The Mayor of Derry says more still has to be done to curb unemployment in the city, despite the announcement of 65 jobs yesterday. It was announced yesterday that seven businesses in Derry are creating a total of 65 new jobs, as part of a £2.8m investment. The seven companies are Hunter Apparel, All Pipe […]
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Harvey’s Point in Donegal has been named Ireland’s number one hotel in this year’s TripAdvisor awards. The hotel in the Bluestack Mountains on the edge of Lough Eske, was also named sixth best top hotel in Europe and 18th in the world. It is the third year in a row that Harvey’s Point has won
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A number of women who took part in a protest in Dungloe against the temporary closure of the antenatal clinic there want to meet with HSE management. The executive confirmed the temporary closure because of staff shortages caused by sickness a fortnight ago but a date for the reopening of the clinic has not been
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Adam Woodyatt dedicated ‘EastEnders’ National Television Award (NTA) win to Anne Kirkbride last night. The Walford stalwart gave a speech on behalf of the show’s cast to accept the Serial Drama prize and thanked producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins while also praising the late ‘Coronation Street’ actress – whose character Deirdre Barlow was dubbed ‘The Weatherfield One’
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Pop star Rihanna has won a legal battle with high street store Topshop over a T-shirt with her image. In an important ruling on celebrity “image rights”, the Court of Appeal upheld a ban on the store selling a Rihanna “tank” sleeveless T-shirt without her permission. Three appeal judges agreed with an earlier High Court
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The GAA Programme is broadcast every Wednesday from 8.30pm – 9pm. Donegal footballer Rory Kavanagh who recently announced his retirement from inter-county football is Tom Comack’s special guest on this weeks show .
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A total of 27 patients are on trolleys or waiting in wards at Letterkenny General Hospital according to the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation today. The INMO figures show that 20 patients are on trolleys, while a further 7 are on wards. Letterkenny General has the 4th highest figures in the
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The Taoiseach has described as “an historic day in our country” the Cabinet’s approval of the wording for the referendum on same sex marriage. The Justice Minister has published the wording which states “Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex”. While ministers signed off on
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The father of a young man killed in the Omagh bomb has won the legal right to challenge the Government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into the atrocity. Michael Gallagher’s son Aiden was among 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, killed in the August 1998 outrage. Mr Gallagher was in court today
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A Foyle MLA says he believes there is more of an appetite for shared health services, which could see White Oaks in Donegal used as a cross border addiction treatment centre. Pat Ramsey was speaking as new figures from Stormont show a rise in the number of people receiving drug and alcohol treatment to over
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Cavan midfielder Gearoid McKiernan is facing a two match ban for alleged comments of a sectarian nature. After their win over Monaghan in the Dr McKenna Cup the referee’s report contained details about the comments. During the match, McKiernan and Monaghan’s Drew Wylie and Paul Finlay were sent-off at Breffni Park. Referee Sean Hurson submitted
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Motorists are advised to drive with care this morning following reports of ice in a number of areas and reports of a number of minor collisions. Met Eireann issued a ‘status yellow’ snow and ice alert overnight, and AA roadwatch is warning of icy conditions in Donegal, as well as in Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Galway
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Tyrone boss Mickey Harte has made no less than 13 changes for tonights Dr McKenna Cup semi-final against Armagh. Mattie Donnelly and Ronan O’Neill, who have already played for Ulster University in the competition, will both start at the Atheltic Grounds, now eligible following the elimination of their college side. Sean Cavanagh and defender Dwayne
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Work is expected to begin in the coming weeks on a major regeneration of Brooke park in Derry. Derry City Council has appointed a construction to carry out the 5.6 million pounds project which it’s hoped will provide a new focus for the Rosemount area. Local Councillor Mickey Cooper says as well as new
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A Donegal County councillor has called for the street lights in Malin Town to be inspected. It’s after a local resident had a lucky escape when a large bulb fell and narrowly missed them. Councillor Martin McDermott raised the issue at yesterdays monthly Inishowen Municipal District meeting in Carndonagh. He says a globe light bulb from
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Hundreds of women who are in the early stages of breast cancer in Co Donegal will no longer have to travel to Co Galway for treatment. It’s after a locum consultant breast surgeon was appointed at Letterekenny General Hospital. The consultant will start with immediate effect and will back up the existing breast surgeon that is
Kerry Katona is planning her sixth child. The Atomic Kitten singer – who has daughters Molly, 13, Lilly-Sue, 11, and Heidi, seven, and son Max, six, from previous relationships and daughter Dylan-Jorge with current husband George Kay – wants to have another baby but will wait until her touring commitments are over this year before
