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NI Agriculture Minister will attempt to block fracking on Department lands in Fermanagh

The North’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill says she will attempt to block any plans to use “fracking” on land owned by her department The Australian mining company Tambornan has been granted a licence to explore for gas in Fermanagh and Leitrim, with the licence covering substantial tracts of forestry land owned by the Department of

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Councillor seeks clarification on future plans for local government funding

A Donegal County Councillor plans to quiz County Manager Seamus Neeley on what he knows about the Environment Minister’s long term plans for local government funding. Cllr Patrick Mc Gowan, a member of the National Executive of the Association of County and City Councillors says that Phil Hogan has not discussed his plans with them,

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Residents of Lifford housing estate demand action over sewerage problem

Residents of a Lifford housing estate, which has been plagued by overflowing sewerage, are demanding that the issue be fixed once and for all. A stream of foul smelling sewage water has plagued residents of Hazlewood Drive for over four years now. And the problem has become so bad over the past fortnight that children can no

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Chairman of the Donegal Woodland Owners Society criticises governments approach to climate change

The chairman of Donegal Woodland Owners Society has voiced his concerns over the growing problems the country faces due to climate change. Speaking after the release of the IPCC report on climate change today, John Jackson stated that the countries forestry has a huge part to play in mitigating its effects. He criticised the governments

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Solicitor to Donaldson family voices his disappointment at further adjournment of the inquest

The solicitor for the family of murdered Sinn Fein official Denis Donaldson has voiced disappointment that the inquest into his death has been adjourned again. The 56 year old was shot dead more than seven years ago by gunmen in a rural cottage near Glenties . The Real IRA claimed it was responsible. The former

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Councillor calls for emergency funding to solve sewerage problem at Lifford housing estate

A Donegal County Cllr has said that emergency funding must be made available by the Government, to solve the sewerage problem in a Lifford housing estate. A stream of foul smelling sewage water has plagued residents of Hazlewood Drive for over four years now. And the problem has become so bad over the past fortnight

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Man who duped Donegal investors of 1.6m loses appeal against 6-year-sentence

A former estate agent who operated a 1.6 million euro “Ponzi”scheme has lost an appeal against his six year jail sentence. Eamonn Kelly of Decies Road, Ballyfermot, duped 25 investors from Dublin, Wexford and Donegal including some who were effectively left in penury after they trusted him with large redundancy payments. Described as a self

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EXCLUSIVE: James Vincent McMorrow playing Letterkenny as part of Arthur’s Day celebrations

James Vincent McMorrow will be playing in Letterkenny this evening as part of the countrywide Arthurs Day celebrations. As part of the Arthur’s Day celebrations a host of Irish and international acts will be playing secret gigs around the country. The Singer/Songwriter from Dublin will play in the Cavern at 7 o clock this evening.

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Harkin calls for a national legal framework to govern windfarm developments

North West MEP Marian Harkin is calling for tighter national regulations to govern the development of windfarms. Ms Harkin says a national discussion is needed, along with an independent assessment of the balance of individual, community and national interests in the matter of wind farms before any planning applications are considered for large scale wind

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Stormont Finance Committee discussing possible solution to Coleraine DVA jobs threat

The Finance Committee of the Stormont Assembly is today discussing a Sinn Fein proposal to seek the devolution of vehicle licensing powers from Swansea to the assembly, guaranteeing over 300 jobs in Coleraine and across Northern Ireland. It follows a debate in the assembly on Tuesday night at which all parties agreed to work together

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Peruvian prosecutors will not accept guilty plea from women on drug charges

Hopes of shorter jail term for Tyrone woman Michaela McCollum and her Scottish colleague Melissa Reid are waning. They’ve been told that prosecutors in Peru will not accept their guilty pleas on drugs charges. The 20 year olds have admitted trying to smuggle cocaine out of the country in their luggage. But prosecutors want a

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Donegal to be part of the country’s largest EU constituency

