An exhibition of the peace accolades awarded to the late John Hume has opened in Derry’s Guildhall. The collection includes the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, jointly awarded to John Hume and Sir David Trimble for their role in the Northern Ireland peace process, the Martin Luther King Jnr Non-Violent Prize bestowed in 1999, and the […]
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An Bord Pleanála will be given a new name, and face fines for delayed decisions under new plans to overhaul the planning authority. They’re among the changes included in the Planning and Development Bill, which is expected to be approved by Cabinet ministers tomorrow. Under the plans, council’s are to be given more powers when
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A Buncrana councillor is hopeful that progress on a new Leisure Centre for Buncrana is imminent. Plans have been in place for a number of years for the redevelopment of the leisure centre following its closure in 2014, but progress has not yet been made. Cllr Jack Murray says the works should be carried in
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There have been calls for more transparency from Government following a report released yesterday that claimed the state removed certain criticisms of quarries from a report given to the Oireachtas last week. The report published by the Business Post claims that the initial report given to Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien included remarks stating that while
State must be open to criticism after remarks removed from quarry report – Hone Read More »
Donegal County Council has urged the public to be cautious on the roads this week as the current cold snap continues on. Officials from the council attended a meeting of the National Emergency Coordination Group yesterday, as the wintry conditions are expected to last until Friday at the least. The Council says their gritters will
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Donegal’s Eamonn Kelly (23), who received the Billy Coleman Award after being named the Young Rally Driver of the Year, earlier this week, is eagerly looking forward to 2023. As part of the award, Eamonn will receive support to the value of €50,000 from Sport Ireland and Motorsport Ireland for the 2023 season as well
Watch: Billy Coleman award winner Eamonn Kelly looks ahead to 2023 Read More »
Donegal athletes helped Ireland claim medals at the European Cross Country Championships in Turin, Italy on Sunday morning. Finn Valley’s Sean McGinley won silver with Ireland in the men’s under 20. McGinley finished a brilliant 12th with his team mates Nick Griggs and Dean Casey taking silver and bronze in that race. McGinley was the
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Kilcoo’s reign as Ulster and All-Ireland club football champions is over. The Down side suffered a 1-12 to 1-06 defeat to Glen of Derry in the Ulster final at Armagh’s Athletic Grounds. Alex Doherty scoring the late goal for Glen. After the game Glen boss Malachy O’Rourke spoke with Michael McMullan… Cathal Mulholland told Michael
Malachy O’Rourke and Cathal Mulholland reflect on Glen’s first ever Ulster SFC title Read More »
Glen of Derry are the Ulster Club football champions for the first time. They’ve beaten Down’s Kilcoo 1-12 to 1-06 in the final at the Athletic Grounds. Michael McMullan has the full time report…
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Eilish and Roisin Flanagan and Sean McGinley helped team Ireland to medals on Sunday morning at the European Cross Country Championships in Italy. The Flanagan twins ran an identical time of 27:38 finishing in 11th and 12th and with the run helping the Irish Senior Women team claim a bronze medal. Meanwhile, McGinley finished 12th
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Sinn Fein remain the most popular party in the country with less than one week before the Government’s re-shuffle. Leo Varadkar is set to become Taoiseach again next Saturday, December the 17th, but Sinn Fein remain top of the opinion polls unchanged at 34 percent. Fine Gael have gained in the latest Sunday Times Behaviour
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Donegal County Council say that all routes on the gritting route are being covered this afternoon, due to the current cold and icy weather present. Gritters have been on all designated gritting route roads since 3pm, and it is expected all routes on the gritting map will be serviced again this evening as another night
All Donegal routes gritted this afternoon ahead of harsh evening Read More »
Public transport will run and schools will remain open despite sub-zero temperatures in the week ahead. That’s the message following the National Emergency Coordination Group meeting in Dublin today. They say they’re ”confident services won’t be affected” by the cold snap – despite flight disruptions and hazardous driving conditions. Speaking following the meeting, Housing Minister
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American President Joe Biden looks set to announce a new US envoy to Northern Ireland in the coming weeks. Names being mentioned are former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and one-time Congressman Bruce Morrison. The position has been vacant since Donald Trump appointee, Mick Mulvaney, resigned from the role in January of last year. Ray
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Donegal Signs Challenge Cup Cockhill Youths 4-0 Dunree United Glengad United 1-2 Illies Celtic *After Extra Time Redcastle United 0-4 Aileach FC Clonmany Shamrocks 1-4 Carn FC Buncrana Hearts 4-1 Gleneely Colts Greencastle FC 4-1 Moville Celtic Inishowen Engineering Division Two Cockhill Res 3-2 Moville Res Redcastle Res 4-0 Dunree Res Rasheeny FC 4-0 Culdaff
Inishowen Football League Results 11/12/2022 Read More »
A status orange low temperature and ice warning is now in place for the entire country until midday tomorrow, with temperatures expected to reach -5 and below. Severe frost, icy stretches on the roads as well as freezing fog are anticipated. A yellow snow and ice warning has also been issued for County Donegal that
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U21B Semi Final Glenswilly 4-16 V 0-03 Malin Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon 1-11 V 1-12 Glenfin U21C Semi Finals Naomh Ultan 0-03 V 2-11 Burt U21 Hurling Championship Setanta 2-18 V 0-05 St Eunan’s
Donegal U21 GAA Championship Results 10th & 11th November 2022 Read More »
Temple Domestic Appliance D1 Letterkenny Rovers 3 vs 1 Convoy Arsenal Swilly Rovers 1 vs 1 Gweedore Celtic Donegal Physiotherapy & Performance Centre D2 Gweedore United 5 vs 3 Whitestrand United
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Institute and Loughgall played out a 1-1 draw in the NIFL Championship on Saturday afternoon. Cathair Friel gave Stute the lead on 57 minutes before Tiernan Kelly leveled the tie with 16 minutes remaining. The draw sees Institute move to sixth in the table level on points with Ballyclare whilst Loughgall remain top.
