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Charity drive from Malin to Cape Town in aid of Donegal Hospice begins

An endurance drive in aid of charity from Malin Head to Cape Town got underway last evening. Two Donegal men and a Tyrone man will drive in their 4X4’s through sixteen countries in aid of the Donegal Hospice and the Foyle Hospice. Jay Dolan from Lifford, Vicient Tully from Manorcunningham and Gary Patterson from Castlederg

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Major development at Strabanes ‘Camels Hump’ gets the go-ahead

A hotel and leisure centre, creating hundreds of jobs, could be on the way to the Strabane and Lifford area. Planning permission has been approved for the development along the border at the area known as “the camels hump”. The Riverside Building & Development Limited  proposal will include an employment park, a 100 bedroom hotel,

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Dermot Ahern to discuss Carndonagh situation during Inishowen visit next week

Senator Cecilia Keaveney is to meet with Justice Minister Dermot Ahern next week to seek a commitment on the provision of a new courthouse and garda station in Carndonagh. Minister Ahern is due in the county on Monday to officially open Buncrana Garda Station It was initially planned for the new facilities in Carndonagh be

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GAA – Three Donegal Ladies Nominated For All Stars

All Ireland Intermediate Champions Donegal have received three nominations for the Ladies All Stars. Among the nominees is half back Ciara Hegarty while Geraldine McLaughlin and Yvonne McMonagle will be vying for a spot in the full forward line. Beaten senior finalists Tyrone secured eight nominations with Sharon Lynch, Maura Kelly, Sinead McLaughlin, Neamh Woods,

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Former Labour leader not confident court will uphold SF by-election case

Labours education spokesperson Ruairi Quinn says he can’t see Senator Pearse Doherty winning his High Court attempt to forcing the government to hold the Donegal South-West by- election. The seat has been vacant since Pat The Cope Gallagher was elected to the European Parliament 16 months ago. The former Labour leader says he believes the

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Doherty calls for retention of flight subsidy for cancer patients

There are calls for Letterkenny General Hospital to give assurances that local cancer patients will not lose their subsidised flights to Dublin in order to receive treatment. Senator Doherty says he was appalled to learn that the withdrawal of the subsidy which allows cancer care patients to fly to Dublin from Donegal Airport for €30

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PSNI confirm two police officers were injured in Derry blast

A journalist who recently interviewed members of the Real IRA says he’s not surprised Monday night’s bomb in Derry exploded close to a bank. Yesterday police revealed that two officers were injured in the blast on the Culmore Road generated by 200 pounds of explosives packed into a Vauxhall Corsa. The Guardian’s Ireland Correspondant, Henry

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Labour have real prospects of taking two Donegal seats – Deputy Quinn

Labours education spokesperson and former leader, Ruairi Quinn, who is in Donegal today, says the party have real prospects of taking the two Donegal seats in the next election. Cllr Frank McBrearty is to contend the Donegal South-West by-election, while Cllr Jimmy Harte has all but been confirmed to contest Donegal North-East in the next

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FG Health Spokesperson says major reform is needed in the health system

Fine Gael’s Health Spokesperson Dr James Reilly is challenging government TDs to support the motion he’s moving in the Dail tonight calling for extensive reform across the health service. Already, Fine Gael locally have said that North West TDs, including Dr James Mc Daid, who have lost the Fianna Fail whip as a result of

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Evaluation report identifies serious management issues in SN Eoghain, Moville

A Department of Education evaluation report has expressed serious concern about the the management of Scoil Náisunta Eoghain in Moville. The school moved into a new purpose built premises in November of last year. The evaluation says that the board of management is not functioning satisfactorily as a cohesive unit, and working relationships between the

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Man ‘glad he got caught’ after admitting possessing cannabis with intent to supply

A 22-year-old Derry man said he was ‘glad he got caught’ after he admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply. Emmet Devenney of Rinmore Drive in Derry admitted the charge which occurred on October 30 last year when he appeared at Derry Crown Court. The court heard that police searched a flat Deveney was renting

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