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Workers at Buncrana call-centre told they will receive no wages for November

29 workers at a Buncrana Call Centre, who were told yesterday that they were losing their jobs, have been told this afternoon that they will not receive any wages for November. Workers were given until this afternoon to agree to terms of exit with the administrators, but the terms that been offered were pulled by the administrators

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Cutliffe plan to run in local elections may create problems for Labour

It’s emerged that the ongoing discussion over the employment of Polling Clerks in Donegal may have ramifications for Labour in Letterkenny. Peter Cutliffe, the Chairperson of the party’s Letterkenny branch has announced he will contest the next local election following the emergence of anecdotal evidence that a number of people working in the UK took

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Strabane Navy Submariner charged with gathering secret information

A Royal Navy submariner is due to appear in court accused of passing secret coding programmes to an enemy of the UK. 30-year-old Edward Devenney,  from Strabane, is charged with collecting information about encryption computer programmes that might be useful to an enemy, and communicating those details to another person. He contacted a foreign embassy

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Donegal public urged to have input in driving route for the west coast

Fáilte Ireland is calling for local communities in Donegal to get involved in the development of a significant new driving route for the west coast. The Wild Atlantic Way, stretching from Donegal to Cork, is set to be Ireland’s first long distance driving route for tourists. Two meetings will be held in Donegal on Wednesday

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Drunk driver jailed for causing death of passenger in County Derry crash

A 23-year-old County Derry man who was driving when his car crashed killing a 20-year-old woman passenger, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Kevin Brolly from Rannyglass in Dungiven, pleaded guilty to causing the death of Claire Kelly by careless driving when he appeared at Derry Crown Court. He also pleaded guilty to

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Deputy McConalogue addresses Committee over 3rd level grant delays

The performance of the education minister in dealing with the controversy over the processing of grant applications has been described as “abysmal” by Fianna Fail. The party is calling for more resources to be allocated to the new centralised agency tasked with processing grants. Student Universal Support Ireland, known as SUSI has come in for

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New republican group calling itself “The IRA” claims Black murder

A new republican paramilitary group calling itself the IRA is claiming responsibility for the murder of prison officer David Black earlier this month. In a statement released to the Irish News in Belfast – the group say the killing was in direct response to the conditions in Magaberry Prison, where Tyrone born Mr. Black worked.

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Three council projects commended at Excellence Awards

Donegal County Council has been commended for three projects that were shortlisted in the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. The projects shortlisted included the One Donegal Cultural Diversity Month which received a commendation under the Festival of the Year category, the Donegal Gathering which was commended under the Supporting Tourism category and Donegal

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Public consultation workshop to discuss future of Donegal policing

The public is being encouraged to attend a consultation workshop on policing in Donegal to raise issues affecting their lives and communities and to give their ideas on how these issues could be addressed. The workshop, hosted by the Donegal County Joint Policing Committee, takes place next Monday in Stranorlar Training Centre between 7.30pm –

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PSNI Chief concerned over dissident republican threat to UK City of Culture in Derry

The Chief Constable of the PSNI has said he is “very concerned” about the threat dissident republicans may pose to next year’s UK City of Culture in Derry. The Real IRA has already carried out a number of attacks linked to Derry’s year as UK City of Culture. Matt Baggott said the dissident threat is

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Pat the Cope criticises Mc Hugh over statement on Dogfish market

Northwest MEP Pat the Cope Gallagher has slammed Donegal North East Deputy Joe McHugh over a statement he released yesterday in relation to the opening up of the lesser spotted dogfish market. Speaking yesterday, Deputy McHugh said that Minister Simon Coveney had agreed terms with the European Commission to open up the Dogfish market from

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McGuinness confirms he will remain as Donegal manager despite taking up Celtic role

Jim McGuinness has just reaffirmed his position as Donegal manager. It was confirmed earlier today that he was taking up the role as performance consultant with Celtic soccer club, however, he will also remain in charge of the All-Ireland champions. Speaking to Highland Radio from Glasgow this afternoon, Jim McGuinness confirmed that he would be

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Witness who withheld evidence in William McKeeney murder trial jailed

A witness who tried to withhold evidence in the murder trial of Donegal man William McKeeney has been sentenced to 15 months’ detention. 19-year-old Umar Bhatti, was called to testify at the trial of his cousin, 19-year-old Adel Ishaq, and a friend, 20-year-old Asif Rehman. The judge, Lord Uist, warned Bhatti and then held him

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Donegal Manager takes up part-time role as coach with Celtic

Donegal football manager Jim McGuinness has been appointed as a performance consultant with Celtic soccer club, however, he will also remain in charge of the All-Ireland champions. Celtic released a statement this morning stating that McGuinness had joined the Glasgow club. He will be based at Lennoxtown and will help in the development of the club’s

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MLA wants Strabane included in Waterways Ireland strategy

There are calls for Strabane Canal and Moorlough to be included in the Waterways Irelands Business Plan. Waterways Ireland was developed under the Good Friday Agreement, and it is responsible for developing Irelands canals and inland waterways. Strabane canal is a four-mile stretch of waterway linking Tyrone and Derry, and the Council has recently carried

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Donegal has the state’s highest level of student grant eligibilty

It’s emerged that Donegal has the highest proportion of college students who receive  grants, with 90% of first time students in the county in receipt of support. That contrasts with the Dublin figure of 31%. After Donegal, students from Roscommon and Leitrim are next when it comes to grant payouts, with the trends showing a high

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Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle calls for postponement in Children’s Referendum

Four Independent TDs are calling for emergency legislation to allow for the children’s referendum to be postponed. It comes after the Supreme Court ruled that the government had spent public money putting out one-sided information. The Tanaiste says the referendum will go ahead as normal. The current law prevents a referendum from being delayed except if a

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