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Group overwhelmed by business support in their search for David Coulhoun

A group of volunteers who will travel to Donegal this month to search for missing Lifford man David Couloun, says they have been overwhelmed by the generosity of local businesses. It emerged at the weekend that over 30 members of  the ‘Searching for the Missing’ group will travel to the county to conduct a major […]

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Laghey Post Office investigation concludes: File being prepared for the DPP

A two-month-long Garda investigation into the disappearance of up to €15,000 of customers’ savings at a village Post Office has concluded and a file is now being prepared. Senior Garda sources indicated last evening that the file will shortly be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Laghey Post Office closed suddenly two months ago

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Calls for seminar to be held in Buncrana to tackle jobs crisis

There are calls for a seminar or conference on job creation to be held in Buncrana. Earlier this year, the previous Mayor of Donegal, Cora Harvey hosted a similar event called “Making the Future Happen: Addressing the Unemployment Challenge in Donegal. The conference was  focused on motivating and inspiring businesses and the agencies responsible for

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Bus attacked in Derry

A number of passengers sustained minor injuries when the coach on which they were travelling was attacked in Derry early yesterday morning. The attack at 2am happened on the Madamsbank Road. A double glazed window was broken, and a number of passengers were injured. It’s understood they were returning from a wedding.

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Strabane man appears in court charged with being member of RAAD

A Strabane man, described by police as “a main player” in terror group Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD), has been remanded in custody. 47-year-old Jim McGettigan of Urney Road, Strabane appeared in court today charged with providing property for the purposes of terrorism. He was arrested in Strabane last Thursday. The charge is based around

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McConalogue questions passing of deadline for broadband scheme

Donegal North East Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue says he’ll be pressing Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte to outline how he intends ensuring that people in rural areas can apply for broadband into the future. This week saw the deadline pass for inclusion in the latest Rural Broadband Scheme, which Deputy Mc Conalogue sought to have extended,

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No agreement to sell Donegal Creameries’ dairy division as talks continue

Donegal Creameries says no agreement has been reached to sell its dairy division to Connaught Gold. In a statement issued to coincide with the release of half year interim results today, the company says it is engaged in discussions on a sustainable future for the dairy secor nationally under the auspices of the umbrella body

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Senator O’Domnhaill backs party leader as Fianna Fail decide not to contest election

The Fianna Fáil leader is denying the party’s finished as a political force, after deciding not to contest the Presidency in October – the first time in its history it won’t contest a national election. The Parliamentary Party agreed not to run a candidate – and the leader says the focus has to be on

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Derry family demands answers 23 years after Creggan bomb killed three people

Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the deaths of three people in a booby-trap bomb in a flat in the Creggan Estate. Sean Dalton,  Sheila Lewis and Gerard Curran lost their lives. In 2005, Sean Dalton’s family asked the Ombudsman to investigate allegations that the RUC had known that the flat had been booby trapped,

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Donegal companies being offered training in online digital marketting

An initiative to help companies in Donegal use the internet to promote and sell their services is being launched today in Letterkenny. The Donegal Digital Skillnet provides companies with training in how to use Facebook and Twitter to generate sales, as well as ensuring that their company’s details feature prominently in Google searches. The scheme

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Kirchhoff celebrates 30 years of manufacturing in Letterkenny

Junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes and Siptu President Jack O’Connor were among the guests at a function this morning to mark the 30th anniversary of the Kirchhoff Automotive Plant in Letterkenny. The gathering was told that at a time when manufacturing in the North West has traditionally struggled, this factory continues to prosper, making component

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Foyle MLA thinks pharmaceutical company had no plans to bring jobs to Derry

An SDLP MLA has said he questions if a pharmaceutical company ever had any intention of investing in Derry. Global Pharmaceutical Centre of Excellence (GPCE) had been in talks to bring 300 jobs but has now opted for a site in Tralee, County Kerry instead. The company’s chief executive said lower corporation tax in the

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Inquiry should be launched into “conflict of interest” involving An Bord Pleanala member

Calls have been made for the launch of an independent inquiry into an alleged “conflict of interest” involving a member of An Bord Pleanala in an ongoing row over the Carnagarve Sewerage scheme in Moville. Donegal North-East Deputy Padraig McLaughlin says an independent review should take place regarding the role of An Bord Pleanala Director,

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Laws to govern the confessional box should be avoided – Fr Brian d’Arcy

The Government is being urged to avoid the use of “megaphone diplomacy” when it comes to the issue of the confessional. In the wake of the Cloyne report on the handling of clerical child abuse allegations, the Justice Minister Alan Shatter is calling for legislation to make it mandatory to report crimes – regardless of

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Two men charged in relation to Inishowen fires to appear in Court in Buncrana

One of the three men charged in relation  to the eleven suspected arson attacks in the Buncrana area in recent weeks was brought before a special sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon Court on Friday. He was remanded in custody in Castlerea Prison. The other two men charged were released on bail to appear before Buncrana District Court

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