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Listen back to live music, chat and features on the Weekend Edition

It was another busy Weekend Edition and you can listen back to Highlights below. If you would like something on the show or are a musician who would like to be a guest, you can contact the show at anytime by email: greghughes@highlandradio.com or on Twitter @greghughes2 or facebook @greghughesnews   The Donegal Rose 2016 […]

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Man jailed for the manslaughter of a Garda in Donegal RTC appears in Derry on traffic offences

A man who was jailed for the manslaughter of a Garda in a road traffic collision in Donegal has been sentenced at Derry Magistrate’s Court for driving offences. Martin McDermott (31) of Meehan’s Terrace in Derry admitted driving without a licence or insurance on November 19 last. The court was told that a PSNI mobile

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Jason Quigley to fight for first professional title in March

Jason Quigley will fight for his first professional boxing title in March. Sheer Sports Management have confirmed the Donegal middleweight will take on Glen ‘Jersey Boy’ Tapia for the vacant NABF Middleweight Championship. The fight will be the headline bout on the Golden Boy Promotions Night at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in California on

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Update: Full Capacity Protocol implemented at Letterkenny University Hospital

    The Full Capacity Protocol has been implemented at Letterkenny University Hospital today with significant numbers continuing to await admission to its Emergency Department. It comes following the release of today’s INMO figures which revealed that there were 30 patients awaiting admission to the hospital this morning, eight of them on Emergency Department trolleys.

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GAA Preview: Sean ‘Nancy’ Gallagher looking forward to Watty Grahams challenge

Gaobh Dobhair u-21 manager, Sean Nancy Gallagher said that he is looking forward to taking on Derry’s Watty Grahams in the Ulster Club Championship semi-final. His side defeated St Mary’s of Antrim in the quarter-final last week- but, a new challenge awaits this weekend when they face Watty Grahams who are looking for their third

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30 patients awaiting admission at LUH this morning – INMO

There were 30 patients awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, eight of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s a fall of five on yesterday INMO figure. Nationally, there were 445 patients awaiting beds this morning, with Letterkenny’s overcrowding the fourth worst in the country, behind Limerick, Cork ande Galway.

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“The spirit of community policing is being lost” – Mac Lochlainn

It’s emerged that €235,000 was spent on refurbishing Clonmany Garda Station in 2010, and now the station is only open for a handful of hours each week. Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn says this reflects the 25% reduction in garda numbers in Inishowen, and highlights the need for more gardai to be deployed in Donegal. At

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Kennedy seeking assurances regarding Donegal routes from Bus Eireann

There are genuine fears that the current crisis at Bus Eireann could severely impact rural communities Donegal, according to a Killybegs based councillor. The future of the Expressway service at Bus Eireann remains uncertain due to the colossal losses the company suffered last year. Councillor Niamh Kennedy is calling on the Government to guarantee the

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Landline services to be restored in Ardara after weeks of silence

Telephone company EIR has confirmed that maintenance work will be carried out today in Ardara, where a number of homes have been left without a landline service since before Christmas. It’s understood the issue is primarily confined to the Tullymore area with EIR stating that the service will be fully restored to all its customers

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Occupants of school bus have lucky escape following freak accident near Killea

  A number of children and a bus driver have had a close escape when a large wooden plank from a passing van plummeted through the front windscreen of their bus. The accident occurred at Garshooey, between Killea and Carrigans, at around 3 pm yesterday afternoon. The bus was stopped at the time letting a

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Thomas Pringle

Deputy Pringle’s ‘Fossil Free’ Bill passes second stage with cross-party support

  The Government has suffered two more losses in the Dáil this afternoon. It’s after Fianna Fáil refused to support the Government position on two votes, dealing with fossil fuels and tracker mortgages. TDs instead passed a bill from Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle, who wants the State to sell all of its stakes in fossil

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Huge spike in sick people without a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital

Today’s figures from the Irish Nurser and Midwives Association show that 35 sick people are without a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital. 12 people are on trolleys and 23 are ‘on wards’. The overcrowding is the third worse in the country behind the University hospitals in Limerick and Galway. Across the country 494 people are

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Environmental group calls for shellfish farm plans in Gweedore Bay to be scrapped

A group which represents residents in and around Carrickfin opposed to new shellfish farms in the Braade – Gweedore Bay has called on those behind them to withdraw their plans. A local environmental group says that was the view that came from two public meetings held in the area earlier this month and in December.

