Donegal County Council has adopted a Tobacco Free Campus Policy. The initiative aims to promote the de-normalisation of smoking, vaping and tobacco use throughout all Council buildings and facilities. Donegal County Council’s Tobacco Free Campus Policy will be effective from September 30th. As a precursor to the launch of Donegal’s ‘Not Around Us’ Campaign, the […]
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The Ballyare 10K road race – one of the most popular events in the north-west over this distance – is on this Friday evening, starting at 7.30 pm. The event has been long established in the local athletics calendar and the course record for the men’s race is held by Pat Hegarty, who clocked 30:57
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The Assistant General Secretary of the TUI says there will be more emphasis on ventilation when schools reopen in the coming weeks. It’s been confirmed that CO2 monitors will be distributed to schools and where necessary, air quality cleaners will be issued to improve ventilation and prevent the spread of Covid-19. Measures including; social distancing,
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There was a great turnout in Ballyshannon on Thursday evening to welcome home Olympian Mona McSharry. The Grange, Co. Sligo native, is a former student at Coláiste Cholmcille College in Ballyshannon and came up through the ranks with the Ballyshannon Marlins Swim Club. The town was thronged for the occasion, and the talented swimmer, who
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There was double delight for Team Ireland on race day two of the UK Racing League. Donegal’s Dylan Browne McMonagle rode 7/2 shot Night of Romance to victory at Doncaster in the second of the six rounds in the competition. Team Ireland land their first @RacingLeagueUK winner! Night Of Romance and @DylanBrowneMcM take the
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The HSE CEO expects all 12-15 year olds who put themselves forward for a Covid-19 vaccine to be fully vaccinated by the end of September. The portal opens for the age group next Thursday with a parent or guardian’s permission. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has advised the age group be allowed a Pfizer or
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Derry City recently knocked Drogheda United out of the FAI Cup and will be hoping for more success against the Louth side when they meet this Friday evening at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium at 7.45 pm. The candystripes are moving up the league ladder and will leapfrog over Drogheda for the first time this
Higgins knows Drogheda will be a tough test for Derry tonight Read More »
Finn Harps are in action on Saturday when they make the short trip to the showgrounds to face Sligo Rovers. Ollie Horgan’s side have slid down to ninth spot and will be desperately seeking something from this game. Sligo have been inconsistent of late, but are still third in the table. Looking ahead to the
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A driver has been arrested in the Buncrana area on suspicion of drug driving. The driver was stopped by the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit last night after being detected speeding in a 100KPH zone. The driver subsequently failed a roadside oral fluid test. A fixed charge penalty notice is to be issued for the speeding
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All maternity hospitals are to receive new guidance from the HSE today – urging them to further ease restrictions. It will allow partners to attend 12-week scans and C-sections. The HSE says all hospitals are compliant with current guidelines, which includes access to 20-week anomaly scans. But Social Democrats co-leader, Roisin Shortall, says the latest
Donegal’s Brendan Boyce finished 10th in the 50k Race Walk at the Olympics, in a time of 3:53:40, less than three minutes outside the medals. His Team Ireland teammate Alex Wright also impressed in 29th, his highest finish ever at a global championship, in a Season’s Best time of 4:06:20. Highland’s Athletic’s correspondent Patsy McGonagle
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Met Éireann’s warning people in 15 counties to expect thunderstorms and heavy rain today. A status yellow alert has been issued for Connacht, Ulster and parts of Leinster and Munster. It begins at 9 o’clock this morning and will end at the same time tomorrow. Flooding and dangerous driving conditions are expected.
Thunderstorms on the way today Read More »
The A5 improvement project is back in the spotlight after it emerged that £84 million has already been spent on the project, despite the fact that construction hasn’t even started yet. Stormont figures show from 2007 until May of this year, £53.4m has been spent on consultant fees, and around £30m on contractors, ground investigations,
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The Cabinet Sub Committee on Covid will meet today to discuss rising case numbers and hospital figures. It comes as 1,491 new cases have been confirmed, the second highest number in over six months. Latest figures show 193 people with the virus are being treated in hospital, including 28 in intensive care. There are 6
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Researchers at University of Limerick and Queen’s University Belfast have begun a project to bring together a trove of Ordnance Survey heritage material from both sides of the border. The OS 200 project is intended to bring together the divided legacies of the OS in Ireland, which was the first country in the world to
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On the score tonight with Kenny Harkin, Former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle look’s Ahead of Brendan Boyce’s appearance tonight at the olympic’s in Tokyo Tonight Airtricity league Finn Harp’s manager Ollie Horgan look’s ahead to this weekend’s north west derby with Sligo Derry City Manager Ruaidhri Higgin’s looks ahead to their game with
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North Inishowen continues to have the highest rates of Covid-19 in the county and the country, but the incidence rate there is dropping. Four of Donegal’s seven Local Electoral Areas have seen falls in the figures, with three seeing increases. The Milford Local Electoral Area’s increase was enough to see it become one of the
Covid rates fall in four of Donegal’s seven LEAs Read More »
The Donegal Hurling Championship at both Senior and Junior Level get’s underway this weekend . Tom Comack has been looking ahead to the weekend’s action with well known Hurling coach and official Daithi Robert’s…
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1,491 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed today in the Republic, with 193 patients in hospital, 28 of them in ICU. 1,641 new cases have been confirmed today north of the border, with three further covid related deaths. 226 patients are being treated for the disease in hospitals in Northern Ireland, with 39
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News, Sport, Farm News and Obituaries on Thursday August 5th……………….
