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GAA confirm All-Ireland Championships will go ahead

The GAA have confirmed that this year’s All-Ireland senior, under-20 and minor inter-county football and hurling championships will go ahead as planned. It follows talks between the association and the government and they’ve ‘an understanding that specific financial supports’ will be made available. London, Warwickshire and Lancashire won’t be involved in this year’s competitions.

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Termon retain their Senior Football status with victory over Milford

Termon will play Donegal Senior Football Championship for another year after they defeated Milford1-11 to 0-08 at O’Donnell Park. Daire McDaid was top scorer for Francie Friel’s side scoring four points with two of those coming from frees. Milford now face a dreaded play off final against Dungloe with the loser dropping into the Intermediate

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Update: Gardai find missing Donegal girl safe and well

Update: Gardai have confirmed they have found missing Donegal girl Holly Hassett safe and well.   Previous appeal: Gardaí in Letterkenny are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 17 year old Holly Hassett who is missing from Manorcunningham. Holly was last seen on Monday evening, 7th September, 2020 at approximately 8.30p.m. She

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Donal Kelly has resigned from Donegal County Council

Donal Kelly has resigned from Donegal County Council. We was officially co-opted onto the Council in November 2019. He replaced his son Manus Kelly who died while participating in the Donegal International Rally earlier that year. Mr Kelly served on the Letterkenny Municipal District. Speaking of his resignation he said the role was ‘challenging’ but

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Donegal TD calls for end to dual pay scale in disability sector.

A South Donegal TD is calling for an end to the dual pay scales operating within the disability sector. Since 2012, those who work for voluntary organisations in the sector have been treated differently to colleagues working directly for the HSE and other state services. They had their pay cut during the financial crisis, but

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Ulster University launch consultation to bring health science to Magee

Ulster University has launched a consultation on the potential of bringing some health science courses to Magee. Urging people to respond, Foyle MLA Karen Mullan said it’s essential that other health courses be moved from Jordanstown to Derry to augment the new Graduate Entry Medical School which is due to open next year. Karen Mullan

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Five new Covid cases in Donegal ; 211 cases and one death nationally

Five more cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed today in Donegal, with a total of 211 cases and one more Covid related death reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team There’s now been a total of 1,781 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland since the pandemic began, with a total of 30,571 confirmed cases. North

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Two Greencastle based fishing vessels detained off Cork

Two Greencastle based fishing vessels have been detained by the Irish Naval Service for alleged fishing offences in the Celtic Sea off the south coast. The Irish Times is reporting that the LÉ William Butler Yeats detained the two vessels approximately 75 nautical miles southeast of Cork Harbour. It’s understood the vessels were fishing for

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Donegal gets €179,000 under Town and Village Renewal Scheme

  Donegal is to receive funding of €179,000 for projects under the second round of the enhanced Town and Village Renewal Scheme. Among the highlights include almost €40,000 to improve the walkability of Dungloe and almost €40,000 to establish social distancing access to the Buncrana Tourist Office. The focus of the funding is on measures

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Bus Eireann clarify details on Donegal school transport

  Bus Eireann confirmed that the portal to apply for a school bus ticket temporarily shut last month because they were overwhelmed with queries and needed to prioritise getting the scheme up and running. An estimated 10,000 pupils in Donegal use Bus Eireann’s school transport system on 540 routes right across the county. All eligible

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Donegal Senator calls for equal access for all when pubs reopen

  A Donegal Senator is calling on the Government to ensure that the travelling community are not discriminated against when the remaining pubs reopen. Under Covid-19 guidelines, groups in pubs must be limited to a maximum of six people from no more than three households. The remaining pubs are due to reopen on September 21st.

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Donegal TD calls for major funding injection into mental health services

A Donegal Deputy is calling for a major funding injection into mental health services as part of the upcoming budget. In its pre-budget submission, Mental Health Reform is seeking an additional €80 million into Ireland’s mental health services to help the system cope with whats been described as increasing demands for treatment as a result

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Public health doctors accused of having “an anti-pub agenda”

  A lobby group’s accused public health doctors of having “an anti-pub agenda”. The Licenced Vintners’ Association says any extension of pub closures in Dublin will mean some owners will default on their mortgages. The National Public Health Emergency Team is now considering further restrictions in the capital after a rise in the number of

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British Government’s step on Brexit must be opposed – Doherty

  Sinn Fein says the British Government’s step on Brexit must be opposed in Ireland and the EU. The European Commission’s threatening to sue the UK because it thinks a planned British law would violate the Withdrawal Agreement. The EU’s Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier says for there to be any future relationship between the EU

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Pieta House Letterkenny endeavouring to restore face to face sessions

  A senior figure with Pieta House says they are endeavouring to restore face to face sessions at their Letterkenny facility as quickly as possible. Speaking last evening to mark World Suicide Prevention Day, Pieta’s Advocacy Manager Tom McEvoy said the organisation is absolutely committed to maintaining its Donegal base and restoring all services there.

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President urges people to redouble efforts to combat Covid-19

  The President is urging the public to re-double its efforts to follow public health advice in a bid to suppress Covid-19. Michael D Higgins believes there is a need for “solidarity, care, compassion and kindness” in our collective response to the pandemic. 1,781 people have died from the virus over the past six months,

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Kilmacrennan Celtic win appeal and are Premier Division Champions

Kilmacrennan Celtic are Donegal League Premier Division champions after their appeal to the Ulster FA was upheld today. Kilmacrennan were docked three points for allegedly fielding a player who should have been serving a one match man in their game with Cranford United. The provincial body heard the appeal and went in favour of Gerard

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Fourth meeting of Beef Taskforce to take place this month

  The fourth meeting of the Beef Taskforce is to take place later this month. Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has confirmed the meeting and acknowledged the crucial role the beef sector plays in the rural economy. Stakeholders will discuss the draft application for Irish grass-fed beef to attain PGI status when they meet in late

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Calls for local area interventions to get Covid numbers down

  An infectious disease specialist says local area interventions are needed to get the number of Covid-19 cases down. Figures show that there have been 33 new confirmed cases in Donegal in the last two weeks. Professor Sam McConkey is head of the Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine at the Royal College of

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Minister keen to see delivery of Connacht Ulster Alliance

  The Minister for Higher Education has confirmed that significant progress is being made in relation to the Connacht Ulster Alliance of LYIT, Sligo IT and GMIT in meeting the relevant criteria. The Connacht Ulster Alliance brings together the three Institutes of Technology with a view towards pooling their resources and becoming a Technological University.

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Donegal TD blasts Government over ‘mind-boggling restrictions’

  A Donegal Deputy says some of the current restrictions just don’t make any sense. The Health Minister signed a statutory instrument bringing the measures, including those on indoor and outdoor gatherings, into law. The motion was debated in the Dail last evening and is due to be voted on today. Speaking in the Dail,

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Boris Johnson is ‘jeopardising peace process’

  There’s ‘no chance’ of a US-UK trade deal making it through the US Congress if the UK violates the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. That’s according to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has warned the British government not to undermine the Good Friday Agreement. Boris Johnson is considering changing parts of the Withdrawal Agreement, which

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