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No plans to restore Bunbeg cliff rescue service

A Councillor has slammed the government’s decision not to restore cliff rescue services to Bunbeg Coast Guard Station. The cliff rescue service was removed a number of years ago and the provision of cliff rescue services in Donegal is currently provided by the Greencastle, Mulroy and Killybegs Coast Guard Units. The Department of Transport confirmed […]

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LUH warns of high attendances as Rally weekend gets underway

Letterkenny University Hospital is warning of high attendances as the Donegal Rally weekend gets underway. The hospital continues to see high attendances at the ED which is leading to significant wait times. The Saolta University Health Care Group says the hospital is in high escalation today as a result of the pressures. On Tuesday the

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€11,000 in funding allocated to A Taste of Donegal Food Festival

A Taste of Donegal Food Festival is to benefit from a €300,000 fund for Agri-Food Tourism projects announced today by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue. A total of 19 local agri-food tourism projects have been allocated funding under the Rural Innovation and Development Fund. Just over €11,000 has been allocated to

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European Commission recommends Ukraine become EU membership candidate

EU officials have recommended Ukraine become a candidate for European Union membership. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the process is “merit based” and progress now depends on Ukraine carrying out reforms. Moldova has also been made a candidate for membership. The Taoiseach says the recommendation is historic and has pledged Ireland’s full support.

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Woman arrested as part of human trafficking operation released

A woman arrested earlier this week as part of an ongoing operation targeting organised crime, human trafficking, organised prostitution and money laundering has been released. Gardaí from the Human Trafficking Investigation and Coordination Unit at the Garda National Protective Services Bureau that carried out the arrest on Wednesday morning have released the woman without charge.

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Conference on dereliction being held in Letterkenny next month

The Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter in conjunction with Letterkenny Tidy Towns is hosting a conference on dereliction next month. The conference will feature a variety of local and international experts on the issue of dereliction, and will explore how unoccupied buildings can be used to rejuvenate towns as well as provide much needed housing. The conference

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“Unfortunate” that Varadkar-Doherty spat dominating headlines – FG Cllr

A Fine Gael Councillor says that focus now must be put on the future rather than past events, after the spat between Deputy Pearse Doherty and Tanaiste Leo Varadkar in the Dail yesterday. The argument began with Deputy Doherty raising a case involving the Tanaiste that is currently under review by the Director of Public

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List of road closures for Donegal Rally confirmed

The full list of road closures for this weekend’s Donegal International Rally has been confirmed. Road Closures Friday June 17th: Dooish Hill (Stages 1 + 4) 10:30am-5:30pm: L-1194-1, L-1194-2, L-1214-6, L-5084-1, L-5134-1, L-5164-1, L-1224-2, L-1224-1, L-1264-3, L-5194-2, L-8171-3, L-8171-2, L-8271-1, L-2091-2. Townlands: Veagh, Drumbarnett, Castleblaugh, Ryelands, Lismoghry, Ardagh, Tober, Listicall Upper, Tullyannan. Grianan (Stages 2

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“Dangerously defective” vehicle seized by Buncrana Gardaí

Buncrana Gardaí say that they seized a “dangerously defective” vehicle yesterday, as a part of a number of road traffic offences detected by the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit yesterday. Gardaí say that the vehicle in question was stopped as its driver was observed not wearing a seatbelt – and that after the vehicle was stopped,

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Public asked to get Covid boosters ahead of potential Autumn vaccination programme

Anyone at high risk of Covid-19 is being asked to get their booster vaccine now so they will be ready for a potential autumn jab. The HSE has been monitoring an increase in Covid cases across the country recently. The rise has been blamed on emerging variants of Omicron with the health service reiterating that

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HSE shares validation report on Stranorlar facility with Gardai

  The HSE has confirmed that it has shared the validation report which uncovered further abuse at Ard Greíne Court in Stranorlar with Gardai. The report contains information on abuse against residents at the facility carried out by 11 other residents between 1991 and 2002. It’s in addition to the alleged abuse carried out by

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Mistake identified in Irish version of Leaving Cert Higher Level Maths Paper 2

It’s emerged there was a mistake in the Irish version of the Leaving Cert Higher Level Mathematics Paper 2. The error happened in the Irish version of Question 8(b) for students who sat the paper on Monday morning. The State Examinations Commission’s confirmed the error, which may have been a cause of confusion for candidates

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Irish cricket legend William Porterfield Retire’s

Irish cricket legend William Porterfield has today announced his retirement from international and representative cricket – leaving the game with many records and memorable performances, including being the longest-serving Ireland Men’s captain by some considerable distance.  Porterfield, 37, amassed 310 caps (across all formats) for Ireland after making his international debut in a First-class match

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Gardai warn against excessive tinting of car windows

