A delegation from Donegal is to meet with the head of the National Ambulance Service next month to discuss ambulance cover in Killybegs. Concern was raised earlier this year when it was revealed that the second ambulance serving the Killybegs area had been lying idle for over a year due to the withdrawal of a […]
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800 additional Special Needs Assistants will be allocated to schools across the country for the beginning of the new school term. Donegal is to receive an additional 29 SNA’s this year, bringing to a total of 731 the number that will be working across schools in the county under the new allocation. Government Chief Whip
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There are calls for the Leap Card Scheme to be extended to include all passenger and commuter services in Donegal. Since its introduction in 2011, the scheme has been extended to include not only the greater Dublin area but also public transport services in Galway, Cork, Limerick and Waterford. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has reitereated
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The British Prime Minister has confirmed the UK will produce a new customs proposal to try to prevent a hard border in Ireland after Brexit. The so-called Irish backstop has been agreed by Theresa May’s Brexit committee. It would see the UK continue to follow EU tariffs after 2020, if there was no deal. Damien
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A 15 Minute Programme presented by Chris Ashmore every Thursday at 7.05pm highlighting all that’s happening in the farming community.
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The Donegal Fire Service are currently working to bring a gorse fire under control in West Donegal. It is believed that the blaze started this afternoon in the Brinlack area of Bunbeg with crews remaining at the scene this evening. Local Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig is reminding people to be cautious during this period
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It’s injury worries once again for Finn Harps ahead of Friday’s night’s First Division clash with Cobh Ramblers at Finn Park. Along with Gareth Harkin and Liam Walsh, who have been out for a while, Keith Cowan is also out with a hamstring injury and there’s doubts to over Paddy McCourt, Mark Timlin, Ciaran Coll,
Kevin McHugh on depleted Harps to host Cobh Read More »
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday 17th May:
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The INMO have called for an independent review of the admitting and discharging processes at Letterkenny University Hospital. In a statement issued this afternoon, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation say members working in the Emergency Department at the hospital are fearful for the people of Donegal as the abnormal has now been accepted by
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Irish Water are currently working to repair a burst water main in the Burnfoot area. The utility have advised customers that supply disruptions may be experienced in Burnfoot, Inch Island and surrounding areas. Works are estimated to be completed by 10pm tonight.
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Police are treating last evening’s fire at Herdmans Mill in Sion Mills as arson. The PSNI have confirmed that the fire was deliberately started sometime before 7:30pm with emergency services battling the blaze before eventually bringing it under control just before midnight. Police have expressed their safety concerns surrounding the mill due to this latest
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Police in Derry are appealing for witnesses following a report that a number of vehicles were set on fire in the Garrymore Place area of Strathfoyle, Derry in the early hours of this morning. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed that this was a deliberate ignition with the PSNI now treating the
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Police in Strabane have confirmed that they have seized a quantity of drugs in the district along with a vehicle and drugs paraphernalia. A quantity of drugs and a vehicle were seized by Police while completing mobile patrols in the Ballycolman area of Strabane last evening. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a quantity of drugs
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Lahinch has been named as the venue for the 2019 Dubai Duty-Free Irish Open. Paul McGinley will host event which will be held at the West Clare golf course just days before the Open in Portrush. 2014 Ryder Cup captain McGinley says he is delighted to head the event at the venue of his choice.
