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Letterkenny Mayor launches scathing attack on Environment Minister

Letterkenny Mayor Dessie Larkin has launched a scathing attack on the Environment Minister, accusing him of playing parish pump politics with the reorganisation of local government structures. This week, Phil Hogan told an Oireachtas committee that the National Spatial Strategy would be shelved and replaced with a new development model. he also pledged that towns which previously

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European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee meets with Killybegs fishermen

A delegation from the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee spent yesterday in Donegal, meeting with a number of interest groups including the KFO and representatives of the island fishermen. The Donegal leg of the committee’s Irish visit was hosted by North West MEP Pat the Cope Gallagher, who says it’s an important visit, coming as it does after

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McConalogue says retired teachers shouldn’t be employed

It’s emerged that more than 150 retired teachers were still working in schools, while also claiming a pension in December. An answer to a parliamentary question has revealed that 153 retired teachers were working in primary and secondary schools during December, including 128 substitute teachers. Fianna Fail’s Education spokesperson Charlie McConalogue says retired teachers shouldn’t

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Inishowen well prepared to benefit from Derry’s year as ‘City of Culture’

Details of a number of tourism events planned for later this year in Inishowen have been revealed. In an update to Buncrana Town Council,Inishowen Tourism confirmed that The Amazing Grace Festival will take place in April as will the Inishowen Half Marathon. Meanwhile plans are progressing on the Swan Park Development, the regeneration of the

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Coveney: EU Commission proposal to horse meat crisis expected

EU Agriculture Ministers have arrived in Brussels this evening to discuss the horsemeat scandal. The meeting which is being chaired by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney will focus on the steps needed to bring the controversy to an end. Earlier the European Union Health Commissioner Tonio Borg said monitoring meat production is a matter for individual

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Rabbitte: Gardaí not treated less favourably than rest of public sector

The Minister for Communications says gardaí are not being treated less favourably than other public sector workers. Pat Rabbitte is urging members of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) to return to Croke Park discussions on pay cuts. He says that threatening ‘Blue Flu’ action is not appropriate. Three branches of the GRA have already voted

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Minister accuses opposition of point scoring over Magdalene report

Opposition parties are being accused of using the Magdalene Laundries report to score political points. The claim was made by Labour Junior Minister Kathleen Lynch during a Dail debate last night of a Fianna Fail motion calling on the government to apologise immediately to survivors of the Laundries. Minister Lynch claimed that Sinn Fein had

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Safety concerns in vicinity of Ballyraine National School

Letterkenny Town Council has agreed to look at measures which can be introduced to improve safety in the vicinity of Ballyraine National School. The school’s principle has written to local councillors expressing his concern over safety with a number of near misses of late involving children crossing the road. Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh says action needs

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