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No-Deal Brexit will hit online shopping – Mc Entee

Weaker consumer rights, increased VAT and import tariffs will come into effect immediately for shoppers buying UK goods online, if there’s a no-deal Brexit in October. An Post, which processes 14 million parcels from the UK every year, is gearing up it’s preparations for no-deal by increasing operational arrangements with customs officials and the Royal […]

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€200,000 to be spent on road safety, parking, lights and footpaths

Almost €200,000 has been approved for works to improve road safety, parking, lighting, and footpaths in Donegal. Two schools and a number of development associations are set to benefit. The area around Cranford National School will benefit from €45,000 in funding, while just over €14,000 will be spent around Trentagh National School. Other projects are

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Sex Education in Schools – ‘Monday Matters’ on the Nine til Noon Show

Sex Education in Schools was the topic discussed on today’s ‘Monday Matters’ on the Nine til Noon Show. Mary T Sweeney, Carlyn Maguire, and Dominic McGrath all joined Greg to speak about the issue while some of the Nine ’til Noon Show’s listeners called in to give their points of view. Listen back to the entire

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Donegal campaign against beef deal intensifies with public meeting

  A public meeting is taking place in Letterkenny this week with a view towards intensifying the Donegal Campaign against the Mercosur trade deal. The event entitled “Stop Mercosur – Protect family farmers & rural communities” is getting underway in the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny this Thursday at 8.30pm. Midlands North West MEP Matt Carthy

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Improvement for ‘moderately littered’ Bundoran in IBAL survey

  Ireland is contributing to the global problem of plastic pollution. An in-depth study of our coasts and waterways shows just 16 percent are clean. The study of 42 areas was carried out by Irish Business Against Litter and revealed that popular tourists spots like Bundoran in Dingle in Kerry were littered. However, the survey

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Rescue 118 praised for swift medical evacuation on Arranmore

  Emergency personnel attached to the rescue 118 helicopter have been praised for their swift response to an incident on Arranmore Island at the weekend. It’s understood that a person fell ill on the island on Friday night and the helicopter arrived within minutes to carry out a medical evacuation. The individual was then taken

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Hopes first sod on Sliabh Liag Distillery turned this year

It’s anticipated that the first sod of the Sliabh Liag Distillery will be turned later this year after planning permission was granted by Donegal County Council. The new distillery complex, to be located in Ardara, is to include a visitor centre and associated offices, labs, bottling hall, bar tasting and shop areas together with staff

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Donegal families struggle as high figures for Back to School Allowance

  New figures show that just over six thousand families in Donegal have been awarded the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance for this year – one of the highest allocations in the country. The closing date for receipt of applications for this year’s Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is September 30th,

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Beef Plan Movement ‘will not endorse outcome of talks’

  The Beef Plan Movement has rejected the deal hammered out between farmers and industry representatives. It says it doesn’t go far enough to deal with real pricing control measures that factories and retailers put on farmers. The agreement reached last week had dealt with some key issues, however farmers had expressed their disappointment that

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‘Dangerous’ to suggest border attacks influence government policy, says Martin

  Michéal Martin is calling on the Tánaiste to distance himself from what he’s called a “dangerous narrative” over Brexit. It comes following a report in the Sunday Independent, which the Fianna Fail leader says he’s deeply concerned about. It said a senior government source said last week’s border attack on the PSNI had forced

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Most firms opting to pay no attention to potential Brexit impact

  New research commissioned by InterTradeIreland underlines that while Brexit is looming large in the background for businesses, most firms are opting to pay no attention to its potential impact. Figures from InterTradeIreland’s fresh survey reveal just six per cent of cross-border traders are prepared for cash flow and liquidity issues in the event of

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Gallen preparing for European Youth Boxing Championships

Raphoe ABC’s Leah Gallen is preparing for the European Youth Boxing Championships in Bulgaria from the 2nd to the 11th September. She is among the 19 strong Irish squad and has tasted National Championship success twice this year already. Gallen won bronze at the European Junior Championships last year and aims to better that result

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Rugby Review: Ireland suffer worst ever defeat to England

Ireland’s preparations for next month’s rugby union World Cup took a serious blow on Saturday. They suffered their worst ever defeat to England – going down 57-15 at Twickenham. In other Rugby news, North West clubs are gearing up as their season will get underway next week. Highland Radio’s Rugby Correspondent Alex McDonald joined Oisin

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Minister urged to be ‘upfront’ on school building delays

  Communities are being left waiting for years for school building projects to get off the ground. That’s the claim from Fianna Fail’s Education Spokesperson, who’s calling on Education Minster Joe McHugh to be ‘upfront’ about any further delays. Deputy Thomas Byrne wants to know if mismanagement of government budgets has put the future of

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HSE working with Twitter to combat misinformation about vaccines

The HSE is working with Twitter to combat online misinformation about vaccines. According to a report in the Sunday Business Post, the body’s concerned about the role of social media in spreading misinformation. It says a new information campaign will be rolled out on Tuesday ahead of children returning to school and the HSE will

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Shane Byrne disappointed with goals Glengad conceded but happy with performance

Glengad United are out of the FAI Senior Cup following a 2-0 loss to Waterford at Maginn Park, Buncrana on Saturday evening. It was a game that followed a script that many had predicted – with the League of Ireland Premier Division side controlling the action. It was scoreless at half-time but second half goals

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Toland named on Republic of Ireland’s WNT squad for Montenegro test

St. Johnstone’s Tyler Toland has been named on the Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National Team squad for their upcoming UEFA Women’s EURO 2021 Qualifier against Montenegro. Toland, who recently joined Manchester City, was named in Tom O’Connor’s 20 player squad. Ireland’s first Qualifier of the campaign sees Montenegro travel to Tallaght Stadium on September 3rd, with

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Temporary closure of Donegal Animal Hospital sparks concern

  Serious concern has been raised over the temporary closure of the Donegal Animal Hospital in Letterkenny. The facility, which is owned by Vetcare, a major British chain of veterinarians, cited “challenges in the practice” and referred its customers to other nearby chains. The temporary closure is said to have caused upset among local farmers

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Derry to London air service to switch to different airport

It’s been confirmed that the Derry to London air service is to switch to a different airport. The route operated by Loganair which currently flies to Stansted airport will move to Southend airport. The North’s Transport Secretary has announced that the new Derry to London Public Service Obligation route will be funded until March 2021. The

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Investigations continuing into overnight crash in West Donegal

Investigations are continuing into an overnight crash in West Donegal. The single vehicle collision happened at Loughanure shortly after 11pm. Emergency services attended the scene and all five male occupants were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment. Their injuries, while serious, are not thought to be life threatening. Gardai are appealing for witnesses, anyone

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Bus Eireann confirm bus to Dublin suffered minor breakdown

  Bus Eireann has moved to clarify that one of their vehicles travelling from Letterkenny to Dublin this week only suffered a minor breakdown. The bus was travelling through Co Tyrone shortly before noon yesterday, just outside Sion Mills when the breakdown happened. A company spokesperson has confirmed that reports of a door falling off

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