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Mixed results for Donegal athlete’s in International Cross Country Championships

There were some mixed results for Donegal athletes at the International Cross Country Championships in Stirling, Scotland. Glenswilly’s Sean McGinley finished fourth in the Under 17 Boy’s race in a time of 20 minutes and 11 seconds. Oisin Toye, training partner of McGinley finished in sixteenth position. In the Under 17 girls race, Amy Greene

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McLaughlin named Gaelic Life Player of the Year on successful night for Donegal stars

Geraldine McLaughlin was named Player of the Year at the Gaelic Life All-Star awards on Friday night. McLaughlin helped guide Termon reach the Ulster final, in which they were defeated by Donaghmoyne. McLaughlin was also named in the All-star team for 2019. She was joined in the team by two of her Termon team mates,

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Estimated €400,000 worth of Cannabis plants seized in Donegal

(Picture above from Garda Siochana Donegal Facebook Page) A search operation was conducted at a Commercial unit in Drumrooske, Co. Donegal on Friday by the Donegal Town Drugs Unit who were assisted by Ballyshannon District Gardaí, Detective Branch and ASU. During the course of the search a grow house was located. Between 450 – 500 cannabis

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‘Money for Gweedore water pipe works re-allocated’ – Mac Giolla Easbuig

A Donegal Councillor says Irish Water still hasn’t clarified why an improvement project, which was to have taken place in West Donegal this year has been deferred, even though the pipes there are prone to regular bursts. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says the pipes around the old Garda barracks in Gweedore were to

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Government has broken promises made to Finn Harps – Cope

A Donegal TD claims a major sporting development in the county has been left in Limbo following the announcement of the first round of the government’s Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund. €77 million has been allocated today, but Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher is accusing Sports Minister Shane Ross and his department of reneging on

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Forsa calls for “realistic offer” to resolve School Secretaries dispute

The trade union Forsa held a rally outside Education Minister Joe McHugh’s office this afternoon, urging him and his government colleagues to come up with a realistic offer to end their dispute. They want all secretaries to be treated as government employees, saying unjust that school secretaries who don’t have that status are paid considerably

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Slippy road conditions in Donegal – two taken to hospital following crash

Two people have been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital after the driver lost control of the vehicle they were travelling in due to slippery road conditions this morning near Muff. Gardaí attended the scene of the single vehicle crash in the Lower Drumskellan area of Muff at around 6:40am. The driver and passenger of the

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Donegal U20’s look for first Leo Murphy Cup win – Shaun Paul Barrett

Donegal U20’s play their second game in the Leo Murphy competition this weekend hosting Roscommon in Ballybofey. Just like the county senior’s, Shaun Paul Barrett has been hit by players involved in Sigerson and Freshers competitions this weekend. Both sides drew their opening games, Donegal shared the spoils with Derry and the Rossies drew with

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£1 million cycling and walking route approved for Strabane

Plans for a £1 million cycling and walking route have been approved for Strabane. Derry City and Strabane District Council’s, Planning Committee have approved the development as part of the North West Greenway Network project, which will see the District connected with Buncrana, Lifford and Muff. The development will see a 3.5km route constructed in

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5 Gardai in Donegal missed a day at work following attack last year

5 Gardai in Donegal missed at least one day’s work after being attacked last year. According to Freedom of Information figures, a total of 162 officers missed at least one day while 52 missed at least a month’s work after being seriously assaulted on duty. Assaults on Gardai in Donegal were classified as bruising, grazes

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1 person killed in workplace related incident in Donegal last year

12 people were killed in construction accidents last year, more than double the number for 2018. New figures from the Health and Safety Authority also show farming is still the most dangerous sector, with 18 deaths. Wexford was the worst affected county, with seven people killed, there was 1 person killed in a workplace related

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Taoiseach and Micheál Martin to meet again next week

The Taoiseach and the Fianna Fáil leader have agreed to meet again next week amid speculation an early general election is likely. Talks between Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin last night were described as ‘constructive’ by both sides. The two leaders discussed proposed legislation that could be passed in the next Dáil session. Minister for

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Border Economic Stimulus Package workshop being held in Donegal

A series of workshops are taking place in the border region next week to discuss the €28 million Border Economic Stimulus Package recently announced by Government. The funding package which is designed to drive economic activity in the region and ensure businesses have additional support to mitigate the impact of Brexit includes a €15 million

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€300,000 announced to extend Illistrin-Letterkenny Cycle Way

€300,000 in funding has been allocated to extend the Cycle Way and Footpath from Illistrin to Letterkenny. The extension will create a new Cycle and Footpath from Letterkenny to Kilmacrennan, creating a safe zone for families. Minister Joe McHugh in announcing the funding expressed his gratitude to Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Donegal County Council’s National

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School secretaries hold rally in L’Kenny as part of national strike

1,000 school secretaries across the country will go on strike today. They will also stage a series of rallies, including outside Education Minister Joe McHugh’s office in Letterkenny this afternoon at 1pm. From Monday, school secretaries will continue industrial action, refusing to operate public service systems and databases. Local Forsa spokesperson Kathleen O’Doherty says they

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