A further 12 covid related deaths have been reported in the North and 656 news cases of the disease. It brings the death toll to 1,154 in Northern Ireland. Since the start of the pandemic more than 60,000 people have tested positive for the virus.
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Promoter Mick Hennessy has confirmed the signing of sensational Irish prospect Brett McGinty ahead of his long-awaited professional debut on Friday night in Redditch. Middleweight McGinty has signed a long-term promotional agreement with Hennessy and begins his pro career in a four-round contest against Jan Ardon on the undercard of the British Light-Heavyweight title clash
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin is restricting his movements pending the results of a COVID test. He was in contact with French President Emmanuel Macron at the European Council last week. President Macron has tested positive for COVID-19 – and the Taoiseach is restricting his movements as a precaution. Micheál Martin has had a rapid test with
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A family setting, involving a large gathering of people has been cited as the reason for the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in Donegal. 53 new infections were reported in the county yesterday with the 14 day incidence rate also increasing to 245.6. The Director of Public Health in the North West Dr
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Derry GAA have confirmed Dominic McKinley and Cormac Donnelly as the new management of their senior hurling team. They take over from John McEvoy who stepped down after two years in charge. McKinley has previously managed Derry and Antrim hurlers and has been part of the set up at Slaughtneil which won three All Ireland
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EU Council of Fisheries Ministers in Brussels have agreed to set quotas for fish stocks for the first three months of 2021. They’ve agreed to set interim Total Allowable Catches and quotas for the first quarter of next year based on a “rollover” of 25% of the 2020 TAC levels for the majority
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The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council has revealed she has reservations about getting the Covid-19 vaccine. The European Medicines Agency will meet on Monday to consider whether to give the Pfizer shot the go-ahead. Cllr Rena Donaghey says it has been her disposition to limit taking any form of medication and for that reason
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It’s understood that the Government is finalising a Brexit support package worth in the region of €400m for farmers. A meeting between Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue and Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath is due to take place today to hammer out the final details of the support for farmers. The €400m package is
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Donegal Jockey Luke McAteer had a nice 33/1 winner on Wednesday evening on the all weather at Dundalk. Luke was on board Farnese for trainer James McAuley. It was his 27th win of the year.
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Tyler Toland and her Glasgow City teammates bowed out of the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday night. They lost their last 32 clash to Sparta Prague, 1-0 in the second leg and 3-1 on aggregate. Donegal midfielder Toland hit a cracker of goal last night only for it to be disallowed for a foul in
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The Donegal Education and Training Board saw its highest ever students numbers in 2019, with over 29,000 students attending its schools, Further Education and Training Service, Gartan Outdoor Education and Training Centre and Donegal Music Education Partnership. The ETB has published its 2019 Annual Report today, outlining the vast range of services and
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Pressure is mounting on the HSE to give a definitive date for when the St. Conal’s Mental Health Day Centre will reopen. The facility, which had been catering to 50 service users, has been closed since beginning of the first lockdown on March 19th. Cllr Gerry McMonagle who’s also a member of the Regional
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Seven dead sheep and an array of veterinary products have been discovered dumped near the Donegal border. The animals were found in recent days in a forestry area at Meenagoland, Killygordon, close to where a similar discovery was made a number of months ago. Local Councillor Patrick McGowan says there are serious concerns over
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NPHET meet this morning to discuss the spread of Covid-19, which has been described as “troubling”. Chief medical officer Tony Holohan says the country is in a ‘precarious situation’ as the virus is going in the ‘wrong direction’. It’s after 431 new cases were confirmed last night, as well as six more deaths –
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Professor Gabriel Scally is calling for Northern Ireland to go back into lockdown. Health minister Robin Swann will bring a number of new proposals to the Stormont Executive today, to limit the spread of Covid-19. Deputy first minister Michelle O’Neill says there’s ‘no doubt’ intervention is needed. Hospitals are operating at 105 per cent
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Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has asked the Government to review the waiting times for operations for children suffering from Spina Bifida. In the Dail last evening, Deputy Doherty raised the case of 6 year old Oisin, a relation of his wife’s who has been waiting almost 3 years for life-changing surgery. He urged Minister
