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Nakita Burke selected on NI & Ulster Team for Cardiff Road Race Series Event

Letterkenny AC’s Nakita Burke has been included on the Northern Ireland & Ulster Team for the Cardiff Victory 5k Inter-Area competition. Seven athletes will compete against the North of England, Midlands, South of England, Scotland and Wales on 5th May in the Welsh capital. In the first round of the Inter Area Road Race Series

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‘Third Space’ project marks first year of operation

A cross border project which brings young people from together has celebrated its first anniversary this week, after providing personal development and training to around 200 young people from across Northern Ireland, as well as counties Donegal and Cavan. The Third Space project is backed by the EU’s Peace 4 programme, and operated by the

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Council to hold special Ten-T meeting on Monday

Donegal County Council meets in special session next week to adopt the preferred route corridors for the TEN-T Priority Route Improvement Project in Donegal. There are three sections under consideration – The N15/ N13 Ballybofey Stranorlar Urban Region, the N56/ N13 Letterkenny to Manorcunningham and the N14 Manorcunningham to Lifford, Strabane and the A5 Link.

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O’Domhnaill says Falcarragh pipe replacement must be fast-tracked

The Cathoairleach of Donegal County Council is calling for an emergency meeting between the local authority and Irish Water over serious issues with the water supply in Falcarragh. Several businesses were forced to shut their doors yesterday over the vast water outage which affected hundreds of residents in the area. The utility has pledged to

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English urged to ensure Mica redress scheme covers 100% of costs

Housing Minister Damian English has been urged to ensure that the proposed Mica redress scheme goes to cabinet for approval before the Easter break, and that the scheme is 100% funded by government. It follows reports that affected homeowners may be expected to pay a portion of the repair costs. In the Dail last evening,

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PSNI warn of contaminated cocaine in Derry and Antrim

There’s a warning of potentially contaminated cocaine in the North West. The PSNI’s Organised Crime Unit say they’ve received information that there may be a contaminated supply of cocaine in the areas of County Antrim and County Derry. The information suggests that anybody consuming these drugs could experience serious adverse effects. In a statement, they

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Less than one GP per 1,000 people in Donegal – Medical Council

Young doctors and consultants leaving the profession are a cause for concern according to the Medical Council. Its Workforce Intelligence Report shows almost 3,000 doctors stopped practicing in Ireland between 2015 and 2017. The council says this trend affects not just doctors in a hospital setting, but also those based in the community. In County

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Hundreds of homes & businesses affected by water outage in Falcarragh

  Hundreds of homes and businesses and a local school are currently without water in Falcarragh area due to a suspected pipe burst. Irish water has been notified of the issue however, it’s understood that some businesses in the area have had to shut their doors today to the water outage. There has been numerous

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GAA Programme – Donegal’s Luke Barrett & St Michael’s Dom Corrigan

The GAA Programme in association with Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure, is broadcast every Wednesday from 8.30pm – 9pm. On this week’s programme, Donegal U-16 football manager Luke Barrett joins Tom Comack to look ahead to Saturday’s Ulster U-16 Buncrana Cup final meeting of Donegal and Derry. Tom is also joined by the man who

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Minister reassures that Mica Redress is proceeding as planned

  Minister Damien English has moved to reassure homeowners in Donegal affected by mica that a redress scheme is going ahead as planned. It follows speculation and concern locally that the overspend of the National Children’s Hospital may result in the scheme being shelved indefinitely. However, the Minister clarified that while the scheme had been

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Hard border could wipe €390m from Irish tourism industry

  The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation is warning that 390 million euro could be wiped from the Ireland’s tourism market by a hard Brexit. It says a hard border, sterling fluctuations and possible disruption to aviation would massively impact on our competitiveness. Chief Executive of ITIC, Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, says the sector could add 80,000

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Council marks first sitting of First Dáil with special event

As part of Donegal County Council’s Decade of Centenaries Programme, Donegal County Council has marked the first sitting of the First Dáil, on 21st January 1919 at a special event in the County House Lifford last evening. Three TDs from Donegal were elected to that first Dail, relatives of some of them attended the commemoration.

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Council considering where to provide public wi-fi in Donegal

  Donegal County Council has begun considering where to provide public wi-fi in the county after successfully bidding for funding from the ‘Wi-fi 4 EU’ programme. Under the initiative, money will be available for the provision of hotspots in a number of locations, and officials have been briefing Municipal District meetings this week. Cllr Gary

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McConalogue calls for extra resources for Cross-Border Directive

  There are calls on the Health Minister to approve additional resources for the Cross-Border Directive unit. Figures released to Donegal Deputy McConalogue show there has been a huge increase in people across the country accessing services. In 2014, there were a total of 37 processed applications for reimbursement and prior authorisation under the CBD.

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Donegal rape victim records emotional victim impact statement

  Rape victim Annie Lafferty has waived her right to anonymity in order to name her attacker in an emotional victim impact statement made this week at the Central Criminal Court. Her father, 50 year-old Maurice Lafferty of Corcullen, Castlefin, Donegal, pleaded guilty to raping Annie during her teenage years, at the family home on

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Shower facilities approved for Drumatinney beach

Plans for shower facilities have been approved for Drumatinney beach in Falcarragh. The project is expected to go out to tender in two weeks’ time and it’s anticipated that work will be finalised by summer’s end. The facilities will be similar to those already available at Rathmullan. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill

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Fears Donegal’s health service will be impacted by recruitment ban

  There are fears that Donegal’s health service will be heavily impacted by the Government’s three month recruitment and overtime ban. The ban is being brought in owing to ‘financial pressure’ caused by a surge in recruitment last year. However it’s claimed that a decision to suspend recruitment in the HSE in 2007 is the

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