News, Sport, Farm News and Obituaries on Thursday August 5th Read More »
It’s expected the number of people aged over 65 will rise to 1.5 billion in the next 30 years. The new research published in The Lancet medical journal, says the number of older people worldwide is set to double by 2050. The study also shows men are generally better off in later life, compared to
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One hundred and sixty years after John George Adair ordered the Derryveagh evictions, this documentary for Highland Radio explores the story of those at the centre of that dark history. Over two years from 1857 to 1859, John George Adair acquired the title to lands in Glenveagh, Gartan and the Derryveagh estates as well as
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Saolta has confirmed the Letterkenny Vaccination Centre will operate as a walk-in facility on Sunday. Anyone aged 16 and older who hasn’t yet received their first dose vaccine can go to centre without an appointment, with forst doses or the Pfizer vaccine being offered. Saolta ran a number of walk-in vaccination clinics throughout the West
Walk-in Vaccination Clinic confirmed for Sunday in Letterkenny Read More »
The rate of unemployment fell in July as the economy continued to reopen. Including those in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, it stood at 14.4 per cent last month. That’s down from 16.2 per cent in June. CSO figures show the unemployment rate for people aged 15 to 24 was just over 30 per
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Registration for covid vaccines for 12 to 15 year olds will open next week. The Health Minister says it’s expected it will start on Thursday August 12th. Minister Stephen Donnelly is encouraging parents and young people to seek information from reliable sources, such as the HSE website.
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Another status yellow thunderstorm and rain warning will impact most of the country again tomorrow. The 24 hour alert, for Connacht, Ulster, north Leinster and north Munster, will kick in from 9am tomorrow. It comes as a similar level warning is now in place for the entire country. Met Eireann says there will be downpours
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Donegal County Council’s road service is to investigate the cause of recent flooding in the Old Town area of Letterkenny. Homes and businesses in the area have been left in fear during spells of heavy rain, most recently, last evening. Councillor Gerry McMonagle says it is vital a resolution is found with more heavy rain
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A Donegal holiday camp manager has hit out at the dumping of house hold waste at their site. In July 2019, Wild Atlantic Camp first highlighted continual illegal dumping on their Glamping site by non-residents. Manager of the facility, in Creeslough Diane Black says CCTV footage is being monitored. She told Greg Hughes that when
Donegal holiday camp manager hits out at non-residents dumping on their site Read More »
Members of the Defective Blocks Working Group met with the Department of Housing yesterday for the first time. It coincided with a gathering of affected homeowners in Buncrana yesterday afternoon demonstrating for 100% redress. The working group’s meetings concluded last week however, the Government has agreed that the group be offered the expertise needed to
Department of Housing meeting positive – Defective Blocks Working Group Read More »
193 people with Covid-19 are in Irish hospitals today, the highest total since mid-April. The figure has increased from 187 yesterday, and is 19 percent higher than last Thursday. According to the HSE there are 30 people with the virus in ICUs across the country.
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The HSE is urging people in Donegal to avail of the online self-referral Covid testing booking system. The public is encouraged to book an appointment online via the portal at hse.ie which Dermot Monaghan, Head of Service Primary Care CHO 1 says allows for the easy flow of the testing centre. Booking online enables people
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A grotto in West Donegal has been vandalised overnight. The words ‘end penal laws’ and ‘end baby murders’ has been spray painted on the grotto on the N56 behind Muckish. Local Councillor Michael McClafferty has described it as an attack on the community:
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Crowds took to the streets of Buncrana yesterday to once again call for a 100% Mica redress scheme. Affected homeowners and supporters made their way down the town’s Main Street yesterday afternoon. It comes ahead of a second demonstration being planned for Dublin for next month. Meanwhile, yesterday’s first meeting between Donegal members of the
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6 people were rescued yesterday evening by the Lough Swilly RNLI after their boat suffered power failure off Rathmullan. Lough Swilly RNLI were tasked shortly after 5:30pm by the Irish Coast Guard to a small vessel not far from Rathmullan. The Lifeboat Crew towed the vessel to the safety of Rathmullan pier.
