The number of people of the social housing waiting list in Donegal is up 6.1%. This bucks the national trend, which has seen social housing waiting lists fall by 2.4% between 2021 and 2022. In Donegal, there were 908 people on the social housing waiting list last year, up 6.1% when compared to the previous […]
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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries – Friday March 24th:
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Rosapenna Golf Resort has been named as one of the top facilities across Great Britain and Ireland. The course has been ranked in a list of the Top 100 in 2023. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr. Liam Blaney in congratulating the team at the Rosapenna Golf Resort on the achievement, says the resort has
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It’s understood the EU and UK have officially signed on the dotted line of the new Brexit deal. Officials from Westminster and Brussels met in London this morning. The DUP says the Windsor Framework as it stands isn’t enough to get them back into Stormont. But Downing Street says the deal’s done and dusted. Northern
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Over 3,000 premises in Letterkenny and surrounding areas have now been connected to high-speed fibre broadband as part of the National Broadband Plan. Construction meanwhile, is underway in the Creeslough area to deliver broadband to a further 2,700 premises in coming months. A total of €128 million is to be invested in Donegal under the
Three organisations in Donegal are to benefit from a €2.3 million investment fund. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, announced the funding today to support social enterprises nationwide. In Donegal, Letterkenny Community Centre CLG, the No Barriers Foundation and Ionad Cois Locha will each receive €100,000.
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Management at Letterkenny University Hospital is appealing to the public to consider all care options before attending the Emergency Department. The ED at LUH has experienced four of the busiest days on record this week, with attendances ranging from 162 up to the highest ever attendance 208 this week. As of 9am this morning, there
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The Nine Til Noon with Greg Hughes is broadcast live each weekday between 9am to 12noon. You can listen back to a podcast of the latest Friday edition below! The Friday Panel is Paddy Rooney, Seamus McDaid and Cllr Michael McClafferty, topics include the removal of the eviction ban and Ireland’s position on the war
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The Seanad has unanimously passed a motion calling on anyone who has information about the Disappeared, however small, to inform the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains families. It also urges the Irish and British government to redouble their efforts to locate the remains of those who are missing, and bring them back so
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HIQA has published reports on three Nursing Homes in Donegal this morning, with a number of non-compliances noted. The reports noted that residents were happy in all three centres. Six non-compliances were noted in both Brindley Manor and Harbour Lights Nursing Homes, while one non-compliance was noted at the Lakehouse Nursing Home. There
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Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit are conducting a search in the Letterkenny Road area of Derry as part of an ongoing investigation into New IRA activity. They say the planned search is being conducted with support from local police and officers from the Tactical Support Group. Police say they will continue to use
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The joint UK-EU body overseeing Brexit will meet today to ratify the legal changes brought about by the Windsor Framework. EC Vice President Maros Sefcovic will meet Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in London as part of the EU-UK Joint Committee. DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson says he’s “not a quitter”
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People who emigrated from Ireland and those who belong to minority groups will be the target of a new Garda recruitment campaign from this morning. Major efforts are underway to recruit 1,000 new Gardaí and have them trained up by the end of the year. The theme of the campaign is that “it can be
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A Donegal based Senator is calling for a national debate on the provision of facilities for children with disabilities in all playgrounds and parks across the country. Senator Eileen Flynn, who sits on the Oireachtas Disability Matters Committee, told the Seanad there are some excellent facilities in Dublin, but that needs to be replicated in
A Donegal Deputy has warned that politicising policing is not the way forward. Deputy Thomas Pringle was speaking as the second stage of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 came before the Dail. He believes there needs to be more oversight and accountability. Deputy Pringle says the new bill represents a step backwards…..
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A 25-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man arrested in connection with the attempted murder of two police officers in Strabane on Thursday, 17th November, 2022, have been released unconditionally. A 27-year-old woman also arrested has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service. The investigation continues.
