Category: Old Donegal

There’s ‘huge scope’ for Ireland to ramp up development of offshore wind energy.

That’s the view of Green Party MEP Ciaran Cuffe who says ocean energy will be a significant part of Ireland’s renewable energy mix in the future.

The European Parliament this week voted for a report that calls for a faster deployment of offshore renewable energy if the EU is to meet its climate neutral goals by 2050.

Green MEP Ciaran Cuffe says there are huge opportunities for Ireland when it comes to using the oceans around us.

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The U20 Regional Development match between Donegal v Derry on Saturday has now been moved to Celtic Park in Derry following a pitch inspection in MacCumhaill Park which was deemed unplayable, due to adverse weather conditions on Friday afternoon.

The U20 Hurling Development game between Donegal v Down has been also moved, it was set for the Donegal GAA Centre but has since been changed to  Carndonagh with Throw-in at 12 noon.

The Donegal GAA Centre pitches are snow covered and all activity for Saturday and Sunday has been cancelled.

The Centre will be re-assessed on Monday at 12 noon.

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Kerry manager Jack O’Connor has named David Clifford amongst the subs for Donegal’s visit to Tralee on Sunday in the National Football League.

Clifford was in action midweek in the Sigerson Cup Final where his University of Limerick team were beaten 1-06 to 0-12 by NUI Galway.

That is the one of two changes from the Kingdoms team named to start in their victory over Dublin two weeks ago with the other change coming in goals with Shane Ryan replacing Shane Murphy.

You can view the Kerry team below.

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A Donegal GP says it would be ‘inappropriate’ for people to go into a doctor surgery without a mask.

That follows the news that masks will no longer be made mandatory in shops, on public transport and in schools from February 28th.

They will only still be recommended in medical settings.

It’s also been recommended by NPHET not to PCR test healthy people under 55 who have covid symptoms.

Chairperson of the GP Sub Committee Dr. Denis McCauley says the most vulnerable older adults will still get tested:

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Following a pitch inspection at The Showgrounds on Saturday morning, the SSE Airtricity Premier Division game between Sligo Rovers and Bohemians has been postponed due to pitch conditions.

It is the second Premier Division fixture to be postponed following Finn Harps and Drogheda United’s game being called off on Friday afternoon.

New dates for both fixtures will be announced in due course.

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A Donegal school has become the first Irish language school in Ireland to participate in the World of Work programme.

Second year Business Studies students from the Donegal ETB Gairmscoil Chú Uladh school based in Ballinamore have been partnered with Optum Ireland in Letterkenny for this six-week programme run by Business in the Community Ireland.

Business in the Community Ireland is a movement for sustainable change in business. Its purpose is to inspire and enable businesses to bring about a sustainable, low carbon economy and a more inclusive society where everyone thrives.

Speaking about the development of an Irish language version of the programme, Northwest Regional Coordinator (Donegal), Pamela Kearney, says it is a momentous occasion which will undoubtedly increase the students engagement in their current studies and equip them with valuable work-related transferable skills and knowledge.

Throughout the six-week programme the students will meet with the company, visit it to learn about what it does, talk to employees to find out more about their day to day working life and how they got their job, learn about various soft skills and present a short project to highlight their learning.

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The Social Protection Minister says she doesn’t anticipate any Leader Companies getting into financial difficulties if key negotiations on Ireland’s CAP programme are not concluded this year.

While the current Leader programme is set to run until 2027, funding for next year will not be released until the EU accepts the CAP plan submitted by Minister Charlie McConalogue.

Minister Heather Humphries said she’s confident that will be agreed in good time, and there are transition arrangements in place.

She was responding to Dail questions from Sligo Leitrim and South Donegal TD Marian Harkin, who said if funds aren’t released by the end of this year, some Leader companies may be in trouble…………..

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You can hear the full exchange below…………

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Derry City and Dundalk played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in what was both club’s opening game of the season in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division.

Steven Bradley opened the scoring for Dundalk on 31 minutes but just nine minutes later Joe Thomson levelled up the tie.

The Lillywhites hit the front again on 74 minutes with Mark Connolly finding the back of the net, with just 10 minutes remaining Jamie McGonigle fired the Candystripes level and ensured a share of the spoils at Oriel Park.

 

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Ardara’s Ronan Whyte will be competing in the World Snooker Federation Championships which gets underway tomorrow (Saturday) in Sheffield.

Whyte takes to the table tomorrow afternoon when he will play his first group match.

The event features over 280 players from around the world and runs from the 19th to 26th February at the Ding Junhui Snooker Academy in Sheffield.

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Another major power outage is affecting Donegal this evening.

Over 3,000 properties in Milford are without power.

ESB crews are continuing to work to repair the fault with power expected to be restored by 9:45pm.

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