industry
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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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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
Drivers are warned of a new pedestrian crossing that is in place on the N56 in Carnmore in Dungloe. It is to come into effect at 11am this morning. Cllr. Micheal Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig has been calling for this crossing for at least four years. He is welcoming their installation:
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Tend to more than just your land and livestock. That’s the message being shared to farmers this Christmas as a study at UCD has found that suicide ideation is twice as high among this cohort. Midland North West MEP Maria Walsh says more funding and targeted mental health initiatives need to be delivered. MEP Walsh
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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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An event is to take place tomorrow in Ramelton Community Centre in response to the recent riots in Dublin. The goal is to make people from new communities in the area, whether they are migrants, refugees or asylum seekers feel welcome and meet locals, as well as give a platform for locals to meet newcomers.
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Donegal now has four Superintendent in the county. It after the transfer of Superintendent John Grant to Buncrana Garda District. It came into effect yesterday.
New Superintendent in Buncrana Read More »
Irish Fishermen have secured an increase in a number of fishing quotas following Fisheries Council talks which wrapped up this morning in Brussels. There has been a 23% increase secured in blue whiting, a 20% increase in boarfish and North West herring, a 17% increase in albacore tuna and finally a 23% reduction in Atlanto
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Another price cut by SSE Airtricity is expected to trigger an energy price war. It’s cutting its electricity and gas rates from February 1st by between 13% and 11.5%. It follows cuts to its rates from the start of last month. But Daragh Cassidy from Bonkers.ie says these cuts are coming from a high price
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Stricter rules for new arrivals from Ukraine have been agreed by Cabinet. State accommodation will be offered for the first 90 days only. In that time, a reduced welfare payment will be made of €38.80 cents per week, that’s down from €220. It will revert to the higher rate when people leave state accommodation. Taoiseach
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Enoch Burke looks set to spend Christmas behind bars after refusing to give an undertaking to stay away from Wilson’s Hospital School if he is released. He has been in prison since September for refusing to abide by an order of the High Court to refrain from trespassing at his former school. Enoch Burke’s daily
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Today’s Community Garda Information Slot with Garda Niall Maguire talking to Donal Kavanagh…….
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The Nine Til Noon Show with is broadcast, live Weekdays from 9am to 12noon, with Donal Kavanagh standing in for Greg Hughes today- the podcast is below. In Part One, after a look at the papers, Deputy Thomas Pringle discusses his reservations about the government’s latest proposals to address the issue of accommodating and supporting
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Highland Radio are delighted to partner with Coimisiún na Meán in launching a new series dealing with various topics on sustainability. Donna-Marie Doherty of Highland Radio will have a weekly feature on Tuesdays at 12:30 covering a real mix of different topics and interviews with businesses and experts who have a common interest on expertise
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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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