A woman has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into the murder of a woman in Derry last year. Detectives from the Major Investigation Team have arrested a 39-year-old woman on suspicion of a number of offences including assisting offenders, attempting to pervert the course of justice and withholding information. It follows an […]
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There is just under week to go now to the first ever Virtual Charity North West 10k. The charities this year are the No Barriers Foundation and the Donegal Diabetes Parents Support Group who are calling on the public to help them raise much needed funding for two very worthy causes. The 24th North West
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Clone trio Connor McAliskey, Declan McClure and Danny McNulty have opted out of the Tyrone squad after struggling to get game time this season. McAliskey had just re-joined the panel, having decided to take a break in November 2019. He missed last season, but ended his brief exile when invited to return by new manager
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Celebrations are taking place this week to celebrate the Feast Day of St Colmcille on 9th June. This year marks the 1500th anniversary of the Saint’s birth. Celebrations start tomorrow with the 2021 American Conference for Irish Studies which will be broadcast live from Ulster University’s Magee campus, where academics and historians from across the
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The last PUP payments will be made on February 8th next year. The government’s confirmed that the Pandemic Unemployment Payment will be phased out, starting in September. As part of the National Economic Recovery Plan, the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme is being extended until December 31st this year. The 9 per cent VAT rate for
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A pilot online booking system for Covid tests has been rolled out in Donegal this week. From today, anyone living in the Letterkenny area, will be able to log onto the online booking system and book their Covid test 24 hours in advance. Letterkenny is one of three centres nationwide taking part in the pilot.
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An investigation has been launched into an incident in the Market Square area of Letterkenny on Friday last. The incident involved a group of girls and it’s reported that a physical altercation took place between 4pm and 5pm. Sergeant Charlene Anderson says CCTV footage of the area is being reviewed:
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Gardai are appealing for information after damage was caused to a car in Raphoe. It’s believed that between 11:50pm and midnight last Wednesday, a car pulled up at a house in the Maherahane area and a person wearing dark clothing smashed a number of windows of the homeowners car. Anyone with information is being asked
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Mica has been labelled a national emergency. The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council says it is the biggest issue to ever face the people of Donegal. Yesterday’s meeting of Donegal County Council was dedicated to the defective block issue which is affecting thousands of homeowners in the county. All County Councillors have agreed to campaign
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352 applications have been received by Donegal County Council under the Mica Redress Scheme to date. Of those applications, 183 have been approved, a third of which are for the demolition of homes. The Defective Concrete Block Grant Scheme opened for applications in June last year. Chair of the Council’s Mica Redress Committee, Councillor Martin
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A motorist has been arrested in the Buncrana area after being caught drug driving. Buncrana Roads Policing Unit arrested the driver on Sunday last after they tested positive for the presence of cannabis. Meanwhile, a motorist has been caught speeding in the Donegal Town area. Donegal Town Roads Policing Unit detected the driver travelling at
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Funding has been announced for the refurbishment of Ballyliffin playground. It’s under a €6 million fund announced by government to encourage children and families to get outside and play as restrictions ease over the coming months. The ‘Summer of Play’ initiative will see grants, supports and information resources rolled out for childcare facilities and local
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The number of patients going to GPs with symptoms of Covid-19 is at its lowest level in nearly a year. It comes as 378 new cases were confirmed yesterday – with the five-day moving average standing at 424. 98 patients are in hospital with the virus, with 35 in intensive care. Dr Shane McKeogh runs
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The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is to be entirely removed by February 2022. The wage support will be phased out in three stages starting in September under plans going to Cabinet. The government promised no cliff edge end to these payments and instead it is more of a gentle slope. Last night the government party leaders
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Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty is bringing legislation before the Dail today which if passed would force insurance companies to pass any savings onto customers. The Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021 would require the insurance industry to provide information to the Central Bank outlining how the cost of claims has reduced as a result of the
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Motorsport Ireland have released a calender of events from July to the end of the year with two events penciled in for Donegal. The Hillclimb at Knockalla has been given the weekend of the 4th/5th September while the Harvest Stages Rally has been allocated it’s usual second Saturday in October, that falls on Saturday 9th.
