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15 Donegal festivals awarded funding by Department of Tourism and Sport

  15 Donegal festivals have been allocated a total of 43 thousand 500 hundred euro under the Department of Tourism and Sport’s 2016 Festivals and Events Programme. Events to benefit include the Transatlantic Connections Conference, the All Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships, the MacGill Summer School and the Mary from Dungloe festival. The biggest single allocation

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Protest planned calling for second ambulance to serve Inishowen on 24/7 basis

  A public demonstration is planned for Monday in Carndonagh calling for a 2nd ambulance to be available to Inishowen on a 24/7 basis. Currently there is just one ambulance serving the entire peninsula with claims that there have been significant delays in response times to those needing the emergency services. The demonstration takes place at the Carndonagh

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Report on suicide of garda in Donegal due with Justice Minister ‘within weeks’

A vital report into the investigation of the suicide of a Garda sergeant following questioning by a garda watchdog is expected to be with Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald this month. Mr Justice Frank Clarke completed his inquiries several weeks ago and is concluding a report that is expected to make recommendations about investigative procedures. He

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Pearse Doherty says Sinn Fein should have sought a recount in Donegal

Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty has said that the party mismanaged its vote in Donegal. The party opted to run three candidates in Donegal with the electorate in the end only returning Deputy Doherty to the Dail. He also told RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta that the party should have sought a full recount when

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Homeowners in Donegal urged to be wary about dangers of carcinogenic tap water

    A local water campaigner is urging the people of Donegal to be aware of the dangers of carcinogenic tap water. Over 400,000 homes across the country are believed to be affected by the issue and it has been claimed that this includes some Donegal homes. Enda Craig is advising the public to be

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Permission granted for windfarm in Donegal despite inspector recommending it to be refused

    An Bord Pleanala has granted permission for a 7 turbine windfarm despite its own inspector recommending that planning permission be refused. Clogheravaddy Wind Farm Limited has now been green lighted to build up to 7 wind turbines and an electrical substation at Clogheravaddy on the main Donegal Town to Glenties road. The plans were opposed by a

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High-speed broadband plans for Donegal not good news at all – Pringle

  A Donegal TD says Eir’s annoucment that it will provide fibre broadband to 14 thousand homes and businesses in the county this year is not actually good news. Thomas Pringle says the company’s announcement covers homes have that already been earmarked for the rural broadband scheme established by the outgoing Government. He says Eir

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Weather records continue to be broken in Donegal

    Weather records continued to be broken in Donegal with Malin Head recording its highest winter temperature in over 60 years and its wettest winter since the nineteen hundreds. Over half of the country’s weather stations reported their rainiest ever winter after a series of storms triggered months of flooding nationwide. Malin Head reported its wettest winter in

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Trillick to meet Eglish in Tyrone Club Championship opener

The draws for the 2016 Tyrone Senior, Intermediate and Junior Football Championships were made on Thursday evening in Garvaghey. Trillick are the current holders of the senior title and they’ve been drawn to meet Eglish in the opening round. Among the other ties are Killyyclogher against Errigal Ciaran; Clonoe against Omagh and Edendork against Ardboe.

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Donegal to benefit from major plans by Eir to provide high-speed broadband to rural Ireland

  24 communities in Donegal are set to benefit from high- speed fibre broadband within the next year following further plans announced by Eir. The company, previously known as Eircom has said it plans to generate speeds of 1 gigabit per second and will become available to 200 communities across the country by the end

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Donegal Sexual abuse and Rape Crisis Centre to open new outreach service in Lifford

  The Donegal Sexual abuse and Rape Crisis Centre has announced they are opening a new outreach service in Lifford Community Hospital. It will be available to anyone from from Donegal, Derry and Tyrone and will offer a free and confidential service each Wednesday. Manager Marina Porter says if there is a demand they will

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Donegal County Council grant planning permission for luxury Donegal hotel

    Planning permission has been granted for a multi-million euro development in Donegal with almost 100 new jobs expected to be created. Donegal Co. Council has given the green light to build a 34 bedroom hotel at the old Cloghan Lodge Estate, between Ballybofey and Glenties. Other plans for the devleopment include conference facilities,

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Man treated for facial injuries following violent disturbance in Derry

  Police in Derry were called to a violent disturbance outside licensed premises in Waterloo Street at around 1am on the morning of Monday 22nd February. The disturbance involved up to 15 people with one man left requiring treatment for facial injuries having reportedly been repeatedly kicked to the head. Enquiries are ongoing and police

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Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher widely tipped to secure Ceann Comhairle position

  Former Minister and newly elected Fianna Fail Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has been widely tipped to secure the Ceann Comhairle position. It’s believed Deputy Gallagher could take over from Sean Barrett as Dail Chairman given his fluency in the Irish language. He faces competition for the post within his own party – Sean

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Donegal tourism seminar taking place next week

    Donegal Tourism is inviting all those involved in the industry to its annual Seminar in Letterkenny next week. Tourism providers will hear of the the marketing plans for 2016 and how they can influence and avail of them. Donegal Tourism is this year expanding its membership to a wider geographical and sectoral base. It’s Director, Barney McLoughlin says it

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Cllr John O’Donnell tells court he’s filing for bankrupcy

Donegal County Councillor John O’Donnell today told Letterkenny District Court that he is filing for bankruptcy. Mr O’Donnell was back in court having failed to pay all compensation awarded in relation to a civil matter involving a woman whose foot he had driven over on a building site several years ago. She re-entered the case

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Fish Processing plant to go to court accused of weighing fish-catches illegally

A fish-processing plant and one of its owners was sent for trial today accused of weighing fish-catches illegally. Norfish Ltd and a director Tony Byrne, of Roshin Rd, Killybegs, were charged at Donegal District Court. Judge Kevin Kilrane was told the books of evidence had been served earlier today and Donegal State Solicitor Ciaran Liddy

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23 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital today

  A total of  537 people are waiting on hospital trolleys or chairs around the country today , 23 of them at Letterkenny University Hospital. The INMO’s figures show 16 people waiting admission on trolleys in the Emergency Department at Letterkenny Hospital today, while a further 7  are waiting on the wards. The hospital has

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Fresh calls for preservation of iconic ship wreck in West Donegal

  There have been fresh calls for funding to preserve the iconic ship wreck ‘Bad Eddie’ following months of winter weather which has led to it deteriorating further. Last year, residents voiced concerns in relation to the health and safety hazard the wreck poses to both tourists and locals who may use the beach, some

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Investigation launched as man in his 80s assaulted and robbed on Arranmore Island

  Gardai are investigating an incident on Arranmore Island in which a pensioner was assaulted. The incident happened last night at approximately 8pm when an intruder entered the mans home, man-handled him and made off with a sum of money The man who is in 80s didn’t sustain any life-threatening injuries. Gardai say they have

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