The Chief Officer for CHO 1 says the new Letterkenny Community Nursing Unit has the potential to be a significant game changer in terms of health provision in Donegal. The HSE has announced today that planning permission for the 110 bed unit on the Kilmacrenan Road, Knocknamona has been submitted. The unit will comprise of […]
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School secretaries will strike for a day next year in an escalation of a row over pay. The Forsa union says they will go back to industrial action after discussions at the Workplace Relations Commission broke down today. An offer to increase their pay by 1.5 percent has been rejected as most school secretaries earn
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Finn Harps have confirmed Mark Timlin has re-signed with the club ahead of the 2020 season. The midfielder arrived in Ballybofey on loan in the Summer of 2017 from rivals Derry City. The Buncrana man featured fifteen times for the Harps last season, making ten starts and five substitute appearances. After enduring an injury ravaged
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The HSE has today announced that a planning application has been submitted for the Letterkenny Community Nursing Unit. The development will provide a new 110 bedded unit on the site at Kilmacrennan Road, Knocknamona comprising of 102 ensuite single bedrooms, four twin bedrooms in a combination of long stay, short stay and dementia wards with
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At an awards ceremony on Tuesday last, Bundoran was announced as the Clean Coasts “Think Before You Flush Community of the Year” supported by Irish Water. The award follows the seaside town being announced late last year as Donegal’s first Think Before You Flush community and becoming the 14th overall community in Ireland to adapt
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Councils are being criticised for not publishing financial donations given to their councillors. A National Integrity Index of all 31 local authorities shows just 10 are displaying their councillors’ political donations. Donegal County Council ranks joint 10th, with a score of 18 out of 30, or 60%. The Transparency International Ireland research finds Fingal and
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The Glencar Residents Group appealed to An Bord Plenala over the installation of a new telecommunications pole in the area. The pole has been installed on the Dr McGinley Road. The appeal was lodged with An Bord Plenala on November 28th with a decision due by mid April.
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The sister of a 42 year old woman missing from Draperstown has urged anyone with information to come forward. Helena Mc Elhennon was last seen in her black Mitsubushi Warrior close to the Foyle Bridge in Derry on Sunday November 24th. Her sister Theresa Kidd says Helena has been suffering from depression, and while the
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A Donegal TD has criticised suggestions that a ban could be implemented on turf and other smoky fuels. The public’s view on such a move is expected to be sought by the Fine Gael led administration. Attempts to introduce a nationwide ban on smoky coal only, has stalled. That’s due to the threat of
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Bundoran will be allocated “significant” funding by Fáilte Ireland to develop its potential as a tourism ‘destination town’. The funding will be allocated through Donegal County Council as part of the €15.5million ‘Destination Towns’ initiative launched earlier this year by the National Tourism Development Authority. The project will involve updating a number of roundabouts, the
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Athletics Ireland had its most successful European Cross-Country Championships ever on Sunday as the team won four medals in Portugal. Omagh’s Roisin and Elish Flanagan were part of the women’s under 23 team that won team silver. Efrem Gidey and Stephanie Cotter took individual bronze while the senior women’s side also took team silver. Inishowen’s
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland says November was a record one for closure orders, with 21 served, the highest number since the legislation was introduced in 1998. There was one Donegal inclusion – The East Ocean Take Away at 61 Port Road in Letterkenny was served with a closure order on November 5th by
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There were 24 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO, one of them on an ED trolley. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 55 waiting there. Nationally, the INMO says 582 admitted patients were waiting for beds this morning.
