The GAA has issued a statement this afternoon in relation to the Government’s road-map relating to the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. Should the country move to Phase Two as planned, GAA Clubs will be able to re-open designated walking tracks on June 8, subject to engagement with Croke Park around a facilities management plan. A […]
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The All-Stars team of The Sunday Game era has been named today. RTE asked viewers to make their selections for the best 15 over a the four decades of the iconic programme. Michael Murphy is the only Donegal player in the 15 while eight Kerry players are named. The team is: Stephen Cluxton (Dublin) Marc
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Donegal’s Amber Barrett was back in action this afternoon as she lined out for FC Koln in the women’s Bundesliga in Germany. After an 89-day break due to the coronavirus pandemic, professional women’s soccer returned in Germany. But her side were beaten 4-0 defeat by league leaders VfL Wolfsburg, and Barrett, who had looked lively
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There have been three further deaths as a result of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, bringing the official total to 521. One of the deaths occurred within the past 24 hours, whole the other two were previously unreported. Meanwhile, 17 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this afternoon, taking the total to 4,696.
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There’s been a road collision in the Killylastin area on the outskirts of Letterkenny. The collision happened at the junction beside the Cill an Oir complex. Emergency services are at the scene, people are being advised to avoid the area for the moment. A stop – go system is in place at the junction at
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Glendowan National School has been sanctioned funding to build a long-awaited pre-school on site. A total of 185,000 euro has been awarded by the Department of the Gaeltacht – 95% of the money needed to complete the project. It’s part of the overall language plan for the Gaeltacht. Education Minister Joe McHugh says its
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The General Manager of Letterkenny University Hospital has said the downward trend in Covid-19 cases at the hospital is encouraging but warned against complacency. The latest HSE figures show two patients with suspected Covid-19 were admitted to the ICU at Letterkenny University Hospital in the past day while the number of confirmed cases has
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The funding and Advocacy Manager at Pieta House has given reassurances that their facility in the North West will not be closing. It ends weeks of speculation over the future of Pieta House North West with reports of staff put on notice and appointments not being scheduled beyond June. However Tom McEvoy has stated
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The Finance Minister has confirmed public sector workers will get a planned pay rise in October. Unions have been campaigning for the increase to go ahead despite the predicted 30 billion euro hole in the state’s finances due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the final stage of the pay deal, around 330,000 public sector
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It’s emerged that more than half of the residents from a Donegal nursing home have died from Covid-19 – the highest percentage of deaths in any nursing home nationwide. The Rock in Ballyshannon was closed a month ago following a suspected outbreak at the HSE-run facility and the 19 residents were moved to a
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The GAA says it won’t be rushing to return to staging matches or allowing facilities to open before July 20th unless it’s safe to do so. GAA President John Horan has acknowledged that in rural areas there is frustration, especially in rural areas, about the continued closure of grounds. But he says the two metre
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The future of a number of Derry City on-loan signings appears to be unclear due to coronavirus restrictions. According to a report in the Derry Journal, City boss Declan Devine has admitted that he is not sure about what will happen regarding Danny Lupano and Adam Liddle, who joined the Candystripes on-loan from Hull City
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A Donegal County Councillor has given a guarded welcome to the Stability fund for Irish Summer Colleges Sector. €4.7m was announced by Government yesterday but it’s understood that Mna an Tis will only see a fraction of this – €4.00 per night per student for which they were meant to accommodate this summer. There’s
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The Labour Party says the Minister for Education needs to start hiring staff and building prefabs to get schools ready to open if social distancing is still in force in September. A roadmap for reopening schools is due to be published next month, but Joe McHugh says it’s hard to see all students back
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A donkey sanctuary says it’s inundated with abandoned animals due to the Covid-19 emergency. 22 donkeys have been handed over to the Donegal sanctuary in the past month by owners no longer able to keep them. The Irish Examiner reports others have also been left abandoned in various locations across the country.
