Irish exporters to the UK will find business more challenging in the coming months as the Bank of England warned the UK economy is heading into recession for more than a year. Interest rates were pushed up a half a percentage point there yesterday, the sixth rise since December and the biggest since 1995. …
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Work on an interim solution to recent flooding in the Ballycolman Estate in Strabane is set to begin later this month. Last month, a number of the houses in the area were severely impacted by flooding during a period of torrential rain. Houses in the area have been repeatedly flooded over recent years. DFI Minister …
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There’s calls for a multi-annual approach to be rolled out in Donegal to tackle invasive species. A pilot scheme is ongoing in some areas to combat the spread of Japanese Knotweed. Donegal County Council has confirmed that it is in the process of procuring contractors to deal with the invasive species. Councillor Gary Doherty says …
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On the Score this week, Oisin Kelly is joined by Anthony Gorman to look ahead to the fixtures involving Finn Harps and Derry City. Last years Donegal Intermediate Championship winning manager Michael Lynch runs the rule over the opening weekend’s games in this years championship. John Farren tells us all about this weeks R&A Home …
Main Evening News, Sport, Farming News and Obituaries – Thursday August 4th:
A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in Omagh this afternoon. It follows an incident in the Market Street area. The man is currently in police custody. Police are appealing to anyone who was in the area between 1pm and 2:30pm, to contact police on 101.
There’s been a stark decline in the number of pubs in Donegal over the past 16 years. 119 pubs closed in Donegal between 2005 and 2021, including 33 closures over the pandemic, equating to 26.3% of the total number in the county. Latest figures from Drinks Industry Group of Ireland show there are over 1,800 …
A man has died as a result of a crash in Co Derry on Tuesday. It happened on Smith Street in Moneymore shortly after 5 pm. The victim was the driver of a blue BMW Z3 which collided with a HGV lorry. Police are appealing for witnesses.
The unemployment rate for July was 4.2%, a slight drop on the revised rate for June of 4.3%. It compares to a figure of 5.8% in July last year. The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in July was 113,000, a fall of 900 compared to the previous month. The unemployment rate for those aged …
Police are investigating what they have described as ‘a calculated and callous attack’ in the Galliagh area of Derry last night involving around 10 masked men. Shortly after 11pm the men, believed to have been armed with baseball bats, started a fire on the bonnet of a car parked in the Moss Park area and …
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A 28-year-old arrested by detectives investigating the death of 18-year-old Caoimhin Cassidy from Creggan in Derry on June 1st 2019 has been released unconditionally. Police say the investigation continues, and anyone with information is asked to make contact with them.
Two male teenagers have been taken to hospital following an early morning bus crash outside Buncrana. Gardaí and Emergency Services attended the scene of the single vehicle collision on the Buncrana to Clonmany Road, near the North Pole at around 1am this morning. Two male teens suffered non-life threatening injuries and were taken to hospital. …
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Police in Derry and Strabane are appealing to business owners and employees to be vigilant following a report of counterfeit notes in circulation. A fake £20 note was recently used in a shop in the city. Police say the paper was of high quality and that it is understandable how it could go unnoticed in …
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A major pipe burst is affecting water supplies in South Donegal. Irish Water says it’s working with Donegal County Council to restore water as quickly as possible following a burst on the trunk water main between the main storage reservoir at the water treatment plant and Bundoran Town. Bundoran Town, Ballyshannon South, and surrounding areas …
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There were 5,384 deaths attributed to Covid 19 in Ireland between March 2020 and February of this year. Of those, 182 were recorded in Donegal, that’s 3.3% of the national total. Central Statistics Office figures this morning show none of those who died in the county was under 34. One death was recorded in the …
The HSE has issued a statement in response to a HIQA report published yesterday on a residential centre for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities in Donegal Town. Two non-compliances were identified at Tus Nua while five regulations were found to be substantially compliant. The HSE says, to address the areas identified, staff training …
The HSE is hosting two pop up COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the Twin Towns this weekend. The clinics will take place at the St Mary’s Parish Centre in Stranorlar tomorrow and Saturday, running from 11am to 5.45pm on both days. First and second doses are being offered to eligible people who haven’t yet received them, …
