The Allianz Leagues swing into action this weekend with the Derry footballer and hurlers kicking off with home ties. Under new manger Rory Gallagher, the Oak Leaf footballers start at home to Leitrim on Saturday evening. Michael McMullan of the Derry Post has been looking ahead to the season with Highland’s Tom Comack. Michael says […]
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An investigation is continuing into an attempted break-in at a business premises in Letterkenny. A male, believed to be in his 20s, tried to gain access to the property on the Port Road area of the town in the early hours of this morning but a security team carrying out a routine check intervened.
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There were 64 vacant posts at Letterkenny University Hospital at the end of November, 36 of them in Nursing and Midwifery. Fianna Fail candidate Pat the Cope Gallagher received confirmation of the figures from the hospital today, three months after first tabling a question to the Health Minister. Mr Gallagher says the hospital is at
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Donegal County Council is being urged to do what in its gift to delay the roll out of 5G in Donegal. In tandem, there are also calls on the new Communications Minister to initiate a report, detailing a full assessment of any potential health and environmental implications 5G may have. Cllr Gerry McMonagle
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Three weeks out from the start of the new Premier Division season and Finn Harps continued with their preparations this week playing three pre-season friendlies. There were defeats to Galway on Tuesday and Derry City on Wednesday with the third game on Sunday to come against UCD in Dublin. Harps boss Ollie Horgan added Canadian
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A West Tyrone MLA says there must be a funding package for farmers in Derry and Tyrone who were hit by the floods of August 2017. Daniel McCrossan says when Primark was destroyed in Belfast, Civil Servants rushed to the rescue with money when those in the West impacted by flooding were abandoned. In response
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There were 16 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, one of them on an Emergency Department trolley. That’s a fall of ten on yesterday’s figure. Nationally, the INMO says there were 492 admitted patients awaiting beds today, the highest number, 56, at University Hospital Limerick.
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The Team Leader of Donegal Mountain Rescue says volunteers had to put every ounce of their training to the test overnight in what’s been described as the most challenging rescue the team has faced in recent times. Two hikers were eventually brought to safety off the Derryveagh Mountains in the early hours of this
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Pearse Doherty looks set to top the poll in the Donegal constituency in next month’s general election, according to a new opinion poll. The Sinn Féin TD is likely to receive 27% first-preference votes according to a new TG4/Ipsos MRBI poll. It’s predicted that Doherty’s expected surplus could help his colleague Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
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It’s back to back wins for Jason Quigley as the Donegal man builds momentum in the middleweight division. Overnight in America he beat Mexican Fernando Marin with a third round stoppage at the Hanger in Costa Mesa California. Quigley was the dominate fighter from the start and one minute and 47 second into the third
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Donegal Mountain rescue has confirmed that two hikers have been brought to safety following a major rescue operation overnight in the Derryveagh Mountains. The extensive mission lasted around ten hours. A man and a woman, thought to be from Northern Ireland, were on the mountain most of the day. However, as conditions worsened yesterday
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There are calls for the HSE to urgently proceed with the inspection of Seaview Respite Centre, Mountcharles in order for the service to become operational again without any further delay. The centre had been due to open on January 14th and while it has been transferred to Rehabcare, staff are awaiting a HIQA inspection
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As the election campaign heats up, candidates are being urged to value and respect diversity in Donegal. The Donegal Travellers Project have invited all candidates to visit them and are asking that the use of discriminatory comments or prejudice against the Traveller Community be omitted from their campaigns. Last month, as part of the
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The IMO says meeting future demand within the health sector should be a priority for the next Government. There is cross-party approval for the ten-year Slaintecare plan which aims to transform services, with many interest groups calling for the full implementation of the initiative. The Irish Medical Organisation says within the first two years
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The Department of Social Protection launched nearly 10,600 investigations into suspected welfare fraud last year. More than 82 million euro was also recovered from over 100,000 social welfare recipients in 2019. 114 cases were referred for criminal prosecution, and 85 people were convicted in court over the course of the year. Solicitor Jason O’Sullivan
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Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil formally launch their election manifestos today. The documents will set out the plans for the next five years from the two biggest parties. Less than two hours apart Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will launch their visions for the next five years. It will give voters a chance
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Donegal Ladies are in Swinford on Sunday for their National League Division One opener against Mayo. A difficult opening assignment for Donegal who while doing well in the league last year and winning an Ulster title were disappointed with the campaign overall, as Donegal boss Maxi Curran has been telling Coilin Duffy…
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The Donegal hurlers suffered the disappointment of relegation back to Division 3A last season – but ahead of the start of the new league season, they have reason to be optimistic. They are already being tipped for promotion and along with the fact that Mickey McCann has remained on as manager, several key players are
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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 Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan, as Harps continue their pre-season preparations ahead of their upcoming League of Ireland Premier Division campaign. Michael Murphy reflects on LYIT’s defeat in
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A major rescue operation is ongoing this evening for two people lost while climbing Sliabh Sneachta in the Derryveagh Mountains. A man and a woman, thought to be from Northern Ireland, have been on the mountain most of the day but became lost as weather conditions worsened. The Donegal Mountain Rescue Team have now reached
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There was disappointment for the Letterkenny Institute of Technology is the semi finals of the Sigerson Cup on Wednesday but there will be Donegal representation in the final with three men from the county involved with DCU. Donegal senior players Brendan McCole and Conor Morrison started for DCU in their thumping of UCD while Dungloe’s
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The Brexit Bill in Britain has become law, enabling the UK to leave the EU on January 31st. Britain’s Queen has granted Royal Assent to the bill. It passed the final stages in the House of Commons and the House of Lords yesterday.