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A Junior Minister’s questioning the decision to create the role of Special Envoy to the UN on freedom of expression. It follows Katherine Zappone’s decision not to take the job due to criticism over the way she was appointed. Her hosting of an event for 50 people at the Merrion Hotel in Dublin also added
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A Status Yellow Warning for thunderstorms is now in place across the country. Met Eireann says thunderstorms with the risk of hail will lead to localised flooding and hazardous driving conditions. The warning is in place until 7pm.
Status yellow thunderstorm warning in place Read More »
Derry and Strabane District Council has announced a number of initiatives to clean up and improve Strabane Town centre. It comes after concern was expressed at the dilapidated state of parts of the town, and a perception that there’s been a lack of investment in the area. West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan acknowledges that major
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Fáilte Ireland is to start work today on updating its guidelines for the hospitality sector – after new advice on outdoor events. It will hold talks with government officials ‘first thing’ this morning to begin the process. The Attorney-General yesterday said 200 people can attend an outdoor gathering – in a big boost to hotels,
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Ireland’s likely to hit the 6 million mark in its Covid-19 vaccine programme today. The latest figure as of Tuesday shows the rollout was just over 51,000 doses short of the milestone. Almost 3 quarters of the adult population are now fully vaccinated, and 86 per cent have had at least one dose. Immunology Professor
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It’s been confirmed that Irish Water will connect North Inishowen to the Eddie Fullerton Dam, with the work set to be done in the next few months. Over the past number of weeks restrictions have been in place in parts of the peninsula, particularly those served by the reservoirs in Carndonagh and Clonmany. Cllr Martin
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1,314 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the republic this evening, with 187 Covid patients in hospital today, of which 30 were in ICU. Latest figures for Letterkenny University Hospital show 12 patients, two of them in ICU. 1,040 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed North of the border this afternoon,
1,314 new Covid cases in ROI, 1,040 in NI Read More »
News, Sport and Obituaries on Wednesday August 4th………..
News, Sport and Obituaries on Wednesday August 4th Read More »
Former Minister Katherine Zappone has told the Government she WON’T be taking up the position of UN Special Envoy. Zappone said the criticism of the appointment in recent days has impacted the legitimacy of the job itself. There had been controversy about the Government appointing a former Minister and Zappone’s recent hosting of an event
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This Saturday sees Finn Harps travel to face Sligo Rovers in a North West Derby at the Showgrounds. Finn Harps were informed today that there will be no away ticket allocation for the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division clash. Full Live Commentary with Diarmaid Doherty and Declan Boyle will be on Highland Radio as from
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An island wide status yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued for tomorrow. Met Eireann says thundery spells of rain will fall between 6am and 7pm. There will be a risk of lightning and local hail at times. A similar warning has been issued north of the border, with forecasters warning there could be
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Saolta say that Letterkenny University Hospital is once again extremely busy this afternoon, with many patients waiting for extended periods of time to be attended to in the Emergency Department, or to be transferred from an ED bed to an acute ward of the hospital. Hospital Manager Sean Murphy is urging people to contact their
LUH ED waiting times “up to 12 hours” – Hospital Manager Read More »
A local campaigner has called for urgent improvements and upgrades to car parking facilities at Malin Head, following reports and claims that it has been “gridlocked” over the busy Summer months. Ali Farren says that the current parking situation at Malin Head is turning away potential visitors and tourists, due to them having to
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The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, announced today the €7 Million Fund to over 50 rural towns and villages. With Donegal receiving one of the highest payments of €320,000. The Streetscape Enhancement Initiative is a key part in Our Rural Future, that will help projects to get upgrades to building facades,
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On this week’s Business Matters, Ciaran O’Donnell talks to Enda Nicholls, owner of the Arena 7 Entertainment Complex in Letterkenny. After working in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Enda moved to America in 1997 where he worked as a barman for three years for Falcarragh native, Danny Doohan. On his return, he opened the Oasis Bar
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347 people are currently awaiting a bed in Irish hospital wards this morning – 28 of which are in Letterkenny University Hospital, which is the fourth-highest total in the country. 6 patients are awaiting a bed in the Emergency Department, and 22 patients are awaiting beds elsewhere in the hospital. Only University Hospital Limerick,
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