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Huge occasion for Glengad this Sunday as they face Home Farm in first ever FAI Senior Cup game

Glengad will play their first ever FAI Senior Cup game this Sunday, taking on one of the big names in Irish football – Home Farm at home at The Crua. The Inishowen side booked their place in the FAI Senior Cup by reaching the semi-finals of the FAI Junior Cup and are glad to have

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Book of Condolence opened at Guildhall in memory of Lyra McKee

The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor John Boyle, today opened an official Book of Condolence at the Guildhall in memory of journalist Lyra McKee who was murdered during rioting in the city on Thursday night. Members of the National Union of Journalists joined with the Mayor, political, religious, and community leaders

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Taoiseach casts doubt over full compensation for Mica homeowners

    The Taoiseach has cast doubt over whether those affected by Mica in Donegal will be compensated in full. Leo Varadkar was receiving responses and matters of concerns from Senators in the Seanad this afternoon. Donegal Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn said a promise of a scheme was made late last year and people need

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Ulster Championship Ticket Price Reductions and Packages Announced

Following increased attendances at the AIB Ulster Club Championships and the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup, Ulster GAA have announced ticket prices and admission offers for the 2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship. This year’s draw has thrown up some exciting ties with the first ball being thrown in at Healy Park, Omagh on Sunday

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Donegal County Council, County House, Lifford

Update : Cllrs vote to censure Cllr John O’Donnell

  Donegal County Council has voted to censure Cllr John O’ Donnell. It follows today’s special meeting to discuss last month’s SIPO report which found he had contravened ethics and local government legislation. A letter from the council’s solicitors (see below) confirmed there is no provision for the council to suspend or remove Cllr O’Donnell.

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Donegal County Council, County House, Lifford

No provision for council to suspend or remove Cllr O’Donnell

  Donegal County Council is meeting in special session to discuss the SIPO report last month which found Cllr John O’Donnell had contravened ethics and local government legislation. The meeting opened with Cathaoirleach Seamus O’Domhnaill reading a letter from the council’s solicitors into the record outlining the options open to the members. The letter noted

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McBrearty believes he will be a stronger voice within Fine Gael

  Cllr Frank McBrearty believes he will be an even stronger voice within Fine Gael. The Raphoe politician was speaking following confirmation that he has been formally added to the party ticket for the upcoming local elections on May 24th. There are now three Fine Gael candidates running in the Stranorlar Electoral area. Cllr McBrearty

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Small businesses ‘to the wall’ over insurance hikes – Doherty

  The Government is being accused of dragging its heels over tackling rising insurance costs for small businesses. In some cases, it’s understood that policyholders who have claims against them have seen their insurance premiums rise by as much as 1000%, forcing them to close. The issue was raised in the Dail by Donegal Deputy

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GAA Programme – Donegal Ladies play Galway in League Semi-Final

The GAA Programme in association with Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure, is broadcast every Wednesday from 8.30pm – 9pm. On this week’s programme, Donegal captain Karen Guthrie and former Donegal star forward Maureen O’Donnell were Tom Comack’s special guests. Karen and Maureen join Tom to look ahead to Donegal’s meeting with Galway, in the semi-final

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Council to meet for discussion on Cllr John O’Donnell controversy

  Donegal County Council meets in special session this morning to discuss the controversy surrounding Cllr John O’Donnell. It comes in the wake of a SIPO report into the conduct of the councillor when he appeared on a secretly filmed RTE investigates programme in 2015. Cllr O’Donnell has not indicated whether or not he will

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Two being questioned in Ballyshannon after Leitrim drug find

Two Lithuanian men have been arrested after the discovery of a cannabis grow house in Leitrim. The arrests were made during the search of a property in the Manorhamilton area last night. Gardai discovered 140 cannabis plants in various stages of growth along with 1kg of processed cannabis and cultivation equipment. The value of the

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Pelosi stresses importance of avoiding hard border during Dail speech

Nothing must happen to cause the return of a hard border with Northern Ireland, according to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Nancy Pelosi addressed a joint sitting of the Dáil and Seanad this afternoon. She said the Good Friday Agreement is a beacon of peace to the rest of the world. Speaker

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Donegal linked US congressman concerned for future US/Ireland relations

A US Congressman says he hopes a solution can be found to normalise the status of the tens of thousands of Irish people living in the Unites States undocumented. Brendan Boyle, whose father is from Glencolmcille was speaking to Highland Radio as part of a Congressional delegation on a visit to Ireland today. Led by

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Inland Fisheries Ireland announce new funding call for 2019

  Inland Fisheries Ireland has announced a new funding call for 2019 with three funding schemes now open. The funding has been made available for fisheries conservation projects and development projects nationwide. Applications are invited from angling clubs, local development associations, tidy towns and others in Donegal who may be looking to carry out projects.

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Men still being quizzed in Letterkenny over organised crime gang

  Three men are still being questioned by Gardai in Letterkenny as part of an investigation into a Romanian organised crime gang. Officers raided a house yesterday and found a number of items relating to suspected fraud in Northern Ireland. They include cloned credit cards, stolen passports, fake IDs and 2 cars bought using bank

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Council establish Regeneration & development project team

  There’s been a broad welcome to news that Donegal County Council has established a Regeneration and development project team. The team will aim to tackle dereliction and vacancy across the county with the objective of attracting investment for regeneration. Funding streams, such as the Buy & Renew Scheme will be utilised for redevelopment with

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