There were 43 people awaiting in patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, 17 more than yesterday, and the third highest figure in the country. Of those waiting today, 10 were on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, the INMO says 492 people were awaiting beds at hospitals across the country this morning, the largest number, […]
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The Cabinet’s today considering a plan to create a permanent flood relief scheme for small businesses and community organisations. It would see automatic payments of up to 5 thousand euro for uninsured premises damaged by flood waters. Previously, flood relief schemes after events such as the August 2017 storms in Donegal operated on an
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The daughter of the owners of the Caiseal Mara Hotel in Moville says the family could have been attending a funeral today after the building was set alight at the weekend. Aoife Mc Kenna has lived in the hotel with her parents for the past four years, and spoke on today’s Nine til Noon Show
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It looks like Finn Harps have made their first big signing ahead of the new season. Striker Nathan Boyle took to social media last night to reveal that he has rejoined the club ahead of the 2019 premier division campaign The former Derry City striker – who joined Harps midway through last season – played
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The Sinn Fein Leader has dismissed calls for the party to end it’s policy of abstention from the British House of Commons. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar believes the party should use its votes to boost support for the Brexit deal. A vote on the agreement will take place on December 11th. Mary Lou Mc Donald claims
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A serving member of the Defence Forces has appeared in Court, charged with stealing €3000 from a bar in Donegal Town. 22-year-old Francis Mongan of Cullionboy, Barnesmore, Donegal Town is also charged with possession of 72 rounds of 5.56mm calibre of blank cartridges without a firearms certificate under the Firearms Act on February 28 last.
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The TII and appointed contractors have agreed to suspend road works a Cappry, Ballybofey in the run-up to the Christmas period. The works will end on December 7th and recommence on January 7th. A special speed limit will be imposed for the duration however, no traffic management systems will be in place. Cathaoirleach of the
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The Campaign for a Clean Estuary in Moville is accusing Irish Water of persisting with a discredited model for a new Moville sewage system. At an information meeting last night, Irish Water representatives presented an outline of their draft plans for a new Moville sewage system, with the campaign claiming the plan is effectively built
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The Donegal County Development Plan will be varied in the new year to take into account a settlement reached with Planree Ltd in the High Court. It’s after Planree challenged elements of the plan earlier this year. Donegal County Council has published a notice confirming the deletion of elements of the County Development Plan Following
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Donegal County Council is asking the government to clarify a number of planning issues, amid claims that decisions are being made in the basis of guidelines which the EU has called into question. Cllr Paul Canning raised the issue in the context of the recent decision to house up to 100 asylum seekers in Moville.
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Defender Darren Cole has left Derry City. The Scottish centre half, signed by Kenny Shiels midway through the 2017 campaign, has been out of contract since last month, and it’s understood he has been told by new boss Declan Devine that he is not part of his plans for the new season. The former Rangers
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Gardaí in Ballybofey are investigating a collision between a car and a van which occurred on the N15 at Carricknamanna on Monday evening. The crash, involving a car and a van, blocked the Ballybofey to Killygordan road for a time but it has since reopened. The are no reports of an serious injuries and enquiries
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The man whose body was found in Derry in the early hours of yesterday morning has been named as 52 year old Edward Meenan. Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses to come forward. Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell says he is particularly keen to speak to anyone who was in the Creggan Street or
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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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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday November 26th:
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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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Kyle Callan-McFadden has agreed a new contract with Sligo Rovers for the 2019 season. The Ramelton man signed with Rovers in December 2016 having returned from the United States after a season with Orlando City. He told the club website: “I’m delighted to be here again next year. I spoke to Liam and it was
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176 primary schools in Donegal are to benefit from a share of the €29 million Minor Works Grant. All identified schools will receive a flat rate Minor Works Grant of €5,500 plus €18.50 per mainstream pupil and €74 per special needs pupil attending a special school or special class. The grant is worth €6,425 for
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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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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 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 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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The Justice Minister has condemned an arson attack on the Caiseal Mara Hotel which was to be used as a direct provision centre, saying it is not representative of the local community. The reception area of the hotel in Moville – which is to be used to accommodate 100 asylum seekers next month –
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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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Two people remain in police custody after being arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Derry. The 35 year old woman and 51 year old man were arrested after the body of a young man was found in an alleyway, on Creggan Street, at around a quarter to three yesterday morning.
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Donegal county council has been told there is a need for joined up thinking when it comes to policy on signage and posters. Cllr Niamh Kennedy told members that posters are becoming a major issue, and rules need to be enforced. Concern was expressed by Cllr Paul Canning that passing this motion would impact
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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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It’s emerged that the family who own the Caiseal Mara Hotel were in the building when the blaze broke out in the early hours of yesterday morning. The hotel, which is due to house around 100 asylum seekers in the coming weeks, has been extensively damaged in what Gardai are investigating as an arson attack.