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There will be four league debuts in the Mayo side that will line out against Donegal on Saturday in their opening Allianz National League Division One game. The four are Oisin Mullin, Jordan Flynn, Bryan Walsh and Ryan O’Donoghue. Brendan Harrison, Colm Boyle, Stephen Coen, Paddy Durcan and James Carr are the only players who
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Its feared a number of dogs in South Donegal have been poisoned in recent times. Over the past 3 months, 5 dogs in the Bundoran area have died as a result of alleged poisoning. Dog owners are being urged to be extra vigilant. Tara Lafferty of Animals in Donegal Sanctuary says Gardai are aware of
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A Fianna Fáil General Election Candidate says he will pursue the construction of a key bridge in south Donegal if his party is elected to Government. Shane Ellis who’s running in the Sligo- Leitrim constituency has been campaigning for a new bridge which would link Bundoran to Kinlough. It’s understood that the current bridge is
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24 year old David Kelly from Donegal Town has announced his plans to compete this year in the British Rally Championship. Kelly, who was shortlisted into the top 3 young Irish Rally Drivers of 2019 plan to progress onto the next step in Motorsport by heading across the Irish Sea to compete in the one
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Police are investigating the theft of a flock of sheep from a field in Omagh, Co Tyrone. 21 animals were reported missing from the Termon Road in Pomeroy on Tuesday evening. Detectives believe they were taken sometime between 6pm on Monday and 6pm on Tuesday, and are appealing for information. They say anyone offered sheep
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Aldi is to hire an extra 550 staff across the country, 22 of them in Donegal. The company also confirmed today it is to become the first retailer in Ireland to introduce the 12-euro-30 per hour Living Wage rate. It’s being rolled out to staff from February 1st. The new hourly rate is the recommendation
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Jason Quigley is back in the ring on Thursday night / Friday morning with the Donegal middleweight taking on Fernando Marin at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California. After his victory in early December at the same venue, a Quigley win would continue to build momentum and move his pro record to 18-1. The ten
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Gardaí in Letterkenny have renewed an appeal for information following what’s been described as a significant theft of jewellery and cash at a business premises in the town on Saturday last. Four women and a man entered Mourne Antiques on Upper Main Street at approximately 4.30pm. The staff member on duty was distracted, while one
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Education Minister Joe McHugh says cross border relations and development will be an important element of the Fine Gael manifesto. Mr McHugh was speaking after confirmation that the Donegal Youth Service will take the lead in a €6.1 million cross border resilience and peace building programme. The 3 year ‘Our Generation’ project is designed to
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A 21 year old man has been arrested following a report of theft at the Ballycolman Estate area of Strabane last night. At around 10:15pm, it was reported that a male had entered a car parked in the area. It is believed that a number of items were taken during the incident. He
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A pre-election public meeting is to take place in Letterkenny’s Mount Errigal Hotel on this night week, January 30th, to discuss the health service, and particularly, the situation in Emergency Departments. Emma Govha, whose teenage daughter Michaela has complex medical needs, called the meeting after spending several hours in the Emergency Department with Michaela at
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It’s been revealed that there were almost 240 buildings under construction in Donegal in December. The latest GeoView Residential Buildings report has also indicated that 400 new residential address points in Donegal were added to its database last year. 238 residential buildings were under construction in Donegal in December, according to the latest report
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Police are reissuing an appeal for information after two police officers were injured in Derry. It’s after a vehicle failed to stop for them in the city at the weekend. Following information about a suspicious vehicle in the Rosemount area after 3.30pm on Sunday police officers attempted to stop a black Peugeot 207. The
