Donegal County Council is to set up six committees to reflect what members say are the most important issues facing the council in the current term. They are Mica Redress, Brexit, Fisheries, Agriculture, Emergency Planning, and Health. The six priority areas were identified during discussions between the parties ahead of the formation of the pact […]
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Independent Councillor Niamh Kennedy has just been confirmed as Leas Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council for the coming year. She replaces Fine Gael Councillor Martin Harley. Councillor Kennedy joins fellow Independent Councillor Nicholas Crossan as Cathaoirleach.
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Independent Councillor Nicholas Crossan has been elected as Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council for this coming year. He replaces former Councillor Seamus O’Domhnaill. An announcement is due shortly on who will be elected as Leas Cathaoirleach to replace Councillor Martin Harley. The council’s AGM is continuing this afternoon with chairs for the council’s 6 strategic
Independent Nicholas Crossan elected Cathaoirleach Read More »
The Donegal hurlers will battle for Christy Ring survival on Saturday in Crossmaglen when they meet London in the Christy Ring Relegation Play Off. It’s been a difficult campaign for Donegal who just like London are looking for their first win of the championship. Adding to the already lengthy Donegal absentee list, Ronan and Christopher
Mickey McCann – Staying in Christy Ring will be a tough ask Read More »
Finn Harps next run of four games will see the Ballybofey side have three home ties. The first is this Saturday when the champions Dundalk visit Finn Park. Earlier in the campaign, Harps held them to a 1-1 but since then Dundalk have moved to the top of the table. A positive result would see
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Tyrone Manager Mickey Harte has made two changes for Saturday’s Ulster Semi Final with Donegal. Michael McKernan is named in the half-back line with Conor McAliskey starting at corner forward. They take the place of Rory Brennan and Hugh Pat McGeary. Tyrone starting 15 for Ulster Semi Final v Donegal at Breffni Park. 1 N
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Derry City have signed Darren McCauley from Inverness Caledonian Thistle on an 18-month deal. The 27-year-old winger only moved to Scotland in January from Irish League side Coleriane. Derry is McCauley’s hometown club and was on the Candystrips books in 2008. He had agreed personal terms with Derry at the start of the year but
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The leader of the newest party in the Irish political system has confirmed his intentions to run at least on candidate in Donegal in the next General Election. Aontú won three seats in the local elections in the Republic and one seat in the North. Speculation is mounting on a possible general election this
Toíbín sets sights on Donegal as General Election speculation mounts Read More »
A Donegal TD says the environment must be one of the central themes of Irish politics into the future, particularly in terms of education. Leass Ceann Chomhairle Pat the Cope Gallagher was speaking as he raised the green flag at Gartan National School this morning. He said the programme is an indication that in many
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Moville environmental group ‘Community for a Clean Estuary’ is to launch a video outlining its concerns regarding a proposal by Irish Water to build a waste water treatment plant at Carnagarve. Residents are being urged to attend the community initiative at Serenity House Moville at 7.30pm next Friday to share any concerns they may
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A man arrested in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee in Derry has been released without charge. The 29-year-old journalist was shot by dissident republicans while watching riots in April. Detectives had held a 46-year-old yesterday under the UK’s Terrorism Act.
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The Donegal Ladies start their journey of chasing a third Ulster Senior title in a row on Saturday when they play the All Ireland Intermediate Champions Tyrone as part of the big double header at Breffni Park. It will be a much changed Donegal side from last year’s provincial success with just eight of the
Maxi Curran says a third Ulster title could be the most difficult to win Read More »
The Republic of Ireland face their biggest test yet in the Euro 2020 qualification campaign when they play Denmark in Copenhagen tonight. 7.45 is the kick off time at the Parken Stadium. Ireland have plenty of familiarity with the Danes. They lost the second leg of their World Cup play off 5-1 in Dublin in
Coleman looking for positive Ireland mindset Read More »
Sinn Féin’s agriculture spokesman claims the new horse-meat investigation will badly affect Ireland’s farming industry. Yesterday, Gardaí carried out searches across counties Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Westmeath and Kilkenny. It centres on the suspected contamination of horse meat and alleged tampering of ID, passports and microchips of horses, who’d be exported. Sligo-Leitrim TD Martin Kenny
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Donegal County Council’s AGM is taking place today at County House Lifford, the first time the 37 members have met since last month’s local elections. Members will elect a Cathaoirleach and Leas-Cathaoirleach, as well as chairs for the council’s six strategic policy committees. The council will also choose members to sit on 39 internal
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Local tennis players availed of an opportunity to improve their skills at a performance coaching weekend hosted recently by Letterkenny Tennis Club in conjunction with NW Sporting Pathways through Donegal Sports Partnership (DSP). A total of 64 local players of all ages and levels participated in the the two-day event which was delivered by MacXTennis
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Despite being in the thick of a relegation battle with Finn Harps, Mark Russell is enjoying his time with the Ballybofey side. He joined from Falkirk at the start of the year and has feature regularly on the left side for Ollie Horgan’s team. Speaking to Diarmaid Doherty ahead of Saturday’s game against the champions
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Cliftonville have announced the signing of Ronan Doherty from Derry side Institute. The 23-year-old midfielder joins up once again with former manager Paddy McLaughlin at Solitude. McLaughlin signed Doherty from Ulster Senior League Champions Cockhill Celtic and after an impressive first season with Stute he is on the move again. Doherty told the Cliftonville FC
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A Glenties area councillor is calling on people to put pressure on Eir and on the government to improve landline services in West Donegal, and specifically, in the vicinity of Dunlewey. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says the service is unreliable, and outages are common. He’s particularly concerned about panic buttons which elderly people
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday June 6th:
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The Dungloe Road outside Fintown has reopened this evening. The road was closed for much of the day to facilitate a technical examination following a two vehicle crash at around 8:30 this morning. Its understood that at least one person is being treated for serious injuries, no further details are available.
