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Mc Guinness questions Creed’s assessment of beef talks

The Donegal spokesperson for the Beef Plan Movement has questioned Minister Michael Creed’s assertion that the outcome of this week’s round table talks was fantastic. Speaking on today’s Nine til Noon Show, Eimear mc Guinness said the transparency they achieved should always have been there. The bottom line she says is the issue of price […]

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Families still waiting to return home two years on from floods

  Two years on from the unprecedented flooding of August 2017, some families in Donegal are still waiting to return to their homes. On the evening of August 22nd, much destruction was caused by the localised flooding across the whole North West region with the Inishowen peninsula worst hit. It was only the morning after

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Donegal Joint Policing Committee kept in dark over Garda shake up

  The Chair of the Donegal Joint Policing Committee says they have not been consulted on the new Garda operating model. As announced yesterday, major reforms in the force are being introduced, including the amalgamation of the Donegal Garda division into a new division with Sligo and Leitrim. Councillor Gerry McMonagle says numerous conversations about

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Questions over no money for road upkeep on Donegal’s islands

  A West Donegal councillor has hit out at the government after it emerged that Rionn na Gaeltachta has not allocated any money for road maintenance and improvements on Donegal’s islands. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says in previous years, money under the islands programme has been confirmed by early summer, but so far

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Defaced Sign, Gaeltacht, Irish Language

Outrage as more bilingual signs defaced in West Donegal

    There’s further outrage as its emerged more bilingual signs in West Donegal have been defaced. The vandalism was discovered yesterday morning with one the signs targeted just a short distance from Donegal Airport. Local Councillor Michael McClafferty has condemned the defacement of the English language on the signs. Last week, fellow Councillor, Micheal

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Donegal to be amalgamated with Sligo Leitrim in new garda model

As expected, the Donegal garda division is to be amalgamated into a new division with Sligo Leitrim, under a new Operating Model announced today. Meanwhile, the Northern Garda Region is being amalgamated into a larger North/West division. The implementation of the new structure will be carried out on a phased basis into 2020. ****************************** Garda

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Widdicombe detects a “change in tone” in Brexit discussions

Britain’s Prime Minister will continue his efforts to persuade EU leaders to re-open the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement later. Boris Johnson’s heading to Paris to meet the French President. Emmanuel Macron has been very clear that talks to change the existing deal aren’t an option though. The meeting follows discussions between the German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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GAA Programme – Pascal McConnell & Val Murray

The GAA Programme in association with Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure, is broadcast every Wednesday from 8.30pm – 9pm. On this week’s programme, Tom Comack is  joined by Tyrone three times All-Ireland winning goalkeeper, Pascal McConnell to look ahead to the race for the Tyrone Senior Club Championship which gets underway on Friday night. Tom is

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Calls for urgent action to fill vacant business units in Donegal

  There are calls for urgent action to fill vacant business units in Donegal. It comes as the county has been deemed as having one of the highest commercial property vacancy rates in the country, according to the latest survey by GeoDirectory. The report revealed that the six counties with the highest vacancy rates were

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Brexit: businesses & consumers here urged to up preparations

  With exactly 10 weeks to go until Brexit, businesses and consumers here are being urged to up their preparations. The Government says it’s particularly concerned about companies in the construction, manufacturing, food production and retail sectors, given their high levels of trade with the UK. Minster for European Affairs Helen McEntee says there are

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Major changes to Garda divisions announced today

Major changes to Garda divisions across the country will be announced today. Commissioner Drew Harris will reveal the new Operating Model, which will see changes to the organisation’s structures, processes, services and governance. It will increase the number of front-line Gardaí and deliver a more localised service to communities. It’s expected most local Garda divisions

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Cllr calls for more accessibility to Warmer Homes initiative

  A Donegal councillor is calling for government action to make the Warmer Homes initiative more accessible for older people. The scheme, which is coordinated by SEAI, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, is intended to help people insulate their homes and in some cases, install new heating systems. However, Cllr Ian Mc Garvey says

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UCD name new man in charge

UCD have confirmed Maciej Tarnogrodzki as their new first-team manager. He replaces Collie O’Neill who departed the role on Monday following the Belfield outfit’s 10-1 defeat to Bohemians. The Polish-born Tarnogrodzki spent five weeks as Bray’s caretaker boss in 2015. With eight games left to play, UCD are bottom of the Premier Division and sit

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UK Prime Minister must engage realistically with EU – Mc Entee

The Minister for European Affairs is urging Boris Johnson to “realistically engage” with the EU Commission and leaders this week. The British Prime Minister is traveling to both Berlin and Paris before this weekend’s G7 summit. In a letter, Mr. Johnson reiterated his opposition to the backstop, saying he will not support any withdrawal agreement

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McGeady aiming for three in a row at Walled City of Derry and Strabane Pro-Am

As final preparations are being made to welcome Ireland’s leading PGA professionals to the Walled City of Derry and Strabane Pro-Am tournament this weekend, one question being asked is can Michael McGeady win for a third consecutive year? The event on 24th and 25th August 2019, is sponsored by Bishop’s Gate Hotel and Frylite and

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High Court grants injunction to stop Ryanair pilots’ strike

The High Court has granted Ryanair’s application for an injunction to stop this week’s strikes by 180 Dublin-based pilots. It means members of the Irish Airline Pilots Association, which is part of FORSA, won’t be able to go ahead with their action tomorrow and on Friday. Ryanairs Dublin based pilots were due to strike from

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Glencolmcille reassured work on poor phone coverage ‘imminent’

The community of Glencolmcille are being reassured that work to address poor phone coverage in the area is imminent. It follows serious concern raised that Community First Responders have missed emergency call outs in Glencolmcille due to a weak signal. While recent fundraising has led to extra defibrillators for the community, it’s thought locally that

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