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Emergency meeting to take place tonight over the future of Ballybofey United Football Club

An emergency public meeting takes place tonight to discuss the future of Ballybofey United Football Club. The future of the club is uncertain after the grounds it trained and played on were sold for the development of a supermarket. Gary Foye is the PRO for Ballybofey United, he is calling on anyone with an interest

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Donegal’s Acting Chief Fire Officer gives details of tragic Letterkenny house fire

Donegal’s Acting Chief Fire Officer Joe McTaggart has been outlining the details of a tragic house fire in Letterkenny which took the lives of two sisters. The fire broke out shortly before 11am on Friday morning at the two story house in the Ceannan View area of Letterkenny. A male staying in the rear of

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Charlie McConalogue slams government introduction of ‘fees for up-skilling’

Donegal Fianna Fáil Deputy Charlie McConalogue has accused the Government of discouraging participation in State apprenticeship schemes by hitting participants with €540 in student fees. He was speaking after the new student ‘contribution’ for FÁS apprentices, which was introduced in Budget 2014, kicked in this week. Deputy McConalogue has described it as “an extremely short-sighted

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County Council says its dealing with flooding and other weather related issues

 Donegal County Council has been dealing with flooding and other issues lined with the stormy weather. The winds are expected to reduce this evening but there will be a return to more stormy conditions after the weekend. In the meantime, the council is urging care on the roads, and says it will continue to respond

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Derry Council holds emergency meeting over radioactive waste dumping at Culmore

Derry City Council will tomorrow hold an emergency meeting following revelations that radioactive waste was dumped in Culmore three decades ago without public knowledge. Recently release confidential government files revealed solid nuclear waste was buried in the area between 1977 and 1982. It is not yet clear if the waste remains, how much there is

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Eircom crews arrive on Arranmore to repair faults – 650 affected for 2 weeks

Eircom has begun work on restoring landline phone services to people on Arranmore Island and some on the mainland. An estimated 650 customers have not has a phone service since lightening strikes almost two weeks ago. There has been strong criticism of Eircom for the delay in fixing the problems but Paul Bradley, the company’s

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Loughs Swilly and Foyle included in next phase of INFOMAR marine research project

The INFOMAR marine research project is being extended and will include mapping of Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly. It’s part of a new Government commitment which will see €15m euro spent over the next 5 years. The INFOMAR project  is labelled as the most valuable resource for marine research and development in Ireland and beyond.

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Government insists Malin Head Coast Guard Station will not be downgraded in 2014

Donegal Government Deputy Joe McHugh has insisted there are no plans to downgrade the Coast Guard Station at Malin Head. It was reported yesterday that the station would be reduced to a 12-hour watch rather than 24 hours. While it was also reported that radio station staff would be cut by 18.5 per cent. But

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Everton manager says Seamus Coleman can be Premier Leagues best full-back ever

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has said that Seamus Coleman can become the greatest full back ever to play in the Premier League. The Donegal man produced another Man of the Match display for Everton yesterday in their win over Southampton. Coleman netted the opening goal in a 2-1 win at Goodison Park that has the

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PARC CEO welcomes ministers comments criticising judges over traffic cases

The head of road safety group PARC has welcomed the minister for transports decision to criticise judges over traffic offence cases. Minister Leo Varadkar made the comments in an interview with the Irish Times, voicing his frustration with the low conviction rates and imposition of penalty points. Speaking to Highland radio this morning, PARC CEO

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KFO boss says industry must speak with one voice on quotas

The head of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation says the industry needs to speak with a united voice on the issue of conservation and quotas determination. New protocols are in place under which scientific evidence put forward by the fisheries organisations is given more consideration by the EU commission, but Sean O’Donaghue says that will only

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DLDC predicts a challenging 2014, but says it’s ready for the challenge

The Chairperson of DLDC, which administers Leader and other community development programmes across most of Donegal says 2014 will open with immediate challenges. However, in an End of Year Statement, Jim Slevin says the company will not be lacking in its dedication to local social and economic development in Donegal. In its End of Year

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Update – Over 400 homes without power as gales rock Donegal

There are almost 500 homes without power in Donegal at the moment (Tuesday 11.30), with almost 420 homes out in four clusters around Dungloe and Derrybeg and 60 homes affected in the Cullion area outside Letterkenny. Met Éireann says strong storm force southwesterly winds will remain this morning, causing hazardous driving conditions. Wintry showers will

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More power and phone outages on the cards as winds pick up again

High winds and lightening have caused widespread power outages and disruption to phone and broadband services. Met Eireann has issued a Yellow weather warning for today, with high winds affecting many parts of the country. An Orange alert for the entire country has been issued for Christmas Eve. The ESB says that electiricity service has

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Bundoran nightclub cancels plans to open after midnight on Christmas night

For the first time in over three decades, no night-club will be selling drink after midnight on Christmas night in Donegal. The news comes after a night-club in Bundoran cancelled its plans to open from midnight despite being the only club in the county to be granted a late licence. Paris night-club owner Conor McEniff,

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