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Questions now being asked over future of Ritz Cinema in Ballybofey

  Questions are being asked as to what next for the Ritz Cinema in Ballybofey after An Bord Pleanala said it could not be demolished. Donegal County Council had already refused The Butt Hall Committee permission to demolish the iconic building but that decision was appealed to An Bord Pleanala. The planning appeals authority has

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Donegal businesses encouraged to make their premises breast feeding friendly

  Donegal businesses are being encouraged to make their premises a welcoming place for breast feeding mothers. So far Boots and Oscars Cafe have signed up to display ‘Breastfeeding Welcome here’ marks. The intiative is frm the First One Thousand Days movement which is hoping to reverse the trend which has Ireland as one of

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North West tops list in speeding offences as National Slow Down day concludes

  A 24-hour Garda clampdown on speeding concluded at 7am this morning with the North West recording the worst speeding offences in the county. Gardai have confirmed that 322 vehicles countrywide were caught driving in excess of the speed limit on ‘National Slow Down Day’. A car was clocked doing 128km/h in a 80 km/h

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Shane Duffy impresses for Ireland in draw with the Dutch

It’s finished 1-all between Ireland and the Netherlands in tonight’s friendly at the Aviva Stadium as five north west players featured. After missing the end of the Premier League with Everton, Donegal’s Seamus Coleman started and was joined in the defence by Derry’s Shane Duffy, who was very impressive in only his  third international appearance.

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What now for the Ritz Cinema? ABP says it cannot be demolished

Highland Radio News can reveal that The Butt Hall Committee has been told it cannot demolish the Old Ritz Cinema in Ballybofey. Donegal County Council had already refused the committee permission to demolish the iconic building but that decision was appealed to An Bord Pleanala. The planning appeals authority has this week ordered that the

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17 heritage projects share in over 100 thousand euro in funding

The Heritage Council has today announced funding for a number of heritage projects in County Donegal under its 2016 Community-based Heritage Grants Scheme. In total 17 projects in Donegal will share in just over 100 thousand euro. The joint biggest allocation is for 10,000 euro to St. Columba’s Straid Conservation Group for repair Works to

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Donegal motorists clocked speeding in Inishowen area as National Slow Down Day continues

  Since 7am this morning GoSafe has checked the speed of 13,454 vehicles with 25 detected travelling in excess of the posted speed limit as part of National Slow Down Day. In Donegal there have been notable speed occurrences so far today. A motorist was clocked doing 128km/h in an 80 km/h zone in Cashel,

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Donegal Fire Service urging public to be mindful of fire escape routes following Moville incident

    It’s emerged that six people including a family of three young children were taken to hospital this week following a fire in Moville. The fire, which started on the ground floor at an apartment block in James Street on Monday night last caused the building to be consumed with smoke with the upstairs

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Police appeal for information after girls hair is set alight by gang in Derry

  Police are appealing for information following an incident in the Glenabbey Drive area of Derry. The incident happened last month on Friday 14 April but details are only emerging now. At approximately 9pm, as a teenage girl was sitting outside her house, a group of three or four males approached her and using an

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Coleman may feature against the Netherlands while Duffy on plane to France

Ireland face Netherlands this evening at the Aviva in their penultimate Euro 2016 warm-up match. Séamus Coleman may be among those to feature tonight – he’s had his injury problems to contend with recently, but he could start in defence. Manager Martin O’Neill will unveil his final squad for the Euros after the Belarus game

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Local property expert claims rental market in Donegal is in dire straits

  A local property expert is claiming the rental property market is in dire straits in Donegal with 20 students forced to defer their college places in LYIT in Letterkenny for this current academic  year because they couldn’t find accommodation. There were 294 residential property transactions in Letterkenny alone last year compared to 125 in 2013

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Figures reveal Donegal has highest number of speed related deaths as National Slow Down day commences

  Donegal had the highest number of deaths in the country as a result of speeding at 8.4% between 2008 and 2012 according to the RSA. Despite a significant drop in road deaths nationally last year, figures in Donegal were up. The report was compiled ahead of National Slow Down Day which is in effect

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Donegal mother who lost son to ‘legal highs’ welcomes UK ban

A Donegal mother whose son died after taking so called legal highs has welcomed a blanket ban on the drugs coming into effect in the UK Anyone found producing or supplying the psychoactive substances now facing up to seven years in prison. Letterkenny based Karen Vandersypen, whose son, Jimmy, died after taking a legal high

