The Balor Arts Centre in Ballybofey has signed up to a new innovative scheme that will see it providing community toilet facilities in the Twin Towns under Donegal County Councils new Community Toilet Scheme. The scheme is being piloted by Donegal County Council in the area with a view towards increasing the number of […]
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There were 18 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. All 18 people were waiting on wards or in overflow areas of the hospital. Cork University Hospital was the most overcrowded with 55 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 617 people waiting at hospitals across
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A no-deal Brexit will lead to job losses, lower wages and higher prices in shops. The ESRI’s warning that no matter how Britain leaves the EU, it’ll have a negative impact on the Irish economy. But if they leave with no deal, there’ll be a 4.8 per cent hit to the economy over the
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Donegal County Council Officials have confirmed that they intend to invite tenders for the design of a new leisure in Buncrana. It’s expected that a proposed model will be presented to local representatives for consideration in the coming months. The Council has also stated that significant discussions between them and the Buncrana Leisure Centre
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The HSE is being accused of deliberately deferring a decision on long term care at Lifford Community Hospital. The HSE has continuously said that the situation in Lifford won’t be reviewed until 2021 – pending on Census figures. However, documentation from the HSE for CHO area 1, which includes Donegal, shows that the projected
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A Donegal man who falsely claimed jobseekers allowance from the Department of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection had his case put back for a year to monitor repayments. Alan Carr from Bluestack Drive, Letterbarrow claimed €26,444 from the Department. Alan Carr pleaded guilty at Donegal Town District Court to one count
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Plans for a new fresh fruit and vegetable processing and distribution facility for the Claudy area were granted full planning permission at a meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning Committee yesterday. The new premises is proposed for lands opposite 613 Baranailt Road, Claudy, and local food firm Seasons Harvest will operate
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Friday the 24th of May has been appointed polling day at both the European Parliament election and the local elections. The Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy’s announced voting will be open from 7am to 10pm that day. He’s appointed Barry Ryan, a Principal Officer in the Department of Housing to be the chief returning officer for
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday March 25th:
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An Inishowen Councillor has welcomed the passing of a motion today to replace a bridge in the Illies which was badly damaged by flooding in August 2017. Donegal County Council has confirmed to Councillor Rena Donaghey that plans to replace the Meenamullaghan Bridge has passed planning stage and is now due to go out to
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Donegal made sure of a quick return to Division One football on Sunday as they powered past Kildare on a scoreline of 1-20 v 0-10. Next up for Declan Bonner’s men is the Division 2 League final. That takes place this coming Saturday at 5pm in Croke Park where they will take on Meath. Yesterday’s
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Finn Valley have ended the day at the World Masters Championships in Poland with two medals. Kay Byrne was the latest winner this afternoon when she finished 5th in the 8k Women’s Cross Country. The run from the Edennore lady helped Ireland to Team Bronze in the 50/55 Masters category. Earlier in the day, Valley’s
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‘Who said What’ is a game on the JiveTime Show where you have to guess what celebrity is saying the word ‘What’. Guess correctly and you win a cash prize! Listen to the JiveTime show to hear the ‘What’ and call in with your guess! A list of the wrong answers so far are below
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The President of the High Court has given the go ahead to allow Circuit Court Appeal hearings be heard at Letterkenny Courthouse. A long standing practice of the courts service meant all civil appeal cases had to be heard at courts in Sligo or Mayo. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has welcomed the move saying it
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Eugene Gallagher has been officially co-opted onto Donegal County Council. He replaces Dessie Shiels who resigned earlier this month. Gallagher will now serve as a Councillor in the Letterkenny Municipal District. Speaking in Lifford today, Cllr Gallagher says he has a number of key objectives going forward. He also paid tribute to his predecessor:
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Finn Valley’s Mark Connolly has won a Gold medal at the World Masters Championships in Poland. Connolly was part of the Irish team in the 8k Cross-Country and they claimed victory 7 seconds ahead of England and 14 seconds ahead of Poland. The Aghyaran man finished 19th overall in the race and was in a
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The number of crimes reported to gardai nationally increased in the last quarter of 2018 . These CSO stats, based on data from the gardai, show fraud offences increased by 18 per cent in the last three months of 2018. Sexual offences were up 10 per cent and controlled drug offences jumped by 9.5 per
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Irish Water has committed to carrying out upgraded works to 4.5km of water main within the slab lands at Burnfoot. The utility has confirmed that the project is currently at design stage and is expected to be complete by 2021. The water main in question has been described as very problematic at present, with the
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Today’s sitting of Donegal County Council has been adjourned as a mark of respect to the late former Cllr. Dessie Larkin. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill led tributes this morning in Lifford saying that Dessie Larkin left quite a legacy behind following his sad and untimely death. Cllr Ciaran Brogan commented it
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One of Donegal’s best known hotels has been sold. Harvey’s Point is to be bought by a Fund managed by Davy Real Estate, which is promising to continue to invest in the hotel. The owners say General Manager Noel Cunningham and Financial Controller Michael Cullinan will remain in place, and they will oversee a programme
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There were 21 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, none of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, the INMO says there were 530 admitted patients without beds at hospitals across the country, the largest number, 50, at University Hospital Limerick.
