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Man arrested in Strabane in connection to two pipe bomb attacks in the town

A 32 year old man has been arrested in Strabane today under the Terrorism Act. The man was arrested in the town by detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit on suspicion of dissident republican activity including pipe bomb attacks in the town in 2017. The suspect has been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite

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Ann Marie McGlynn confirmed on Ireland Cross Country Team

Confirmation this afternoon that Ann Marie McGlynn is part of the 39 member Irish team which will compete at the European Cross Country Championships in Tilburg. The Letterkenny AC athlete took a brilliant silver medal in Sunday’s National Championships in Dublin. Ciara Mageean and Kevin Dooney will lead the women’s and men’s sides following respective

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Stephen Kenny excited about the challenge of international football

Stephen Kenny says he is excited about the challenge of international football and is looking forward to developing the next group of talented players. The former Dundalk, Bohemians and Derry City boss has been officially unveiled as the new Ireland Under 21 manger. Kenny will hold the role for less than two years. The Dubliner

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Water network improvement works to commence in Feddyglass Momeen

Irish Water working in partnership with Donegal County Council is carrying out essential water network improvement works in Feddyglass Momeen – beginning this Wednesday. The works involve the replacement of approximately 1,330 metres of problematic water mains with high density plastic pipes. The section of works will take place along the L-6104-2, crossing the N14,

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Donegal County Council considering draft capital budget

Donegal County Council is considering it’s draft capital budget for the next three years, with planned expenditure of almost €418 million. According to the draft capital budget presented to members today, Donegal County Council will spend almost 418 million euro over the three years between 2019 and 2021. In his report to members, CEO Seamus

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Jack Whitehall to host 2019 Brit Awards…and he wants to upset some celebs!

Jack Whitehall has confirmed he’s hosting the Brit Awards in February. The comedian posted a video on the event’s Twitter feed, and suggested he was ready to upset more stars. Last time the subject of his jokes included Little Mix, Niall Horan, Olly Murs and This Morning’s Holly and Phil. 👀 Guess who’s back… #BRITs

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Calls for more accountability on hospital car parking charges

  There are further calls on Management of Letterkenny University Hospital to provide more accountability over car parking charges. It comes as a new report recommends that car parking charges nationwide be capped at €10 per day. The report, commissioned by the Health Minister also says that hospitals should be required to introduce flexible charging

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Positive experiences reported at LUH, but still room for improvement

The results of the 2018 National Patient Experience Survey for Letterkenny University Hospital have been published this morning. Almost 400 patients from Letterkenny University Hospital participated in the 2018 survey, resulting in a strong response rate of 52%. Director of the survey, Rachel Flynn, commented: “The majority of participants from Letterkenny University Hospital reported positive

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Letterkenny gets €1M Investment for major regeneration plan

Letterkenny has secured €1million from a special Government regeneration fund to revitalise the town and promote enterprise. The funding will go towards creating a masterplan to improve the town centre, housing, public transport, create jobs and enterprise and modernise the overall environment of the town. The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund is one of four

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Mackerel cuts to send shockwaves throughout the country – Cope

A Donegal Deputy has slammed recent cuts to Irish Mackerel Quotas over it’s potential effect on the Northwest’s fishing industry. The final signing of the Total Allowable Catch agreement for Mackerel is to take place in Bergen this week. Total loss of revenue from the quota cut is estimated to cost fishermen here in the

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The McHugh View: Sanctioning of Experimental Football Playing Rules

At an Ard Chomhairle meeting of the GAA in Croke Park yesterday the following decisions were taken across a range of issues. Experimental Football Playing Rules The proposals relating to the restricted use of the hand-pass, the sideline kick, the introduction of the ‘sin bin’ and the advanced mark were all sanctioned by the meeting.

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Anne-Marie McGlynn wins Silver in National Senior Women’s Cross-Country

The National Senior and Junior Cross-Country Championships took place in Abbotstown in Dublin on Sunday and it was a magnificent day for Donegal athletes. The Senior Women’s was the main focus as Anne-Marie McGlynn of Letterkenny AC claimed a National Silver Medal. That now means that she is back on the Irish team for the

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Declan Boyle’s thoughts on McCarthy and Kenny’s Ireland appointments

The FAI has confirmed that Mick McCarthy has been appointed as the Republic of Ireland manager for two years. Former Wolves manager Terry Connor will come in as assistant coach alongside former Ireland captain and record goalscorer Robbie Keane. McCarthy returns to the role ahead of the EURO 2020 qualifiers draw which will be held

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McCarthy and Kenny officially announced as Irish Senior and U21 managers

The Football Association of Ireland confirms that Mick McCarthy has been appointed as the Republic of Ireland manager for two years with Stephen Kenny, who takes immediate charge of the Under-21s, succeeding him after EURO 2020. A former captain and manager of the Ireland team, McCarthy returns to the role ahead of the draw for the EURO

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McCarthy has unfinished business with Ireland – Ray Houghton

Former Republic of Ireland winger Ray Houghton has approved the appointment of Mick McCarthy as Martin O’Neill’s replacement. It’s expected that McCarthy will be announced as the new Republic of Ireland Senior manager today at an FAI press conference, along with Stephen Kenny being named Irish U21 manager tomorrow, with a view to taking over

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Murder investigation launched following the discovery of a body in Derry

Detectives from PSNI’s Major Investigation Team have launched a murder investigation after the body of a man was discovered in Creggan Street in Derry during the early hours of this morning, Sunday 25 November. Detective Chief Inspector Eamonn Corrigan said: “Shortly before 2.45am this morning, Police received a report that the body of a young

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Letterkenny Rovers travel to Dublin for FAI Intermediate Cup Third Round

Pegasus St James’ Gate are Letterkenny Rovers opponents in the FAI Intermediate Cup third-round clash tomorrow which is being played in Dublin. Letterkenny overcame their big rivals Cockhill Celtic 5-0 in the second round to make it to the National stages. Rovers manager Eamon McConigley joined Chris Ashmore on Saturday Sport to preview tomorrow’s game…

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Reaction to FAI plans to move all soccer league to calendar season

Representatives from the FAI were in Letterkenny during the week for a special workshop about the possibility of moving all soccer leagues to a calendar based season, which in effect would mean games from February to November with the close season being December and January. However, Donegal clubs are strongly opposed to the proposals, not

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