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Societies, Sport and much, much more on offer at Clubs and Societies Day 2015

Clubs and Societies Day 2015 took place on campus at Letterkenny Institute of Technology on Wednesday 23 September, 2015. This event marks the start of the clubs and societies programme at Letterkenny I.T , and provides students, new and returning, with volunteering opportunities, sporting and recreational activities, both on and off campus. The programme has […]

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Detectives in Derry renew appeal for information on death of Conall Kerrigan

  Detectives investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Claudy man Conall Kerrigan have issued new photographs of two men they wish to speak to. Conall, who was aged 25, died after, it is believed, falling from the city walls in Derry in the early hours of Sunday August 23. Police do not believe his

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Solicitor in Donegal thinks Glenties Courthouse will close permanently

  A solicitor in Donegal thinks Glenties courthouse will close permanently despite efforts trying to save it. The courthouse has temporarily closed due to health and safety concerns and has moved to a community centre across the street. The Courts Service has claimed it would cost €80,000 to remove immediate risk of health and safety

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Government must support farmers who grow miscanthus – Harkin

North West MEP Marian Harkin says the government must do more to support farmers who began growing miscanthus and willow on the assumption that they would become important elements of a growing biomass industry to meet EU sustainable energy requirements by 2020. However, Ms Harkin says the Departments of Agriculture and Communication, Energy and Natural

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Councillor makes complaint to gardai fearing he is the victim of identity theft

Donegal Councillor Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig has made a formal statement to gardai after he was informed by Irish Water that he had registered with them as a customer. The councillor, a key figure in the Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay movement, says he never registered, anmd following several conversations with senior Irish Water personnel,

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Audio Update – Noel Cunningham will not contest general election

Noel Cunningham will not be putting himself forward for selection as a general election candidate. There was widespread speculation that the Killybegs-based broadcaster and hotel manager would join the race in the new Donegal constituency for Lucinda Creighton’s Renua after presenting a paper on the challenges facing rural towns in Ireland at a recent Party

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Donegal Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn welcomes marriage equality bill

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Equality, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD, has welcomed the Marriage Equality Bill with open arms today and commended all those who campaigned and marched for their rights. The Dail’s heard calls for May 23rd to be declared a bank holiday – in honour of the referendum on marriage equality. The call came

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Gerry Adams claims there is a serious design flaw in model of ambulance where back wheels fell off

    Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has claimed there is a serious design flaw in some ambulance vehicles in the country. Mr. Adams raised the issue in the Dail following the most recent incident where the rear wheels of an ambulance transporting four staff and a patient on life support from Donegal to Galway

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St Eunan’s Letterkenny and Sacred Heart Omagh take the big honours at Finn Valley Cross Country

  There was another huge turn out today at Finn Valley for the Secondary Schools Cross Country. St Eunan’s College Letterkenny and Sacred Heart College Omagh were the senior team winners while Toni Moore from Omagh and Donal Farren from St. Eunan’s won the senior individual. Full Results Senior Year Girls 1 Toni Moore Sacred

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Rural renewal scheme “won’t do a lot on its own” – Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has admitted the government’s 30 million euro rural renewal scheme ‘won’t do a lot’ on its own. Enda Kenny and several of his Ministers announced the plan at the National Ploughing Championships in Co Laois this morning. The Village and Town Renewal Scheme will see funds channeled through local authorities to areas which

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Discussions on resumption of rheumatology services at LGH

Discussions are at an advanced stage which could see the resumption of rheumatology clinics at Letterkenny General Hospital. The Irish Medical Times reports this week that a new plan would see a three-person rheumatology team in Galway covering the south of Saolta Group and a three-person team in Sligo General Hospital (SGH) covering the northern

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Over 9 million euro in payments to ease burden on Donegal farmers – Mc Ginley

Almost 9 and half million euro will be issued to Donegal farmers under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme. The announcement was made by the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney. 4,410 Donegal farmers are eligible to receive the payment. It is also expected that 70% of the Basic Payment Scheme will be paid from

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Mc Conalogue claims government has broken promises on prescription charges

Donegal Fianna Fáil TD Charlie McConalogue has accused the Government of betraying medical card holders with a five-fold increase in prescription charges – despite a promise four years ago to abolish them. It comes as new figures released to Fianna Fáil show that the Government has collected €312m in prescription charges in the four years

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Robert De Niro storms out of ‘negative’ interview

Robert De Niro has been branded “condescending” by a British journalist after he stormed out of her interview saying: “I’m not doing this, darling.” The 72-year-old Godfather star has a reputation for being a difficult interviewee, with some speculating he is shy, while others have concluded he is simply grumpy. De Niro was recently interviewed

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93 All Ireland winner Barton named Derry Senior Manager

Derry GAA have announced Damien Barton as the county’s new senior team manager. Barton was formally ratified at Tuesday night’s county committee meeting  for a two year term, effective immediately. A statement from the county board said “A highly respected All-Ireland winner with Derry in 1993, Damian Barton brings a wealth of playing and coaching

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Industrial scale removal of stones from Mamore Gap poses serious threat to locals – Donaghey

Concerns have been raised about a large amount of stones being removed from the top of Mamore gap. Residents fear should the large scale removal of the stones continue a landslide is inevitable. It’s believed the stones were taken away in recent weeks and at industrial level. Nobody to date has witnessed anyone carrying out

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Link2Plans report improved sentiment in Donegal construction sector

The latest figures from the National Housing Construction Index reveal that sentiment in construction sector in Donegal remains positive as planning applications rose by 35% in the first six months of 2015 when compared to same period in 2014. However, in its analysis of the figures, property consultancy company Link2Plans says despite the positive outlook,

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