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Larkin – Boundaries Committee must be convinced of Donegal’s needs

Donegal County Council is being urged to highlight Donegal’s unique needs to those responsible for deciding the new Electoral Area Boundaries. The Committee forms part of the next step in implementing the Action Programme for Effective Local Government and in reforming local government structures. Donegal’s Town Council’s will be replaced by a new system of

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Donegal Deputies continue war of words over budget proposals

Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty has been accused of reacting to Fianna Fail’s budget proposals with ‘near hysterics’ Sinn Fein’s Finance spokesperson has described Fianna Fail’s budget proposals as ‘dishonest’ claiming that over a third have been previously proposed by Sinn Fein. He says the proposals would also heap further financial pressure on low income

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Deputy Pearse Doherty says Fianna Fails budget proposals ‘dishonest’

Sinn Fein has described Fianna Fail’s budget proposals as ‘dishonest’ claiming that over a third have been previously proposed by Sinn Fein. The party’s Finance Spokesperson, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty, says the proposals would also heap further financial pressure on low income families and see capital spending drastically cut. Deputy Doherty says he was also

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Donegal home help workers to protest outside Taoiseachs office on Sunday

SIPTU home help workers and their supporters from Donegal and across the west of Ireland will march this Sunday in Castlbar. The protesters are to assmble at the Chapel carpark in Castlebar on Sunday at 130pm and march towards the Taoiseachs office. SIPTU organiser Martin O Rourke is calling on home help workers, their families

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Donegal austerity groups considering running candidates in next local elections

The prospect of campaigners from a number of different Donegal austerity groups running in the next local elections has taken a step closer. Support for fielding candidates has come at a number of campaign meetings in the past week, after no elected representatives turned up. Currently in Donegal there are a number of anti-austerity groups,

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Groups have until the end of this month to apply for funding for Gathering

Groups in Donegal have until the end of this month to apply for funding to assist in hosting a Gathering event next year. Fund amounts will range from €500 to €2,500 with applications being taken up until the 30th of November on Donegal gathering dot com. Sarah Meehan is the Donegal Gathering Marketing Coordinator –

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Agrilculture Minister to delay regulations for farmers sharing commonage

The Agriculture Minister is to seek more consultation with farmers groups before he sends out guidelines to farmers sharing commonage. Donegal has the second largest commonage ground in Ireland with one quarter of all arable land designated in this way. It has been feared that the penalties for non-compliance with the proposed new rules may

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Union of Students in Ireland to hold protest outside Department of Education today

It’s speculated the Education Minister may propose the introduction of a State-backed student loan scheme – or a graduate tax, when he outlines his vision for Higher Education reform later this morning. Ruairi Quinn will meet with the Heads of the country’s Universities and Institutes of Technology at the Department of Education. Recent figures show

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Deputy McConalogue calls on Minister Quinn to meet with SUSI officials

Donegal North-East Deputy Charlie McConalogue has said it is ‘extremely worrying’ that the Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn has no plans to meet with SUSI officials face-to-face. The Fianna Fáil Education Spokesperson says it comes in the wake of the failure of the Minister to express confidence in the Dail that the tens of thousands

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Northwest MEP votes for better ways to tackle cyber bullying

MEPs in Strasbourg have called for better ways to tackle cyber bullying and other forms of online abuse of children. They voted yesterday in Strasbourg in favour of proposals to introduce measures to curb illegal and unsuitable content on the internet. They’re recommending that teachers and parents become more educated about how best to protect

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Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill to be investigated by SIPO over expenses

The Standards in Public Office Commission has confirmed that it is to formally investigate allegations relating to travel and subsistence claims by Fianna Fáil Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill. Upon receipt of the allegations originally earlier this year, SIPO appointed an inquiry officer to look at the matter. The commission considered that report and has now

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Minister McGinley says Udaras decision regarding Cllr Alcorn is on hold

The Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs has said that the nomination of Cllr Alcorn to Udaras is currently on hold. Dinny McGinley said he’s making no judgement or reflection on anyone, and he said the decision was taken after taking legal advice. And the Donegal South-West Deputy said the position would remain unfulfilled until

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Alcorn’s ratification deferred as new Udaras board is announced

The nomination of Donegal Councillor David Alcorn to the new board of Udaras na Gaeltachta has been deferred, pending an investigation into expenses. It follows the receipt of an anonymous letter two weeks ago by a number of media outlets and public bodies detailing a number of claims. There are two Donegal representitives confirmed on

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Donegal Senator Jimmy Harte has hit out at Fingal County Council. accusing it of double standards. The senator was fined 150 euro for a sign he had erected on a bridge over the M1 motorway into Dublin, bearing the message Jimmy Winning Matches, Good luck Donegal. However he says while his sign was removed and

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