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An Inishowen councillor says he believes there will be progress on the future of Buncrana Leisure Centre at today’s full sitting of Donegal County Council. Cllr Jack Murray has a motion on the issue up for discussion on the centre, which has been closed for several years, with the effective rebuilding of the facility now
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David Attenborough would like the chance to convince Donald Trump that climate change is real. The nature expert reckons he’d certainly take up the challenge – saying there are so many bits of evidence he’d use. He’s been speaking to promote his latest series Our Planet – which is out on Netflix next month.
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A 32 year old man has been charged with murder following the death of 23 year old Darren McGurk from Limavady at the weekend. Mr Mc Gurk died in hospital following an assault at a house in the Glenbeg Walk area of the town on Wednesday evening last. The 32-year-old man, who was arrested on
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The Cathaoirleach of the Stranorlar Municipal District says the secrecy regarding the future of St Joseph’s Hospital is an erosion of democracy, and is set to be a major election issue. Cllr Patrick McGowan was speaking after a weekend march and public meeting saw over 1,000 people take to the streets in support of the
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A local councillor in Letterkenny is once again calling on Irish Water and Donegal County Council to put in place the mechanism necessary to deliver an adequate water service to two estates in the town. It comes as the Gort Na Greine and Glean Tain estates were without a suitable supply water for much of
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Today marks the launch of a county-wide billboard campaign highlighting the role of wind energy in tackling climate change. It’s part of a wider national campaign backed by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton and the Irish Wind Energy Association. Wind energy’s central role in Ireland’s fight against climate change is being
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The Donegal Midwife who died at the weekend after settling an action with the HSE will be buried in her native Glenvar tomorrow. Philomena Canning, who had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, had sought damages from the HSE, who withdrew her indemnity insurance to practice as a midwife. In 2015, her indemnity was restored
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Donegal have made their way back to Division One of the National Football League and they’ve also booked their place in the Division Two final following an impressive 1-20 v 0-10 win over Kildare at Ballyshannon on Sunday. Donegal had 10 different scorers throughout the course of the 70 minutes with Jamie Brennan scoring the
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Tyrone finished their league campaign in style with a 3-15 v 1-14 comeback win over Galway at Healy Park in Omagh on Sunday. The Tribemen led by 1-11 v 0-07 at half-time but a Peter Harte goal from a penalty, a goal from Mattie Donnelly and consistent attacking play from Tyrone soon gave them the
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Jason Quigley picked up his 16th Professional win on Saturday evening in what was an impressive display against Finnish opponent Mathias Eklund in his UK Debut at the Copper Box Arena, London. Quigley, who is now 16-0 (12 KOs) in the pro ranks, stopped Eklund for the first time in his career in the second
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The Draw for the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Club Football Championships was made on Sunday. Details of the full draw can be found below. Oisin Kelly and Martin McHugh ran through the draw on Highland Radio Sunday Sport… SENIOR: Group A: Gaoth Dobhair – 2018 Senior Champions Ardara St. Michael’s St. Eunan’s Group
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The Race 2019 took place over the weekend and as always it was a tough event for everyone involved. The Male category was won by Lonan O’Farrell of Galway in a time of 14h 49m 8s with Michael Flood in second and Danny McLaughlin in third. The Female event was won by Sarah Enright in
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Knockalla Caravans Senior Cup Glengad United 2-1 Letterkenny Rovers Jackie Crossan Premier Division Greencastle 2-1 Clonmany Strand Hotel Division One Cockhill Yth 1-0 Buncrana Res Moville 2-1 Glengad Res Inishowen Engineering Division 2 A Aileach Yth 0-3 Greencastle Res Redcastle Res 2-4 Clonmany Res QPS Res 2-2 Moville Res Inishowen Engineering Division 2 B Carn
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Brian McCormick Sports & Premier Kilmacrennan Celtic FC 0 vs 0 Castlefin Celtic Milford United FC 3 vs 1 Cappry Rovers St Catherines FC 1 vs 0 Donegal Town FC Temple Domestic Appliance D1 Bonagee United FC 3 vs 1 Drumkeen United Convoy Arsenal FC 2 vs 2 Lifford Celtic FC Drumoghill FC 2 vs
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The Raphoe Ladies Hockey Team have won the Ulster Hockey Ladies Senior 1 League title. A 1-1 draw against CI Ladies was enough to secure the league title with two games left to play. They are unbeaten in 16 league games, picking up 13 wins and three draws. Raphoe head coach Richard Tinney joined Pauric
