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Cllr Slowey calls on Environment Minister to clarify if septic tank charge is one-off fee

A Donegal County Cllr has expressed his concern that the septic tank registration charge is not a one off fee. Cllr Terence Slowey who registered his tank when the fee was 5 euro, says he received his certificate, which expires on the 28th August 2017, this morning. He says this has created confusion, as he believed that […]

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Video: Pearse Doherty says government should not allow ‘heartless reposessions’

Sinn Féin’s demanding an independent agency be established to decide on home repossessions. It follows reports that the coalition is going to close a legal loophole that prevents banks foreclosing on homes. The move will form part of plans to deal with mounting mortgage distress. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says banks should not be allowed

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Hundreds of jobs could be lost at Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Coleraine

There are fears that hundreds of jobs could be lost at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Coleraine. There are plans to transfer the jobs to Swansea in Wales as part of centralisation moves. The British government wants to move more services online and it would mean jobs being lost in Coleraine as

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Update: State begins presenting its argument to Supreme Court on right-to-die appeal

Lawyers for the State have told the Supreme Court that opposing a challenge to Ireland’s ban on assisted suicide was not meant to convey a lack of sympathy. Seven Judges are hearing a case taken by Multipple Sclerosis sufferer and right-to-die campaigner, Marie Fleming. Barrister Michael Cush began by explaining the State’s position didn’t mean

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Deputy Pringle unsure Government will devise a replacement for mobility allowance grant

A Donegal South West Deputy has said that we shouldn’t take it at face value that the Government will devise a replacement to the mobility allowance grant. The Department of Health confirmed yesterday that it was axing the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant with immediate effect. But the Taoiseach Enda Kenny said work is underway to devise a

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Security seminar to be held in Letterkenny this evening in wake of spate of break-ins

Bluebird Care are hosting a public meeting in Letterkenny tonight on crime and security in homes. The security seminar will take place in the Station House Hotel at 7pm. There will be tips and advice on how to stay secure and safe in your home from a number of guest speakers. The Director of Bluebird

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IMPACT representatives to meet with Donegal TD’s and Senators about concerns over Letterkenny General Hospitals future

The IMPACT Trade Union will be in the Dáil today to brief Donegal and Sligo TD’s and Senators about concerns on the future funding and management of the two North West General Hospitals.   The union has expressed its concerns ahead the much awaited “Higgins Report”, which is due to be released in the coming

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Irish Human Rights Commission back Marie Flemings right-to-die claim

The Irish Human Rights Commission is backing Marie Fleming’s claim that she has a right to assisted suicide. The Commission is making submissions as a neutral third party in the 59 year old’s appeal against the High Court’s refusal to relax the blanket ban on assisted suicide. Former university lecturer Marie Fleming is in the

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Fianna Fail Justice spokesperson to attend Letterkenny crime meeting

Fianna Fáil is hosting a public meeting in Letterkenny tonight on crime, garda station closures and cuts to community garda resources in Donegal The party’s spokesperson on Justice Niall Collins will be in attendance along with Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue. Deputy McConalogue says comments by the Justice Minister Alan Shatter on Highland Radio, that Donegal

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Pat the Cope says fishermen must be compensated for new discards policy

The Fianna Fail MEP Pat the Cope Gallagher says fishermen will have to be compensated to deal with new policies surrounding fish discards. Mr Gallagher was reacting to the agreement brokered – this morning – by EU Fisheries Ministers on banning the dis-garding of unwanted fish caught at sea. The ban is to be introduced

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Exclusive: Donegal woman has no bad feelings towards hijacker

The Donegal woman who had her jeep hijacked while her nine-year-old child was in the back seat says she doesn’t have any bad feeling towards the man who was found responsible. Bernadette Moran, the wife of the Donegal football team doctor, managed to pull her daughter from the vehicle before 21-year-old Christopher Coakley accelerated away.

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BBC Spotlight programme to highlight Donegal businesses electricty theft

A BBC “Spotlight” programme will highlight how a number of Donegal businesses have been found to be stealing electricity The programme has pulled together figures which show that 10 million euro worth of power is being stolen in the republic every year. 1700 people in the republic where found to be stealing electricity last year,

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New lines of enquiry in Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe murder investigation

Gardaí investigating the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe say they’re now focused on two new lines of enquiry. They’ll be revealed during a renewed appeal for information at the Dublin Metropolitan Garda Headquarters this afternoon (15.00). Detective Garda Donohoe was gunned down during a robbery at a credit union in Jenkinstown, Co. Louth on

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Sale of Coilte land to be debated in the Dail this week

The future of one of the State’s most lucrative assets will be debated in the Dáil this evening. Under the bailout programme, the government is planning to sell Coillte’s harvesting rights for an estimated 600-million-euro. A recent report found that under new owners, timber that’s currently processed here could be exported for finishing abroad and

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Rugby – Stapleton & Muldoon Help Ireland To Triple Crown

Donegal Ladies Nora Stapleton and Larissa Muldoon played in crucial rolls helping Ireland to an historic 30 -3 victory on Saturday over Scotland in the Women’s Six Nations Championship. The victory sealed a first ever Triple Crown and qualification for the 2016 Women’s Rugby Wolrd Cup. Out-half Stapleton and scrum half Muldoon started the game

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