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Peaceful conclusion to Letterkenny incident involving Gardai

This (Thursday) afternoon Gardaí were requested to assist a state agency in the execution of a Court Order at a residence in the Letterkenny area. A man barricaded himself in a room within the dwelling. An Garda Síochána initiated its Operational Command protocol. An On-Scene Commander was appointed and local Garda negotiators attached to the

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Mother warns of dangers of Murder Hole Beach after daughter’s dramatic rescue

A mother is calling for signs to be erected at Murder Hole Beach after her daughter was saved by a man after she became caught in the riptide. Bronagh, her husband and three children had been in Donegal for the long weekend and visited Murder Hole Beach. The children were paddling in the water but

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Watch: Launch of Letterkenny Chamber Business Awards 2022

Letterkenny Chamber Business Awards 2022 are back BIGGER than ever & now open for application! We at Highland Radio are also excited and proud to be Letterkenny Chamber’s Media Partners this year! For applications go to http://www.letterkennychamber.com/business-awards-22 Watch the launch with Toni Forrester (Letterkenny Chamber), Sean Quinn (Highland Radio) and Sinead Dooley (Eirgrid)

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Council to catalogue work of renowned photojournalist Ann Doherty

Donegal County Archives & Museum, Donegal County Council, seeks applications from suitably qualified candidates to catalogue the collection of the work of renowned photojournalist Ann Doherty. Ms Doherty, originally from the UK but with strong family ties to Donegal personally selected Donegal Archives to be the home for her collection. She traveled across the globe

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Watch: Report on plans to grant Gardai use of facial-recognition technology

Liam Herrick – Executive Director of the ICCL say they are “strongly opposed” to gardaí being granted the use of facial-recognition technology, saying it poses an “extreme risk” to peoples’ rights. Justice minister Helen McEntee plans to introduce legislation to grant gardaí new powers to allow the force to use the technology, which aims to

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