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Omagh Academicals suffered a 42-15 defeat at home to Instonians in the All Ireland League Division 2c game played on Saturday afternoon. Instonians ran in seven tries in their big victory and remain unbeaten in the league. Highland’s rugby correspondent Alex McDonald has the full time report… Alex got the thoughts of Omagh coach Glen
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Dylan Browne McMonagle recorded another winner this time it came at Dundalk on Friday night. The Donegal jockey claimed a 12/1 win on board the Natalia Lupini trained Dynamic Katie. The pair finished just a short head in front of 6/1 shot Brasilian Princess.
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Glencar Inn Division One Arranmore United 1 vs 3 Glenea United Dunlewey Celtic 0 vs 1 Glencar Celtic Keadue Rovers 2 vs 2 Drumoghill Old Orchard Division Two Kilmacrennan Celtic 2 vs 3 Gweedore Celtic St Catherines FC 4 vs 1 Ramelton Mariners Swilly Rovers 4 vs 3 Castlefin Celtic Fintown Harps AFC 3 vs
Donegal Junior League Results 10/12/2022 Read More »
Met Eireann has issued nationwide weather warnings for low temperatures, ice and freezing fog set to come into effect tonight. The weather forecaster says temperatures between -5 and 0 degrees are to be expected overnight this Saturday night and into Sunday morning. Motorists have been warned of icy road conditions and freezing fog that may
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The Housing Minister says he’s not surprised that People Before Profit are bringing a motion of no confidence against him next week. Darragh O’Brien says they’re entitled to bring the motion – but he claims it’s a cynical exercise to deflect attention away from the work the Government is doing. That’s despite a large chunk
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A new poll claims that voters in the Republic would choose to abolish Stormont as part of a United Ireland. However voters in Northern Ireland would prefer to see the Assembly and the power-sharing institutions remain. Those in the Republic are more supportive of an “integrated United Ireland” with a single administration located in Dublin
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Tidy town committees in Donegal have received a collective €61,000 in preparation for the 2023 SuperValu TidyTowns competition. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD announced that 41 groups in Donegal would receive funding to help with their upcoming projects. 25 tidy towns committees in Donegal have been granted €1,000, while 13 groups
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A local Councillor has called on the council to fix a number of street lights in areas across in Inishowen. At the recent Inishowen Muncipial District meeting, Councillors raised concerns about the street lights in a number of areas particularly Buncrana and Lisfannon. Cllr Nicholas Crossan explained that six decorative street lights are out in
Broken street lights leaving parts of Buncrana in darkness Read More »
A Donegal TD told the Oireachtas Fisheries Committee this week that the government won’t provide fuel subsidies to struggling fishing communities, but is happy to give tax breaks to big businesses. Deputy Thomas Pringle said other EU states provide subsidies, but Ireland refuses to follow suit, arguing that because marine fuel isn’t taxed, subsidies aren’t
Government must revisit refusal to subsidise fuel costs for fishers – Pringle Read More »
Over 602,800 patients are waiting for a first hospital outpatient consultation. The latest National Treatment Purchase Fund Hospital Waiting List data is out. It also shows 80,232 patients were waiting for an appointment for their inpatient or day case treatment, 2,513 of them at Letterkenny University Hospital on November 24th. 15,475 people were awaiting Outpatient
Over 2,500 people awaiting procedures and 15,000 awaiting outpatient appointments at LUH Read More »
News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries on Friday December 9th……..