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Update: The road has since reopened. There are diversions in place on the road between Termon and Glenveagh following a collision shortly before 4 o’clock. Gardai say the road is likely to remain closed for a time to allow the scene to be cleared. There are no reports of serious injuries.
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A 46 year old man has been arrested in Derry by detectives investigating the murder of Lyra Mc Kee in April. The PSNI say its Major Investigation Team carried out searches at properties in the Northland Road and Creggan areas of Derry this morning, and the 46 year old was detained under the Terrorism Act
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A Donegal Senator has given a cautious welcome to the reopening of half of the beds at Letterkenny University Hospital’s Short Stay Ward. It was confirmed yesterday that 10 of the 19 beds on the ward are reopening today with the remainder expected to open later this year, pending confirmation of funding from Saolta. Donegal
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Letterkenny Institute of Technology is one of six third level institutions across Ireland to benefit from funding from Google which aims to support STEM education internationally. The Educator Grants, will support teacher training while the EU Code Week Grants, support the European-wide grassroots initiative which aims to bring coding and digital literacy to as many
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A public meeting takes place at Coimín National School tonight to discuss the possibility of widespread gold and metal prospecting in the vicinity of Glenfinn. An exploratory licence has been granted to Great Glen Resources which could see exploration at up to 50 townlands in the area. A spokesperson for the company is stressing that
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The Loughs Agency is appealing to the public to report any suspicious activity. Its after two illegal nets, approximately 50m in length were seized during a patrol last night in the Foyle area. The Loughs Agency can be contacted 24 hours on 0044 2871 342100.
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Two men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of around £300,000 worth of cocaine in Co Tyrone. A 26 year old was arrested in Omagh and a 24 year old was detained in Cookstown this morning. The drugs were discovered when police carried out an operation in the Lisaclare Road area of Stewartstown
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Nearly 80 individuals and representatives from the Donegal tourism and hospitality sector are attending a programme of workshops today aimed at growing tourism businesses and the local economy. The Failte Ireland’s KNOW Donegal Local Experts Programme hopes to develop a network of local people who share knowledge and interact positively with visitors to Donegal.
Local Experts attend Fáilte Ireland’s KNOW Donegal Programme Read More »
There were no people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, down from ten yesterday. The zero figure comes on the same day as the opening of the first ten beds in the hospital’s long awaited Short Stay ward. Nationally, the INMO says there were 415 admitted patients awaiting beds across the country
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Derry’s Walls has been confirmed as Northern Ireland’s sixth most popular tourist attraction last year, with 424,000 visitors. The Guildhall was eighth on the list, with 370,000 visitors. The most popular attraction in Northern Ireland was the Giant’s Causeway, with just over a million visitors in 2018. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency says
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Eoghan Ban Gallagher is expecting a different type of game this weekend from the victory over Fermanagh. Donegal and Tyrone lock horns on Saturday evening at Breffni Park for a place in the Ulster Final. For Donegal, it’s one game away from returning to the provincial showpiece as they defend the Anglo Celt Cup. Championships
Eoghan Ban Gallagher: Donegal will need the perfect performance Read More »
It’s been revealed Donegal had the second highest number of dogs seized for livestock worrying over the last five years. Nationally, some 216 dogs have been seized by dog wardens and County Councils between 2015 and 2019. Tipperary had the highest number of seizures, with 66 dogs seized for worrying in the last five
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Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a collision on the Dungloe road at Fintown. The minor two vehicle crash happened just before 9am this morning. The road is currently blocked with Gardai warning motorists to expect severe delays until the crash site is cleared. People have been advised to seek alternatives routes.
