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Fresh call for new inquiry into disappearance of Arlene Arkinson

  Derry City and Strabane District Council is being urged to back calls for a new inquiry into the disappearance of Arlene Arkinson. The 15 year old schoolgirl went missing after a disco in Bundoran in 1994 – her body has never been found. An inquest into Arlene’s disappearance recently concluded that she was abducted […]

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No plans to re-open Pandemic Unemployment Payment

  The Social Protection Minister says there are no plans to re-open the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. Heather Humphreys says the number of people on the live register has actually fallen in the last week. That’s despite the hospitality sector reporting a big drop off in business since the midnight curfew was introduced. Minister Heather Humphreys

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LYIT races ahead in EV charging rollout

  Planning has been approved by Donegal County Council for on-site, renewable, electric vehicle charging stations, with additional energy storage capacity, at the Letterkenny Institute of Technology Campus. The project will see LYIT become one of the first third level campuses to showcase renewable powered, on-site, EV charging infrastructure in Ireland. The pilot, conducted under

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Mica holiday home owners urged to come forward with their stories

Holiday home owners affected by Mica are being urged to come forward with their stories. Campaigners are hopeful the proposals for the long awaited Mica Redress Scheme will finally be ready by next Tuesday following several delays. The proposals are due to be brought before Cabinet on November 30th following weeks of negotiations however; it’s

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Two Donegal projects included in Regional Enterprise Transition scheme

  Two projects in Donegal have been included in a national Regional Enterprise Transition scheme, with an emphasis on food. The first will investigate the feasibility of establishing a Food Coast Incubation Centre at the Glenties Enterprise Centre, while the second, at Killult in Falcarragh, will look at establishing a Gaeltacht-based social enterprise to promote

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New German Government fires warning shot over Brexit deal

  Germany’s new ruling coalition has made protecting the Good Friday Agreement part of its programme for government. Olaf Scholz’s new “Traffic Light” coalition agreed a deal yesterday — bringing the curtain down on a decade and a half with Angela Merkel in power. The document says “non-compliance” with the “agreed standards and procedures” of

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‘We will not intervene in a Garda investigation’ – Taoiseach

Taoiseach Michael Martin says he will not seek to interfere in a garda investigation after he was urged to guarantee the immediate publication of the Brandon Report into the alleged sexual abuse of residents Ard Greine Court and the Sean O’Hare Unit in Stranorlar. The issue was raised in the Dail this afternoon by Sinn

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Enhanced Mica scheme should be ready next Tuesday – O’Brien

The Housing Minister says work on the Mica redress scheme is almost finished – and he hopes to bring it to cabinet next week. Ministers were due to consider proposals yesterday for compensating homeowners affected by the defective blocks. But it was delayed again as the government finalises the details. Darragh O’Brien says that work

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Business Matters Ep 69 – John Willie McNulty

On this week’s Business Matters, Ciaran O’Donnell speaks to John Willie McNulty from Ballybofey who set up JW McNulty Painting & Decorators Ltd in the seventies in Donegal, having served his time as an apprentice painter in Coventry. The family business is now headed up by John Willie’s son, Patrick, and John Willie is still

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Need for review of ambulance service model back under spotlight

  The need for a review of the current ambulance service model is back under the spotlight. It’s been revealed that in the Finn Valley area while there is just 1 ambulance crew available, no night time cover is provided Monday to Thursday. Donegal Town, Ballyshannon and Killybegs only have one crew available also, there

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Andrew McGinley speaks out after being dropped from Late Late Show

  Andrew McGinley, who was dropped from RTÉ’s Late Late Show line-up, says he would never set out to intentionally upset anyone. The Donegal man was due to announce plans for a fundraising concert in his children’s memory. They were killed by their mother at their home in Newcastle in Dublin when she was suffering

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New deal for farmers voted through European Parliament

  A new deal for farmers has been voted through the European Parliament. MEPs have backed the new Common Agricultural Policy with a large majority. It’s hoped the reformed CAP will prove to be “greener, fairer, more flexible”, according to the parliament. At least one-quarter of farmers’ funding will now depend on environmental schemes. Midlands

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Students putting on ‘green jersey’ by stepping in as substitutes

  A union representing primary school teachers says students are putting on the ‘green jersey’ by stepping in as substitutes during the Covid-19 crisis. It’s expected around 4-thousand teaching students will serve as subs in primary schools starting as early as next week. Teaching colleges have agreed to reschedule exams and assignments to facilitate the

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Minister rejects claim Government given up on fishing industry

  Agriculture and Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue has rejected a claim from Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle that the government has effectively given up on the Irish fishing industry. Deputy Pringle was speaking Minister McConalogue asked the cabinet to approve a €66 million decommissioning scheme for the whitefish sector, as part of a suite of measures

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