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Donegal Home help, Slightly above national average, Highland Radio, News, Letterkenny, Donegal

Donegal Home Help hours slightly above national average

The number of home help hours in Donegal is slightly above the national average, according to figures published this morning by the ESRI. The study found that Community health and social care services are not evenly distributed across Ireland. As a result, the report says non-acute services are not meeting population demands. Supply is worst

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Meeting requested with Minister over community hospital concern

  Cllr Ian Mcgarvey will seek to meet Junior Health Minister Jim Daly today, saying it’s important that someone make it clear to the minister that the uncertainty over the future of Community Hospitals in Donegal is causing serious concern. Council officials said they are aware that a meeting room has been booked for Minister Daly

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Hopes for more detail on Mica redress when Minister visits Donegal

  It’s anticipated that the Housing Minister will provide further details surrounding the Mica Redress Scheme when he visits Donegal tomorrow. Eoghan Murphy is attending the County Houses in Lifford for a number of key engagements including a meeting with the Mica Action group. In May, the Government made the initial announcement that a redress

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Psychiatric nurses to resume ban on working overtime

6,000 psychiatric nurses will resume their ban on working overtime tomorrow. It’s after talks to resolve a dispute between the Psychiatric Nurses Association and the HSE broke down last night. The dispute centres on the recruitment and retention of mental health staff and has been ongoing for over 5 months. A spokesperson for Health Minister

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Work on new Letterkenny housing development to start next month

  Donegal County Council has been told that work on a new housing development in Letterkenny will get underway in the second week of August. Cllr Gerry Mcmonagle raised the issue of the long awaited project on Long Lane during the Chief Executive’s report at last evening’s council meeting. He told members he was sceptical,

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The McHugh View: Final Super 8s games should be played on the same day

Donegal will face Mayo on Saturday the 3rd of August at McHale Park, Castlebar in their final game of the 2019 Super 8s campaign. A draw will suffice for Donegal to see them through to the All-Ireland Semi-Finals, where they would face either Dublin or Tyrone; depending on other results. Martin McHugh looked back on

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Brexit, October 31st

Tánaiste believes Boris Johnson understands complexities of NI

  The Tánaiste says he believes Boris Johnson does understand the complexities of Northern Ireland. It comes as Mr Johnson looks set to be elected as Tory leader and Prime Minister. Voting in the leadership contest closes at 5pm this evening with the result to be revealed tomorrow. Tánaiste Simon Coveney says he dealt with

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Irish call up for Illies’ Golden Gloves boxer Carleigh Irving

Carleigh Irving of Illies Golden Gloves has been called up to the 32-strong Irish squad which has been confirmed for next month’s European Schoolboy and Schoolgirl Championships in Georgia. Irving has won National titles and has also represented Ireland at Schoolgirl level previously. The 17th edition of the tournament officially begins on August 2 in

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The Food Coast Donegal, Highland Radio, News, Letterkenny, Donegal

Public urged to get behind Foodie Destinations 2019 and vote

People are being urged to get behind the Foodie Destinations 2019 project and vote for Donegal. It was announced last week that Donegal Food Coast and Donegal Town had made it to the final list in the Restaurant Association of Ireland’s competition. The Donegal Food Coast initiative was developed by the Local Enterprise Office as

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Cllr. Nicholas Crossan, Signing Contracts, Final Phase, N56 Mountcharles to Inver Road, Highland Radio, News, Letterkenny, Donegal

Contracts for last phase of Mountcharles to Inver Road Scheme signed

Contracts for the final phase of the N56 Mountcharles to Inver Road Scheme have been signed by the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council. The project will not only improve the level of service and safety for all road users but will enhance the accessibility of south west Donegal and in particular, Killybegs Port. The N56

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St Joseph's Community Hospital, Stranorlar