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The GAA Programme in association with Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure, is broadcast every Wednesday from 8.30pm – 9pm. On this week’s programme, Ahead of Saturday’s mouth watering double bill of Donegal and Tyrone, in men’s and ladies Ulster Championship at Kingspan Breffni Park, Tom Comack is joined by former Donegal footballer All-Star forward
GAA Programme: Tony Boyle, Maureen O’Donnell & Paddy Hunter Read More »
The grind of life in the Premier Division continues for Finn Harps this coming weekend. The Champions Dundalk come to Finn Park and Harps will once again be down to a skeleton squad in what is the penultimate game before the break. Harps share bottom spot with UCD, but the Dublin side have had an
Ollie Horgan: International break benefiting UCD not Finn Harps Read More »
The Donegal Road Safety Working Group is joining forces with Ulster GAA to highlight road safety this weekend. Live to Play, Ulster GAA’s Road Safety programme aims to raise awareness and educate members on how best to stay safe on the roads. The Donegal Road Safety working group will be engaging in a number
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A status yellow rain warning remains in place for 7 counties until nine o’clock this morning. The counties affected include Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. There will be showers across the country today, but some dry spells in the afternoon.
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Its claimed motorists in West Tyrone are facing unprecedented delays for an MOT test. Concerns have been raised by MLA Maolíosa McHugh on foot of representations from constituents who are currently waiting up to two months for an appointment at test centres in Newbuildings, Omagh and Enniskillen. The Driver & Vehicle Agency says a
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Hate crime laws in Northern Ireland are set to be reviewed. A judge will carry out the independent examination of areas including sentencing, and a new definition of what an offence involves. It’s due to take place over the next year, with a report expected by May 2020.
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The attempted theft of a number of charity boxes in Castlederg has been condemned. Yesterday morning a group of young males stole a number of items including charity boxes from a shop in the town. Two of the alleged offenders were apprehended by two local businessmen before Police arrived on the scene. A third male
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The 2019 St. Eunan’s College Alumni (Sponsor Mick Mc Ginley) was played in a glorious manicured Letterkenny Golf Club on Saturday. After a great day’s golf with players coming from Germany, Dublin, Tullamore, Belfast and all parts of Donegal it was the local Liam Wiseman who was victorious. After a poor start with only 5
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The US president has claimed Brexit will be ‘very, very good for Ireland’. Donald Trump touched down in Shannon Airport in the past hour, where he was greeted by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Air Force One landed a little behind schedule, with a group of protesters also awaiting his arrival. Speaking to reporters, he said he
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday June 5th:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday June 5th Read More »
Donegal are just one game away from another Ulster Final and one step closer to retaining the Anglo Celt Cup they lifted last summer. To reach Saturday’s semi final they disposed of Fermanagh two weeks ago while Tyrone who have the favourites tag seen off Derry and Armagh. It’s a tie that has followers of
Declan Bonner – Huge prize at stake for Donegal Read More »
Donegal’s defense of the Ulster title continues on Saturday when they play Tyrone for a place in the province decider at Breffni Park. The game is being billed as the tie of the championship with Tyrone seen as favourites an the holders of the Anglo Celt Cup and last years winners as the underdog. Tyrone
Enda McGinley says Donegal are offensively stronger than Tyrone Read More »
The HSE has issued a statement saying that cover is being provided to ensure continuity of Speech & Language Therapy Services in West Donegal over the coming months. In a statement this afternoon, the HSE says two leaves are commencing, one assigned to the Social Care School Age Disability Service based at the Public Services
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Donegal County Council is currently seeking approval from An Bord Pleanala for proposed dredging of material for flood relief works to be carried out along the River Finn. The proposed works will include the removal of silt, gravel and boulders at three locations along the River Finn in the Ballybofey and Stranorlar areas. Local Councillor
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The proposed Donegal Bay Maritime Centre is a step closer following confirmation of planning permission for the proposed development on the pier in Donegal Town. The project, which is being spearheaded by Donegal Bay Rowing Club and the Donegal Dragons, will be used as a base for water based recreation on the bay, as well
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There were 10 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, four of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s a rise of two on yesterday. Nationally, the INMO says there were 434 admitted patients awaiting beds across the country this morning, the highest number, 51, at Cork University Hospital.
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