The Donegal GRA Representative says Gardai simply don’t have the appropriate tools to deal with potential attacks on members of the force. It comes as assaults on Gardai increased by over a fifth last year, and have continued to rise in 2020. There were 763 physical attacks on Garda members in 2018, rising to […]
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The Chief Executive of the Vintners Federation of Ireland says it’ll be up to publicans and the authorities to maintain Covid-19 guidelines should restrictions differ north and south come next week. In that scenario, pubs may be open in the Republic from December 1st but remaining shut in the north until at least
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It was a historic day in the All-Ireland senior football championship on Sunday, with Cavan and Tipperary ending long waits for provincial success. Cavan claimed a record 40th Ulster football title, but a first for 23 years. Mickey Graham’s side denied three-in-a-row-chasing Donegal to reach a first All-Ireland semi final since 1997, with a 1-13
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The 12th Golden Bridges Conference and Awards ceremony took place this week and was held virtually for the first time in its history. Delegates taking part heard at first-hand how political leaders, business and community representatives and education providers from Ireland North West and Boston in the United States, have been collaborating to
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Some parents in Donegal are refusing to send their children on public transport due to Covid-19 capacity issues. Despite an initial aim by Bus Eireann of having school buses run at 50% capacity due to the pandemic, some are still operating at full capacity. While a number of private bus operators in the county
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Police are appealing for information regarding an attempted weekend hijacking in the Waterside area of Derry. The incident happened between 4.30pm and 4.40pm on Saturday. Police received a report of two males attempting to hijack several vehicles as they drove along Rossdowney Road towards the roundabout at Crescent Link Retail Park. If you have any
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Donegal’s 14 day incidence rate has fallen slightly to 231.2, but is still more than double the national average of 109. 21 further cases were confirmed in the county last night. Meanwhile there are currently 32 confirmed cases of the virus being treated on site at Letterkenny University Hospital, two in ICU.
Donegal’s incidence rate falls but still more than double national average Read More »
The Vintners Federation of Ireland wants ALL pubs to be allowed open from December 1st. It doesn’t believe it would be good for them to close at 10pm as speculated, when level 5 restrictions are lifted. It thinks shutting them early would lead to more house parties. VFI chief executive, Padraig Cribben, says pub
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Government ministers will meet today to discuss what Covid-19 restrictions will be in place between now and Christmas. An announcement is expected on Thursday detailing if and how the country will exit level five restrictions. The government will have to make a call this week on how Ireland exits level five and what the
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A man’s due in court today charged after drugs worth almost 200 thousand euro were seized in County Sligo. The discovery was made by gardai during the search of waste ground in Cranmore on Saturday. Cocaine worth almost 178 thousand euro, cannabis with a value of over 13 thousand euro, and ecstasy worth 5
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The number of assaults on gardai increased by 22 per cent last year. Justice Minister Helen McEntee says there were 763 in 2018, and 929 last year. They range from minor assaults to serious attacks. Figures for 2020 show the increase has continued this year – with 837 assaults by mid-October.
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Donegal Railway Heritage Centre are inviting the public, if they haven’t already, to vote for them in the National Rural Networks Impact campaign. Voting can be done on donegalrailway.com with voting will closing at 6 this evening. Donegal Railway Heritage Centre has been shortlisted in the National Rural Network’s (NRN) Impact campaign to celebrate
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A key meeting took place over the weekend on ways to build an All-Ireland rail service for the North West. Foyle MLA Martina Anderson and Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn attended the meeting, which discussed the role of rail playing a major part in connectivity, sustainability and economic development for the Island. The meeting focused
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Donegal are out of the All Ireland series after they were defeated by Cavan 1-13 to 0-12 in the Ulster final at the Athletic Grounds this evening. Declan Bonner’s side were 0-9 to 0-7 up at half time but only managed three points in the second half as Cavan notched 1-06. Cavan will now play
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318 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the Republic, and one more patient has died. 126 of today’s cases are in Dublin, with 45 in Cork, 28 in Limerick, 21 in Donegal and 18 in Kildare. The national fortnightly infection rate is down again, to 109 per hundred thousand today — with Donegal
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Cavan are the Ulster champions for the first time in 23 years after the beat Donegal 1-13 to 0-12 at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Donegal had led nine points to seven at half time but only managed three points in the second half. Conor Madden netted in the dying moments of the game to
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Tipperary ended their 85 year wait to win the Munster Senior Football Championship in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday afternoon. In the centenary year of Bloody Sunday, Tipp ran out 0-17 to 0-14 winners in which there Charlie McGeever is involved. McGeever is a Donegal native and a member of David Power’s backroom team. After
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Donegal’s Sean McVeigh has earned his fourth All Ireland title after Donegal claimed a 3-18 to 0-21 win over Mayo in Croke Park. Mickey McCann’s side trailed early by eight points but a goal from Joe Boyle as the first half ended meant Donegal only trailed by three. Quickfire goals from Davin Flynn and Ritchie
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Gardaí investigating the sale and supply of drugs in the Sligo area carried out a search of waste ground in Cranmore, Sligo, assisted by the Garda Dog Unit, yesterday. Cocaine with a value of €177,800, Cannabis worth €13,240 and Ecstasy with a value of €5,070 were discovered and seized along with a quantity of ammunition.
