Durkan

Morris predicts War in Durkan

Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | yesterday

War Of Attrition has been given the go-ahead for a third attempt at winning the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase on Sunday.

Attrition to have fresh run at Durkan

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

: WAR OF ATTRITION could get the opportunity to settle a score with this Sunday's John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown.

It's Master McCoy: But Nicholls moves to keep faith in Thomas

Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

While Tony McCoy has been confirmed as the jockey on champion chaser Master Minded in Saturday’s Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown, Thomas, who will be riding at Chepstow, retains the mount on Noland in the Grade One John Durkan Chase at Punchestown 24 hours later against a field including the 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, War Of Attrition.

Young voter numbers on North register jump 3,000%

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

In the North »Young voter numbers on North register jump 3,000%Mark Durkan: the largest rise in the Northern electorate was in the Foyle constituency, which he holds.DAN KEENAN, Northern News EditorTHE NUMBER of young voters putting their names on the North's electoral register has jumped by a massive 3,000 per cent.The latest Electoral Register, published today as required by the Representation...

New plan for Harcourt Terrace Garda station

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

A SUBSIDIARY of the Durkan Group has submitted a new proposal to redevelop Harcourt Terrace Garda station.

Derry factory sit-in ends with redundancy deal

ireland.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008

... a new deal hammered out by unions tonight after the intervention of Foyle MP, SDLP leader Mark Durkan, the workers will get paid after 30 days notice, but with an enhanced redundancy package.Philip Oakes of the Unite union said the length of statutory notice was no longer an issue.“There is a lot of detail still to be thrashed out, but suffice it to say we have enhanced the redundancy package.“We...

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Derry car plant workers continue sit-in

Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008

... to save themselves two months’ notice money – it’s a disgrace.”Local Foyle MP, SDLP leader Mark Durkan, and Derry City Council mayor Gerard Diver have given their support to the workers and urged the company to play fair with them.Mr Diver said: “It’s imperative that employees are given the support they need in the form of a good redundancy package so that they can plan and decide about...