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2016 Donegal Harvest Stages Rally launched in Killybegs

The Organisers of the Donegal Harvest Stages Rally have announced further details of the final round of the Triton showers National Rally Championship, the Sligo Pallets Border Championship and the Donegal Commercials DMC Rally Championship based at the Bayview Hotel in Killybegs on Saturday the 8th October 2016. The Rally was official launched by Clerk […]

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GRA asking Donegal members for their views on industrial action

Rank and file Gardaí are being balloted on whether they’d be willing to take industrial action over pay. The Garda Representative Association says all members should let their voice be heard by casting their vote. The GRA is seeking to restore pay and allowances lost due to austerity measures. Gardaí are not legally permitted to

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Donegal landmarks are lit up gold for childhood cancer awareness

A number of public buildings in Donegal are being lit up gold this month to raise awareness of childhood cancer, and the need for more specific research and development to find treatments and cures. In county Donegal, the Public Service Centres in Dungloe, Donegal Town and Milford are going gold. In Buncrana, the Council Offices

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Donegal mother tells of frustration and worry as daughter is sent home from Beaumont

Patients lives are being threatened by delays, according to the head of the country’s national brain surgery centre. Nine patients with malignant brain tumours were turned away from the unit in Beaumont hospital one day last week. Clinical Director Mohsen Javadpour says people are at risk of dying while they’re waiting for treatment. On the

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Bayview Hotel Martin Howley Memorial Donegal Harvest Stages Rally 2016 to be launched tonight

The 2016 Donegal Harvest Stages Rally will be launched tonight. Based in Killybegs, This years event runs on Saturday 8th October and is named by the Donegal Motor Club in honour of Martin Howley, a former club member and skipper of the Atlantic Challenge fishing vessel. The Harvest is the final round of the Triton

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Numbers awaiting admission at LUH fell by 46% last month

Latest figures show over 6,000 patients spent time on trolleys or in ward overflow areas while waiting for beds in Irish hospitals last month. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has this morning released it’s latest survey of Trolley Watch figures for the month of August. At Letterkenny University Hospital, there were 128 people awaiting

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Man in arrested in Strabane as part of Regency shooting investigation

A 46 year-old man has been arrested in Strabane in connection with a Dublin shooting and will appear in court in Belfast on Tuesday. The man was arrested by virtue of a European Arrest Warrant held by Authorities in the Republic of Ireland. The warrant is for the offence of murder and firearms offences. The arrest

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Similarities between Ireland and Georgia explored at Lifford meeting

The prospect of closer links between Donegal and Georgia is being explored following a visit to Lifford last week by George Zurabashvili, the Georgian Charges d’Affaires. He met with Donegal County Council’s Cathairleach Terence Slowey and and Chief Executive Seamus Neely. Mr Neely says the visit of Mr. Zurabashvilli to County House provided the Council

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Update – Gardai issue appeal following robbery at Fahan Filling Station

The owners of a filling station in Inishowen has been injured after three men armed with batons robbed them at the premises near Fahan. The incident happened shortly before 9 o’clock last night. Gardaí say the owner and his wife were struck with batons, and both are being treated in hospital for non life threatening

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Letterkenny is Ireland’s “29th tidiest town” according to IBAL

Sweet wrappers are the most common form of litter on the streets of Ireland. A new survey by Irish Business Against Litter says fast food wrappers, cigarette butts and chewing gum are among the most prevalent forms of rubbish around the country. While nearly all of Ireland’s main towns are now clean, pockets of major

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Energia announce funding for community projects near Meenadreen windfarm

Energia have announced €22,000 in funding for community-based projects in South Donegal. The funding, run by the Community Fund Ireland comes in collaboration with Energia’s Meenadreen windfarm development, which is located bewteen Donegal Town and Glenties and will be the largest in Ireland when completed. Projects recently funded include the installation of a monitored CCTV

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship Rreview: Quarter-Final draw due this week

Donegal Democrat sports editor Peter Campbell believes clubs will want to avoid St Eunan’s and Termon in the draw for the Donegal Senior Football Club Championship quarter-final. Peter said it is expected that the draw for the quarter-final could be made at the Donegal County Committee meeting that is scheduled for tomorrow night. He discussed

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result: St Eunan’s beat St Michael’s

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result – Sunday, September 4: GROUP B St Michael’s 2-14 v 3-14 St Eunan’s St Eunan’s manager David McGinley has vowed his players will work hard to make sure that they are competitive “no matter” who they get in the next round in tomorrow’s draw. The Letterkenny side beat St

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result: MacCumhaills beat Naomh Muire

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result – Sunday, September 4:  GROUP C MacCumhaills 4-10 v 0-17 Naomh Muire MacCumhaills manager Damien Devenney was in great form after beating Naomh Muire today to reach the quarter-final of the Donegal Senior Football Club Championship. He joked that he will be cancelling his players’ holidays as they train

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result: Glenswilly beats Bundoran

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result – Sunday, September 4: GROUP A: Bundoran 0-07 v 3-12 (21) Glenswilly   Glenswilly’s star players Michael Murphy and Neil Gallagher put on a dazzling display in Bundoran today to help their club into the quarter-final of the Donegal Senior Football Club Championship. Two-time winners Glenswilly, who lifted the

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Soccer review: Sean Connor tips north-west players for Ireland World Cup bid

North-west players like James McClean are tipped to make their mark on Ireland’s upcoming World Cup qualification campaign. Highland Radio’s soccer analyst Sean Connor said McClean will give manager Martin O’Neill the option of having a direct runner against Serbia in the match on Monday night. He also said the move to abandon Finn Harps’

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result: Malin beat Glenfin

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result – Sunday, September 4: GROUP C Malin 2-20 v 1-13 Glenfin Malin beat Glenfin today by 10 clear points to win this tie in the Donegal Senior Football Club Championship. They have topped Group C and qualified for the quarter-final. Manager Terence Colhoun was delighted afterwards and is was

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Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result: Kilcar beats Killybegs

Donegal Senior Football Club Championship result – Sunday, September 4: GROUP B Killybegs 23 v 7 Kilcar Kilcar dished out a crushing defeat to 16-point defeat to Killybegs on Sunday in this Donegal Senior Football Club Championship encounter. It means Kilcar topped the group and are through to the quarter-final after two wins and a

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