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The possibility of putting a pedestrian crossing on Oliver Plunkett Road in Letterkenny is being explored. Donegal County Council has stated though that implementing extensive physical measures on Oliver Plunkett Road in Letterkenny would cause problems for larger and emergency vehicles. The local authority was responding to calls from Dessie Sheils for safety measures to …

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It has been confirmed that Donegal ETB creches in Milford and Buncrana are no longer under the threat of closure. It was revealed last December that the creches were to close this summer, however, funding has now been approved by SOLAS for the creches to remain open until June 2019 when a review will again …

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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday 13th April:

A Leitrim councillor has said that it is ‘ludicrous’ that the county has been included in a new tourism campaign and not been added to the Wild Atlantic Way. Yesterday Failte Ireland launched an initiative to encourage people to visit the midlands, called ‘Hidden Heartlands’. Fianna Fail councillor Justin Warnock is based in Kinlough, less …

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Partial agreement has been secured on payments for farmers who had lands burned in 2017. There were protests in Donegal last year after it emerged that farmers were denied payments for lands damaged by gorse fires, even if they were wild fires which were not the fault of the farmer. Now, following discussions involving farm …

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It’s been confirmed that the ferry service from Rathmullen to Buncrana will begin operating from the June Bank Holiday. The service is set to run for a 13 week period until September. Donegal County Council has stated that it’s satisfied that arrangements are in place for the ferry to set sail on its maiden voyage …

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Serious concern has been raised that someone could be seriously injured outside a Ramelton housing estate because some motorists are driving too fast. The Acres Housing Estate in Tullymountain has three entrances and despite this, there are currently no traffic calming measures in place on the main road. Donegal County Council has agreed to explore …

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