Detectives in Derry are appealing for information following a report of an aggravated burglary at a property on Friday night. The incident happened at around 11.30pm in the Friel Close area of the city. It was reported that a number of masked men, some of whom were armed with hammers, gained entry to a flat. […]
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Ulster Unionist Party leader Steve Aiken has announced he’s to resign from his position. The South Antrim MLA says he has taken the party as far as he can. Steve Aiken became leader of the UUP in 2019, after being elected unopposed. However it’s understood frustration has been growing internally at its continued performance. In
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Finn Harps suffered their fourth defeat of the season on Saturday after they went down 4-0 to Bohemians. First half goals from Ross Tierney and two from Ali Coote gave Bohs a 3-0 lead. Keith Buckley’s strike in the closing moments of the game rounded off a big win for Keith Long’s side. After the
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Finn Harps suffered their second away defeat of this season on Saturday evening losing 4-0 to Bohemians at Dalymount Park. Ross Tierney opened the scoring for the hosts on 14 minutes before Ali Coote netted just six minutes later. Coote then netted his second as Bohs took a 3-0 halftime lead. Harps performance improved in
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Strabane native Stephen Maguire has joined Finn Valley AC and will lead their new Sprint Academy. The former BBC Coach of the year left his role of director of Performance and coaching at Scottish Athletics. Maguire has a long and successful history in athletics and lead British squads at European and World Championships as well
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Carrickmore are Tyrone Minor champions after they beat Omagh St Enda’s 4-3 in sudden death of penalties on Saturday afternoon. After Extra Time the sides finished level on a scoreline of 1-17 to 20 points with the game ending in normal time 1-10 to 13 points. Danny Fullerton scored the games only goal for Carrickmore
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The Roads Policing Unit in Letterkenny detected a disqualified driver yesterday evening with the assistance of the Mobility App. Gardai say the vehicle was seized and the driver will now face a Court appearance. The Active Mobility App allows Gardaí to check a vehicle’s history, tax, and NCT status. It also allows Gardaí check the
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The number of Covid-19 patients in public hospitals has halved in the past month. It dropped to 111 last night – the lowest since September 27th. Four hospitals have only one Covid patient and seven have none at all. The number of infectious Covid-19 cases in Letterkenny University Hospital is down to 4. Former HSE
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Thousands of people got up in the rain and wind this morning to raise funds for Pieta House. The suicide prevention charity’s described the weather for Darkness Into Light as “challenging for a challenging year”. Participants walked, ran, swam or hiked on their own or in their social bubble. More than 6 million euro has
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Friday’s 1-1 draw with Longford Town sees Ruaidhri Higgin’s Derry side pick up a 7th point since he took over as manager just two weeks ago. The Candystrips are thankful however James Akintunde’s injury time leveller gave them their first point at the Brandywell under the Limavady man’s reign. The general feeling around the Derry
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A company has been appointed to undertake engineering and environmental consultancy services for three flood relief schemes in Donegal. The projects in Ballybofey – Stranorlar, Buncrana – Luddan, and Ramelton are key elements in the flood risk management strategy in place until 2027. Byrne Looby Water Services will begin public consultations in all three areas
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A Donegal TD says there’s an urgent need for the income threshold to qualify for the Donegal County Council housing list to be raised. Deputy Thomas says at present, to qualify for entry on to the council housing list, income cannot exceed is €25,000. He says just last week, he found himself telling a mother
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A new Covid-19 walk-in test centre is opening in Donegal today. The centre – located in the Donegal GAA Centre of Excellence in Convoy – will operate until Monday from 11am to 7pm. A second walk in centre will open at the Carndonagh GAA club house on Tuesday and run until Thursday. The 14-day incidence
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An injury-time goal from James Akintunde rescued a point for Derry City at home to Longford Town on Friday. It finished 1-1 at the Ryan McBride Brandywell. Ramelton man Ronan Boyce told Martin Holmes it’s a game they should have taken their chances in…
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Derry City needed a late equaliser from James Akintunde to share the point’s with Longford Town on Friday evening. Martin Holmes reports from The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium..
