Half of patients attending emergency departments around the country are turning up with the flu. The number of cases has already overtaken last year’s peak – with 18 deaths reported so far this winter. Visiting restrictions imposed at LUH earlier this month are still in effect, with persons asked not to visit, except by prior […]
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A Sligo, Leitrim and South Donegal TD says the upsurge in people from Northern Ireland and Great Britain applying for Irish passports is a result of Brexit. Over 900 thousand Irish passports have been issued this year – a 7 per cent increase on last year. New figures show nearly 100 thousand first-time applications came
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The Fianna Fáil leader says he fears Ireland’s relationship with the UK will get much worse after Brexit. Britain’s set to leave the EU at the end of next month and will enter a transition period until December 2020. Micheál Martin’s calling for a new political structure to be set up between Britain and Ireland
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The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council is urging people to support local producers and service providers in 2020. Cllr Nicholas Crossan says as he comes close to the half-way point of his tenure, he’s conscious of the need to continue promoting the county, and in particular, reaching out to the diaspora. However, Cllr Crossan says
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The man in his 30s who died following a crash outside Lifford in the early hours of yesterday morning was Shaun Kelly from Lifford. Mr Kelly was the sole occupant of a car which left the road and collided with a tree at approximately half past midnight. The car was travelling on the R265 from
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Donegal County Council is embarking on a door to door campaign in Letterkenny Town and its environs to highlight the fact that there is a ban on the burning of Smoky Coal. The council says the ban imposed in Dublin almost 30 years ago has had a positive impact, and there can be similar benefits
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The Taoiseach claims a border poll would be easily defeated and would be ‘divisive’. There have been widespread calls for Leo Varadkar to set up a citizens assembly to discuss the prospect of a united Ireland. It follows the recent general election results in the North, which saw Unionists lose their majority for the first
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Termon will play Lavey of Derry in the final of the Ulster Minor Football Tournament on New Years Day back in Belfast. The Donegal Champions beat Kilcoo 2-4 to 1-6 in Thursday’s semi final at the St Paul’s club. After the game Ryan Ferry spoke with Termon players Steve McDaid, Ryan McFadden and Caolan Gallagher…
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Donegal Champions Termon are through to the Ulster Minor Tournament Final. The Burn Rosd side beat Down’s Kilcoo 2-4 to 1-6 this afternoon at the St Paul’s Club. Ryan Ferry reports from Belfast for Highland Radio Sport…
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Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 30s died following a road traffic collision near Lifford in the early hours of this morning. At approximately 12.30am Gardaí and emergency services attended at the scene of a single vehicle road traffic collision on the R265. The vehicle was travelling
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Listen back to Highland’s Christmas Day Carol Service from St. Eunan’s Cathedral Letterkenny. Participating were… The Cathedral Choir, conducted by Fr. Michael Conroy. The Cathedral Folk Choir, led by Patrick Doherty. The Irish Choir, conducted by Ann Nichols. The Colaiste Ailigh Choir, conducted by Marie McTeague. The pupils of Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, conducted by
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Listen back to Highland’s Christmas Day Service which was recorded at the Donegal Hospice…
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday December 24th:
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Finn Harps has announced the signing of Ryan Connolly ahead of the 2020 season. The former Galway captain is making a return to the League of Ireland having taken a year out to focus on work commitments. The 27-year-old brings some added experience to Ollie Horgan’s squad having enjoyed spells at Derby County, Ayr
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Santa has already delivered half a billion presents to children across the world. He and his reindeer have dropped off gifts to children in Russia, New Zealand and Antarctica. It’s expected Santa will fly into Ireland at around midnight. Santa says he might be a bit hungry by then:
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There were no people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital as services there wind down for the Christmas period. Nationally, the INMO say there were 217 admitted patients awaiting beds at hospitals across the country this morning. The worst affected facility was University Hospital Limerick, with 49 people awaiting beds.
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The Bishop of Raphoe has said those who are lonely and bereaved at Christmas time are the people who are closest to his heart. Bishop Alan Mc Guckian was speaking at this morning’s special edition of the Nine til Noon Show which was broadcast from the Courtyard Shopping Centre in Letterkenny. He said the message
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Gardai believe that an organised crime gang is behind the fresh spate of car thefts in Donegal. Mass and church goers in Castlefinn and Drumoghill fell victim to the criminals on Sunday with cars extensively damaged and cash and other items stolen. Investigations are continuing but Gardai say that this gang believed to behind
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A woman in her 60s has died following a crash in Tyrone. It happened shortly before quarter past seven last night on the M1 Motorway close to Junction 14 and Tamnamore. The PSNI is appealing for anyone who may have seen the crash to come forward.
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Donegal County Council is reminding the public tis the season to recycle. There are six Recycling Centres Donegal located at Carndonagh, Letterkenny, Milford, Dungloe, Stranorlar and Laghey with various opening times over the festive period. These centres have an extensive free area and also have a charged recycling area. Waste items such as glass,
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More than 650 people have been arrested on suspicion of drink or drug driving since Gardaí launched their Christmas Road Safety Campaign. Last Christmas, Gardaí arrested almost 1,050 people who were suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Gardaí say they will have an increased presence on the roads over the
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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…….
Evening News, Sport, and Obituaries on Monday December 23rd Read More »
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
Gardai in Letterkenny urge domestic abuse victims to seek help Read More »
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
Donegal TD urges continued government effort for undocumented Irish Read More »
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.
Donegal athlete wins women’s 30k race in Hong Kong Read More »
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’
Two Donegal golf clubs get awards Read More »
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
Almost €94,000 raised after Donegal nurse dies in Australia Read More »
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
€75,000 raised to help support family & friends of Donegal nurse Read More »
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:
‘Figures show Fine Gael’s hospital mismanagement is reckless’ – Donnelly Read More »
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
Sam Todd signs with Finn Harps for 2020 Read More »
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
Letterkenny Rugby Club record derby day victory over Strabane Read More »
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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