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Relief in Donagh as brothers voluntarily enter psychiatric facility

There’s been a widespread welcome for confirmation that two brothers at the centre of an abuse scandal in Donagh, County Fermanagh have been admitted to a psychiatric unit. James and Owen-Roe McDermott admitted themselves on a voluntary basis because a loophole in the law means they cannot be sectioned. They had been allowed to return

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Buncrana prepares for AMAI conference with the prospect of another big event

Buncrana is in line to host a major high profile event next year, but no more details can be revealed at present according to Mayor Padraig Mac Lochlainn. The news emerged as Town Councillors were told every hotel room in the area is now booked out for this year’s Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland

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Coughlan to introduce probation programme for newly qualified teachers

Newly qualified teachers at both primary and post-primary levels will have to undergo a new induction and probationary programme. The reform, which will be announced today by Education Minister Mary Coughlan, is to be phased in from September. Aimed at improving teacher quality, it will involve more rigorous assessment and inspection in the nation’s classrooms.

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The Community for a Clean Estuary for Moville hits out at Senator Keavney

The Community for a Clean Estuary for Moville has hit out at Senator Cecilia Keavney, after she issued a statement calling for progress on the Moville Greencastle Sewrage Scheme. Senator Keavney said the delay in progressing the scheme is hampering development, and could lead to legal action being taken by the EU, as happened in

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Keavney calls for progress on Moville Greencastle Sewerage Scheme

Senator Cecilia Keavney is calling for progress on the Moville Greencastle Sewerage Scheme, saying that delays in improving infrastructure are hampering development in the area. A proposal to develop a treatment plant at Carnagarve as part of the scheme has been vociferously opposed locally, while confusion reigned for years over whether or not an Environmental

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Michéal Martin defends governments decision not to hold Donegal SW by-election

The Foreign Affairs Minister Michéal Martin has defended the Government’s decision not to proceed with the Donegal South West by-election. Speaking at the MacGill Summer School in Glenties – Minister Martin said the Government is faced with a choice of either preparing a difficult budget in the Autumn or running a by-election. Sinn Fein is

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Fine Gael opposes plans to introduce legislation banning corporate donations

Fine Gael has defended its decision to accept corporate donations from bankers and builders who owe money to NAMA. It follows newspaper reports of a Fine Gael fundraiser the K-Club attended by construction industry bosses and bank chiefs. The party’s director of elections Phil Hogan says Fine Gael will oppose plans by the Government to

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McGill summer school told that Ireland leadership failed the people

One of the country’s leading economists has accused the Government, the church and the GAA of showing a lack of leadership leading up to and during Ireland’s ecenomic collapse. Jim Power was addressing the McGill Summer School in Glenties this afternoon on the theme of ‘Steps to Economic Revovery. Mr Powers said the public has

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Bus Eireann reinstate Dublin – West Donegal service pending local discussions

The Bus Eireann evening service from Dublin to South and West Donegal has been reinstated until the end of August. The service was withdrawn a fortnight ago, with the 5pm bus from Dublin stopping in Donegal Town, leaving Glencolmcille and Dungloe without an evening service. Now. Cllr Brendan Byrne says Bus Eireann has agreed to

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Counselling the priority a week after road tragedy – Buncrana Mayor

A week after the horrific crash in Inishowen which saw eight men lose their lives, The Mayor of Buncrana says the focus will now be on ensuring that there are counselling services available for the bereaved families and the wider community. The HSE has already been working with the Buncrana Community Combatting Suicide Group to

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MacGill Summer School opens with call for debate on national unity

The 30th annual MacGill Summer School was officially opened in Glenties last night by former Taoiseach Dr Garret Fitzgerald, followed by the 10th annual John Hume Lecture, which was delivered by the North’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. The theme of this year’s school is Reforming the Republic – Issues of Politics, Economics and Accountability.

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CCC-NW welcome appointment of access officer to oversee screening services

Co-operating for Cancer Care NorthWest has welcomed the news that two Access Officers have been appointed to the the National Cancer Screening Service. The officers’ role will be to co-ordinate assistance for women with disabilities to access BreastCheck and CervicalCheck services. CCC-NW say that since the roll-out of BreastCheck and CervicalCheck in Donegal, they have

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Sex offender, who was spotted in Donegal, is jailed for 4 months

A sex offender arrested in County Cavan two weeks ago after going missing in Lancashire has been jailed for four months in the Irish Republic. 56 year-old William Paden, origianlly from the North, was sentenced at Cavan District Court for breaching the Republic’s sex offenders legislation. William Paden, was arrested in Ballyhaise on 30 June

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