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As part of the ongoing road improvement works on the N56, a new temporary road will be opening on the Letterilly section of the Glenties to Dungloe road on Monday. The temporary road will be one lane, with lights in place to coordinate one way traffic. Pull in bays are in place to allow emergency
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News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries on Friday May 7th…………
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Nurses and midwives have called on the Minister for Health to answer their long standing demand for extra annual leave days. Minister Stephen Donnelly addressed the INMO’s delegate conference this morning. The organisation is seeking 10 extra holiday days for its members who have been battling the COVID crisis over the past year. Arranmore Island
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Martin Harley was back in the winners enclosure at Ascot on Friday. The Trentagh Jockey took the 4/9 favourite Stowell to victory in the 2.30pm Maiden Stakes for trainer John Gosden. The win brings Harley’s tally to ten for the year and it was his second victory of the week. Last Sunday he won on
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434 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic today, with four additional Covid related deaths reported. There were 19 new cases in Donegal, which has a 14 day incidence rate of 268.2 cases per 100,000 people, compared to a national figure of 129.7. Donegal once again has the highest incidence rate
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Two men, one aged 36, the other aged 44 have been arrested in Derry in connection with the activities of the new IRA. The PSNI says the men are being questioned in connection with the attempted murder of a female member of police staff, who is also a part time police officer, following the discovery
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Houses are affordable in just seven counties for a single worker on a typical salary, according to an analysis of date from the CSO, with the North West the region in which most of the counties are based. Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan, Longford, Mayo, and Roscommon are the counties in which a person on a
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Summer Gaeltacht courses won’t be going ahead this year after a Departmental review. Course operators and Mna an Tí expressed health and safety concerns about hosting students from across the country. Summer Irish language courses won’t be going ahead this year after a consultation process with the sector. It found the Mna an Tí who
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Funding applications for the Donegal Culture & Creativity Grants Scheme 2021 have now opened. The Scheme is offering 20 grants of €2,000 each to projects that encourage cooperation and collaboration between communities and heritage specialists, artists, culture professionals and/or creative industries to preserve, conserve, research, practice, exhibit, perform, instruct, engage, enhance, promote or address an
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Finn Harps make their first trip of the year to Dalymount Park to take on Bohemians on Saturday evening. The Ballybofey side have beaten Bohs in their last two meetings but Harps boss Ollie Horgan is fearful that the north Dublin side will hit form this weekend having conceded in recent weeks in games they
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Efforts are underway to establish two additional Covid vaccination centres in Donegal. Buildings have been identified in Dungloe and Carndonagh which will run in tandem with the mass vaccination centre at LYIT. Paul Hooton, Chief Director of Nursing and Midwifery at the Saolta Group with responsibility for the vaccination programme across the West and North
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Donegal professional fighter Brett McGinty returns to the ring on Saturday May 22nd in Coventry. As part of the Sam Eggington Carlos Molina Middleweight Championship fight bill, McGinty will enter the ring for a second time in his pro career against Josh Hodgins at the Skydome Arena in a four round bout. In December, Brett
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The HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer says he’s confident a positive outcome will be reached regarding the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and who it can be given to. The Health Service has asked for ‘flexibility’ to allow the vaccine to be administered to people under the age of 50. Larger volumes of the Johnson and Johnson
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Sinn Fein Deputy Padraig MacLochalinn says it’s time for a fresh approach for the party in Derry. The entire leadership of the party in the city has been asked to stand aside following an investigation into the party’s election performance and governance. Foyle MLAs Martina Anderson and Karen Mullan have confirmed this week, that they
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It’s now time to move on from the damage caused by the Chief Medical Officer’s statement last week. That’s according to Letterkenny Chamber President, Michael Margey who says the Donegal brand is strong and that message now more so than ever needs to be promoted. The impact of Dr Tony Holohan’s comments that Covid-19 was
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Shane Duffy’s loan spell with Celtic has been cut-short. The Republic of Ireland international, who has strong Donegal connections, has thanked fans on social media for their support during a “tough year”. The centre-back went on loan from Brighton to the Parkhead club but has not played for Celtic since February 14 and has returned
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€837,000 in funding has been approved for the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme & Improvement Works in Lieu of Local Authority Housing Scheme in Donegal. The DPG scheme provides funding for extensions and adaptations to existing social housing stock for older people and people with a disability while funding under the IWIL scheme, local authorities can