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Donegal Councillor critical of yesterdays protest against Royal Visit

  A Donegal County Councillor has been critical of a small protest against yesterday’s Royal Visit. Up to 40 people assembled in the vicinity of the LYIT amid tight security with placards and banners opposing the proceedings of Prince Charles and Camilla taking a tour of the county. Councillor Ian McGarvey who is Ireland’s oldest

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Donegal retains Blue Flag Awards & National Green Coast Awards for 2016

  An Taisce has announced the International Blue Flag Award and the National Green Coast Award recipients for the 2016 bathing season. A total of 13 beaches in Donegal have retained their blue flag this while five sites in the county have also retained their Green Coasts Awards which were awarded last year. The beaches

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Derry judge says DVLA performance has dropped severely since Coleraine office closed

A Judge in a Derry court has criticised the efficiency of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency since its centralisation to Wales, saying there has been ‘a severe drop off in performance’. District Judge Barney McElholm made the comments when dealing with a number of minor traffic offences at Derry Magistrates Court yesterday. In one

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Attempt to end Irish Water fails in Dail as Fianna Fail abstains

Fianna Fail has defended its decision not to vote against the abolition of Irish Water in a Dail vote. Earlier this week, Sinn Fein’s Finance Spokesperson Deputy Pearse Doherty urged Fianna Fail to support the vote, saying it would kill offf Irish Water for once and for all. However, last night, Fianna Fail abstained, and

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Donegal Youth Service reports massive increase in numbers seeking advice

The Donegal Youth Service has published its annual report for 2015 with over 8 thousand young people engaging with the service last year. The report also revealed that over 10 thousand queries were submitted to the service and almost 5 thousand services provided from the drop-in centre last year. The top queries by young people

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Investigation underway this evening in Derry following discovery of suspicious object

  An investigation is underway this evening in Derry following the discovery of a suspicious object in the city. Consequently the Feeny Road,is closed at the Rallagh Road junction and the  Glenedra Rosd is closed the the Altinure Rd junction with motorists being asked to avoid the area if possible. There are no further details

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Caoithearlach Ciaran Brogan hails Royal Visit as chance to showcase the country

  The latest royal visit to Ireland is being hailed as a great chance to build cross-border co-operation. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visited several parts of Donegal earlier. Hundreds of people gathered to greet the royal couple in Donegal Town. Caoithearlach of Donegal County Council Ciaran Brogan says it’s a great chance to

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Prince Charles gives speech at Letterkenny Institute of Technology

  Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are continuing their tour of Donegal. The British Royals attended a civic reception this lunchtime in Letterkenny, after earlier visiting Donegal town. Camilla has been visiting Ballyraine National School while Prince Charles visited the L.Y.I.T. in Letterkenny. Prince Charles addressed the crowd in the LYIT opening with a

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Full entry list for 2016 Joule Donegal International Rally

The Donegal Motor Club have this afternoon released the full entry list for this years Joule Donegal International Rally. Last years winners Garry Jennings and Rory Kennedy are seeded number one in their Subaru S12B. The Fermanagh Donegal partnership are followed by the likes of Irish Tarmac and National champion Donagh Kelly in a Focus,

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Charles and Camilla en route to Letterkenny as Royal visit continues

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall have concluded their visit to Donegal Town, where they visited Magee’s and Donegal Castle. They were greeted by broadcaster and hotelier Noel Cunningham, who said they received a very warm welcome to Donegal………. The Royal couple also visited Mc Gettigans Butchers. Brothers Ernan and Diarmuid told

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Minister promises to visit Donegal as Mica issue is discussed in the Dail

The Mica issue has been discussed again in the Dail, with Donegal Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue saying the he believes there are thousands of homes affected. He was responding to Minister of State Damien English, who said there are around 300 confirmed cases at the moment, but investigations are continuing. He committed to visiting Donegal

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25th anniversary of Eddie Fullerton murder to be marked by wreath laying

Today is the 25th anniversary of the murder of Inishowen Sinn Fein Cllr Eddie Fullerton, who was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries at his family home in Cockhill, Buncrana on this day 25 years ago. Donegal County Council will hold a wreath laying ceremony at the the Eddie Fullerton memorial at the Stone Jug, Buncrana

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