Members of the European Parliament Petitions Committee are to travel to Donegal later this year to see first-hand the effects of the defective concrete block crisis in the county. In December 2021, members of the Mica Action Group travelled to Brussels to present petitions to the EU Petitions Committee where they received unanimous support from
The Cathaoirleach of the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District is seeking a special meeting with senior officials to discuss the Shared Island Fund. Councillor Patrick McGowan claims they are being kept in the dark as to what projects are being agreed by the North West Cross Border working group. He fears the Lifford Stranorlar MD could
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The body of a man in his 70s has been discovered in Carndonagh. Gardai have confirmed foul play is not suspected. A file is due to be prepared in accordance with the Coroners Acts. Gardai have warned that they are aware of a video circulating which is believed to relate to the incident. They are
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Main Evening News, Sport, Farming News and Obituaries – Thursday March 23rd:
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196 people were arrested for driving under the influence of drink and drugs over St. Patrick’s weekend. There were 12 serious collisions on Irish roads over a five day period from last Thursday to Tuesday of this week. Over 1800 drivers were detected for speeding, with one doing 111 in a 60 zone in Trim,
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Two brothers have been sentenced to a total of 32 years for the murder of Karol Kelly in Derry five years ago. 35 year old Karol Kelly was stabbed following an altercation at a house in the Grafton Street area of the city in the early hours of March 4th 2018. 24 year old Sean
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People across Donegal are benefitting from a first of it’s kind, nurse led oral anti-cancer medication trial. The aim of the oncology research project was to develop and investigate the potential transition of care from the hospital to community settings for patients receiving oral anti-cancer medications. The project led by Advanced Nurse Practitioner Dr Janice
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Richard Burke has been found not guilty of the murder of Jasmine McMonagle but guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. A jury has returned a verdict of not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility in the trial of a man who beat his “on and off”
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The Nine Til Noon with Greg Hughes is broadcast live weekdays from 9am to 12noon. Here you can listen back to a Podcast of Thursday’s show… We start off with a look at some of the top stories in today’s newspapers and then Oisin Kelly and Brendan Devenney discuss the shock resignation of Paddy Carr
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A woman who lives in a Donegal County Council owned apartment on the Shore Road in Ramelton says she is trapped upstairs as a result of flooding over the past two days. Lauren’s apartment flooded yesterday and again today, with evidence that the flooding is coming from the sewerage system. The lift in the building
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Detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit, investigating the attempted murder of two police officers in Strabane on Thursday, 17th November 2022, have made three arrests in the town under the Terrorism Act. Today, Thursday 23rd March, two women, aged 25 years old and 27 years old, and one man aged 51 years old, were arrested and have been
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A woman facing eviction in three months time has told the Nine til Noon Show today that there is one house available for rent in the area of Donegal in which she lives, and there are eight families trying to secure it. Corrina told Greg Hughes she, her partner, and their children moved back to her native
The delay in creating a register of short term holiday let properties is a ‘huge headache’ for Government. The EU has delayed a coalition application to review the rules, which had been intended to free up around 12 thousand homes for long-term rental. The bill facilitating the register was introduced last year, but it has
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Police in Derry say a 39 year old woman arrested in connections with a number of incidents in February has been released following questioning. She had been detained by detectives investigating a report of an attempted hijacking in the Hollymount Park area of the city on Friday February 17th and the subsequent discovery of a
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A petition to ban super trawlers in waters off the Irish coast has been launched. Sinn Fein’s spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine is Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn who says enough is enough. Two of the largest super trawlers in the world were seen fishing off Donegal in the past week. Deputy MacLochlainn says the
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The man accused of murdering Jasmine McMonagle told a psychiatrist he bought the mother-of-two a car for Christmas but later set fire to it after she would not agree to a reconciliation, a jury has heard. Richard Burke told Dr Anthony Kearns, a now retired forensic psychiatrist who formerly worked at the Central Mental Hospital,
The Green TD Neasa Hourigan is facing a 15 month suspension from the parliamentary party after voting against the Government on the no-fault evictions ban. The Coalition won the Dáil vote by 83 by 68. The Labour Party meanwhile is planning to lodge a no confidence motion in the Government. Wayne Stanley, Executive Director with
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The Donegal Travellers Project has welcomed the launch of the National Action Plan Against Racism. The plan aims to eliminate racism in all its forms in Ireland with a Special Rapporteur set to monitor its implementation. Measures will be introduced in employment, education, housing and health that will help to address ethnic inequalities. Siobhan McLaughlin,
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries – Wednesday March 22nd:
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A flood risk warning has been issued for overnight with a high tide and storm surge predicted. The Pier Car Park in Donegal Town will be closed tomorrow morning from 5am-8am as a precaution.