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The North West Warriors bounced back from last Saturday’s loss with an impressive all-round team performance that saw them beat the Munster Reds by five wickets in the Inter-Provincial Cup at Eglinton Cricket Club. Andy McBrine was named Player of the Match for his all-round performance making 32 runs and taking 2-36. Reds 219 (42
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A Donegal TD says there needs to be progress on the setting up of a working group to examine defective housing, saying after announcing the initiative in February, the government has missed all its deadlines. The group was to have been established by the end of April, with an initial report expected in July. However,
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Ireland as a country has the fifth lowest incidence rate of Covid-19 in the EU. Only Finland, Malta, Portugal and Norway had lower rates over the past two weeks. The new data has been compiled by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
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Gardai in Donegal are warning people to be vigilant following reports of another scam doing the rounds. Scammers are contacting people from a number beginning 083, purporting to be from the Department of Social Protection or other official Departments, informing people that there is an active arrest warrant against them. Often the call is an
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The North’s Health Minister has warned that non-essential cross border travel must stopped ‘by enforcement if required’. Robin Swann has written to his southern counterpart, Minister Stephen Donnelly requesting a meeting to discuss the potential spread of Covid-19 from cross border travel. It’s understood Minister Swan is concerned over the potential for cross-border interactions to
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A Midlands North West MEP says small farmers are in line for increased payments under the new Common Agricultural Policy. EU countries are negotiating the new CAP budget, which will take effect in 2023. The Irish Farmers Journal says over 54,000 farmers with high entitlements face a ‘wipeout’ of their direct payments. But Midlands Northwest
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The Chief Medical Officer says it’s time for people to be hopeful and to start planning for the summer. Dr Tony Holohan says he wants next week to be a ‘significant turning point’ in the pandemic, as restrictions ease. It comes as 393 new cases of Covid-19 and eight deaths were reported yesterday, 26 of
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The National Museum of Ireland is urging people in Donegal with memories of boats and boat building in their community to submit their stories to an online archive of Irish heritage. As part of the Bealtaine Festival, the museum is collecting memories to accompany a new exhibition at the NMI – Country Life facility in
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Derry City Football Club is appealing to supporters not to gather on the perimeter wall around the ground or outside the houses on the Brandywell Road during matches. “We completely understand and share supporters’ frustrations at not being able to attend games. The fact is however that those gatherings present a number of health and
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The Score is broadcast Thursday evenings after the News from 7.05pm. This week on The Score, Former Harps Captain Keith Cowan joins us for our LOI Chat as Harps head to Bohemians and Derry host Longford. The Inter-County Gaelic Games scene starts this weekend with the Donegal Hurlers hosting Roscommon in their Division 2b opener,
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Milford continues to have the highest incidence of Covid 19 in the country, while Letterkenny’s incidence rate is the third highest. Of Donegal’s seven Local Electoral Areas, five recorded increases in the two weeks to Monday last, May 3rd. One saw its case number fall, and one remained the same. The biggest percentage rise was
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Club action returns in the county of Tyrone this weekend with a number of competitions still to be completed from last year. Matches get underway on Friday evening with the big game of the weekend on Saturday afternoon at Drumragh when Carrickmore play Omagh in the County Minor Final. Ahead of the games, Tyrone GAA
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After Monday’s north west derby win at Derry City and their first win in five games, Finn Harps will look to keep momentum in the Premier Division this weekend when they travel to Dublin to play Bohemians on Saturday evening. Harps Captain Dave Webster is a doubt for the trip to Dalymount Park after suffering
Premier Division Preview with Keith Cowan Read More »
393 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic today, with eight additional Covid related deaths reported. There were 26 new cases in Donegal, which has a 14 day incidence rate of 270.1 cases per 100,000 people, compared to a national figure of 129.7. Donegal once again has the highest incidence rate
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News, Sport, Farm News and Obituaries on Thursday May 6th………
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Inter County Gaelic Games returns this weekend with the senior hurlers the first Donegal side in action on Sunday. They play Roscommon in their opening game of Division 2b in the National League at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. (Throw In 2pm). Donegal Manager Mickey McCann has already been hit with several blows as three
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Derry City and Strabane District Council have unveiled a mural to former Derry City player Mark Farren at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. The mural, which was painted by local company Peaball Creatives, was unveiled to Mark’s parents Michael and Kathleen, and his aunt Brigid. Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Cllr Brian Tierney was in
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The HSE has asked the government for flexibility to use the Johnson and Johnson Covid vaccine in people aged under 50. It’s currently being used in those over 50 after advice from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee. The HSE has submitted an updated rollout plan to the Department of Health for how doses should be
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