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DUNPHY LAUDS DONEGAL GAA TEAM FOR FIGHTING BACK DURING RECESSION
Top broadcaster Eamon Dunphy has used the Donegal GAA team as an example of people who are getting on with their lives in the recession. Eamon Dunphy The commentator was speaking on RTE’s The...
View ArticleICE AND FOG WARNING FOR DONEGAL ROADS
THERE’S another alert for icy roads and thick fog overnight on Co Donegal. Temperatures will drop to -2C in some areas, especially inland, leaving some roads dangerous by dawn. Another feature however...
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SWILLY GROUP ANNOUNCES 200 TRAINING PLACES AS PART OF NEW GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE
Letterkenny based training company the Swilly Group has secured Government funding for 200 training places at various locations in the North West. The Swilly Group will be offering fully funded...
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DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL LAUNCHES BOOKLET ABOUT THE “OPPORTUINITIES IN THE...
Daragh McDonagh, GIS Project Leader, Mayor of Donegal Cllr. Frank McBrearty, Seamus Neely, County Manager and Carl Craig, Project Officer launching the proceedings of a conference held in September...
View ArticleGAA NEWS: GLENSWILLY CLUB NOTES
The Under Age presentation will take place in the club hall on Thursday 20th December at 7pm. Special guests will include Michael Murphy, Neil Gallagher, Gary McFadden and Sam Maguire. Circuits have...
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PAT THE COPE WELCOMES AMENDMENT TO EU FISHERIES POLICY
Today in Brussels, the Committee on Fisheries in the European Parliament voted by 13 in favour to 10 against to amend the Common Fisheries Policy. Ireland’s member on the Committee, Pat the Cope...
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SEPTIC TANK GRANT ‘STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION’ SAYS McCONALOGUE
Fianna Fáil Deputy Charlie McConalogue has said the announcement of a grant scheme for septic tank owners need work is a ‘small step in the right direction.’ Speaking following this week’s announcement...
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X FACTOR’S UNION J SET FOR DONEGAL GIG
Union J are coming to Donegal, it was announced today. The X Factor boyband – Josh Cuthbert, Jamie ‘JJ’ Hamblett, Jaymi Hensley and George Shelley – announced that they are going to be at the Clanree...
View ArticleOGRA FIANNA FAIL CONCERNED WITH ASBESTOS ISSUE IN GAOTH DOBHAIR
The chairman of Ogra Fianna Fail in Gaoth Dobhair latest news on of the overdue water pipe issue in the area isn’t his only concern. Aodán o Gallchoir, who is a member of the Irish Cancer Society, said...
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HARPS GET EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT AS FIVE SIGN
Finn Harps were given an early Christmas present as five members of last year’s squad re-signed for the club ahead of the 2013 season. Top goalscorer Kevin McHugh was joined by Ciaran Gallagher,...
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EUROPEAN CHAMPION! DONEGAL BOXER JASON TAKES GOLD IN U-23 FINAL
Donegal middleweight Jason Quigley beat German Elite champion Dennis Radovan to claim gold at the European U/23 Championships in Russia today. The Finn Valley BC ace, a gold medal winner at the 2009...
View ArticleDONEGAL BAND MOJO GOGO HAVE SINGLE NAMED IN TOP 20 OF THE YEAR
THE YEAR is ending on a high note for Donegal rockers Mojo GoGo. Their debut single Like The Sun has been picked in a prestigious line-up of the top 20 singles of 2012. Not bad for a single just...
View ArticleATHLETICS: LETTERKENNY AC NOTES
Letterkenny AC will hold its annual Goal Mile Challenge at the Danny McDaid Track at the Aura Centre tonight, Friday, between 6.30 pm and 8 pm. Everyone is invited to come along and walk or run a mile...
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JUDGE UPHOLDS BAN ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT CLUB OPENINGS
DONEGAL revellers will be able to go out on Christmas night after all – but it depends on where they live after a Circuit Court judgement today. Judge John O’Hagan heard today from barrister Declan...
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MORE CHRISTMAS CHEER AS FUNDING RELEASED TO COMMUNITY GROUPS
Protesters surrounded Deputy Joe McHugh's office last night Fine Gael’s Joe McHugh TD has confirmed that the Government has allocated lottery funding today to Donegal Centre for Independent Living;...
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CHRISTMAS BAN ON VISITORS TO LETTERKENNY HOSPITAL AS BUG SPREADS
LETTERKENNY General Hospital is to continue its ban on visitors as the winter vomiting bug continues to cause problems A spokesman for the HSE said this evening: “Due to the presence of the Winter...
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TAOISEACH AND SAM MAGUIRE MAKE APPEARANCE AS ALMA SAYS ‘I DO’!
THERE were special appearances at the Wedding of the Year in Letterkenny today as GAA stalwart and schoolteacher Alma Kavanagh said ‘I do’ to new husband Seamus. The Taoiseach – a relative of the groom...
View ArticleJUST BECAUSE IT’S CHRISTMAS….FOR ALL OUR FRIENDS AWAY AND BACK HOME
THIS video is for all of our readers abroad – and the clatter who’ve made it home. It’s 25 years since this was first broadcast; and since then Kirsty has passed. Especially for poor Rory Gallagher...
View ArticleDDTV – SINGER PAUL BRADY TALKS (AND SINGS!) ABOUT HIS LOVE OF DONEGAL!
Singer/songwriter Paul Brady makes no secret of the fact of his love of Donegal. His version of The Homes of Donegal has won him fans around the world. And why wouldn’t he love Donegal? His father was...
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DANIEL WILL SING BUT HE WON’T COOK THIS CHRISTMAS!
Daniel O’Donnell has said he is planning a “very quiet Christmas” at home in Kincasslagh. The singer returned to Donegal from Dublin yesterday and is hoping to sing at midnight mass in his home parish....
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