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Jason Quigley in consideration for fight with Canelo Alvarez

Jason Quigley is in consideration for a fight against Mexican superstar Canelo Álvarez. Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez has confirmed that Quigley is among a quartet of fighters earmarked to face Álvarez, the middleweight champion and super middleweight titlist. Álvarez (53-1-2, 36KOs) has not fought since stopping Sergey Kovalev in Las Vegas last November, […]

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Reports suggest tourists entering the country not staying in quarantine

The Health Minister says everyone coming into the country must self-isolate, with no exceptions. It comes following reports on social media of tourists entering the country and not staying in quarantine for two weeks. It is mandatory for people to fill in a self-locator form at airports letting officials know where they plan to stay

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Greencastle, Breakwater, Wind, Sunk

Unfinished Greencastle Harbour breakwater a ‘scandal’ – Mac Lochlainn

A Donegal TD has called on the new Government to provide the necessary funding to complete the breakwater for Greencastle Harbour. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has been informed that the Department of the Marine provided almost €9 million in funding from 2006 to 2011 for the rock breakwater, which is not yet complete. Combined with

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Discussions on Phase 4 of reopening expected in Cabinet next week

The reopening of pubs on July 20th could be delayed over fears of a second wave of Covid-19. It follows scenes of large crowds drinking in Dublin last weekend, coupled with a recent rise in cases among young people. Discussions on Phase 4 of the country’s reopening, which includes pubs that don’t serve food, are

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Donegal Deputy calls for student hardship fund to be expanded

A Donegal TD has written to Higher Education Minister Simon Harris, urging him to address the challenges faced by many Donegal students when the new academic year begins later this year. Deputy Pearse Doherty says the issue of poor access to broadband for participating in online lectures is a very serious one to be raised,

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DCSDC Leisure centre users to be surveyed before facilities reopen

Derry City and Strabane District Council has launched an online survey to gauge the priorities of service users before the reopening of its leisure centres. While all Council owned leisure centres currently remain closed, officials say preparations and arrangements are at an advanced stage to make the facilities safe for a phased and planned reopening.

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Council, Full Responsibility for Mica Redress Scheme, Highland Radio, News, Letterkenny, Donegal

Mica Action Group says the ball is now in DCC’s court

A number of key members of the Mica Action Group have stepped down with immediate, saying it’s now time for Donegal County Council’s steering committee to move centre stage, while they get on with repairing their homes. Their final statement repeats their call for a public enquiry into what happened. Chairperson Ann Owens, PRO Eileen

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Fears reignite over controversial sewerage scheme plans

  Serious concern has been raised once again over controversial plans by Irish Water to construct a sewerage treatment plant near a local national school. Irish Water has confirmed that it intends to lodge a planning application to Donegal County Council in the coming weeks to begin construction on the Ramelton – Rathmullan Sewerage Scheme

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Emergency services praised for swift response to Malin rescue

  The emergency services are being praised for their swift response to a rescue off Malin Head yesterday evening. The alarm was raised after reports of a small boat in difficulty at around 7pm with both the Greencastle Coastguard and the Rescue 118 helicopter attending the scene. A man was airlifted to Altnagelvin Hospital after

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Further calls to extend rail network in North West

  There are further calls on the Infrastructure Minister in the North to explore extending the rail line in the North West. It’s thought that extending the network into places like Letterkenny and Strabane would tackle regional inequality and address what’s been described as significant gaps in rail network in the region. Passenger numbers on

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Concern over ‘extremely low uptake’ on Microenterprises Loans

  Serious concern has been raised over what’s been described as an extremely low uptake on Microenterprises Loans. Figures show that there’s only been a 0.012% uptake of the loans with interest rates seen as major barrier. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says this coupled with the amount of paperwork required in order to obtain a

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26 pubs may be prosecuted for public health breaches

  Gardaí found 26 potential breaches of COVID-19 restrictions in pubs last weekend. Almost 7,000 licenced premises were checked nationwide. From 7 o clock last Friday night until midnight on Sunday, Gardai conducted 6,830 checks on licensed premises throughout the country under Operation Navigation. 2785 were currently open for business. The vast majority of licensed

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Top health officials consider whether pubs should fully reopen

  The country’s top health officials will consider whether pubs should be allowed to fully reopen at a meeting this morning. The National Public Health Emergency Team will also discuss a ‘green list’ of countries for foreign travel. They’ll also speak about the Covid Tracker App, which 1 million people have now downloaded. Pubs are

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Communities urged to apply for funding from Heritage Ireland

  Donegal County Council’s Heritage Officer is urging towns and villages to consider submitting applications for funding from Heritage Ireland. Joseph Gallagher says there is a growing recognition of the importance of both the survival and regeneration of towns and villages. Speaking following confirmation of a €200,000 investment in Ramelton, Mr Gallagher urged other communities

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Today’s the deadline for students to apply for college grants

  Today is the deadline for students to apply for grants to go to college – if they want to be prioritised. 77,000 people have already submitted an application for a SUSI grant. The Higher Education Minister believes applications will be up this year because of Covid-19. Simon Harris says there will be enough funding

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