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Ministers say they have every confidence in Garda Commissioner

Two members of the Cabinet say they have every confidence in the Garda Commissioner. Martin Callinan is under pressure after the Garda Inspectorate report into the quashing of penalty points. It found he presided over a dysfunctional system with consistent and widespread breaches. Jobs Minister Richard Bruton and Education Minister Ruairi Quinn say Mr. Callinan

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Concerned staff called into meeting with management at Largo Foods

Staff at Largo Foods in Gweedore have been called into a meeting with management this afternoon. Staff have not been informed why the meeting has been called but there are concerns being expressed that job losses could be announced. Largo foods describes itself as a  leading manufacturer and distributor of premium snack-foods – its has

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Swilly Rovers fined and banned from hosting SFAI cup games over racist chants

  Swilly Rovers have been fined and banned from hosting SFAI cup games after a review found some fans did take part in racist chants in a recent cup game. The SFAI review centred on a U-15 Evans Cup game between Swilly Rovers and Castlebar Celtic played on March 1st. An SFAI committee reviewed the referee’s report

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Donegal Town scientist selected to ‘light up’ New York’s Time Square

An Irish scientist hailing from Donegal town will light up Times Square New York next month with his striking image of a lung cancer cell surrounded by a green glow. The image was taken by Dr Martin Barr, Clinical Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Institute of Molecular Medicine in Trinity College Dublin and

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Irish mackerel quotas to double following agreement with Norway and Faroes

Donegal fishermen are set to have their mackerel quota for the North East Atlantic almost doubled after an agreement was reached last night. At an EU meeting in London attended by represetatives from Ireland, Norway and the Faroe Islands an agreement was reached to increase the mackerel quota for Irish fishermen. The deal will see

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Prison term of drunken driver who killed pregnant Donegal woman is increased

A drink-driver who killed a pregnant Co Donegal woman in a car crash has been sent back to jail after a judge ruled an original sentence was unduly lenient. 31-year-old Kevin McArdle of Longfield, Carrickmacross, was given four years in prison, with the final year suspended, at Monaghan Circuit Court in October 2011 for dangerous

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Oireachtas committee quizzing An Post about the post office network’s future

The sustainability of the Post Office network is to be examined this morning. The joint Oireachtas committee on transport and communications, will discuss how expanding the products and services An Post currently provides can secure it’s future. The number of post offices has reduced by almost 50 per cent over the past 13 years, and

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Letterkenny General Hospital’s Emergency Department reopens today

The Emergency Department at Letterkenny General Hospital reopened to patients from 8 O’ Clock this morning. Flood damage last July affected 70 per cent of services, and ruined almost 40 per cent of the hospital’s capacity building. Extensive refurbishments have been carried out over the past couple of months. General Manager, Sean Murphy has praised

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Hogan is diluting the bottom-up approach of Leader – Cope

North West MEP Pat The Cope Gallagher has told the European Parliament that proposed changes to the Leader programme here are unnecessary, and will hamper rather than stimulate local development. Minister Phil Hogan is seeking to align the Leader companies more closely with county councils as part of a streamlining of local development structures. However,

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Councillor says Justice Minister is wrong to advocate community service

A Donegal Councillor has called on the Justice Minister to encourage increasing sentences for serious crime. Alan Shatter has criticised the judiciary for not giving enough consideration to imposing community service over a prison sentence. But Councillor Paul Canning says the minister should be encouraging more lenghty custodial sentences – he has given the example

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Four rural homes to be built in Donegal under new government stimulus

Donegal County Council is to build four single rural houses in various parts of the county under the latest scheme announced by Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan. The minister today launched a 68 million house building initiative as part of a stimulus package for local authorities. 560,000 euro of the total is to be invested in

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Donegal born priest cleared of indecent assault charges to resume ministry in Killyclogher

Moville born priest Father Eugene Boland is to resume his ministry in the Diocese of Derry, almost two years after being cleared on indecent assault charges at Derry Crown Court. Fr Boland, the Parish Priest in Killyclogher, stepped aside in August 2010 on foot of allegations made against him. He was cleared in the civil

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Larkin says Gateway scheme can be an opportunity for young jobseekers

A Donegal County Cllr has called on the local authority to look at the options regarding the newly launched Gateway Initiative Scheme by the Government. The scheme will pay long-term unemployed people €20 extra a week in benefits for working for their local authority. In all, 3,000 long-term unemployed people will be selected to work

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Update – Men arrested in relation to Derry hate crimes released unconditionally

Two men aged 40 and 32, arrested in relation to pipe bomb attacks in the Waterside area of Derry in the early hours of Saturday morning have been released unconditionally. The men were arrested yesterday morning, and their release has been confirmed this morning by the PSNI. Two Romanian families were targetted in two houses

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Cross-border hunt after armed gang attempt to rob Bridgend petrol station

A cross-border manhunt has been launched after an armed gang attempted to rob a petrol station in Bridgend. Three men – armed with a suspected gun and a sledge hammer – attempted to rob the Texaco Filling Station in the cross-border village at around 640am yesterday morning. It’s understood they fled in a white ford

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