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Senator hails JobBridge as a success in Donegal – 658 placements taken up

Donegal Labour Senator Jimmy Harte has hailed the Jobbridge scheme as a major success in Donegal with 658 placements having taken place in county. Nationally, the number of internships taken up under the controversial JobBridge has now passed 20,000. Jimmy Harte says the internship scheme is a success with three in five participants in JobBridge

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Families of some Omagh bomb victims are to meet the Northern Ireland secretary of state this afternoon

The families of some Omagh bomb victims are to meet the Northern Ireland secretary of state this afternoon to further their campaign for a public inquiry into the attack. It comes days after Theresa Villiers ruled out their request for a cross-border inquiry into the 1998 attack. She said there were “insufficient grounds” for a

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Next Summer before all services restored at Letterkenny General

It will be next summer before all service are restored back on site at Letterkenny General Hospital. That is according the hospital manager Sean Murphy who says that once re-building has concluded, the hospital will be more complient with regulations. It was revlealed yesterday that the total flood repair bill at Letterkenny General Hospital will

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County Board says it was Jim McGuinness’s decision to make changes to his management team

It has emerged that Jim McGuinness took the decision to remove Rory Gallagher and Maxi Curran from his management team. In a statement the Donegal County Board said it was informed of Jim McGuinness’s decision on Tuesday morning to ‘make changes to his management and support team’. Francie Friel, who was involved in the backroom

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Letterkenny General Hospital flood repair bill to top 10 million euro initially

It will cost in excess of €10 million to rebuild Letterkenny General Hospital. A meeting of the West/Northwest Hospital Group was told this afternoon that the rebuild would cost around €8 million, while the cost of the interim arrangements could cost in excess of  two million euros. However, the figure could rise significantly when all

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Update: Rory Gallagher and Maxi Curran will not be part of Donegal’s 2014 management team

Both Rory Gallagher and Maxi Curran will not be part of the Donegal Senior Football team management set-up for the 2014 season. Francie Friel will also not feature – It is not yet clear if the trio chose to or were asked to leave. Rory Gallagher is already being linked with a move to take

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Harps dumped out of Cup

Drogheda United booked their place in the last-four of the FAI Ford Cup last night after a 2-nil win over 10-man Finn Harps in their quarter-final replay. Drogheda will now face neighbours Dundalk in the last-four after the semi-final draw that was also made yesterday evening. For Harps, the cup journey comes to an end.

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Sinn Fein Castlederg Cllr accuses Parades Commision of double standards

The Parades Commission has been accused of double standards by the Chair of Strabane District Council. Up to 50 loyalist bands are expected to parade through the centre of Castlederg this weekend. But the parades commission have placed no restrictions on the parade. The event is the 21st loyalist parade in Castlederg this year. Just

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Jim McGuinness content that preparations will be right for next season

Donegal manager Jim Mc Guinness has started his building process to give the 2012 All Ireland champions the best possible opportunity for success next year. It was confirmed on Saturday that Mc Guinness would see out his fourth year as boss following an agreement with club’s on the championship. Speaking with  Oisin Kelly on Sunday

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Donegal anti-austerity groups confirm they’ll run candidates in local elections

Donegal Action Against Austerity and the Donegal Campaign Against Home and Water Taxes have confirmed that they will be running candidates in next years local elections. The Anti-Austerity groups are hopeful of running one running candidate in each electoral area in the county. As of yet the only person confirmed to run is Joe Murphy

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Man and woman in serious but stable condition in hospital following crash

A man and a woman are in a stable condition in hospital following a serious single vehicle collision near Dungloe last night. The incident happened in the townland of Craugheyboyle between Dungloe and Loughanure. Five emergency vehicles including NowDoc, fire crews and ambluances attended the scene. Both the man and woman who were in their

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Jim McGuinness to stay as Donegal manager for 2014 season

It has been confirmed that Jim McGuinness will continue as Donegal manager for the 2014 season. Following a meeting on Saturday morning, McGuinness confirmed a willingness to stay on in the role despite a disappointing season. McGuinness steered Donegal to an Ulster and All-Ireland title in 2012 but this season, suffered relegation in the league and

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Gardai appeal for information following attempted armed robbery at Letterkenny casino

Gardai are appealing for information following an attempted armed robbery at the Majestic Casino on the port road in Letterkenny last night. At around 10.45pm a man entered the casino and help up staff at knifepoint. The man continued to threaten staff demanding cash, however left the premises a short time later empty handed. The

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Adventure tourism potential in Donegal highlighted at annual event

The potential for more adventure tourism business in Donegal was highlighted this week, when a number of providers exhibited at Fáilte Ireland’s annual Adventure Tourism Forum in Ennistymon Co Clare. 45 specialist travel agents attended from several countries from India to the US. A number of operators from Donegal attended this week’s Ennistymon conference, accompanied

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Campbell calls on St Peter’s keyholders to take responsibility for demolition

A Sinn Féin councillor in Derry says some agency must take responsibility for St Peter’s School in the Creggan, which has been targeted by vandals and arsonists since its closure at the end of the last school year. Last week the fire service dealt with a major blaze at the former school, the second since

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Donegal Action Against Austerity calling on people to join austerity protest in Dublin next week

Donegal Action Against Austerity are to travell to Dublin next week to take part in a mass ”Peoples Assembly”. The protest will take place at the gates of the Dail on Wednesday, the day TD’s return from their Summer break. Donegal Action Against Austerity are urging people from the county to join them in Dublin.

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Letterkenny Gateway Economic Forum will ensure town maintains gateway status

A senior official with Donegal County Council says the newly established Letterkenny Gateway Economic Forum has the capacity to ensure the town maintains and enhances its gateway status. Michael Heaney, the council’s Director of Community, Culture & Planning Services says the forum is bringing together councils, businesses, community groups, educators and others to ensure that

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Hospital Group to hold major public meeting in Letterkenny next week

It’s been confirmed that the board of the West – North West Group of Hospitals will hold a public meeting in Letterkenny on Tuesday afternoon next. It’s expected that the meeting, at 2 o’clock in the Mount Errigal Hotel, will see a presentation from management at Letterkenny General Hospital on specific plans to restore the

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Government to publish new guidelines on cyber-bullying

New guidelines will be published by the Government today which will see all schools forced to address cyber-bullying. Education Minister Ruairi Quinn will unveil the new procedures this afternoon – and it’s expected they’ll call for all primary and secondary schools to develop an anti-bullying policy with the input of parents, teachers and pupils. The

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Update – NW Support group says event cancellation won’t effect subsidised flights for cancer patients

The North West Cancer Support Group says the cancellation of its ‘Bling Ball’ at the end of this month will not effect the provision of subsidised flights from Donegal Airport to Dublin for cancer patients. In a statement on her Facebook page, organiser Mary Mc Ginley of Burtonport who founded the charity, said the lack

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