The planned extension for Little Angels School in Letterkenny has been given the green light to proceed to construction stage. The extension will be built under the Large Scale Capital Programme. The project will consist of 20 new classrooms and has been described as a substantial boost to the Little Angels school and the […]
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More than 20 Gardai in the Donegal Garda Division are currently off work due to Covid-19. Garda Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn revealed the details during the latest sitting of the Joint Policing Committee. 21 Gardai in total in the county are currently off duty due to either having Covid or are awaiting the results
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An investigation is continuing into a car fire in Manorcunningham in the early hours of this morning. The incident happened in the Abbey park area at around 5am. It’s understood that the car was subsequently removed for further examination. No injuries have been reported.
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Joe Morgan and Ann Owens – members of the mica redress team from Donegal, supported by the Left Group and Luke ‘Ming’ Flanaghan MEP, this week presented the mica/pyrite defective blocks issue to the EU Petitions Committee (PETI). The issue was also discussed by wider redress team members (Eileen Doherty, Eamonn Jackson, Mary O’
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The Cabinet will meet this afternoon to consider increased restrictions ahead of Christmas. NPHET has recommended limits on how many people can meet in a home, and a return to last year’s rules on hospitality. That would mean no booking multiple tables, earlier closing times and everyone would need to be seated – marking the
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A number of social enterprise projects in Donegal are to receive almost for €40,000 in funding. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys has announced €680,000 in funding is being made available for 50 organisations under a new initiative designed to raise awareness of the positive role played by Social Enterprises. Bundoran Community Development
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Members of Swilly Seals ASC recently participated in the National Finals of the Community Games held in the University of Limerick Sport’s Campus. Thirteen members of the club were selected following success in the county finals to represent Donegal and the communities of Letterkenny, Milford, Glenswilly-Churchill and Gaoth Dobhair. The finals in Limerick were a
The Letterkenny Vaccination Centre has been relocated to Letterkenny Business Park. The move to the bigger centre is said to be to support the rollout of the booster programme in Donegal. Vaccination clinics are to commence at the new clinic in Letterkenny Business Park tomorrow. The vaccination clinic previously located on Kilmacrennan Road will now
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A number of events have been planned across the North West to mark the 1500th anniversary of Colmcille’s birth on December 7th. Marking the historic year, Donegal County Council and Derry City & Strabane District Council, are coordinating a full line-up for ‘Colmcille 1500,’ to celebrate the anniversary of the patron saint. Celebrations for Colmcille
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Much debate continues to surround the controversial sliding scale element of the enhanced Mica Redress Scheme. Yesterday in the Dail, in response to Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar confirmed that Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien is considering the sliding scale. The current cap of €145 per square foot for the first 1,000 foot will
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The Republic of Ireland Men’s U15s drew their opening game of the Federations Cup Tournament 0-0 with Mexico at the Camps de Futbol Oliva Nova in Spain on Thursday. Ireland struck the woodwork three times during the encounter in an impressive display by Jason Donohue’s side. Donegal’s Luke O’Donnell started and played 68 minutes of
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The number of people awaiting a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital has dropped further today. According to the latest Trolley Watch report from the INMO, 39 people are waiting on a bed at the hospital. 7 people are on a trolley in the Emergency Department while a further 32 are waiting on wards. Nationally, 351
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The Housing Minister has approved 12 new posts for Donegal County Council’s housing delivery team which will assist in delivering their social housing targets. More than 200 posts have been approved nationwide and include engineers, quantity surveyors, architects and administrative roles. Minister O’Brien says the new posts, ensures that Donegal County Council have the capacity
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Donegal Aontu representative Mary T Sweeney believes parents should be allowed to decide whether their child wears a mask to school or not. Under new regulations children aged 9 and up must wear a mask in schools, shops and on public transport. An exemption may be granted if a medical cert is presented. Speaking on
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MacRory Cup Ulster A Colleges Result St. Eunan’s College 0 – 8 Holy Trinity College 0 – 15 Played in Banagher Co. Derry, St. Eunan’s College lost out to Holy Trinity, Cookstown in an important game for the Letterkenny college to guarantee their place in the knockout stages. Holy Trinity who fielded a number of
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Plans for a new apartment building occupying the former Tillie and Henderson site in Derry have been given the green light this week. The new development, which will be located at the cityside end of the Craigavon Bridge overlooking the River Foyle, will comprise of 131 modern apartments, and the development will also feature a