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Residents and visitors to Dunfanaghy are being urged to take part in an Innovating Communities project in the area. People are being asked to give their views on what investment and improvements are needed in the town and its environs, as part of the project which is being coordinated by DLDC. Roisin McNally is Heritage …
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Jude Gallagher of the Two Castles club in Newtownstewart will take home a Boxing medal from the Commonwealth Games in Birminghman He took his third win of the competition on Wednesday evening, defeating Ilyas Hussian of Pakistan in the featherweight division by a unanimous verdict, winning each of the three rounds. The win has guaranteed …
O’Neills is expecting sales of GAA county jerseys to be down this year, because the GAA All-Ireland finals were held earlier than usual this year. The company forecasts the condensed championship could result in a 12 to 15 percent drop in replica jersey sales for this year. The company, whose main factory is in Strabane, …
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The Secretary General of the United Nations says energy firms are ‘immoral’ for profiteering, partly on the back of war. Antonio Guterres says profits of some of the biggest oil companies of almost 100 million dollars in just the first three months of this year represents ‘grotesque greed’. And he’s urged world governments to act …
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A teenager girl who went missing in Donegal at the weekend has been found safe and well. The 17 year old had been last seen in North Inishowen on Sunday night.
Four people were brought to hospital last night with non life threatening injuries following a single vehicle collision on Clonmany’s Main Street last night. Gardaí say they attended the scene of a single vehicle crash at approximately 6.30pm. The driver of the vehicle had what they referred to as a “health incident”, and struck a …
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207 people were admitted to hospital due to obesity issues last year, 39 of them in the Saolta Hospital Group. According to freedom of information figures, almost 60 per cent were male. 26 were children under the age of 16 – while 113 were over 45. Susie Birney is the executive director for the Irish …
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A Donegal potato farmer says it is a very worrying time for the sector with production costs increasing by 20%. The Irish Farmers Association recently warned that the increased cost may lead to fruit and vegetables becoming more expensive in shops. Charlie Doherty, from Burt says farmers are also struggling with the cost of electricity, …
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A Donegal County Councillor is warning that the housing crisis is only going to worsen unless the Government steps in. Councillor Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig believes action taken by Government to date is not enough to address the housing shortage and the growing number of homeless people. He says steps need to be taken …
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Donegal County Council is to hold a special workshop next month to discuss the housing crisis, with one councillor saying if there isn’t a satisfactory outcome from that meeting, then they’ll be straight on the road to Dublin. Cllr Patrick McGowan, Cathaoirleach of the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal district says sometimes it seems the council and …
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday August 3rd:
Country music legend, Dolly Parton is being honoured for her donations to coronavirus vaccine research. During the development of the vaccination, the singer donated $1000,000 in 2020. She’ll receive her Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy at a ceremony in New York this October.
Talking on Spout Podcast, Demi Lovato has updated her pronouns to she/her. In 2021 the singer announced they identified as non-binary and would be officially changing their pronouns to they/them. When explaining what this meant to the podcast host, the 29-year-old revealed she has since re-adopted the she/her pronouns and that she is a ‘very …
The rail link between Derry and Coleraine has been included in a list of Six ‘Stunning’ Train journeys in Ireland. The list also includes the line between Longford and Sligo. Full list – Belfast to Dublin Cork to Cobh Derry to Coleraine Dublin to Rosslare Galway to Limerick Longford to Sligo
An attempt to restore the power-sharing executive in the North has failed. MLAs gathered in Belfast today for what was the third attempt to get the institutions up and running, since the Stormont elections. The DUP opposes the restoration of the Executive until issues around the Northern Ireland protocol are resolved. The party’s Brian Kingston …
Original Cottages a holiday lettings website complied a survey that found 60% of readers say they prefer physical books to a tablet or Kindle. It was also found that after clothes, books were the most important thing people packed for a getaway. Those in the top five for the summer included Fifty Shades of Grey …
A planning application has been submitted for 17 new apartments in Letterkenny. The application, submitted by MILLENNIUM UNIT TRUST 105, is currently with Donegal County Council for consideration. The development includes the construction of a four and five storey building to provide 17 apartments over lower ground floor carparking and ancillary accommodation at Rosemount Lane, …
