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Public Meeting to facilitate concerns raised over Leck Road

A Public Meeting will be held tomorrow evening, Sunday 2nd February in the Station House Hotel in Letterkenny. The meeting is to facilitate multiple concerns raised by the users of the Leck Road and residents around the areas to organise a cross party or no party representative group to start negotiations with Donegal Co Council.

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Noel Cunningham named ‘Donegal Person of The Year’

The Donegal Association, Dublin has announced that well known media personality, hotelier, author and charity advocate, Noel Cunningham has been named ‘Donegal Person of The Year’. Noel is the General Manager of Harvey’s Point Hotel on Lough Eske outside Donegal Town. The hotelier is also a familiar face on Virgin Media’s Ireland AM where he

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Donegal hoteliers call on election candidates to support tourism

Donegal hoteliers have issued a call to general election candidates to commit to decisive action to support tourism. The Irish Hotels Federation says a number of key challenges need to be addressed including; extra support for regional tourism, tackling high business costs, increased marketing support and increased investment. The Chair of the Donegal branch of

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Respond Housing Association plans to develop homes in Dungloe

Plans to develop a number of social homes in Dungloe has gone out to tender this week. Respond Housing Association plans to develop 8 two bedroom units in the town. Once the tendering process is complete, construction is expected to commence in March/ April. Local Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig while welcoming the progressing of

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Irish Water says supplies are being restored in Letterkenny area

Irish Water says it’s working in partnership with Donegal County Council is working to restore the water supply in Letterkenny following an unplanned outage at Goldrum Water Treatment Plant. The areas affected include customers supplied from the MountainTop Reservoir. They say crews have been on the ground since early morning, and water production at the

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Council launches Commercial Rates Incentive Scheme

A new grant-based incentive scheme has been launched by Donegal County Council. The Commercial Rates Incentive Scheme aims to regenerate and revitalise town and village centres by increasing the number of businesses trading in towns and villages and reduce the number of vacant commercial premises in towns and villages throughout the county. The Commercial Rates

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St Joseph's Community Hospital, Stranorlar

Meeting to discuss St Joseph’s cancelled because of minister’s ‘non engagement’

A public meeting which was to have taken place on Sunday afternoon to discuss the future of St Joseph’s Hospital in Stranorlar has been cancelled, because of what the organisers have termed “non engagement from Minister Joe Mc Hugh” The Save Our St Joseph’s Hospital campaign says they had hoped Minister Mc Hugh would attend

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Andrew McGinley in eulogy says family will be ‘forever heartbroken’

The father of Carla, Darragh and Conor McGinley says the family will be “forever heartbroken” following their deaths. A Mass of the Angels is taking place in Rathcoole for the siblings, aged three, seven and nine, who were murdered in their home in Dublin last Friday. Andrew McGinley has thanked Lego, Marvel and Frozen for

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Update: Cyclist in serious condition following crash at Ballindrait

  A section of the Springhill road near Ballindrait remains closed this afternoon following a road traffic collision there this morning. The crash, involving a bike and a car, happened at around 9am this morning. It’s understood that the cyclist sustained serious head injuries and is currently being treated at Letterkenny University Hospital. Gardai have

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The Score – 30/01/20

The Score presented by Diarmaid Doherty is broadcast Thursday evenings from 7.05pm to 8pm. On this week’s edition of The Score, Diarmaid is joined in-studio by Donegal senior ladies football manager Maxi Curran, as they prepare to visit Waterford in the league this weekend. Caolan Ward speaks to Tom Comack, as Donegal’s senior men’s footballers

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Garda

Breaking: Road closed following crash near Ballindrait

  Emergency services are attending the scene of a road traffic collision near Ballindrait. The crash happened on the Springhill Road at around 9am this morning. It’s understood that a male came off his motorbike and sustained head injuries. He has been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment. Gardai have confirmed that the section

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Sinn Fein pledge to transform Donegal health service

  A Sinn Fein Candidate has pledged that his party will transform Donegal’s health service if elected into Government. As part of their promises, the party has committed to reopening all beds in Letterkenny’s short stay ward and deliver the necessary staff to ensure the hospital’s acute stroke unit is made fully operational. Padraig MacLochlainn

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‘Road crisis’ in Lifford/Stranorlar MD leads to study calls

  There are calls on Donegal County Council to carry out a Pavement Condition Study Report on all local county roads using the same machinery as they do on regional roads. It follows concern raised in recent weeks that the Lifford / Stranorlar Municipal District is receiving a lot less funding for road maintenance annually

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Another big day ahead in MacRory for St Eunan’s – David O’Herlihy

It’s a busy week on the colleges scene with a number of big games involving teams from Donegal. Among the ties of interest is Saturday’s MacRory Cup clash at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny where St Eunan’s College take on Patrician College of Carrickmacross A big crowd expected for this one and hopefully that’s the case,

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Over 60 ‘high priority’ child protection & welfare cases in Donegal

  There are 722 children, deemed ‘high priority’ child protection and welfare cases, who haven’t been allocated a social worker. According to Tusla’s latest figures, they include 63 children on the waiting list in Donegal. Terry Dignan, the chief executive of Empowering People In Care, says it’s very concerning:

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FF commit to progress Bonagee Link as matter of urgency

  A Fianna Fáil candidate in Donegal says if in government, the party is committed to progressing the Bonagee Link and Bridge as a matter of urgency. Charlie Mcconalogue says this vital piece of infrastructure is an absolute necessity, suggesting that as one of the fastest growing towns in the country, Letterkenny is being strangled by

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Two schemes should not merge in interest of Donegal – McDermott

    It’s been agreed that Donegal County Council will write to the Department of Community & Rural Development, insisting that the Town & Village Renewal Fund should not merge with the Rural Regeneration programme. Donegal is said to have not fared well in the past in terms of obtaining funding from the Rural Regeneration

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Diabetes campaigner says incoming TDs must secure more funding for LUH

A prominent health campaigner in Donegal says questions will inevitably be asked about the future of Letterkenny University Hospital in light of what appears to be a serious reduction in services. Paul Gillespie, spokesperson for the Donegal Diabetic Association, says efforts to secure meetings with Minister Joe McHugh and Health Minister Simon Harris have not

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Donegal tourist attractions recognised in CIE Tours international Awards

Donegal Castle, Glenveagh Castle & National Park and Slieve League Cliffs have received a Merit of Excellence for delivering exceptional quality and experience and welcome to tourists. The tourist attractions were recognised by CIE Tours International with each winner achieving a customer satisfaction rating of over 92% from visitors. The CIE Tours International Annual Awards

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€20,000 stolen from dying mother by carer, ‘soul-destroying’

The family of an elderly terminally ill woman whose carer stole €20,000 from her says what happened was beyond belief and soul destroying. 56 year old Marjorie Gallagher of Maghery, Dungloe was yesterday handed a suspended custodial sentence after being found guilty of on four separate occasions rummaging through the home of 76 year old

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