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Gardai urge homeowners and business people to review their security arrangements

Gardai in Donegal are advising business and home owners to be on the alert over the Christmas period. Proprietors are being urged to review their security systems and to be on the lookout for suspicious activity over the festive season as Gardai say this is a busy time of year for criminals in the county. […]

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Council promises extra resources to maintain recycling banks over Christmas

Donegal County Council says an extra lorry is being deployed this year to ensure that recycling banks are emptied over the Christmas period. It’s in response to Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig, who says in previous years, bottle banks were not emptied over Christmas, leaving many areas very unsightly. Councillor Mac Giolla Easbuig says

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Megan Fox makes her New Girl debut as Reagan in the teaser trailer for the popular E4 comedy

Megan Fox is moving into the New Girl pad for season five and as the newly released trailer shows, she looks very much at home. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles star is playing Reagan, a “gorgeous, straight-shooting pharmaceutical sales rep”. Jess, played by the show’s producer and star Zooey Deschanel, is away on jury duty

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SDLP nominate assembly election candidates as Ramsay reflects on 30 year career

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, Minister Mark H Durkan and Cllr Gerard Diver have been endorsed at a selection convention to stand for Foyle in the upcoming Assembly elections. Mark H Durkan and Colm Eastwood are already in the assembly, and they’ll be joined next month by Gerard Diver, who will be coopted into the assembly

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Fallout continues from Sligo Leitrim FG selection row as Perry is added to ticket

Fine Gael’s Director of Elections says a “good old pow wow” solved the dispute between the party and TD John Perry in the Sligio Leitrim constituency, which also includes a swathe of South Donegal. Fine Gael yesterday agreed to add the outgoing TD to its candidate list after withdrawing its defence in a High Court

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Sports Review of the Year (Pt4) – Double Championship success for Donagh Kelly

Part Four of Highland’s Sports Review of the Year looks back at Rallying in 2015 Oisin Kelly was joined in studio by Chris Ashmore of the Letterkenny Post, Diarmaid Doherty of the Donegal Democrat and Ryan Ferry of the Donegal News to look back at the highlights from the past twelve months, including Donagh Kelly’s

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Crucial Donegal road projects overlooked in 2016 allocation – Mac Lochlainn

Concern has been raised that vital road developments in Donegal have been left out of the overall plan of improving the National Roads network in the county. Yesterday, Transport Infrastructure Ireland announced its initial roads allocations for 2016, with just over €13 million allocated to Donegal. The largest single allocation is €2.9 million for the

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RSA advise motorists to take care as orange weather warning issued for Donegal

  The Road Safety Authority (RSA), is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads, as Met Éireann have issued an Orange weather warning For Donegal until tomorrow night. Southerly winds veering southwest of mean speeds of 60 to 65km/h gusting 100 to 110km/h expected, with stronger winds of mean speeds of 65

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Finn Harps and Derry City clash on opening night of 2016 Premier Division campaign

Finn Harps will start life in the Premier Division of the SSE Airtricity League with a home derby clash against Derry City on Friday 4th March. Next seasons fixtures were released this morning and it’s handed the Ballybofey blues a bumper start to the league against their Candystrip neighbours. Seven days later Ollie Horgan will

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Man who died in tree-felling accident named locally as Johnathan Gormley

    The man who died in a tree-felling workplace accident has been named locally as 29-year-old Jonathan Gormley. Mr Gormley was a father of two who lived in the Ballyshannon area but was from Belleek, Co. Fermanagh. It’s believed he was cutting trees for a private contractor in Barnesmore Gap when the workplace accident

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Just over €13 million allocated to Donegal’s National Roads network

Transport Infrastructure Ireland, formerly the NRA, has announced its initial roads allocations for 2016, with just over €13 million to be spent on the improvement and maintenance of the National Roads network in Donegal.. The largest single allocation is €2.9 million for the realignment of Blackburn Bridge on the N15, with three other projects to

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Campbell claims Cope Christmas cards were sent in Oireachtas envelopes

Its been claimed this morning that a number of people have received Christmas cards from Fianna Fail election candidate and former Junior Minister Pat the Cope Gallagher in prepaid Oireachtas envelopes. The claim has been made by Independent Councillor John Campbell, who says he’s been contacted by a number of constituents. He says his understanding

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Sports Review of the Year (Pt3) – European Silver for Mark English

Part Three of Highland’s Sports Review of the Year looks back at Athletics, Triathlon and the World Transplant Games. Oisin Kelly was joined in studio by Chris Ashmore of the Letterkenny Post, Diarmaid Doherty of the Donegal Democrat and Ryan Ferry of the Donegal News to look back at the highlights from the past twelve

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Court of Appeal upholds High Court ruling on Quigley property transfer

The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that a former Irish dancing teacher in Donegal ordered to pay €400,000 compensation to a former pupil he had sexually abused had wrongly transferred property into his wife’s name . The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed Michael Quigley’s appeal against a previous High Court finding that the

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Almost a third of Gardai in Donegal injured in the line of duty over the last 5 years

  One in five gardai have been injured on the job in the last five years with almost a third injured in Donegal, according to figures from the Department of Justice. The Times reports that more than 580 officers were injured last year, with the annual cost of compensation for injuries being 15 million euro.

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New joint taskforce to tackle cross-border crime welcomed by Donegal Deputy

  A new joint taskforce has been set up to tackle cross border crime. Ministers from north and south of the border met earlier to discuss the details of the taskforce – which will be led by the Gardai, the PSNI and revenue officers. The cross-jurisdiction force will aim to tackle criminal gangs operating across

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Sports Review of the Year (Pt2) – Derry City / Inishowen win Oscar Traynor Trophy

Part Two of Highland’s Sports Review of the Year looks back at the managerial changes at Derry City, another double for Cockhill Celtic and Inishowen’s Oscar Traynor Trophy victory. Oisin Kelly was joined in studio by Chris Ashmore of the Letterkenny Post. Diarmaid Doherty of the Donegal Democrat and Ryan Ferry of the Donegal News

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Speeches at special council meeting were “empty platitudes” – Mac Giolla Easbuig

West Donegal Councillor Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig says other members have refused to back his call for a walkout from the chamber over Cllr John O’Donnell’s failure to resign. The Independent councillor’s call followed Cllr O’Donnell’s appearance on an RTE Investigates Programme during which he was secretly filmed, apparently being offered money to support

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Fermanagh PSNI investigate death of seven year old on Lattone Road near Belcoo

Police in Fermanagh are continuing their investigations into the death of a seven year old boy following a collision near Belcoo at lunchtime yesterday. The boy was rushed to South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen after the crash on the Lattone Road at 1 o’clock, but was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. The main Garrison to

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Ann Doherty rejects meeting with FF Justice Spokesperson, again seeks meeting with Michael Martin

The twin sister of Mary Boyle has expressed her disappointment following Micheal Martins rejection to meet with her. Ann Doherty has written to Micheal Martin for a second time but to receive a reply stating the Fianna Fail leader was unable to meet with her and has arranged a meeting with the party’s Justice Spokesperson

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