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MICA block home owners now face paying 14% of repair costs

A Fine Gael Councillor says he understand that the government currently plan on billing homeowners 14% of the cost of repairing their homes built with faulty MICA blocks. Councillor Mickey Doherty says this is unacceptable and has again threatened to leave the party of homeowners are charged over 5%. There are still no firm details […]

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Council says Condition Orange fire hazard warning remains in place

Donegal County Council is urging extreme vigilance as a Condition Orange fire warning remains in place until at least tomorrow. The council says the extensive wild fire in West Donegal in the areas of Annagry, Belcruit, Loughanure and Kincasslagh concluded late last night and into the early hours of this morning. There were also other

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Donegal well represented at National Schoolboy Boxing Championships

The national schoolboy championships are underway at the National Stadium in Dublin. Flying the flag for Donegal will be Dunfanaghy duo Luke Kelly and Anthony Doohan, Aaron Mc Daid from Raphoe, Rory McDaid Illies GG, Thomas Brown Convoy, Matthew Carlin Dunree, Oisin Doherty Carndonagh, Kelvin Mc Daid Clonmany and Letterkenny’s Shaun Mc Conigley and Shea

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Rhys & Caolán Irwin make impressive starts to British Championship campaigns

Donegal based Motorcycle Racing brothers, Rhys and Caolán Irwin, both made impressive starts to their 2019 campaigns at the opening rounds of the British Superbike Championship In Silverstone, UK over the weekend of April 19th – 21st. Younger brother Rhys got his second season in the British Talent Cup off to a flying start as

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Full Garda investigation launched into devastating gorse fires

A full Garda investigation is underway into the cause of yesterday’s gorse fires in West Donegal. The fires resulted in widespread devastation, including damage to two homes, a number of vehicles and a vast amount of land. Gardai in Milford are appealing to anyone who was in the Loughanure or Meenmara area in the early

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Doherty seeks clarification on Greencastle wastewater treatment

An Inishowen councillor is seeking clarification from Irish Water after he was told that there is an EPA approved Waste Water Treatment Plant in Greencastle. Cllr Albert Doherty had raised a number of questions about the Moville Greencastle Sewerage Scheme, including queries about the extent and location of the pipes, and the relevance of Crown

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Naomh Colmcille banned for 8 weeks following ‘unauthorised tournament’

The Naomh Colmcille GAA club have had all adult members banned for 8 weeks after the club hosted an ‘unauthorised tournament’ in February. The Donegal Competition Controls Committee were informed of a tournament that took place at Páirc Colmcille and following a meeting with the club last week, the club and Donegal County Board were

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Richard Kerr has excellent opening weekend on return from injury

Kilmacrennan’s Richard Kerr had an excellent weekend at the opening round of the Dickies Supersport BSB championship at Silverstone. Kerr had a fantastic 7th place in Saturday’s Sprint race and followed that up on Sunday with another top finish claiming 8th position. It was a fantastic way to open his 2019 account after missing valuable

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‘We need something to fall for us’ – Ollie Horgan after Harps 10th successive Premier Division loss

  Finn Harps lost their 10th Premier Division game in a row on Monday night, a new club record, when they lost to St. Patrick’s Athletic by two goals to nil. Conor Clifford and Mikey Drennan scored the goals in either half, with Drennan’s coming from the penalty spot after John Kavanagh fouled Gary Shaw

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57 year old woman arrested as Lyra Mc Kee murder probe continues

There’s been another arrest as part of the Lyra Mc Kee murder investigation in Derry. The PSNI says Major Investigation Team detectives have arrested a 57-year-old woman under the Terrorism Act in connection with the Lyra’s murder in Creggan on Thursday, 18th April. She has been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite. Two teenagers arrested

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Calls for new protocols as wildfires are brought under control

  Wildfires in West Donegal are now under control after an Air Corps helicopter dropped over 42,000 litres of water onto the smoldering gorse. A huge damping down operation has been taking place. The situation from Annagry to Kincasslagh is under control – although some hot-spots remain. Tributes have been paid to local volunteers who

