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Deputy Doherty says Government can not claim Anglo debt push down as a victory

The Government’s announced it won’t have to pay the Promissory note for the former Anglo Irish Bank this weekend – and will settle it with a Government bond instead. But Michael Noonan’s warned that talks need to continue to find a long-term solution to the debt at I-B-R-C. And he says the decision to allow

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Father escapes jail for assaulted paedophile who abused his daughters

A father who assaulted a former IRA man who raped and sexually abused his young daughters has escaped jail. The 37-year-old, who cannot be named to protect his daughters’ identification by court order, admitted swinging a golf club at the pervert and then, when it smashed, sticking the shaft into his side. Judge John O’Hagan

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Green leader claims government isn’t prioritising planning investigations

The leader of the Green Party is accusing the Government of arrogance over its decision not to proceed with seven planning investigations, including one in Donegal. The inquiries were set up by Eamon Ryan’s predecessor John Gormley – during his time as Minister for the Environment. The current Environment Minister Phil Hogan says external investigations

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SF Deputies in Donegal publish bill to reverse Household Charge

Donegal Deputies Pearse Doherty and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn have launched a bill that will reverse the Household Charge. The Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012 will, if passed, reverse the household charge and allow the Department to reimburse those households that have already paid it. Sinn Féin will be tabling the bill during private

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Council offices to open on Saturday for Household Charge payments

  It’s been confirmed council offices in Donegal will open on Saturday to facilitate payment of the Household Charge.   The council’s headquarters in Lifford will be open, as will public service centres in Letterkenny, Milford, Donegal Town, Dungloe and Carndonagh.   The Town Council offices in Buncrana and Bundoran will also be open.  

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Delays being experienced at Emergency Department in Letterkenny

The HSE is warning that the Emergency Department at Letterkenny General Hospital is extremely busy today, with a high number of patients requiring admission. The HSE says anyone attending the Emergency Department at Letterkenny General Hospital can expect delays, and people are being urged to contact their GP or GP Out-of-Hours service in the first

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Derry missing persons office consulted following discovery of body in Donegal

The Deputy State Pathologist is due in Letterkenny this afternoon to carry out a post-mortem examination on the body discovered near Redcastle last evening. The badly decomposed remains were discovered on the shore of Lough Foyle shortly after 4 o’clock, with gardai predicting the body may have been in the water for between four and

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Gardai liase with PSNI following discovery of human remains

Gardai are investigating the discovery of human remains near Redcastle. The badly decomposed remains were discovered by walkers on the shore of Lough Foyle shortly after 4 o’clock last evening The remains have been removed to Letterkenny General Hospital for examination. Gardai have contacted the PSNI in relation to the discovery and in an effort

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“Cross border linkages have disappeared off the political agenda” – Hannigan

Cross border linkages have disappeared off the political agenda in the Republic of Ireland, according to the Director of Letterkenny Institute of Technology. Paul Hannigan was speaking in Lifford as he asked councillors for their views on the future direction of the college. The I.T. is preparing a strategy document for the Higher Education Authority,

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Circuit Court orders immediate return of money as Elvin sentencing is adjourned

Donegal Circuit Court has today ordered the immediate return of money frozen in an Ulster Bank account to its rightful owner, Sharman Duncan. Judge John O’Hagan said €32,606 held in an account by Thomas Elvin was the property of Ms Duncan after prosecutor Patricia McLaughlin said there was no dispute about its ownership following Elvin’s

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Pearse Doherty against delaying Household Charge payment deadline

Sinn Fein says the deadline for paying the household charge should NOT be extended. Latest estimates put the number of people who have signed up at less than 370 thousand, as the clock ticks down to Saturday evening’s deadline. The government has insisted there’ll be no extension to that date. Sinn Fein’s finance spokesman Pearse

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