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Donegal gardai launch June Bank Holiday road safety campaign

  Gardaí are appealing to drivers to help reduce bank holiday fatalities. Since 2010, 256 people have been killed between June and August in Ireland. The majority of fatalities occur on rural roads, and between 2010 and 2014 twenty-two people in Co Donegal tragically died on during the summer months. Garda Traffic Inspector, MIchael Harrison

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UEFA calls for postponement of Presidential Election

European football’s governing body UEFA is considering boycotting today’s start of the FIFA Congress in Zurich – believing it could turn into a “farce”. Seven FIFA officials were arrested in Switzerland yesterday as part of a US-led corruption inquiry. UEFA want tomorrow’s presidential election to be postponed – when Sepp Blatter will be going for

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Bono pays tribute to ‘irreplaceable’ tour manager after fatal heart attack

Bono has led tributes to U2’s late tour manager, Dennis Sheehan. The ‘Ordinary Love’ singer and his bandmates – The Edge, Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton – are struggling to come to terms with the death of their longtime friend and colleague, who went into cardiac arrest in his room at the Sunset Marquis Hotel

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Buncrana residents step up their campaign for a pedestrian bridge at Cockhill

Residents in the Cockhill area of Buncrana are stepping up their campaign for a pedestrian bridge ahead of a Road Safety seminar in the town next month. Spokesperson John O’Keefe says the community does not have faith in Donegal County Council’s plan to use temporary traffic lights to restrict traffic on Cockhill Bridge to one

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Audio update – Coastguard predicts Slieve League will have a busy 2015

The Killybegs Coastguard says there’s likely to be far more activity on Slieve League this year, and as a result, more accidents. Spokesperson Shane Mc Crudden was speaking after a 60-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital last evening after breaking her ankle while walking. The coastguard was closely involved in the operation to get her

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FIFA rocked by arrests

FIFA vice President Jeffrey Webb is believed to be among 6 FIFA officials arrested by Swiss police acting on behalf of the F.B.I this morning in Zurich. The association says they are clarifying the facts before commenting further on the arrests which relate to bribery allegations. The Swiss police says they have arrested football officials

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Strabane man admits double murder charge at Belfast Crown Court

A Strabane man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after admitting murdering a man and woman in Belfast. Shaun Hegarty pleaded guilty to the murders in at Belfast Crown Court yesterday. The bodies of 40-year-old Caron Smyth, and 42-year-old Finbar McGrillen, were discovered in Mr McGrillen’s apartment at Ravenhill Court, on 13 December 2013. 34-year-old

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More interest in Ballykelly as a result of proposed DARD relocation

The North’s Agriculture Minister has said since the announcement that up to 800 Department of Agriculture and Rural Development jobs would be relocated to Ballykelly, there has been significant interest in the site from other sources. Michelle O’Neill was responding to questions from East Derry MLA Cathal O’hOisin. He says this means that as well

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Threat still hangs over Assembly as welfare crisis remains unresolved

  Northern Ireland’s devolved government is facing suspension or collapse. It’s after the local parties failed to agree on a Welfare Reform Bill. The Stormont Assembly never brought in cuts that were agreed in Westminster in 2013, and the legislation that would have allowed that is being blocked by Sinn Fein and the SDLP. Justice

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Prestigious Academic Award for Two Staff Nurses at Donegal Hospice

Lucy McGettigan, Clinical Nurse Manager at Donegal Hospice stated ‘It is With great pride that we congratulate our two staff nurses Susan McCarroll and Liam Patton on their recent award at University College Dublin. Not only were they awarded a graduate diploma in palliative care nursing they were also awarded the Sr Francis Rose O’Flynn

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Opposition emerges to council plans for Malin Head

Opposition has emerged to a Donegal county council decision to approve planning permission for improved tourist facilities at Malin Head. The work will include providing toilets, improving access and car parking. An estimated 200 thousand people visit Malin Head each year. Wildlife and Nature photographer Ronan McLoughlin says the development will ruin what is a

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Fianna Fail Councillor says she can’t give Michael Martin her full backing as leader

Fianna Fail’s only female elected representative in Donegal has said the party is not doing enough to increase the number woman in politics and is unable to give leader Michael Martin her fall support. Councillor Rena Donaghey was reacting to yesterday’s shock announcement from Senator Averil Power that she was leaving Fianna Fail, with her

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Donegal councillors defer decision on Knock Airport investment

Donegal’s Councillors have deferred a decision on proposals to invest thirty thousand a year into Ireland West Airport over the next ten years.   As part of the deal, in conjunction with six other councils, Donegal council would receive preference shares. Ireland West Airport is seeking to raise funds to boost passenger numbers. A number

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PNA says many of its members are ‘afraid to go to work’ at Galway facility

The Psychiatric Nurses Association says many of its members at a Galway facility are ‘afraid to come into work’. Members of the group have today begun a work-to-rule at the Acute Psychiatric Unit of University College Hospital Galway, in response to concerns over staffing and safety. They’re demanding the HSE takes action after they recorded

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McHugh among U21 award winners

Donegal’s Ryan McHugh is named among those selected as recipients of the inaugural ‘EirGrid 21 U21 Awards’. The awards honour the twenty-one standout players from the 2015 EirGrid GAA Football U21 All-Ireland Championship. In addition to the 21 U21 awards, EirGrid are asking fans of the championship to select their EirGrid GAA Football U21 All-Ireland

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Man appears in court charged with arson attack on Convoy Orange Hall

A man has appeared in court in Letterkenny today charged with two counts of criminal damage after an attack on an Orange Hall in Convoy last year. The damage caused to Convoy Orange Hall and Convoy Presbyterian Church was almost a quarter of a million euro. Eamonn McGill, from Macmeenstown, Convoy, faced two charges of

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Crawford seeks clarity on elements of DCC’s Corporate Plan

Concerns have been expressed over the Donegal County Council’s Corporate Plan which is due to be adopted today. The mission statement of the wide ranging plan is ‘serving our communities, supporting our businesses and welcoming our visitors. Some councillors are concerned that not enough consultation has gone into the plan. Councillor Gerry Crawford hopes to

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Donegal County Council clears the way for Malin Head tourism facilities

Donegal county council has approved planning permission for improved tourist facilities at Malin Head. This will include providing toilets, improving access and car parking. An estimated 200 thousand people visit Malin Head each year. Councillor Martin McDermott says it’s now up to Failte Ireland to provide funding so work can begin……..

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R2W claims Irish Water’s lay off of staff shows its true priorities

Following reports of Irish Water and its contractors laying off up to 50 meter installers in Donegal, the action group Right2Water says it demonstrates the utility’s real priorities. The group denies Irish Water claims that its staff were intimidated, and says if Irish Water was serious about upgrading the water infrastructure, it would have diverted

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