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Students warned not to sign up for third level accommodation yet

  Students are being warned not to sign up for accommodation arrangements until they get clarity on plans for lectures. Students are still awaiting information on how third level institutions will operate in the coming academic year. The USI and Threshold say it’s not clear yet how frequently students will have to attend lectures on

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Have your say on plans to improve traffic flow in Letterkenny

    Plans to improve traffic flow in Letterkenny have gone out to public consultation. In advance of the TEN‐T scheme being completed and open by 2027, Donegal County Council has identified a need to provide immediate relief to traffic congestion along the N56 corridor in Letterkenny. It’s proposed that a traffic management system be

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Donegal vintners warn two metres ‘isn’t feasible’ for pubs

  The Donegal Vintners Association is warning that there must be reduction in the social distancing guidelines from two metres to one for pubs to be viable when they eventually reopen. The World Health Organisation has advised that keeping your distance one metre apart from another is sufficient going forward however Ireland is, for now,

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Vacant Sites Levy criteria are open to interpretation – DCC

Donegal County Council says it has explored the possibility of using the Vacant Sites Levy as a means of stimulating development sector in the County, but there are significant challenges. It follows reports that only four of the country’s 31 local authorities collected the vacant sites levy last year, leaving more than 9 million euro

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Minister warns of major impending recession in North

  Stormont’s finance minister has warned Northern Ireland faces a severe recession following the coronavirus crisis. Conor Murphy has described the post-pandemic landscape as featuring major challenges – including the UK’s departure from the EU. In the executive’s five stage plan for recovery, businesses in the North will not be permitted to reopen until later

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Further concern over livelihood of Donegal’s private bus operators

  There’s further concern over the livelihood of private bus operators in Donegal. Many operators in the county say that they face an uncertain future with fears that some may not be able to resume services in the aftermath of Covid-19. The Government is being called upon to intervene and subsidise operators as a matter

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Funding granted for long-awaited slipway in north Inishowen

  Almost 200 thousand euro has been allocated to construct a long-awaited slipway at Leenon Pier in Urris, Clonmany. The funding has been sanctioned under the Department of the Marine with Donegal County Council providing match funding of 25%. There has been on-going concern among local fishermen that they are currently unable to tie up

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Nursing Homes Ireland face grilling from Covid-19 Committee

The chief executive of Nursing Homes Ireland is expected to say the failure of the so-called surge to materialise was among the reasons patients were discharged to homes from hospital without testing for Covid-19. Tadhg Daly is among those who will face a grilling from the Covid-19 Committee today in the wake of the devastating

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Registration for Leaving Cert calculated grades opens later

  Online registration for Leaving Cert calculated grades will be open to students from this morning at 10 o’clock. Participating students should log on to gov.ie/leavingcertificate, where they will be asked which level they are choosing. The calculated grade system was introduced earlier this month in direct response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Registrations close on

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Applications open tomorrow for Leaving Cert Calculated Grades

Education Minister Joe McHugh has confirmed the portal for students to apply for Leaving Cert Calculated Grades will open tomorrow. All Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied students are required to register on gov.ie/leavingcertificate between 10am tomorrow morning and 10pm on Thursday night next. When registering, students will need their Examination Number, their PPS number,

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Honour to be appointed ACEI President – Donegal man, Conor McCarthy

Donegal man, Conor McCarthy of Jennings O’Donovan has been appointed President of Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland. The ACEI represents the business interests of over 100 member firms and their 4,000 employees. This is the first time for a representative from a company in the North West of Ireland to become President of this

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Work begins on long-awaited extension for Glenswilly NS

  Work has officially begun on the long-awaited extension at Glenswilly National School. Contractors are on site today to start redeveloping the school and building five new classrooms. The extension was given the green light in September last year and will also include a new general purpose room and three special education rooms and other

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‘It’s not fair’ – concern over influx of people to beaches

  Serious concern has been raised over a reported influx of people to beaches around the county over the weekend. Despite a decision taken by Donegal County Council to effectively close beaches to the public at the end of March; large crowds reportedly flocked to a number of beaches yesterday. There are further claims that

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