Donegal County Council’s newest member will be co-opted today. Pauric McGarvey joins as an Independent member, replacing his uncle Ian, who stood down last month. The council will also discuss work in Rathmullan as part of a local regeneration programme.
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The rural independent group says an EPA proposal to cull cattle by a third is a ‘vicious strike against the heart of rural Ireland’. They’re calling on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue to scrap the report, saying it will destroy the livelihoods of Irish beef, dairy and sheep farmers. Deputy Mattie McGrath
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A 16 year old boy who had been reported missing in Donegal has been located safe and well. Gardai have thanked the public for their help.
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Donegal’s Brid McGinty was named the Noel O’Reilly Coach of the Year during the FAI Female Coaching Conference at Raddison Blu Hotel in Letterkenny. The UEFA A Licence graduate was recognised for her profound impact on coaching in her native county with current Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team players Amber Barrett and Ciara Grant
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Donegal hurlers made it two wins from two in the National Hurling League Division 2B, Mickey McCann’s side were 1-18 to 2-13 winners over London in Ruislip. Ronan McDermott’s goal in the first half had Donegal 1-10 to 0-08 up at half time. London hit a purple patch midway through the second half and drew
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2 drug drivers have been arrested in Ballybofey and Buncrana. Last night Gardaí at a Mandatory Intoxicant Testing Checkpoint in the Ballbofey area noticed a vehicle turning away from them. Subsequently the vehicle was stopped and it was found that the driver was an unaccompanied learner driver with no insurance. The motorist went on to
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A late Lee McColgan penalty helped Cockhill Celtic draw level on points with Bonagee United at the top of the Ulster Senior League after they beat Finn Harps U21’s 2-1. Corey McBride gave Cockhill the lead on 34 minutes he was played through on goal by James Bradley. Sean O’Kane levelled the game on 90
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In what was another busy weekend for Donegal athletics, there was plenty of action across the weekend. Mark English was in action in New York on Saturday night where he finished sixth in a time of one minute 48.76 seconds in the 800 metres. At the National Master Cross Country Championships, Kay Byrne and Martin
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A total of 8 people were arrested as part of an Operation Thor Day of Action which took place on the 8th of February. The arrests were made by Letterkenny Garda station on foot of live bench warrants. All have since been brought before Letterkenny District Court
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Two men in their 20s have been charged with multiple counts including assault on police, resisting police and disorderly behaviour. The charges relate to an incident which took place in the Castle Place area of Strabane just before midnight on Friday. The men aged 21 and 20 are due to appear before Strabane Magistrates Court
The PSNI are appealing for witnesses following the shooting of a man in the city last night. The incident happened in the Skeoge Road area around 10.20pm when a man in his 40s was shot in the lower leg. Its reported the victim was approached from behind before he was shot once, he was then
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The Donegal/Derry Vipers are on the lookout for new players ahead of their upcoming seasons on many different fronts. They have many teams which they are looking to recruit players on, the Kitted team, the Flag team and also are looking to sign players for their youth side. After a good season, last year, the
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Finn Harps have announced the signing of Damian Duffy for the 2023 campaign. The Gleneely man is the latest academy product to sign for the upcoming campaign. The midfielder made his senior debut for the club on the final day of last season, coming off the bench in the defeat to Drogheda United. Duffy told
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Ireland have underlined their tag as favourites for rugby union’s Six Nations with a 32-19 victory over France in Dublin. It’s now two wins from two for the world’s number one side, while defending champions France suffered their first defeat of the campaign. Alex McDonald has the full time report…
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Donegal under 20’s tasted defeat in their opening game of the Leo Murphy Cup on Saturday afternoon in Owenbeg. The game finished 1-14 to 0-12 in favour of Derry. After the game, Donegal under 20 boss Leo McLoone told Frank Craig they have a lot of work to do…
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Donegal Under 20’s suffered a five point defeat in their opening game of the Leo Murphy Cup. It finished 1-14 to 0-12 in favour of Derry in Owenbeg. Frank Craig has the full time report… Elsewhere Tyrone drew 0-12 to 1-09 with Meath in their opening game.
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Both Institute and Dergview tasted defeats on Saturday afternoon in the NIFL Championship. Stute went down 5-1 away to Loughgall with Sean McCarron netting for the away side. Elsewhere, Dergview were beaten 2-1 having lead 1-0 after 50 minutes.
