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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday 2nd February:

The Chairperson of Donegal County Council’s Environment and Emergency Services Committee has expressed his frustration over the continued denial of 1916 commemorative medals to firefighters across Ireland. In 2016, serving members of front line emergency services across the island received medals to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising, with the exception of the fire …

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A new global-reaching cyber security company has opened today in Letterkenny. Cyber Risk Aware was launched today at the CoLab at LYIT, with an initial job creation of eight positions and plans to treble its workforce. The company is designed to assess and reduce human cyber security risk through simulated phishing, cyber security assessments and …

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Donegal County Council and the Office of Public Works have begun communicating about action and measures to be undertaken to prevent future flooding and coastal erosion at several locations in the county. It’s understood the OPW has recommended that funding allocated last year for studies into coastal issues at Carrickfinn and Portnoo now proceed as …

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An Independent member of Derry City and Strabane District Council says the decision to ban all flags and emblems from next month’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Strabane must be reversed. The decision has been widely criticised, with many people interpreting it as a ban on the tricolour. Cllr Paul Gallagher was speaking after council …

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It’s emerged that 108 Donegal patients have now received radiotherapy treatment at the new centre at Altnagelvin Hospital. The figure was provided at a meeting in the hospital this morning between centre management, and Donegal Action for Cancer Care. DACC Chair Betty Holmes says at the end of November, the figure was just under 60, …

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There are calls on the Housing Minister to increase the income threshold for Council Housing applicants. Currently, the maximum income threshold for Donegal is €25,000 for a single person, increasing to €30,000 if additional household members are taken into account. Donegal County Council is to write to the Minister seeking a review of these thresholds. …

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There are reports of black ice on many roads across Donegal this morning with gardai and the RSA both urging motorists to slow down. There are reports of several minor accidents with cars off the road in several places. Donegal County Council says gritters have been out since early morning, but even in areas designated …

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A Donegal Deputy has told the Dail that problems with the Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill that came before the Dail yesterday can be addressed. Leass Ceann Comhairle Pat the Cop Gallagher is backing the Sinn Fein bill to give island communities in Donegal and countrywide special licences. The bill says special provisions should be …

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New car registrations in County Donegal are down almost 13%. Nationally new car registrations are down 10.4%. 992 new car registrations were recorded in the county in 2017, down to 864 in 2018. The Society of the Irish Motor Industry predicts Brexit related uncertainty looks set to continue. Jim Power, Economist and author of SIMI …

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The INMO says conditions in Emergency Departments and the level of overcrowding in the country’s hospitals are beyond anything ever seen before. Last month, was the worst ever month for hospital overcrowding according to latest statistics published by the INMO. When the January figures are collated, there were 12,201 patients awaiting admission at hospitals across …

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Daft dot-ie say there was a 9 per cent rise in searches for properties that qualify for the new government-backed mortgage scheme last week. Under the plans, some first-time buyers can get a mortgage from local authorities for properties up to 320,000 euro. Martin Clancy from Daft-dot-ie says the scheme has captured people’s attention, and …

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