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Watch: Brendan Boyce wants to compete at the front end come Olympics

Brendan Boyce’s place for this summer’s Olympics was made official earlier in the week as Team Ireland selected seven athletes to compete across the Marathon and 50km Race Walk events in Sapporo this summer. Boyce will compete at the Olympics for a third time in his career tackling the 50k walk on Friday 6th August.

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Cllr McMonagle criticises those involved in “unofficial” rally weekend

  Local Councillor and Chair of the Donegal County Council joint policing committee, Councillor Gerry McMonagle, has criticised those involved in activities surrounding the “unofficial” rally weekend. This weekend, which was the planned weekend for the now-cancelled Donegal International Rally, has seen many car enthusiasts gather in Letterkenny and the surrounding areas, causing what some

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Professor: “Inevitable” that Delta variant will spread in border counties

  Immunology Professor Kingston Mills of Trinity College Dublin says it will be very difficult to stop the Delta variant of Covid-19 from spreading in Ireland, especially in border countries. His comments come after the chief medical officers in the Republic and the North expressed concern over the variant, and appealed to people crossing the

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Watch: Hitting The Fairways Ep4 – Youth Golf

Episode 4 of Hitting the Fairways is all about youth golfers this weekend. Sean Quinn is joined by Carlos O’Reilly – Dunfanaghy GC , Luke Kelly – Beaver GC Belfast and Cian Page & Ciaran McCormick – Portsalon GC. Hitting The Fairways is in association with Creative Landscaping Works, Letterkenny, Email: creativelandscapingworks.com, Tel: 074 9205039

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Council received over 900 waste and litter complaints in 2020

Donegal County Council issued 128 fines for littering and illegal dumping last year, and processed over 900 complaints. 940 litter and waste complaints were received by Donegal County Council in 2020, 200 of which were still open at the end of the year. There were 2,171 routine waste inspections carried out, with 1,949 non routine

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Watch: Maxi Curran on Donegal’s Ulster Semi Final win over Cavan

Donegal have progressed through to the Ulster Final after they beat Cavan 6-16 to 2-17. Donegal started the first half slow but ended the half with three goals thanks to Karen Guthrie, Niamh Hegarty and Geraldine McLaughlin. In the second half, Geraldine McLaughlin netted her second as well as goals for Niamh McLaughlin and Katy

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Donegal Ladies into Ulster Final with big win over Cavan

Donegal Ladies are into the Ulster Final after they beat Cavan 6-16 to 2-17 in Breffni Park. Geraldine McLaughlin was the top scorer for Donegal notching two goals and 10 points. The other goals for Maxi Curran’s side came from Karen Guthrie, Niamh McLaughlin, Katy Herron and Niamh Hegarty. Oisin Kelly and Maureen O’Donell report

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Ireland set to receive biggest Pfizer vaccine delivery to date

The head of the Covid Vaccine Taskforce says Ireland is set to receive its biggest delivery of Pfizer vaccine doses to date. Professor Brian MacCraith told the Irish Independent 600-thousand doses will be delivered over the next fortnight. He says the vaccine programme will gain “very significant momentum” in the next few weeks as the

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McConalogue says bulk of Brexit fund should go to farmers and fishers

Following confirmation today that Ireland is to receive €1 billion from the EU’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve, there’s been speculation about how the money will be distributed. It’s intended to support sectors and communities who have lost the most, with an expectation that much of the money will be distributed through Agriculture and Marine Minister Charlie

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HSE CHO 1 services update

As services continue to rebuild after last month’s cyber attack, the HSE says audiology and ophthalmology services are operating normally in Donegal. Donegal Community Diagnostics ie X-ray are now operational, however there is currently a backlog to clear. Letterkenny Sexual Health Clinic is running as normal, Donegal Psychology online group sessions remain cancelled until further

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Carndonagh vaccination centre to open in early July

The HSE has committed to establishing a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Inishowen next month. They have told Cllr Albert Doherty a preferred site has been confirmed in Carndonagh, and staff from the Regional Vaccination Programme are currently finalising logistical and operational aspects of the centre with the expectation that it will be operational by early

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