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Calls for more investment in psychiatric services in Donegal

    The Psychiatric Nurses’ Association is calling for more investment for psychiatric services in Donegal after it emerged that five nurses attached to the Psychiatric Unit in Letterkenny are on sick leave at the moment. Rory Kavanagh Donegal branch secretary for the Psychiatric Nurses Association. Speaking on the Shaun Doherty Show, he said a

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Pickets could soon be placed on the Tesco store in Letterkenny – Mandate

Tesco workers have warned they’ll place pickets outside stores as soon as the company changes their pay and conditions Around 1,000 long-term employees voted in favour of industrial action over the row on Friday. At least 12 staff at the company’s Letterkenny store could be affected. Management has opened a voluntary redundancy scheme and deferred

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Letterkenny cancer conference briefed on Altnagelvin Radiotherapy Unit progress

The new North West Radiotherapy Unit at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry will take in an estimated 400 new patients a year from Donegal, representing 27% of its total workrate. A cancer conference at the weekend organised by Donegal Relay for Life was told that discussions with medical staff and administrators in Letterkenny, Galway and Dublin

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Cope calls for reinstatement of Glenties Garda District

The incoming Justice Minister is being urged to reinstate the Glenties Garda District, wehich was scrapped as part of a national rationalisation of garda resources in November 2013. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher is supporting the call at last week’s Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors conference for a full review of the rationalisation,

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Convoy man in severe pain with sciatica facing two year wait for LUH appointment

A Donegal man suffering with an intensely painful condition has been told he must wait 25 months for his first consultation appointment. Damien Sweeney, from Convoy, told a Sunday Newspaper that he’s been struggling with chronic sciatica for four months, but will have to wait over two years for an appointment at the orthopedics department

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Man released after PSNI say Claudy death is no longer suspicious

Following a post mortem examination, police in County Derry are no longer treating as suspicious the death of a 36 year old woman at a house on Glenshane Road in Claudy yesterday. Polixce have now confirmed a 62 year old man arrested following the death has been released unconditionally. Police had initially described the woman’s

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Darren McElwaine wants Rovers to make home advantage count in Cup Semi Final

Letterkenny Rovers journey of trying to reach the FAI Intermediate Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium continues on Sunday. Eamon Mc Conigley’s side play Ringmahon Rangers from Cork in the semi final replay at Leckview Park with Letterkenny hoping to make home advantage count. Oisin Kelly looked ahead to the game this week with Rovers

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Inishowen Manager Diarmaid O’Brien on Saturday’s Oscar Traynor Trophy Semi Final

The Inishowen League are just one game away from returning to the Oscar Traynor Trophy Final. The defending champions take on the Leinster Senior League in the semi final on Saturday at Maginn Park (KO 5pm). It’s the fourth year in a row that Inishowen have played at this stage of the competition in Buncrana

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Donegal League results

Donegal Junior League results, April 16: The Saturday League Shield Fintown Harps AFC                             0          v          3                      Mulroy Celtic The Saturday League Cup Drumkeen United                                 4          v          1                     Arranmore United Orchard FC                                            1          v          2                     Glencar Celtic FC Glencar Inn Saturday Reserve Division Cappry Rovers                         

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

It was another busy ‘Weekend Edition’ with Greg Hughes this Saturday – you can listen to highlights below or tune in live each Saturday morning from 10am Seamus Campbell is the Regional Development Officer for Special Olympics Ireland & he joins Greg to tell us of their upcoming Collection Day on Friday 22nd April for

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Sinn Fein not afraid to return to polls if government formation talks fail

    It’s now 50 days since the General Election – the longest time on record it’s taken to form a Government. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will maintain contact this weekend following constructive talks yesterday. Official negotiations -aimed at forming a Fine Gael led minority Government – will resume on Monday. Yesterday’s talks have

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Almost 1,000 marriages celebrated in Donegal last year

  There were almost 1,000 marriages celebrated in County Donegal in 2015 The figures released by the central statistics office show that while the majority of those were Catholic marriages, there was an increase in the number of Civil Marriages: According to the statistics, 681 Catholic Marriages took place last year, 35 Church of Ireland, 28 Presbyterian,

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Brexit would be ‘disastrous’ for Irish fishing industry – Ni Riada

  The Irish Fishing industry would be severely impacted by a British exit from the EU. That’s according to the Sinn Fein MEP Liadh Ni Riada who is on the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee. The Brexit referendum takes place in June. Ms Ni Riada says  a British vote to leave the EU will jeopardise the

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Sean Connor says Harps character will be tested but they can go six clear of Bray

The three North West sides are all involved in SSE Airtricity League action tonight and tomorrow. Derry City head to Longford on Saturday but could find themselves trailing Dundalk at the top should Stephen Kenny’s champions beat a winless Sligo this evening. Highland’s feature game tonight is at Finn Park where Harps host Bray Wanderers.

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