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Glenfin Ladies to contest Ulster Semi-Final after win over Lurgan

Glenfin will compete in the Ulster Senior Ladies Football Championship Semi-Final following their 5-12 v 0-11 win over Lurgan of Cavan at Pairc Taobhoige today. The Donegal Champions controlled the action all the way through and led by 9 points at the break, 3-05 v 0-05. The return of Yvonne Bonner in Karen Guthrie’s absence

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Venues and Times confirmed for FAI Intermediate Inter-League (Michael Ward) Tournament

The times and venues for next weekend’s FAI Intermediate Inter-League (Michael Ward) Tournament have been finalised. This year, the tournament is being hosted by the Ulster Senior League. Anthony Gorman once again has charge of the Ulster Senior League selection,. Gorman’s USL side begin their weekend when they face Munster Senior League at the Diamond

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DSFC: Dungloe will play Senior Championship Football next year after win over Burt

Dungloe have retained their Senior Football Championship status for next year following their 1-12 v 0-09 win over Burt on Sunday. Burt now go on to face Milford in the relegation playoff final to see who will play Intermediate Championship football next year. Ryan Ferry has the full-time report… After the match, Ryan spoke with

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Quigley looking forward to ‘great test’ against Hernandez

Jason Quigley is set to put his NABF Middleweight Title and his unbeaten professional record (14-0, 11 KO’s) on the line when he faces off against Freddy Hernandez (34-9, 22KOs) at Fantasy Springs on October 18th. The Ballybofey boxer’s clash with Hernandez is the main event of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN card. Hernandez is an

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GAA Preview: Hurling Championship takes centre stage in Derry this weekend

The Derry Hurling Championship Finals are all on tomorrow, Sunday 30th September at Owenbeg. 12 Noon sees the Junior decider between Coleraine and Na Magha, the Intermediate final is at 1.45pm between Ballinascreen and Swatragh while it’s Banagher taking on Slaughtneil in the Senior Hurling Championship final which throws in at 3.30pm. Sports Editor of

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New Government scheme to remove unwanted tyres from farms

Unwanted stock-piles of tyres will be removed from farms across the country over the next three weeks. The Government’s rolling out a scheme to help farmers get rid of tyres that used to be stored for holding silage covers down – before new systems were introduced. Environment Minister Denis Naughten says collection points are being

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Pramerica launches 2019 Spirit of Community Programme

Pramerica has launched the 2019 Spirit of Community programme, which recognises and honours voluntary projects sponsored by the company. The emphasis this time is on student volunteering, with the hashtag “Get Out There” being used to encourage students to become more active in their communities. Andrea Mc Bride is Vice-President of Systems at Pramerica –

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Irish Water to commence work in West Donegal next week

Work is due to commence on Monday in West Donegal as part of Irish Water’s €12 million replacement and rehabilitation project for the county. Work will initially start on the new water line from Meenaleck to Ranafast and will involve the decommissioning and replacement of ageing water mains. The utility says; replacing ageing water mains

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Concern raised over disrepair in some Council owned homes

Concern has been raised over the current state of disrepair and outdated fittings in some Council owned homes. Donegal County Council has stated that it is currently engaging with the Department in relation to the need for financial support for condition surveys to be carried out on its housing stock. It’s hoped that the surveys

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Minister Michael Ring promises more rural development funding

Rural and Community Development Minister Michael Ring says he’ll be announcing further funding for Donegal under Clar, the Town and Village Scheme and the LIS scheme in the coming weeks. Mr Ring is in the county today for a number of engagements – He’s already met with senior officials from Donegal County Council, and is

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Minister told full review of school transport system must be conducted

There are further calls on Minister John Halligan to conduct a full root and branch review of the current school transport model. The issue was raised at the latest sitting of Donegal County Council with Cllr Michael McBride saying that system is simply not work and has totally failed rural Donegal. The Council is to

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Fianna Fail to insist on Mica redress in upcoming Budget

Fianna Fail say they will insist a redress scheme for Mica affected homeowners in Donegal be included in Budget 2019. A meeting was held in Dublin yesterday with members of the Mica Action Group, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, the party’s Housing Spokesperson, Darragh O’Brien and Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue. Following the meeting, the Mica

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Lessons haven’t been learned since last property crash – Doherty

It’s ten years to the day since the Bank Guarantee. The decision by the Fianna Fáil-led government ended up costing the state 64 billion euro. It involved a blanket guarantee of loans and deposits in six banks including Anglo Irish Bank. Sinn Féin Finance spokesperson and Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says some lessons haven’t been

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Lifford Greyhound Stadium

Lifford Greyhound stadium to be viably assessed

The Irish Greyhound Board is carrying out a comprehensive review of the industry, with the financial viability of 16 stadiums, including Lifford, set to take place in the coming months. The Board’s CEO Gerard Dollard says each stadium will be assessed in several different areas, including finance, population catchment and other competing sporting facilities. He

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