Dramatic rise in assaults and drugs abuse


LESS than one in five burglaries in the Letterkenny garda area have been detected. The latest Garda crime figures released on Wednesday evening show burglaries are up 34 per cent, drug abuse has almost doubled and assaults are also on the rise in the Letterkenny Garda District.


Preparations continue for the Big Fight Night 2


Another arduous week was endured by the boxers as the training continued at letterkenny Boxing Club for the Big Fight Night 2.
The tempo and intensity of the wrokouts is increasing but with fitness levels getting better the suffering is not as obvious.

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Letterkenny Council to debate boundary issue


THE long-standing issue of GAA club boundaries is set to reach a political forum with the Letterkenny Town Council to debate the matter at its monthly meeting on Monday night.
The Donegal News has learned that a motion from Fianna Fáil Councillor Tadgh Culbert will go before the meeting at the Public Services Centre.

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Education cuts hit Donegal hardest


By C.J.McGinley
A LEADING school principal has hit out at ‘savage’ education cutbacks that are ‘sinking the life opportunity’ for the most vulnerable pupils such as children with special needs, travellers and pupils from other countries.

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Garda stations facing axed named


By C.J.McGinley
OVER half of the garda stations in Donegal could face closure in the latest round of cuts, it emerged yesterday (Thursday).