Donegal will return to collective training at the start of December. Manager Rory Gallagher is pleased with how his proposed panel is shaping up, with around 24 of last years squad available for next year and a host of minor and under 21 players currently on individual programmes. Experienced players like Karl Lacey and Frank …
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A Donegal County Councillor is urging Udaras na Gaeltachta to consider an alternative to a proposed wind turbine on their grounds in Derrybeg. There has been considerable local opposition to the plans because, locals claim, the turbine will be too close to their homes. A public meeting is taking place this evening at 7pm in …
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Donegal County Council is being asked to support Ireland’s campaign to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023, particularly since Celtic Park in Derry has been shortlisted as a potential host stadium. A motion is being tabled at the council’s meeting this month by Cllr Jack Murray. He says if this bid is successful, Donegal …
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The overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny University Hospital has worsened considerably today, with 45 people awaiting beds at the hospital this morning, 26 of them on trolleys in the Emergency Department. That’s the joint highest figure in the country today along with Cork University Hospital. The figures have been published by the INMO. Local Cllr Patrick …
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Rural TDs will launch a Dáil motion aimed at safeguarding the post office network today. The technical group is giving the Government three months to implement a new action plan and to create a new community banking service. They say Post masters provide a vital service and that action is needed now to protect the …
The announcement was made in Boston on Tuesday by Gartan CEO Malachi Eastwood, who is in the USA this week as part of the Ireland Northwest Trade Mission. Gartan Technologies specialise in rostering solutions for the Emergency Services sector and they already work with some of the largest Fire Departments in Ireland, the UK, Australia …
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Donegal manager Rory Gallagher is building his panel ahead of the 2017 season with a mix of youth and experience. Eamon McGee and Colm McFadden called time on their inter county careers shortly after the championship ended against Dublin but experienced players like Karl Lacey and Frank McGlynn will be available for next year. There …
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A key debate with Transport Minister Shane Ross on air and road links to Donegal is taking place in the Seanad later today. The debate is set to focus on two key issues – the funding of the A5 and City of Derry Airport. It has been claimed that the Irish Government has not contributed …
The group representing Nursing Homes says its members can offer up to a thousand beds to the HSE to alleviate overcrowding this winter. It comes as figures from nurses showed there were almost 500 awaiting admission to hospital yesterday, 32 of them at Letterkenny University Hospital, where the Full Capacity Protocol was implemented yesterday. Nursing Homes …
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Derry GAA are pleased to announce that Colm McGurk has been ratified as Derry senior hurling manager for the 2017 season. Colm was a dual player who has represented his club and county in both hurling and football at the very highest level and is someone who brings a wealth of knowledge of the game …
Rory Mc Ilroy has welcomed the Irish Opens inclusion on the Rolex Series of events. The lucrative Series has a minimum prize fund of nearly 7 million euro. Portstewart will host next years event just two weeks before the Open championship. Mc Ilroy says the new deal will add to the Irish Open…
Inishowen’s Roma McLaughlin has been named in the Republic of Ireland’s Women’s squad for the International friendly against the Basque Country at the end of the month. It’s been a roller-coaster couple of months for the Peamount player who made her senior debut in the 1-0 defeat to Portugal in September and then helped the …
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Bonagee Utd’s Ronan McKinley was a second half substitute as the Republic of Ireland u15’s drew 0-0 with Poland. McKinley was introduced to the game with 24 minutes left replacing Seamus Keogh. Jason Donohue’s Ireland side faced the Poles in their first game of the season in Lomza and the Irish Head Coach will be …
Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a 3 vehicle road traffic collision on the Madams Bank Road in Derry. The road is closed between Ballyarnett Roundabout at its junction with Racecourse Road and Glenabbey Road junction. Motorists are being advised to avoid the area and seek an alternative route for their journey. There …
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Donegal County Council has renewed their appeal to householders in Letterkenny to comply with the ban on smokey coal and only burn smokeless coal in the restricted area. It follows claims made to Highland Radio and local newspapers about an apparent rise in the amount of smoky coal being burned in the town. One caller …
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A man has died following a house fire in county Tyrone. The man in his 80’s was discovered at a home in Cookstown at around ten o’clock this morning after emergency services were called to attend the blaze. Police say the fire is not believed to be suspicious but an investigation into its cause …
Letterkenny University Hospital had the third highest overcrowded in the country with 32 people awaiting admission this morning. According to the latest figures from the INMO, 18 of those are on trolleys in the Emergency Department while a further 14 are on wards or in overflow areas. Cork University Hospital had the highest number …
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Salmon fishermen are stepping up their campaign for a say in how stocks are managed following the latest round of quota cuts. Donegal fisherman Liam Whyte says on the Owenea fishery, the shared quota between anglers and commercial fishermen has been cut by almost 40%, but stocks continue to decline. He says fishermen and anglers …
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