September 10th, 2009
Customs Officers in Donegal have collected almost €580,000 in VRT and penalties and seized 147 vehicles since January as part of their clampdown on Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) evasion.
And they have issued 307 warnings in relation to VRT in Donegal so far this year. The number of cars seized has risen by over 31% since [...]
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September 10th, 2009
The busy kitchens of Kee’s Hotel are humming with more activity then usual as guest chefs make final arrangements for the Fifteen Foundation’s visit.
The charity was founded by Jamie Oliver to help underprivileged young people train as chefs.
Kee’s has been specially chosen to host this event which will take place on Wednesday, September 16th from [...]
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September 10th, 2009
Don’t underestimate us – that’s the cry from the MacCumhaill’s camp as they bid to capture the Donegal Senior Hurling Championship title for the first time on Sunday.
In their last meeting with the Inishowen side, they were beaten by four points.
But MacCumhaill’s are relishing the prospect of appearing in the final, and possibly making history.
According [...]
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September 10th, 2009
By Chris Ashmore
Finn Harps can still aim for a top half of the table finish and are a better side that their current league position suggests – that’s the view from team manager James Gallagher.
This Friday the Donegal club travels to Terryland Park to take on lowly Mervue United (kick-off 7.45 pm).
Harps are bidding to [...]
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September 10th, 2009
St Johnston Cricket Club are set to compete in the top fight of North West cricket after they secured promotion to Section One with a seven wicket victory against Burndennet on Saturday.
It will be the team’s first time in the top tier since 1994 and their first Section 2 title since 1976.
“We’re delighted to get [...]
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September 3rd, 2009
The former Mayor of Donegal, Cllr. Gerry Crawford has branded an act of vandalism in Lifford as “a senseless act.”
Last weekend vandals caused thousands of euros worth of damage to the wiring and lights at the sculpture on the town’s roundabout.
The sculpture was part of the HEART project on the town’s roundabout – and was [...]
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September 3rd, 2009
By Chris Ashmore
An open day at an east Donegal national school this weekend is bound to evoke some great memories.
Drummucklagh National School, between Raphoe and St. Johnston, first opened its doors in September 1909.
Now, 100 years on, an open day is being held this Sunday from 1.00 – 6.00 pm.
The school shut in May 1980, [...]
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September 3rd, 2009
The Jason Clarke Foundation, a small charitable organisation set up to support persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and stroke, and who have three charity shops in County Donegal, in Ballybofey, Stranorlar and Letterkenny, are shortly to embark on one of the most ambitious fundraising projects ever undertaken in the North-West.
In conjunction with “First Step [...]
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September 3rd, 2009
Finn Harps will be hoping to make it two wins on the trot when they take on struggling Longford Town at Finn Park this Friday night (Kick-off 8.00).
Harps recorded their first win of the season against the midlanders in March when they beat them in Ballybofey while their clash at Flancare Park ended in a [...]
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September 3rd, 2009
By Dermot Keys
Sean MacCumhaills have launched a serious challenge to Donegal’s Big Two in the senior hurling championship by beating the current champions Setanta and booking a place against Burt in next weekend’s final.
The club took out the first of the county’s traditional hurling powerhouses when they defeated Setanta by four points in Burt on [...]
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