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Donaldson: NI Protocol “greatest threat” to UK economic integrity

Jeffrey Donaldson has described the Northern Ireland Protocol as “the greatest threat to the economic integrity of the UK” in any of their lifetimes. He’s become the party’s third leader in two months. Mr Donaldson says the removal of the Irish Sea border is the only path to stable and sustainable government in the North:

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Public Inquiry into Mica scandal needed – Doherty

The PRO of the Mica Action Group says a public inquiry into the Mica scandal will be important, but the immediate priority is to ensure 100% redress. Michael Doherty was speaking to Highland Radio in the wake of yeasterday’s inaugural meeting of the Working Group established by Minister Darragh O’Brien following last month’s massive demonstration

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Nursing home supports cut as visiting restricted in Donegal nursing homes

Funding put in place to provide for rigorous infection control measures in nursing homes is no longer available as of today. South Donegal Deputy Marian Harkin says it is unacceptable that the funding is being withdrawn when infection rates are rising leading to visiting restrictions being imposed on centres. The HSE announced yesterday that visiting

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‘Your Council Day’ highlighting work of Donegal County Council employees

The work of Donegal County Council staff is to be highlighted today. ‘Your Council Day’ will also showcase the role staff will play in the county’s social and economic recovery. A ‘behind the scenes’ view of a typical day in the council will be provided today also with #YourCouncilDay showcasing the work of council workers

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Donegal restaurant owner to demonstrate in Dublin against delay to indoor dining

A Donegal Restaurant owner is travelling to Dublin on Monday to stand with others in the industry as part of a demonstration against the delay to the opening of indoor dining. The group will gather outside Leinster House at 2pm to highlight to Government the fallout of the decision this week. Linda Boyle, Co-Owner of

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Lupano leaves Derry with Waterford next at the Brandywell

Ruaidhri Higgins has been a busy man this week, signing a trio of Academy players on professional terms, extending the contracts of Cameron McJannet and James Akintunde as well as bringing in the Irish League’s hottest scoring property, Jamie McGonigle. While all that was going on however, preparations for Friday night’s game against Waterford were

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Donegal islands to be surveyed by National Broadband Ireland

A number of Donegal islands are to be surveyed by National Broadband Ireland in the coming weeks. The survey will involve the determination of the best routes to install fibre broadband. Inishfree Island, Eadarinis Island, Eighter Island, Rutland Island and Owey Island are to be surveyed. Following the completion of the survey, the next stage

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Anyone who refuses vaccine 3 times will not be offered appointment by HSE

The HSE is no longer offering vaccine appointments to people who refuse them 3 times. It says the new policy will help speed up the rollout and reduce the risk of any possible vaccine wastage. Anyone who wants a further appointment will need to contact HSE-Live and ask to be reinstated. Consultant in Infectious Diseases,

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Pringle warns Government cannot ‘bury the truth’ of mother and baby homes

A Donegal Deputy has warned the Government cannot continue to ‘bury the truth’ in terms of mother and baby homes. Deputy Thomas Pringle in the Dail repeated his call for mother and baby home burial sites to be protected under County Development Plans. He says the state and local authorities should be proactively examining sites,

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NPHET’s modelling didn’t take vaccine rollout changes into account

NPHET’s modelling of the direction Covid could take over the coming months didn’t take into account changes to the vaccine roll-out. It means the models cabinet used to make a decision on delaying re-opening of indoor dining were out of date. The models predicting hundreds of thousands of cases of the new Delta variant were

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Watch: Gary Duffy on Donegal’s U20 Championship Challenge

The Donegal Under20’s start their Ulster Championship campaign against Armagh on Friday evening at MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey. Just like the senior championship, it’s straight knock out with one of the sides progressing to play Tyrone the following weekend and the other gone after just one game. There has been no league for the counties so

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Tyrone’s Elish Flanagan will join English and Boyce on plane to Tokyo

After Mark English’s Olympic clinching run in Spain last night, County Tyrone’s Elish Flanagan has also qualified for the Tokyo Games. The Gortin girl finished second in the 3000m steeplechase at a top level meet in Lurcerne, Switzerland on Tuesday evening. He time of 9:42.71 wasn’t enough to hit the qualifying mark but her fine

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Cllr Jack Murray new Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council

Councillor Jack Murray has been elected as the new Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council. The Sinn Fein Councillor takes over from fellow Inishowen Councillor Rena Donaghey. Councllor Donaghey during her closing speech said the Mica pandemic must consume all political energy going forward. Something that Councillor Murray says will be high on his agenda in

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Visiting restricted at community nursing units in Inishowen and NE Donegal

Visiting is being restricted at a number of community nursing units in Inishowen and North East Donegal. The HSE has announced that visiting is being curtailed at a number of community nursing units in the North East Donegal and Inishowen areas with high rates of Covid-19 infection, which have lower than normal vaccine uptake rates.

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Donegal projects receive €100,00 in “Our Rural Future” funding

Over €100,000 in funding has allocated to two projects in Donegal as part of the Our Rural Future Digital Innovation Programme 2021. Donegal County Council has received €35,000 to improve mobile coverage in a blackspot at Malin Beg. The project will see the construction of mobile phone infrastructure to provide coverage to the town and

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Pringle calls for more Council involvement in Donegal home-building

Deputy Thomas Pringle has called on the Government to change their approach to providing housing in County Donegal. Speaking in the Dail yesterday, Deputy Pringle criticised the Government’s approach to delivering housing in County Donegal, as well as the role or lack thereof the County Council can play in the process. He also criticised the

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Mica Working Group meeting “positive” – Mica Action Group

The Mica Action Group has described the meeting it had with the Housing Minister and other stakeholders on the mica and pyrite scandal today as “positive”. Representatives from local authorities and the Department of Housing also attended the online meeting. The group is set to review the defective block compensation scheme and suggest changes, including

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Trial of Danielle murder accused to recommence in Goa next month

The trial of the man accused of murdering 28 year old Buncrana woman Danielle McLaughlin in Goa in March 2017 will recommence next month. Vikat Bhagat had applied for bail, citing a bleak likelihood of a trial taking place in the near future due to the prevailing pandemic condition. That was opposed by Ms McLaughlin’s

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Appeal being considered after Ray Sewage Treatment plant gets go ahead

Irish Water has been granted planning permission to install a sewage treatment plant at Ray, close to Brownknowe National School near Rathmullan. Permission has been confirmed despite significant local opposition to the plans. Declan Meehan Chairperson of Ray Action Group has acknowledged that there is a need to treat the wastewater coming from Rathmullan and

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Bishop of Raphoe says confirmations are postponed again

The Bishop of Raphoe has confirmed that confirmations are again being postponed. Bishop Alan McGuckian says the government, at very short notice, has declared that Confirmations and First Holy Communions ‘are off’. He says he knows that schools and parishes across the diocese were making preparations to have small ceremonies in complete compliance with Covid

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Mica families have been ignored for 11 years – Diver

Mica campaigners in Donegal say their demands for 100 percent redress for affected homes cannot be ignored any longer. It comes as the Mica Working Group’s first meeting gets underway later, with the Taoiseach and Housing Minister will be in attendance. Working group member Paddy Diver say homeowners in Donegal and Mayo have been ignored

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Patsy McGonagle – Great return for the efforts of Mark English

Mark English has broken the Irish 800-metre record, and secured Olympic qualification in the process. The Donegal athlete clocked a time of 1-minute 44-point-7-1 seconds while placed second behind Yassine Hethat in Spain. English shaved just over a tenth of a second off the previous Irish best of David Matthews, whose record lasted 26 years.

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