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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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103 people diagnosed with lung cancer in Donegal in 2012

Over 100 people in Donegal are diagnosed with lung cancer each year, with the Irish Cancer Society publishing research today which found over a third of Irish adults who are currently experiencing three or more symptoms of lung cancer are unconcerned about being diagnosed with the disease. Over 1,000 adults were surveyed natioanlly for the

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Letterkenny Residents Group say Cllr John O’Donnell will no longer be invited to meetings

Letterkenny Community Residents Group has decided not to invite Cllr John O’Donnell to attend future meetings. The group has organised several meetings in the last year, which it says have been particularly important since the demise of the town council. However, the group says in light of the findings of the recent RTE Investigates programme,

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LYIT and Donegal ETB to sign a new deal on cooperation

Letterkenny Institute of Technology and the Donegal Education and Training Board will today sign a memorandum of understanding to improve educational links between the two organisations. LYIT Director Paul Hannigan and the new ETB Chief Executive Anne Mc Hugh will sign the documernt today at the ETB’s Further Education and Training Fair which gets underway

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Mc Conalogue says education in Donegal will be a priority for FF

Donegal Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue is pledging that the education needs of the county will a priority if Fianna Fail is elected into Government. Deputy Mc Conalogue, the party’s Education Sppkesperson says that under the current Government, certain aspects of education have diminished over the years, and it’s Fianna Fail’s intention to counteract that if

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West Donegal councillor questions claims of economic recovery

A Donegal County Councillor is questioning the government’s claim that Donegal is well into the recovery stage following the announcement of a significant increase in IDA supported jobs last year. Figures published show a total of 311 additional IDA supported jobs were created in 2015 in the county with Fine Gael stating it’s proof Government

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Dallat says independent inquiry into firefighter’s death is now inevitable

An East Derry MLA says he believes an independent inquiry into the death of a fireman in Limavady over 12 years ago is now inevitable. Joe McCloskey fell to his death when responding to a hotel fire in Limavady, and last week, the Attorney General in the North named the superior fire officer who ordered him

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N13 closed at Killyverry, Newtowncunningham following two car collision

The N13 Letterkenny Derry Road has been closed at Killyverry near Newtowncunningham following a two car collision just before 10 o’clock this morning. We understand there are injuries, but no further details are available. Emergency services are at the scene. Donegal County Council says diversions are now in place in the road. Traffic coming from

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