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Public consultation on Ballyshannon Town Centre Regeneration Project open tomorrow

Draft proposals for the Ballyshannon Town Centre Regeneration Project have now entered public consultation. Members of the public can share their views on the proposals with Donegal County Council from tomorrow until the 8th of November. The project plans to revitalise several areas of the town. Donegal County Council say that regeneration works would include […]

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Maria Carr reflects on Termon’s defeat in the Ulster Ladies SFC

Termon went out of the Ulster Senior Ladies Football Championship at the Quarter Final stage after they were beaten on Sunday afternoon by Lurgan. 3-06 to 1-11 was how it finished in favour of the Cavan champions. Geraldine McLaughlin finished the afternoon as the top scorer for the ladies from the Burn Road, with 1-07.

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Sunak enters race to become next British PM as Boris tries to rally support

Rishi Sunak has formally entered the Tory leadership contest – as he is again bidding to become British Prime Minister. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson’s supporters have downplayed the fact he’s well behind his ex chancellor, and currently short of the minimum 100 nominations he needs. There are reports that Boris Johnson has spoken to Penny Mordaunt,

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Galbally earn Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship by narrowest of margins

Galbally are Tyrone Intermediate Football champions, thanks to a one point victory over Edendork in Healy Park, Omagh. 2-11 to 3-07 was how it finished with Conor Donaghy scoring a crucial goal for the champions from the penalty spot. Galbally manager Paddy Crozier told Francis Mooney he always believed his side would win despite falling

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Donal Farren & Noeleen Scanlon win Donegal Senior Cross Country Championship

It was another busy weekend on the athletics front in Donegal with the Senior Cross Country Championship, Ulster underage Cross Country Championship and also some action at the International Cross Country Championship. Donal Farren of Letterkenny AC claimed the Senior men’s title, finishing ahead of clubmate Mark Greenan with John Joe Doherty coming in third.

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Letterkenny Rovers and Cockhill Celtic play out draw in Ulster Senior League opener

Letterkenny Rovers and Cockhill Celtic played out a 1-1 draw in the opening game of the Ulster Senior League on Saturday night. Gearoid McDermott opened the scoring for Rovers on 46 minutes when he headed in an Adrian Delap cross. Christy McLaughlin then levelled the tie on 68 minutes with a header. Both sides pushed

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Four Masters and Glenswilly to meet in Donegal Minor Football Championship final

Four Masters and Glenswilly will compete in the Donegal Minor Football Championship final after coming through their last four encounters on Saturday night. Four Masters were 2-09 to 1-08 winners over Termon after extra time with sub Conor McCahill scoring a goal and a point for the Donegal Town side in the extra period. As

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Leah Gallen will compete in final at Irish National Boxing Championships

Donegal’s Leah Gallen will compete in the Irish Amateur Boxing Association’s Ladies Senior Final at 70 kilos on November 4th. The Raphoe boxer was due to face Kerry’s Ava Fitzmaurice in the semi-finals, but the latter withdrew. Meanwhile, Brian Elliot of Illies Golden Gloves ABC withdrew from the light-heavyweight division of the men’s National Senior

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Temporary footpath construction in Creeslough to be completed today

Construction of a temporary footpath is underway in Creeslough, in order to give local residents more access to services. Due to the ongoing Garda investigations at the scene of the tragedy, the main road and associated footpaths in the town have been closed for the past two weeks, with there being no pedestrian access from

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Investigations underway after body discovered in Letterkenny

Gardaí say a body of a woman in her thirties has been discovered at a residence in Letterkenny. The remains were found yesterday, with authorities being alerted just before 6pm on Friday evening. The woman’s body was later removed to the Mortuary at Letterkenny University Hospital where a post-mortem will take place in due course.

