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Jobs minister asked to intervene as fears grow for Oatfield jobs

Enterprise and Employment Minister Richard Bruton is being asked to intervene on behalf of workers at the Oatfield plant in Letterkenny. The minister is being contacted this morning by Donegal North East Deputy Padraig Mac Lochalinn, who will urge him to seek clarification on the future of the remaining 15 jobs on the site. Letterkenny’s

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Sinn Fein describes Donegal Councillor’s departure as regrettable

The Sinn Fein Party has described the news that one of their councillor in Donegal has left the party as regrettable. Ballyshannon Town Councillor Rosaleen Branley released a statement today saying she was leaving the party because, as a woman, her voiced was not being listened too. Today’s announcement comes after a Sinn Fein investigation

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Senator Brian O’Domhnaill say he welcomes Council expenses investigation

A Donegal Senator claims he is at the centre of a smear campaign as it relates to claims of irregularities in expenses he claimed as a Donegal County Councillor. Senator Brian O’Dohmnaill was responding to confirmation from Donegal County Council that it had received correspondence addressed to the Ethics Registrar relating to expenses claimed by

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Pringle will not return Leader’s Allowance until government spending is reformed

Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle says he will not be returning his Leaders’ Allowance of just over €41,000. Deputy Pringle says he has always maintained payments to politicians are extremely high in Ireland and should be reformed. He says as chairperson of the Members Interests Committee in the Dail he is entitled to an increase in

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Those with vomiting bug symptoms asked to avoid Letterkenny General

Anyone with symptoms of the winter vomiting bug are now being asked to avoid Letterkenny General Hospital unless absolutely necessary. The Management of the hospital has also re-issued an advisory that visiting restrictions are in place at Surgical 1 ward due to suspected cases of the bug . As well as the visiting restrictions the

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Council seeks to address problems with some private waste water systems

Donegal County Council is to empty some Effluent Treatment Tanks serving private estates in Donegal in cases where the tanks are causing a public health nuisance. A meeting of the Stranorlar Electoral Area has been told that there are problems in a number of estates where developers are no longer managing the waste treatment systems,

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Man with Donegal link appears at Derry Court on prostitution charge

A Romanian man has appeared at Derry Magistrates’ Court on a prostitution charge. 25 year-old Razan Nocolae Gros of Kular Court in the city’s William Street was charged with controlling the activities of a Romanian woman for the purposes of prostitution. Mr Gros, who police suspect is also active in prostitution in the Donegal, was

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Hospital Manager casts doubt on claims of new Emergency Dept’s summer opening

Doubt has been cast today on a statement by the Junior Health Minister Kathleen Lynch that the new Emergency Department at Letterkenny General will be ready for use by June or July. However, speaking on ‘The Shaun Doherty Show’ today the hospital manager said they were working towards those dates, but there could be no

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Health Minister: Letterkenny Emergency Department is performing well with no crisis

Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn has expressed his shock at claims by the HSE that the current Emergency Department at Letterkenny General has been performing well in recent months. Following confirmation the news E.D will open in the summer, the Dail was told an assessment by the Special Delivery Unit of the HSE  found the current Emergency

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Senator O’Domnhaill calls for slurry season to be open immediately in Donegal

Calls have been made for the Minister for Agriculture to immediately open the slurry spreading season in Donegal. Senator Brian O’Domnhaill said that dairy and cattle farmers in the Northwest are under severe pressure as their slurry storage nears capacity. The season for Zone C, which covers Counties Cavan, Leitrim, Monaghan and Donegal, doesn’t begin

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Anne Marie Ward and Hugh Green to share Donegal Person of the Year 2012 title

Two people are to be honoured as Donegal Person of the Year following the announcement of the award by the Donegal Association in Dublin last night. For the first time, the award has been given to two people, distance swimmer Anne Marie Ward and New Zealand based businessman Hugh Green. The outgoing holder of the

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Letterkenny General imposes visiting restriction due to vomiting bug

The management at Letterkenny General Hospital wishes to advise that visiting restrictions are in place at surgical one ward in the hospital due to suspected cases of the winter vomiting bug (also known as Norovirus). Arrangements will be made for family members of patients on the affected ward to visit and this should be arranged

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‘Can’t Pay Won’t Pay’ slams Sinn Fein but denies abusing Councillor

Sinn Fein has been accused of engaging in opportunistic politics by one of the organisers of Donegal’s  ‘Can’t Pay Won’t Pay’ campaign. Cllr Jack Murray claims he was badgered off the stage at a meeting of the campaign in Burt last night by Francis McCafferty who organised the event. The Councillor says he and his

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Investment must be development plan’s main priority – Manager

The Donegal County Council Manager is encouraging members of the public to engage with the County Development Plan once it goes to consultation. After councillors made a number of amendments to the draft plan, the document  will now go to public consultation within the next three weeks. The public consultation phase itself will last four

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