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Jennifer Aniston says her future mother-in-law would be upset if she eloped. The ‘Cake’ star, who has been engaged to ‘The Leftovers’ star Justin Theroux since August 2012, admits it would ”bum a lot of people out,” including the actor’s mother, Phyllis Grissim-Theroux, if they decided not to have a traditional big wedding. Asked if
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Donegal Deputy Joe McHugh says he isn’t even thinking about what the make-up of the next Government will be. Earlier today he Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney suggested Fine Gael could go into Government with Fianna Fáil. But there was opposition to Simon Coveney’s views within his own party, his coalition colleagues – and Fianna Fáil
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A West Tyrone MLA has said that union representatives and NI Water should be locked in a room and not allowed out until a resolution has been found. More than 7 and a half thousand properties are without a water supply in West Tyrone and Fermanagh. Staff are working to rule – and not conducting
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Donegal is facing an increase in rural crime because of garda cutbacks in the county. Under the proposals, gardaí who had been taken off rural duties for single days up until now will be moved to urban stations for up to eight weeks instead. Gardaí in Lifford, Carrigans, Raphoe, Newtowncunningham, Convoy and Castlefin have been
A survey has shown that while 60% of SME’s in Donegal and the border counties are confident about the year ahead, but 16% are not, and that’s the highest proportion in the country. The inaugural Magnet Regional Business Barometer finds that 9% of businesses don’t believe the government is doing enough to help them, but
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A Derry City Councillor says the city should be allocated a significant sum of money to repair broken street and road lights in the city. Cllr Tony Hasson says the Department for Regional Development will receive over £5million for street lighting and roads maintenance as part of the January monitoring round, and works are due
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Derry City’s Michael Duffy has gone on trail at Championship side Brentford. The Northern Ireland U21 has joined fellow candystrip Patrick Mc Eleney at Griffen Park with both players looking at options away from the Brandywell. Duffy and McEleney will play in a challenge game for the Bees against Wolves this afternoon. Michael has had
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Letterkenny native Kieran O’Gorman has been selected for the extended 32 man Ireland Club squad ahead of internationals in February. The 30 year old flanker plays his rugby with Old Belvedere in Division1A of the Ulster Bank All Ireland League. Stephen Ferguson of City of Derry is also named in the panel. The Ireland Club
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Donegal’s Joseph Duffy will make his debut in the UFC three days before St Patrick’s Day in Dallas Texas. Duffy will fight 32 year old Brazilian Vagner Rocha at the American Airlines Centre which will host UFC 185 on Saturday 14th March. The Burtonport man who signed a multi fight deal with the UFC at
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Families in some rural parts of West Tyrone are facing a fourth day without water today. Thousands of homes in the northwest have been without water since Saturday because repairs are not being done because of a pensions’ dispute at Northern Ireland Water. At one stage yesterday 6,500 customers were off supply. Ciaran Woods
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Up to five towns in Co Donegal are set to lose gardaí as part of cutbacks. Under the proposals, gardaí who had been taken off rural duties for single days up until now will be moved to urban stations for up to eight weeks instead. Gardaí in Lifford, Carrigans, Raphoe, Newtowncunningham, Convoy and Castlefin have
Gardai being transferred to Letterkenny from five rural stations Read More »
The EPA says water for nearly 1 million people is at risk of contamination as it recommends priority improvements for 121 water schemes, ten of them in Donegal. Over 20 thousand people, on 20 public water supplies, are affected by boil notices, none of them in Donegal. In its assessment of Donegal, the report says
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Sixteen years after the Gaelic Players Association was created, the women’s GPA will be formally launched today. The representative body for female inter-county players will be aligned to the men’s GPA, which has also helped to get them up-and-running. The Women’s GPA will seek to defend and protect the rights of ladies footballers and camogie
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St Eunan’s College suffered defeat in Monday’s All Ireland Senior Schools A Basketball final at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin. The Letterkenny side lost 70-67 to Ard Scoil Rathangan. The Kildare boys were 28 points down in the third quarter but a 21-0 run while outscoring Eunan’s 39 -4 in the final quarter and
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Tributes have flooded in for Coronation Street star Anne Kirkbride, who played the part of the “legendary” Deirdre Barlow, following her death after a short illness. Kirkbride, 60, who starred in the long-running soap for 44 years, died in a Manchester hospital. William Roache, who played her onscreen husband Ken Barlow, said: “I feel Anne’s
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Liam Gallagher has “failed” his daughter, according to her grandfather. The former Oasis rocker has been accused of “dodging and disrespecting” the US legal system after failing to appear at a child-support hearing for his 22-month-old daughter Gemma, whom he’s never met. The 42-year-old missed the meeting with Gemma’s mother, journalist Liza Ghorbani, claiming he
