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Donegal TD explodes in Dail over pay rises for junior Ministers

  A Donegal Deputy has hit out at the Government over giving Junior Ministers a pay rise during a pandemic. The Cabinet is expected to sign off on legislation later today which will provide pay increases for three super junior ministers. Those set to benefit are Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers, who is chief whip, Fine […]

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Irish Water come in for criticism again over local projects

  Irish Water has come in for severe criticism yet again over what’s been described as zero accountability for works carried out in Donegal and for not communicating enough with Donegal County Council. It has led to calls on the new Government to restore responsibility for water and sewage treatment back to local authorities. Donegal

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Donegal GAA Win Your House in Dublin Draw up and running again

Date for major fundraising draw rescheduled for December 4th, 2020 With clubs across Donegal returning to competitive action in recent weeks, Donegal GAA and Club Donegal have restarted selling tickets for the “Win Your House in Dublin Draw”. First prize in the monster draw is a luxury four-bed semi-detached house in the capital worth €400,000.

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EAF 2020 – Fidil

The Earagail Arts Festival has gone digital in 2020. While the organisers cannot host the 32nd festival in its traditional, physical form, the festival will still be a highlight with various events and performances available online. Highland Radio have teamed up with EAF to broadcast some of those events. The fourth piece in the series

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Renowned Donegal musician speaks of decimation of industry

A renowned Donegal musician has today been describing how the industry has been decimated by Covid-19 and has left musicians struggling financially. Matt McGranaghan, who last played a gig on March 15th is a member of the board of the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland. Speaking on today’s Nine til Noon Show, he said

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395 dwellings added to Donegal’s residential building stock

395 dwellings have been added to Donegal’s residential building stock in the past 12 months. According to the latest GeoView Residential Buildings Report for the second quarter of 2020, the number of dwellings added to the county’s residential building stock is down 30% compared to the same period last year. 319 residential buildings were under

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DMR urge people to plan ahead when embarking on adventure

Donegal Mountain Rescue are warning people to be mindful when considering embarking on a hill/ mountain walk. An increase in more people engaging with the outdoors since lockdown, has resulted in an increase in call outs for the rescue services across Donegal. Janine Quinn, PRO with Donegal Mountain Rescue says its vital to be adequately

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Stimulus Package about getting back to equilibrium – McConalogue

Donegal Minister of State Charlie McConalogue says the July Stimulus Package is about working towards a state of equilibrium again. The €7 billion plan will include plans to extend the wage subsidy scheme to April as well as a new initiative to boost domestic tourism. People will get 125 euro back when they spend about

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Stay-and-spend initiative to be launched as part of July stimulus package

The government will launch a new stay-and-spend initiative to boost tourism as part of the July stimulus package today. Holidaymakers will get 125 euro back on roughly 600 euro spent on accommodation and food bills. As part of a new stay-and-spend programme people will get money back for holidaying in Ireland in the form of

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Calls for vigilance in Strabane after prescription drug packaging discovery

Parents in Strabane are being urged to be on high alert after a substantial amount of empty prescription drug packaging was discovered along the river bank in recent days A fisherman came across the stash near the bridge where young people are said to frequently congregate. Local Cllr Michaela Boyle says there is a worrying

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Martin denies he’s at odds with Varadkar over green travel list

Micheál Martin has denied he’s at odds with Leo Varadkar over the publication of the travel green list. Yesterday the Tánaiste said there shouldn’t be a list if the government advice is to remain at home. Yet that’s exactly what the cabinet agreed in publishing the 15 countries and territories where people can return from

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Teenager injured after Letterkenny crash involving horse and carriage

A teenager has been taken to hospital following a collision between a van and a horse and carriage on the dual carriageway on approach to Letterkenny earlier today. Emergency services attended the scene of the crash at around 12 noon. The male teenager was transferred to Letterkenny University Hospital with what are believed to be

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HIQA identifies areas for improvement in Tusla services in Donegal

A HIQA inspection into Tusla services in Donegal has identified areas for improvement including; significant delays in the completion of preliminary enquiries and initial assessments as well as improvements required to ensure safety plans for children are monitored and reviewed. The report published today, highlighted a number of positive aspects of the Child and Family

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Business Matters Ep 4 – Niall Doherty / Michael MacGinty

In this week’s edition of Business Matters, Niall Doherty, chief financial officer with Circle of Light, reveals the health-fueled drinks his company have developed after ten years of research will soon be on the supermarket shelves. Also joining Ciaran O’Donnell is Michael MacGinty, owner of MEANit, the Letterkenny-based web design agency, who explains the workings

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Campervan owners urged to park smart following two thefts in Donegal

  It’s emerged that two caravan/campervans have been stolen in Donegal since January 2019. In total, 43 have been stolen nationwide over the same period – 13 since March of this year. The most recent incident occurred this month where a caravan worth around €4,000 was stolen from a yard. The owner had no record

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Are lifeguards needed on Donegal beaches more months of the year?

  It’s thought there’s a real need for lifeguards to be deployed to Donegal beaches sooner than their usual start date each year in the interest of health and safety. Lifeguards normally begin duties on the county’s beaches from early to mid-June but started late this year due to the pandemic. However, due to a

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