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There were 25 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. 14 people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 11 were waiting on wards. The number is down 5 on yesterdays figure of 30. Cork University Hospital was the most overcrowded today with
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Concern has been raised over Lady’s Bay in Buncrana after the beach was deemed sufficient in the latest report by the Environmental Protection Agency. According to the EPA, the beach appears to exhibit some low level pollution, possibly arising from storm overflow discharges. But Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District Cllr. Jack Murray says this
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The local sports fraternity celebrated another memorable year at the City Hotel last night as Derry City and Strabane District Council, in association with the District Sports Forum, hosted the 2018 Derry and Strabane Sports Awards. A total of 16 awards were presented as Strabane runner Ann Marie McGlynn’s record breaking season was recognised with
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The GAA Programme in association with Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure, is broadcast every Wednesday from 8.30pm – 9pm. On this weeks programme – Ahead of Sunday’s eagerly awaited meeting of Tyrone and Monaghan in the Ulster Senior Championship quarter-final on Sunday, Tom Comack takes a trip down memory lane with former players, Tyrone’s Raymond
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Letterkenny Rovers moved to within three points of leaders Cockhill Celtic on Wednesday night after defeating Derry City Reserves 3-0 at Leckview Park. Rovers knew they needed a win to keep alive their slim hopes of winning the title and they duly obliged against the Foyleside outfit who fielded mainly an u17s side. Declan Sharkey,
Rovers close gap but Cockhill could wrap up another title this weekend Read More »
The Government has announced a €2.1million investment to develop a new community facility housing a public library, a family resource centre and An Foróige in Donegal Town. Almost half of the funding has been awarded by Michael Ring, Minister for Rural and Community Development, and the remainder will be provided by Donegal County Council. The
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The 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, hosted by The Rory Foundation, is being held at Ballyliffin Golf Club this July. To celebrate – children across the north west and throughout Ireland are being invited to putt themselves in the picture and win some fabulous prizes for their school and family. To be won… a
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Fire Crews have dealt with a blaze at the historic Herdman’s Mill in Sion Mills. Three appliances and one aerial appliance attended the scene following a report of a fire at the derelict property at around 8pm yesterday evening. The fire was brought under control just before midnight. In a statement West Tyrone MLA Daniel
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It’s been confirmed that this coming Friday is the closing date for the receipt of tenders for a Visitor Management Plan in Inishowen. It will be used as the basis for all tourism development planning across the peninsula, with the third phase of the proposed Malin Head improvements at the centre of the plan. Meanwhile,
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There are calls for immediate investment to be made in Crana College, Buncrana. At the recent sitting of the Inishowen Municipal District, Councillor Albert Doherty called for action to be taken to address serious problems at the site including capacity and parking. As part of the Buncrana Three School Campus, the school would share a
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A new tourism strategy is to be launched in Derry today which will include plans to connect the city with Donegal’s Wild Atlantic Way. Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Tourism 2025 Strategy is a seven year plan to transform Derry’s tourism industry and develop the region as a hub destination, connecting the Wild Atlantic
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It’s been confirmed that a Donegal meat plant has reopened under new ownership. Edenmore Farm Meats, Lifford closed in 2016 with the company dissolved in January of this year. C&J Meats an Armagh based company have taken over the plant with slaughtering resumed. Before its closure, a number of protests were held by local farmers
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The Glenveagh Road just outside Termon has since reopened after a road traffic collision there last night. The crash involving a minibus and two cars happened just before 9pm. Gardai have confirmed that nobody sustained any serious injuries.
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Tyrone’s journey for three in a row Ulster Senior Football Championship titles starts this Sunday at Healy Park in Omagh against former winners Monaghan. Preparations have gone well for the O’Neill County and they are hopeful Colm Cavanagh and Lee Brennan can play a part. Moy man Cavanagh has had a quad muscle injury while
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The Irish Film and Television Academy have announced the nominees for the Presenter of the Year prize at their upcoming television awards, with Graham Norton, Ryan Tubridy and Miriam O’Callaghan among those shortlisted. The category is the only one that will be voted on by the public, with the 10 nominees shortlisted by a panel
Irish band The Academic, who are the only support act for The Rolling Stones’ Croke Park gig, say they will “play it cool” in front of the legendary musicians. The Mullingar indie-rockers were announced to be supporting the Stones back in April and said it was a “childhood dream” to play a venue like Croke Park with the
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday 16th May:
Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday 16th May Read More »
Michael Duffy has been named SSE Airtricity Player of the Month for April. The 23-year old chipped in with three goals as Dundalk made their way to the top of the Premier Division. It is the first time Duffy has won the monthly award. In winning the award, Duffy saw off competition from Derry City’s
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A National Director in the HSE has admitted none of the assurance systems in the health service worked to alert them women were not being told about the audits of their cancer smear tests. The Oireachtas Health Committee has also heard there was a clear failure to escalate the issue within CervicalCheck. Meanwhile, questions have
