Derry’s Paul Mc Closkey will defend his European Title against Barry Morrision of England on Saturday 2nd October at the Aura Centre in Letterkenny.

Paul has been looking forward to the fight with Oisin Kelly.
 

League Of Ireland First Division Results
Derry City 6 v 0 Mervue United
Finn Harps 1 v 1 Wexford Youths

Mark Farren’s hat-trick helped Derry City return to the top of the First Division as they routed Mervue United. Farren hit Derry’s opener on five minutes and Stephen Parkhouse doubled Derry’s lead on 29 minutes. Parkhouse produced an extraordinary miss before Farren hit the third from the penalty spot on 60 minutes. Farren completed his hat-trick on 72 before late goals from James McLean (79) and Seamus Sharkey (85). The win moves Derry City three points ahead of Monaghan and will help the Candystripes’ goal difference in a tight race at the top.

Harps really only have themselves to blame after failing to pick up the win in Friday night’s encounter against Wexford Youths in Ballybofey.One all it finished – but the home side conceded a sloppy equaliser with 20 minutes to go and had to be content with another home draw.It was an all too familiar story for James Gallagher’s men. They got themselves into a winning position but were unable to take it on from there and Wexford were able to steal in to snatch a share of the spoils.Their goal came on 59 minutes when Mark Brolly’s cross from the left was steered home by Kevin McHugh for his 9th league goal of the season.

Donegal County Council has given an update on a number of key road projects which have either begun or are about to start.

At least seven major projects will be on site over the coming two months with the local authority saying that for safety reasons, motorists can expect delays as a result.

The Council says that public and employee safety is a priority and as a consequence significant traffic management is required and delays to the public are unfortunately inevitable.

The council says that  N13 Kilverry to Colehill at Newtowncunningham should be complete by Mid October – work on the N13 Ramoghey to Manorcunningham road at Pluck Roundabout starts next week with an early November completion date.

N14 Pavement Overlay, affecting a number of locations start Mid October and should take a month.

Work on the Castlefin to Lifford starts late October and should be finished late November.

Work on N56, Dunfanaghy toFalcarragh road is due to start early October with completion Mid November while the work underway on the N56 Mullinaboys to Mountcharles at Turris Hill should be finished early October.

The Tánaiste and Minister for Education Mary Coughlan has confirmed that she has approved funding for refurbishment works at Scoil Náisiúnta Chaiseal na gCorr in Gortahork.

The funding, which has been granted under the Contingency Works Programme, is to provide refurbishment works for an office and porch at the school.

Thieves have stolen a significant amount of overhead cable from telegraph poles in Carndonagh.

Around 30 homes in the  area were left without a landline after the incident earlier this week.

Gardai said the cable was cut at both ends with bolt cutters before it was removed.

Eircom are currently working on the probelm.

There are fears that 30 teaching posts are to go at the North West Regional College, with management saying that in light of looming public service funding cuts, redundancies should be expected.

The exact number of jobs under threat at the college is not yet known, but speaking to Greg Hughes on today’s Shaun Doherty Show, Sinn Fein Education Spokesperson Councillor Maeve McLaughlin said while 30 job losses are expected, it could be even worse……….

The Donegal Live brand is to be extended, with a major event being planned for May of next year in Glasgow.

Failte Ireland North West this week led a delegation to Glasgow for a sweries of meetings and engagements to pave the way.

Spokesperson Martina Bromley says the preliminary visit was a major success……

A Donegal councillor says the list of homeowners compiled to facilitate the Non Principal Private Residence charge should be made available to local authorities.

Cllr Jimmy Harte says te information would be useful to councils who need to contact the owners of rented out properties, particularily when anti social behaviour is taking place in these properties.

Cllr Harte is to move a motion at Monday’s County Council meeting in Lifford seeking to have this raised with the Department of Environment and Local Government.

He believes the list could help efforts to improve estates in Donegal and further afield………

The family of a Strabane woman whose body sustained multiple fractures after her death at Altnagelvin hospital three years ago say they’ve received new information which merits a fresh inquiry.

78 year Maureen McGinley’s body was found to have 34 broken bones when it was received by the undertaker. The cause of the fractures has never been explained, but her son James says the family has been contacted by a former employee of Altnagelvin who told them he witnessed bodies being transported on trolleys with boxes on top of them.

James Mc Ginley wants this claim to be examined as part of a public inquiry.

He also says the family has no confidence in the Stormont Health Minister Michael Mc Gimpsey, and they believe he should step down………..

The family of Shaun Duffy have said they hoped the investigation into his killing will make progress soon.

Yesterday A senior Garda has said an investigation into the death of an undertaker will continue – five and half years after he was killed.

In a statement issued through their solicitor last evening, Shaun Duffy’s mother said “We would appeal to anyone who has any information, however insignificant, to contact the Gardaí.”

She said the past five years since Shaun “violent and tragic death” have been long and traumatic.

“It is a great relief to the family to commence the inquest. It has been harrowing to relive the details of Shaun’s brutal death however the process and the verdict of unlawful killing, in a small way, assists us as a family in our grieving for Shaun.

“We will always remember Shaun as a kind and loving person. Shaun was a likeable person, devoted to his mother and grandmother, with a large circle of friends,” she added.