Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday February 25th:
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A Donegal County Councillor is confident that the money allocated to Newtowncunningham today will lead to big things for the village.
€100,000 has been allocated to Newtowncunningham under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, with the intended project providing for a dedicated outdoor space for young people.
However some of the money will also be geared towards creating a Master Plan for the area.
Cllr Paul Canning says in time, more funding will be needed to implement what the Newtown Focus Group hope to achieve:
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9,150 people accessed emergency accommodation in Ireland in January.
It’s a 2% increase on December’s total of 8,914, and includes more than 2,500 children.
71 adults in the North West accessed emergency accommodation last month, 29 of them in Donegal. The number of families registered as homeless in the region is up 57% to 11 including 16 children compared to figures from December.
The figures from the Department of Housing does not include numbers of rough sleepers, those in direct provision or women in refuge centres.
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A big crowd demonstrated at the PSNI headquarters in East Belfast earlier as the mother of Noah Donohoe made fresh calls for more information on files relating to his death.
The 14-year-old was found dead in a storm drain in North Belfast in June 2020 – 6 days after he went missing.
Assistant Chief Constable Bobby Singleton says the PSNI is fully committed to finding answers for the Donohoe family.
He also says with an ongoing coroner’s investigation – it would be inappropriate to comment further.
MLA Gerry Carroll was at today’s protest:
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7,956 new cases of Covid19 have been confirmed today.
There are 4,335 PCR-confirmed cases, while 3,621 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.
629 patients are hospital, which is an increase of 19.
53 are in ICU, a decrease of 2.
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A leading global provider of customer experience solutions and technology has announced 50 remote working opportunities in Donegal.
Concentrix is expanding its Irish operations with offices already in Dublin, Belfast and Derry.
Concentrix has more than 270,000 staff worldwide provides customer experience and digital solutions for many of the world’s biggest and best-known brands.
The expansion into Donegal will further increase the company’s footprint on the Island of Ireland and underscores the company’s confidence in the skills, talent and ability of the county’s workforce and its attractiveness as a destination for long-term growth and investment.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says the recruitment targeting Donegal demonstrates the county’s attractiveness as a location for investment.
The company is already actively recruiting with opportunities for immediate starts available.
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A message in a bottle launched into the Atlantic 13 years ago has made it all the way to Donegal.
Mairead Gallagher and her friend made the discovery while walking on Magheraroarty beach this morning.
The pair stumbled upon a plastic bottle and upon closer examination discovered a handwritten note inside it.
It’s the second such find in a matter of weeks after a Belfast couple made a similar discovery while walking the same beach in January.
Speaking to Highland Radio News Mairead says that from initial investigations the bottle has been in the water since 2009 and believes that it could have travelled all the way from Iceland:
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It’s been claimed that Letterkenny University Hospital is the worst funded hospital in Ireland.
It was revealed this week that more than 1,200 diabetic patients are currently awaiting review appointments at the hospital.
Paul Gillespie from Donegal Diabetes Association believes that one of the main problems is mismanagement by the HSE.
He says Sligo University Hospital seems to be progressing, while Letterkenny is falling behind:
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Almost €400,000 has been allocated to Donegal under the latest round of the Town and village renewal Scheme.
Churchill, Moville and Newtowncunnigham are all set to benefit while money has also been allocated to a County-wide project to develop a Relocation Marketing Campaign.
The funding will go towards enhancing various amenities in the villages in question.
Minister Charlie McConalogue says it’s positive outcome for the county:
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Donegal Deputy Joe McHugh says it’s a testament to both the local groups and Donegal County Council:
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Full details below:
€100,000 has been allocated to Churchill for the upgrade and enhancement of the village centre adding colour and vibrancy, thereby improving the visual amenity and associated public realm.
€100,000 has been awarded to Moville to provide for the enhancement and improvement of visual and recreational amenities in the “Bath Green” to support the economic and social recovery of the community in Moville.
€100,000 has been allocated to Newtowncunningham, with the intended project providing for a dedicated outdoor “Space for Young People – Generation Alpha” centrally located, and consolidating the village core as a place for all its people, allowing for a vibrant hub for community employment.
€90,000 has been provided to the County for a Relocation Marketing Campaign, to develop and execute an integrated relocation marketing campaign, showcasing Donegal as the ideal location for remote working, and encouraging relocation to rural towns and villages across the County
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The Bishop of Raphoe has described the violence in Ukraine as diabolical.
It’s understood Russian troops have now reached the streets of Kyiv as civilians are warned to stay at home.
Missile strikes have continued since the early hours of this morning and gunfire can be heard in the governmental district.
A special rosary and service will be held On Ash Wednesday in St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny with people from Russia Ukraine and surrounding areas living locally encouraged to attend.
It gets underway at 8.30pm.
Bishop of Raphoe & Chair of the Bishop Council for Justice & Peace says Alan McGuckian everyone needs to unite in prayer for end to this:
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