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With the 2023 FAI Female Coaching Conference taking place in Letterkenny, it was fitting that Donegal native Brid McGinty would be the recipient of the Noel O’Reilly Coach of the Year Award. As a child, McGinty tugged on her father’s coattails to follow him down to the local club where he coached. She didn’t know
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Glencar Inn Division One Drumoghill 0 vs 1 Donegal Town Glenea United 2 vs 2 Oldtown Celtic Keadue Rovers 4 vs 0 Copany Rovers Kildrum Tigers 3 vs 0 Glencar Celtic Strand Rovers 4 vs 2 Cappry Rovers Old Orchard Division Two Drumbar United 3 vs 3 Ballybofey United Kilmacrennan Celtic 2 vs 1 Swilly
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A Donegal TD has asked Government to keep students and teachers up to date with work on the Leaving Certificate reform. Speaking in the Dail this week, Deputy Thomas Pringle stressed that the treatment of Leaving Certificate students was unfair and questioned when sufficient information regarding the reform would be provided to students and teachers.
Irish Water is set to begin more works in Letterkenny in the coming days. As works near completion in the High Road area, the replacement of 300 metres of old water mains on the Port Road are set to commence. The utility says the laying of the new pipes will eliminate leakage and reduce sporadic
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Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information ahead of the 15th anniversary of Andrew Burns’ murder. The 27 year old was shot and left for dead on a roadway in County Donegal in February 2008. Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information ahead of the 15th anniversary of Andrew Burns’ murder. The 27 year old
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A security alert in Derry last night has turned out to be an ‘elaborate hoax’. Significant disruption was caused after a suspicious object was found in the Celtic Court area. SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood says elderly residents and children had their night turned upside down as police tried to make the area safe…
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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries – Friday February 10th:
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Lidl employees are getting a 7.5% pay rise thanks to a €14 million investment. The supermarket has also revealed today that it’s to create 700 jobs this year. The roles will be across the supermarket’s 176 stores, three regional distribution centres and head office in Dublin. Maeve McCleane – Chief People Officer at Lidl –
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President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to the tenacity, courage, determination, resilience, resolve, and strength that the pupils and staff of Mulroy College have shown in the months following the Creeslough tragedy. The President visited the school this morning and he is now due to travel to Derry for a number of engagements. Addressing
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People are being warned about scam callers pretending to be from the credit union. The Irish League of Credit Unions has issued a warning, saying it would never contact someone by phone, text, or email to ask them to verify their account details. It says the scam consists of a fraudster sending a text or
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The State bends before the powerful but steamrolls the voiceless. That’s what a South Donegal Deputy has told the Dail during a debate on the Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Charges. A recent report by the Attorney General highlighted “weaknesses” in the stance on disability allowance payments to people in residential care. Deputy Marian
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The new Ballyshannon Community Hospital is nearing completion. It’s been confirmed that minor and outdoor works are planned for the coming weeks ahead of its completion in April. Deputy Frank Feighan says the opening of the hospital will ultimately help alleviate pressure on Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospital:
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The President is in Donegal today on a visit to the North West. Michael D Higgins visited Mulroy College this morning from where he is due to travel on to Derry. President Higgins is expected to visit the Northlands addiction treatment centre before attending the President’s Cup Final at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.