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Ireland to begin Women’s World Cup campaign against co-hosts Australia

The Republic of Ireland women’s team have been drawn in a group with tournament joint hosts Australia, Canada and Nigeria for the 2023 FIFA World Cup. Vera Pauw’s side will play Australia in Sydney on the opening day of the tournament, Thursday July 20th. The second group game will be against Olympic champions Canada in

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Tories only concerned with England – Deputy Mac Lochlainn

The Conservative leadership race is underway once again – just six weeks after Liz Truss was given the job. Commons leader Penny Mordaunt’s the first MP to announce she’s vying to become the next British Prime Minister, following Thursday’s dramatic resignation. It’s understood at least 50 Tories want a Boris Johnson comeback – while Rishi

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DCC urging people not to burn waste materials on Halloween bonfires

  Donegal County Council is urging communities not to support bonfires over the Halloween weekend, saying they can cause injuries to persons and seriously damage the environment. The council is particularly anxious to ensure that inappropriate material is not being burned on bonfires. In a statement, Donegal County Council says there’s been a significant reduction

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Suite of measures needed to support Pre-Pay Electricity customers – SVP

The Society of St Vincent de Paul is urging the government and electricity suppliers to agree a suite of measures that protects people from disconnection this winter, particularly in the case of people using pre-pay meters. SVP says many people it assists prefer pre-pay gas and electricity as it gives them more control over their

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Moville Community College extension cleared to go to construction

The extension project for Moville Community College has received approval to proceed to construction under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme. The project will consist of a new build extension to the current school including a SEN base. Minister Charlie McConalogue says this is tremendous news for the school community and will improve the offering and

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Creeslough responders were ‘exemplars of humanity’ – Chambers

The Government Chief Whip today paid tribute to all those who responded to the Creeslough tragedy today, saying that at the worst of times for Donegal, the people showed  their best. Minister Jack Chambers, who serves as Junior Minister for Sport and the Gaeltacht was speaking at opening the Donegal GAA Centre in Convoy today…………..

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National President pledges more support at opening of Donegal GAA centre

The official opening has taken place of the Donegal GAA centre in Convoy, with a guest list including Sports Minister Jack Chambers, National GAA President Larry McCarthy, Ulster President Ciaran McLaughlin and representatives of the 40 GAA clubs in the county. In an emotional speech during which he described the Convoy facility as Donegal GAA’s

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State can’t guarantee accommodation for asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees

The state can’t guarantee it will be able to provide accommodation for asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees. That’s according to the Minister for Integration Roderic O’ Gorman. It comes after the Citywest transit hub reached capacity and won’t accept new arrivals. Officials from the department met the Ukrainian embassy to discuss the issue. Housing Minister

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Over 4,000 customers impacted by power outage in Letterkenny

A power outage left 4,281 properties in the Letterkenny area without power this morning. The power cut, which occurred at around 11.25am has since been restored to over 4,000 properties. 50 customers remain impacted in the Ballyraine area while 137 properties are without power in the Gortlee area. The remaining outages are expected to be

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Minister for Sport in county today to open Donegal GAA Centre

The Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht is in the county today visiting a number of sporting facilities after awarding €5.5m to organisations throughout the county last month. This afternoon, Fianna Fáil TD Jack Chambers will officially open the Donegal GAA Centre in Convoy. He will also visit the sporting facilities at ATU

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Cllr McGarvey says he always put others first in his role on DCC

Councillor Ian McGarvey says during his time on Donegal County Council he always put others first and before his own intentions. Councillor McGarvey, Ireland’s oldest Councillor this week informed the local authority of his intention to retire as a Councillor in the near future. His nephew Pauric McGarvey has been proposed as his successor. Councillor

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Gardai investigating report of man approaching woman on Muff Greenway

Gardaí have confirmed that investigations are continuing into a report of a woman being approached by a man in the area of Muff Greenway last Saturday. The incident happened at around 3:30pm. Earlier this week, concerns were raised by the admin of a local social media page after being inundated by women claiming they had

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South Donegal Deputy believes holiday home owners could house refugees

The state needs to appeal to holiday home owners to house the growing number of Ukrainian refugees. That’s according to Sinn Féin’s Justice Spokesperson, who says a contract needs to be put in place. Ireland has welcomed and housed over 58,000 refugees from Ukraine and other countries so far this year. South Donegal Deputy Martin

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Woman arrested in Strabane in connection with theft £1,400 theft

A woman arrested in Strabane yesterday in connection with the theft of £1,400 worth of goods from a commercial premises is due to appear in court today. The 34 year old has been charged with attempted theft and faces further charges of driving while disqualified, and using a motor vehicle without insurance. Police are urging

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