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Donegal TD has denied lobbying on behalf of aquaculture licence applicants on Ballyness Bay. A letter written by Deputy Pearse Doherty in 2016 has surfaced in which he asks Minister Michael Creed for an update on the assessment of the bay’s suitability, indicating that the delay is having an impact on the site’s potential to
“I never lobbied for Ballyness Bay applicant” – Doherty Read More »
A company which is backing a new digital hub in Letterkenny says a new digital mapping system could help speed up the rollout of broadband across Ireland. Esri Ireland, which specialises in Geographic Information Systems, has implemented a new system for telecom network service provider, KN Circet. KN Circet is expanding its Design and Innovation
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John McNulty is back in charge at Kilcar. He was appointed manager of the Towney senior side at Sunday evening’s AGM replacing Barry Doherty who stepped away after three years at helm which including a senior title in 2017. From underage to senior, McNulty previosuly won 15 cups in 15 season up to 2015. He
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The Save Ballyness Bay Community Action Group is to appeal the granting of 14 aquaculture licenses to 11 applicants by MInister Michael Creed last week. The initial appeal documents have to be lodged within 28 days, and that process began last Thursday with publication of the ministerial order. Speaking to Highland Radio News, committee spokesperson
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Donegal County Council will spend over €12,000,000 on roads maintenance in 2020. As well as repairs, cleaning, lining, and signage, winter gritting and the immediate response to flooding will also be covered. There are 6,446 kilometres of roads in Donegal, the vast majority of that made up of local roads, which account for 5,354 kms,
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Hundreds of homes and businesses are without power this morning after Storm Atiyah, with Kerry and the South West the worst affected area. ESB Networks says its crews are working to restore power to affected areas as soon as possible. You can check the latest on the ESB POWER CHECK site. In Donegal, there are
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Donegal Motor Club is proud to announce that the Lagoon Bar and Restaurant Termon is the Main sponsor and host of the rescheduled 2020 Donegal Mini Stages Rally. The event will now take place on Saturday 25th January 2020. Clerk of the Course for the event is well known competitor Johnny Baird, and he said:
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Cockhill Celtic are through to the FAI Intermediate Cup last 16 after they beat Midleton of Cork 2-1. Laurence Toland opened the scoring early in the first half before Midleton were reduced to ten men on 32 minutes. Cockhill doubled their lead with 11 minutes remaining when Stephen Duffy fired past the Midleton goalkeeper. Midleton
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St Eunan’s got the better of Naomh Conaill 2-09 to 1-02 in the Donegal Under-21 Football Championship final. In a low scoring affair it was St Eunan’s who led at half time 0-05 to 0-01. At the start of the second half St Eunan’s showed their attacking prowess firing in two goals. Pauric McGettigan scored
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There were two Knockalla Cup quarter finals down for decision this weekend. The first of these saw holders Bonagee United beat Finn Harps Reserves 1-0 at Dry Arch Park. The games only goal came from a Michael Doherty penalty after Finn Harps’ defender Rian Aikpantyi was adjudged to handle the ball in the box. In the
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Jackie Crossan Premier Division Culdaff FC 3 V 1 Greencastle FC Aileach FC 3 V 0 Moville Celtic Illies Celtic 3 V 1 Cockhill Celtic Strand Hotel Division One Aileach Res 6 V 1 Rasheney FC Redcastle 3 V 4 Greencastle Res Inishowen Engineering Division Two Moville Res 1 V 3 Redcastle Res Cockhill Res
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It was a busy weekend for Donegal Athletes with many different events taking place. Brendan Boyce retained his 30km walk title in Dublin on Saturday with a time of two hours, 21 minutes and 24 seconds. Also competing was Finn Valley’s Brian O’Domhaill who finished third and set a new Personal Best time of 2 hours 50
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It was a disappointing weekend for North West sides in the All Ireland League Division 2C. Omagh were narrowly defeated away at Bangor. Omagh led going into the final minute of the game but Bangor pressured the Omagh defence and ran in a try with just mere seconds remaining. City of Derry were well beaten
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High levels of wind from Storm Atiyah have helped the national grid hit a record 70 per cent renewable energy share this afternoon. Eirgrid expects to break the record for total wind power generation again later this evening. The company thinks they could bring as much as 3,900 megawatts online to meet evening demand here
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The PSNI says a 36-year-old man arrested on Friday by detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit has been released after questioning. The man was interviewed as part of the ongoing investigation into the discovery of an explosive device in Church View, Strabane on September 7th last. Pokice say the incident remains under investigation.
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Donegal County Council is urging the public to remain vigilant as Storm Atiyah passes across the western seaboard today and into this evening. Flights to and from Donegal Airport have been cancelled, and at present (4pm), the ESB is reporting nine power outages across the county. Almost 500 households and businesses are affected, with the
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Sinn Féin says the Executive and Northern Assembly could be up and running in time for Christmas. The party’s president says there are still issues to resolve, but the ‘heavy lifting’ has been done. Talks to try to restore power sharing are set to resume tomorrow week. Mary Lou McDonald, says they are ready to
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The British prime minister claims leaked documents from the UK Treasury, suggesting there will be checks for goods travelling between Northern Ireland and Britain post-Brexit, are ‘wrong.’ Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn claims the report shows voters are being misled. But Boris Johnson says that’s not true………..
