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Harps players McGlynn and McCampbell get Irish U15 call-ups

Finn Harps Football Club have confirmed that two of their Academy players Luke McGlynn and Conor Campbell have been included in the Republic of Ireland U15 squad for the international games against Poland next month. Harps U15 manager Kevin McHugh says the call-ups for McGlynn are very much deserved based on their consistently impressive performances […]

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€4.1m Irish Water upgrade of Ardsbeg Water Treatment Plant complete

Irish Water has confirmed that a €4.1 million upgrade project at the Ardsbeg Water Treatment Plant is now complete. The scheme has now been removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Remedial Action List, which it was included on for elevated levels of aluminium and THMs. 5000 customers in the Gortahork and Falcarragh areas are now

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Residents in local housing estate at ‘wits end’ over safety concerns

  Residents in Leitir Ard Estate in Letterkenny are said to be at their wits’ end over various health and safety concerns. There are currently no traffic calming measures in place in the estate and in recent months, it’s reported a child escaped uninjured after being knocked down by a passing car. Meanwhile the green

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Progress on Gaoth Dobhair Sewerage Demonstration Scheme

  Irish Water have confirmed that they are currently progressing two contracts relating to the Gaoth Dobhair Sewerage Scheme Demonstration project. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has received an update on the project from the utility and confirmation that plans are progressing in relation to the supply of equipment as well as construction works which are

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Funding applications invited for Donegal PEACE IV Grants Scheme

  The Donegal PEACE IV Grants scheme has opened for applications with just over €570,000 available to support activities that will help promote positive relationship building, community led peace building initiatives and celebrate cultural diversity in our communities. Funding is available for activities such as sport, arts, culture (including Irish and Ulster Scots language) and

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Tánaiste to meet EU’s Chief Brexit negotiator later as talks intensify

  The EU’s Chief Brexit negotiator will meet with the Tánaiste later to discuss the state of play in Brexit negotiations. Simon Coveney will again stress the government’s position that there needs to be a backstop to prevent a hard border on the island. Talks have stalled ahead of tomorrow’s crucial EU Council meeting. While

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Minister urged to resolve South Inishowen school bus debacle

With Minister Joe McHugh’s new appointment as Education Minister imminent, there’s further pressure on him to resolve the school bus debacle in South Inishowen. It’s after confirmation from Minister Halligan last week that transportation will be provided to students from Kilmacrennan and Termon wishing to travel to Milford for school. However, students in South Inishowen

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Irish Water faces criticism after major water outage in Inishowen

  Irish Water is facing criticism after thousands of South Inishowen residents were left without water over the weekend. A major burst in the main supply in Buncrana resulted in many homes and businesses across the peninsula going without water for much of Saturday. Meanwhile a pipe burst has left hundreds of residents on Inch

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Major talks in Brussels break down over Irish border issue

Talks between the UK’s Brexit secretary and the EU’s chief negotiator have broken down in Brussels over the Irish border issue. Negotiations have been suspended until Wednesday, when Theresa May will meet other EU leaders including the Taoiseach. Meanwhile, a senior Sinn Fein delegation is heading to London today to meet with the British Prime

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Minister urged to address DEIS funding issue in Donegal schools

A Donegal County councillor has requested an urgent meeting with Minister Joe McHugh in relation to the removal of DEIS funding from a number of schools in the Glenties area. Minister McHugh is set to appointed as the new Minister for Education and Skills subject to a Dail vote tomorrow (Tues). Councillor Micheal Choilm MacGiolla

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Warning a ‘No Deal’ Brexit would be disastrous for drinks industry

The Alcohol Beverage Federation’s warning a ‘No Deal’ Brexit would be disastrous for the drinks industry across Ireland. The industry group says it would disrupt 23 thousand cross-border truck movements and would apply unnecessary tariffs to supply chains. It also says a no-deal scenario would put 364 million euro worth of trade between the UK

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Donegal children set to benefit from special gaelic football programme

School children in the Donegal Gaeltacht areas are set to benefit from a special gaelic football programme. The programme will be run by the Donegal Ladies Gaelic Football Association, and will involve the coaching of young players through Irish. The plans were unveiled by Minister Joe McHugh after funding was secured in allocations for Budget

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Pressure on to carry out Mica assessment on Letterkenny social housing

A Letterkenny Municipal District Councillor says it’s important that a full assessment of all housing stock in the area is carried out to check for the presence of MICA. Cllr Adrian Glackin was told that testing has not yet been carried out, but a standard protocol is being developed under which blocks will be checked. Officials

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‘A great day for the club’ – Frank McGlynn on Glenfin’s Donegal IFC win

Glenfin are Donegal Intermediate Football Champions following their 1-10 v 0-07 win over Aodh Ruadh on Sunday in MacCumhaill Park. The only goal of the game was scored by Karl McGlynn, and Glenfin were able to keep the lead in the match from the seventh minute of play. After the match, Oisin Kelly was joined

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Best result of the year for Richard Kerr as he finishes Dickies British Supersport Championship

Donegal teenager Richard Kerr finished the 2018 Dickies British supersport championship with his best result to date. Kerr, riding the Campbell motorsport triumph, finished in 13th position on Saturday but saved his best result of the year for Sunday’s final race of the series taking a fantastic 6th place. Conditions where very tricky as rain

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USL: Letterkenny Rovers with big win over Finn Harps Res. while Fanad beat Swilly

Letterkenny Rovers had a big win over Finn Harps Reserves today in the Ulster Senior League, running out 5-0 winners. Declan Sharkey opened the scoring for Letterkenny before goals from Jonny Bonner and Conor Tourish left the score at half-time 3-0. BJ Banda scored his fifth goal in three games as he converted on 59

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Aodh Ruadh win Donegal Intermediate B Championship – Reaction

1-06 v 0-07 was the final score in the Donegal Intermediate B Football Championship Final at MacCumhaill Park today when Aodh Ruadh claimed the title against Cloughaneely. Cloughaneely led by 0-04 v 0-02 at half-time but an early second half goal from Ryan Granaghan changed the complexion of the game and spurred Aodh Ruadh on

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Eir issues apology following widespread broadband outage

Eir has apologised to customers following a widespread broadband outage yesterday. The company today confirmed the issue leading to the problem had been resolved and service restored. This issue is believed to have affected thousands of customers nationwide, many of whom took to social media complaining about the service disruption.

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