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Overnight snow and freezing temperatures leave roads in dangerous state

Motorists are being advised to exercise extreme caution on the roads this morning after overnight snow and dipping temperatures left a number of routes in a dangerous state. A number of minor accidents and vehicles becoming stuck have been reported. Emergency services are currently attending a collision on the back of Errigal Road. It is

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Irish charity to provide internet and phone access to Philippines

An Irish charity is travelling to the Philippines to provide internet and phone access to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan so they can re-connect with their families. Disaster Tech Lab is a non profit organisation that works to restore communications following natural disasters. It will provide internet access to local and foreign relief organisations –

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Scientists discover “fantastically dense” animal habitat in Irish waters

Scientists at NUI Galway have discovered a new deep sea habitat living in Irish waters. The discovery was made using the Irish deep-water remotely operated ROV vehicle. The findings describe for the first time a vertical rock face half a mile below the seas surface covered in bivalves and corals which may be more than

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Donegal campaigner to challenge government’s Down’s Syndrome policy in the High Court

The High Court has granted leave for two mothers of children with Down Syndrome to challenge the law on the provision of resource teaching hours to children with the disability. One of the women is a Donegal campaigner for the rights of Down’s Syndrome children. Down Syndrome is not currently recognised as a disability by

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A West Donegal community activist is claiming huge support in run up to locals

A West Donegal community activist, is claiming he has huge support in the run up to next years local elections. Micheál Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig, who will run as an independent activist next year, opened his constituency office in Dungloe on Saturday. Up to 200 people turned out for the opening. And Micheál Cholm Mac

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Mayor of Letterkenny says hundreds of people have contacted him to wish Senator Jimmy Harte well

Senator Jimmy Harte remains in a stable but serious condition in Dublin this morning after a fall at the weekend. Although there is said to be a slight improvement in his condition today. The Labour politician was found unconscious at Newmarket Square in Dublin with life-threatening head injuries in the early hours of Friday morning.

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Rapist who spent time in Donegal jailed in Belfast for fleeing to the republic

A convicted rapist who went missing while out of jail on licence has been jailed for six months at Belfast Crown Court for leaving the juridstiction without informing the police. 29-year-old Joseph McCabe went missing from a hostel in the North on April 2nd, and two days later, telephoned the hostel manager to say he

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Donegal Senator Jimmy Harte hospitalised after being found collapsed in Dublin

Donegal Senator Jimmy Harte is said to be critically ill at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin this evening. The 55 year-old was found collapsed in the South Inner City area of Dublin in the early hours of Saturday morning. He had earlier attended the Ireland v Latvia soccer international at the Aviva on Lansdowne Road. Senator Harte

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Dozens of women turnout in Letterkenny for 50:50 campaign meeting

Dozens of women attended a meeting in Letterkenny today which was aimed at encouraging more women to get involved in politics. Currently in the county all the elected Deputies and Senators are male, while there are only two female representatives on Donegal County Council. The event was hosted by current and former female politicians such

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An Bord Pleanala refuses planning permission for windfarm near Glenveigh National Park

An Bord Pleanala has refused planning permission for 16 turbine windfarm near Glenveigh National Park. Donegal County Council has granted permission in January for the development of the 500 foot high turbines in the townlands of Killymansy and Drumenan, Newmills. But the appeals board said that the proposed wind-farm would “seriously injure” the visual amenities

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Deputy Doherty plays down significance of Government not asking for second bailout

Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has played down the significance of the announcement by the Government that we are to exit the Bailout without a precautionary line of credit. It was announced yesterday evening that Ireland will not be asking for a second bailout. But Deputy Doherty, who is Sinn Feins Finance spokesman, says this is nothing

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Deputy Doherty says Government announcement on not needing second bailout changes nothing for people

The finance minister says the decision not to take a second bailout means Ireland is getting its freedom back. Michael Noonan is this afternoon meeting his Eurozone counterparts to tell them Ireland won’t be asking for a financial backstop as it leaves the bailout. The minister says Ireland should make its exit now while economic

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O’Domhnaill says the government has failed to keep promises on youth unemployment

A Donegal Senator has hit out at the Government for failing to tackle youth unemployment in the Northwest. Currently there is 3,550 under 25 year olds on the live register in Co Donegal. On top of this, it’s also estimated that hundreds of people under 25 have left the county over the past couple of

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Buncrana councillor questions protocol for dealing with unpaid parking tickets

Buncrana Town Council officials are being asked what proportion of unpaid parking tickets are being referred to the courts. This week’s meeting of the council was told that 55 cases of unlawful parking have been passed on to the council’s solicitors for prosecution between October 2nd and November 4th. When questioned by Cllr Joe Doherty,

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Donegal Councillor says Job Bridge Figures in Council Higher than Reported

A Donegal County Cllr has hit out at his own local authority for exploiting the JobBridge scheme. Cllr Jack Murray also said that the JobBridge figures in Donegal County Council are higher than previously reported. Previously it was thought that Donegal County Council had taken on 67 people through the scheme, but it has been

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Council threatens legal action in cases of unpaid development charges

Donegal County Council is beginning legal action to secure payment of outstanding development contributions. The council  says its legal team will pursue developers and members of the public who haven’t paid. The Council has set up a dedicated unit to deal with cases where payments are still outstanding.   The full council statement reads as

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Update – Letterkenny diversions lifted following collision at Dry Arch roundabout

Traffic is getting back to normal in Letterkenny after a collision at the Dry Arch Roundabout last night. Three people were injured, one seriously, in the collision which involved a lorry and a car. None of the injuries are believed to be life threatening. The road was closed for a time, but  reopened to inbound

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