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A fire at a historical landmark in Donegal was eventually brought under control last night. The fire at Macamish Fort, in Rathmullan was visible for miles yesterday evening. Units from Milford and Letterkenny attended the scene to tackle the blaze. It’s not yet known how much damage was caused to the property. There are
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The HSE has confirmed that there were 20 deaths across three of it’s Residential Facilities in the North West, two of them in Donegal. It follows the publication of confidential figures obtained by the Irish Times yesterday. Following the publication of figures in the Irish Times yesterday suggesting almost 30 deaths in private and
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Police in Derry have renewed an appeal for information regarding a fatal road traffic collision in the city a year ago next Monday. The incident happened on Fairview Road in the city, with police stressing this is very much a live investigation. In the early hours of Saturday June 1st, 2019, the body of
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A Lifford Stranorlar area Councillor says people in the Ballindrait are losing patience after yet another burst on the Tober Water Supply line yesterday. Cllr Gerry Crawford says it’s the third time in four weeks that the pipe has burst, and while Irish Water have included the line in its latest contract to repair
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The cabinet will consider changes to the wage subsidy scheme to end a glaring loophole for women on maternity leave. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is bringing a proposed solution to the cabinet. At the moment a glaring anomaly in the COVID-19 legislation means women who are returning to work from maternity leave can’t be
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A red forest fire warning has been issued for the bank holiday weekend – the most extreme warning level. It follows high temperatures this week, which are set to continue over the next few days. People are being urged not to light fires or barbecues on forest lands and other high risk areas.
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A Donegal TD says the Irish government needs to take an interest in the archeological dig currently taking place at Valledolid in Spain at a site which may be the final resting place of Red Hugh O’Donnell, who died there in 1602. A quantity of skeletal remains has been uncovered, with no confirmation as
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Nine further deaths have been confirmed today from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 1,639. A further 46 cases have been confirmed, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 24,841. No further cases have been confirmed in Donegal, and one has been denotified, meaning the number of confirmed cases in Donegal
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Football in Germany returns for women players on Friday and Milford native Amber Barrett will look to help her side avoid relegation from the top tier. Barrett’s club Koln face the leaders Wolfsberg in the Frauen Bundesliga’s first game in three months. Koln who are two points off safety have eight games to save their
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News, Sport, Farm News and Obituaries on Thursday May 28th………..
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There are renewed calls on the Government to reinstate the cliff rescue element to the coastguard in Bunbeg as a matter of urgency. The service was withrawn from West Donegal some years ago, with local Coastguard sources saying they’ve been prevented from attending such rescues as they once did. Local Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig
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Air Badminton is the new outdoor version of the sport and European Medalists Chloe and Sam Magee have been testing the new outdoor shuttlecocks. This video may inspire the next Donegal Olympians..
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The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation feels it’s not physically possible for children to return to schools in September under the two metre social distancing rule. The group says the Department of Education will publish a roadmap for the reopening of schools in two weeks time. It says teachers will have no difficulty returning to
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It’s been claimed that the misuse of prescription drugs in Strabane is a major problem. The use Benzodiazepine, Opioids and Amphetamines is said to be increasing at an alarming rate, particularly among young people. It’s further claimed that the new type of drug use is leading to youths being hospitalised. Community Activist Michael McLaughlin
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Police in Strabane are appealing for witnesses following the report of a hit and run road traffic collision on the Woodend Road yesterday. It was reported that a black Vauxhall Vectra collided with a blue Volkswagen Golf at around 4.20pm but failed to stop and continued towards Derry. The driver of the Golf reported
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Irish Water and Donegal County Council working to repair burst water main in Lifford. Irish Water and Donegal County Council wish to advise customers in Lifford, Co Donegal that their water supply has been impacted as a result of a burst water main. Customers in Toberoneill, Dooras, Springhill, Calhame and Ballindrait area of Lifford
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There are currently almost 30 deaths or suspected deaths from Covid-19 recorded in both public and private nursing homes in Donegal. Confidential HSE figures obtained by The Irish Times show for the first time the precise impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on those living in care homes and residential facilities. In Donegal’s public nursing
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A man is currently being treated at Letterkenny University Hospital after falling on Tory Island yesterday. The man, who is in his 20s was airlifted to the hospital with a number of suspected broken bones after falling near cliffs on the island. It’s understood that it took the Sligo Rescue 118 helicopter almost two
