Category: Old Donegal

News, Sport and Obituaries on Tuesday November 2nd…………..

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St Eunan’s will have two teams playing on county final day this weekend.

Along with the seniors in the big final, the senior b decider will be contested by the Letterkenny side and Ardara.

Conor Morrison hasn’t lined out for the St Eunan’s A side this year after picking up a long term injury so the defender took on the role of manager to the reserve team.

Conor told Tom Comack they are in the final to win it:

Ardara Manager Anthony Harkin is hoping the experience players in the group can bring the younger players one and drive them to a county title:

Some damage has been caused to a house in Letterkenny as a result of a firework.

Gardaí received a report that a lit firework had been put through the letterbox of a house at Glencar Park on Wednesday last 27th of October at around 9.45pm.

The firework went off and caused damage to the letterbox however nobody was injured at the property.

Gardai say that this incident could very easily have resulted in a much more serious type of appeal had a fire started as a result within the house.

Gardai are anxious to progress the matter and to establish who was responsible.

They are urging anybody who witnessed any such activity in that area on that date to speak to Gardaí in Letterkenny on 074-9167100 or to call the Garda Confidential line on 1800 666 111.

Meanwhile,a number of vehicles have been damaged on the outskirts of Letterkenny.

Gardaí are investigating a number of criminal damage incidents that occurred at a garage at Ballyboe, Lisnenan over the Bank Holiday Weekend.

A some stage between Saturday the 23rd of October at 4pm and Tuesday the 26th of October at 9.30am four vehicles were damaged at the garage.

It is believed that entry was gained to one of the cars and that it was driven recklessly around the garage yard, in turn causing damage to other vehicles as it collided with them.

It is believed that an attempt was made to remove the steering lock off one car also.

Gardai are appealing to anybody who may have any information in relation to this incident to contact them in Letterkenny.

 

A woman was assaulted in an aggravated burglary at a house in the Ballynasilloe Park area of Derry this morning.

There’s a power outage in the Milford area stretching as far as Rathmullan, with 278 homes and businesses affected/

Police say at approximately 11am, police received a report that a woman, aged in her 80s had been assaulted in her home by an unknown man, who placed duct tape on her wrists and over her eyes.

She managed to make her way out of the house and signal for help before the male made off with her purse and handbag.

Police are apperaling for inforation, saying this must have been a terrifying ordeal for this lady and they are following all lines of enquiry to identify the man involved.

There’s a planned power outage in the Milford area stretching as far as Rathmullan, with 278 homes and businesses affected/

ESB Networks say essential improvement and maintenance works are being carried out, and they will restore power as quickly as possible.

At present, there is no estimated restoration time.

Earlier in South Inishowen, over 800 customers were without power for almost an hour at lunchtime.

The Taoiseach says world leaders can offer humanity a liveable planet if they act now on climate change.

Micheál Martin has told the Cop26 conference in Glasgow that Ireland is ready to play its part in limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.

He’s confirmed funding to developing countries to help tackle climate change will more than double to 225 million euro a year by 2025.

The Taoiseach told delegates it’s not too late for action to be taken………..

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Meanwhile, more than 80 countries, including Ireland, have signed a pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30 per cent before the end of the decade.

The US and EU say tackling the greenhouse gas – most of which comes from agriculture – is crucial to limit global warming.

The Taoiseach has said the target is a global one – not a national obligation.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the conference action on cutting methane emissions can’t wait any longer……………….

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Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has confirmed he and the government support the early publication of a report, which looked into allegations of over 100 incidents of sexual abuse perpetrated against 18 residents of a HSE facility for people with disabilities in Donegal. The abuse was carried by another resident, known by the pseudonym ‘Brandon’.

Responding to questions from Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle in the Dail this afternoon, Mr Varadkar reaffirmed that the HSE has been asked by Gardai not to publish yet, and Minister Ann Rabbitte has written to the Garda Commissioner about the issue…………..

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Responding, Deputy Pringle said people need reassurances that this has not happened in other centres, but at this point, he does not have confidence that HSE guarantees can be taken at face value………

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The full discussion can be heard here –

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The Candystripes are on the road to Waterford this afternoon ahead of tomorrow evening’s re-arranged league clash at the RSC (KO 6.15).

The game was originally postponed due to International call-ups and then re-set for Monday, before an electrical fault at the ground ruled that option out.

There is plenty at stake for both teams in this one- Waterford just below Finn Harps in the race to avoid the promotion play-off while City still harbour European ambitions.

The Blues had picked up 10 points from 12 before Friday night’s defeat at Oriel Park and despite searching for a little consistency of late, the visitors have done really well to stay in contention going into the last few weeks of the season.

Ruaidhri Higgins knows his side will need to find their very best form for what is another key week with a trip to Ballybofey coming up straight after this.

The Derry boss is thinking about nothing other than Tuesday evening of course and knows the size of the task at hand.

“Waterford have been going really well and have turned things right around over the past few months. They’re one of the most in-form teams in the country at the minute having recruited well in the summer transfer window.”

“It’s a tough game for us in another challenging week but that’s football- it’s our job and that’s just the way it is.”

Higgins confirmed that Ciaron Harkin will miss the game through suspension while Marc Walsh is feeling the effects of his return from a long-standing hamstring injury and won’t feature at all this week.

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Letterkenny University Hospital is the second most overcrowded in Ireland today.

As of this morning, there were 57 people awaiting admission with 15 on trolleys and a further 42 waiting on wards.

The number waiting is down just one on yesterday’s figure of 58.

Nationally, there were 523 admitted patients waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 418 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 105 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.