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Donegal’s top Garda issues advice on agricultural vehicles & quads

  With harvest season now underway, Gardaí in Donegal are appealing to all road users to be vigilant to the increased presence of agricultural vehicles on roads. There is likely to be more agricultural vehicles using the roads, and motorists are asked to be aware of the likelihood of meeting these on our roads. In

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Revenues across hotels & guesthouses ‘continue to plummet’

  The Irish Hotels Federation says due to revenues across hotels and guesthouses continue to plummet vid-19. A new survey from IHF shows occupancy rates in July are down by nearly 50 per cent compared to the same month last year. The organisation says August rates will be similar, while current September bookings show only 24

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People urged to ‘double down’ on efforts to fight Covid-19

  Public health officials are pleading with people to double down on their efforts to fight Covid-19 this bank holiday weekend. The National Public Health Emergency Team says it’s “very concerned” at the 85 newly confirmed cases of the virus. It brings the total to 26,027, while another patient has died, meaning the death toll

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North South Ministerial Council: travel restrictions to top agenda

  A meeting of the North South Ministerial Council is due to meet in Dublin later today for the first time since power-sharing was restored in Stormont. The different Covid-19 travel restrictions between Northern Ireland and the Republic will be high on the agenda. Mary Lou McDonald wants an all-Ireland approach to travel, saying ‘we

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Pearse Doherty, Finance, Donegal, Letterkenny, Sinn Fein

Concern over expensive legal battles for children with special needs

  The Government has been accused of forcing parents of children with special or additional needs into expensive legal battles. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty told the Tanaiste that it’s unacceptable that some parents have no other option but to go before the courts in order to obtain an assessment of needs for their child. He

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Government and SF accused of attempt to ‘muzzle’ other parties

The government and Sinn Féin have been accused of an attempt to muzzle other political parties. They’re looking to change the Dáil rules to give more speaking time to government parties and Sinn Féin. It would also push the Social Democrats, Solidarity People Before Profit and Independents further down the order of speakers. Social Democrats

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Investigation continuing into cause of major blaze at Foyle Port

The cause of a major blaze at Foyle Port in Derry yesterday remains under investigation. Shortly before 11am yesterday morning, firefighters were alerted to the fire which is believed to have broken out inside a large grain store. Up to 15 appliances and 60 firefighters worked to bring the fire under control after 7:30pm yesterday

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Another burst water main leaves Letterkenny households without supply

Another burst water main has left a large number of properties in Letterkenny without water this afternoon. Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Fernhill, Glencar Road, College Farm Road, New Line Road, Beechwood Avenue, Iona Road, Derrveagh Avenue, Glencar Park, Letterkenny and surrounding areas. Irish Water say they are working

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Donegal TD appointed Sinn Féin spokesperson for Fisheries & Marine

  Donegal Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has been appointed Sinn Féin spokesperson for Fisheries and the Marine. The Donegal TD already has existing responsibilities as Chief Whip for the party. Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald believes Deputy Mac Lochlainn will be a strong voice for fishing and coastal communities. Deputy Mac Lochalinn says establishing

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Tenders now being sought for ‘Killybegs 2040’

  Tenders are now being sought for Architect Led Design Team services to deliver regeneration project ‘Killybegs 2040’ through the stages of detailed design and construction supervision to final certification and handover. This significant regeneration project has a value of €4.84m and is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Rural

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Bus Eireann advise to avoid some routes at peak times over Bank Holiday

  Bus Eireann is advising people using their expressway routes services this Bank Holiday weekend to avoid peak times. The company says there are capacity pressures on routes, particularly between Donegal and Dublin, Sligo, Galway, Derry are particularly in demand. It’s urging the public to avoid travelling between 12 noon and 7pm on weekends.

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Donegal County Council, County House, Lifford

Donegal gets biggest payout of Restart Grants in North West

  Businesses in Donegal have received over €4 million collectively from the Government’s COVID-19 Restart Grant – the biggest payout in the North West. The grant has delivered almost €9 million to businesses right across the region, including Donegal, Sligo Leitrim and Roscommon. The Restart Grant is designed to help businesses with the costs associated

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22 more pubs potentially breach of Covid-19 regulations

  22 more pubs have been found to potentially be in breach of Covid-19 regulations. Members of the Gardai are continuing to conduct spot checks on licensed premises as part of Operation Navigation. Gardai say the vast majority of licensed premises are compliant with Covid-19 guidelines. However, spot checks carried out between July 20th and

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How much single-use plastic waste do Donegal households generate?

  Households in Donegal generate enough single-use plastic waste to fill 210 Olympic sized swimming pools. A study, carried out by Midlands based, CUSP has revealed that Letterkenny generates the highest volume of single-use plastic waste annually at 1,160 tonnes while Lifford is at the bottom of the table with 95 tonnes of single-use plastic

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Border regions will ‘suffer significantly’ over VAT rate in North

A South Donegal Deputy has told the Dail that border regions are going to suffer significantly as a result of a reduction in the VAT rate in the North. As part of the July Stimulus Package, the VAT rate for the hospitality sector here remained unchanged but a “staycation” tax voucher worth €125 was introduced

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Those travelling to green list countries won’t lose social welfare payments

The government has done a u-turn on the decision to pause the social welfare payments of people who travel abroad. People now won’t have their pandemic payment or job seekers stopped if they travel to a country on the greenlist. They also won’t lose money if they travel to a country not on the greenlist

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