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Garda Inspector believes more people have information on Letterkenny teenagers death

    Gardai are renewing their appeal for information on the anniversary of Tori Johnston, who died after attending Voodoo nightclub last year. She collapsed in the nightclub on the morning of 15th July 2015 and was taken by ambulance to Letterkenny University Hospital where she later died at 6:30am. Investigations to date have not

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Engineers to consider three road projects in Donegal

Donegal County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland have been cleared to appoint engineers to carry out Environmental Impact Assessments and Compulsory Purchase Order reports on three major road projects in the county. They are the Letterkenny link, the Twin Towns bypass and the road from the Manorcunningham roundabout to Lifford. It’s anticipated the engineers will

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Highland and The Donegal Ice Road Trekkers team up to raise funds in Sunrise to Sunset Challenge

The Donegal Ice Road Trekkers Leslie O’ Donnell & Dennis Ferry along with Highland Radio’s Shaun Doherty, Lee Gooch & Mary Duffy are off to climb Mount Errigal & Croagh Patrick mountains this Monday 18th July to raise funds for our work colleague Yvonne Mc Fadden’s kidney transplant in Coventry. The team will set off

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Pringle says lion’s share of new herring quota should go to smaller NW boats

A Donegal Deputy is calling for smaller vessels in Donegal to be prioritised in the allocation of herring quotas. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Michael Creed has confirmed the allocation of a small herring quota to the North West. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says the quota increase would benefit smaller fishermen in Donegal substantially while only

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Donegal had biggest population drop in Census 2016

  Donegal has the highest population decrease in the country over the past five years, with an outward migration of 6,731. Donegal’s population fell by 1.5% to 158,755. In contrast, the population of County Meath rose by almost 6%. Preliminary census results announced today show the national population has risen to 4.76 million people, an increase

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Mc Dermott says 50% of SNA applications have been rejected this year

A Donegal Councillor says next Monday’s meeting of council will be calling for urgent discussions with the HSE about the level of SNA applications for childcare providers being turned down in Donegal. Cllr Martin Mc Dermott, a member of the board of the Donegal County Childcare Committee says he saw figures last night which showed

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Council urged to carry out works to allow the reopening of Kilmacrennan Abbey Graveyard

Donegal County Council is being urged to provide funding for remedial works to allow the cemetery at the Old Abbey in Kilmacrennan be opened for visitors. Cllr John O’Donnell told this week’s meeting of Letterkenny Municipal District that No Entry signs have been placed around the cemetery, preventing some people from visiting loved ones buried

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Doherty hopeful Dungloe Ante-Natal services are close to reinstatement

It has been confirmed that Ante-Natal Services at Dungloe Community Hospital are to be developed. The news comes following the appointment of a new Director of Midwifery. The services were suspended in November 2014 and relocated to Letterkenny University Hospital, sparking concern in the area as to when and if they would be re-instated. Donegal

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Mac Lochlainn wants Education Minister to address Moville Gaelscoil crisis

A Donegal Senator is calling on the Education Minister to prioritise funding for the new building for Gaelscoil Cois Feabhail in Moville. The building, which is to be used by the school, was badly damaged in a suspicious fire on Tuesday, and now additional funding will be needed to have the school up and running.

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Coronation Street’s Kylie Platt to be killed by Bethany Platt’s bullies? Shock new theory emerges

Coronations Street fans have hit upon a new theory about how Kylie Platt dies. The nail technician will be killed off at the end of this week in the ITV soap with the killer or even how she will die being kept a closely-guarded secret. After Wednesday night’s episode where Kylie discovered that Bethany’s bullies

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Garda appeal on anniversary of Letterkenny girl’s death

Tory Johnston, 17, from Bomany, Letterkenny, a 5th year student at Loreto College, collapsed at Voodoo Nightclub on the morning of 15th July 2015.  She was taken by ambulance to Letterkenny University Hospital where she later died at 6:30am. Investigations to date have not determined the cause of Tory’s death. Gardai wish to thank all those

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Donegal Ladies Manager Michael Naughton on All Ireland Championship game with Galway

Donegal will meet beaten Connacht finalists Galway in the All Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship. If the Donegal girls come through that test they meet Leinster champions Dublin in the quarter final in the middle of August. The Galway game will be on either Saturday July 30th or Monday August 1st. Donegal lost to Cavan

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Twin sister of Mary Boyle to file complaint to GSOC over reports of ‘cold case’ review

The twin sister of missing person Mary Boyle is to file a complaint to GSOC over newspaper reports that there will be a ‘Cold Case’ review of Mary’s disappearance. Yesterday, it was reported that Gardaí attached to the so-called ‘Cold Case Review Team’ would investigate the disappearance. In a statement today issued on behalf of

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Lead investigator in Mary Boyle case says there was neither a political nor Garda cover up

    A lead investigator into the disappearance of Mary Boyle has said there was neither political interference nor a Garda cover up during the investigation of the missing child. In an interview with The Donegal Post, retired Sergeant Martin Collins stressed that no senior Garda influenced other members of the force in the direction

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Severe delays being experienced at the Letterkenny Emergency Department