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Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has confirmed that she is being encouraged to contest the next General Election. But she denied claims in yesterdays Sunday Times that she had already met with senior Fianna Fail members to discuss the issue. The former Tainaste said that local Fianna Fáil party members are encouraging her to contest the
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A multi million pound redevelopment of the Brandywell Stadium will start in the summer. Diggers will begin work at the end of May with the building of a new stand being the first phase. The Glentoran stand will be taken down and replaced with a new stand that will also house new changing facilities and
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Charges against a Donegal Senator have been adjourned at Letterkenny Court today. Senator Brian O Domhnaill is charged with a number of alleged motoring offences in the Tullygay area of Letterkenny on September 2 2013. Mr O Domhnaill, whose address was given as Killult, Falcarragh, is charged with being drunk in charge of a motor
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Gardai are at the scene of a petrol station break-in on the outskirts of Termon, during which we understand a significant amount of damage was caused, and a sum of money was taken. As part of their investigation, gardai are seeking to trace the movements of a saloon car seen in the vicinity at 5
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6 months after Approval has been given for Letterkenny General Hospital to recruit 12 new nursing – the positions have yet to advertised or filled. The news was confirmed by Minister Joe McHugh following a meeting with management at the hospital. Minister McHugh says 12 extra nurses would be a major boost to the hospital
Tyrone was the only one of the three north west counties to progress to the semi finals of the Dr McKenna Cup. Their 1-11 to 0-7 win over Antrim secured their place in the last four and they also finished with the best scoring average in the group stage. This Wednesday they will play
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Paddy Jackson is a doubt for Irelands Six Nations campaign. The Ulster out half suffered a dislocated elbow in Saturdays Champions cup loss in Toulon. Ireland coach Joe Schmidt is already planning for the first game against Italy without Johnny Sexton who’s returning from a concussion lay-off.
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The North West now has it own American Football Team and has plans to play in the All Ireland League. The Donegal Derry Vipers was set up recently to give fans of the sport in the region the chance to have a go at one of the fastest growing sports in the world. On Sunday Sport Myles
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Joan Collins says her most recent marriage – her fifth – is her “happiest and last”. The actress, made a Dame in the New Year’s Honours, is about to celebrate her 13th wedding anniversary with her husband Percy. She told Hello! Magazine: “It is my fifth marriage, and my happiest, and last. Percy is wonderful,
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Hip-hop heavyweights Run-DMC paid tribute to their late band-mate Jason Mizell as they played their first UK gig together in over 12 years. DJ Mizell, 37, known as Jam Master Jay, was murdered in Queens, New York, in October 2002. His killer has never been caught. The duo – Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Joseph “Rev
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The woman garda arrested in a drugs-gang inquiry once served in Inishowen. She was based at Buncrana before she was transferred to Dublin. Now she is at the centre of an investigation which includes a claim that she once cut cocaine with her garda badge. The 34-year-old is said to have cut the coke at
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Donegal defeated Fermanagh today in Ballyshannon by 1 point but it was not enough for Donegal to reach the Semi Final stage of the Dr. McKenna Cup. The semi-finals now will see Tyrone face Armagh while Fermanangh will meet Cavan. The final score was Donegal 0 – 12 Fermanagh 2-5. After the match Oisin Kelly
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A low temperature weather warning is in place for Donegal until tomorrow morning. Met Eireann have forecast temperatures to dip as low as minus 5 with some sheltered areas a few degrees lower. Motorists are advised to exercise caution this evening and tomorrow morning as frost and freezing fog will linger in some parts until
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Oakfield Park suffered the effects of Storm Rachel with trees falling victim to the high winds. A large beech tree was among those. On inspection of the tree, staff noticed some large bones under where the roots were. Given the location of the bones under an ancient tree the bones, it’s believed they
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Police in Derry are continuing their investigations today following a shooting incident in the Creggan area. The incident took place yesterday evening approx 6.30pm. Masked men entered the Telstar bar armed with bats and firearms, looking for an individual and shots were fired in the air. No injuries have been reported. SDLP assembly member Pat
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World number 357 Gary Stal claimed his first European Tour title following an astonishing collapse by Martin Kaymer at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. Kaymer, the US Open champion, began six shots ahead and that soon extended to 10. But after 47 holes without a dropped shot – a bogey then double and triple bogeys
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Donegal’s game with Fermanagh in the Dr McKenna Cup will going ahead this afternoon in Ballyshannon. Donegal GAA confirmed following a pitch inspection, Fr Tierney Park will host todays tie. Both teams can still make the semi finals. Donegal GAA have ask all supporters to take care on the roads when travelling to the game.
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