Gardai in Donegal are warning motorists against excessively tinted windscreens or front side windows. They say it presents a significant safety hazard for drivers and their occupants with visibility greatly reduced, particularly at night time and at times of low light. The use of tinted windows also poses enforcement issues for Gardai in regard to

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Mica homeowners say defective blocks are much more prevalent than originally though

There could be thousands of more homes impacted by mica defective blocks throughout the country. It’s estimated 7,000 homes are impacted, mostly in Donegal. The rough cost of the mica redress scheme announced by the Government this week is 2.7 billion, and it has been extended to homeowners in Clare and Limerick. However, Josephine and

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Climate debate highlights the importance of lowering the voting age – Pringle

A Donegal TD says it’s vital that the voting age be lowered so that young people’s voices are heard in the climate debate. Deputy Thomas Pringle is bringing a bill forward next week on lowering the voting age to 16. He says the voices of young people must be part of the climate debate, as

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Appeal after collision involving Irish Prison services van in Monaghan

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a hit and run road traffic collision on the N2 at Kilcrow, Clontribbet, Co. Monaghan, yesterday evening. At approximately 6.45pm, a gold coloured BMW X5, was in collision with an Irish Prison Services van.  No injuries have been reported at this time. The BMW X5 left the scene and

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Engineer fears new enhanced Defective Blocks Scheme will not work

An engineer again has raised concerns with the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme, saying he doesn’t believe the enhanced scheme agreed this week will adequately address the problem. Dr Ambrose McCloskey says there is still not enough information about the exact nature of block degradation, and previous recommendations that there be more research have not been

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Council urged to use Choice Based Letting for house rentals

Donegal County Council is being asked to consider allocating its vacant houses through a choice based letting model, which would involve advertising vacant properties and inviting people to register an interest. The change was suggested by Cllr Michael McBride, who suggested it could speed up the letting process. Officials told him that while choice based

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Traffic disruption will be minimised during rally weekend – JPC

Letterkenny Milford Municipal District has been told that keeping traffic moving and the town open will be priorities for gardai over the rally weekend. Cllr Gerry McMonagle, chair of the Joint Policing Committee, told the meeting that very productive discussions have taken place between the council, gardai, Letterkenny Chamber and the rally organisers. He said

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Donegal’s first fully fitted changing places step down facility to open today

Donegal’s first fully fitted changing places step down facility will be officially opened later today in Narin. The changing places toilet facility, just off the car parking area of the beach, will provide an electric hoist, adult sized changing bench and a wheelchair accessible toilet. Cllr Anthony Molloy says the facility will be a great

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Three security alerts in Derry

Update: Police have confirmed that nothing untoward has been found ***************************************************************************** Police in Derry are currently dealing with three different security alerts in the city. Police received a report this afternoon that devices had been left in three areas of the city – The Diamond, Shipquay Street and Lisnagelvin. The areas have been closed off

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St. Francis National School make a film with Energia Group to celebrate Global Wind Day

Energia Group has partnered with St. Francis National School, in Barnesmore, Co. Donegal, for Global Wind Day on 15th June, to continue to spread energy awareness and promote citizen education, in line with Ireland’s National Climate Action Plan. With the help of Energia Group, who operate the Meenadreen Wind Farm, the pupils from Barnesmore have created

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Truth about housing crisis being spoken in a powerful way – Doherty

  The Tanaiste says he will not criticise the President for his comments about housing, because ‘some of what he said was true’. That sentiment has been echoed by Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty who says the truth about the housing crisis is being spoken in a powerful way. Yesterday, Michael D Higgins said housing in

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ATU Killybegs Students Victorious at Salon Culinaire at IFEX Belfast

Students and academic mentors from ATU Donegal, Killybegs, recently attended Salon Culinaire at IFex 2022, which is Northern Ireland’s largest and most prestigious chef competition with hundreds of chefs competing during the three days. There was a variety of junior, student, senior competitions and ATU Donegal, Killybegs was proud to receive nine awards across a

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Ireland named third-most peaceful county across the globe

The latest Global Peace Index has been released and Ireland has been named the third most peaceful country globally and second most peaceful country in Europe. Globally, Iceland ranked first followed by New Zealand and Ireland. In Europe, Iceland has held the top spot while Ireland follows having moved from seventh place last year. This

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4% of remote workers relocated to Donegal since beginning of pandemic

Close to one in ten remote workers have relocated within Ireland since the pandemic began. Research by the Western Development Commission and NUIG shows Cork and Galway are the most popular places to move to, 4% of people relocated to Donegal. Meanwhile 16% said they’d like to leave Ireland entirely. Policy Analyst with the Commission

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Pringle calls for clarity on the number of children without appropriate school places

Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle is calling on the government publish the data on the number of children with additional needs who are without an appropriate school place for September. A survey, carried out by the group ‘As I am’ showed at least 267 children are in that position, a number of them in Donegal .

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