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Donegal are Nicky Rackard champions for a third time after they defeated Mayo 3-18 to 0-21 at Croke Park. Two goals within 30 seconds in the final three minutes of the game from Ritchie Ryan and Davin Flynn helped sealed the win for Mickey McCann’s side. The win mean’s Donegal are the most successful side
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Donegal are Nicky Rackard champions for 2020 after they defeated Mayo 3-18 to 0-21 at Croke Park. Joe Boyle’s goal in the first half gave Donegal a lifeline as they had trailed by six just before the break. Then, with three minutes to go, Davin Flynn and Ritchie Ryan fired in goals just thirty seconds
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The Government is reportedly considering allowing pubs to re-open next month, as long as they shut by 10 o’clock each night. That’s among a number of measures under consideration in attempts to stop private gatherings happening, according to the Sunday Times. The Cabinet will meet during the week to discuss what restrictions will follow from
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Killybegs Coast Guard say they were tasked yesterday evening to a report of a missing person in the Dunkineely area. The Coast Guard along with HSE Ambulance crew and Gardaí located the missing person after a short search. Killybegs Coast Guard have confirmed the person was transferred to a waiting ambulance and taken to hospital.
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Met Eireann has issued a yellow rainfall warning for counties in the West tomorrow. It’s expecting heavy downpours tomorrow evening into the night and again on Tuesday. The counties affected include all of Connacht along with Donegal, Cork, Clare and Kerry.
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Gardai in Donegal have issued a warning to the public of the potential risk to personal and payment data while shopping online. The warning comes as online shopping and parcel deliveries increase due to COVID-19 and with further increases expected around the Christmas season. Gardai have advised shoppers to never click on an unsolicited text
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Former Tyrone footballer, Enda McGinley has been named the new manager of the Antrim Senior footballers. The Errigal Ciaran clubman takes over from Lenny Harbinson who stepped down from the role following Antrim’s defeat to Cavan in the Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter Final. McGinley’s backroom team will include former Tyrone sharpshooter, Stephen O’Neill, Stephen
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Ronan Curtis was back amongst the goals on Saturday afternoon as he bagged a brace in Portsmouth’s 4-1 win over Crewe. The former Derry City man had Pompey, two up before second half goals from Tom Naylor and John Marquis helped move Kenny Jackett’s side into fourth in the table. It was a good week
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Donegal, who are chasing three in a row Ulster Senior Football Championships have made one change from their Ulster Semi Final win over Armagh. It is an enforced change with Paddy Mc Brearty coming in for the injured Stephen McMenamin. The change means Eoin McHugh moves into the full back line to take the place
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Large retailers are planning for longer trading hours after level 5 to deal with increased demand. The restrictions are due to expire early next month, giving shoppers just over three weeks to prepare for Christmas. Today’s Independent reports that Tesco and Penneys are reviewing their opening hours in anticipation of extra shoppers. Retail Excellence spokesman
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Open water swimmers are being urged to keep safe this weekend, as rescue crews have been under increased pressure this year. Water Safety Ireland’s shared a safety video that has reached over 800-thousand people already. Spokesman Roger Sweeney says there’s been a massive surge in the numbers of people taking up winter swimming outdoors. He
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Holders Shamrock Rovers came from 2-nil down to win 3-2 away to Finn Harps in the FAI Cup on Friday night. Double chasing Rovers were awarded three penalties in a six-minute spell, two of which were converted by former Derry man Aaron McEneff. Having secured their Premier Division status for another season, the second
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Two men are due in court in the North today, charged with arson. They’ve also been charged with robbery, aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving and other offences. It’s after a robbery in the Blighs Lane area of Derry on Thursday. The men, aged 36 and 31, will appear at Derry Magistrates Court via video link.
