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“The Finals” Countdown: Jim McGuinness says there’s still improvement needed for final.

Under the guidance of Jim Mc Guinness, the county are contesting and looking to win their second final in two years. Guinness and Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice have both been lauded this season for their tactical know how as their respective sides moved to within 70 minutes of capturing Sam. We’ll hear from Tim Moynihan of Radio […]

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“The Finals” Countdown: Bonner says boys enjoying build up to first ever final

Donegal have never played in or won an All Ireland Minor Football Final. Declan Bonner’s young side are looking to place themselves into the county’s record books by beating Kerry on Sunday t and take the Tom Markham Cup up north to Donegal for the first time. Speaking with Oisin Kelly,  Declan says his boys

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IFA hold protest outside Aldi’s Letterkenny store over beef prices

IFA livestock farmers are protesting this eveing outside Aldi in Letterkenny as part of their campaign against the price and specification cuts imposed by retailers and factories. The association says farmers feel betrayed by the unacceptable behaviour and lack of corporate responsibility on the part of the powerful retailers and meat factories to their farmer

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“The Finals” Countdown: Campbell says Croke Park is where every player wants to be

Still no news from the Donegal minor camp on the starting line up for Sunday’s All Ireland Final with Kerry. The Kingdom have made one change with Liam Kearney coming in for Jordan Kiely in the forward line. John Campbell has popped up with some crucial scores for Donegal this championship. His goal in the

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Woman who joined Forward Emphasis Lotto syndicate this week is dubbed their “Lucky 13th”

Colleagues of a young Donegal woman have dubbed her their ‘lucky 13’ after a big lotto win this week. 21 year old Maria Doherty started a new call centre job at Forward Emphasis in Malin on Monday, and joined the office lottery syndicate on Wednesday. That night their numbers came up, along with a jackpot

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Dublin to host Euro 2020 games

It’s been announced that the Aviva Stadium will host three first round games and a last-16 tie during Euro 2020. The announcement was made in Geneva by UEFA president, Michel Platini. Copenhagen, Bucharest, Amsterdam, Bilbao, Budapest, Brussels and Glasgow are the other cities to secure last-16 ties as well as group stage encounters. Wembley Stadium has been announced

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One “neutral” punter staking over €120,000 on a Donegal All-Ireland win

Bookies say there is very little to separate Donegal and Kerry ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland Football Final, but at least one punter is putting a lot of faith in Jim Mc Guinness and his team. Boylesports say one anonymous punter has put over €120,000 on Donegal to win the match at the first time of

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CPWP say Taoiseach’s latest comments on water charges insult the people’s intelligence

The Taoiseach has been accused of insulting the intelligence of the Irish people, after saying that people are in control of their water charges because they can turn off the tap. “Can’t Pay Won’t Pay” says this is a flippant response from Enda Kenny, particularly after admitting that 40% of water is wasted in leaky

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Mc Nulty “honoured and delighted” following Seanad nomination

A Kilcar man,who looks set to be Ireland’s newest Senator, says he is honoured and delighted with the opportunity. 37 year-old businessman John McNulty is the Government’s choice to replace Deirdre Clune who was elected to the European Parliament. Given the government’s majority, it seems certain that Mr McNulty will become a Senator next month.

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Mac Lochlainn calls for joint effort to progress Cockhill Bridge improvements

Donegal County Council is being asked to convene a meeting of Donegal TDs and Inishowen County Councillors along with senior council engineers to agree a joint approach on Cockhill Bridge. The call comes from Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD who described the current situation as a political “mess” that needs to be “sorted out once and

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Pearse Doherty says water charges should be scrapped given new economic figures

Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty TD has welcomed the figures released today which show stronger than expected economic growth describing them as very impressive. Deputy Doherty said the government should now make a commitment not to bring in water charges. Speaking today he said; “Today’s figures are very impressive and very welcome news. “They

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Derry Court told that the MTV Crashes concert “was the possible destination” for cannabis worth £60,000