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The Tánaiste has given reassurances that the Mica Redress Scheme will be adequately funded in 2022 and topped up if needs be. There is an allocation of 40 million euro for the scheme in next year’s budget but concern arose after comments made by the Housing Minister indicated that may be the sum total. But
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27,000 ducks have been culled at a commercial duck premises in Co Tyrone over a suspected outbreak of bird flu. Northern Ireland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Robert Huey said a suspect case of Avian flu was reported to the Department on Tuesday and following confirmed cases in Monaghan the cull was initiated at the farm in
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TDs have voted in favour of bringing back laws to allow the Government enforce mandatory hotel quarantine. They took the decision in a vote that was passed in the Dail last night which applies to overseas arrivals. The bill will now be sent to the Seanad for approval. Sinn Fein health spokesperson, David Cullinane, says
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Ireland risks missing key EU targets because the country is generating “significantly” more rubbish and recycling less and less of it, according to a new Environmental Protection Agency report. It says 3.1 million tonnes of municipal waste was created in 2019 – a 6% rise, making Ireland’s rubbish pile the biggest it has been since
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A scheme will open next month to allow undocumented migrants in Ireland to regularise their status here. While there are no totally reliable figures the Department of Justice estimated there are around 17,000 undocumented in Ireland, including 3,000 children. The scheme will open in January for people who’ve been here for four years without permission,
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Household visits and indoor hospitality will be targeted as part of new restrictions to tackle the spread of Covid-19. It’s understood NPHET has recommended limiting household mixing – allowing one household gather with three others – until mid-February. Opening hour limits and rules around table sittings and multiple bookings at pubs and restaurants are also
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A Donegal Deputy is calling on the Government to pay Oireachtas secretaries better. The starting salary for a secretary is currently €24,000 a year and only rises slightly in stages over a long period of time. The issue was heavily debated in the Dail yesterday with a number of TDs adding their voice to the
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Amber Barrett played her part in creating history with the Republic of Ireland ladies on Tuesday night as they beat Georgia 11-0 setting a new record for most goals in a single game. The Milford native was one of three Donegals players along with Roma McLaughlin and Ciara Grant who featured as second half substitutes.
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On The Score this week Oisin Kelly talks International football with Milford’s Amber Barrett. Shane Byrne tells us about the LYIT men’s league campaign which has seen them secure a home semi final while Tom Comack looks ahead to the weekend’s Ulster Club Championship games for the north west sides. Part 1: Part 2:
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North Inishowen continues to have the highest Covid incidence rate in Donegal. It’s a bit of a mixed bag this week with both increases and decreases in the rate in other local electoral areas in the county. The figures cover the 14 days up to last Monday November 29th. Glenties recorded 245 new cases
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4,163 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening. Latest figures show Carlow, Westmeath and Longford have the highest 14-day incidence rates. There are 545 patients in hospital with the virus, down 33 from yesterday, while the ICU figure is unchanged at 117. Chief medical officer, Tony Holohan, says the situation has started
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Listen back to main evening news, sport, farming news & obituaries for Thursday November 2nd here:
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A potential tragedy was averted in Letterkenny recently thanks to the swift action of a local Garda. On Tuesday evening November 30th, Garda Peter McGee of Letterkenny Garda Station responded to an emergency call that a woman had slipped into the water close to the Port Bridge in the town. On arrival, Garda McGee
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The future of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment and the Wage Subsidy Scheme will be considered by Ministers over the next few days. Government is awaiting NPHET advice on whether there’s a need to further restrict socialisation over the next few weeks. Supports for businesses, including the hospitality sector, will depend on what health officials
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Work is set to start on a new wastewater treatment plant in Kilcar. The works are part of the Kilcar Sewerage Scheme and are aimed at eliminating the discharge of raw sewage into Tawny Bay. In a statement Irish Water say that once operational, the new plant and associated infrastructure will ensure compliance with
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An investigation is continuing into an attempted break in at a commercial premises in Milford at the weekend. The incident happened in Loughross, Milford between 9pm on Friday and 9am on Saturday morning last. Entry was not gained but damage was caused to the door. Anyone who may have observed any suspicious activity in that
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Steelstown and Glen will be looking to make home advantage count on Sunday when they Derry champions go into Ulster club championship quarter final action at Celtic Park. Brian Og’s Steelstown host Donaghmoyne of Monaghan in the intermediate clash at 1pm and that’s followed by Glen taking on Scotstown in the senior at 3.15pm. Tom
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Stormont’s Health Minister says he wants to avoid bringing back tougher covid restrictions. This week has seen the introduction of vaccine passports, and a tightening of rules for international travel. The Northern Ireland Executive’s expected to discuss the new Omicron variant when it meets today. Here’s Health Minister Robin Swann:
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Further restrictions are being considered to slow the spread of Covid over Christmas. The Tanaiste says new measures aren’t needed, but the Taoiseach has refused to speculate. With thousands of Covid cases being reported every day, public health officials were already nervous about how the virus is spreading. And that was even before the
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The Tanaiste has confirmed that the Housing Minister is ‘considering’ the controversial sliding scale issue in the enhanced Mica Redress scheme. There has been much outrage to the sliding scale element of the scheme which could result in homeowners still having to pay out tens of thousands of euro to fix their homes. The
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Derry City’s raft of new signings continued today, unveiling Alan Reynolds as the club’s new Assistant Manager. The 47-year old who replaces Rafa Cetaro had been at Shelbourne last season, splitting his time between there and the FAI where his Development role included assisting the national under-21 side. Reynolds is no stranger to the Brandywell
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Gardai in Donegal are urging people to park and shop smart. In the run up to Christmas motorists are being asked to consider car security. Gardai are advising people to always double check their vehicle is locked, windows are fully closed, to park in well lit or secure areas, to not leave valuables such as
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Police are investigating damage to the Christmas Decorations on the tree at Guildhall Square. Police believe that this happened during last night when someone has pulled and damaged a significant number of the ornaments. Police say that the community has put in a lot of hard work to bring light and joy after
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DUP MP Gregory Campbell has written to Taoiseach Micheal Martin over concerns around the exclusion of Northern Irish holiday home owners from the Mica redress scheme. The revised scheme announced this week does not offer redress for holiday homes while rental properties will only be covered if they were registered with the RTB by November
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People are being warned to watch out for website’s offering unsecured loans in the run up to Christmas. The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau says they’re targeting vulnerable people who’ve had difficulty accessing loans from established institutions. One such case of ‘Advance Free Fraud’ saw a person in Dublin lose 680 euro, after transferring money
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It’s emerged that just a fraction of additional beds allocated to Letterkenny University Hospital for 2020/ 2021 have opened. Of the 39 beds allocated only 16 are open for use. It comes as figures released by the INMO this week show that over 1,000 admitted patients were on a trolley at the hospital last month
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Motorists are advised of a bad oil spill on the main Ramelton to Rathmullan road. Drivers are urged to drive with caution in and around the area.
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There’s been a drop in the number of people waiting on a trolley at Letterkenny University Hospital today. However, according to the INMO it remains the second most overcrowded hospital in the country. 47 people are waiting on a bed at the hospital. 10 patients are waiting in the Emergency Department while a further 37
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Concern has been raised over delays to dredging at Magheroarty Pier. A foreshore licence application was submitted by Donegal County Council in January to commence dredging but to date, the go ahead has not been given. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage say the application is currently pending. Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig
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The General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers Organisation has accused public health of walking away from primary schools at the end of September. John Boyle says as a result, Covid-19 has spiraled out of control in schools. Latest figures show 6,077 primary school students tested positive for the virus last week alone. Speaking on
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The Agriculture Minister says he’s “hopeful” the Republic of Ireland can avoid another lockdown. It comes as NPHET meet today to consider recommending new restrictions, after the first case of the Omicron variant in the Republic of Ireland was identified yesterday. Minister Charlie McConlogue is confident the country can continue under the restrictions currently in
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A Donegal Deputy is backing calls for adequate ventilation in the workplace. The Workplace Ventilation Bill was debated in the Dail yesterday and if passed would pave the way for work to be carried out to provide sufficient air quality in businesses and schools as part of the battle against Covid-19. It has been described
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Croke Park have confirmed the fixture details for next season’s Allianz Leagues. Donegal will begin their Division One campaign with an away tie to Mayo on Sunday 30th January and with no ground available to Mayo next year the game will be played at Markievicz Park in Sligo throwing in at 1.45pm. Donegal have four
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A south Donegal Deputy is calling on the Taoiseach to take immediate action on hospital overcrowding in the North West. Deputy Marian Harkin says the region is coming out on top time and time again when it comes to overcrowding. Yesterday there were almost 80 people awaiting admission at both Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals,
Taoiseach lobbied to tackle hospital overcrowding in North West Read More »
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