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On this weeks DL Debate Podcast, Brendan Devenney is joined by Declan Bogue, Paul McGonagle, Kieran McGeeney and Charlie Vernon. Listen to the DL Debate in association with the Dry Arch Complex, Letterkenny…
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There has been a further 378 Covid-19 cases. 98 patients are in hospital are in hospital with the disease, down 1 in the past 24 hours. 35 are in ICU, which is unchanged over the same period.
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday May 31st:
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Visiting restrictions for birthing partners have been eased at Letterkenny University Hospital’s Maternity Department. Access is now allowed for birthing partners of women in labour at Letterkenny University Hospital. Partners, subject to screening questions and PPE can also attend a caesarean section. Partners are now also permitted a 30 minute daily visit after the baby
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Online registration for the Covid vaccine for those aged 40 to 44 will begin on Wednesday. Those aged 44 should register on Wednesday and those aged 43 on Thursday. The portal will open to those a year younger on each subsequent day.
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Donegal and Dublin will play their Allianz Football League Division One semi final at Breffni Park on Saturday week. The CCCC have fixed the game for Saturday evening the 12th June with a 7.15pm throw in at the Cavan venue. The other semi final between Kerry and Tyrone will be played on the same day
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Photo Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom. The new NABO Middleweight Champion Jason Quigley is back on home soil after his successful stint in Las Vegas in the earlier hours of Sunday morning. The Donegal man picked up a 19th pro career win defeating Shane Mosley Jr over ten rounds on a majority decision to take the belt.
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39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the north in the last 24 hours. There have been no additional covid related deaths. Just over 1.7 million covid vaccines have been administered in Northern Ireland.
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Six remote working hubs are to be established in Donegal. Minister Heather Humphreys today, announced the Connected Hubs Network, Ireland’s first national network of remote working hubs Connectedhubs.ie is a key action of Our Rural Future and will see over 100 hubs connected by the end of 2021. In Donegal, the hubs will be connected
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Patients attending the Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital are advised to expect long delays as the radiology, laboratory and pharmacy systems are not up and running. The Saolta Hospital Group says essential services like blood tests and diagnostic services are taking much longer to operate than usual as a result of the cyber attack.
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Donegal County Council says there is no scope to put protocols in place that would amount to the general exclusion of a particular supplier from entering all or certain categories of Council tenders. The local authority was responding to a motion put forward by Councillor Liam Blaney who called for management of the council to
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Police in Strabane are treating a fire at the old Adria site yesterday evening as arson. At around 6pm, police received a report that a dumper truck had been set on fire in the Beechmount Avenue area. Police attended the scene along with NIFRS and discovered that a truck had been set alight deliberately. Police
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Mica has taken precedence at today’s meeting of Donegal County Council. Councillors across the county have called for a 100% redress scheme for affected homeowners. Councillors Michael McBride, Frank McBrearty, Jack Murray Liam Blaney and Nicholas Crossan brought forward motions at today’s sitting on the Mica issue. Councillor Michael McBride, proposed a motion calling on
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As part of the EU- PEACE IV Action Plan, Donegal County Council is delighted to announce a new Community Play Park in the village of Killea. Construction is due to begin on the playground this week and the aim is to have it open by the end of August. The playground will be fully inclusive,
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The General Manager of Letterkenny University Hospital has confirmed that there has been a slight increase in the number of infectious cases of Covid-19 at the hospital. There are currently 9 cases at the hospital. Sean Murphy says there has also been an increase in the number of people with the virus presenting at the
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The General Manager of Letterkenny University Hospital says significant progress has been made in recovering from the cyber attack on the HSE but not to a stage were full service can resume. Impacts are still being felt in many areas of the hospital including the laboratory department which Sean Murphy says is a major concern
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Seamus Coleman is out of Thursday’s friendly clash against Andorra. The Ireland Captain has suffered another hamstring strain but he hopes to be fit to face Hungary a week on Tuesday. Coleman picked up the injury in the closing weeks of the Premier League season. Despite the injury, The Killybegs man traveled with the Irish
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Donegal will play Dublin in the semi final of the National League Division One on the weekend of June 12/13th with match details to be confirmed confirmed by the CCCC later today. The other semi final will see Kerry have home advantage in their semi final with Tyrone. Martin McHugh told Oisin Kelly Dublin will
