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More info must be given to visitors to Letterkenny – Cllr Lynch

Letterkenny Councillor Jim Lynch says more must be done to give information to visitors about sights and services in the town. He says on numerous occasions over the summer, he found himself helping tourists and visitors, and giving them information that should have been provided by the tourist authorities and the council. He says there’s

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Building work for Glenties Primary Care Centre will begin before the end of the year

It has been confirmed that building work on the long awaited Glenties Primary Care Centre will begin before the end of the year. Just last April the local parish council made the issue its number one priority claiming that promise after promise had been broken, expressing fears that the funding for the project had disappeared.

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Mulrines fined for polluting the River Finn last year

A Ballybofey soft-drinks manufacturer was fined €1,250 plus €2,500 costs  after pleading guilty to a number of charges under the water pollution act. Mulrines were sued by Donegal County Council at yesterday’s sitting of Letterkenny District Court for discharging up to eight times the amount permitted under their waste licence on five separate occasions in

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Longer terms of office are needed for Garda Superintendants appointed in Inishowen

It’s being claimed that longer terms of office are needed for Garda Superintendants appointed in Inishowen. A fourth Garda Superintendant was appointed in the area recently, the fourth there in the past three and a half years. The Inishowen Electoral Area Committee is to write to the Garda Commissioner seeking a policy of encouraging longer

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Strabane man ordered to leave town; his father denies he’s involved with drugs

A Strabane man has been given 48 hours to leave the town by a republican vigilante group, a matter of days after he was targeted in a pipe bomb attack claimed by the same organisation. 24-year-old Matt McDermott was informed by the Police that Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) had issued the threat, he has

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Donegal people urged to participate as consultation starts on Derry Regeneration Plan

The North’s Deputy First Minister Martin Mc Guinness is launching a major regeneration plan in Derry this afternoon. Foyle MLA Martina Anderson says the publication of the plan is a major event not just for Derry, but for the whole North West region, and as the regeneration company Ilex begins 12 week consultation gets underway,

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Council launching new initiative to combat racism and sectarianism

Donegal County Council will this week launch a reporting scheme which allow victims or witnesses of racist or sectarian incidents in the county to report them via text, phone or online. The Independent and confidential reporting scheme will be officially launched by the County’s Mayor Cora Harvey tomorrow. The information gathered will be used to

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Tanaiste urgd to intervene as another student grants crisis looms

Tanaiste and Education Minister Mary Coughlan is being urged to intervene in what’s being described as another grants crisis in County Donegal. Figures obtained by Senator Pearse Doherty show that Donegal County Council has yet to process the majority of new grant applications it has recived, and he wants the Tanaiste to take action. Most

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HSE spent 8.4 million euro treating preventable conditions in Donegal

Figures released showed that the HSE has spent 8.4 million euro in Donegal over the last four years on conditions associated with Diabetes which the Diabetes’s Action says are preventable. The group says there were 282 hospital admissions for diabetic foot disease in Donegal between 2005-2009, which Diabetes Actions says, would be 70% less with

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Doherty claims HSE Ballyshannon statement raises more questions than answers

The HSE has confirmed it’s examining the possibility that in the long term, services at the Shiel and Rock hospitals in Ballyshannon will be centralised at a single site. Preliminary discussions with the Shiel Hospital Trust which owns the facility have been opened, but as of yet there is no timeframe for change. Any guarantees

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Soccer – Donegal Girls And Ireland Advance To World Cup Quarter-Final

The Republic of Ireland women’s U17 side continued their historic World Cup journey with a 3-0 victory over Ghana in their final FIFA World Cup, Group D match on Monday. That result, coupled with Brazil’s 2-0 victory over Canada in the same group, means that the young ‘Girls in Green’ advance to the quarter-finals of

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Derry Chamber fears planning delays could compromise City of Culture investment

Derry Chamber of Commerce is warned that vital investment in the City of Culture 2013 project could be lost if Planning Services in the city are not improved. While the chamber has welcomed Derry City Council’s decision to employ additional planning officers, it says more must be done to speed up the process. The Chamber

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Mayor claims hospital traffic is monopolising town park parking facilities

Letterkenny’s Mayor Cllr Tadhg Culbert is calling on people not to use the car park attached to the Bernard Mc Glinchey Town Park when going to Letterkenny General Hospital for appointments. Cllr Culbert says he’s received a number of complaints, including one from the Irish Wheelchair Association, pointing out that people who wish top get

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Enda kenny predicts spring election as Fianna Fail gather for two day “think in”

Jobs, continued backbench questioning of the leadership of Brian Cowen, and a deteriorating relationship with the Greens look set to be centre stage in Fianna Fáil today and tomorrow. The Parliamentary Party is gathering for its annual think-tank before the return of the Dáil at the end of the month. The timing of the By-Elections

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Calls for clarity over future of Lifford Hospital following Ballyshannon assurances

The HSE has been called on to immediately give an update on the future of the Lifford Community Hospital following reports the executive has confirmed the Rock Hospital in Ballyshannon is to be retained. Councillor Barry O’Neill says he has been assured by HSE management that the current staff levels and services at the Rock

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Donegal Creameries report half yearly profits of 3.6 million euro

Donegal Creameries plc  Interim results for the six months of this year show the company show it made an after tax profit of 3.6 million euro. The company welcomed the results saying its diversified business portfolio has again demonstrated its effectiveness in delivering solid results. Total revenue for the company in the first half of

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Bloody Sunday families split on whether soldiers should be prosecuted

An Oireachtas committee has been told that the families of the victims of Bloody Sunday are divided on whether or not prosecutions against soldiers involved in the killings of 13 people should happen. Relatives of four of the victims appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement this afternoon following

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