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A Brexit trade deal can be agreed in the coming days, according to a former Taoiseach. Talks are continuing in Brussels as both sides try to find a solution on issues like fishing and the so-called ‘level playing field’. Yesterday the European Commission President, Ursula Von der Leyen, said there’s now a ‘narrow’ path to
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There has been a further 431 cases of Covid-19 and 6 additional deaths. 134 of the new cases are in Dublin, 53 in Donegal, 25 in Cavan, 24 in Louth and 22 in Mayo. The 14-day incidence rate is now 88 per 100,000, up from 85 yesterday. The rate of infection in Donegal is now
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A man is to appear before a sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court today charged in connection with a series of road traffic offences which occurred following a burglary in Letterkenny yesterday morning. Gardaí arrested four individuals in connection with a burglary, which occurred at a filling station in Tullygay, New Mills, Letterkenny shortly after 3am
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday December 16th:
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The family of one of the four soldiers killed in the Hyde Park bombing in July 1982 has been awarded £715,000 in damages. The ruling followed a civil case brought against Donegal man John Downey, who a High Court judge ruled last year was an active participant in the bombing. The court awarded the sum
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There’s been a slight rise in the number of covid-19 clusters recorded in the Republic. The HSE was notified of 410 outbreaks in the week to December 12th, which is 58 more than the previous week. Private homes remain the setting with the greatest number of clusters, with 328 family outbreaks noted last week. Nine
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There have been a further 8 Covid related deaths in the North and 510 new cases. It brings the death toll in Northern Ireland to 1,143. The total number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus now stands at 59,631, since the start of the pandemic.
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Animals in Need based in Donegal Town are to receive €28,000 in funding announced by Minister Charlie McConalogue for animal welfare organisations throughout the country involved in protecting animals. €3.2 million is been allocated to to 101 organisations across the country. The Minister McConalogue says he is confident the support will make a great difference
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The HSE has announced that the new contract for the helicopter service to Tory Island has been awarded to Executive Helicopters Maintenance Ltd. A long standing arrangement has been in place to provide a helicopter service for transporting the GP, Public Health Nurse and other HSE primary care staff to the island for planned healthcare
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Up to 10 thousand people who are living in the Republic and driving on a Northern Irish or UK drivers licence have still not applied to exchange it. They are being reminded that their existing licence will not allow them to drive here after December 31st. More than 60 thousand of these drivers have applied
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Over €1 million is to be allocated to Donegal under the LEADER programme which will come into effect in April 2021. It’s the highest allocation nationwide. LEADER is a rural development programme co-funded by the EU which operates a locally-led approach to meeting the needs of local communities and businesses. The programme aims to
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In this week’s podcast, Ciaran O’Donnell speaks to Eleanor Hanna, general manager of Hanna Hats in Donegal Town, about her 25-year association with the famous family business which is producing around 2,000 caps per week. Ciaran also talks to Mark Doherty, managing director of Century Cinemas, Backstage Bar & Grill and Century Play in Letterkenny
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Gardaí in Letterkenny are appealing for information following the theft of a white Citroën Berlingo van from the Newmills area yesterday. The vehicle with registration 131 DL 2867 was stolen from Glenkerragh at around 7.30am. It’s believed the van may then have travelled in the direction of Fintown/Brockagh. The owner of the van which
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Illegal drugs destined for Donegal have been seized at a mail centre in Dublin. As a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Sam, Revenue officers at Dublin Mail Centre seized a total of 3.6kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €72,300 yesterday. The illegal drugs were discovered
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Young Donegal rider Rhys Irwin has joined the reigning British Supersport champions Appleyard Macadam Yamaha for 2021. Irwin impressed on his privateer Yamaha machines in the Supersport and Superstock classes in recent seasons and took a brilliant second in the Supersport championship in his rookie campaign this year. Rhys is joined in the new look
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The Tyrone GAA County Convention took place on Tuesday evening and the unique occasion took place online via Micro-Soft Teams. The low key event saw a couple of changes to Coiste Bainastí. Benny Hurl who stood down as Tyrone Ulster Council Delegate won the vote to become the Tyrone Ard Comhairle Delegate replacing outgoing Cuthbert
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Four people remain in custody this morning following an attempted burglary in Letterkenny and subsequent Garda chase yesterday. The two men and two women are being held in connection with the attempted burglary at Kernans filling station at Tullygay at around 3.20am yesterday morning. Searches were then carried out in the Glenties area after
