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Final stage of Peaceplus Action Plan will be held in Letterkenny this week

Donegal County Council will hold the final stage 3 of the Peaceplus Action Plan this Wednesday. The public consultation will take place in the Letterkenny Public Service Centre and follows on from previous Stage 3 workshops in each Municipal District which presented the findings of the returned concept forms and survey. Peaceplus is a new

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Sligo TD Martin Kenny urges road users to abide by road safety measures and recommends a multi-agency approach

Sinn Féin spokesperson for Transport and Communications TD Martin Kenny has extended his condolences to communities across the country, after four deaths occurred on the country’s roads in the past 36 hours. The TD for the Sligo-Leitrim constituency says that there is no single thing that will resolve this issue. TD Martin Kenny advises that

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Suggested social welfare €2 increase deemed not enough for people facing homelessness

The suggested social welfare increase of 10 to 12 euro will not be enough for people who are facing homelessness. That’s the view of Focus Ireland CEO, Pat Dennigan, who says prices are increasing at the same time. Proposals for Budget 2024 include tax cuts and ‘once-off’ cost of living payments to help struggling households.

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Donegal County Councillor welcomes appointment of new contractor to carry out works at Arbatt Bridge

A Donegal County Councillor has confirmed that Triur Construction Ltd. have been appointed to carry out works at Arbatt Bridge. The contractor will be onsite within the next couple of weeks. Works are weather dependent and may run into the new year. Stranorlar Municipal District Councillor Pat McGowan highlights the importance of the route for

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Mica-affected homeowners to receive zero-interest finance according to proposal submitted by banks

Ireland’s three main banks are offering to pay out millions of euro in interest-free loans to mica homeowners. The Business Post reports that AIB, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB have submitted a proposal to the Department of Housing to offer zero-interest finance to assist affected homeowners. The government has launched a 3 billion euro

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Calls for the Government to implement range of cost of living measures in Labour Alternative Budget

The government will be judged on whether it helps households through this winter and if it chooses to help those who have the least. That’s the claim from the Labour Party as it launches its pre-budget submissions. Labour finance spokesperson Ged Nash has urged the Government to implement the range of cost of living measures

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Donegal League round-up: Six out of six for high-flying Oldtown Celtic

Oldtown Celtic made it six out of six as they maintained their 100% record and great start to the Glencar Inn Saturday Division One campaign with a convincing 7-0 over Donegal Town. Keadue Rovers are remain second after a comfortable 4-0 win over Glencar Celtic. In the Old Orchard Saturday Division Two, Dunlewey Celtic are

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Police in the north appeal for information after dangerous driving incident in Derry

Police are appealing for information in regards to an incident of dangerous driving which occurred this Wednesday (4th October 2023). At approximately 6.50pm it was reported that a black Audi A4 and a blue Volkswagen Golf were observed travelling at speed and ramming into each other along the Skeoge Road. Police believe the cars may

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MEP Maria Walsh calls for government attention towards rural Ireland

There are calls for the government to address infrastructure deficits and to provide funding for rural Ireland. MEP Maria Walsh is calling on the Finance Minister to deliver the resources needed for regional development across Donegal and North-West regions. MEP Walsh says that she wants to ensure that young people across the country are living

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Derry City and Strabane District Council launch new recycling scheme to reduce paint waste

Derry City and Strabane District Council have launched a targeted new recycling scheme that will help reduce paint waste. Council has joined the Community RePaint network and are calling for householders to help reduce paint waste by dropping reusable paint to Pennyburn, Strathfoyle and Strahans Road recycling centres. Leftover paint can be passed on to

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3% of Ireland’s young road users involved in car casualties killed or seriously injured in Donegal

A new Child Casualties Report which focuses on children killed or seriously injured on Irish roads was published today. The report revealed that 3% of killed and seriously injured road users under the age of 15 took place in Donegal between the years 2014 and 2022. For full press release, see below. October 2023 –

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Proposals tabled by Commissioner Drew Harris to be brought to Garda Representative Association meeting tonight

The Garda Representative Association will bring proposals tabled by Commissioner Drew Harris to its central executive committee this evening. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors will do likewise tonight. Chief Reporter Barry Whyte has more:

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Mayor of Letterkenny and Milford Municipal District honours long-serving foster carers at event in Clanree Hotel

The mayor of the Letterkenny and Milford Municipal District Councillor Kevin Bradley has honoured long-serving foster carers at an event in the Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny. Currently, there are 210 children in foster care in Donegal and 129 families who foster. The carers, some of whom have cared for several children and young people for over

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Water outage in Buncrana may cause supply disruptions to Cockhill Road

Donegal County Council has issued a water outage alert in Buncrana. Mains repair works may cause supply disruptions to Cockhill Road, Buncrana and surrounding areas in Donegal. These works are part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme and are scheduled to take place from 6pm until after 11 o’clock next Wednesday evening.

