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GAA Programme – 09/11/16

On this week programme. Gerard McGrenra captain and John McNulty manager of the Donegal Masters footballers who are chasing All-Ireland honours this week, join Tom Comack to looks forward to Saturday’s All- Ireland Masters Shield final. Donegal face Offaly in Kilkerrin/Clonberne GAA Grounds, in Galway. Also on the programme, Fergus McGee, the Donegal GAA Oifigeach …

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Donegal County Council receives accreditation for Energy Management System

Donegal County Council has achieved ISO 50001 accreditation for it’s Energy Management System, following what the council says was many months of work to introduce a new Energy Management System throughout all the authority’s operations. Donegal County Council is only the second local authoritiy in Ireland to achieve this accreditation for all of the Council …

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Concern at apparent drying up of payment stream for young farmers

Concern has been raised at the fact that young farmers in the North West may not receive National Reserve payments for the second year running. This scheme was opened last year with funding paid out to over 6,000 farmers. However, the programme didn’t open for applications this year and it now it appears unlikely that …

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James McClean presents the Mark Farren Memorial Cup to winners Bohs

Bohemians claimed the SSE Airtricity League U17 Mark Farren Memorial Cup with an impressive 2-0 win over St. Patrick’s Athletic at Richmond Park. The trophy was presented to Bohemians by Republic of Ireland international James McClean, who was a former teammate of Derry City legend Mark Farren, who sadly passed away in February after a …

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Niall Horan urges Americans to ‘grin and bear’ with President-elect Donald Trump

One Direction’s Niall Horan has urged Americans to to “grin and bare (sic)” with Donald Trump as President. In a series of tweets on Wednesday evening the singer said one positive he took from the vote was “how the young people voted”. He added that he hoped US voters would make a wiser decision in …

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Blast from the past: Remember the time Donald Trump met Zig and Zag in the Bahamas?

Donald Trump has met countless celebrities throughout the years, but none as special as Zig and Zag. The duo from planet Zog shared their meeting with Trump earlier on Facebook after he was announced as the US President. In 1998 they met Trump at the Bahamas for the opening of the Atlantis Resort on Paradise …

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Easy Belfast win for LYIT Ladies

The LYIT ladies gaelic football side had a convincing win at “The Dub” in Belfast this afternoon beating Queens by 19pts. FT Score – Queens 0-4 LYIT 4-11 Sarah Jane McDonald, Lucy O’Flynn and Áine O’Reilly scored the goals for the Letterkenny side. There was also good performances from Victoria Kelly and Rachel Magee.

18 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this lunchtime

There were 18 people without beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, 15 of them on trolleys in the Emergency Department. The figures from the INMO come as the organisation prepares to ballot its members on industrial action over General Secretary Liam Doran says is ‘chronic overcrowding and insufficient staffing’. Former Taoiseach John Bruton has …

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Donegal County Council attending business networking event in Glasgow

A delegation from Donegal County Council is travelling to Glasgow for a special business networking event this evening. A number of meetings have been organised with business people in Scotland, with a view towards forging links with businesses in Donegal, as well as seeking to attract inward investment. Cathairleach Cllr Terence Slowey says it’s an …

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