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Glen beat Errigal Ciaran to reach final four of Ulster Senior Football Club Championship

Glen advanced to the final four of the Ulster Senior Football Club Championship thanks to a 3-10 to 1-12 victory over Errigal Ciaran in Celtic Park. Goals from Ethan Doherty, Alex Doherty and Conor Convery netting the goals for Malachy O’Rourke’s side. They will now face Cargin in their semi final. Michael McMullan has the […]

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Calls for fountains to be installed at Letterkenny Town Park

There’s calls for water fountains to be installed at a number of amenities in Letterkenny. Councillor Ciaran Brogan says with huge investment taking place at the Bernard McGlinchey Town Park, Market Square and An Grianan Theatre the addition of fountains for public use would greatly enhance the areas. Irish Water has confirmed that it will

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Individual and team gold for Donegal athletes at International Masters Cross Country event

There were some fine performances from a number of Donegal athletes at the International Masters Cross Country event held in Santry, Dublin. Pauric McKinney, Inishowen, and Natasha Adams, Letterkenny AC, both won individual gold medals and helped Ireland to victory in their respective age categories. On Saturday Sport, athletics correspondent Patsy McGonagle outlined the details

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Dessie Gallagher & Dylan Sweeney reflect on Dungloe’s Ulster IFC quarter final win

Dungloe sealed their place in the final four of the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship with a seven point win over Dunloy. Dessie Gallagher’s men trailed six points to three at the break. A strong second half showing from the Donegal champions saw them score 1-08 to seal their 1-11 to 0-07 victory and book

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Ireland make it two from two in their Autumn Internationals with victory over Fiji

It’s 11 wins in-a-row for Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. Andy Farrell’s side have beaten Fiji by 35-points to 17 in the second of this season’s Autumn Internationals. Two tries for Nick Timoney and one from Robert Baloucoune helped Ireland to build a 21-10 half-time advantage. Cian Healy and Mack Hansen added tries in the

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Jack Keaney over the moon as UCD secure Premier Division status

UCD maintained their Premier Division status in the SSE Airtricity League thanks to a 1-0 win over Waterford at Richmond Park. The team has a lot of Donegal connections with captain Jack Keaney, Sam Todd, Michael Gallagher and assitant manager William O’Connor all hailing from the county. The Students took the lead on 13 minutes

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Dungloe advance to semi finals of Ulster Intermediate Football Club Championship

Dungloe are into the semi finals of the Ulster Intermediate Football Club Championship after a 1-11 to 0-07 victory over Dunloy of Antrim. At half time, Dungloe trailed 0-06 to 0-03 but a Shaun McGee goal midway through the second half helped the Donegal champions into the final four, they will play the winner of

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Over 2,000 children on waiting list at Letterkenny University Hospital

One in twelve children nationwide are on some form of hospital waiting list. New figures by the National Treatment Purchase Fund show 98,000 children are waiting for a hospital appointment. At Letterkenny University hospital, just over 2,000 children are waiting for an inpatient or outpatient appointment currently. An extreme shortage of consultants is being blamed

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Letterkenny Chamber Business Awards winners announced

The Letterkenny Chamber’s annual Business Awards ceremony was held last night in Letterkenny, with a number of local businesses and business people recognised for their contribution to local enterprise. Amongst the winners were Kernan’s, who were announced as the Letterkenny Retailer of the Year for 2022, and Donegal ATU’s Paul Hannigan was honoured with the

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Foyle MLA hits out at “bizarre” DUP unity referendum bill

A Foyle MLA has hit out at a ‘Referendum Supermajority Bill’ which has been brought to Parliament in Westminster by Ian Paisley. It proposes new legislation for referendums on any country leaving the UK – including Northern Ireland. That would mean that a 50%-plus-one result in a unity referendum would not be enough to bring

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DACC “surprised” at Health Minister’s knowledge of Donegal issues

