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Hozier to partner Lennox as Grammys set up duets with music’s big names

The Grammy Awards will feature a number of collaborative performances, including Jessie J with Tom Jones, Lady Gaga with Tony Bennett and Adam Levine with Gwen Stefani. The Recording Academy said Annie Lennox would also be paired with newcomer Hozier at the February 8 show in Los Angeles. “Throughout the years, the Grammy Awards has […]

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Theft of County Derry statue leads to “missing persons” appeal from PSNI

The theft of a six-foot sculpture statue of a Celtic sea god, that has prompted a campaign for its safe return, has now led to a ‘missing persons appeal’ by the PSNI. Manannán Mac Lir, which is made out of fibre glass and stainless steel, was stolen last week from Binevenagh Mountain near Limavady in

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Doherty says SF will not take Westminster seats under any circumstances

West Tyrone MP Pat Doherty has strongly denied suggestions that Sinn Fein could be forced to take their seats in Westminster. YouGov’s Peter Kellner has predicted that Sinn Fein will take up their seats in the House of Parliament after the next General Election. The political analyist said that they would have to do this

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Overcrowding worsens further at Letterkenny General Hosptial

There has been a further worsening of the overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny General Hospital after a warning from hospital management last night. According to the INMO there are 28 patients either on trolleys or in wards awaiting a bed. Those waiting for a bed at Letterkenny General Hospital have been accessed by medical staff and

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28 patients either on trolleys or in wards at Letterkenny Hospital

There has been a further worsening of the overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny General Hospital after a warning from hospital management last night. According to the INMO there are 28 patients either on trolleys or in wards awaiting a bed. Last night Saolta, the group which runs the hospital urged people to avoid the Emergency Department

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Council stiil ‘wasting’ 500 euro per meeting on paper having already spent 15K on Tablets

It has been revealed for every meeting of Donegal County Council 500 euro is spent on paper. This despite 15 thousand euro being spent on tablets for councillors at the start of the current council’s term. The council has expressed its intention to move to paperless meetings but no timeframe for that move has been

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Donegal County Council accused of using cheap labour to replace staff

Donegal County Council is being accused of using cheap labour to replace staff. Sinn Fein Cllr Mick Quinn was speaking after it emerged that a number of people taken on under the Gateway scheme have been involved in road works in the Stranorlar area. Deputy Thomas Pringle said yesterday that the work would have been

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Major investment to be carried out on Letterkenny water infrastructure

Irish Water has confirmed a major investment in the water infrastructure in and around Letterkenny. Over the next three years as part of its Capital programme, Irish Water will invest in the network supplying areas including Carrigart, Cranford, Millford, Termon, Kilmacrennan and Letterkenny The work will also extend to Gartan, Churchill and Glenswilly. The new

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Emma Stone “Uncomfortable”paparazzi attention

Emma Stone finds it ”uncomfortable” having paparazzi outside her home. The ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ star has admitted that she will never enjoy seeing people outside her house snapping photographs of her. She told the New York Times newspaper: ”It’s uncomfortable to have photographers outside of your home. That’s never going to feel good, and I don’t

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World’s most endangered turtle washes up on beach in Rossnowlagh

One of the world’s most endangered turtles has washed up on a beach in Co Donegal. A young Kemp’s Ridley was found on the rocks in Rossnowlagh, on Christmas Day. Coastwatch volunteer Aoife Flynn made the discovery. An autopsy on the foot-long turtle was completed over the weekend which has confirmed that the turtleit is

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Emergency Department at LGH “extremely busy” according to management

People are being urged to avoid the Emergency Department at Letterkenny General Hospital this evening, as a result of what management say is a very high number of attendances. In a statement this evening, Saolta, the hospital group which runs the hospital says – “The Emergency Department at Letterkenny General Hospital is extremely busy tonight

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77 jobs to be created in Derry with construction of two hotels

77 jobs are being created in Derry with the transformation of two historic buildings into hotels. Work has already begun at the former Northern Counties Club at Bishop Street at and a former bank building in Shipquay Street. The schemes are expected to give the local hospitality industry a significant jobs boost. The building in

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Sheils to challenge council decision to sell property at half its market value

A Donegal County Councillor is calling into the question the local authority’s decision to sell off property at half it’s market value. The council executive recommended the derelict property in south Donegal be sold for 16 thousand Euro, despite it being individually valued at 30 thousand Euro. Councillor Dessie Sheils has taken issue with this

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Deputy Pringle claims council taking advantage of Gateway programme

A Donegal Deputy has claimed that Donegal County Council has breached the Gateway Scheme Deputy Thomas Pringle says he has been made aware that a number of people were employed under the scheme to carry out roadworks in the Stranorlar area. The Gateway programme is similar to jobbridge where people get an extra €50 on

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Cllr John O’Donnell confirms he will contest the General Election

Independent Donegal Co Cllr John O’Donnell has confirmed that he intends to run in the next General Election. The 33-year-old Kilmacrennan man said he believes there is a massive opening for a ‘strong, independent voice in the county’. Cllr O’Donnel also confirmed that he has met with Shane Ross before Christmas, but he has not

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Xtra Vision to close in Strabane and Derry with loss of 10 jobs

Xtra-vision is closing two stores in Derry and Strabane with the loss of 10 jobs. The company’s store in Strabane will close this week while their store at Lisnagelvin shopping centre in Derry will follow suit on the 2 February. Xtra-vision closed a number of stores last year after going into receivership. Strabane Cllr Patsy

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Sinn Fein say Irish Water meeting at Donegal Co Council is PR stunt

Sinn Fein have confirmed that they will not meet with Irish Water representatives in Lifford today. The party had requested that Irish Water meet them as a grouping in the County House today, but Irish Water said they’d only meet with Cllrs individually. Cllr Mick Quinn has claimed that the offer of ten minute meetings

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RTE Broadcaster reflects on Donegal links in advance of Sports Star Awards

RTE Broadcaster Sean O’Rourke will be the special guest at the Donegal Co. Council sponsored Donegal Sports Star of the Year Awards for 2014 which take place in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Lettekenny, on Friday, January 30th. O’Rourke, who has a holiday home in Downings, spoke with Myles Gallagher on Sunday Sport.  

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Martin McGuinness says united Ireland is “inevitable”

The Norths Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said that a united Ireland is “inevitable”. The Sinn Féin MLA was speaking at his party’s AGM in Omagh, Co Tyrone on Saturday. He also praised Peter Robinson’s leadership over the Stormont House Agreement. Mr McGuinness said: “Sinn Féin has emerged from the recent negotiations in a

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Donegal mountaineers record spectacular climb up Muckish during recent cold snap

The last thing on many peoples minds in Co Donegal during the recent cold spell may have been climbing one of the counties highest mountains. But that’s exactly what climbers Jason Black, Patrick McDermott, Kevin Kiely and Iain Miller did last week. Jason Black climbed the worlds highest moutain Mt Everest two years ago, and

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Scottish nurse, with Co Donegal connections, makes complete recovery from ebola virus

A nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has made a complete recovery and been discharged from hospital. Pauline Cafferkey, who has family in Dungloe, is now free of the virus after more than three weeks in hospital, where she was critically ill for a time. She said she is “happy to be

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