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Judgement reserved in Mc Nulty case at Ballyshannon District Court

A judge has reserved his decision in a case in which a former town councillor is accused of assaulting a garda, and her husband and son face public order charges. Judge Paul Kelly heard final submissions at a special sitting of Ballyshannon District Court in a hearing in which former Bundoran town councillor Florence McNulty

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Number awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital falls again

  There has been another fall in the number awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital today with 12 people waiting for a bed this morning according to the INMO. 3 patients are waiting on trolleys while a further 9 are on wards or in overflow areas. That’s down three on yesterday’s figure of 15. Nationally,

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Councillor Sean McEniff transferred to Sligo Regional Hospital

    Final submissions have started in a case in which a former town Councillor is accused of assaulting a Garda, and her husband and son face public order charges. Judge Paul Kelly is hearing submissions today at a special sitting of Ballyshannon District Court in a hearing in which he previously ruled that Ireland’s longest-serving

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Concern at lack of new Garda recruits appointed to Donegal

A Donegal County Councillor has expressed his disappointment over the lack of new Gardai appointed to Donegal. It’s understood that just 13 extra Garda recruits have been deployed to the county since May 2015 however since 2008, Donegal has seen the number of Gardai reduce by over 100. The Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan confirmed the

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Respite care services restored across Donegal’s Community Hospitals

  The HSE has confirmed that respite care services have now been restored across Donegal’s community hospitals. Concern had been raised by patients in the county after their appointments were cancelled last month. It’s understood that in order to assist patient discharges from Letterkenny University Hospital, available bed space in the community hospital setting had

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Tyrone and Derry name teams for Allianz National Football League games this weekend

  Tyrone and Derry have both named their teams for their Allianz National Football League games this weekend. Tyrone are to play Cavan in Division One. Mattie Donnelly will be kept in reserve, despite being cleared to play following a concussion protocol. He missed the draw with Dublin two weeks ago due to a head

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Detectives appeal for information following attempted murder of police officer in Derry

      Detectives from PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch investigating the attempted murder of a police officer in Derry on Wednesday are appealing for information about the attack. The security alert has ended last night and residents who were evacuated since Wednesday morning were able to return to their homes. Detectives say that the investigation

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No appeals process for recent round of DEIS school applications

It’s been confirmed that the Department of Education has no appeals process for unsuccessful schools who participated in the recent round of DEIS school applications. Clarity was sought from Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher following concerns raised locally that some schools in the county were excluded from the scheme. In its reply, the Department

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Funding for Killybegs Tourism College will benefit entire county – McHugh

  Three million euro in funding has been announced for the LYIT Killybegs Tourism College from the Department of Education. This funding, of which €750,000 will be rolled out annually; will be to assist the Donegal Tourism and Educational development. Donegal Minister of State Joe McHugh says this will help strengthen existing initialise within the

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James Corden reveals U2 are top of his wish list to star on world famous Carpool Karaoke

Telly host James Corden is lining up Irish favourites U2 to star on Carpool Karaoke. The Dublin rockers have long been top of the US Late Late Show host’s wish list for his world famous karaoke session in a car. And Bono and the boys are likely to coincide their upcoming Joshua Tree tour dates

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Nora Stapleton start’s for Ireland against France in Six Nation’s

Nora Stapleton continue’s at out half for Ireland’s third game in the ladies 6 nation’s against France Sene Naoupu, Alison Miller and Hannah Tyrrell  miss the match at Donnybrook on Sunday. They’ve instead been called up for the Ireland sevens squad for the Las Vegas 7s. Claire McLaughlin, Sophie Spence, Mairead Coyne, Mary Healy, Eimear

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Detectives confirm the recovery of a pipe-bomb device in Sion Mills

    Detectives in Strabane attending a security alert in Sion Mills have confirmed they have recovered a pipe-bomb device. Residents were asked to leave their homes while the object was being examined. Sycamore Avenue reopened to traffic yesterday evening and evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes.

