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Councillor says Tesco’s plan to change senior workers’ terms is a local issue

  Donegal Tesco workers have voiced their concerns to Independent Election Candidate Thomas Pringle’s campaign team and are seeking his support in their fight against employment changes. Tesco intends to change the employment conditions of all staff employed since before 1996,1,000 workers nationally will be effected and will mean cuts of more than €2 an

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Concern at amount being spent on rent by Letterkenny University Hospital

Letterkenny University Hospital’s rent bill for private accommodation has increased by 300% over a five year period. Figures released by the HSE to Sinn Fein have revealed that in 2015, the hospital’s rent bill was over €118,000 compared with just over €29,000 in 2010. The figures also show that almost half a million euro was

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Donegal and Inishowen will be kept apart should they make Oscar Traynor Semi Final’s

The Inishowen League and the Donegal League have been kept apart in the semi final draw of the FAI Oscar Traynor Trophy competition. If the defending champions Inishowen come through their quarter final away to Galway they will meet the winners of the AUL or LSL in the last four. In the other side of

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Look who is coming back to our TV screens: it’s only Frank and Betty Spencer

Actor Michael Crawford will reprise his famous role as Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em in a one-off special for Sport Relief. The cult BBC comedy was last seen on TV on Christmas Day in 1978. Michael, 74, will reunite with his on-screen wife, Betty, played by Michele Dotrice, for the sketch, which

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Ulster Rally to take place in Derry and Strabane – Council announces events programme for 2016

Northern Ireland’s premier rally car sports event, the Ulster International Rally, is taking place in Derry and Strabane this summer, the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Elisha McCallion has confirmed. Speaking at the official launch of the Council’s 2016 festival and events calendar, the Mayor said she was delighted that the

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Update: Water supply to some Inishowen residents may not be restored until this evening following major water burst at Fahan

  The major burst on the main pipe from the Eddie Fullerton Pollan Dam at Fahan has been repaired but the supply to some homes will not be fully restored until later this evening.  The burst has left thousands of homes without water throughout today but it’s believed the main burst has been repaired and

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Significant rise in people awaiting admission to Letterkenny Univeristy Hospital today

    A total 413 people are waiting on hospital trolleys or chairs around the country today, with Letterkenny University Hospital seeing major jump – 15 people are awaiting admission. The INMO’s figures show 8 people waiting admission on trolleys in the Emergency Department at Letterkenny Hospital today, while a further 7 were waiting on

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Mindsets need to change regarding access and equality – Larkin

General election candidates in Donegal have been invited to a Question and Answer session in Letterkenny’s Radisson Hotel this afternoon to discuss disabilities and what needs to be done to promote equality. The meeting, which starts at 2pm is being facilitated by the Donegal Centre for Independent Living, which has seen its funding cut by

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Major water burst at Fahan affecting supplies to thousands of homes

There’s a been another major burst on the main pipe from the Eddie Fullerton Pollan Dam, this time at Fahan, leaving thousands of homes without water this morning. The burst happened last night and crews began work on it early this morning. Supplies have been affected in Fahan, Burnfoot, Inch, Bridgend, Burt, Carrigans, Killea, Newtowncunningham,

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Patients treated for less severe strain of meningitis at LUH

A small number of people have been treated for viral meningitis at Letterkenny University Hospital. The patients were treated last week but details are only emerging now. Following initial reports that a certain number of people were being treated for meningitis at Letterkenny University Hospital – it has been confirmed that the patients were suffering

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Mc Conalogue says FF will revitalise rural towns and being the recovery to the regions

A Donegal General Election Candidate has pledged to revitalise towns across the county as part of a nationwide initiative to bring the recovery to outside the capital. Fianna Fail General Election Candidate Charlie McConalogue has stated that towns such as Buncrana, Letterkenny, Stranorlar, and Donegal have been neglected by the current Government through lack of

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SF hit out at FF “hypocrisy” over long stay bed retention pledge

Fianna Fail has come in for serious criticism over their pledge to reverse the decision to end long term residential care at the community hospitals in Stranorlar, Lifford and Ramelton. In recent days, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin and General Election Candidate Pat the Cope Gallgher both stated that if the party was elected into

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Maurice Devenney resigns from the DUP following SDLP support allegations

Derry City and Strabane Councillor Maurice Devenney has resigned from the Democratic Unionist Party after almost 20 years, claiming there has been a campaign of vilification against him since early last year. In statement, Cllr Devenney says he “totally refutes” his former DUP colleagues’ claim that he had promoted or canvassed votes in favour of

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The awkward moment Paul McCartney gets refused entry to Grammy Award party

Paul McCartney is undoubtedly considered one of the most legendary musicians of our time, boasting 24 number one singles and a total of 98 weeks at the number one spot – that’s nearly two years. However, that apparently wasn’t enough for him to gain access to a Grammy after party in Hollywood last night. In

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McFly’s Tom Fletcher and wife Giovanna announce birth of second child

Tom Fletcher and his wife Giovanna have welcomed their second child. The happy couple announced the news on their Twitter pages on Tuesday and revealed that they had named their second son Buddy Bob. Her Instagram post showed a brilliant blue sky and fluffy clouds. Their “player two” statement referred to their pregnancy announcement video,

