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100% Redress Party not yet decided on whether to contest the next general election

As  voters, politicians, and analysts digest the decision of the Electoral Commission not to change the Donegal constituency boundary in any way, there’s now speculation as to what strategies political parties and independents will adopt in terms of candidate selection ahead of the the next general election. The election must happen by February 2025, with

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Senior radiographer position remains unfilled in Carndonagh

An Inishowen Councillor says it is clear there are gaps in the recruitment of a senior radiographer for Carndonagh Community Hospital. In March, the HSE confirmed that a recruitment drive was underway but there’s been further confirmation that the role is to be readvertised. Councillor Albert Doherty says the HSE needs to incentivise the role

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Drumkeen and St Johnston latest to benefit from leakage reduction works in Donegal

Aughagault, Drumkeen and St Johnston are the latest areas to benefit from leakage reduction works in Donegal. Uisce Éireann has carried out upgrade works with over 4km of old and leaking water pipes recently replaced. The utility says the works are critical in conserving water resources and reducing high levels of leakage which have been

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Donegal Gardai warn that lives can be wiped out in instant on roads

Gardai in Donegal are reminding motorists how lives can sadly be wiped out in an instant on the roads. It’s after a number of drivers were detected speeding by the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit yesterday. Two of the motorists who were stopped for speeding offences were arrested after they subsequently failed a roadside drug test

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Donegal IHF President calls for urban and rural hotels to be treated differently

The Irish Hotel Federation President in Donegal is urging the government to differentiate between urban and rural hotels. Paul Diver is urging the government not to completely scrap the lower VAT rate for hospitality. It’s due to rise from 9 per cent to 13.5 per cent from next week, after three extensions, with hoteliers, publicans

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Concern at activities of man seen adjusting his trousers in Letterkenny Town Park

Concern has been expressed by a local mother after she saw a man appear to watch her 3 year old daughter at the new skating facility at the Town Park in Letterkenny. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Marti outlined how she saw a man acting suspiciously, and when she went to investigate, she found

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Gardai warn of a number of text scams doing the rounds again

  Gardai in Donegal have repeated their warning of scams which are doing the rounds, with particular concern being expressed about two in particular, both of which have been reported before. One involves a text wrongly telling the recipient they are facing potential child exploitation charges, the other involves claims that an eFlow payment is

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Buncrana gardai investigating criminal damage at Millfield Grove

Gardai in Buncrana are seeking information about a criminal damage incident in which a van had its window broken outside a house on Saturday night or Sunday morning. There was a golf club lying beside the white Citroen Berlingo which was parked outside the owner’s residence in the Millfield Grove estate. Gardai say no entry

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Galway TD calls for more Garda overtime as survey show 63% have few fears about crime

There are calls for extra overtime funding for Gardai across all regions. Government recently announced a plan to boost the overtime budget by 10 million euro in Dublin after a series of high-profile attacks and assaults. However it’s being pointed out that crime is an issue for the entire country. Independent TD for Galway East

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‘Electoral Commission wrong in its approach to European boundaries’ – Markey

Midlands North West MEP Colm Markey has criticised the decision of the Electoral Commission not to factor the proposed extra European Parliament seat for Ireland into its review of constituency boundaries. The Department of Local Government has confirmed that the report, due out tomorrow, will be based on the existing 13-seat allocation, rather than the

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Peader Toibin TD to address Aontu meeting on sex education concerns

Aontu are inviting parents, grandparents, guardians, teachers and all those concerned to a meeting in Letterkenny tonight to discuss the new sex education content to be taught in school Curriculums. Local Aontu representative Mary T Sweeney says they believe in a teaching model based on fact, but the changes being planned at the moment are

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Night time road works to partially close Letterkenny’s Ramelton Road this week

One of Letterkenny’s busiest stretches of road will be closed for the next four nights to facilitate road resurfacing. Donegal County Council says  the R229 Ramelton Rd in Letterkenny will be closed between the Station Roundabout and the Oatfield Roundabout between 7pm and 7am from tonight until Friday night / Saturday morning. Meanwhile. the Ramelton

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O’Fearraigh repeats call for an emergency meeting with UE to discuss Meenacladdy pipes

A West Donegal councillor says at a time when regular pipe bursts at Meenacladdy threaten to flood a local house, it’s not acceptable for Uisce Eireann to say it cannot address the situation because other areas need to be prioritised. Repeating his call for an emergency meeting between Uisce Eireann and local representatives this week,

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Ours to Protect – Retrofitting with Andrew Moore 28/08/23

Highland Radio are delighted to partner with Coimisiún na Meán in launching a new series dealing with various topics on sustainability. Donna-Marie Doherty of Highland Radio will have a weekly feature on Tuesdays at 12:30 covering a real mix of different topics and interviews with businesses and experts who have a common interest on expertise

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New information campaign encourages applications to Local Authority Home Loan scheme

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien launched an information campaign today which encourages people who wish to purchase a new or second-hand home to build their own home. The Minister encourages people to consider applying for a Local Authority Home Loan. Over 3,000 households have been helped to get on the

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Chair of Raphoe Community Action says vandalism incident undermines regeneration work

The chair of Raphoe Community Action has hit out an incident of vandalism in the town on Saturday night. The destruction, which included broken branches and de-potted flower beds, has been reported to Gardaí. On today’s Nine til Noon, Mary Harte told Greg Hughes that at a time when a lot of regeneration money is

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Update – water works scheduled to take place until 2pm today in Carndonagh

Donegal County Council has issued a water outage notice in the Carrowreagh Road and surrounding areas of Carndonagh. Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Moville Road, Carrowreagh Road and surrounding areas . Works are scheduled to take place until 2pm today. The council recommends that you allow 2-3 hours after

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Louth TD concerned that family of Pte Sean Rooney will not get justice

A Dundalk based TD says he has concerns that the family of Sean Rooney, the UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon late last year, will not get justice. The 23 year old army private was a native of Dundalk, but lived in Newtowncunningham for a number of years and attended St Eunan’s College, Letterkenny. On today’s

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