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Cian Mulligan happy Gaoth Dobhair shut teams out in Ulster U21 Club Football Tournament

4-07 v 0-06 was the final score in Gaoth Dobhair’s Ulster U21 Club Football Tournament win over Lavey of Derry. Eamonn Ó Colm scored the first goal, and then it was a Cian Mulligan hat-trick that helped Gaoth Dobhair to the win. Man of the Match Mulligan spoke with Ryan Ferry after the match… Gaoth

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National Indoor Athletics Championships: Donegal 1 2 in 800m with Mark English claiming victory

Mark English won the mens 800m crown at the National Indoor Championships in Dublin earlier today. English, running for UCD, finished ahead of fellow Donegal and UCD runner Karl Griffin to claim the title. 1.53.54 was enough for English to ensure a finish ahead of Griffin. John Kelly of Finn Valley AC set a new

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Conall McCann says Tyrone can take positives from McKenna Cup Final loss

Tyrone failed to claim their seventh McKenna Cup title in a row tonight when they lost out to Donegal by 4 points at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. 1-16 v 1-12 was the final score in an enthralling encounter that saw both sides play attacking football. Tyrone’s Conall McCann gave Ryan Ferry his thoughts after

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GAA Preview: Donegal Hurling manager Danny Cullen is looking forward to a ‘totally different challenge’ this Sunday

After taking their first ever competitive win against Derry last weekend, the Donegal Hurlers will look to continue a good run of form against Wicklow in Division 2B of the National Hurling League. After losing to Mayo in their league opener, Donegal bounced back to put together a solid performance against Derry. Manager Danny Cullen

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Country’s short term needs not captured in NPF – Deputy Doherty

Responding to yesterday’s publication of the National Planning Framework 2040, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty believes the plans don’t capture the immediate plans of the country. Deputy Doherty says the Capital Plan announced doesn’t deal with a State facing immediate infrastructure issues and possible shocks from Brexit. Yesterday the National Planning Framework revealed plans by Government

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Calls for Minister Bruton to meet with Three School Campus representatives

There are calls for Minister Richard Bruton to meet with representatives of the Three School Campus in Buncrana when he visits Donegal next week. Local Councillor Rena Donaghey says the Ministers visit on Friday is an ideal opportunity for him to meet directly with the main stakeholders regarding the status of the project. Buncrana’s Three

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North West City Region will be a key element of Project 2040

The Cabinet’s 116 billion euro plan for the country’s development over the next two decades has been unveiled. In includes formal recognition of the North West City Region linking Letterkenny with Derry City and Strabane, as well as a focus on infrastructure with plans for a new N14 route connecting Letterkenny to the A5, bypassing

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More details emerge from NPF meeting as Donegal investment outlined

More details are emerging from the National Planning Framework cabinet meeting taking place in Sligo today. Government Chief Whip Minister Joe McHugh confirms investments for Donegal and the whole North West region. Minister McHugh says; “Donegal and the North West has been put at the heart of National public policy for the first time today

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Strabane Out of Hours service could lead to unnecessary deaths -McCrossan

A West Tyrone MLA is warning that the current level of Out of Hours services in Strabane will ultimately lead to unnecessary deaths. The Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in the North has confirmed no provision will be made for extra out of hours services in the town, despite the dwindling of services

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National Ambulance Service refute claims Donegal service in disarray

The National Ambulance Service has moved to refute claims that the service in Donegal is in a state of disarray. It follows reports yesterday that an ambulance took over an hour to get a house situated just five minutes from Letterkenny University Hospital because the nearest available vehicle was in Dungloe. By the time the

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Donegal players named on u18 home based Republic of Ireland team

Jim Crawford has named the Republic of Ireland home-based Under-18 squad for the John Coughlan Memorial Cup against Wales. North West players Denim McLaughlin, Pat Loughrey, Keegan Hegarty, Justin McGee, Cade Cooke and Ethan Coll have been included. Crawford’s side will take on their Welsh counterparts on two occasions next week in Waterford with the

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Government to launch ‘Ireland 2040’ plan in Sligo later

The government is to launch it’s 115 billion euro ‘Ireland 2040’ plan later. The document will outline how Ireland should develop over the next 20 years and where big capital spending will be done. It will be launched in Sligo after a special cabinet meeting. There’s two plans being launched today The National Planning Framework,

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Organisations already expressing interest in locating to old courthouse

While a number of organisations have already expressed an interest in locating to the now old courthouse building in Letterkenny, it’s understood that the local authority intend to use it going forward.  The future use of the council-owned building was brought to the fore at the latest of Letterkenny municipal district. However, the Council has

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Emotional Gabriel Byrne says Lifetime Achievement award is ‘about the life I’ve led’

Gabriel Byrne was in a reflective mood on the red carpet at the 2018 IFTA Awards on Thursday night as he prepared to accept his Lifetime Achievement Award, saying: “It’s about the life I’ve led”.The Irish actor is being honoured for his distinguished, decades-long career in film and television, which has seen him appear in more

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