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Declan Bonner says Donegal have a lot done ahead of McKenna Cup

Donegal start their McKenna Cup campaign on Wednesday evening against Queens University in Ballybofey. It’s going to be a different looking Donegal side, with a number of changes since the championship came to an end last summer in the qualifiers. Nathan Mullins will feature at midfielder for the Donegal seniors for the first time tomorrow

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Additional funding allocated for 2017 Text Alert Rebate Scheme

The Department of Justice has announced additional funding for the 2017 Text Alert Rebate Scheme. The rebate will be available to local groups across the country with the application deadline extended until Januray 31st. €100,000 in funding for the scheme was announced in September with a further €50,000 being made available from today. Applications can

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35 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital

There were 35 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. 10 people were waiting on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 25 people were waiting on wards. St. Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny was the most overcrowded this morning with 57 people waiting there. Nationally, there

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Almost 5000 people waiting for a bed at LUH in 2017

  There were almost 5000 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital last year.  Nationally, there was a six percent increase in the number of hospital patients waiting on trolleys in 2017. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says overcrowding is unlikely to decrease unless drastic action is taken. Letterkenny University Hospital recorded

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Plans for wheelchair friendly play area in Brooke Park welcomed

Derry City and Strabane District Council have confirmed that the new wheelchair-friendly play area will be open in Brooke Park in the spring of next year. The development will help families whose children are affected by access issues to standard play equipment. Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Cooper welcomed the news, saying: “I would like to

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PSNI, Police, Northern Ireland

PSNI investigate a number of incidents over weekend

Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a number of separate incidents which were reported over the bank-holiday weekend. Detectives are appealing for witnesses following the burglary of a house in the Melmount Road area of Sion Mills sometime between 10.30am on Saturday, December 30th and 3pm yesterday. Its reported a number of items including passports,

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Richard Kerr switching into Supersport Class in British Superbike Championship

One of the front runners in the Hel Performance British Motostar Championship Moto Three class over the past couple of seasons, Kilmacrennans Richard Kerr, has decided to change classes for the forthcoming 2018 season. The 17 year old student will switch to the Dickies British 600 supersport class on board the Campbell Motor Sport 675

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NI Civil Service told proposed Derry Medical School must not be delayed by Stormont deadlock

The North’s Civil Service has been told the proposed Derry Medical School must not be delayed because of the political deadlock at Stormont. Following correspondence from the University of Ulster regarding the business case for the school, Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan, the SDLP’s Health and Wellbeing Spokesperson. says it would be “lamentable” if the

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27 people awaiting admission at LUH this morning

There were 27 people waiting for in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, 19 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, there were almost 330 people awaiting admission hospitals across the country this morning. According to the INMO – University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded, with 39 people in need of in-patient beds.

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