Minister urged to clarify future of Donegal’s Community Hospitals during visit

Junior Minister Jim Daly is being urged to outline plans being considered by Health chiefs for the future of Donegal’s Community Hospitals and older persons services when he visits the county tomorrow. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says the lack of clarity and misinformation coming from Government over the future of the community hospitals in Lifford,

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MacGill, Brexit, Climate Change & Sectarianism, Highland Radio, Letterkenny, Donegal

Brexit, Climate Change and the economy to dominate MacGill Summer School

Brexit, Climate Change, Ireland’s economy and what kind of Government the country needs will be up for discussion at this week’s MacGill Summer School. The 39th annual Summer School and Arts Week was opened yesterday with an address from the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ireland. Tribute will be paid at this

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DCSDC could launch legal bid against decision prospecting licences

It’s been revealed that Derry City and Strabane District Council may be set to launch a new legal bid against a decision by Northern Ireland’s Department of Economy in relation to prospecting licences. The department granted a licence for mineral prospecting in advance of a full public enquiry into controversial gold mining plans. Sinn Féin

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FF leader claims there’s growing anger in North over Stormont stalemate

Micheál Martin says there’s growing anger in the north over the failure to restore power-sharing at Stormont. The Fianna Fail leader says there could have been a better conversation about Brexit between nationalists and unionists, if the northern assembly and executive were together. Deputy Martin says meeting senior citizens along with SDLP candidates in Newry,

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Health service workers dispute comes before Labour Court today

A dispute involving 10,000 health service workers over the implementation of a job evaluation scheme will come before the Labour Court today. SIPTU, the HSE, the Department of Health and the Department of Public Expenditure will attend the court’s intervention. Strike action by SIPTU members remains deferred pending the outcome of the talks. SIPTU Health

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Over €35,000 allocated to Donegal for Library supports

Library supports in Donegal are set for a major boost. Under the Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2019 €650,000 has been provided to library supports for marginalised, socially excluded and disadvantaged communities nationally. Over €26,578 is being contributed by the Department of Rural and Community Development with Donegal County Council contributing €8,859 in funding which will

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Castlegoland Beach, Action Group, Blocking of access, Highland Radio, News, Letterkenny, Donegal

Action Group set up following blocking of access to Castlegoland beach

An Action Group has been established in response to the erection of fencing in Portnoo which blocks access to Castlegoland beach. The Save Our Beach at Castlegoland Action Group are disputing the newly installed electric fence and gates around Narin and Portnoo Golf Links which they say block various rights of way through the property.

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We still feel there’s another level there – Declan Bonner after Kerry draw

Donegal will go into their final Super 8s game against Mayo in Castlebar off the back of a fantastic performance against Kerry today. The sides finished level at 1-20 apiece but both sides did have chances to put the game away. After the match, Donegal manager Declan Bonner told Tom Comack that they have another

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Jason Quigley, First Loss, Sunday Sport, Highland Radio, Sport, Letterkenny, Donegal

Jason Quigley speaks about his first Professional Loss on Sunday Sport

Jason Quigley suffered his first loss since the start of his Professional Boxing career on Thursday night, losing his NABF Middleweight title to Tureano Johnson. The fight was stopped by Quigley’s trainer Dominic Ingle after the 9th round of action. Former IBF World Champion Glenn McCory says that Quigley will bounce back and that the

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Harps U17s win in Athlone

The Finn Harps U17s maintained their bid to retain the National League title with an excellent 2-1 away win over Athlone Town on Saturday. It was the Black brothers from Kilmacrennan who bagged the all important goals for Declan Boyle’s side. Conor’s reputation for finishing from free-kicks came up trumps again as his super set-piece

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Fears for children in border counties in ‘No Deal’ Brexit

50,000 children living in border counties will be negatively impacted if there is a “No Deal” Brexit. That’s according to the Children’s Rights Alliance, which says it’s seriously concerned about the psychological impact a potential hard border could have on them. Chief Executive of the charity, Tanya Ward, says she’s also worried about a hard

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