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Donegal farmers already acting in a sustainable way – Flanagan

A Midlands North West MEP says farming sustainability is not a zero sum game, where environmental action comes at a cost to the farmer. Luke Ming Flanagan says Taoiseach Michael Martin has been making the right noises at the COP 26, and Minister Charlie McConalouge must now match the rhetoric and fine words with actions

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Most elective surgeries being cancelled from Donegal to Galway

Covid 19 continues to impact people waiting on elective surgeries, with a 77% increase in the seven-day average over the past three weeks. It now stands at 2,612 – compared to 1,477 on October 13th. NPHET says the future is ‘very uncertain’ and is urging people to reduce their social contacts immediately. Only a small

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Business Matters Ep 66 – Brian Sweeney

On this week’s Business Matters, Ciaran O’Donnell is joined by Brian Sweeney, Managing Director of The Swilly Group and The Business Hub on Business Park Road in Letterkenny. After qualifying as an electronic engineer, Brian worked with the Swedish company, Ericsson, for six years before joining the family business on a full-time basis in 2003.

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Another two Donegal women speak of scary spiking incident in Donegal

Another two young women have spoken out to raise awareness of spiking in Donegal. The pair claim they were spiked by injection during a night out in the county last weekend during which both began to feel dizzy and nauseous. Gardai have confirmed that they are investigating a number of incidents recently reported by people

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Bus Eireann Route 30 – Donegal to Dublin cancelled 183 since 2020

Concern has been raised at what’s been described as the high number of cancellations on the Bus Éireann Route 30 from Donegal to Dublin, via Enniskillen and Cavan. After tabling a parliamentary question to Transport Minister Eamon Ryan, Deputy Pearse Doherty was told that the route was cancelled 109 times in 2020, and 74 times

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Minister McConalogue confirms continued commitment to 100% Mica Redress

Minister Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that he remains committed to a 100% Mica Redress Scheme. The Agriculture Minister while failing to comment on whether a cap of €350,000 would be included in the scheme says his focus is on making sure a scheme that supports all homeowners is passed. Speculation that such a cap would

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Údarás na Gaeltachta and LYIT sign MOD to support regional development

Údarás na Gaeltachta and Letterkenny Institute of Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support regional development with a particular emphasis on the Irish language. The agreement looks to examine opportunities for the sharing of resources to assist each of the partners to improve service provision and collaborate on the promotion and use of

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Untreated sewage could continue to be discharged into Donegal waters until 2027

The Environmental Protection Agency has warned that it could take two decades to bring the country’s wastewater infrastructure up to standard. A new report by the EPA shows that 8 towns and villages across Donegal have no treatment plants and continue to release untreated sewage into the environment. The earliest estimated date for treatment in

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Sinn Fein consider running three Donegal candidates in next general election

A Donegal Deputy believes that there’s a clear demand to run three Sinn Fein Candidates in Donegal in the next General Election. The party is considering the strategy as it moves to run more candidates across a number of constituencies. Sinn Fein currently has two TDs in Donegal Pearse Doherty and Padraig MacLochlainn. Deputy MacLochlainn,

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278 customers hit by planned power outage in Milford area

There’s a planned power outage in the Milford area stretching as far as Rathmullan, with 278 homes and businesses affected/ ESB Networks say essential improvement and maintenance works are being carried out, and they will restore power as quickly as possible. At present, there is no estimated restoration time. Earlier in South Inishowen, over 800

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Government favours publication of Brandon Report – Varadkar

    Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has confirmed he and the government support the early publication of a report, which looked into allegations of over 100 incidents of sexual abuse perpetrated against 18 residents of a HSE facility for people with disabilities in Donegal. The abuse was carried by another resident, known by the pseudonym ‘Brandon’.

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