Gardai in Donegal have issued a warning after receiving an alert from a local bank that one of their customers almost fell victim to a phishing scam in recent days. The lady concerned received a call from someone who informed her that the amount of €39 had been taken from her account. The woman […]
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Councillors’ salaries may be set to increase by up to 47 per cent next year. The government will be presented with a report on pay and expenses for almost 1,000 local representatives shortly. According to the Irish Examiner, it will mean councillors’ salaries will increase by 8,000 euro, to 25,000 euro, in 2020. But
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Councillors in North Inishowen have been told it’s possible that other areas made more noise in the wake of the 2017 flooding, and that’s why they received funding first. The comment was made at a recent Municipal District Meeting as members discussed the possibility of reopening the old Carndonagh River Walk. Members were told
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Education Minister Joe McHugh has announced plans for two seperate building projects at the Royal and Prior in Raphoe. One of the projects will provide new science facilities and other classrooms, the other will see improvements to the sports hall. In the first of the initiatives, the Department of Education has approved funding to
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The Catholic Primate of Ireland says calls for an early Border Poll are premature, because a deeper unity is needed first. Archbishop Eamon Martin is urging the North’s parties to put aside their differences and restore the Stormont Assembly. There were talks aimed at breaking the three-year deadlock last week, but they broke down. The
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Evening News, Sport, and Obituaries on Monday December 23rd…….
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A missing teenager from Dublin may be in the Donegal area. Gardaí are seeking the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of Jade Burns. The 17 year old is missing the Blanchardstown area since 29th November. She is described as being approximately 5’9″, with blonde hair, of medium build with blue eyes. It is believed
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Conor McCormack has rejoined Derry City for the 2020 season. He first signed with the Candystripes in the summer of 2015 where he spent a season and a half before moving to Cork City. During his time at Turners Cross, the 29-year-old won the league and FAI Cup double in 2017 before being handed the
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Thieves are continuing to target mass and church goers in Donegal with a number of cars broken into yesterday morning. Significant damage was caused to vehicles parked at St. Mary’s Church in Castlefin, St. Columba’s Church, Drumoghill and Carnowen Presbyterian Church in Castlefin with a quantity of cash stolen. Investigations are continuing into a
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A significant number of homes and businesses are currently without water on the outskirts of Falcarragh. Council workers are currently on site this morning working to fix the suspected pipe burst. The supply is expected to be restored to all areas later today.
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Gardai in Letterkenny are urging those locally who may be experiencing domestic to not suffer in silence. They say that the number of calls they receive of a domestic nature rises dramatically at Christmas time. Garda Grainne Doherty says that there are a number of organisations that are more than willing to help and
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A cautious welcome has been given to news that the Government is working on a visa process with the United States with calls for work to also continue in tandem for the undocumented Irish. The E3 visa process is currently available to Australian nationals and enables them to get visas to work and live
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Air pollution in Letterkenny climbed higher than levels in many parts of New Delhi in India last week. That’s according to information from the Environmental Protection Agency given to the Business Post. Professor John Wenger is from the centre for research in the Department of Atmospheric Chemistry at University College Cork. He says it’s
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Caitriona Jennings – who has competed in numerous races abroad – has just notched up another memorable win. The Letterkenny AC athlete won the women’s race in the Shek Kong 30k in Hong Kong. She clocked a fine time of two hours, four minutes and 30 seconds.
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Two Donegal golf clubs have been recognised at the 2019 Golfers Guide to Ireland Awards. Portsalon Golf Club won the ‘Best Hidden Gem for Ulster’ award. Rosapenna Golf Club was named as the ‘Best Links Regionally’
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Two people remain in police custody following two separate stabbing incidents at the weekend. The stabbings took place in Strabane and Derry in the early hours of yesterday morning with and a man and woman were subsequently arrested. Investigations are continuing after a man was stabbed at a house St Brecans Park in Derry
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A GoFundMe page for the family and friends of a Donegal nurse who died in a freak accident in Australia on Friday has raised almost 94,000 euro. 26-year-old Mary Ellen Molloy from Ardara died in Melbourne when a tree fell on the car she was traveling in. Two of her friends were also in
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The Donegal Mountain Rescue team were called out on an emergency operation overnight. The team received a call out to an incident on Muckish Mountain at around 8pm The team was subsequently stood down an hour later with a spokesperson confirming that all involved are safe.
