# Donegal

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# Letterkenny

Post-mortems to take place on Daniel and Damien Duffy who died in suspected murder-suicide

It was confirmed that no firearm was used during the incident.

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Dec 24th 2021, 10:34 AM

# Letterkenny

Gardaí investigating as father and son found dead at Donegal home in suspected murder-suicide

Letterkenny councillor Gerry McMonagle, who lives close to the scene, said local people were stunned.

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Dec 23rd 2021, 10:30 PM

# Brandon report

HSE apologises as review finds residents suffered 'sustained sexual abuse' in Donegal facility

Residents were subjected to the abuse by another resident, Brandon.

The report examined allegations that residents were abused by another resident, Brandon, over a prolonged period of time.

The HSE apologises to residents and their families for their "failings in care" at the facility.

An "outdated" medical culture and "a legacy of bullying" in the facility were contributing factors in the abuse, the report found.

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Dec 16th 2021, 1:39 PM

# Eddie Fullerton

Man arrested over 1991 murder of Sinn Féin councillor in Donegal is released

Eddie Fullerton was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries at his home in Buncrana in May 1991.

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Dec 13th 2021, 9:24 AM

# Calling Time

All-Ireland winning Donegal defender McGrath retires from inter-county football

The Ardara clubman will not be returning to Declan Bonner’s panel for 2022.

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Dec 6th 2021, 1:30 PM

# Missing

Woman missing from Letterkenny found safe and well

Gardaíthanked the public for their assistance.

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Dec 4th 2021, 4:01 PM

# Sexual Assault

Suspended sentence for man who broke into woman's home and sexually assaulted her in bed

Anthony Ferguson broke into the woman’s home in July, 2018.

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Nov 18th 2021, 2:00 PM

# Donegal

Simon Coveney: Families to be provided with full report into Donegal care home abuse scandal

The report’s publication has been delayed following a dispute between the HSE, gardaí and the report’s authors.

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Nov 11th 2021, 4:56 PM

# Grassroots

Kildare, Kilkenny and Monaghan battles part of 15 senior finals on GAA club super Sunday

The Kilkenny hurling and Donegal football finals are the games that will be televised live on TG4.

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Nov 4th 2021, 5:36 PM

# On the box

Dublin football double-header on RTÉ while Kilkenny and Donegal county finals on TG4

Four GAA club matches will be televised live next weekend.

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Nov 1st 2021, 12:37 PM

# mica

Children protest outside Dáil calling for 100% Mica redress scheme

The children said all they want is to feel safe in their homes.

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Oct 20th 2021, 1:24 PM

# club games

Mayo football double-header on RTÉ while Donegal and Limerick showdowns on TG4

Four more club matches will be televised live next weekend.

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Oct 18th 2021, 5:47 PM

# mica

'Not what we signed off on': Mica campaigners unhappy with redress report

The report says the total cost of the remediation scheme could be €3.2 billion.

Homeowners who have to completely demolish and rebuild their homes would not necessarily get a 100% grant.

Other remediation works would receive a 100% grant and all caps should be increased, the report says.

The report is to be considered by the minister before he brings proposals to Cabinet.

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Oct 1st 2021, 4:43 PM

# Cats and dogs

Rainfall warning for three western counties in place until tonight

Rain will turn heavy in Atlantic coastal counties this evening, Met Éireann has said.

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Sep 30th 2021, 7:47 AM

# mica

Minister for Housing meets with Mica residents to discuss working group report

The householders, in Donegal and Mayo, are seeking 100% redress for their Mica damaged homes.

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Sep 29th 2021, 7:35 PM

# Donegal

Mourners asked to leave Covid patient Joe McCarron's funeral for not wearing facemasks

Joe McCarron passed away at Letterkenny University Hospital last week.

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Sep 27th 2021, 6:39 PM

# Missing

Teenage boy missing from Letterkenny since Wednesday

Oscar Ponsonby has been missing since Wednesday.

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Sep 24th 2021, 6:45 PM

# Mica Scandal

'Talk is cheap': Irish-Americans confront Taoiseach in New York on mica scandal

Micheál Martin sat down with two Irish-Americans who confronted him on the mica issue.

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Sep 22nd 2021, 9:35 PM

# Donegal

Family of patient encouraged to leave Donegal hospital criticise group involved and apologise to staff

The patient in question left the hospital following the video but returned by ambulance two days later.

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Sep 19th 2021, 4:11 PM

# greenbank

Man (80s) dies after two-vehicle collision in Co Donegal

The incident occurred at Greenbank, Quigley’s Point in Muff at approximately 5.30pm.

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Sep 16th 2021, 11:02 PM

# Homes

Mica protesters gather outside Fianna Fail think-in to call for 100% redress scheme

Fianna Fáil members gathering in Cavan today were met by around 30 protesters from Donegal.