A police officer told Derry Magistrate’s Court today that the MTV concert could have been the destination for a large quantity of drugs seized in the city yesterday. Sean Patrick Orr (23) of Marlborough Terrace in Derry was charged with possessing cannabis and possessing cannabis with intent to supply on September 17. A police officer

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Harkin says Noonan must implement changes to VRT legislation after Carndonagh ruling

Midlands North West MEP Marian Harkin has now written to the Finance Minister asking him to amend Irish legislation to take account of these judgements. She also says people who have previously been fined should look at the possibility of challenging them. The original European ruling followed a petition from Donegal man Ryan Stewart, who

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People with contaminated water could be in line for reductions

It’s emerged tonight that people whose water is unfit for human consumption could be in line for reductions on their bills. Environment Minister Alan Kelly says the compensating measure is under consideration by the regulator. The Commission for Energy Regulation will announce next week the level of water charges. But for around 36,000 homes around

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North’s Health Minister says there will be no delay in Altnagelvin Radiotherapy Unit

The North’s Health Minister has said he has “no intention” of delaying the opening of a new radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. Edwin Poots was responding to a motion that called for the new radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin to be “progressed without delay”. During a debate on the motion in the Assembly yesterday,

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Mc Elhinney’s wins ‘Best Independent Department Store in Ireland and the UK’

Mc Elhinney’s in Ballybofey has won the ‘Best Independent Department Store in Ireland and the UK’ for 2014. Donegal’s biggest department store was shortlisted along with some of the biggest department stores in the UK and Ireland. The Drapers Awards recognize the very best brands, designers, and businesses in fashion retail. The 2014 ceremony was

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Derry man wrote threatening letters proclaiming to be from the IRA

A man from Derry has been handed a suspended jail term for writing threatening letters proclaiming to be from the IRA. Sean Martin Duddy pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to kill and of attempted intimidation at the city’s magistrates’ court yesterday. District Judge Barney McElholm was told one of the letters, threatening to have

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Carthy concerned at long term impact of Russian ban on EU agri-food

There are fears that Russian customers of Irish Agri-food producers could find other suppliers while the Russian trade embargo of EU Agri-goods continues. Midlands North West MEP Matt Carthy, says Russian customers could forge long-term trade agreements with alternative producers. Speaking at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, Mr Carthy warned the impact of such a

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Mc Monagle urges people to think carefully before turning down a council house

A Letterkenny based councillor is urging people offered council houses to accept them after a recent meeting of the Letterkenny Municipal District was told that dozens of council houses are being turned down. In many cases, the reason given was concern about the area the house is in, with prospective tenants concerned about possible anti-social

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“The Finals” Countdown: Durcan says Donegal need to rise again for Kerry

The excitment continues to build in the county ahead of the 2014 All Ireland Finals involving Donegal this weekend. Four Masters Paul Durcan has been having another brilliant season in goals for Donegal and his first half save against Dublin keep the county in the game in the semi final that they went on to

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Anti-VRT campaigner says court ruling on borrowed vehicles is a significant breakthrough

A court in Carndonagh has dismissed a case in which Customs challenged a local man who had borrowed a car from a relative in Northern Ireland. It’s the first such case following a European Court of Justice ruling that borrowed vehicles are not subject to VRT, and cannot be touched. irrespective of how long the

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Castlederg Councillor concerned at permission for weekend band parade

A Councillor has hit out at a parades commission decision to allow a loyalist band parade to take place this Saturday evening in the town of Castlederg. The Castlederg Young Loyalists band parade will take place between 8pm and 11pm, with 88 bands and up to 2000 supporters. Sinn Fein Councillor Ruari McHugh says he

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Creative ways must be found to fund Magee expansion – Mc Laughlin

Sinn Féin MLA Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed support for the expansion of Magee during an adjournment debate in the assembly last evening. However, the Minister with responsibility for the issue made it clear that while he will carefully study the business case that will be on his desk within weeks, no money will be available

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