Donegal County

Freak accident kills kite-surfer

A man has died in a freak accident in County Donegal. He was kite-surfing at Rossnowlagh on Tuesday when he was lifted from the water and carried onto jagged rocks by a strong wind. The victim, who was in his 20s and from...

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Court Reports and telling the ‘whole truth’

If you are a regular reader you know the drill by now - The Donegal News arrives in the house and I get bits read out to me and eventually I go 'WHAT?!' This weeks 'gem' in the court reports is on page 30 of last Friday's...

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Two killed in Donegal car crash

Two men have been killed in a car crash near Ballybofey in County Donegal. The men, who were both in their 20s, were the drivers and passenger in a car which collided with another vehicle. A man and a woman in the second car...

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Two killed in Donegal collision

Two men in their 20s have been killed in a car crash near Ballybofey in Co Donegal. They were the driver and passenger in a car which collided with another car near the village of Killygordon on the main road between Lifford...

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Car share scheme for north-west

It is hoped the scheme will cut the amount of traffic on roads A cross-border car share scheme gets under way on Monday. People living in the north-west will be able to use the scheme which matches commuters making similar...

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Lucky Star falls near eagle sanctuary

By ANITA GUIDERA Monday November 23 2009 A POISONED eagle called Star got lucky when it landed in a helpless state close to a bird sanctuary. The juvenile white-tailed eagle was discovered near Skreen, Co Sligo a week ago. It...

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Councils could face huge bills over deadly gas in homes

TIM O'BRIEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES across the State are facing a potential compensation bill of tens of millions of euro for tenants who suffer the adverse health effects of radon gas in council homes. This is among the main...

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Echoes of a Stranger: Photographs of County Antrim and County Donegal, Ireland.

Echoes of a Stranger Photographs of County Antrim and County Donegal, Ireland. By Laura E Butler A collection of photographs of the North of Ireland that seek to convey the unique sense of place found in the Irish landscape and...

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Ad-hoc delegation from the Committee of the Regions to visit Kosovo ..

Dinsdag 17 november 2009 | European Union ] Two CoR members - Doreen Huddart, Member of Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council (UK/ALDE) and Patrick McGowan , Member of Donegal County Council (IE/UEN-EA) - will participate from 13 to...

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Care centre paves way for future health system

HSE chief executive Brendan Drumm made the claim yesterday as he officially opened the centre in Letterkenny, Co Donegal. He stressed that, despite the economic climate, 200 primary care centres with 500 medical teams would be...

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Letterkenny , Lifford