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Update: Air Corps and Army on scene to assist with wildfire

An Air Corps helicopter has arrived in Donegal to help tackle wildfires in the west of the county. The Defence Forces say army personnel from nearby Finner Camp are also providing ground support. Firefighters, Civil Defence and local volunteers have been battling gorse fires since 6 o’clock this morning. Captain Paddy Molloy, spokesman for the

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Red handprints painted on Derry building in protest of McKee murder

Friends of murdered journalist Lyra McKee have spread red painted handprints on a building in Derry. A number of people gathered outside Junior McDaid House on Chamberlain Street for the demonstration this afternoon. The building is used as a hub for republican groups including Saoradh. Lyra’s friend Sinead Quinn says they are not afraid to

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Concern over delays in mobilising army to West Donegal fire

There’s been heavy criticism of the slow response by the Minister of Defence in mobilising the army to assist with the fire fighting. It’s after Local Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher contacted Minister Paul Kehoe this morning to arrange helicopter assistance to fight the fire. Deputy Gallagher says approximately four hours elapsed before the army

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Dozens of firefighters tackle gorse fire in West Donegal

Firefighters in West Donegal are trying to control a large gorse fire. Locals have called for the Minister for Defence to deploy army helicopters and troops to help them contain the blaze at Loughanure. The N56 is closed between Dungloe and Gaoth Dobhair. Councillor Mícheál McGiolla Easpaig says volunteers are helping in the fight to

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Glengad beat Home Farm on Penalties to progress in FAI Senior Cup

Glengad are through to the first round proper of the FAI Senior Cup after overcoming Home Farm in the Qualifying round on Sunday. It took penalties to separate the sides, with Glengad winning 5-4 after Sudden Death. Glengad ‘keeper Kevin McLaughlin saved two penalties in the shootout while Dylan Ruddy scored the decisive penalty. Chris

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Feels as good as the first time – Gavin Cullen on Cockhill’s USL title win

Cockhill Celtic are the Ulster Senior League champions for the seventh year in a row. They secured their latest title with a 2-0 win over Finn Harps Reserves on Sunday. Cockhill manager Gavin Cullen spoke with PJ Lynch on Sunday Sport after the win… Next up for Cockhill is the League Cup final where they

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Heavy criticism for republican group following Dublin march

There’s been heavy criticism of a march held by republican group Saoradh on O’Connell Street in Dublin yesterday afternoon, which was led by individuals dressed in military-style uniforms. Minister of State for Defence Paul Kehoe issued a statement this afternoon, saying all right-thinking members of the public would be sickened by the event, in the

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Aura management “deeply regret” misleading statement

The management of the Aura Leisure Centre have apologised this morning for wrongly stating that all children affected by yesterday’s incident in the pool had been released from hospital. Management say pool water contained in the filtration system leaked back into the pool, causing some foul odours and cloudiness in the water. A number of

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Aura say all children discharged from hospital after Letterkenny pool incident

Aura Letterkenny has issued a claiming all five children brought to hospital from the centre this morning have been discharged. Management say pool water contained in the filtration system leaked back into the pool, causing some foul odours and cloudiness in the water. They say they initiated their safety procedures and everyone in the pool

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Record Turn-Out for Ballyliffin International Coastal Challenge

The Ballyliffin International Coastal Challenge celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a record turn-out of over 1,500 people on Saturday in what can only be described as perfect weather conditions. The Women’s Category was won by Ciara Toner of Springwell with Anna Furling of Athenry in second and Buncrana’s Karen Doherty in third. In the men’s

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We were lucky to be within 7 points of them at the end – Maxi Curran

The Donegal Ladies were beaten by Galway on Saturday in the Division 1 Semi-Final in the Ladies National Football League. The game finished 1-12 v 1-05 and Galway controlled much of the action with Donegal’s goal coming from Niamh Hegarty as she converted form the penalty spot. After the match, Oisin Kelly spoke with Donegal

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