Defective block campaigners are holding another protest today with plans to occupy Carndonagh Public Service Centre. The gathering which gets underway at midday follows a meeting between the Mica Action Group and the Department of Housing yesterday. No comittment was given to release the grant aid for emergency accomodation for families whose homes are uninhabitable. …
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A former Garda Sergeant believes Donegal should stand alone as a policing division. A recent meeting of the JPC, the members heard that the new suggested policing model has not yet been nailed down or confirmed. Former Sergeant and member of Donegal County Council’s Joint Policing Committee believes Donegal is in a unique position due …
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A Donegal deputy has urged the Government to take steps to support recruiting and retaining teachers as he claims Ireland is no country for young people. Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, said Government must address obstacles to people considering entering the teaching profession in the face of serious recruitment issues. Addressing the Dáil yesterday, …
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Champions of Irish Motorsport Awards winners announced Motorsport Ireland’s Award winners were announced today at their annual ceremony, with young drivers from Donegal, Dublin and Offaly landing three of the sport’s most prestigious honours. Eamonn Kelly (23) was named Young Rally Driver of the Year, while 23-year-old Alex Denning was named Young Racing …
MLAs in the North have failed to restore a power-sharing government again. The Assembly met for the fifth time today to try to find a breakthrough. However, the DUP had already indicated efforts would not be successful. Members failed to elect a speaker and therefore the Assembly cannot function. The DUP’s Gordon Lyons slammed Sinn …
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Police in Derry have arrested two men and seized suspected stolen goods worth approximately £2,000. A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of six counts of theft and he remains in police custody at this time. A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of theft and he also remains in …
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13 Donegal piers and harbours have been granted €5.6m in the latest tranche of the Brexit Adjustment fund which was announced this afternoon. Funding has also been confirmed fopr a number of ongoing projects, including nearly €15m for the ongoing breakwater project in Greencastle. Minister Charlie McConalogue says the new projects announced today …
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An open letter has been sent to Donegal TDs on behalf of Donegal hoteliers, seeking support for tourism recovery and the retention of the 9% VAT rate. The letter, issued by Niall Coffey, a member of the Donegal Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation in a bid to highlight the growing economic challenges facing the …
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Nurse Anne Reilly from The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation is joining John to talk about their Home for Christmas appeal on #aroundthenorthwest. More about Jack & Jill’s Home for Christmas Appeal: Donegal people asked to support local families through the Home for Christmas appeal by buying from the charity’s Christmas Gift Collection or through once-off …
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A permanent GP has been recruited for Dunkineely, with confirmation this afternoon that a meeting which had been called to discuss the issue on Friday night has now been cancelled . The HSE has today confirmed that a GP has been appointed to Dunkineely following fears would that the area would be left with no …
The curator of this unique set of Artworks – Svitlana Babenko – is bringing a special collection of works by Ukrainian artists, both amateur and professional, to An Grianán Theatre on Saturday 10th December. She Joins John Breslin on Around the Northwest.
Donegal Action for Cancer Care says it’s a disgrace that the North West is being excluded from a new Government plan to deal with the backlog of planned operations. The cabinet’s been discussing the creation of five new surgical hubs across the country today, to be located in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Dublin. On …
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A 16 year old youth who had been missing since from Donegal since Thursday last has been located safe and well. He had last been seen in the area of Malin in the early hours of last Thursday. Gardai have thanked the public for their assistance.
