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Dublin unchanged for All Ireland Final

Dublin have named an unchanged team for Sunday’s All-Ireland football final against Kerry. Jim Gavin’s team announcement this evening means Cian O’Sullivan is passed as fit to start at centre-half-back. Dublin: Stephen Cluxton; Jonny Cooper, Rory O’Carroll, Philly McMahon; James McCarthy, Cian O’Sullivan, Jack McCaffrey; Denis Bastick, Brian Fenton; Paul Flynn, Diarmuid Connolly, Ciarán Kilkenny;

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Local man makes tea for German tourists who had a ‘miracle’ bus crash escape in Donegal

Gardai said it was a “miracle” no passenger was hurt when a tour bus tumbled into a roadside ditch after a collision with on Friday. The only injury was to a young woman driving the car whose front was smashed in the crash. She suffered an injured ankle and was transferred to Letterkenny General Hospital.

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Revealed: Ambulance that lost rear wheels was carrying patient on life support

The Minister for Health will be asked in the Dail to review the country’s ambulance fleet after the rear wheels of an ambulance transporting a patient on life support from Donegal to Galway fell off. The incident occurred at the end of August, when the driver of the ambulance brought the vehicle to a stop

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Victory for people power as full NowDoc service will be retained in Carndonagh and Gweedore

The NowDoc ‘Red Eye’ service for Carndonagh and Gweedore will not be cut. That was the outcome of a meeting today to discuss a “Live Test” conducted in both areas over the summer to assess whether it would be viable to cut the overnight NowDoc services there. There was strong opposition to the proposals with

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Tourism Minister launches next phase of Wild Atlantic Way in Donegal

Tourism Minister Michael Ring is in Donegal today to launch the next phase of the Wild Atlantic Way with further development for the touring route’s 188 designated Discovery Points. 3.5 million euro is being spent on planned photo-markers and interpretative panels, with the first of them being unveiled at Bloody Foreland this afternoon. Huston Engineering

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Investigation underway after ambulance wheels became dislodged

Serious concerns have been raised following confirmation that two back wheels dislodged from an ambulance transferring a patient from Letterkenny General Hospital to Galway University Hospital. The incident occured last month when the driver of the ambulance brought the vehicle to a stop after experiencing a shudder an noise in the vehicle. It was then

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Derry Captain McBride faces fitness test ahead of Shamrock Rvs game

Derry City begin life without Peter Hutton tonight when they meet Shamrock Rovers at the Brandywell With Caretaker boss, Paul Hegarty taking charge of team affairs for the final six league games of the Premier Division campaign, tonight’s match is another important test for Derry. Team captain, Ryan McBride faces a late fitness test for

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Seamus Coleman included in Republic of Ireland provisional squad for Euro qualifier’s

Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has named a provisional 40-man squad for next month’s pivotal Euro 2016 qualifiers. Seamus Coleman is included after his Everton manager Roberto Martinez revealed his hamstring injury wasn’t as bad as first feared. Shay Given is among the goalkeepers while Derry’s Darren Gibson’s is named along with Shane Duffy,

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McLaughlin plays for Ireland in 6-0 victory over Bulgaria

    The Republic of Ireland u19 women’s team were back in action today in Slovenia against Bulgaria in the UEFA European Championship qualifiers. After drawing 1-1 with the hosts on Tuesday, Dave Connell’s side defeated Bulgaria by 6goals to nil to keep alive their hope’s of qualifying for next summer’s finals tournament in Slovakia.Connolly

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HSE confirm two back wheels dislodged from ambulance travelling from Letterkenny to Galway

The National Ambulance Service has confirmed that two back wheels dislodged from an ambulance transferring a patient from Letterkenny General Hospital to Galway University Hospital. In a statement the NAS said the incident occurred on the 26th August last at approximately 14.10. The driver of the ambulance  experienced  a shudder and some noise in the vehicle

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Doherty urges government to follow through on microcredit commitments

Donegal South West Deputy Pearse Doherty is calling on the Government to fulfil its pledge to introduce a new personal microcredit scheme to assist people who have no or limited access to loan finance. The proposed scheme, which has yet to be formally introduced, was advocated in a report by the Social Finance Foundation and

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PSNI free two people detained in relation to O’Hara funeral

Two people arrested in Derry yesterday by detectives investigating offences committed at the wake and funeral of Peggy O’Hara in the city in July have been released unconditionally. A 53 year old man was freed just before teatime last night, a 44 year old woman was released shorly afterwards. Examinations are continuing on a numner

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Survey shows a proportionately high level of emigration from Donegal

A new survey has revealed that Donegal people are more likely to apply for a visa to emigrate. The study conducted by www.visafirst.com shows that applications from Donegal are eighty per cent higher than other counties when the populations are compared. Applications from more suburban areas such as Dublin have decreased dramatically compared to last

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Peter Andre: Strictly Come Dancing training ‘tough’

Peter Andre is finding ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ training “tough”. The ‘Mysterious Girl’ hitmaker is enjoying preparing for the ballroom dancing contest, but is being pushed to the limit by his professional partner Janette Manrara. He said: “I’m well and truly in rehearsals now for the ‘Strictly’ live shows. This is not going to be a

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More arrests over offences during Peggy O’Hara’s wake and funeral

  Detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating offences committed at the wake and funeral of Peggy O’Hara in Derry in July have arrested a 53 year old man and a 44 year old woman in the city. Both suspects have been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Antrim Police Station for questioning. Detectives also

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Right2change to hold meeting in Donegal as national consultation continues

The trade unions affiliated to the Right2Water campaign have announced plans for a series of ‘town hall’ meetings to discuss the policy principles which should underpin a future progressive government. The Donegal meeting will take place in the Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny on this night week, Wednesday September 23rd. Right2Change has emerged from the Right2Water Campaign

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Suspension of Stormont may be the best option for progress – Bradley

A former senior member of the North’s Policing Board is calling for the power sharing institutions to be suspended for a time. It comes amid ongoing efforts to resolve a row that saw the First Minister Peter Robinson stand aside, and all DUP ministers but one resign last week. Britain’s Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers

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Mc Daid calls for action to address Churchill water problems

The state of the water supply in the Churchill area is once again under scrutiny. Severe discoloration caused by vegetation seeping into the supply has become an annual occurrence, and it is at its peak at this time of year. Residents claim the water is undrinkable and unusable for washing clothes. Local Councillor James Pat McDaid tabled

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Roads in the Stranorlar MD need special attention – Doherty

It has been claimed the state of the roads in the Stranorlar Municipal District poses a threat to motorists, and not enough funding has been set aside to repair them. The Finn and Lagan Valleys are deemed the most intensively farmed in the County, resulting in industrial scale agriculture. The large volume of agricultural traffic has

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