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Deputy Doherty supports Dublin Fianna Fail Councillors challenge to household charge

A Fianna Fáil Councillor has won the right to legally challenge the Household charge, because it’s not published in Irish. The High Court granted the right to Dublin City Councillor Thomas Brabazon, who is a full-time Irish speaker. It will come before the High Court again in two weeks time. Donegal South West Deputy Pearse

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Strabane man charged over paramilitary style shooting to appear in court today

A man has been charged over a paramilitary-style shooting in Strabane two years ago. The victim, a 24-year-old man, was shot in both legs at a house in Lisnafin Park in April 2010. Yesterday, officers from the PSNI Serious Crime Branch detained a 42-year-old man in connection with the attack. He has been charged with

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Fianna Fail launch attack on Mayor and call for meetings to be streamed online

Fianna Fail have questioned the impartiality of the Donegal Mayor and want all future Council meetings streamed online. The party has made the call off the back of ongoing discipline issues occurring during recent meetings. Fianna Fail believes the situation is spiralling out of control. Fianna Fail want meetings streamed so the public of the

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Councillor calls for changes in rules for publishing planning notices

A Donegal Councillor is calling for changes to the approved list of newspapers for the publication of planning notices. Cllr Jack Murray says there was recently a case where a potentially contentious application for wind turbines in Inishowen was missed by local people, because the notice appeared in the Irish Times. He says with three

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Mc Conalogue says many Donegal schools have been overlooked in government plan

A number of key school projects across Co Donegal have been overlooked in the five-year School Building Programme according to Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children Charlie McConalogue. The Donegal North East TD says while the Donegal projects confirmed yesterday are welcome, there are other schools not mentioned, and it now seems they will have to

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E-coli and high levels of aluminium found in Donegal drinking water

The latest statistics on drinking water quality in Donegal show that last year Aluminuim Levels in parts of the county were relatively high. In parts of east Inishowen, some samples from the public water supply showed aluminium levels 20 times greater than that recorded in Letterkenny. A sample taken from the water in Donegal Town

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Councillor questions logic behind septic tank inspection priorities

A Donegal Councillor says flawed logic appears to be governing policy relating to septic tank inspections. It’s emerged that septic tanks in parts of Donegal will be among the first to be targetted when inspections begin next year. The Irish Independent has published figures this morning suggesting that tanks in the Swilly and Crana catchments

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Hundreds of parents, teachers and children turnout for Letterkenny protest

Hundreds of parents, teachers and community groups have turned out for a protest in Donegal this afternoon – in opposition to cutbacks to education. The demonstration is underway in the Market Square in Letterkenny. The rally is being addressed by a number of speakers including President of the Irish National Teachers Organisation, the Reverend John

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Deputy MacLochlainn says government are using ‘bully boy’ tactics over treaty

Sinn Fein says ‘bully boy’ tactics are being used to scare the Irish people into passing the forthcoming referendum on the fiscal treaty. The party’s foreign affairs spokesperson says Sinn Fein will lead political opposition to the Eurozone agreement. Members of the party are meeting in the Dublin today to discuss their strategy for a

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