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12th Annual Golden Bridges Conference & Awards goes virtual

  The 12th annual Golden Bridges Conference and Awards ceremony will be held virtually this year, with an online event being run from Derry’s Guildhall on November 20th. The programme promotes partnerships between Ireland Northwest and Boston, Massachusetts, and is coordinated by Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council. For the past […]

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Past Pupil to become principal of Errigal College in Letterkenny

Donegal ETB has appointed Danny McFadden as the new Principal of Errigal College in Letterkenny. Mr McFadden is a former student of the school, and returned to teach business before being appointed Deputy Principal at Deele College, Raphoe, in 2013. Mr McFadden will take up the principal’s post at the end of the year, replacing

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Report launched on emergency surgery research at LUH

  A Consultant at Letterkenny University Hospital believes that a new report will pave the way for improvements and new pathways in emergency surgeries. The report focusing upon research carried out at Letterkenny University Hospital as part of the Emergency Surgery Outcomes Advancement Project has been officially launched today. ESOAP forms part of the €8.6m

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Mickey Harte’s future will not be decided by the Tyrone county board for another three weeks.

Mickey Harte’s future will not be decided by the Tyrone county board for another three weeks. Four management positions are due to become vacant, and all will be filled en bloc. The Senior, U20 and Minor football posts, along with the Senior Hurling position, were all renewed for three year terms in late 2017, and

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LUH not being ‘short-changed’, says Health Minister

The Health Minister has given reassurances that Letterkenny University Hospital is not being ‘short-changed’ when it comes to budget allocations. Minister Stephen Donnelly was responding to concerns raised by Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn in the Dail last night, who said that the hospital is experiencing ‘funding discrimination’. Letterkenny University Hospital had the sixth highest number

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‘Ministers should progress western rail network’ – Anderson

  The Infrastructure Minister in the North is being urged to work with the Irish Government to develop the railway network along the Western corridor. The Minister had recently announced her intention to progress a feasibility study for high speed rail between Derry, Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Limerick as committed to in a ‘New Decade,

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Donegal woman who lost mother warns over ambulance waiting times

  The daughter of a Donegal woman who died after being told there was no ambulance available has said people should know that this is happening. Davina Porter is the daughter of Maura Porter, who died after waiting for almost an hour for an ambulance. Davina has been speaking out, after freedom of information figure

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Donegal TD believes Tanaiste will survive leak controversy

  A Donegal Deputy believes that the Tanaiste will survive the GP contract controversy but has acknowledged that Fine Gaels reputation has been tarnished. Leo Varadkar will address the Dáil later about the leaking of a confidential doctors agreement. He’s come under intense criticism for sharing the IMO deal with a friend in a rival

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Anthony Molloy calls for support for Win Your House in Dublin Draw

  Donegal’s All-Ireland winning captain, Anthony Molloy, is urging the people of Donegal to get behind the Win Your House in Dublin Draw which takes place on Friday, December 4th. In a short video, the Ardara clubman who created history when lifting the Sam Maguire on September 20th, 1992, said that the new, state-of-the-art Donegal

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