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The Provost of Ulster University’s, Magee Campus has told an Oireachtas Committee that the long awaited opening of the medical school there next year will be a game changer for the entire North West region. Professor Malachy O’Neill told the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement that as well as providing training
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Finn Harps bowed out of the FAI Cup on Friday night as Shamrock Rivers came from two down at half time to progress 3-2. Barry McNamee and Stephen Folan had Harps two in front by the 21st minute. During a hectic five minute spell early in the second half, Rovers converted two of their three
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Finn Harps season came to an end on Friday night as the Ballybofey side made their exit from the FAI Cup. The home side were 2-0 up in their quarter final tie but Shamrock Rovers scored three second half goals to stay on track for the double. Diarmaid Doherty reports from Finn Park for Highland
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Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy this evening which has resulted in pressure on bed availability in the hospital. In a statement this evening, Saolta say they regret that patients are currently experiencing long waiting times to be admitted from the Emergency Department to an acute bed in the hospital. We know these delays are very difficult for
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A homeless woman, who tried to help her brother get away with murder, is back in prison after breaching the conditions of her suspended sentence. Janice Brady, with a last address at Maryville Hostel, Finisklin, Sligo, pleaded with the judge to let her serve what’s left of her sentence. Keith Brady, from Cartron Estate in
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An additional 330 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported this evening, with eight more Covid related deaths. 22 of the new cases are in Donegal, which has an 14 day incidence rate of 266.3 cases per 100,000 people. That compares to a national rate of 113.1 Since the pandemic began, there have been 2,018
330 new cases of Covid-19 in ROI, 22 in Donegal Read More »
News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries on Friday November 20th…………
News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries on Friday November 20th Read More »
A campaign aimed at encouraging people to complete 30 minutes of physical activity at least five days per week over a 30-day period has been launched by Donegal Sports Partnership (DSP). The Active Donegal 30 for 30 Challenge is the latest DSP plan being rolled out across Donegal and is part of the government’s Keep
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The Midlands North West Euro constituency officially has a new MEP. Fine Gael’s Colm Markey has taken up the seat vacated by Mairead McGuinness when she became EU Commissioner. The now former member of Louth County Council is a businessman and farmer, and has cited ongoing CAP negotiations and Brexit as priorities as he takes
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The European Union could have a central role to play in the event of a United Ireland, according to Sinn Fein. It has released a document on the economic benefits of a 32-county republic, in which it calls for an all-island Citizen’s Assembly to be established. The party claims the reunification of Germany shows strategic
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A Donegal Deputy has told the Dail that the Meenbog development at the centre of last week’s peat slippage was part of a wider application that was submitted in 2015, and rejected. He claimed the project was then split into sections, with the Meenbog section getting permission from An Bord Pleanala, and residents told just
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Donegal County Council has confirmed that mitigation works are ongoing at the site of the landslide at Meenbog one week on. The second meeting of the Cross Border Multi-Agency Working Group took place yesterday, where updates on various works and investigations were discussed. The Group includes representatives from Northern Ireland Water and the Department
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There’s some good news for Lifford today as Irish Water has confirmed that problematic water mains at Ballindrait have been replaced. The area was prone frequent outages and the utility has stated that this latest project will result in less leaks and improved water quality for customers They say that this will ensure a
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A Donegal grandmother has hit out at the major delays children are facing for speech and language therapy in the county. “Breid”, whose grandson was due to be called in May, is still waiting on the much needed service despite being told he was second on the list. The three year old had
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Sean McVeigh has 15 years of inter county hurling under his belt and the St Eunan’s clubman is seeking out a fourth All Ireland title this weekend. A win over favourites Mayo in the Nickey Rackard Cup decider on Sunday would add to McVeigh’s haul. Speaking ahead of the final, Sean says despite all the
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People are being urged to be aware of the dangers of open sea swimming. The Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI say there has been a notable increase in swimming incidents in the past number of weeks. It says people who are new to the sport may be unaware of important safety measures which
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Pubs will turn on their Christmas lights tonight in a protest about not being allowed to reopen. Trade groups say that publicans have only been able to trade for two weeks out of the last 37. It will happen at 5pm. Vintners’ Federation boss Donall O’Keeffe says they’re hoping the public will join their
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A Donegal County Councillor and local publican says many businesses in Donegal have lost hope in being able to reopen in December. Donegal went to Level 3 restrictions before the rest of the country and seemed to be working initially yet despite Level 5 being in place for over a month now, the rate
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