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DONEGAL PRIEST DEMANDS THREAT TO SMALL SCHOOLS BE LIFTED
A CATHOLIC priest has welcomed moves by Education Minister Ruairi Quinn to review government policy on small schools. Father John Joe Duffy has been campaigning on behalf of small schools – including...
View ArticleGOVERNMENT APPROVES EXTENSION AT ROYAL AND PRIOR SCHOOL
EDUCATION Minister Ruairi Quinn has approved funding for new accommodation at Royal & Prior school in Raphoe. The funding will go to 1 x 80m2 Music/Drama Room, 1 x 80m2 DCG room, 1 x 109m2 Guidance...
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ELECTION 2014: STRUGGLING FAMILIES HIT AGAIN WITH USC HIKE – CARTHY
Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy has said that struggling families are to be hit again by Fine Gael and Labour’s austerity policies. The Midlands Northwest candidate was responding to news that pensioners and...
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ST EUNAN’S NATIONAL SCHOOL MAKE A RAINBOW FOR RELAY IN THE SUNSHINE
The students at St Eunan’s National School in Raphoe made the most of the good weather this morning when they set off on their Rainbow Relay walk around the town. The students and teachers who were...
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STATE AGREES TO PAY McBREARTY COURT COSTS AFTER GARDAI WITHHOLD VITAL...
The Irish State has sensationally agreed to pay the court costs of Frank McBrearty and his family after discovering that gardai with-held vital information on their case, Donegal Daily can reveal. The...
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FIVE GOOD REASONS TO DO LURGYBRACK NS’s 5K!
Lurgybrack National School in Letterkenny welcomed four pupils with Autism when the newly established Autism Class opened in September 2013. Lurgybrack NS are hoping for a big turn-out for their 5K! As...
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ELDERLY FARMER KILLED AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY COW
A man in his 80s was killed when he was trampled by a cow earlier today. A full investigation into the incident has been launched. The man was attending his cows in the townland of Carrickbrack, Convoy...
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COMMUNITY ALERT: PERV TARGETS CHILDREN IN CONVOY AND RAPHOE
COMMUNITY ALERT: GARDAÍ are investigating allegations that a pervert tried to lure young boys into his car in Convoy and Raphoe in the past 48 hours. Officers have interviewed a 10-year-old boy in...
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FARMERS WARNED TO TAKE CARE AS ELDERLY MAN KILLED BY COW IS NAMED
Farmers have been warned to take extra care on their farms as the pensioner killed in yesterday’s tragic accident was named. Cecil Kilpatrick was trampled by a cow. Cecil Kilpatrick, who was in his...
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DUNCAN GETS ALL SHIRTY DOWN THE YELLOW PEPPER!
Just look who has come to dinner! Carol Meenan didn’t know her starters from her main courses when a certain TV presenter turned up at the Yellow Pepper in Letterkenny last night. Duncan Stewart donned...
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JUDGE ORDERS ARREST OF DONEGAL ELECTION CANDIDATE OVER YOU TUBE CLIP
The High Court has ordered the arrest of a Donegal candidate in this month’s local elections over her failure to remove allegedly defamatory posts about a town council on YouTube. Judge ordered the...
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THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS WITH DANIEL’S MUM JULIA AFTER SHE IS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
Singer Daniel O’Donnell’s mother Julia has been admitted to Dungloe Community Hospital. Daniel and mum Julia The Irish Mirror has reported that Mrs O’Donnell, 94, is understood to be seriously ill...
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PEARSE DOHERTY SLAMS JOE McHUGH OVER HGV COMMENTS
Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has hit back at “uninformed and opportunistic” comments by Fine Gael TD Joe Mc Hugh on the HGV levy. Deputy McHugh had slammed Martin McGuinness, the north’s joint first...
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ELECTION 2014: EDDIE TINNEY IS CAUGHT BETWEEN BLACK-ROCK AND A HARD PLACE!
Eddie gives James Pat the thumbs up from hospital! He may be in the Blackrock Clinic but legendary Donegal businessman Eddie Tinney is still keeping tabs on the local elections. In particular he is...
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REVEALED: JUSTICE MINISTER AWAITING NEW REPORT ON FERRY ABUSE SCANDAL
Michael Ferry, right, being taken into court in Donegal Town in December. FORMER Justice Minister Alan Shatter had asked for a new report into the Micheal Ferry abuse scandal before he left office,...
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PICTURE SPECIAL: DONEGAL LADIES U-14s AT THE ALL-IRELAND BLITZ
DONEGAL’S U14 Ladies travelled to Kinnegad today for the All-Ireland blitz. Every girl played with pride for their county today on what for many was their last game at the U14 level. There is little...
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DONEGAL TDs CLASH AGAIN IN WAR OF WORDS OVER HGV LEVY
A WAR of words between two Donegal TDs has erupted again over how Donegal truckers are being taxed when they drive north of the Border. Deputy Joe McHugh had claimed that Sinn Fein in the North hadn’t...
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ELECTION 2014: McCLAFFERTY SEEKS SUPPORT FOR HIS ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE...
Independent election candidate Charlie McClafferty has put forward a Economic Stimulus Package for Donegal. Charlie McClafferty The Independent candidate in the Letterkenny/Milford electoral area says...
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THE GREAT LORETO BAKE-OFF ENJOYS A HUGE SLICE OF SUCCESS
Ms. Blathnaidh Colhoun, Loreto Education Centre, Rebecca Mc Nutt (Junior Winner), Mr. A. Kelly (Principal) photographed with judge, Ian Orr. The heavy Donegal rain poured last Wednesday morning as cars...
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DONEGAL MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM GIVEN GREEN LIGHT TO OPERATE FOR NEXT THREE YEARS
The Donegal Mountain Rescue Team has come through an assessment giving them a license to respond to emergency calls across the region for the next three years until 2017. The team face various rescue...
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