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St Eunan’s have retained their Donegal Under-21 A Football Championship after they defeated Naomh Conaill 2-09 to 1-02. In a low scoring game it was St Eunan’s that led by five points to one at half time, with three of the scores coming from the boot of Niall O’Donnell. St Eunan’s started the second half
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LYIT Donegal suffered their second league defeat in as many games as they were beaten 74-69 away at McGowan’ Tolka Rovers. LYIT started the game the brightest and led 39-35 at half time but a strong final two quarters from the host seen them run out winners. Dom Uhl was top scorer on the night
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Jason Quigley got back to his winning ways on Thursday night when he defeated Abraham Cordero at The Hangar, Orange County. It took Quigley just three rounds to get the better of his Mexican opponent. The win now takes the Donegal man onto a professional boxing record of 17-1, with 13 of those coming via knockout. Quigley
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Cockhill Celtic know they will have home advantage in the FAI Intermediate Cup last 16, if they can get the better of Midleton of Cork in the replay of their drawn last 32 clash. The sides met on the 24th of November but couldn’t be separated after 90 minutes. The winner of the tie knows they will
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Brendan Boyce retained his National 30k Walk title in Dublin on Saturday afternoon. Boyce finished the race in a time of two hours, 21 minutes and 24 seconds. Jerome Caprice finished in second, just five minutes and three seconds behind the Finn Valley man. Boyce’s Finn Valley team mate Brian O’Domhaill finished in third in a
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Letterkenny Rugby Club suffered their third league defeat of the season after they were defeated 17-8 away to new league leaders Monaghan. In a tight and cagey opening 40 minutes, it was Monaghan who led 12-8. Monaghan then scored the games only points in the second half to run out victors. The defeat now leaves
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There were defeats for City of Derry and Omagh Academicals in the All Ireland League Division 2C on Saturday afternoon. Omagh were defeated 26-24 away at Bangor, having led 24-21 with just one minute left to play. Omagh had started the game well and led 17-14 at half time but a strong Bangor performance saw
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Institute have suffered their second league defeat in four days after they lost 3-0 away to Carrick Rangers. Daniel Kelly headed Carrick ahead after just three minutes and they lead by that scoreline at half time. With nine minutes remaining Dean Curry was given his marching orders after he handled the ball on the line
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Finn Harps have announced that goalkeeper Mark McGinley has signed with the club for next season. McGinley returned to Ballybofey last season after a brief spell in 2014. Despite not featuring in the team until late May, he soon made the position his own and was voted as last year’s Player of the Season as
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Termon have beaten Silverbridge Harps of Armagh 1-10 to 0-06 to reach the Ulster Minor Quarter-Final. Termon dominated early and got the games opening six scores, they then led 1-07 to 0-04 at half time thanks to a Ryan McFadden penalty. In a low scoring second half Termon outscored Silverbridge three points to two
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Glencar Inn Saturday Division One Fintown Harps AFC 3 vs 2 Arranmore United Glenea United 5 vs 0 Milford United FC Reserves Keadue Rovers FC 1 vs 1 Donegal Town FC Oldtown Celtic 4 vs 1 Glencar Celtic
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Naomh Conaill and St Eunan’s will do battle in tomorrow’s Donegal Under 21 Football Championship final. St Eunan’s come into the game as favourites but Naomh Conaill got the Cathedral Town side in the Minor Championship final three years ago. Tom Comack has been getting the thoughts of Naomh Conaill manager Johnny McLoone… Tom
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Visiting restrictions at Letterkenny University Hospital will remain in place over the course of the weekend. The restrictions have been in place at the hospital for over a week now due to a significant outbreak of the flu. General Manager of the hospital Seán Murphy has appealed to people to cooperate with the visiting restrictions
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A Memorial Service for former patients at St Conal’s Hospital patients interred at Leck Graveyard in Letterkenny has been postponed, as a result of tomorrow’s Orange weather warning. The service was to have taken place at Leck Graveyard tomorrow, but the committee says they have decided to defer the service to facilitate those coming from
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Letterkenny and its environs will be one of the first parts of the country to be serviced under the National Broadband Plan. The Irish Times is reporting that the locations of the first 35 network points have been revealed at a private industry meeting. The points, known as Optical Line Terminals will be spread across the
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The Taoiseach says we cannot take the progress made in recent years for granted. Speaking after a Special cabinet meeting in Trim, County Meath, Leo Varadkar says there’s a danger complacency can set in when an economy is performing well. He also won’t be drawn on whether there’ll be an election in January, saying
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Tributes have been paid to former Letterkenny Town Councillor PJ Blake, who passed away last evening. Mr Blake, an Independent, served 25 years on the town council, taking the chair on four occasions. He was a member of the inaugural Letterkenny Joint Policing Committee, and was a passionate campaigner against drugs, and in particular, the
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A 36 year old man has been arrested today in Strabane as part of ongoing investigations into the discovery of a mortar device in the Church View area of the town in September. Police say the New IRA were responsible for the planting of the device and today’s arrest brings to six the total number
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Friday December 6th:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Friday December 6th Read More »
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