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The National Lottery today confirmed that the holder of the €4.4 million Lotto Jackpot ticket sold in Co. Donegal has made contact. The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold at Daly’s Topaz on the Letterkenny Road in Lifford on Saturday January 13th. A National Lottery spokesperson this morning that they have been contacted by the …

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  A Donegal councillor says the local road network in the county is crumbling because too much money is being diverted to the maintenance of regional roads. Cllr Ciaran Brogan says the problem goes back to the abolition over five years ago of the Specific Roads Improvements Scheme for regional roads. Cllr Brogan says this …

Regional Roads funding must be restored – Brogan Read More »

Donegal County Council is being urged to write to the Department of Transport to fast track the necessary funding to repair flood damage in Donegal. In its response, the local authority say that significant costs have already been recouped and are satisfied that more is available when required. However Cllr. Noel Andrew Jordon says this …

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The HSE is urging people in Carndonagh not to use the pedestrian access and bridge at the rear of the hospital campus, as they are still unsafe following last year’s floods. The HSE says people should only use the access point off the main road at the front of the hospital grounds when accessing Carndonagh …

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A group representing Irish business says it’s crucial the UK stays in the customs union after Brexit to protect our economy. IBEC will meet the House of Lords Brexit committee, who are visiting Dublin today to look at how the UK’s decision to leave the EU could affect Anglo-Irish relations. Yesterday, EU ministers agreed that …

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It’s been claimed that the on-going failure to provide funding to reopen the short-stay ward at Letterkenny University Hospital is down to a case of mismanagement. An initial funding application was submitted in the summer of 2017 but to date the request remains unanswered. It is long since anticipated that such a move would alleviate …

Failure to reopen short stay ward indicative of mismanagement, says TD Read More »

A total investment programme of €33 million for regional and local roads in Co. Donegal has been confirmed this afternoon by Transport Minister Shane Ross. That Donegal allocation is up from just over 21 million last year, in line with a national increase of 29%. €10 million of the Donegal allocation is ringfenced for flood …

Fintra Bridge funding is very positive development – Kennedy Read More »

Michelle O’Neill is set to become Sinn Fein’s new Deputy President. The party’s leader in the North received the necessary number of nominations after applications for the position closed this evening. There had been suggestions that Donegal Deputyy Pearse Doherty might cnotest the position, but he chose not to put his name forward. Ms O’Neill …

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Donegal County Council is being asked to work with Tidy Towns Committees, property owners and other groups to address “derelict site issues” in Donegal. A number of such sites have been identified across the county with concern raised over their general appearance ahead of the 2018 tourism season. Cllr. Albert Doherty says despite the great …

Council should work to tackle derelict sites – Doherty Read More »

  A total investment programme of €33 million for regional and local roads in Co. Donegal has been confirmed this afternoon by Transport Minister Shane Ross. That Donegal allocation is up from just over 21 million last year, in line with a national increase of 29% to €417 million. Leas Cheann Comhairle and Fianna Fail …

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A man has been found guilty of murdering the manager of a pub in Dublin’s north inner city 35 year old Michael Barr, a native of Strabane, was shot dead at the Sunset House pub on the evening of April the 25th 2016. 30 year old Eamonn Cumberton of Mountjoy Street, Dublin 7 had denied …

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Gardai are appealing for witnesses to last Friday’s fatal collision at Ards Beg in Gortahork. 43 year old Noel McDermott lost his life while out training at approximately 4pm when his bicycle collided with a car. The driver of the car was uninjured. Anyone with information is asked to contact Milford Garda Station on 074-9153060. …

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There were 25 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. 12 people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 13 were waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded this morning with 54 people waiting there. Nationally, there were …

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The HSE has moved to confirm that work is still ongoing in relation to Community X-ray facilities in Donegal Town Community Hospital and Dungloe Hospital. Work is to continue for another 6 weeks and a further 2/3 weeks trialling required after that. It was previously indicated that repairs would be completed by the end of …

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