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Latest figures have revealed that 388 women from Donegal travelled to the UK for an abortion. The figures from the Department of Health and Social Care in the UK show that a total of 18,112 women in Ireland travelled to the UK for an abortion between 2012 and 2016. The figure includes women who gave
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€2.4million investment has been secured in former National Asset Management Agency (Nama) properties in Ramelton under the Rebuilding Ireland programme. When complete, the scheme at Radharc an Chuain will include 20 new homes made up of 15 three bedroom houses and five four bedroom houses. In a statement, Minister Joe McHugh says “The houses will
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THE Lidl Teams of the 2018 Ladies National Football League were revealed this week. The Division 1 team contains players from no fewer than six counties, with Donegal, newly-crowned champions Dublin, runners-up Mayo, Westmeath, Galway and Monaghan all represented. The Donegal trio named are Ciara Hegarty, Karen Guthrie and Yvonne Bonner. Guthrie and Bonner, along
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Donegal’s fishing community is being urged to engage in a Department of the Marine public consultation currently underway. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says bigger boats have been trawling within the 6 nautical mile zone which is negatively impacting on smaller vessels with the aim of the consultation to restrict access to the bigger vessels in
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Finn Harps F.C. is now inviting expressions of interest for the position of Manager/Head Coach for the inaugural National U-13 League starting March 2019. The person appointed as Manager/Head Coach will oversee the process of selecting a squad and taking charge of the team for the first ever national league at this U13 age-group. We
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There were 30 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. Seven people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 23 were waiting on wards. Tallaght Hospital was the most overcrowded today with 44 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 509 people waiting at hospitals across the
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The draw for the 2018 Derry Senior Football Championship was made on Tuesday evening in Owenbeg. Defending Champions Slaughtneil have been drawn against O’ Donovan Rossa, Magherfelt in the first round. The Robert Emmetts club are gunning for five in a row Derry senior titles in 2018. The last team other than Slaughtneil to lift
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Nearly three quarters of Ireland’s bathing waters are of excellent quality, according to a new report, though some urban beaches are failing to make the grade. The Bathing Water Quality in Ireland 2017 report from the Environmental Protection Agency found 132 of the 142 identified bathing waters (93%) meet strict EU standards. These include both
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Councillors in Inishowen are calling for the old Cockhill Bridge to be opened up to local traffic on a one way basis. Work on the replacement bridge is practically complete, with all councillors welcoming it as a vital safety measure which will also improve the flow of traffric in the area. At present, the planning
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Captain William Porterfield says the Irish Cricket team have shown a lot of potential in their first ever Test match. They staged an impressive second-innings fight back against Pakistan in Malahide, but lost by 5 wickets. Porterfield thinks it shows Ireland should never be written off…
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This Sunday, Tyrone start the defence of their Anglo Celt Cup as the Ulster Champions host Monaghan in the tie of the round in the quarter finals. Tyrone are going for three in a row in Ulster but they know Sunday’s game is a seriously tough opener. Monaghan have already beaten Tyrone this year in
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An unnecessary A5 legal challenge is costing the public hundreds of thousands. That’s according to West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan who was responding to news from Permanent Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Peter May that the A5 legal bill is anticipated to cost upwards of £350,000. McCrossan says that this is not only an
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An Inishowen councillor is questioning the commitment of Donegal County Council to Inishowen. At yesterday’s meeting of the Inishowen Municipal District, two senior managers were not present, and no replacements were sent. Cllr Mc Guinness says this raises questions over whether resolutions passed at the meeting will be implemented, and this is an issue that
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Letterkenny Chamber is holding a number of consultation workshops later this month in preparation for the new Letterkenny Town Plan. In conjunction with Donegal County Council, the workshops will be the beginning of a dialogue concerning the development of the town into the future, ahead of formal consultations. An introductory workshop will be held on
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Latest figures have revealed that in Donegal, over 300 adult patients are awaiting an occupational therapy assessment. The data obtained by Sinn Fein in response to a Dail question show that adults in the county face some of the longest waiting times in the country. The figures obtained by Sinn Fein show that 308 adults
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Galway City Council tops Ireland’s first National Integrity Index for Local Authorities. Transparency International Ireland has ranked Ireland’s 31 councils based on three criteria: Transparency, Accountability and Ethics. Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council came joint-second in the rankings. Donegal County Council came at 17th position, scoring 13 points out of 30. Transparency
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Award-winning playwright Tom Murphy, who worked closely with the Abbey Theatre and the Druid Theatre Company, has died aged 83. President Michael D Higgins has said the importance of his contribution to Irish theatre is “immeasurable and outstanding”, and that he will miss him deeply. A native of Tuam, Co Galway, Murphy’s first one act play
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