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Legendary film and television actor Martin Landau has passed away, aged 89

According to Deadline, the actor died on Saturday night following unexpected complications after a brief stay at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Landau made his mark on the big screen as early as his second feature film when he starred in a key supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock’s North By Northwest. He would go on […]

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Michael Naughton selected to replace the late Sean McEniff on Donegal County Council

In something of a surprise Michael Naughton has been selected by Fianna Fail to replace the late Sean McEniff on Donegal County Council. At a convention in Donegal Town on Sunday evening the Laghey resident came out ahead of three other candidates. At one point it looked as though Mr McEniff’s daughter Elizabeth McIntyre would

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Athletics Review

It was another action packed weekend for Athletes from the North West. In the last events of the juvenile calendar, there were medals for Shannon Craig, Brenden O’Donnell and Alan McGinley, all from Lifford/Strabane AC. In his athletics review, Patsy McGonagle wraps up the underage season, and looks at all the action for Irish athletes

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Safety advice issued following Tullan Strand incident

Bundoran RNLI are this evening reminding people to be mindful of the potential dangers of the water. This follows an incident yesterday when eight members of the Fermanagh Minor Football team were hospitalised after being rescued from the sea when they got into difficulty while swimming at Tullan Strand. Press Officer with Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat,

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24 year old to appear at Derry Magistrates Court charged in connection with security alert

A 24 year old male is due to appear before Derry Magistrates Court tomorrow in connection with a security alert in Derry. On Friday evening at approximately 11pm police received a report that a suspect device had been left close to the entrance of a property in the Clooney Terrace area of the city. The

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One woman in serious condition following road traffic collision

One woman is in a serious condition following a road traffic collision last evening. At approximately 6:30pm emergency services attended the scene of the single vehicle collision at Porthall. In a joint operation emergency services from both sides of the border, including the Rescue 118 helicopter attended the scene where the vehicle was in the

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Mother of crash victim devastated as memorial plaque is removed and thrown into bushes

The mother of one of the victims of a fatal crash on the Glenfin road has said she is ‘devastated’ after a memorial plaque placed at the scene was removed and thrown deep into bushes Kiara Baird (19) died alongside mother-of-three Maria Wallis (38) when the car they were travelling in rolled over and hit

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Fermanagh footballers have lucky escape following Tullan Strand cool down

  Eight members of the Fermanagh Minor Football team were hospitalised on Saturday having been rescued from the sea after getting into difficulty while swimming at Tullan Strand. The group had been training on the Strand and entered the water to cool down following their session. The strong currents at Tullan began to carry a

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GAA Preview: Conor Gormley

Former Tyrone star Conor Gormley said that he is expecting Down to put up a strong performance against Tyrone in this weekend’s Ulster decider, but thinks Tyrone will have enough to clinch the title. The three-time All-Ireland winner believes that if Down can provide enough pressure on Tyrone’s possession then they will prove a huge

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Killybegs fishing vessel to begin new search for Rescue 116 missing crew this weekend

A specially adapted fishing vessel from Killybegs is headed to Mayo this weekend to begin a new search for the bodies of missing Coast Guard crew. Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, and winchmen Paul Ormsby and Ciaran Smith all died when Rescue 116 crashed near Blackrock Island earlier this year. The bodies of Paul

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Co Tyrone farmer convicted of transporting animal not fit for journey

A County Tyrone farmer has been convicted of one charge of transporting an animal that was not fit for the journey. Ryan McElduff (21) of Creggan Road, Cranagh, Carrickmore, pleaded guilty at Omagh Magistrates’ Court and received a conditional discharge for 18 months. The case arose, when the Official Veterinarian (OV) at an abattoir examined

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Elected representatives urged to work together to secure more funding for islands

A Donegal County Councillor is urging politicians to work together with island communities in a bid to get more funding secured. Earlier this week, Minister Joe McHugh announced over €450,000 in funding for improvement works for some of Donegal’s Islands. Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig says while the money is to be welcomed, he was

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Harps snap up French striker

  Finn Harps have confirmed the signing of French born striker Ibrahim Div-Keïta. The 21-year-old is joining Harps from Greek club Doxa Proskyniton. His previous teams include FC VSS Kosice in Slovakia and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Div-Keïta is Ollie Horgan’s second signing, after Tommy McBride, since the transfer window opened at the beginning of July and

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Border Communities Against Brexit receives EU citizenship award

The campaign group ‘Border Communities Against Brexit’ will this evening be presented with an EU Citizenship Award after being nominated by six MEPs. They were Martina Anderson, Lynn Boylan, Matt Carthy, Nessa Childers , Marian Harkin and Liadh ni Riada. The award will be marked at a function in Monaghan tonight, and later in the year, there will be a formal function in Brussels.

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Concern at impact of staff shortages on Falcarragh respite services

Serious concern has been raised over what’s been described as continued disruption being experienced by service users of respite supports provided at Falcarragh Community Hospital. It’s following confirmation from the HSE that appointments to the service are now being reviewed each week due to a number of nursing vacancies yet to be filled at the

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Housing Minister to visit Donegal for meetings with Mica Action Group

It’s been confirmed that The Housing Minister will visit Donegal next week to meet the Mica Action Group. A report published recently has stated that between 1,200 and 4,800 homes are affected in the county. Inishowen is the area most affected. Local Cllr. Bernard McGuinness says the urgency of a redress scheme cannot be overestimated…………..

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Ulster Final Preview: Tyrone Manager Mickey Harte wary of Down threat

Tyrone and Down will meet in an Ulster Final this Sunday for the first time since 2003. Down sprung a surprise in the semi-final with victory over a fancied Monaghan side while Tyrone had dominate performances against Derry and Donegal. It has been suggested that Tyrone haven’t been road tested given the margin of their

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Claims Irish Government is to recommit €465milion to the A5 project

There are reports that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is preparing a plan that would see his government recommit the €465milion Irish government contribution to the completion of the A5 dual Carriageway. After overcoming a number of obstacles it is now expected that work will begin in the autumn on the £150 million dualling of the Derry

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Inland Fisheries launches angling conservation campaign in Donegal

Inland Fisheries Ireland has launched a new conservation campaign in Donegal to highlight angling and the importance of conservation. The hashtag #CPRsavesfish has been placed on a couple of high profile locations in Letterkenny, Donegal to engage the public around the pursuit of conservation focused angling. CPR stands for Catch, Photo, release, and its hoped

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