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Sep 9th 2021, 5:26 PM

# Round Two

Donegal GAA order county senior final replay after winners use too many subs

Naomh Conaill had defeated Kilcar 4-2 on penalties in the original game.

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Aug 30th 2021, 12:18 PM

# club call

Penalty shootout decides Donegal football final, Offaly and Laois hurling winners crowned

Naomh Conaill defeated Kilcar in the 2020 Donegal senior decider.

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Aug 14th 2021, 11:05 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Global warming, Afghanistan evacuations and Brentford make a long-awaited return.

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Aug 14th 2021, 9:00 AM

# Donegal

Woman (20s) dies after falling from moving bus and struck by passing vehicle

The injured woman was airlifted by helicopter to Beaumont Hospital where she passed away this evening.

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Aug 13th 2021, 11:05 PM

# Buncrana

Young girl seriously injured after dog attack in Donegal

The child’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

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Aug 3rd 2021, 8:10 AM

# Left Behind Up Above

'The land that transport forgot': Locals say Donegal needs better buses and return of rail

Donegal will continue to rely on cars unless public transport links are improved, locals and campaigners believe.

Donegal residents largely rely on cars to move around the county, Lauren Boland reports.

Locals and campaigners say public transport links need to be improved for better quality of life and sustainability.

Many want to see a return of rail to Donegal, where a once-extensive railway network was closed sixty years ago.

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Aug 2nd 2021, 7:00 PM

# State of Play

Dublin's Drive for Five continues against Donegal as All-Ireland quarter-finals set in stone

The ladies football picture became clearer over the weekend.

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Jul 26th 2021, 7:00 AM

# Report

Donegal book All-Ireland quarter-final showdown with five-in-a-row chasing Dublin after win over Kerry

Elsewhere Monaghan defeated Cavan to preserve their senior status for 2022 and condemn their Ulster rivals to a relegation play-off

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Jul 24th 2021, 7:36 PM

# Letterkenny

Donegal man who broke neighbour's jaw and rammed into her house twice has sentence doubled

Leon Kelly tried to escape gardaí by swimming to Tyrone.

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Jul 21st 2021, 7:05 PM

# Inquest

Missing Tyrone teenager Arlene Arkinson was killed by convicted child killer, coroner finds

Arlene Arkinson was 15 years old when she disappeared in August 1994 following a night out.

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Jul 21st 2021, 3:23 PM

# Donegal Crash

Widow and children of victim in Donegal road crash reach €1m settlement with driver

Margaret McLaughlin’s 38-year-old husband John was the victim of a crash in Co Donegal in 2017.

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Jul 14th 2021, 1:42 PM

# Lifford

Man released without charge after being arrested over fatal hit-and-run in Donegal

The incident happened on the N15 at Townparks, Lifford at around 2.45am yesterday.

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Jul 12th 2021, 2:08 PM

# Investigation

Man arrested after woman (34) killed in hit-and-run in Donegal

Gardaí arrived on the scene around 2.45am.

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Jul 11th 2021, 3:32 PM

# Donegal

Covid-19 infection rate in Ireland's worst-hit area is six times higher than national level

The Donegal town of Buncrana has the highest rate of infection in the country.

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Jul 5th 2021, 3:29 PM

# Crash

Witness appeal as three people hospitalised after collision in Donegal

The collision occurred at approximately 7.05pm yesterday evening at Dunmore in Carrigans.

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Jul 5th 2021, 8:58 AM

# never in doubt

Donegal signal their intent with Ulster Championship trouncing of Down

A first-half injury to Michael Murphy is a cause for concern ahead of Donegal’s quarter-final clash with Derry.

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Jun 27th 2021, 3:13 PM

# Forward Thinking

Why Donegal need the Murphy-McBrearty axis to click

It is rare that two stellar talents such as Murphy and McBrearty would have such an overlap in their careers. And yet, as the evidence shows, have not truly established a strike partnership when both were on song for the biggest days of their careers, writes Declan Bogue.

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Jun 27th 2021, 8:00 AM

Voices

Larry Donnelly: Donegal takes a strident stand for justice over mica with Boston at its back

The Donegal diaspora in the US is mobilising in support of homeowners seeking compensation for mica damage to their homes.

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Jun 19th 2021, 8:00 PM

# Redress

'It's just been years of crying, hatred, feeling angry': Three mica homeowners share their stories

The government is to establish a working group to iron out the kinks in the State grant scheme, but impacted homeowners are not feeling hopeful.

It's been a long road for impacted homeowners and they see no end in sight, Michelle Hennessy reports.

Families who spoke to The Journal said they cannot even afford the initial mica test required to apply for the government's grant scheme.

They say years of being ignored by government has intensified the stress they are already feeling living in homes that are falling down around them.

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Jun 19th 2021, 12:05 AM