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Carthy says EU money must be secured for Malin Head facilities

MEP Matt Carthy belives European Money should be made available to improve tourist facilities at Malin Head and boost the numbers visiting the area. The Midlands Northwest MEP was speaking following a recent visit to the area during which he met with the Malin Head Community Associations. Mr Carthy says that while european funding oppurtinities

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Cope urges Varadkar to speed up decisions on carer grant applications

A Donegal Deputy is calling on Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar to speed up the application process for Carers Allowance and Carers Benefit. Pat the Cope Gallagher says the delays are causing unnecessary hardships and stress to many families who are caring on a full time basis for their family members and loved ones.

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Over 13,000 houses vacant in Donegal – Mac Lochlainn

Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn is calling for a full audit of all vacant housing stock in Donegal. He says figures presented to the government last week suggest over 13,000 homes, not including holiday homes, were vacant in Donegal. Senator Mac Lochlainn is challenging Housing Minister Simon Coveney to explain how over 2,500 applicants and families

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CPI presents politicians with proposals to alleviate Castlefinn flood risk

The Castlefinn Partnership Initiative has begun a series of political meetings to secure funding to prevent further flooding in the town. The CPI’s own building sustained serious flood damage last year, and the initiative says the flooding which hit Castlefinn twice during 2015 caused significant destruction and distress for residents, business owners and service providers

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Women hand themselves into police claiming to have broken the laws of abortion

Three pro-choice women handed themselves into Derry’s Strand Road police station yesterday claiming they had accepted a delivery of abortion pills on behalf of women who were too afraid to receive them delivery to their own homes. 71 year-old, Diana King, 68 year-old, Colette Devlin and 69 year-old, Kitty O’Kane were questioned after arriving at

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Donegal County Council launches free Wi-Fi in 25 public buildings

Donegal County Council has launched a new Public Wi-Fi network in 25 public buildings around the county. The network is now live in all Public Services Centres, libraries and other public buildings. The networks are not open, people can log on to WiFi in the Libraries by using their Library card credentials. Access to the

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Gardai issue details of traffic restrictions for royal visit to Donegal

Gardaí have issued traffic advice for motorists and pedestrians ahead of the visit to Donegal of The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. The couple visit Donegal Town and Letterkenny on Wednesday. Gardai say there will be some delays & traffic disruptions will occur in the areas where the visit is scheduled and

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Junior Minister likely to vote against government on Irish Water abolition motion

An independent junior minister says he’s likely to vote against the government in the Dáil this week. John Halligan says he will probably support a motion signed by 39 TDs, calling for the immediate abolition of domestic water charges. The motion is set to go to a vote in the Dáil on Wednesday night –

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CCTV needed to tackle antisocial behaviour in Ballybofey and Stranorlar – Harley

Donegal County Council is considering the erection of CCTV cameras in the Twin Towns. The issue was raised at a recent meeting by Cllr Martin Harley, says there’s been an ongoing problem with anti-social behaviour in the area recently, with a number of serious incidents in recent weeks. Most recently, he says, a woman was

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AGSI will not comment on Clarke inquiry findings until full report is published

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors says it will not make any comment on weekend reports that a judicial inquiry which looked into the death of Donegal based Garda Sergeant Michael Galvin has cleared the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission of wrongdoing. Sergeant Galvin took his own life at Ballyshannon Garda Station on Thursday May

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Mc Hugh pledges to use Junior Ministry to promote cross border cooperation

Junior Minister Joe Mc Hugh says he intends playing a role in enhancing cross border relations and promoting cross border projects during his tenure. Last week, MInister Mc Hugh was named as Minister of State with responsibility for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid. He will have responsibilities with the Departments of the Taoiseach and

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Pringle welcomes end of JobBridge but warns a name change will not be enough

The weekend announcement that JobBridge is to be replaced in September has been welcomed by Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle. However, the independent TD says it will not be enough to simply change the name of the scheme. He says whatever replacement is announced by Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar must respect the workers who take

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Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan says non-league team were the better side

Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan said the better side won after his Premier Division club were the victims of a giant killing act in the FAI Senior Cup by non-league outfit Crumlin United. He believed Harps edged it in the first half but that he had warned before the match that Crumlin United, from Dublin, are

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Tyrone win Ulster clash against Derry with three first half goals

Ulster Championship quarter-final Derry result:  0-12  v  3-14  Tyrone Tyrone beat local rivals Derry in the Ulster Championship on Sunday. The match at Celtic Park in Derry ended with the scores heavily on Tyrone’s favour. The Red Hands blasted in three first half goals to make this quarter-final tie a foregone conclusion. Tyrone now advance

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The Donegal Sports Partnership launching Building Positive Clubs conference

The Donegal Sports Partnership is hosting this year’s Building Positive Clubs conference on May 28. The Building Positive Clubs charter was first launched by Donegal Sports Partnership in May 2012 to encourage the promotion of positive mental wellbeing through sport. It was the first of its kind in Ireland and was set up to recognises

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Rathmullan Celtic beat Donegal Town in Donegal League playoff

Donegal League playoff: Rathmullan Celtic  2  v  1  Donegal Town Rathmullan Celtic won today’s Donegal League playoff in an entertaining game against Donegal Town. The winners opened the scoring thanks to David Miller. But Donegal Town equalised through a penalty by David Graham after Joe McIntyre was fouled. Rathmullan went ahead again, this time through

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Sunday Times says Clarke Report clears GSOC in investigation of Sergeant’s death

It’s being reported today that a judicial inquiry which looked into death the Donegal based Garda Sergeant Michael Galvin has cleared the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission of wrongdoing. Sergeant Galvin took his own life at Ballyshannon Garda Station on Thursday May 28th last year. He had been the subject of a GSOC investigation, but was

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Motorcyclist sustained “life changing” injuries in Co. Derry crash

Police in County Derry say a motorcyclist has been left with life changing injuries following a serious crash near Limavady. The man in his 40’s was injured in the collision with a car on Ballyquin Road just before 2.45 yesterday afternoon. He’s understood to be in a serious condition in hospital – while the driver

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