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The 2017 Sports Capital grants have been announced by Minister Shane Ross, with 71 different organisations in Donegal sharing over €2 million in funding. Leas Ceann Comhairle Pat the Cope Gallagher is welcoming the grants, saying they will be of great benefit to their respective communities. However, he says there are many other communities which …

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Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says there’s a real fear that more people in Donegal will be made homeless because the accommodation in which they are living is being sold. The Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson was speaking after recently published data has revealed that compared to last year, there has been an eleven per cent increase …

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There were 20 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital according to the latest trolley watch report. 7 people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 13 were waiting wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 69 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 452 people waiting at hospitals …

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There could be a potential breakthrough in the Mary Boyle case. It’s after Gardai spoke to two Donegal men who claimed they found a purple cardigan, similar to the one the six-year-old was wearing when she disappeared near Cashelard on March 18, 1977. The men, who were in their teens at the time, claimed they …

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Homeowners affected by Mica in Donegal have been left in limbo after an insurance company representing the builders rejected compensation claims. It’s understood that ‘HomeBond’ has been in contact with a number of those affected and while acknowledging that mica is prevalent in their homes, they have decided to reject the claims submitted. Speaking on …

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There have been a number of reports relating to the possible use of ‘key lock jammers’ in Letterkenny, Bridgend, Lifford and Strabane areas. These devices send a remote signal that stops owners locking / opening car doors. In turn this may appear to indicate a faulty car key battery, when in fact the signal to …

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Donegal County Council are to carry out a review of car parking charges in the county in the New Year. Currently car parking charges apply in Buncrana, the Twin Towns, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ballyshannon and Bundoran with the Council considering if other towns are suitable for the charges to be introduced. Cllr Barry O’Neill passed a …

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Gardai in Ballyshannon have confirmed that a number of minor crashes have happened this morning as a result of poor driving conditions today.  Gardai in Ballyshannon have confirmed that there was a collision main on the Bundoran Ballyshannon by pass earlier this morning – that the crash has now been cleared but the road remain …

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There are reports of severe black ice across the county this morning. Barnesmore Gap, Glenties, Ardara, Ballyshannon, Bundoran and Killybegs areas are understood to be particularly affected. Motorists are advised to exercise extreme caution and assume no road is ice free.

There are calls on Donegal County Council to remove the internal layout of all dwellings and commercial premises from their planning website over fears that burglars may use them to gain access to a property. Cllr. John O’Donnell raised the issue at this weeks sitting of Donegal County Council with the Council agreeing to write to …

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It’s been claimed that crime in Donegal goes unreported because there are not enough operational Garda stations in the county. Cllr. Michael McBride raised the need for an increase in Garda numbers in Donegal this week with the Council agreeing to write to the Justice Minister on the issue. Cllr. McBride says he has witnessed …

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A Donegal County Councillor has hit out over a change to the school transport policy.  Under the new terms, students who participate in extracurricular activities are no longer able to use their school bus ticket for later scheduled Bus Eireann services. Cllr. Gary Doherty has branded the change as an attack on rural Ireland which leaves both …

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It has been revealed that Donegal County Council has spent just 42% of money allocated by central Government to improve services in rural Ireland. According to the Irish Independent the council has failed to use funding specifically earmarked for four major rural development schemes, namely the Town & Village Scheme, CLAR Programme, REDZ Programme and the …

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