The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital remains very busy today, with significant numbers of patients awaiting admission to the hospital. Management and the Saolta Hospital Group are apologising to patients and their families for these delays, and urging people only to come to the Emergency Department when absolutely necessary. The Saolta Hospital Group says

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Moville Gaelscoil reassessing plans after fire at former St Joseph’s building

The principal of Gaelscoil Cois Feabhail in Moville has confirmed that plans to take over the former St Joseph’s Boys’ School in the town will be put on hold following the fire which severely damaged the building yesterday. Gardai and the Fire Service say there are indications that the fire may have been malicious, and

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Businesses withholding rates in protest at failure to address Pearse Road junction

A councillor has claimed that some businesses in the vicinity of Pearse Road and Larkin Lane in Letterkenny are witholding their rates in protest at Donegal County Council’s failure to address what they say are serious problems with the junction there. Responding to Cllr Michael Mc Bride’s claim, Director of Service Liam Ward said he

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SIPO investigation into O’Domhnaill expense claims cost almost €300,000

  The Standards in Public Office Commission has spent almost €300,000 in its investigation into alleged duplication of expenses by Senator Brian O’Domhnaill when he was a member of Donegal County Council. The expenses in question were claimed by Mr O’Domhnaill between 2006 and 2007, and are thought to be in the region of €2,000.

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No major incidents reported after “The Twelfth”

A stand-off between about 200 loyalists and republicans in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast ended last night when members of the Orange order dispersed shortly after reaching a PSNI barrier. There was a significant police presence in the surrounding area. Elsewhere, parades marking the Twelfth passed off virtually without incident. Among the main events

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Letterkenny Municipal District to hold workshop on approach road safety

The Road Design Office in Donegal is reviewing the safety of the four lane approach road into Letterkenny, with a number of traffic surveys being analysed. Once all the data has been assessed, a report will be prepared and considered by councillors at a special Letterkenny Municipal District workshop. The matter was raised at last evening’s

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Ulster Final Preview: Tyrone’s Niall Sludden looking forward to the big ocassion

  Ahead of Sunday’s Ulster Final against Donegal, Tyrone’s Niall Sludden says it’s great to be there but they have to finish the job. The 24 year old Dromore man will make his third championship appearance if he takes to St.Tiernach’s Park in Clones this weekend. It’s also the first time in his senior career

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Ryan Mchugh on shortlist for GAA/GPA player of the month for June

      The GAA/GPA All-Stars, sponsored by Opel, have announced details of the shortlisted nominees for the June Player of the Month in football and hurling. The players are:   Football: Paul Conroy (Galway). Ryan McHugh (Donegal) Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin)   Hurling: Jonjo Farrell (Kilkenny) Austin Gleeson (Waterford) Cathal Barrett (Tipperary)   The winners of

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Justice Minister says Mary Boyle investigation is ‘ongoing’

The Justice Minister says the investigation into the disappearance of Mary Boyle in Co Donegal – almost 40 years ago – is ongoing. It follows reports that a “cold case” unit is reviewing evidence in the case. Mary went missing near Ballyshannon in March 1977, when she was six years old. Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald

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Investigation launched as much of the old Boys School in Moville is destroyed by fire

The Old Boys School in Moville has been destroyed by fire. The alarm was raised at 4 o’clock in the early hours of the morning when flames were spotted through the rood. The Moville Fire Service were quickly on the scene backed by their neighbouring station Carndonagh and a platform from HQ It is understood

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Enda Kenny can’t rule out European border between Derry/Tyrone and Donegal

The Taoiseach has said he doesn’t want to see a European border that runs from Dundalk to Derry. However speaking at a press conference in Berlin he said he can’t say whether there will be a border until after Britain lays out their exit plans. Following a meeting between Angela Merkel and Enda Kenny the

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Ulster Final Preview: Mickey Harte confident on victory over Donegal

Tyrone battle neighbours Donegal for the Anglo Celt Cup in this weekend’s Ulster Championship Final. The O’Neill County are back in the decider for the first time since 2010, the last time they were also provincial champions. Tyrone may not have been flying high in Ulster since but they have reach All Ireland semi finals

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English, Boyce & Pena among 17 strong Irish team nominated for Olympics

Athletics Ireland named the full team for selection for nomination to the Olympic Council of Ireland for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August. As expected, Letterkenny’s Mark English has been named to go in the 800ms, Milford’s Brendan Boyce is selected for the 50k walk and Finn Valley’s Tori Pena will take

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Municipal District Meeting to discuss Letterkenny road issues

Letterkenny road issues are high on the agenda at this afternoon’s meeting of the Letterkenny Municipal District Councillor Michael McBride is calling for action to address the current layout of the junction at McDonald’s in the town while he and Councillor James Pat McDaid want progess on the Bonagee link. Currently, no work on The

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HSE in Donegal reducing pre-school grants for disabled children – DCCC

  The Donegal County Childcare Committee has claimed the HSE in Donegal is removing some Special Needs Assistants grants, which means children with disabilities may not be able to attend mainstream pre-school services in September. The committee is suggesting the HSE locally seems to have gone against a directive from the Department of Children and

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