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Almost 100 people in Donegal have been driving with only a learner permit over 20 years. According to freedom of information figures, 255 people in the county have been driving with a learner permit for 10-20 years. The figures also show that there’s currently a total of 7,055 learner driver in the county. Aisling
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Ireland is on course for its largest recession in history, according to new research. The Economic and Social Research Institute has released its quarterly forecasts for the coming year. For this research, the ESRI outlined three possible scenarios. It’s baseline scenario would be if the government’s roadmap is implemented as planned, which it states
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Leaving Cert students have until 10 o’clock tonight to register for calculated grades. The system was brought in by the Department of Education to replace the written exam due to Covid-19. More than 50,000 students have registered so far. Ciara Fanning, president of the Irish Second Level Students’ Union, says it’s an easy process:
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The government is being urged to give a cast iron guarantee that local councils will be fully reimbursed for the rates income they are losing as a result of Covid-19. Deputy Marc Mc Sharry told the Dail last evening that the rates holidays given to SMEs need to be extended, but that cannot be
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The Dail has been told there should be no further delay with the Mica Redress Scheme, as Donegal County Council awaits the detail of the scheme, and the go ahead to publiash the criteria and invite applications. Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn urged the government to ensure there is no further delay, and also stressed
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Children older than six will be asked to keep a distance between each other in play pods. It’s one of the plans issued to providers for the reopening of childcare facilities, according to the Irish Examiner. Services are due to restart for essential workers at the end of next month.
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The Football Association of Ireland announces that all the COVID-19 tests carried out on players and staff at four SSE Airtricity League clubs have returned negative results as the Association continues to work on a pathway for a safer return for all football in Ireland. FAI Medical Director Dr Alan Byrne received the results today
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A further 17 people have died from Covid 19 in the Republic. It brings the death toll to 1631. 73 new cases have also been confirmed, and again there have been no new cases confirmed in Donegal. A total of 24,803 people have contracted the virus here. Statement from the National Public Health
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News, Sport and Obituaries on Wednesday May 27th……..
News, Sport and Obituaries on Wednesday May 27th Read More »
The decision on how long the COVID emergency payments will last may be made by the next government. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the pandemic payment will be extended beyond the current June expiry date. The Labour Party says it would be premature to end the payments before people are fully back to work. Meanwhile,
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ESB has launched a special Covid-19 response emergency fund for the communities surrounding its wind farms including Crockahenny in Donegal. The aim of the fund – amounting to a total of €238,000- is to deliver targeted services and support to the most vulnerable during the Covid-19 pandemic. ESB employees located in the vicinity of our
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CLG Dhún na nGall, through their Health & Wellbeing committee, have been working with the Donegal Age Friendly programme, the Public Participation Network and YOURS (Young, Old, Understanding, Remembering and Sharing) on a new project #It’sGoodToTalk #GAA . Donegal GAA players and management, past and present, are volunteering to give a lift to those who
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60 people have died on Irish roads so far this year, that’s an increase of 9 percent compared to last year. 18 pedestrians have been killed in 2020 – double the amount in 2019. Gardai have launched their June Bank Holiday road safety appeal. Chief Superintendent Paul Cleary says there’s been an increase
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Two burst water mains have left homes and businesses without water in Inishowen today. Repairs are being carried out to restore supply to Maherbeg, Tooban, Burnfoot and surrounding areas. Irish Water say works should be completed in the Maherbeg area by 4 pm this afternoon and by 7 pm in the Tooban and Burnfoot
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Students are being warned not to sign up for accommodation arrangements until they get clarity on plans for lectures. Students are still awaiting information on how third level institutions will operate in the coming academic year. The USI and Threshold say it’s not clear yet how frequently students will have to attend lectures on
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Plans to improve traffic flow in Letterkenny have gone out to public consultation. In advance of the TEN‐T scheme being completed and open by 2027, Donegal County Council has identified a need to provide immediate relief to traffic congestion along the N56 corridor in Letterkenny. It’s proposed that a traffic management system be
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The Donegal Vintners Association is warning that there must be reduction in the social distancing guidelines from two metres to one for pubs to be viable when they eventually reopen. The World Health Organisation has advised that keeping your distance one metre apart from another is sufficient going forward however Ireland is, for now,
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