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Detectives from PSNI’s Major Investigation Team have launched a murder investigation following the death of 23-year-old Darren McGurk from Limavady. Officers received a report around 4:20pm on Thursday (21st March) that Mr. McGurk had sustained a serious head injury following an assault at a house in the Glenbeg Walk area of the town the previous
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The Government’s being accused of leaving young people in rural Ireland stranded without cars. Fianna Fail’s Transport Spokesperson says Minister Ross is forcing young people to wait months on end to get a driver’s licence – after failing to hire enough driving test instructors. Deputy Robert Troy says it’s impossible to get around rural Ireland
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The cost of petrol and diesel is on the rise and doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Petrol has risen by 2 cent in the past month with the average price across the country being 136.2 cent. While diesel drivers are being hit harder as its risen 3 cent to an average price of 133.0
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In the UK, senior cabinet ministers have rubbished talk of a coup to oust Theresa May. One of her rumoured replacements, David Liddington, says he’s 100 percent behind the British Prime Minister. Meanwhile, Brexit Secretary, Stephen Barclay, says a general election would become more likely if MPs vote this week for a Brexit option the
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Tyrone came from trailing by seven points at half-time to beat Galway by 3-15 to 1-14 at Healy Park in Omagh on Sunday afternoon. 1-11 v 0-07 was the half-time score in favour of the Tribesmen but a poor defensive display from Galway coupled with quick-fire goals from Tyrone won the game for Mickey Harte’s
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Donegal are back in Division 1 of the National Football League after just one year in Division Two following a 1-20 v 0-10 win over Kildare in Fr. Tierney Park, Ballyshannon on Sunday. Declan Bonner’s men can also pick up the Division 2 title as they will take on Meath in the final next weekend
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The Republic of Ireland have ended a poor run of results in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier. They’d only picked up one victory in their last 11 matches before the 1-nil win away to minnows Gibraltar in Group D. Killybegs man Seamus Coleman picked up his 50th cap for the Republic of Ireland on Saturday
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Derry have warmed up for the Allianz Football League Division Four Final with a win. The Oakleaf County edged a thriller against Wexford by 3-21 to 4-16. They’ll take on Leitrim in that Division 4 decider and the Connacht side were 1-20 v 2-09 winners over Waterford in their final warm-up. Derry manager Damien McErlain
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The Donegal Ladies booked their place in the semi-finals of Division 1 of the LIDL Ladies National Football League on Saturday with a 1-08 v 1-04 win over Westmeath. Maxi Curran’s side now have 5 wins from 6 and will take on Galway in their next League game. Donegal captain Karen Guthrie, who scored 0-05
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Donegal hosts Kildare in their final divisional game this Sunday in Ballyshannon. A victory is key for Declan Bonner’s side as it could seal promotion back to Division One and give Donegal a place in the final at Croke Park the following weekend. The match throws in a 2pm and the Highland team of Martin
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Jason Quigley has moved to 16-0 (12 KOs) in his professional career following his stoppage of Finnish opponent Mathias Eklund at the Copper Box Arena, London on Saturday evening. It was a destructive performance from Quigley who wobbled Eklund early in the second. The Finn had never been stopped before but the power of Quigley’s punches
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Donegal are into the last four of the LIDL Ladies National Football League Division One following a 1-08 v 1-04 win over Westmeath in Letterkenny on Saturday. 0-05 v 0-02 was the half-time score with Karen Guthrie kicking four of those scores for Maxi Curran’s side. Donegal’s goal came from the boot of Shannon McGroddy
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The Run Donegal Women’s 5k Race/ Walk takes place next Sunday, the 31st of March at 11am at the Finn Valley Sports Centre, Stranorlar. The proceeds from this fundraiser will go to the Bríd Carr Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Registration on the day starts at 9.30am. More information can be found on their Facebook page,
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Jim McGuinness’s Charlotte Independence go in search of their first win of the season at 11pm Irish time tonight at home to Atlanta United FC 2 in the United Soccer League. McGuinness’s first competitive game in charge ended in a 3-2 defeat to Indy Eleven. The Independence have this game at home before going on
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