A teenage pedestrian has been taken to hospital following a crash in Letterkenny this morning. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the single-vehicle road collision at around 8.45am on Sentry Hill Road. The pedestrian, aged in her teens, was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital. Gardai say her injuries are not believed to be …
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Six people have been arrested in Donegal following a number of searches in the county as part of Operation Tara, an initiative to tackle drug crime. As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to Letterkenny carried out a number of search operations across Donegal and arrested six people yesterday morning. During the operation four properties …
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A meeting is to take place on Monday to discuss concerns of the legitimacy of beggars in Letterkenny. It has been claimed that people are being bused into the town and illegally begging. The Cathaoirleach of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District has called for representatives of the HSE, An Garda Siochana, the North West Simon …
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It’s emerged that there are a total of 40 families in Inishowen in need of residential placement. Councillor Albert Doherty spoke at the Regional Health Forum West of a family living in Clonmany whose daughter is currently receiving residential support in Co Carlow. A recent meeting was told that no consideration would be given to …
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The government is being urged to promote a national campaign to welcome refugees and inform them of their rights. The call came in the Seanad last evening from Senator Eileen Flynn, who says there have been some ugl;y scenes on the streets which need to be countered. She also expressed concern that what she termed …
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A fifth attempt will be made later to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland. MLAs will gather at midday to try and elect a new Speaker of the Stormont Assembly. It’s being prompted by the cost of living crisis and delays in homeowners receiving a 600 pounds energy credit. The DUP is refusing to facilitate power-sharing …
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Up to 12,000 properties could be freed up from short term letting sites under plans going to the Cabinet this morning. Minister Catherine Martin will update colleagues on plans for a short term letting register. It would mean anyone offering a property as accommodation for three weeks or more in a year would need to …
Ireland is generating too much waste. A new report from the EPA has found waste generation continued to rise in 2020, with Ireland in danger of missing our EU targets for 2025. The amount generated jumped from 12 point 7 million tonnes in 2012 to 16 point 2 million tonnes in 2020 – with almost …
Plans will go to Cabinet this morning for changes to jobseekers allowance. Minister Heather Humphreys is seeking public consultation on increasing the rate paid to higher earners. It would mean people would be paid 60 per cent of their salary on losing their job, up to a cap of 450 euro a week. The measure …
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Parents, schools and GP’s are being urged to remain vigilant for Strep A. The bacterial infection may be linked to the death of a young child in the HSE’s North East and North Dublin area, but laboratory testing is still being carried out. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre says 55 cases have been notified in …
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Three projects in Donegal and two in Derry are being funded by the International Fund for Ireland. It’s part of a €1.2 million package this morning under the Peace Impact Programme, Personal Youth Development Programme and Communities in Partnership. Bundoran Community Development receives almost €134,000 over a 21 month period to deliver the Wild Atlantic …
Public Expenditure Michael McGrath has pledged to examine the fact that homeowners dealing with defective blocks are still receiving bills for Local Property Tax. This is because although they were promised exemptions, because of the delay in implementing a scheme, they are not yet registered and therefore are receiving bills from Revenue. Deputy Thomas Pringle …
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A special Oireachtas Housing Committee nmeeting has heard a call for the quarry at the centre of the defective blocks scandal in Donegal to be re-inspected, and the results of previous geological tests independently assessed. In an exchange with Feargal O’Coigligh, an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Housing, Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn asked for assurances …
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A West Tyrone MLA is urging opponents to the upgrade of the A5 to rethink their stance after receiving statistics from the PSNI which he says are a stark indication of the importance of a dual carriageway. After attending the recent mid Inquiry on the A5, Declan McAleer tabled a Freedom of Information request to …
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News, Sport and Obituaries on Tuesday December 6th………
Donegal PNN are hosting a networking & information event this Thursday, the 8th of December at 6.45pm in The Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny. Stakeholders & Groups are being invited to have a stand to highlight and promote the work they do and to network with each other. Declan Meehan of the Donegal PPN Secretariat tells Highland …
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The Irish State is 100 years old today, a century after the 1922 Constitution was signed in London. Wednesday, the 6th of December 1922, which marked the first anniversary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, was the day the Irish Free State was officially formed. This meant that Ireland would now be officially known …
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€638,000 has been announced in direct Exchequer supports for Donegal airport today. The funding is being administered under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025, which money for vital safety and security operations at the airports such as air traffic control, fire services and security. ************ Release in full – Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine …
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The Seanad has been told that officials in Donegal County Council are being subjected to unacceptable abuse online by defective block protesters, and if that doesn’t stop, then a full scale garda probe should be launched. The issue was raised by Senator Niall Blaney, who claimed there’s a campaign of opposition to the redress scheme …
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Letterkenny Gardaí are investigating the theft of tools from the back of a van while a man was carrying out maintence at a house in Letterkenny. The van had been parked in Glenwood Park, Letterkenny between the hours of 8.30am to 11am on Friday December 2. The owner of the an had left the back …
An appeal for information has been launched after four youths were spotted causing criminal gamage by kicking the door of a house in Buncrana. The incident occured at The Meadows, Aghilly, Buncrana on Tuesday November 29 at approx. 8pm. Four youths who were all dressed in dark clothing kicked the door of a house in …
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Jude Morrow is an autistic best-selling author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and keynote speaker from Derry. He has released his new book The Ghosts of Riots Past. The book is a tribute to the teenage first-aiders of the troubles & follows the story of Martha Bradley who joins the Order of Malta.
