February 24, 2012

Ulster will take on Munster on Sunday at the Morgan Athletic Grounds in Armagh for the M Donnelly Inter Provincial Football Championship Final. Throw-in is at 2pm. Speaking ahead of the epic match Ulster GAA President Aogán Ó Fearghail stated, “We are delighted to host the Inter Provincial Championship Final in Ulster.
Tags: GAA interprovincial final, Gaa Interprovincials, Munster GAA, Ulster GAA, Ulster v Munster
Posted in Donegal Sport, Fermanagh Sport
February 24, 2012

Fine Gael TD for Sligo/North Leitrim, Tony McLoughlin, has urged the Minister for Health Dr James Reilly, to legislate to ensure that restaurants and fast food outlets display a calorie count on all ‘kids meals’. “Childhood obesity is one of the main challenges facing our health service. One in four children in Ireland is obese [...]
Tags: calorie count, kids menu
Posted in Sligo News
February 20, 2012

Key services at Letterkenny Hospital are under threat as a result of further budget cuts revealed in the HSE West Service Plan, according to Donegal North East TD Charlie McConalogue. The Fianna Fáil Deputy has said he is gravely concerned about the impact on patients of the cuts to Donegal health service this year. “Letterkenny [...]
Tags: Charlie McConalogue
Posted in Donegal News, Donegal Politics
February 20, 2012

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar TD has welcomed the very successful visit to Ireland by the Vice-President of China, Xi Jinping, which concluded today (Monday). Minister Varadkar said the visit of Vice-President Xi will be of tremendous benefit to Ireland’s tourism industry, which has received unprecedented exposure on Chinese media through [...]
Tags: Vice-President of China, Xi Jinping
Posted in Irish News
February 20, 2012

The HSE has confirmed plans to close the psychiatric unit at St Joseph’s District Hospital in Ballina this year, according to local Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary. Deputy Calleary has described it as a ‘dark day’ for mental health services in north Mayo. “These damaging cuts were confirmed in the HSE West Service Plan published [...]
Tags: Ballina, Mayo news
Posted in Irish News
February 20, 2012

Letterkenny boxers had mixed fortunes over the last two weekends. On Sunday 12 February the Club had five boxers entered in the North West Zones, for 14, 15 and 16 years old in the Letterkenny Boxing Gym. First in action was Aaron Doherty who took on Gerard Callaghan of Clonmany in the quarter finals of [...]
Tags: Donegal boxing, Letterkenny ABC
Posted in Donegal Sport
February 20, 2012

LEITRIM: ACL Div1 – Carrigallen 0-8 Kiltubrid 2-10; Ballinamore-Sean O’Heslin’s 1-5 Mohill 0-10; Melvin Gaels 2-8 Drumreilly 2-1; Aughawillan 0-8 St Mary’s-Kiltoghert 1-10; Glencar-Manorhamilton 0-10 Dromahair-St Patrick’s 0-6; Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher 0-9 Annaduff 0-14; ACL D2 – Fenagh-St Caillins 0-5 Gortletteragh 1-9; Ballinaglera 2-10 Leitrim Gaels 1-10; Bornacoola 1-8 Allen Gaels 0-8; Drumkeerin 2-10 Eslin 1-5; Cloone [...]
Tags: Leitrim GAA, Leitrim GAA results
Posted in Leitrim Sport
February 19, 2012

SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has supported calls for an Office of Fair Trading investigation into the transparent pricing of fuel in Northern Ireland and secured a Westminster Hall debate on the topic this week. The UK Parliamentary debate, which takes place on Wednesday, will look at the cost of fuel duties in [...]
Tags: northern ireland fuel prices
Posted in Irish News
February 19, 2012

League Leaders in the Best Western Sligo Southern Hotel Yeats United travelled to Mitchell Curley Park hoping to continue their good form and put more space between them and the chasing pack. Rory Mc Caffrey opened Yeats account and a Shane Hayes own goal looked certain to settle matters for the Yeats men however a [...]
Tags: leitrim & DSL, Sligo, Sligo Leitrim & DSL
Posted in Sligo News, Sligo Sport
February 19, 2012

Two men in their 30s are due to appear at Letterkenny District Court at 10.30 am on the 20th of February charged in relation to an assault on a 41 year old man in the town on Friday the 17th. The incident happened at Glenard Park, Letterkenny at about 11.30 pm and the man received [...]
Tags: letterkenny assault
Posted in Donegal News
February 19, 2012

2012 M. Donnelly Inter Provincial semi final (formerly Railway Cup) Ulster 3-16 Connacht 0-13 Game played at Markievicz Park, Sligo A perfect afternoon for gaelic football in the north west, but a strong Ulster squad put Connacht to the sword by half time, continuing their frustration in the GAA inter provincial series. The reigning champions [...]
Tags: GAA inter provincials, GAA Ulster v connacht, M. Donnelly inter provincial series
Posted in Irish News
February 19, 2012

2012 All Ireland GAA Vocational Schools Semi Final Cork 1-13, Donegal 0-8 Donegal had their chances of a 2nd All Ireland Vocational schools title dashed yesterday afternoon in County Laois against Cork. The Donegal side were much the stronger in the earlier exchanges but a powering second half performance from the Rebel county put paid [...]
Tags: Cork GAA, Donegal GAA, Vocational schools
Posted in Donegal Sport, Irish sport
February 18, 2012

2012 Donegal GAA Senior Championship draw Preliminary round: Kilcar v Malin Donegal Senior Championship First round: N Conaill v St. Naul’s; St. Eunan’s v Kilcar/Malin; St. Michael’s v MacCumhaills; Bundoran v Glenfin; Ardara v Four Masters; Dungloe v Cloughaneely; Fanad Gaels v Killybegs; Gaoth Dobhair v Glenswilly. Donegal GAA Intermediate Preliminary Round: Urris v [...]
Tags: 2012 Donegal GAA championship draw, Donegal GAA
Posted in Donegal Sport
February 18, 2012

SDLP Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey has said that dissident group Republican Action Against Drugs has no support among the vast majority of the Derry community. Speaking ahead of the ‘RAAD – Not in Our Name’ rally to protest against the murder of Derry man Andy Allen, who was shot dead in his Buncrana home [...]
Tags: Derry news, RAAD, SDLP
Posted in Irish News
February 18, 2012

Donegal Sinn Féin TD, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has welcomed SIPTU’s decision to oppose the household charge. Speaking after SIPTU’s NEC voted unanimously to oppose the charge, Deputy Mac Lochlainn said: “SIPTU’s decision to come out against the household charge is a significant blow to the government’s plans to impose this unjust tax. SIPTU is the [...]
Tags: Household charge, household tax, Padraig MacLochlainn, Sinn Fein
Posted in Donegal News, Donegal Politics, Irish News