The Chair of Donegal Action for Cancer Care says she was surprised at the Health Minister’s knowledge of issues facing the North West’s healthcare system, following a meeting yesterday. Betty Holmes from DACC says they had been seeking a meeting with Stephen Donnelly for almost eighteen months to put forth issues. Problems such as the

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Supreme Court rules against Ireland joining EU-Canada trade deal

The Supreme Court says an EU trade agreement with Canada can’t pass the Oireachtas without a change to our laws. The court ruled today that said the Irish constitution currently would not allow for Ireland to accept the trade deal. The deal is designed to increase trade between the two blocs – but concerns have

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ATU to receive largest share of new funding package

Over 23 million euro in funding has been announced for Technological Universities, with the highest allocation of €5.27m going to the Atlantic Technological University campuses in Donegal, Sligo, Galway and Mayo. The Department of Higher Education is allocating the funding to be used in areas such as digital infrastructure and in improving governance and systems

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Sunak welcomes ‘engaging’ meeting with Taoiseach

The Taoiseach says he won’t put any timeframe on reaching a deal around the Northern Ireland Protocol. Micheál Martin met British PM Rishi Sunak last night to discuss the Protocol and restoring devolved Government in Northern Ireland. Today he’ll meet other leaders from across the UK including British Minister Michael Gove and Scottish First Minister

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Health Minister launches Enhanced Community Care Programme in Donegal

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has officially launched the HSE’s Enhanced Community Care programme in Donegal, as part of the nationwide rollout of the €240m programme. ECC is a crucial element of the Sláintecare model, and is designed to ensure that all HSE primary and community care services work in an integrated way to meet population

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Difficult winter ahead for hospitals, but minister says long term, solutions are planned

  The Health Minister is in Donegal today for a series of engagements. Minister Stephen Donnelly will officially open the new Primary Care Centres in Buncrana and Newtowncunningham this morning, and also the Errigal CDM Hub in Letterkenny. Minister Donnelly is also expected to visit Letterkenny University Hospital, which launched its winter plan last week,

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Anger in Inishowen as water tanker is located in Letterkenny

An Inishowen Councillor has stressed that a life in Inishowen is as important as a life in Letterkenny. It’s after confirmation that a much sought after water tanker for the peninsula has been located in Letterkenny. A motion by Councillor Martin McDermott calling for a tanker to be placed in Inishowen had previously been passed

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Flood prevention works carried out at Dry Arch roundabout

Extensive works have been carried out to eradicate flooding issues at the Dry Arch roundabout in Letterkenny. During recent spells of heavy rain, water has gathered around the roundabout, making it difficult for motorists to navigate. The Council has confirmed that there was a high build up of debris in parts of the drainage system

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DCC Tourism Unit head urges more Donegal businesses to get involved in Antrim collaboration

Donegal County Council is encouraging more businesses to become involved in an exchange with businesses on the Causeway Coast in Antrim. An initial meeting in Inishowen recently saw 19 businesses from the Causeway Coastal Route Cluster and seven from Donegal participate. Barney McLaughlin, the head of Donegal County Council’s Tourism Unit Says there’s been a

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Early decision vital on modular homes for Mica homeowners – McBride

Refusal is not an option for government as calls grow for the provision of modular homes to Mica affected homeowners living in structurally unsafe properties. That’s according to Councillor Michael McBride who asked Donegal County Council to press the issue with Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien. It’s unclear if an announcement on the delivery of such

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Change in focus of counselling services in the wake of the Creeslough tragedy

  The HSE has confirmed that its approach to counselling in the aftermath of the Creeslough tragedy has changed, with the focus now on the provision of more targeted therapeutic services, by facilitating referrals to clinical services for counselling, trauma therapy where necessary, and mental health services. Immediate psychological first aid is still available via

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Highland Radio remains most listened to radio station in Donegal

New listenership figures have cemented Highland Radio’s position as the most listened to radio station in Donegal. Today’s JNLR/IPSOS figures show that in the year up to the end of September, 77% of people in the county tuned into Highland Radio each week, with 56% tuning in every day. Highland’s market share sits at 66.6%,

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