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The Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI are calling on the public to pay particular attention to their personal safety when engaging in any water based or coastal activities over the Christmas and New Year period. The two organisations have also issued a joint thank you to their nationwide search and rescue teams for
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Sinn Féin says it’s impossible for political leaders north or south of the border to rule out a poll on unity if that’s the will of the people. The party’s responding to Fianna Fáil leader Mícheál Martin, who says support for Irish unity shouldn’t be confused with Brexit. Deputy Martin says there’s an “emerging middle
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There are calls for the Government to introduce incentives to stop people using smoky coal. It comes as a decision was made to not bring in an outright ban against the fuel that causes high levels of air pollution. It’s since reported Letterkenny had higher levels of dangerous particles in the air than in New
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More than 75,000 euro has been raised to support the family and friends of Donegal nurse who died in a freak accident in Australia on Friday. 26-year-old Mary Ellen Molloy from Ardara, Donegal died when a tree fell on a car she was travelling in. Two other young women were in the car at the
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3,800 people have been waiting over four years for an outpatient consultation. Figures provided to Fianna Fáil show 462 of those waiting are children. Health spokesperson, Stephen Donnelly claims the figures show Fine Gael’s hospital mismanagement is reckless and negligent. Deputy Donnelly says things need to change:
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Detectives in Derry have arrested a 27 year old woman after a man was stabbed at a house in St Brecans Park, Derry shortly before 1am this morning. The 22 year old victim sustained wounds to his shoulder and is being treated in hospital for his injuries which, at this time, are not thought to
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Finn Harps have announced that Sam Todd has re-signed with the club for the upcoming campaign. The 2020 season will be his third year in Ballybofey, having initially joined the Harps on loan from rivals Derry City in 2018. The Carndonagh man becomes the eighth member of last season’s side to commit to the club
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Letterkenny Rugby Club have moved to second in the Kukuri Ulster Championship 3 after they beat Strabane 18-14 at Dave Gallagher Park. Monaghan lead the way in the Championship eight points ahead of Letterkenny, who themselves are three clear of Newry in third. In the Soni Ulster Rugby Championship Division 2, City of Derry suffered their fourth
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Institute twice led away at Dungannon Swifts but they had to settle for a 2-2 draw. Cormac Burke fired Stute ahead after eight minutes but that was quickly cancelled out by Dougie Wilson just one minute later. It was 2-1 shortly before half time when Burke scored his and Institute’s second. Wilson was then red
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Four Maters are the Donegal Minor League champions for 2019, they defeated Termon on a scoreline of 2-09 to 2-04 The Donegal Town side trailed early to a Mark Gallagher goal but they fought back and were level on half time after Cillian Faulkner slotted passed the Termon keeper. A couple of quick scores had
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Four Masters are the Donegal Minor League Division One champions after they defeated Termon 2-09 to 2-04. Termon started the game the well and Mark Gallagher fired in a goal after just a minute and 15 seconds. Cillian Faulkner slotted the ball past the Termon keeper to ensure the sides would go into haf-time level
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It has been confirmed that a young Donegal woman has died in Australia. Mary Ellen Molloy, a 26 year old from Ardara, daughter of Terence and Angela Molloy, was working in Melbourne as a nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Mary Ellen died as a result of an accident when a tree feel on top
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Police are investigating a possible link between a number of thefts in the Greysteel and Eglinton areas which were reported on Friday. A trailer, a quad bike and tools with a significant monetary value were taken from sheds, a van and a yards, two of the premises were on Killylane Road and one at Loughview
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It has been confirmation that the transfer of patients from Lifford Hospital, due to take place on January 6th 2020, has been put on hold. It follows a meeting that was held on Thursday past by Friends of Lifford Hospital, where concerns were raised about the transfer of long stay patients. Friends of Lifford Hospital
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The Gteic hub in Ghaoth Dobhair will be hosting an open day on Monday as part of a national initiative to promote opportunities available locally to work globally. Gteic Innovation and Digital Hubs in Mayo, Galway, Kerry and Cork will also be taking part. Amy Ní Colgan, Bainisteoir Gteic Ghaoth Dobhair says it’s a great
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Donegal County Council staff have this week embarked on a door to door campaign to raise awareness of the Smoky Coal ban in Letterkenny. This is as a result of a stark reduction in air quality since the burning season began in October this year as is evident from the real time air quality information