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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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Tyrone manager Mickey Harte is set to recall a number of former players to his squad as he seeks to add extra attacking flair to his challenge for honours in 2019. Darren McCurry, Kyle Coney and Shay McGuigan are all poised to revive their careers with a return to the Red Hand set-up, and could
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Tourism Ireland is to pump an additional 10 million euro into attracting overseas visitors here next year. 45 million euro will be spent overall and a new global campaign will be launched. 11.2 million people will have visited Ireland by the end of 2018, spending over 6 billion euro while here. CEO of Tourism Ireland,
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Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern says a hard Brexit is less likely now following the EU leaders summit in Brussels. He’s called on the DUP to work with other parties in the North to re-establish the executive in Stormont. Mr Ahern believes Arlene Foster should take a different approach to the Brexit agreement:
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There were 26 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. Five people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 21 were waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded today with 68 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 440 people waiting
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An investigation is continuing into a suspected arson attack at the Caiseal Mara Hotel in Moville. The building which is due to house around 100 asylum seekers in the coming weeks has been extensively damaged after the blaze broke out at 4.30 yesterday morning. A man in his 50s was taken to hospital for treatment
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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 Taoiseach believes support for Theresa May’s Brexit deal will increase as it gets closer to a vote in the House of Commons. The draft Withdrawal Agreement was approved by the UK government and EU 27 leaders yesterday at a summit in Brussels. Theresa May now has to win support for the deal in
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Detectives are appealing for information after a report of arson at residential premises at the Galliagh Park area of Derry last night. At around 9:55pm, it was reported that a sofa was found against the front door of a house and two wheelie bins at the back of the property. Both the sofa and
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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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5-1 was the final score in Letterkenny Rovers’ big win over Pegasus, St. James’ Gate in their FAI Intermediate Cup third-round clash in Dublin on Sunday. BJ Banda opened the scoring for Rovers on 4′ before adding a second from a header on 37′. Conor Tourish scored on 53′ before Darren McElwaine made it 4-1
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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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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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4-1 was the final score in Bonagee United’s FAI Intermediate Cup third-round clash with Cork side Midleton on Sunday. Diarmaid Doherty has the full-time report for Highland Radio Sport… After the match, Bonagee manager Jason Gibson gave his thoughts to Diarmaid…
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Ulster Junior Cup Milford United 0-1 Greencastle FC Convoy Arsenal 2-5 Glengad United Kilmacrennan Celtic 3-1 Buncrana Hearts Kildrum Tigers 2-0 Clonmany Shamrocks Carn FC 3-0 Ballybofey United Redcastle United 5 – 4 Drumkeen United Donegal Town FC 1 v 3 Castlefin Celtic Rathmullan Celtic 0 v 4 Cavan Town Ulster Junior Shield Greencastle Res
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Jackie Crossan Premier Division Illies Celtic 4-0 Culdaff FC Strand Hotel First Division Aileach Res 2-1 Gleneely Colts Dunree United 3-0 Buncrana Res Division Two Illies Res 1-1 Clonmany Res Aileach Youths 5-4 Rasheney Res Culdaff Res 4-2 Carrowmena FC
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Brian McCormick Sports & Premier Cappry Rovers 3 vs 2 St Catherines FC Glenea United 1 vs 2 Keadue Rovers FC Temple Domestic Appliance D1 Lifford Celtic FC 3 vs 3 Cranford FC Donegal Physiotherapy & Performance Centre D2 Copany Rovers FC 0 vs 5 Raphoe Town Deele Harps FC 4 vs 2 Dunkineely Celtic
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Cockhill Celtic were 5-1 winners over Fanad United in the only Ulster Senior League game of the day on Sunday. The goalscorers for Cockhill were Mark Moran, Gerry Gill, Bart Weslowski and Malachy McDermott, with one goal coming from an own goal. Next up for Cockhill is a home fixture against Swilly Rovers, while
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Dungannon will be playing in Division 1 of the Tyrone All County League next year following their 1-15 v 0-16 win over Aghyaran on Sunday. Extra-time was needed to separate the sides after what was a very tight game for the entire 60 minutes. Aghyaran led by three points at half-time, 0-07 v 0-04 but
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Donegal County Council has confirmed that all major routes in the county will be gritted this evening from 6pm. Forecasters are predicting temperatures tonight to fall to between 0 and 2 degrees celsius. Motorists are urged to assume no road is ice free.
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Police in the North investigating the murder of a man in Derry have made 2 arrests. The 35 year old woman and 51 year old man were arrested in the City earlier today on suspicion of murder and are currently in police custody It’s after the body of a young man was found in an
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Hospital car parking charges are ‘a burden on families’ that need to be decreased That’s the view of the Irish Patients Association as plans for capped fees are set to be introduced. Minister for Health, Simon Harris has received a review into the charges and plans to bring in new measures. Stephen McMahon from the
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