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Ross must amend capital road plan to include Bonagee Link- Mac Lochlainn

Concern has been raised that there is still no funding in place for the Bonagee Link in Letterkenny. Transport Minister Shane Ross has confirmed that no provision for the project will be in place for a number of years at least. Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn is calling on the Transport Minister to urgently amend the

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Minister to “further consider” Urris bus issue

The Minister for School Transport John Halligan has agreed to further consider the Urris school transport issue. Minister Halligan met with Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue and Senator Padraig MacLochlainn yesterday and a commitment was given that the issue would be further examined. Some children in the Urris area wishing to attend the secondary school in

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Third level education funding must be increased – Pringle

A Donegal Deputy is calling for increased investment in the third level education sector, including an option for the introduction of ‘income-contingent’ student loans. The call comes following the publication of the Casell’s Report which has made makes various recommendations for increased invesment but Deputy Thomas Pringle believes it doesn’t go far enough. He says

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‘It’s very, very exciting and very humbling’ – Mrs Brown’s Boys wins best comedy programme at the National Television Awards

Mrs Brown’s Boys won the accolade of best comedy programme at the National Television Awards, fending off competition from The Big Bang Theory, Benidorm and Orange Is The New Black. The award was presented by comedy legend Sir Ken Dodd, who joked that the arena was a “magnificent shed” before reading out the nominees and

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Supergroup Boyzlife – Boyzone singer Keith Duffy and ex-Westlife member Brian McFadden – are to record music together

Boyzlife are to release their first single. The duo – which is formed of Boyzone star Keith Duffy and ex-Westlife member Brian McFadden – got together last year for a tour in which they told stories about their time in the huge Irish groups and sang some of their biggest hits, and they are now

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Cockhill go nine points clear – after Derry City Reserves are docked points

The Ulster Senior League has confirmed  that Derry City Reserves have been found, under rules 48-51 of the Ulster Senior League Rulebook, to have fielded an ineligible team in last Sunday’s game against Cockhill Celtic. Derry won the game 3-1, inflicting what a appeared to be a second league defeat in three games for the

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Man charged with number of dangerous driving offences to appear at Letterkenny Court

  A man is to appear in Letterkenny District Court next month charged with a number of offences after failing to stop at a routine Garda checkpoint in the Dromore area. The incident happened  at approximately 3am this morning. Gardai then pursued the vehicle and it subsequently crashed into a garden not far from where

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Bus Feda owner rejects claims his company is affecting future of Bus Eireann

  The owner of the Donegal private bus operator Bus Feda has rejected claims that his Donegal – Galway service has affected Bus Eireann’s Expressway service. 8 million Euro worth of losses were sustained at Bus Éireann last year with the Expressway service cited at the core of the issue. Unions have pledged to resist

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Donegal artist who sexually exploited 15-year-old girl to be sentenced next month

  A Donegal artist who sexually exploited a 15-year-old girl he met on a youth mental health website will be sentenced next month. The court heard the accused watched the victim’s favourite film, Frozen, with her before trying to have sex with her. The 36-year-old Donegal man, described by the defence as a “vulnerable” person

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Rural Action Plan no more than a “rebranding of lost opportunities – Cope

The Government’s new Action Plan for Rural Ireland has been dismissed as a “rebranding of lost opportunities” by Leas Cheann Comhairle and Donegal TD Pat the Cope Gallagher. He says far from a blueprint for the realisation of rural potential, the 71 page report is a cut and paste of every department’s failure over the

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Over 100 incidents logged in study of dangerous driving in Derry City Centre

Police in Derry have pledged to continue operations on the Strand Road to tackle what’s been described as serious anti social behaviour by some drivers. In a joint study, the PSNI traffic section and the DVA identified over 100 incidents in and around the Strand Road and City Centre, as well as logging police actions

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INMO threatens industrial action as Emergency Consultant calls for acute bed strategy

The Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation says it’s likely to give the go ahead for industrial action unless there’s a ‘radical change’ in the management approach to staffing. Talks at the Workplace Relations Commission adjourned without agreement last night. The INMO says its Executive Council will meet on Monday next week to consider the situation.

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Crana College marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Laurentic

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Laurentic, which hit German mines just north of Fanad Head after leaving Buncrana. The ship, which was traveling from Liverpool to Canada, was carrying 43 tones of gold bars which was being used to purchase supplies and munitions for use in the First World

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