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A status yellow fog warning has been issued for the entire country. The alert is now in effect, and fog set to be dense in places, leading to hazardous driving conditions. It is set to remain valid until 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. Meteorologist Cathal Nolan, from the Midland Weather Channel, says driving conditions are treacherous:
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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday December 20th:
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Donegal man John Downey has been granted bail. The 67 year old from Creeslough is to be released on conditions including a £225,000 cash surety. He is facing prosecution for the murder of two UDR soldiers in 1972 in Fermanagh. The judge ruled today that the surety, along with the offer of a bail address
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British MPs have backed the government’s Brexit Withdrawal Bill – by a majority of 124. It’s the first step in Boris Johnson’s promise to take the UK out of the EU by the end of January. The agreement also limits the Brexit transition period to 11 months. MPs will be given time to scrutinise the
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Over €1 million in funding has been approved by the Donegal Local Community Development Committee for 17 projects across the county under the LEADER Programme. The projects range from self-catering accommodation, supporting small SME’s, village development initiatives, water quality improvements, supporting family resource services and the development of new tourism facilities. Chair of the Donegal
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Two people have been taken to hospital following a collision on the N56 at Portnablagh. The two car collision happened a short time ago but Gardai say the injuries are not believed to be life threatening. They are however, advising motorists to take care in and around the area due to a large amount of
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It’s a challenging outlook for Hotels in Donegal for 2020. That’s according to the Irish Hotels Federation as results from a recent survey show that business sentiment is continuing to fall with just over a third reporting a positive outlook for next year. Businesses are being faced with the uncertainty of Brexit, escalating insurance costs
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The fixtures for the 2020 Premier Division season have been released by the SSE Airtricity League. Finn Harps will start the season at home, hosting Sligo Rovers in the north west derby on Friday 14th February. Derry City will be away to the champions Dundalk in the first series of games. The first of the
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There were seven people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO, one of them on an Emergency Department trolley. The number is down ten on yesterday’s figure of 17. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 36 people waiting there. Nationally, the INMO says there were 424 admitted
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The HSE has reached a settlement of €2.5 million in the case of a four year old Donegal boy who has Cerebral Palsy after he sustained a catastrophic brain injury during his birth. In addition, Letterkenny University Hospital issued an apology to his parents. Jack McGahern was born at Letterkenny University Hospital on August 5th
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The Friends of Lifford Hospital say they will take more direct action in 2020 to highlight what they believe is the imminent closure of the facility by stealth. Over the next two weeks, the two remaining long stay residents will be transferred, and last night, a public meeting in Lifford called for a concerted campaign
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A major building project at Scoil íosagáin in Buncrana has moved a step closer after Education Minister Joe McHugh confirmed the school has been given the green light to draw up a shortlist of builders. The process will run alongside the review of the design and plans for the new school, which Minister Mc Hugh
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The DUP have been blamed for holding up a deal which would see the return of the Stormont Executive. Last night, Northern Ireland’s Secretary of State said he believes a deal could be reached imminently – but not all parties are on board. The DUP says it won’t be forced into a deal before Christmas
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A Donegal County Councillor hopes that efficient traffic management plans will be place for various road projects in Donegal next year but says it’s very much a case of no pain no gain. As part of a Government announcement yesterday, around 44 million euro was sanctioned to the local authority to carry out
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People are being advised to only go to Accident and Emergency Departments if necessary. The flu season is set to be worse than last year with eight people having died so far due to flu related illnesses. Both Donegal and Dublin are said to be the worst affected counties. The HSE is advising influenza
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Questions are being asked over funding for water upgrade works in Derryconnor. Irish water plan to carry out pipe replacement works in the area in 2020 but there’s concern that the funding for the works may have been sourced from another planned project in the west of the county. Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla
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