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A Donegal Senator has rowed back on comments he previously made regarding the Mica Redress Scheme. On Friday, Senator Niall Blaney said he disagreed that a 100% redress scheme should be sanctioned and that such a scheme wouldn’t address all the issues facing affected homeowners from the current 90 – 10 format. His comments
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Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue says he will continue to be the Donegal voice at the cabinet table for affected homeowners. Issues arising from the Mica Redress Scheme have come to the fore in recent times with Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien coming under pressure to sanction a 100% redress scheme. In a post on social media
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Mica is set to dominate today’s meeting of Donegal County Council. Five motions will come before the sitting of full council including calls for a 100% redress scheme and for the local authority to acknowledge the frustration, anger and heartbreak of the affected homeowners. The campaign by homeowners affected by the defective block issue has
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Postmasters are threatening to ballot members on a work stoppage in June, if the Government doesn’t give them a financial boost. The Irish Postmasters Union’s warning that the state needs to act urgently to maintain the Post Office Network. It says post offices across the country need financial intervention within weeks or the Network will
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Local lockdowns are a possibility heading into the summer, according to the Tanaiste as concerns grow around the so-called Indian variant. Latest figures show there’s 128 cases of the mutation in Ireland, however it is believed to be more transmissible than previous strains. It comes following large crowds socialising in Dublin and other cities prompted
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The SDLP leader is calling for the new head of the DUP in Northern Ireland to support the sensible solution offered in the Northern Ireland Protocol. Edwin Poots has insisted since taking over the DUP earlier this month that he wants to eradicate the protocol which is part of the Brexit agreement and prevents a
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A Donegal Deputy has hit out at the lack of progress in commissioning a new purpose built ferry for Tory Island. A commitment was given three years ago after a campaign by those on Tory Island that a new ferry would be delivered. The Minister for Rural and Community Development now says a new breakwater
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There are calls for smart technology to be used to monitor life ring buoys in Donegal. Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh is proposing Donegal County Council consider the initiative which would alert someone as soon as a ring buoy is missing from its holder. It comes following reports in recent times of the life saving equipment going
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Donegal will play Dublin in the semi final of the National League Division One on the weekend of June 12/13th with the date, and time to be confirmed by the CCCC on Monday. The venue of the tie will also be decided by a coin toss. The other side of the draw will see Kerry
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Donegal jockey Oisin Orr was amongst the winners in Sunday afternoons race meeting in Navan. Orr won on board 15/2 shot Venice Biennale for trainer John Joseph Murphy. The win is his fourth of the season and caps off a great day for the Orr family as his brother Conor won on 9/4 favourite Politesse
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The mid season break has arrived for the League of Ireland Premier Division clubs with Sligo Rovers sitting top of the league as Finn Harps and Derry City are sixth and eighth respectively. In the action played on Friday, there was a derby defeat for Finn Harps as they went down 2-1 to Sligo Rovers.
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The European Commission Vice President says the bloc’s committed to finding the “best solution” for Northern Ireland regarding the Brexit protocol. It follows claims from DUP leader Edwin Poots that the North’s being used as a “plaything” to punish the UK for Brexit. He says having checks on goods arriving into the North from Britain’s
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Health officials have confirmed 374 new cases of Covid-19. 99 patients with the virus are currently being treated in hospital. 35 of those are in intensive care. The HSE has confirmed that half of the adult population have now received a Covid-19 vaccine. May has been a bumper month with over 1 million people receiving
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Letterkenny AC’s Ciaran McGonigle won the Northern Ireland and Ulster 50k race held at Down Royal Racecourse over the weekend. McGonigle finished the race in a time of two hours 59 minutes and 26 seconds beating Gareth King who was second. You can watch the moment the Letterkenny AC man crossed the line below: Winner!
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The Donegal IFA say the government and local authorities must act immediately to resolve the Mica block issue in the county. The County Chairman believes the government and local authorities must now step up with a scheme that covers 100% of the redress cost on all homes and farm buildings. He added they should also
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Conor Orr was in the winners enclosure for the third time this week as he won on board 9/4 Politesse in the opening race of the day in Punchestown. Orr and the Mrs Lorna Fowler trained horse finished 11 lengths clear of Premium Package ridden by Grand National winning jockey Rachael Blackmore. The win comes
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