Gardaí in Letterkenny are investigating the theft of a white Scania R450 lorry from a yard at The Bower, Killygordon. The lorry with a registration no. 172 SO 629 was stolen on Sunday December 4th between 11pm and 11.06pm. A car entered the yard, a silver/grey BMW with Northern Irish registration plates and an occupant of …
A public meeting will take place in Dunkineely on Friday night to discuss the closure of the GP practice in the area. Last month it was confirmed that there is to be no GP service in the area and instead, people will have face a 15 mile trip to see their doctor. A public meeting …
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A Donegal doctor is warning of the signs of Strep A following an increase in the infection. It is believed that a five year old girl has died after contracting Strep A in Northern Ireland, while eight children have died from the bacterial infection in England and Wales in recent weeks. Strep A infections are …
Police in Derry are conducting checks in the city following a report made shortly before 5.30am today that a device had been left in the area. Police are currently searching the John Street, Carlisle Road and Foyle Embankment areas of the city this morning. Police have carried out a number of checks as part of …
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An appeal has been launched after a silver car was spotted on CCTV being driven through a fence in Carndonagh. Gardaí in Buncrana are investigating a criminal damage incident that occurred at a house in the Glebe area of Carndonagh on Monday November 28 shortly after 9.50pm. The resident was not at home at the …
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Gardaí are appealing to witnesses of a fatal road traffic collision in Ballyshannon to come forward. Mr Michael Ward was killed on thursday, December 1st at approximately 10.45am when his tractor overturned on the roadside in Corlea, outside Ballyshannon. Garda Niall Maguire appealed to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact Gardaí… Road …
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Gardaí have renewed their appeal over tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old AJ O’Sullivan who was last seen in the Malin area. AJ was last seen during the early hours of last Thursday, December 1st. AJ is described as being 5 foot 4 inches in height with a slim build. He has brown hair and blue …
The Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien, has today published the Report of the Market Surveillance of Construction Products produced from County Donegal Quarries. Formal and technical compliance with the requirements of the CPR for concrete blocks and aggregates for concrete being placed on the market by seventeen economic operators Donegal was checked as part of …
Dylan Browne McMonagle rounded off another fine season when he was honoured at the Horse Racing Ireland awards in Dublin last night. The Donegal jockey was crowned the champion apprentice for the second year in a row last month – and he also enjoyed his first Group 1 success aboard the Joseph O’Brien-trained Al Riffa …
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Donegal roads are being gritted this morning. Donegal gritting route index as follows: 06: Inishowen West 04: Inishowen South 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta East 10: Cill Ulta West 11: Na Rosa 12: Binswilly 13: Stranorlar North 14: Stranorlar …
The HSE is contributing one point five million euro to a fund aimed at tackling Ireland’s “youth mental health crisis”. The HeadStart Fund will be distributed by Rethink Ireland, which provides supports and cash grants to social innovation groups. The fund will open next month to youth organisations, to help improve the wellbeing of 15 …
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There’s been an increase in the number of people being hospitalised with flu. The Chief Medical Officer Breda Smith is again encouraging those who are aged 65 and over, to get their free flu vaccine from their GP or pharmacist.
One man has been killed and another injured following two separate shootings in Dublin overnight. The gun attacks happened within an hour of each other. The first shooting happened outside a shop on Cardiffsbridge Road in Finglas last night at around 9pm. A man in his early 20’s suffered at least one gunshot wound in …
An Oireachtas Committee meeting will hear from industry experts about the results of recent audits of quarries in County Donegal, as well as the wider issue of deleterious materials later today. The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage will meet at 3pm to hear from representatives from the National Building Control Office (NBCO), …
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