News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries on Friday December 9th Read More »
Police in Derry are urging people to help break what they’re calling the cycle of abuse against innocent children. It’s after a 53 year old man from the Derry area was sentenced at Coleraine Crown Court for sexual communication with a child, making and possessing indecent photographs of children, and possession of prohibited images. Peter
Derry PSNI welcome conviction of man for sexual offences against a child Read More »
The Crossroads and Killygordon Enterprise Centre is to avail of €300,000 grant. Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty has confirmed the CAKE centre is to receive a €300,000 Community Centre Investment fund grant. The funding will make the centre one of the most sustainable in Ireland, with the money going towards new windows and doors and
Crossroads and Killygordon Enterprise Centre awarded €300,000 grant Read More »
A diner in Donegal was issued a closure notice after a dead mouse was found in a trap at the rear of the kitchen. During an inspection at the Waterfront Diner, Dundee, St Johnston a dead mouse was found in a trap underneath shelving used for storing food and equipment at the rear of the
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Doctors have been inundated with demands for antibiotics, which is contributing to a medicine shortage. That’s according to the Irish Medical Organisation. It comes as the Irish Pharmacy Union reported 4 antibiotics containing penicillin are out of stock. Stranorlar based Dr Denis McCauley chairs the IMO’s GP committee. He says concerns around Strep A and
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Donegal County Council is advising all road users to prepare for hazardous conditions on roads and footpaths as Met Eireann has issued a warning for low temperatures and ice. This will include low temperatures by day and sharp or severe frosts and icy patches at night from Thursday and into the weekend for all of
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A Midlands North West MEP believes Ireland is not doing enough to combat child trafficking and criminal exploitation. Maria Walshe is welcoming a European Commission’s Anti-Trafficking Directive this week, outlining requirements for member states, including actions to discourage and reduce the demand for trafficking as weel as for awareness. Ireland is currently Tier 2 on
MEP says Ireland is not doing enough to combat child trafficking Read More »
165 new dwellings were granted planning permission in Donegal in the third quarter of the year. According to figures released today by CSO, a total of 342 building projects were granted planning permission during July to September of 2022. In Donegal, 165 new homes were granted planning permission with 65 other construction projects approved. 89
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Almost 50,000 people reported incidents of domestic abuse to Gardaí in 2022. It’s a 9% increase compared to last year. The figures released by an Garda Síochána show a notable increase in the number of incidents of coercive control reported. 173 people reported incidents of coercive control to Gardaí in 2022 – up from just
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A local Councillor believes the plan for five new surgical hubs will greatly benefit the people of Donegal despite the North West being excluded from the plan. Plans are in the early stages for the creation of five new surgical hubs to be located in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Dublin. Concerns have been raised
Councillor believes surgical hub plan will benefit people of Donegal Read More »
The Lossett Road has been closed after a lorry went off the road. People are advised to avoid the route at Lossett due to the hazardous conditions. Local diversions are in place.
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It’s emerged that residents on Tory Island are to be left without a nurse once again. Next week there will be no provision in place on the island for a number of days. Councillor Micheal Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig says this ongoing issue is totally unacceptable. He says the HSE need to urgently step up:
Tory Island to be left without nurse next week Read More »
Donegal County Council has confirmed that the Public Service Centre in Carndonagh will remain closed today. It closed yesterday ahead of a planned protest by defective block campaigners.
Carndonagh PSC to remain closed today Read More »
Details of the Gaelic Players Association’s 2023 charter agreement with the GAA have been released. In December and January, five inter-county collective training sessions are permitted. Outside of these months, four sessions per week will be held. There will be no cap on squads, meaning that panels are no longer restricted to 32 players for
GPA reveals new expenses and training agreement with GAA Read More »
Donegal’s Jim McGuinness and Derry City’s Ruaidhri Higgins were among the latest FAI UEFA PRO Licence participants who graduated in Dublin yesterday. This is the highest coaching qualification in world football under the auspices of the Football Association of Ireland’s Coach Education Department. Republic of Ireland Manager Stephen Kenny was guest of honour as the
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Water has been restored to the Falcarragh area. Homes and business in Falcarragh and surrounding areas were without water this morning as a Water treatment plant interruption impacted supply. Works had been ongoing throughout the night to restore water and are now complete. Cllr Michael McCafferty has thanked the Irish Water workers for restoring the
Water restored in Falcarragh Read More »
Enquiries are ongoing following a crash in Castlefin last evening. Gardaí attended the scene of the two vehicle collision at around 6:45pm. No serious injuries were reported.
Enquiries ongoing into crash in Castlefin Read More »
Gardai in Donegal are urging all drivers to slow down and drive with extra caution as wintry conditions continue. It comes after the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit this week detected a number of vehicles travelling in excess of the speed limit as temperatures reached 0 degrees. Gardai are warning that speed kills. They are also
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There’s been a positive step forward for homeowners living in uninhabitable defective block affected properties. It was confirmed last night that storage and accommodation grants will be made available next week for those properties that are no longer safe to live in. €15,000 will be available for alternative accommodation while €5,000 has been set aside
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Power cuts at this time of the year are not an option. That’s the view of Mayo TD Michael Ring in reaction to higher than usual demand on the grid due to the cold weather. The Tanaiste says it’s extremely unlikely there’ll be blackouts despite concern about energy supply. Deputy Ring says Leo Varadkar can
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A Donegal deputy has welcomed the news that legislation that would hold insurers to account and lower premiums is set to proceed to Committee Stage. The legislation would require the insurance industry to provide information to the Central Bank outlining how the cost of claims have reduced as a result of the new Personal Injuries
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