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Letterkenny’s Lower Main Street ‘left in the dark’ this Christmas

Some traders in the Lower Main Street area of Letterkenny have hit out at Letterkenny Chamber for not erecting Christmas Lights in the area. Responding, The Letterkenny Chamber say there is not enough money to cover the whole town and it’s a work in progress. Lower Main Street Businessman Anthony Arthur says the 25 businesses

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Dozens of homes and business in Clady without broadband and phone services

Many homes and businesses in the Clady area remain without a fixed line broadband and or phone line service following a lightening strike earlier this week. A number of BT crews are in the area trying to reconnect anyone effected. SDLP West Tyrone representative Daniel McCrossan says most of the areas 600 residents were effected

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Mc Monagle welcomes new hospital hygiene protocols

The Chairman of the Letterkenny Municipal District has welcomed indications from Letterkenny General Hospital that a review of hygiene and cleaning practices have been concluded, and new protocols are being implemented. However, he’s expressing concern at a suggestion that staff who do not comply with hand hygiene regulations may be named and shamed. Along with

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HSE pledges to end “wage discrimination” against home helps in Donegal

Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn today called for an end to what he described as wage disrimination by the H.S.E. In June of this year it emerged that the H.S.E. in the county have been witholding unsocial hours premium payments from around 500 home helps in Donegal. Deputy MacLochlainn says he has now

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IBEC North West outlines priorities ahead of General Election 2016

IBEC North West has launched its General Election campaign oulining its key priorities in the region for the next government. The business representative group says creating jobs and maintaining a positive business enviroment must be the priority for the next administration. Unemployement in the North West has fallen from 17.8% in 2012 to 9.3% in

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PSNI, Alert, Derry

Derry security alert ongoing after suspicious object is found on Strand Road

A security alert is continuing on Strand Road in Derry this morning. Police have not released details, but DUP MLA Gary Middleton says he believes a suspicious object has been placed in a hijacked vehicle and parked close to the PSNI station. The alert in Derry began shortly before 11 o’clock last night, just a

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Mary Boyle’s sister more hopeful of justice following ‘positive’ meeting with Enda Kenny

The twin sister of Mary Boyle has today met with the Taoiseach pleading with him to do everything he can to bring her murderer to justice. 6-year-old Mary Boyle vanished from her grandparent’s farm in Cashelard near Ballyshannon on the 18th of March 1977. Ann Doherty believes that her sister was murdered by somebody close

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Update: Twin sister of Mary Boyle arrives at Leinster House for meeting with Taoiseach

  Ann Doherty the twin sister of Mary Boyle has arrived at Leinster House to meet with the Taoiseach later today. Ms. Doherty was greeted by TD Catherine Murphy a short time ago and is also expected to meet with Sinn Fein Vice-President Mary Lou McDonald. 6-year-old Mary Boyle who is Ireland’s youngest ever missing

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Tenant-purchase scheme not applicable to those who don’t pay water bills

Local authority tenants who don’t pay their water charges won’t be able to buy their house under a tenant-purchase scheme starting in the new year. It will allow council tenants to purchase their home at a discount of up to 60 percent on the market price – doubling the discount available under the previous scheme.

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Twin sister of missing Mary Boyle to meet the Taoiseach today

  The twin sister of Ireland’s youngest ever missing person is to meet with the Taoiseach today. 6-year-old Mary Boyle vanished from her grandparent’s farm in Cashelard near Ballyshannon on the 18th of March 1977. Today her sister Ann Doherty will take her campaign for answers to Enda Kenny in Leinster House. Ms Doherty believes

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Adele tells Graham Norton: I nearly quit music for good after the success of 21

Adele was so worried about living up to the success of 21 that she nearly quit music for good. Her Grammy and Brit Award-winning album has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide since it came out in 2011. Speaking to Graham Norton for upcoming programme Adele At The BBC, she said: “I just got

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A number of homes in Donegal still without power after lighting strikes

  Ten thousand people are still without power this lunchtime, after Storm Barney swept across the country. Nearly 150 homes in Donegal  are without power  – 99 in the Rossgeir area and 50 in Donegal Town. It’s expected power will be restored in both areas at approximately 6pm this evening. It’s believed the power outages

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Search continues in both Donegal & Derry for missing man John Concannon

  Searches for the missing Derry man John Concannon are to continue. Last night police visited the Lenamore Road area outside Derry, where the last confirmed sighting of the 71-year-old pensioner was noted. He is believed to have travelled by bus to the area. Vehicles were stopped to ascertain whether anyone who had been the

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€5 million to be invested under new North West Gateway project

The Government is to spend 2.5 million euro on a new North West Gateway Initiative, with the money being matched by the British government The Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan made the announcement in Derry today, saying it will help release the economic potential of Derry and Donegal. Junior Minister Joe Mc Hugh says the

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British government must not be given a veto over NI legacy investigations – PFC

The Pat Finucane Centre and Justice for the Forgotten have issued a joint statement expressing deep disappointment at the failure of the Stormont talks to reach agreement today on legacy issues and truth recovery. The sticking point is the British Government’s insistence that it must be able to redact or censor reports from the proposed

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People right to be angry about cost of wasted water – Shiels

A Donegal County Councillor has claimed 45% of the treated water supply in Donegal is being lost to leaks, and Irish Water will end up charging consumers an 80% premium for water supplied. According to Councillor Dessie Shiels, a recent Local and Economic Community Plan released to County Councillors has revealed that between 2008 and

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Concerns about when Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí will receive promised funding

Concerns have been raised as to when a school in Donegal Town will receive funding under the Capital Grant programme 2016-202. Yesterday, it was announced by the education minister that 12 schools in the county are to be included in the programme. However, it has been claimed Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí which is in temporary

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Assembly to meet at Stormont to pave the way for new deal to be implement

A special sitting of the Assembly will be take place at Stormont to pave the way for Westminster to legislate for welfare reform in Northern Ireland. It follows a new agreement between the DUP and Sinn Féin yesterday, which also allows for the North’s Corporation Tax rate to be lowered to match the 12.5% rate

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Donegal County Council, County House, Lifford

Budget Day at County House as councillors discuss income and expenditure for 2016

Donegal County Council meets in special session today to discuss its draft revenue budget for 2016. The council will spend almost €133 milion in 2016, almost €1.6 million more than last year. The biggest single area of expenditure will be payroll and staff costs of over €52 million, 39% of the total. A further €9

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