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Land League calls for adjournment of repossession cases in Letterkenny after 24 hour postponement

The Land League in Donegal is calling for repossession cases at Letterkenny Registrar’s Court to be adjourned for a month. Cases which were to have been heard today have been postponed until tomorrow, but Carena Mc Callig of the Land league says the notice given was inadequate and many people may be missing from the

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Mac Lochlainn says problems with An Garda Siochana can be addressed if reform is realised

Sinn Féin’s Justice Spokesperson says the campaign for a more accountable police service must be intensified. Donegal North East Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn told the parties Ard Fheis in Derry at the weekend that a police service, free from political interference and fully accountable to our communities at local and state level remains the priority.

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Mark English has won European silver for Ireland in the final of the men’s 800 metres in Prague

  Mark English has won silver for Ireland in the final of the men’s 800 metres at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Prague. He edged out Dutch athlete Thijmen Kupers on the line to take second place by a margin of five-hundredths-of-a-second. Will Downing commentated live from Prague for Highland Radio Sunday Sport …….

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Harkin warns marginalised land inspections could cost farmers dearly

Department of Agriculture inspections are designating some marginal land as ineligible. Midland North West MEP Marian Harkin says this is being done in some areas without properly defined standards, and with no regard to the flexibility which is built into the EU legislation. She says as a result of destocking in the 1990s, many farmers

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Saolta Hospital Group announce Chair up of patient council

Galway based patient advocvate Neil Johnson has been appointed Chairperson of the Patient Council for Saolta University Health Care Group. The Vice Chair will be Jean Kelly, Saolta’s Group Director of Nursing and Midwifery. Saolta says the council will play an important role in ensuring that patients’ views are represented. Saolta says the aim of

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Patrick Mc Nally is Donegal’s richest man – Sunday Independent

Patrick McNally is Donegal’s richest person – with a fortune of over 405 million euro. That’s according to the Sunday Independent’s Rich List which is published this morning. Indian industrialist Pallonji Mistry is Ireland’s richest person – with a fortune of almost 15 billion euro. The Sunday Independent’s Business Editor Nick Webb explains Patrick McNally’s

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HSE should publish small hospital heart attack figures – Naughten

  The HSE is being asked to publish figures relating to heart attack deaths in a number of small hospitals. According to the Sunday Business Post, the combined death rate at Roscommon County Hospital, Bantry General and South Infirmary Victoria in Cork, Ennis Hospital, St John’s in Limerick and St Michael’s in Dublin was 12.2

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Former Russian soldier based in Letterkenny avoids jail for sexual assault

A former Russian Special Forces solider who said he was suffering flashbacks when he wrestled a teenage girl to the ground and sexually assaulted her at Dublin Airport has avoided jail. The 51 year-old Lithuanian man told gardaí he was having flashbacks to his time with the Russian military in Siberia and believed he was

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Gerry Adams plays down Sinn Feins American donations

The Sinn Féin president has played down reports that the party’s American donors have raised concerns about its tax policies. It was reported today that Irish-American businesses are concerned at the party’s policies on taxes and government spending. But party leader Gerry Adams says he holds similar meetings with groups of all sorts. Arriving at

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22-year-old Derry woman dies from extreme altitude sickness

The young Derry woman who died after collapsing after a volcano trek in Indonesia has donated nine organs. Lisa Orsi had been on life support since she suffered extreme altitude sickness last month. The 22-year-old, who had been working as a physiotherapist in Singapore, was pronounced dead early this morning following extensive transplant surgery. Her

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Latest Killybegs investment announcement bodes well for the future – Mc Hugh

Government grants of over half a million euro have been announced for two seafood processing companies in Killybegs as part of a 2.7 million euro national initiative. Killybegs Seafoods Frozen Ltd have been approved for a grant of 500,000 euro, while Island Seafoods Ltd. have been approved for a grant of 17,550 euro. This will

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Tyrone unchanged for Dublin & Derry make two changes for Mayo

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has named an unchanged team ahead of this Saturday’s Allianz National League clash with Dublin at Croke Park. Harte has retained the same side that started last weekend’s draw against Derry at Healy Park. Team captain Sean Cavanagh will continue at full-forward while defenders Tiernan McCann, Mattie Donnelly and Barry Tierney

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Deputy Doherty calls on Government to set date for emigration vote referendum

A Donegal Deputy has called on the government to set a date for a referendum on whether emigrants should have the right to vote. Two years ago the Constitutional Convention recommended giving emigrants the right to vote in Ireland’s presidential elections. Earlier this week the Minister for Emigrant Affairs, Jimmy Deenihan sais the Government needs

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