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64 vacant posts in Letterkenny Hospital – Cope

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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NI Agriculture Minister must approve flood compensation plan – McCrossan

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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‘Every ounce of training put to the test in overnight rescue’

  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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Hikers rescued from Donegal Mountain after 10 hour operation

  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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Calls on candidates to value & respect diversity in Donegal

  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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IMO urge next Government to tackle health crisis

  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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Nearly 10,600 investigations into suspected welfare fraud last year

  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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Ollie Horgan, Highland Radio Sports, Letterkenny, Donegal

The Score – 23/1/20

  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 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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DMRT launch major search on Sliabh Sneachta – casualties located

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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Brendan McCole impresses for DCU in massive win over rivals UCD

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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Ellis commits to pursue construction of bridge in South Donegal if elected

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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FG manifesto will contain clear cross border commitments – Mc Hugh

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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Pre-Election public meeting to discuss ED crisis

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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Almost 240 residential buildings under construction in Donegal at years end

  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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Investigations ongoing after two police officers injured in Derry

  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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Casey says he will represent Donegal IF elected to 33rd Dail

  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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Council says it has no jurisdiction over private rights of way

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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Donegal Youth Service to benefit from €6.1M programme

  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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13 candidates in Donegal to contest upcoming general election

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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