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Priest denies behaving inappropriately towards 14 year old girl

A priest accused of indecently assaulting a teenage girl told a jury that he had never behaved in a ‘suggestive or inappropriate manner’ towards the girl. Fr Eugene Boland, of Parochial House, Killyclogher Road, Omagh, denies five charges of indencently assaulting a 14-year-old girl between June 28, 1990 and June 30, 1992. The offences are

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US Embassy officials to provide registration services in Donegal next month

Representatives from the US embassy in Dublin will be in Donegal next month to provide consular services to American citizens living in the north west. The outreach services will be offered from the Donegal Town Library on July 5th. As it is a presidential election year in the US, information to assist with voting Absentee

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Donegal included in Coilte’s off-road cyling strategy

Corravaddy/Mongorry Forest on the outskirts of Letterkenny is to be included in a 10-year national strategy for developing off-road cycling, which will be published this afternoon by Coillte. Corravaddy/Mongorry Forest is one of 11 national sites for new off-road cycling centres that are included in the strategy. Mountain biking has become a mainstream recreational and

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Ulster Bank sorry for computer glitch which has left customers without money

Ulster Bank has apologised unreservedly for its current technical problems which have stopped customers accessing their funds. The company says a software glitch meant automatic salary and social welfare payments were not processed – and it’s now working to clear the backlog. It’s estimated that at least 100-thousand customers have been affected. Social Protection Minister

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Daniel O’Donnell comments on being given freedom of Donegal today

Music legend Daniel O’Donnell is to receive Donegal’s highest honour today – he’s getting the freedom of the county. He’s being honoured for his contribution to music at local, national and international level, and for being a great ambassador for the county. The county mayor is holding a civic reception in Daniel’s honour this afternoon.

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Donegal born Priest was ‘horrified’ by allegations teenage girl made against him

A Priest accused of indecently assaulting a teenage girl told police he was “horrified” and “shocked” by the allegations. Fr Eugene Boland, of Parochial House, Killyclogher Road, Omagh, denies five charges of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl between June 28, 1990 and June 30, 1992. The offences are alleged to have occurred while the teenager

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Irish included in online “endangered languages” list

Irish has been put on a list of endangered languages. It comes as an on-line resource to record and access smaller dialects goes live today. The Endangered Languages Project enables users to find comprehensive and up-to-date information about more than 3-thousand languages. Users can access data, audio, text and video samples through the Google-powered scheme.

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Mc Conalogue calls for immediate action on Child Deaths in State Care report

Donegal North East Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue says the government must quickly implement the findings of the report from the independent review group on the deaths of children in State care. Deputy Mc Conalogue, the Fianna Fail Spokesperson on Children says it’s imperative that resources and proper management structures be put in place to ensure

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Trial in Derry of Moville priest to resume today after judge fell ill

It is hoped the Derry trial of a  Catholic priest, from Moville,  accused of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl will resume this morning. Proceedings were adjourned yesterday when Judge Stephen Fowler became ill while hearing legal arguments in the absence of the jury. His place on the bench was taken by Judge Piers Grant –

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Pearse Doherty says he’ll pay back money if he broke Oireachtas rules

Donegal Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty says that he’ll pay back any money he owes if he has broken Oireachtas rules on expenses. It follows claims in today’s Irish Independent, that Pearse Doherty diverted unspent expenses towards hiring part-time workers for the party. But rules introduced 2 years ago state that any such money must

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Sinn Fein accused of breaking Oireachtas rules on expenses

It is being claimed today the Sinn Fein TDs are breaking Oireachtas rules by paying activists out of cash claimed for travel expenses. Prominent frontbenchers have revealed that part of their expenses claims were diverted to pay additional staff. According today’s Irish Independent, unspent travel expenses are supposed to be returned to the Oireachtas under

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Pearse Doherty TD slams increase in welfare payment waiting times

Donegal South West TD Pearse Doherty has described the increased waiting times for Social Welfare payments as disgraceful. Deputy Doherty says that since the FG Lab government came into office waiting times have rocketed. The waiting time for the majority of claims has increased while the waiting time for just four payments has decreased. Figures

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Aquaculture licence delays hampering Donegal’s ‘huge potential’

The IFA is calling on the government to speed up the issuing of aquaculture licences, saying there are job and investment opportunities being lost. Speaking during a visit to Donegal this week, IFA President John Bryan said there are almost 600 licence applications to be processed. During a visit to fish and shellfish farming facilities

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Donegal TD to address natonal education policy conference

Donegal North East Deputy Charlie McConalogue will address a major Fianna Fail national conference on education policy this weekend. Fianna Fáil members, TDs, Senators, Councillors and education experts from across the country will attend the event at in Salthill on Saturday. The conference, entitled Developing a Policy Agenda, will focus on tackling mental health issues

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High Court to hear Thomas Pringle’s Stability Mechanism challenge today

A legal action challenging the constitutionality of the establishment of the European Stability Mechanism is due to start in the High Court today. It’s being brought by Independent Donegal South West TD Thomas Pringle. The hearing is expected to last between 5 and 7 days and may involve points of law being referred to the

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