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Project to promote Marine Tourism to be launched in Donegal Town

A new project to promote and develop Marine Tourism in three partner regions is being lauinched today in Donegal Town, The Sail West project brings together partners from Donegal, Northern Ireland and Scotland. It’ll be launched this afternoon by Tanaiste and Education Minister Mary Coughlan. Donegal County Council Director of Services Michael Heany says it’s

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23-year-old accused of punching elderly women in face, remanded in custody

A 23-year-old Strabane man accused of punching a 67-year-old woman in the face at the weekend was remanded in custody at Omagh Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Bryan McShane, of Lisnafin Park, is charged with assaulting the pensioner, on the Melmount Road last Saturday evening. A detective constable told the court that he believed he could

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Minister for Health must reverse decision to slash home help hours in Donegal

Calls are being made for the Minister for Helath to reverse her decision to slash home help hours in Donegal by 78,000 hours. Speaking in the Seanad yesterday evening, Senator Pearse Doherty said that if home help hours are slashed, then it will mean great hardship for many elderly people in Donegal. He says that

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Donegal VEC Chair welcome Coughlan’s appointment as Education Minister

The Chairperson of Donegal VEC is welcoming the appointment of Mary Coughlan as Minister for Education, saying he believes her appointment will help speed up reform of the system. Cllr David Alcorn says Ms Coughlan has been a major supporter of Finn Valley College in Stranorlar. He says the long standing plan to construct a

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Mary Coughlan moves to Department of Education, stays on as Tanaiste

Tanaiste Mary Coughlan has been made Minister for Education as part of a cabinet reshuffle announced by the Taoiseach this afternoon. Minister Batt O’Keeffe has moved in the opposite direction to the newly named Department of Enterprise Trade and Innovation. Minister Eamon O’Cuiv moves from the Department of Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to the newly

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Donegal rape trial: Woman denies consensual sex with her ex-partner

NOTE:  SOME CONTENT MAY OFFEND The trial of a Donegal man accused of raping his ex-partner has reached its closing stages at the Central Criminal Court. Earlier the complainant denied under cross-examination that she cut her own knickers with a blade to allege her ex-partner ripped them off while raping her. Mr Brendan Grehan SC,

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