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A Human Rights consultant and Defective Blocks campaigner in Donegal says the impact of mica and other deleterious materials has had a serious impact on he mental health of homeowners and their families. Speaking on the Nine til Noon Show this morning, Mary T McBride said as recently as today, the United Nations was pointing
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The Government has launched a consultation on plans to link jobseeker’s benefit to previous income. Under the proposed scheme, people with more than five years PRSI payments would get 60 per cent of their previous gross salary on losing their job. This would be capped at a payment of 450 euro a week and time
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Long abandoned rail lines in the West could be brought back into use, under proposals before Government. The Journal reports the All Island Strategic Rail Review will recommend reviving the line linking Athenry in Galway with Claremorris in Mayo, with a possible northbound extension to Sligo. The prospect of a link between Letterkenny and Derry
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Cliona Richardson will take up the role of Assistant Garda Commissioner tomorrow. She has served in An Garda Síochána for 30 years, and will take responsibility for the North Western Region. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has welcomed her promotion, saying it will “be of great benefit” to the force
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The Irish aid agency GOAL says it’s going through ‘heartbreak’ after 26 members of its staff died following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. It says some staff members are still unaccounted for. More than 21 thousand people are confirmed to have died in the disaster. Deputy CEO of GOAL – Mary Van Lieshout says
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Two Donegal attractions have been honoured by CIE Tours at the company’s first awards ceremony since the Covid 19 pandemic. The CIE Tours Annual Awards of Excellence honour the facilities and attractions which most impress the 25,000 US visitors the company brings to Ireland each year. At last night’s awards ceremony, Donegal Castle and the
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The iconic North West 200 and all other motorcycle road races in Northern Ireland have been cancelled this year. The Belfast Telegraph today reports the soaring cost of Public Liability insurance led to the decision last night by the Motor Cycle Union of Ireland. With costs to clubs exceeding €50,000, they say national road races
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An Irish man who was shot in Australia has been named locally as Damien Conlon from Co Sligo. Mr Conlon, who is in his 30s, was found suffering from a gunshot wound at a house in the Oberon area – which is two hours outside of Sydney. He was treated by ambulance paramedics but died
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A Donegal TD says more people should be questioning the decisions and the role of the Attorney General. Deputy Pringle was speaking in the Dail during statements on the nursing home charges controversy, after a report from the Attorney General defended the State’s legal strategy to fight claims from medical card holders wrongly charged for
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As EU-Norway fisheries talks enter a fifth round, the Irish fishing industry has united to call for a fair deal for Ireland. Aodh O Donnell, chief executive of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) says fishing industry representatives have worked closely together to press for a fair and meaningful reciprocal deal for Ireland. “The message
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Donegal County Council is being urged to give more priority to the development of the Prior School building in the old Lifford Army Barracks as a location at which people can access the Donegal archive. Cllr Gerry Crawford told Highland Radio News that the council has agreed to the move, and some money was set
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The Sinn Fein President’s urged the UK and the EU to strike a deal on the Northern Ireland protocol. Mary Lou McDonald made the comments after meeting the Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris and the Stormont parties. The British Government earlier set out plans to further delay a fresh Northern Ireland Assembly election. It has extended
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News, Sport, Farm News and Obituaries on Thursday February 9th………..
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Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien today published figures showing Donegal County Council brought 78 vacant social homes back into active use under the Voids Programme last year. €858,000 was recouped from the Department of Housing under the programme. Nationally last year, 2,307 vacant social homes were brought back into active use. Release in full – Thursday
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The deadline for a Government to be formed in Northern Ireland has been extended by a year. The Secretary of State Chris Heaton Harris has set a new deadline of January 18th 2024. In a statement he said an election is not the best way to secure a new Executive at Stormont. He said the
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The family of Andrew Allen remain hopeful that those responsible for his murder will be brought to justice. Today is the 11th anniversary of the killing of the 23 year old who was shot dead in front of his partner at his home at Links View Park on the night of February 9th 2012. Gardai
New listenership figures have cemented Highland Radio’s position as Donegal’s most listened to radio station. The latest JNLR figures show that 79.2% of the population choose Highland Radio on a weekly basis with 59.6% (67,000 of the adult population) tuning in everyday. The station’s market reach, a key indicator for advertisers, remains the highest in
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A Letterkenny business was among four served with a closure notice in January. A closure order was served on Letterkenny Spiceland, Green Isle Park, Port Road, Ballyraine, Letterkenny on January 31st. There was found to be widespread evidence of a mouse infestation throughout the premises. It’s reported that adequate procedures were not in place to
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A West Donegal Councillor fears the lack of investment in roads infrastructure in Gweedore could give the wrong impression to investors. Councillor Micheal Choilm MacGiolla Easbuig says the state of the roads and footpaths in the local business park is hampering efforts to attract new businesses to the area. While Donegal County Council has responsibility
A former Fianna Fail Minister says Bertie Ahern is hugely popular and a huge asset to the party. The former Taoiseach is back in Fianna Fail after resigning in 2012. At the time, Micheál Martin was making moves to expel him over the findings of the Mahon Tribunal. Former Minister Conor Lenihan says Bertie Ahern’s
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