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Amber Barrett says Creeslough community is still rebuilding following the tragedy last year

Donegal native Amber Barrett says the community of Creeslough is still rebuilding following last year’s tragedy. Ten people were killed in the explosion at a petrol station, while eight others were injured. Ireland international footballer Amber Barrett says the village is still reeling from the disaster:  

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There are still challenging discussions to be had ahead of Tuesday’s Budget – Tánaiste

The Tánaiste says there are still challenging discussions to be had ahead of Tuesday’s Budget. It’s expected the 6.4 billion euro budget will contain cost of living measures, including changes to tax which will add up to 1.1 billion euro. Earlier today Leo Varadkar said workers could expect to see an extra thousand euro in

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Ardara to Portnoo Road due to be blocked from Monday until Wednesday

Donegal County Council wishes to advise that due to essential road works, the R261 Ardara – Portnoo Road will be blocked from 8:00am to 5.30pm each day next week from Monday until Wednesday and will re-open every evening. The exact location of the road blockage is at Kilclooney. The Diversion route will be as follows:

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Research shows a third of Irish people suffer from chronic pain on a daily basis

Up to one third of Irish people suffer from chronic pain on a daily basis. Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology, Dr. Conor Hearty, says this has resulted in an increase in opioid dependency in Irish society. Overuse of pharmaceutical drugs like codeine can result in severe damage to the liver and kidneys, as well

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New research by Irish Refugee Council reveals those in the system feel the current weekly payment is insufficient

Parents in direct provision feel their children are being excluded, and unable to participate in sport and other hobbies due to costs. New research commissioned by the Irish Refugee Council has found those in the system feel the current weekly payment is insufficient. Their weekly allowance is €38.80 per week for an adult, and €29.80

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Buncrana named Donegal’s Tidiest Town in the 2023 Supervalu Tidy Town Awards

    Buncrana has been named Donegal’s tidiest town in the 2023 Supervalu Tidy Town Awards, which have been announced this afternoon by Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys. Ballyshannon Tidy Towns was among the groups presented with an award today. The Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys today announced Abbeyleix in

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‘Creeslough has given a lesson in community’ – Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh

The role played by members of the Creeslough community in the wake of an explosion in the village has been commended as tomorrow marks the tragedy’s first anniversary. Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh says Creeslough has given a lesson in community and what it is all about. Speaking on today’s Nine til Noon Show, Councillor Kavanagh says

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Over 2,900 premises St Johnston soon to benefit from high-speed broadband

St Johnston will soon benefit from high-speed connectivity. National Broadband Ireland has today announced the beginning of works to deliver broadband to over 2,900 premises in St Johnston and the surrounding areas of Raphoe and Newtowncunningham. €128 million is being invested in Donegal under the National Broadband Plan with approximately 33,000 premises in the Intervention

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Letterkenny Ireland’s most country music obsessed town in Ireland

Letterkenny has been found to be Ireland’s most country music obsessed town in Ireland. According to Digital Funnel who examined Google search data from 2004 to now discovered on the other hand, that Ranafast is the town least interested in country music. Those in Letterkenny showed their support to fellow county man, Daniel O’Donnell with

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HSE workers begin industrial action over managerial recruitment freeze

Forsa workers in the HSE will take industrial action today, over a managerial recruitment freeze. The union says all clerical and administrative staff will be taking part in the work-to-rule action. It’s after the HSE CEO Bernard Gloster confirmed cost overruns have led to the decision to bring in a hiring freeze. Forsa spokesperson Niall

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Coming weeks “critical” in efforts to bring back devolved government – Michelle O’Neill

The North’s First Minister elect says the coming weeks are “critical” in efforts to bring back devolved government. The comments to party activists by Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill came as DUP members gathered for a meeting of their party’s executive in Co. Armagh last night. It comes at a sensitive time for the

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Taoiseach says Budget will deliver an extra €1,000 for workers

The Taoiseach says next week’s budget will deliver around at least an extra €1,000 to workers. It’ll come through tax cuts and one-off payments. Leo Varadkar says he wants to reward ‘work’ and make sure people ‘keep money in their pockets’. He’s told the Irish Independent a ‘generous’ tax package on Tuesday will include cuts

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Tanaiste remains committed to secure justice for Private Sean Rooney

The Tanaiste remains committed to ensuring justice is delivered for Private Sean Rooney. The 23 year old army private was killed in the Lebanon in December last year. Deputy Ruairi O’Murchu earlier this year raised concerns that the family of Private Rooney would not get justice. Five members of Hezbollah have been accused of his

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