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Almost €400,000 in funding has been announced to develop outdoor adventure projects in Donegal. In welcoming the funding, Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue says the investment, under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, will be key to enhancing outdoor amenities as well as providing a major boost to local economies by attracting visitors and furthering Donegal’s reputation …
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A woman in her 80s remains in hospital following a crash in Kilcar almost two weeks ago. Two vehicles collided on Friday July 22nd at around 8pm. The woman was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital where Gardai say she remains in a stable condition. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the crash …
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Following an investigation into the circulation of counterfeit €2 coins by An Garda Síochána in the Raheny Garda District a number of searches were carried out at the end of July 2022. During these searches, €2 coins with an apparent face value of €2,920 were seized. These coins have been examined and confirmed to be …
A mother is appealing for people to be mindful of burning rubbish on the beach after her daughter had her feet badly burnt on discarded litter. Caoimhe and her family were visiting Sandford beach in Malin Head when her toddler burned her feet on rubbish that had been left discarded on the beach. The child, …
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A 19 year old man has been arrested following a high-speed police pursuit in the Plumbridge and Strabane area last night. The man was driving a vehicle believed to have been involved in an incident on the Letterkenny Road in Derry earlier in the day. Police were on patrol in the Main Street area of …
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A former housing minister says bringing derelict properties back into use is a pivotal element of plans to address the housing crisis. Last month, a conference in Letterkenny looked at dereliction, and how tackling it was crucial in the regeneration of areas like the Church Lane. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Minister Damien English …
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A second arrest has been made in the investigation into the death of 18 year old Caoimhin Cassidy in Derry. Shortly after 4am on Saturday, June 1st 2019, emergency services responded to a report of a Red Mazda on fire on Fairview Road in the Galliagh area, Caoimhin’s body was subsequently discovered inside the vehicle. …
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HIQA has published a review into a HSE run residential centre in Donegal for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. Tus Nua is a new centre, supporting three full time and one part time residents. This inspection found that overall, residents received good service, and their independence was supported. However, improvement was needed in …
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Image: @leonalewis on Instagram Leona Lewis has taken to Instagram to share the news of the birth of her baby girl. Her announcement features an image of the new family captioned “And then there were three. Our little Carmel Allegra arrived 22.7.22” The former X Factor winner and her husband Dennis Jauch married back in …
A local councillor has welcomed a planning application for a ‘much needed’ temporary overflow car park at Glenveagh National Park. The Department of housing local government and heritage has submitted a planning application for the development of a temporary overflow car park including all ancillary site works adjacent to existing visitor centre car park. In …
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The R&A Womens and Mens Home Internationals start today at Ballyliffin Golf Club. The very best amateur golfers in Great Britain and Ireland will do battle over the 6937-yard championship Old Links. 9-man teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will play against each other in a round robin format over the next three days. …
The Donegal Motor Club have announced details of this years Harvest Stages Rally. The event, which is counting rounds of both the Border Rally Championship and the National Rally Championship will held on Saturday the 8th of October and will be based in the Falcarragh, Gortahork areas. There will be three stages done three times …
Industrial action looms for public sector workers if pay disputes aren’t resolved by the end of the month. Health, local authorities, education and semi-state sector workers are set to begin balloting for industrial action on August 29th if new pay talks with the Government fail. Previous talks broke down between union negotiators and the Government …
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Lucy McGlynn began her World U20 Championships in Columbia on Tuesday with a solid run in the 400m hurdles heats. The Tir Chonaill athlete ran 1:00.30, just shy of her personal best and narrowly missed out on qualification for the semi finals. Her championships in Cali are not over as Lucy will be back on …
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Jude Gallagher of the Two Castles club in Newtownstewart will fight for a medal today at the Commonwealth Games in Birminghan. Gallagher will fight Pakistan’s Ilyas Hussain in the featherweight quarter finals after 7pm. Jude will be guaranteed at least a bronze if he wins later. Already in the competition, Gallagher has had a round …
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