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An Inishowen mother who lost her entire family in a tragedy earlier this year is urging other families to realise how precious life is. On a stormy night on August 20th, Geraldine Mullan and her family were driving home to Moville when their car left the road and entered the waters of Lough Foyle
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The President of the European Commission says there is a narrow path to a Brexit agreement. Talks are continuing between the EU and UK with hopes agreement can be reached before the transition period finishes at the end of the month. It comes as British media is reporting that MPs are preparing to delay
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The Teachers Union of Ireland says the new public pay deal locks in “pay discrimination” — and it can’t endorse the agreement. The second-level teachers’ union says it would leave new teachers earning 15 percent less than their colleagues did when they were hired. The 302 million euro a year agreement would increase pay
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If Christmas is the most magical time of the year, it came early for Donegal hurler, Gerard Gilmore, this year. ‘Magical’ is the very word he uses to describe his feelings on finding out he was named in the GAA Hurling Team of the Week last month after scoring two goals in three minutes to
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Tourism Ireland is predicting the level of international travel will start to increase between April and June of next year. There’s been an estimated 80 per cent decline in overseas visitors coming to Ireland this year compared to last. The organisation’s research shows young people will be the first to head abroad on
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It could be early 2022 before the majority of people in the Republic are vaccinated against Covid-19, according to an infectious disease expert. The three-stage rollout plan was announced yesterday, with nursing homes and large hospitals set to be the first to benefit. The Health Minister said it could start by the end of
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Patients were treated in the car park of the largest hospital in Co Antrim yesterday because of the pressure of the pandemic. It and the neighbouring Causeway hospital in Coleraine treated a record number of in-patients with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Yesterday he Northern Trust hospital group had admitted a record 126
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A Donegal Deputy has called for another treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. During a debate on the 50th anniversary of the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, Deputy Thomas Pringle told the Dail that action needs to be taken to protect against human and environmental costs of access to nuclear weapons
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Derry City and Strabane District Council has launched a COVID Reassurance Mark which aims to support local businesses and re-instill confidence among people to return to town centres and support the local economy. The scheme is part of the Council’s ongoing economic recovery and revitalisation plans. Businesses across the Derry City and Strabane District
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British MPs are expected to push back their Christmas break to debate a possible Brexit deal. The Telegraph in the UK is reporting there could be a sitting at the House of Commons on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week and then return on Friday if needed. The paper says Ministers there have ruled
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8 more people have died as a result of Covid-19 and 329 new cases of the virus have been confirmed. 34 additional cases have been identified in Donegal. The 14 day incidence rate in Donegal is 236.8 per 100,000 of the population.
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday December 15th:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday December 15th Read More »
St.Johnston man Brett Mc Ginty will make his professional debut this coming Friday. Oakleaf Boxing club Derry have announced on their Facebook page today that , Brett who has multiple Irish title’s and is a former Oakleaf BC Light Middleweight will fight in the Pro Rank’s for the first time this Friday. He is managed
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The new Covid-19 variant discovered in Britain has NOT been detected in Ireland, according to a NPHET expert. Dr Cillian De Gascun says that’s based on all available data. He’s also the director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory. 1,000 cases of the fast-spreading variant of the virus have been detected in the UK.
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There are 486 new cases of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, and another six deaths. Nearly 3,000 people were tested in a one-day period, with a 16 per cent positivity rate. Three of the deaths reported today took place in the past 24 hours, while the other three did not. 444 people are in hospital with
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Four people have been arrested in Donegal Town in connection with an early morning burglary in Letterkenny following a Garda chase. Searches were being carried out in the Glenties area earlier today after a car believed to have been involved in the burglary was found crashed in the area. Shortly after 1pm this afternoon, after
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Gardai have reissued an appeal for information in relation to an incident of sexual assault. The incident is alleged to have occurred in the Glenview area of Ballybofey at around 8:30pm on Saturday night October 17th. Gardai are appealing to anyone who was in the area of the Donegal Road in Ballybofey or in the
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