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Another status yellow low temperature/ice warning has been issued for Ireland

Another status yellow low temperature/ice warning has been issued for the entire country tonight. Met Éireann made the call this morning, with warnings of difficult travelling conditions due to severe frost and icy stretches. The alert comes into effect at 6 o’clock this evening and runs until 11 o’clock tomorrow morning. Seperately, the Met Office […]

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Bishop says it would be a tragedy if conselling service were to close

The Bishop of Raphoe has said it would be a tragedy if the Child and Adolescent Counselling Service operated from the Raphoe Diocesan Centre were allowed to close for the lack of funding for a full time director. The present director Liam Cannonr, who operates on a part time basis is stepping down in March,

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A number of water outage notices issued for Donegal today

A number of water outage notices have been issued for the Donegal today. A bust water main in Ballyshannon means works will be ongoing until 4:30pm this afternoon. Meanwhile mains repairs may cause supply disruptions to Cahir O’ Doherty Avenue, Crana Road, Buncrana and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 3pm this

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Gardaí re-issue appeal in which young person stuck by vehicle

Gardaí in Buncrana have re-issued an appeal for information surrounding a collision between a vehicle and a young person on Monday, December 18th. It happened around Ardaravan Square between 4.30pm and 5pm. The pedestrian sustained non-life threatening injuries. The vehicle in question has been described as a dark coloured saloon, possibly an Audi. Gardaí are

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Gardai appeal for information about Culdaff burglary

Gardaí in Inishowen are appealing for information in relation to a burglary that occurred at a business premises at Main Street, Culdaff  in the early hours of last Tuesday, the 9th of January, sometime between Midnight and 6.20am. The rear door of the premises had been forced open and entry was gained. A substantial amount of cigarettes and cash were

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Some people with disabilities experience financial abuse

  Some people with disabilities are experiencing financial abuse. A National Advocacy Service report says this is despite new laws which presume every adult has capacity to make their own decisions until proven otherwise. In certain cases, people face banking and digital exclusion, while others had their money restricted or limited by family members. The

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Suspected drugs seized during road safety operations in Derry

Maydown Tactical Support Group officers have been conducting road safety operations across Derry City and Strabane District. The results of which included a driver speeding almost 30 miles per hour over the legal limit and the seizure of suspected drugs. On Thursday last the officer on patrol recovered suspected Class B drugs from a vehicle

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Recruitment, retention and pay are lacking – Derry bus driver

The North’s Secretary of State is being told urgent action is needed on what’s being described as “unacceptable public pay disparity.” It comes as plans are full steam ahead for tens of thousands of public sector workers to take to the picket lines in two days time. Nurses, teachers, PSNI staff, road gritters, and public

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DCC to spend €670,000 over three years on planning and developing a public burial ground

Donegal County Council plans to spend €670,000 on the provision of a new public burial ground over the next three years. At present, the council says its Roads & Transportation Directorate oversees a limited maintenance programme of a number of historic burial grounds in Donegal, while other burial grounds are largely controlled by various churches.

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ATU research project could revolutionise the way drugs are dispensed

A researcher at ATU’s Sligo campus is working on a project which would see 3D printers used to produce pills tailored to suit the needs of individual people. This could create a situation where someone who requires multiple drugs every day can have them all included in one single tablet which is personalised to them.

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Community Alert changes must not leave people behind – Wallace

A senior garda in Donegal says it’s important that advanced technology does not compromise the ability of older people to feel safe in their homes or report suspicious activity in their area. The community group Muintir naTire is meeting with representatives of the Letterkenny District tonight to discuss the use of a new app ‘Cairde’

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Donegal’s only Child and Adolescent Counselling service to close

Donegal’s only child and adolescent counselling service is to close in March, citing a lack of funding as the reason . The service is delivered across the county by the Letterkenny based Raphoe Diocesan Centre, with outreach centres Letterkenny, Dunfanaghy, Stranorlar, Creeslough, and Buncrana, as well as community-funded projects at Hughie’s Corner in Carndonagh and

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Investigations launched following criminal damage and car hijacking

Gardaí are investigating a number of incidents of criminal damage and a car hijacking that occurred in Bridgend yesterday evening around 8.30pm. No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made at this time. Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to these incidents or anyone with information to come forward to them. They

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€15 million planning permission approved for Errigal College

€15 million planning permission has been approved for Errigal College in Letterkenny. The news has been welcomed by chairperson of the Board of management at the school and of Donegal ETB Cllr Donal Coyle. The new school will facilitate 750 students including 27 classrooms, 2 special needs class rooms and a special needs suite. Cllr

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Calls for fire hydrants to be inspected following failure in December

A Letterkenny Councillor is calling for the inspection of fire hydrants in Letterkenny to see that they are in working order. Last month while responding to a house fire, the Donegal Fire Service had to locate a second hydrant after the nearest one was unusable because it was clogged. Cllr Gerry McMonagle says that he

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Donegal project highlighted in Heritage Officer Network 25 year anniversary publication

A Donegal project has been highlighted in a special Heritage Council publication to mark 25 years since the Heritage Officer Network was founded. ‘Opening the door to Ireland’s heritage’ details one key project from each local authority over the last three years to convey the work which has been done to protect Irish Heritage. The

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Electric Ireland cut electricity and gas prices

Electric Ireland, the country’s largest energy suppler, has this morning announced it’s second price reduction for over 1.1 million people this winter. It’s reducing residential electricity and gas prices by 8% and 7% respectively effective from March 1st. It means Electric Ireland’s residential electricity customers will save an average of €152.78 and its residential gas

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Rise in recruitment opportunities in Donegal for 2023

Donegal is one of six counties which saw a rise in recruitment opportunities last year. It’s thought employment opportunities will grow by 8% in 2024. On a regional level, 20 of the 26 counties experienced a decline, however, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Tipperary and Wicklow seen the opposite. Lynn McCormack, General Manager with FRS Recruitment,

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Eyes have been taken off the ball with Hate Crime legislation – Senator Flynn

A Donegal Senator says eyes have been taken off the ball in terms of Hate Crime legislation. Senator Eileen Flynn says that Travellers and other minority groups have been calling for this legislation for years and it can’t be something that is left on the back burner. While the Senator says she has heard concerns

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Over a third of hospital consultants have signed up to new public-only contract

Just over a third of hospital consultants have now signed up to the new public-only contract. Under the Sláintecare deal, consultants can be asked to work 8am to 10pm on weekdays, and 8am to 6pm on Saturdays. 4,235 consultants are currently working in the public health service – an increase of 985 since December 2019.

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Carrigans Tidy Towns appeal for information follow collision with two walls

Carrigans Tidy Towns Comittee has issued an appeal for information after two walls were damaged. On social media the group said the destruction happened on Friday beside Murray Tiles. There are tyre tracks on the grass as well as some debris with walls on opposite sides of the road collapsed. A spokesperson says that all

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Government must pay attention to Donegal tourism industry – Cllr. Niamh Kennedy

Decimating tourism, depleting the housing stock and exhausting local services, are some of the complaints surrounding the housing of asylum seekers in Donegal. Figures from the Department of Integration show the county has the highest number of international protection applicants per capita, and second highest overall in Ireland. One in every 100 people in Donegal

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Campaign to tackle false information on immigration to be established

A campaign is to be set up to tackle false information around immigration in Ireland. Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman has made the comments after a poll revealed how poorly the public thinks the Government is handling the situation here. Almost three quarters of people believe the level of immigration is too high, while only 3%

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