Kyle agrees Norwich City deal


BY AIDAN O’DONNELL
SWILLY Rovers starlet Kyle Callan-McFadden has agreed to join newly-promoted Premier League side Norwich City on a three-year scholarship.

The 16-year-old was offered the contract by Academy Manager Ricky Martin and Kyle will now head over on July 3 to pen a deal that will tie him to the Canaries until July, 2014.

Kyle had been over and back a couple of times to the Norfolk-based club but, after impressing in a weekend tournament in Guernsey last month, Academy chief Martin wasted no time in approaching the young Ramelton prospect, who is a natural centre-half.

Speaking to the Donegal News this week, Kyle’s father, Paul, revealed that he had enjoyed successful trials with several different clubs across channel and that it didn’t take much persuading for him to pen a deal with the Carrow Road outfit.

Údarás job creation role to be axed


BY KATE HEANEY
ÚDARÁS na Gaeltachta will be told at a meeting in Falcarragh that it is to lose its job creation function.
Minister with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, Dinny McGinley TD is to attend a meeting of the organisation charged with developing the Gaeltacht when the changes will be announced.

The job creation and enterprise function is expected to be transferred to Enterprise Ireland and Údarás will be restructured. The agency was founded in 1980 to promote enterprise and create jobs in the country’s Gaeltacht areas.

Church Lane 'Ghetto'


BY CATHERINE COOK
THE owner of a long-established bakery and cafe in Letterkenny has moved to allay local speculation that the popular eatery is closing.

However, Kevin Keeney, the owner of Bakersville on the town’s Church Lane has said that the complete neglect of the area by the Local Authority is placing his business under severe pressure.

“Effectively the Town Council have allowed the Church Lane to turn into a ghetto and a location for people to drink and take drugs. The buildings up here are in a complete state of disrepair.”

Mr Keeney said that despite numerous promises, what should be one of the nicest streets in the town has been totally ignored among other efforts to regenerate the town centre.

Letterkenny Live line up announced


BY SEÁN P. FEENY
The full line-up of the inaugural Letterkenny Live festival, which takes place on August 12 and 13, has just been announced and chart-topping Monaghan man Ryan Sheridan is one of the headline acts.

Driver (29) pleads guity to three in car crash


A MONAGHAN publican pleaded guilty on Tuesday to causing the death by dangerous driving of a pregnant mother from Fanad and two other people in December last year.

Kevin McArdle (29) admitted in Monaghan Circuit Court to causing the death of Roisin Connolly (38) (nee Langan) who was originally from Fanad but was returning to her Dublin home with her husband Stephen following the Christmas break. Mr Connolly sustained injuries but survived.

Cloughaneely seek third Senior Gaeltacht title


BY AIDAN O’DONNELL
THIS weekend marks the culmination of several months’ of hard work for Cloughaneely as they prepare to welcome thousands of visitors to Falcarragh for the 2011 Comortas Peile na Gaeltachta finals.

The Pairc Naomh Fionnan club have worked tirelessly over the past six months to ensure their ground, and indeed parish, would be ready in time to showcase the festival of Gaelic Football – the second time they will have done so.

Over €6 million savings in council staff payments


DONEGAL County Council has saved almost six million euro in wage payments to staff over the past year. The announcement was made by the County Manager, Mr Seamus Neely at Monday’s monthly meeting in Lifford.

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Documentary will raise 'serious questions'


BY SEÁN P. FEENY
One of the documentaries showing at this year’s sixth Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival will raise a lot of ‘serious questions’ amongst the people of Donegal according to one of the festival co-directors.

Windfall, which is being screened at the festival on Saturday, June 22 (3pm), focuses on wind energy and its positive and negative effects on a small community.

With the ongoing discussions regarding the pros and cons of this form of energy, especially in west Donegal, this is a film that shouldn’t be missed.

Festical co-director Neasa Ní Chianáin said: “The documentary is set in a small Upstate New York town called Meredith and follows what happened when Irish company Airtricity acquired land to build 400ft high wind turbines.

“Through personal stories and debate it discusses the pros and cons of wind energy, which will be of great interest to the people of Donegal.

Calls for Finn Valley pool tender approval


DONEGAL South West Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill today (Wednesday) confirmed that the tender recommendation and accompanying documentation in respect of the Finn Valley Leisure Centre Project has been submitted to the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport by Donegal County Council.