Donegal will form part of the largest constituency in the county in next years European elections. The Midlands Northwest constituency will include 16 counties with four seats. It will be made up of Donegal, Cavan, Galway, Kildare, Laois, Leitrim, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Rosscommon, Sligo and Westmeath. Sitting Northwest MEP, Pat the Cope Gallagher

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Deputy McHugh says decision regarding Greencastle Post Office will be made next month

A Donegal North East Deputy has said as of yet there is no indication whether or not Greencastle Post Office will close. Deputy Joe McHugh and a number of local representatives met with An Post officials today to discuss the future of the facility. There have been fears raised locally in recent weeks that the

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Irish Cancer Service to extend Care to Drive Service in Donegal to Galway

The Irish Cancer Society has confirmed it is to extend its Care to Drive service in Donegal to include transporting patients to and from Galway for radiotherapy treatment. At present, the Good and New charity is the only one providing that service in the county, while the irish Cancer Society has been concentrating on transporting

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Strabane SDLP call for publication of Business case for transfer of DARD jobs to Ballykelly

The SDLP in Strabane is again accusing Sinn Fein of not doing enough to bring 800 Department of Agriculture jobs to the town. It was announced last September that 800 civil service jobs would be moving from Belfast to Ballykelly, even though a leaked memo revealed that Strabane actually topped a table of suitable locations

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Taoiseach says government yet to decide on whether Omagh Inquiry is necessary

The Taoiseach says the Justice Minister has still not concluded whether or not there should be an inquiry into the Omagh bomb. Last week the Northern Ireland secretary refused a cross border inquiry into the atrocity. Speaking on Monday, Theresa Villiers said she didn’t think a cross border judicial inquiry would bring any new information

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CSO reports a substantial fall in most crimes across Donegal

A Donegal Senator has welcomed the substantial decrease in crime in the Donegal Garda Division CSO figures released yesterday show that in the second quarter of 2013 crime has dropped substanially in the county. Burglaries, public order offences, assaults, cases of drink driving and damage to property and the environment were all down. But sexual

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Oireachtas members to meet with Letterkenny Town Council as retention campaign intensifies

The campaign to retain the town council structure will step up a gear next Monday when Letterkenny Town Council meeting with Donegal’s Oireachtas members to make its case for its survival. Members have been seeking such a meeting for some time, with just nine months to go before next year’s local elections. Mayor Cllr Pascal

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Peru drug charge women may plead guilty to secure shorter sentences

The two women arrested in Peru trying to board a flight to Spain with 11 kgs of cocaine in their luggage are expected to attend a court hearing today. Twenty-year-old Michaella McCollum from Tyrone and 19-year-old Melissa Reid from Scotland claim they were coerced into transporting the drugs by an armed gang. The prosecutor handling

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Prominent Derry dissident has assaulting police charge dropped

Leading Derry dissident republican Gary Donnelly has had a charge of assaulting a police officer during last year’s Olympic torch visit to the city dismissed today at the local Magistrate’s Court. The incident was said to have occurred during protests by dissident republican supporters which resulted in the flame having to make a short detour

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Highland Radio submit application to BAI for local licence in North Donegal

Highland Radio have officially presented their application for the local licence in North Donegal to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Highland Radio currently boasts the biggest listenership of all of Ireland’s local radio stations. Their application has the backing of some of the biggest personalities in Donegal, with the likes of Daniel O’Donnell, Sir Gerry

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Ireland’s Number One Local Station Submits Application to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland for 10 More Years

Some of Donegal’s most loved sons and daughters have given their backing to Donegal Highland Radio Limited application for another 10 years of local broadcasting made today to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). Musicians Daniel O’Donnell and Moya Brennan, playwright and author Brian Friel and entrepreneur Sir Gerry Robinson are just some of the leading

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Councillor calls for a legal and a community response to Falcarragh robbery

A Falcarragh councillor is calling for a community response to the latest spate of aggravated burglaries in Donegal, the latest of them last Thursday night in Falcarragh. Speaking to Greg Hughes on today’s Shaun Doherty Show, Cllr Seamus O’Domahnaill said while many scrap dealerships and cash for gold shops self regulate and ensure that their

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