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Finn Harp’s and Derry City awarded Premier Division licence’s

The Independent  Licensing Committee of the Football Association of Ireland have announced today that 16 Premier Division and 4 First Division license’s have been awarded for the 2016 SSE Airtricity season, and it is good news for the local club’s with  Finn Harp’s ,Derry City and Sligo Rover’s getting their licenses for the new season,

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IMPACT say new Breast Surgeon at LUH will not have a medical secretary

The Trade Union, IMPACT has raised concern that the supports will not be in place for the recently announced new breast consultant post at Letterkenny University Hospital. The public sector trade union which represents over 2000 members in the County, with significant membership at the hospital, has stated that the new Consultant will not be

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GAA: Mixed results for Donegal schools in Ulster Colleges Competitions

There were mixed results for Donegal schools in the latest games in the Ulster colleges gaelic football competitions (yesterday). In the Danske Bank Marley Cup U-18 A competition, Abbey Vocational School in Donegal Town booked their place in the decider after winning their semi-final replay 2-10 to 1-8 against Bailieboro Community School. Meanwhile, in the

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Donegal traffic wardens issued with personal CCTV cameras

Donegal County Council’s traffic wardens have been given new uniforms, which include state of the art personal CCTV cameras. The council says the cameras are designed to provide for the personal safety of traffic wardens while they are doing their job. Donegal County Council is one of the first local authorities in Ireland to introduce

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Gardai seek information after suspicious “ESB van” is seen in Killygordon

Gardai last night issued a warning through the Finn Valley text alert regarding a yellow transit type van acting suspiciously in the Killygordon area. The van, which had a partial reg ‘151 C’ had an ESB logo on it. Last week on Highland Radio News, Crime Prevention Officer Sgt Paul Wallace warned of people posing

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Jackson challenges Mc Hugh as Cope says FF will guarantee hospitals’ futures

A Donegal General Election Candidate is questioning why Minister Joe McHugh did not attend Saturdays Save Our Services march in the Twin Towns at the weekend. The march took place over concern about the long-stay residential care within the community hospital facilities in Lifford, Ramelton and Stranorlar. It was estimated that over 2,000 people took part

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BIM to develop new Sea Survival Training Centre in Greencastle

An Bord Iascaigh Mhara is to invest 1.5 million euro to build a Sea Survival Training Centre in Greencastle. The new centre will include further expert training by providing a state of the art simulator pool that can reproduce extreme weather conditions, so fishermen can experience what it’s like to be faced with an emergency

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Inquest hears Arlene Arkinson may have been pregnant at time of disappearance

    The inquest into the death of Arlene Arkinson has heard she told friends the night she went missing she might be pregnant. The hearing was also told Arlene was a bright but vulnerable teenager. The 15 year old from Castlederg disappeared in 1994 after attending a disco in Bundoran. She had last been

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Exchange of letters between Mc Brearty and Council CEO over legal advice on O’Donnell meeting

There’s been an exchange of letters between Independent Councillor and election candidate Frank Mc Brearty and Donegal County Council CEO Seamus Neely regarding comments Cllr Mc Brearty made on his Facebook page. On January 29th, the councillor posted on Facebook that he had written a letter to Council Chairman Ciaran Brogan accusing the council of

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Blake calls for more resources to allow gardai tackle growing drugs crisis

A prominent anti-drugs campaigner in Donegal has called for more resources to be given to gardai in Donegal in light of a heroin seizure in Letterkenny at the weekend. A man and woman in their 40s and 30s respectively are due before Letterkenny District Court in March, after they were arrested and charged with possession

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Postmasters say future of post office network must be above party politics

Postmasters have called for cross-party and cross-candidate commitment to progressing the Bobby Kerr Report on the future of Post Offices. The Irish Postmasters’ Union is urging all Political Groups and Candidates to ensure that the Irish Post Office Network has a strong economic and social future, irrespective of who forms the next Government. IPU Executive

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Mc Conalogue claims broken chairs are pushing up Orthodontic waiting lists in Letterkenny

A Donegal TD says part of the reason for the soaring waiting lists for orthodontic treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital is that some of the specialist chairs there are broken. Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue says after being contacted bya number of parents, he raised the issue with the Health Minister, who confirmed that a dental

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SOS committee to meet again as community hospital campaign gains momentum

The Save Our Services committee will be meeting in the coming days to consider their next moves following what’s been described as a very successful rally and public meeting on Saturday. The group is seeking guarantees that services will not be scaled back at the community hospital facilities in Lifford, Ramelton and Stranorlar. The group

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Almost 117,000 people eligible to vote in Donegal constituency

There are 116,680 people eligible to vote in the Donegal constituency in the General Election on Friday February 26th. Islanders will vote on the previous day, Thursday February 25th. The largest concentration of voters is in the Letterkenny Electoral Area with 31,274 voters, followed by Inishowen with 30,582 and Glenties with 22,318. There are 19,663

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Man and woman charged after heroin and cannabis are seized in Letterkenny

A man and woman in their 40s and 30s respectively are due before Letterkenny District Court in March, after they were arrested and charged with possession of heroin and cannabis on Friday night. Gardai say €1,700 worth of heroin was discovered along with an estimated €20,000 worth of ca\nnabis resin. The drugs were found during

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