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A man has been arrested after a Garda car was damaged in a crash in Convoy yesterday. Gardai have launched an appeal for information in connection with a two vehicle crash in Convoy yesterday evening just before 5pm. A garda car was involved in the collision. The Garda driving the car did not receive medical
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The Nine Til Noon Show with Greg Hughes is broadcast live weekdays 9am til 12noon! If you missed Wednesday’s live show, you can listen to the podcast bellow! In hour one we kick off with a look at what is making the newspaper headlines and then we hear from the Principle and parents of Gaelscoil
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New connection works may cause supply disruptions to Ballynally Lane, Main Street, Moville and surrounding areas in Co. Donegal. Works are scheduled to take place from 2pm until 5pm this evening. It is recommended that you allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for your supply to fully return.
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Concerns have been raised at the scheduling of Loganair Flights from Donegal Airport to Glasgow. Cllr John Shéamais Ó Fearraigh has welcomed the new route but says there are greater benefits to be achieved by including a mid-week flight. He says concerns have been brought to his attention regarding people having to cut their trip
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According to trolley figures released today by the IMNO, there are 38 patients waiting for bed in Letterkenny University Hospital. 20 of those are in the Emergency Department while the remining 18 are in wards elsewhere. It follows a statement given by the hospital yesterday, saying it was under ‘significant pressure’ following the bank holiday
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Anger, disappointment and being left of limbo are some of the terms used describe the feelings surrounding paused works at Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí in Donegal Town. Speaking on the Nine til’ Noon show earlier, school principal Coleman Mac Chumhaill says ‘they were waiting for the diggers’ when the letter disclosing governments policy to pause
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Donegal County Council are again appealing to dog owners to ensure responsibility for their pet. In a social media campaign, owners are reminded their dog should be microchipped, have a collar and to always carry bags to clean up dog foul. It comes after appeals in the past weeks for owners to take measures so
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After much lobbying since first taking his seat in Donegal County council, Cllr Donal Mandy Kelly says he’s delighting to announce a funding application to have walking and cycling facilities extended from Conwal Graveyard to Newmills Corn and Flax mill. He says it will not only provide a safer walk way for pedestrians, but open
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Independent Councillor Tom Conaghan is calling for a survey to be carried out on streetlights in Donegal Town. He says repairs need to be done with multiple lights failing to turn on at all, while others are operating 24 hours at a time. He raised safety concerns for pedestrians as a result:
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Revolut is continuing to evolve its offering, this time with car insurance. A waiting list is being rolled out from today and the service is being launched this spring The company says it will offer discounts of up to 25% if customers enable a smart-driving feature, which entails the plugging in of a device directly
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The outbound lane of the port bridge road is now clear. One lane had experienced flooding from the high tide at around 6am this morning but is now passable. Brian Cannon, Director of Roads and Transport with Donegal County Council says works are presently being undertaken to ensure the high tides tonight and a
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Parents of primary school children won’t have to pay for books anymore. Plans will be unveiled today which will see schools paid just under 100 euro for each student, to cover the cost of workbooks, textbooks and copies. Education Minister Norma Foley will announce the scheme later this morning, with the Irish Times reporting she
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A man being held by the PSNI in connection with the attempted murder of a senior police officer has been released without charge. The 36 year old had been detained yesterday in connection with the gun attack on Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in Omagh in February. He was questioned about the claim of responsibility
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A 23 year old man arrested by police yesterday, investigating a report of a dog that was found injured and partially buried in Ballyarnett Country Park on Wednesday last has been released on police bail to allow police to conduct further enquiries. He was the second to be arrested in connection with the incident.
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