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Draft Development Plan to go back to public consultation

The Draft County Donegal Development Plan 2018-2024 is to go back to public consultation after a number of proposed alterations were agreed. Councillors met yesterday to discuss the new draft of the plan which was produced by officials after the first round of submissions and consultations. 312 submisisons in total were received by Donegal County

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Funding confirmed for a number of Finn Valley walking and cycling routes

Funding has been confirmed for a number of walking and cycling routes across the Stranorlar/ Ballybofey area, with works already underway on three routes. The routes include; Screen Lane, past Drumboe avenue, Creggan Forest Walk, Drumboe Woods to link to Drumboe Road, Holy Well Wood – beside Creggan Forest, Killygordon and Drumboe Bridge and The

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MICA report to be considered by cabinet in early 2018

The Minister for Public Expenditure has said a report into options for homeowners affected by MICA in Donegal, should be complete this year. Minister Paschal Donohoe said the report into social housing for homeowners affected by the defective block issues will come before cabinet early 2018. Minister DOnahue was speaking after Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue

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Two Donegal men jailed for possession of £500,000 worth of cocaine

Two Donegal men stopped by police in Belfast city centre in possession of more than an estimated half a million pounds worth of cocaine and herbal cannabis were sentenced at Laganside Crown Court today. Dominic Porter, aged 32, from Lifford, Co Donegal and Conrad Clarke, aged 29, from St Johnston, Co Donegal both received a

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Taoiseach urged to intervene as calls for reopening of LUH short-stay ward continue

As 30 people await admission to Letterkenny University Hospital today, a Donegal Deputy has called on the Government, once again to approve a funding request to reopen the short-stay ward at the hospital. Deputy Charlie McConalogue is urging the Taoiseach to intervene and work in conjunction with Minister Simon Harris and the HSE to enable

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Cllr calls for more land to be included in County Development Plan for social housing

Councillor Paul Canning has proposed a number of changes be made to the Draft County Development Plan 2018-2024. He is calling for more land be included in the settlement framework to allow future development of social housing. The proposed areas include; Muff, Raphoe, Carrigans, Bunbeg and Manorcunningham. Councillor Canning says the infrastructure in these areas

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PSNI, Police, Northern Ireland

Three arrested in Strabane released without charge

Two women aged 43 and 50, and a 47 year old man, arrested under the Terrorism Act in Strabane yesterday by Detectives in connection with ongoing investigations into violent dissident republican activity have been released unconditionally. The 50 year woman was also arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm during yesterday’s operation, and for

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Killybegs Community Hospital should be included in County Development Plan – Kennedy

There are calls for Killybegs Community Hospital to be protected as discussions on the Draft County Development Plan continue. Councillor Niamh Kennedy put forward a motion today proposing the upgrade of the Community Hospital be included in plans due to go to public consultation. Councillor Kennedy says this Hospital is vital for the area and

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Leonard Watson is the new Letterkenny Chamber president

Letterkenny Chamber’s new president is Leonard Watson, who has operated a menswear business on the Main Street for the past five years. Mr Watson took the chain from outgoing president Gerard Mc Cormick at the Chamber’s AGM last night. He says he wants to continue building relationships with chambers and other organisations across the North

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Funding announced for Cockhill Celtic and Illies Celtic

Cockhill Celtic Football Club is to receive €189,200 in funding to repair damage caused to the club in August’s flood, Minister Joe McHugh has announced. It follows discussions between the Minister and Ministers Shane Ross and Brendan Griffin to secure €139,200 in Government funding, with an extra €50,000 coming from the FAI. This represents the

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KFO welcomes EU fisheries deal but repeats Brexit concerns

The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has welcomed the outcome of the Council of Fisheries Ministers, which finished early this morning, as generally positive but stated it again underlines the imperative to have fisheries and the wider trade inextricably linked in the phase two Brexit negotiations. The KFO says after protracted negotiations, a favourable result was achieved

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Hill farmers should not be penalised for gorse fires – Mc Conalogue

A Donegal Deputy says hill farmers affected by gorse fires should not be unfairly penalised. Many hill farmers across the county had land destroyed when the fires hit in May. These farmers’ payments have been withheld with some receiving summary fines on their Single Farm Payment as a result of their land being burned outside

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PSNI, Police, Northern Ireland

Three people arrested in Strabane as dissident republican activity investigations continue

Three people have been arrested in Strabane today by detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit. Searches were carried out today at a number of properties in the town in connection with ongoing investigations into violent dissident republican activity. The PSNI’s Detective Heaton says a number of items including cash, suspected counterfeit goods and firearms

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€137,000 granted to Donegal Red Cross for flood repairs

The Government has announced over €130,000 in funding to the Red Cross in Donegal to replace ambulances lost during flash flooding that hit the Inishowen Peninsula in August. The Red Cross headquarters in Muff were badly damaged with the loss of equipment and vehicles. Government Chief Whip, Minister Joe McHugh has welcomed this evening’s announcement

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Jason Quigley shifts base from LA to Sheffield

Unbeaten Irish middleweight titlist Jason Quigley (13-0, 10KOs) has become the latest addition to Dominic Ingle’s Sheffield stable. 26-year-old Quigley, the current NABF middleweight champion, is relocating to the Ingle Gym having been based in Los Angeles since turning professional in 2014. Although Quigley is moving back across the Atlantic, the Irishman will still be

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Calls for harmonisation of postal charges across Ireland

An East Derry MLA is calling for harmonisation of postal charges across the island of Ireland. John Dallat says the differential in postal charges is ‘astronomical’, because the Royal Mail treats the Republic as a foreign country and imposes international charges for cards, letters and parcels. He says a card can be sent from Coleraine

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Increase in Donegal residents choosing to work within the county

The latest Western Development Commission report has revealed that 68% of residents in Donegal work within the county, an increase of over 2000 compared to 2011. An analysis of figures from Census 2016 show that 6% of residents work across the border. While 97% of employees in Donegal are resident in the county. Deirdre Frost,

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23 patient awaiting admission at LUH this morning

  There were 23 people awaiting in-patient admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, nine more than yesterday. of those, 10 were waiting in the hospital’s Emergency Department. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there were 479 people awaiting admission at hospitals across the country this morning, 61 of them in Limerick.

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Council’s environmental performance was on target in 2016 – EPA

An assessment of Donegal County Council’s environmental performance last year shows that when all areas are examined, the authority reached reached ‘target’ level. Thje EPA says this indicates good performance generally, and is considered to represent the standard to be reached. However, the council was below the national average assessment reached for last year which

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Mc Hugh reaffirms commitment to new Tory Ferry and Magheraroarty breakwater

Gaeltacht Minister Joe Mc Hugh has issued a comprehensive response to claims that contrary to his assertion that money had been sanctioned for a new ferry to serve Tory Island and a new breakwater for Magheraroarty Pier, there’s no money on the table for either project. Deputy Pearse Doherty says he’s been told by Minister

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Fisheries Minister Meeting must minimise quota cuts and prepare for Brexit – Cope

Fianna Fail’s marine Spokesperson is calling on Minister Michael Creed to ensure that EU commission quota cut proposals do not succeed at this year’s council of fisheries ministers meeting. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says it is essential to the fishing industry that proposed cuts for certain key stocks are reversed, with a potential loss

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