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Irish man believed to be from Northern Ireland dies after falling into river in Australia

  Police in Australia’s New South Wales are investigating the death of a 25 year old, believed to be from Northern Ireland. It’s reported he’d been on a houseboat with a group of friends, when he slipped and fell into the Murray River, near the New South Wales border with Victoria. It’s understood he tried

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MEP calls for more action on Supertrawlers off Donegal coast

Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly is calling for more protection of Ireland’s fishing industry from factory freezers ships. He was echoing calls on Minister Simon Coveney to exclude so called supertrawlers from fishing within Ireland’s territorial waters. The trawlers have been fishing off the Donegal coast sparking an online petition for them to be banned.

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Future of prominent Twin Towns landmark now up to An Bord Pleanala

The future of the of the old Ritz cinema in Ballybofey is now in the hands of An Bord Pleanala. An application lodged in October by the local Butt Hall Committee to have the landmark demolished was met with heavy criticism, sparking a well backed online petition Donegal County Council rejected the proposed demolition of

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Post Offices can become “Rural Information Hubs” – Harte

A Fine Gael General Election candidate in Donegal says he believes the post office network can be strengthened and enhanced following the publication this week of the Post Office Network Business Development Group report. Paddy Harte says the proposals will also support competitiveness. He sees the network becoming hat he termed a series of Rural

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Donegal League hoping for quarter final place in the Oscar Traynor Cup

This weekend in the Oscar Traynor Cup, Donegal League take on United Churches’ Football League at the Moss, Drumoghill. The game kicks off at 1pm on Sunday, with the winners of the tie progressing to the quarter final, where they play the North Western Football League. Donegal League Manager Brian Dorrian spoke with Oisin Kelly

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Derry name line up for McKenna Cup Final

Manager Damian Barton has named the Derry team for Saturday’s Dr.McKenna Cup Final against Tyrone at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh (7.30pm throw in). 1. Thomas Mallon (Loup) 2. Ciarán Mullan (Eoghan Rua) 3. Dermot McBride (Ballinascreen) 4. Karl McKaigue (Slaughtneil) 5. Gareth McKinless (Ballinderry) 6. Chrissy McKaigue (Slaughtneil) 7. Danny Heavron (Magherafelt) 8. Brendan Rogers

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Revised plan submitted for Magee campus in Derry

Derry City and Strabane District Council and Ulster University have submitted a revised outline business plan for the expansion of the Magee campus in Derry. The plan outlines the preferred option for expansion of student numbers, with the primary objective of reinforcing and enhancing Derry’s reputation as a vibrant University city. It’s envisaged that by

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Large turnout sought for first Water Charge protest of 2016

A final plea has been made to residents in Donegal to take part in the Right2Water protest in Donegal tomorrow. Protestors are asked to assemble at Mr. Chippie in Letterkenny tomorrow at 1.30 while the offical protest gets underway at 2pm. It’s the first major anti water charges protest of 2016. Right2Water spokesperson Owen Curren

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Donegal man in court over incident were eggs were thrown at Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness

    A man from Carrigans in County Donegal who was involved in an incident where eggs were thrown at the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has been bound over at Derry Magistrate’s Court. Aodhan Irwin (21) of Foyle View, Carrigans in Donegal admitted two counts of disorderly behaviour on September 10 last. The court

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Letterkenny Airport should be back on the agenda – Shields

A Donegal Councillor says an airport should be developed in Letterkenny to compensate for what he termed decades of neglect. Cllr Dessie Shiels, an independent candidate in the forthcoming general election says while he supports Donegal Airport in Carrickfinn, it’s in an isolated area, and he believes an airport at the Big Isle in Letterkenny

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Adams apologies to Mc Hugh over “inaccurate” comments on state board appointment

The Sinn Fein President has apologised to Minister of State Joe Mc Hugh after wrongly claiming he has made an appointment to a state board without going through the proper channels. Mr Adams made a personal statement in the Dail last night acknowledging that he had made inaccurate comments during Leaders’ Questions. Mr Adams’ comments

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42% of urology patients waiting a year for Day Surgery at LUH

Serious concern has been raised following the revelation that over 42% of Urology patients at Letterkenny University Hospital are waiting a year or more for a Day Surgery appointment. The figures, which have been provided by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, show that there are fifty people waiting twelve months or more. Earlier this month,

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Pringle says new report on Post Office network is little more than an election gimmick

A Donegal Deputy is warning that if issues within the Post Office Network are not addressed once and for all, post offices across the county may cease to exist in the coming years. A new report says there are serious challenges facing the Post Office Network, with calls for a plan to be put in place

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