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Driver arrested after pedestrian is struck and killed at Bridgend

Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision at Bridgend, Co. Donegal at 11.55pm on Saturday 10th March 2018. A silver Opel Omega car was in collision with two pedestrians. It is believed that the car was traveling from the Derry direction towards Brigend prior to the collision. One pedestrian, a man in his 20s,

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Donegal were the architects of their own downfall – Declan Bonner

Donegal fell to Tyrone at Healy Park in Omagh tonight by a margin of 6 points, 2-13 v 1-10. Goals from Niall Sludden and Mark Bradley were enough to claim victory for Mickey Harte’s side in the National Football League Division 1 clash. After the match, Donegal manager Declan Bonner spoke with Tom Comack and

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Bringing Boston Boxing to Buncrana – Mark Porter and Pat Bradley look ahead to a great night of boxing

A team of Donegal Boxers will face off against fighters from Mark Porter’s Boston Boxing Academy next Friday night, the 16th of March, in their annual event. It will be a big night of boxing and entertainment, as the teams look to build relationships between boxing in Donegal and boxing in Boston. 15 bouts are

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Vigil to mark 41st anniversary of disappearance of Mary Boyle

A vigil will take place today outside the surgery of Donegal County Coroner, Dr Denis McCauley in Stranorlar to mark the 41st anniversary of the disappearance of Mary Boyle. Mary is now Ireland’s youngest and longest missing child, after disappearing from her home in Cashelard 1977. The Justice for Mary Boyle campaign will be protesting

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Ballybofey/ Stranorlar wastewater treatment plant receives major investment

Irish Water have announced plans to invest almost €9 million as part of the upgrade of the Ballybofey and Stranorlar wastewater treatment plant. Upon completion of these works, the plant will comply with European wastewater directives with the provision of a new process stream and equipment to increase the capacity of the wastewater treatment plant.

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Cross-border mental health recovery college to be developed

Three cross-border recovery college networks are to be established as part of a €7.6 million project launched to tackle the increase in numbers of people with mental health problems. Over the next four years, the EU INTERREG VA funded Innovation Recovery project offers an unprecedented opportunity to empower and enable people and communities take control

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Connecting Our Coastline conference recognises marine tourism in Donegal

Over 200 delegates were in attendance yesterday at the ‘Connecting Our Coastline’ Marine Tourism Conference in Dunfanaghy. The conference was a forum for businesses and organisations to exchange information with the prospect of developing new connections and exploring opportunities for collaboration to devleop marine tourism in Donegal. Councillor Niamh Kennedy who was in attendance says

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Crisis in Neurology affecting services in Donegal

Neurology Services are at Breaking Point, according to the Neurological Alliance of Ireland. The group has designated this week ‘Brain Awareness Week’, and is calling on the government to act now to improve services. Among the developments being called for is the appointment of a second neurologist at Letterkenny University Hospital. The ‘Invest in Neurology’

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KFO welcomes new draft Brexit guidelines

The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has welcomed new draft Brexit guidelines specifically citing requirements for fisheries to be included in the Free Trade Agreement. The draft guidelines state that trade in goods, with the aim of covering all sectors, which should be subject to zero tariffs and no quantitative restrictions with appropriate accompanying rules of origin.

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