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There were 26 people awaiting in-patients beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO with three on trolleys in its Emergency Department. It’s a rise of seven on yesterday’s figure of 19. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 50 people waiting there. Nationally there were 477 people waiting at
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General election candidate Peter Casey says he will represent Donegal IF elected to the 33rd Dail. The businessman is running for a seat in Donegal AND he’s also contesting Dublin West, the same constituency as the Taoiseach. He says he’s running in the Dublin West constituency to give people a reason not to vote
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Every constituency in the country has at least one woman running for election for the very first time. There’s only one woman running in the Donegal constituency – Aontu candidate Ms. Mary T. Sweeney. At least 30 percent of a party’s candidates in general elections must be women – and this will rise to
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Traffic congestion in Buncrana is said to be a major problem with calls on Donegal County Council to carry out a review as a matter of urgency. Two junctions in particular at Cassie road at the Generals Shop and the other at Westbrook Bridge – both entering onto Cockhill road – are said to
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A nationwide status yellow fog warning is in place until eleven o’clock this morning. Motorists are being advised to drive with extra care and use fog lights when necessary. Met Eireann says there’s the risk of dense fog in every county.
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Finn Harps have signed Canadian under-23 international Kosovar Sadiki on loan from Scottish side Hibernian until the end of the 2020 season. The 21 year-old centre-back featured in both of Harps’ pre-season friendly defeats against Galway United and Derry City in recent days. Sadiki was previously been a part of Stoke City’s junior setup before joining
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Donegal County Council officials have stressed that the authority has no jurisdiction or role in relation to private rights of way. There was a lengthy discussion at this month’s Letterkenny Municipal District meeting on foot of two motions from Cllr Ian McGarvey. Cllr Mc Garvey proposed two linked motions, one of them proposing that all
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SIPTU is warning thousands of people will be left facing a financial “cliff edge” if the government increases the pension age. Under the proposal, the pension age will increase from 66 to 67 in 2021, and then to 68 in 2028. The union is today launching its new STOP 67 campaign – calling for
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There are calls for a safety audit to be carried out on the R265 from Rossgier to Carrigans. Lifford Councillor Gerry Crawford says urgent action needs to taken in a bid to put an end to the high frequency of crashes on the route. He says a number of factors need to be taken
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The Donegal Youth Service is to benefit from a €6.1 million cross border programme supporting communities in tackling post-conflict resilience and peace building. The 3 year ‘Our Generation’ project is designed to build relations, deal with legacy issues and bring people together. Joe McHugh says this is a vital project in terms of supporting
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LYIT are out of the Sigerson Cup, after their 2-09 to 1-09 defeat at the hands of Carlow IT. The game was close throughout, and was highlighted by a sending off for LYIT, as well as a goal for both sides in injury time at the end of the game that saw Carlow scrape through
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LYIT’s Sigerson Cup run has ended after being defeated by Carlow IT 2-09 to 1-09 in the Sigerson Cup semi-final. At half-time LYIT led 0-05 to 0-04, but midway through the second half LYIT went down a man, as Darragh Black was sent off for a second yellow card. A frantic added-time sequence saw goals
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday January 22nd:
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Its transpired that 13 candidates in Donegal have been nominated to contest the upcoming general election. They are – Peter Casey: Independent Pearse Doherty: Sinn Fein Pat the Cope Gallagher: Fianna Fail Martin M Harley: Fine Gael Padraig MacLochlainn: Sinn Fein Charlie McConalogue: Fianna Fail Niall McConnell: Independent Arthur Desmond McGuinness: Independent Joe McHugh: Fine
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Gardai in Donegal are again urging people to be wary of a number of scams doing the rounds. Gardai received a report today of a man receiving a WhatsApp message from an unknown woman which included a number of videos. The man contacted Gardai as he feared it may lead to a blackmail attempt. Other
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