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Donegal will need a minimum of 15 points to beat Dublin – Gallagher

Donegal take on Dublin in the Allianz National Football League on Sunday in Ballybofey. While Donegal have done fairly well against Dublin in recent years, manager Rory Gallagher knows that his team needs to score more points. Last year Donegal played them three times but could not beat them. He feels they will need at

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GAA Programme 22/2/17

The GAA Programme, in association with Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure, is broadcast every Wednesday from 8.30pm – 9pm. On this week’s programme, Donegal manager Rory Gallagher, pays tribute to one of the giants of Donegal of Donegal football, Neil Gallagher who was forced to retire from county football, earlier this week, due to an

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Update – Mc Hugh claims second LUH breast surgeon appointment is “imminent”

It’s been claimed that Opposition TDs and Senators are aware that a Second Breast Surgeon will be appointed to Letterkenny University Hospital shortly, and a renewed emphasis on the issue now is political. Minister Joe McHugh says he shares the frustration of everyone at the length of time it’s taken to have a second surgeon

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Brexit must not be allowed disrupt cross border work and study – Mc Conalogue

A Donegal Deputy is warning that Brexit cannot be allowed to disrupt the thousands of people from Donegal who cross the border on a daily basis for work. The latest census data available reveals that in 2011 there were 6,416 commuters travelling from Ireland to work in Northern Ireland, and a further 1,879 people crossing

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Update – Storm Doris makes its presence felt in Donegal

  Over 9,000 electricity customers were without power for a time this morning in Inishowen ESB networks  confirmed two faults, with just over 4,600 without power in Moville and more than 4,500 without power in Buncrana. Power has now been restored to most customers. Nationally, over 20,000 properties are without power this morning as Storm

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Donegal County Council exploring how to improve services through Irish

Donegal County Council has begun to draw up a new draft scheme to determine how council services are delivered through the language into the future. People with comments or ideas on how that can be achieved are being urged to make submissions before the 10th of next month. The primary objective of to ensure better

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Security alert in Sion Mills ends – suspicious object removed for examination

  The security alert in Sion Mills in Strabane has now ended and ATO has removed a suspicious object for further examination. Sycamore Avenue has now reopened to traffic and evacuated residents allowed to return to their homes. Detective Sergeant Brian Reid said: “I would like to thank the public today for their patience during

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Concerns growing at failure to appoint second Breast Surgeon at LUH

Pressure is growing on Health Minister Simon Harris to ensure the appointment of a second consultant breast surgeon at Letterkenny University Hospital is done as quickly as possible. Two years ago, the government confirmed a second surgeon would be appointed at a meeting, and an appointment was made. However, the person never took up the

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Gallagher believes Dublin game could be a cracking contest

Preparations are continuing for Donegal’s big Allianz National Football League game against Dublin in Ballybofey on Sunday. Donegal manager Rory Gallagher is hoping for an improvement on the last home display, against Kerry, in Letterkenny. Team news is that Patrick McBrearty is set to miss the game while there are still doubts about Kieran Gillespie,

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Taoiseach tells Dail Northern Ireland will have “Special Status” after Brexit

The leader of Sinn Fein has called on the Taoiseach to clarify the issue of contingency planning in relation to a possible ‘hard border’ with Northern Ireland. It follows revelations last week that revenue commissioners are looking at various locations along the border with a view of possibly setting up checkpoints there. In the Dail

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Donegal farmers to protest at threat to Sligo Veterinary Lab

A number of Donegal farmers are heading to Sligo toay for a demonstration outside the Regional Veterinary Laboratory. There are fears the laboratory will close following a review which is to be undertaken by the Department of Agriculture. The closure would mean farmers in the North West would have to travel to Athlone, Celbridge or

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Questions raised over respite appointment cancellations at Donegal community hospitals

  A Donegal Deputy is calling on both the HSE and the Minister for Health to clarify the extent of respite appointment cancellations and service disruption across the Donegal community hospital network. It follows a decision having been made to suspend services due to on-going service pressures. Deputy Doherty, who will this week raise the

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Joe Logan will be the Guest of Honour for Finn Harp’s against Cork City on Friday

  Finn Harps are delighted to confirm that Joe Logan will be Friday night’s guest of honour for the Harps v Cork game.  Joe joined Finn Harps in January 1975 from Sligo Rovers.  Joe came in a swap deal for future Ireland international Paul McGee.  Jobby Crossan from Derry had secured Joe’s signature at the

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Concern at reports of fraudulent activity committed against staff at Derry Hospital

  Police have received a number of reports in relation to potential fraudulent activity committed against staff at Causeway Hospital in Coleraine. Police say that they currently have 9 potential victims of this alleged fraud, they believe there are more potential victims out there and we need them to contact us. They are working closely

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