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Delight as funding is confirmed for new Cockhill Bridge in Buncrana

Highland Radio News today able to reveal that the Government has confirmed funding to replace the infamous Cockhill Bridge in Buncrana. Deputy Joe McHugh has confirmed that 3 million euro has been set aside for the project with work expected to get underway this year. An estimated 15,000 vehicles, plus pedestrians, use the bridge daily.

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Parents warned after 12-year-old girl sent explicit images by man over smart phone app

A Derry & Strabane Councillor has urged parents and schools to ensure children are aware of the dangers of social media sites. It’s after to a 12-year-old Derry girl was sent explicit images via a smart phone App. Councillor Tierney made the appeal after being contacted by the girls parents after their daughter was sent

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Fears raised regarding future of dermatology services at Letterkenny General

A Donegal Deputy has called on management at Letterkenny General to clarify the situation regarding the future of dermatology services at the hospital. It’s understood that the clinic has been closed for ten weeks to try and clear the backlog that had built up in Sligo. Patients who had scheduled appointments during this ten week

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Deputy Pringle says forming a new political party isn’t the way forward

Donegal Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle says he has not been approached and would have no interest in joining any new political party. It’s being reported today that a new political party could be in the pipeline, with Independent TDs Catherine Murphy and Stephen Donnelly and former Labour TD Roisin Shortall said to be in talks

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Eamon Doherty hoping to play a role for Donegal in Armagh

The Donegal team could be named either tonight or tomorrow morning ahead of Sunday’s Ulster Championship clash with Armagh at the Athletic Grounds. It’s believed Rory Gallagher will have a full deck to choose from with almost everyone available for selection. St Eunan’s Eamon Doherty broke into the team with regular appearances and starts in

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Rena Donaghey selected as new Chair of Inishowen Municipal District

The new Chair of the Inishowen Municipal District is Fianna Fails Rena Donaghey. She was selected earlier this week. The newly elected Chair says there are a number of priorities for the coming year, and she will be lobbying to have adequate investment into the area to allow meaningful work take place. Cllr Rena Donaghey

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Council to ask Department to make funding available for CCTV in parts of Letterkenny

Donegal County Council is asking the Department of the Environment to make funding available to install CCTV systems at residential estates in Letterkenny where crime has become a problem. The council is also set to expand its dialogue with residents in various estates, particularly those where Neighbourhood Watch schemes are established or planned. The issue

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Isle of Wight Festival 2015: Music fans flock to see Blur and Fleetwood Mac

More than 50,000 music fans are heading to the Isle of Wight for the first major festival of the summer, being headlined by Blur and Fleetwood Mac. Other major acts taking to the stage during the four-day Isle of Wight Festival will be Happy singer Pharrell Williams, The Prodigy and The Black Keys. Promoter John

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Pringle claims one million people will not pay their water bills

Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says the battle against Water Charges is being won. It was confirmed in the Dáil today that over 800,000 Irish Water bills have passed the pay-by-date as of May 18th. Deputy Pringle says ‘this indicates we are heading towards at least one million people refusing to pay the water bills’. He

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Donnelly gives support to keep WRC cars in Tarmac Championship

With the Joule Donegal International Rally just around the corner there may be changes on the horizon with the possibility of WRC cars being dropped from the Irish Tarmac Championship. The most radical changes in years are being proposed as discussions continue about replacing the WRC cars with the new ERC standard R5 vehicles. Speaking with

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Swan park in Buncrana receives Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence

  Swan Park in Buncrana could become one of the county’s important tourist draws according to local councillor and Inishowen Municipal District Chairperson Rena Donaghey. She was speaking after the park received a Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor. Cllr Donaghey says it’s the first Donegal County Council facility to get such an award….

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Donegal has the highest uptake of GPs signing up to provide free care to children under 6

Donegal has the highest uptake of GPs signing up to provide free care to children under 6. Nationally, only half of doctors around the country have signed up to provide the service, but in Dongal, the percentage 93%, with 89 contracts issued and 83 of them now returned. The scheme is due to be rolled

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Mayor of Derrys husband appears in court on assault charges

The mayor of Derry and Strabane Councils husband has been charged with assaulting a couple in their 50s. 34-year-old Declan Aaron McCallion, from Elaghmore Park in the Galliagh area of Derry, is the husband of Sinn Fein Mayor Elisha McCallion. Declan McCallion has been charged with physically assaulting a man. He is also charged with

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Cllr Kavanagh calls on Council to introduce town twinning programme

Calls are being made on Donegal County Council to initiate a twinning programme for towns in the county as a way to boost tourism. This weeks Letterkenny Municipal District Meeting was told that a twinning programme would make connections across the arts, culture, sporting organisations and youth organisations groups. Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh said that the

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European Parliament postpones debate and vote on EU-US trade talks negotiations

The European Parliament has postponed a critical debate and vote on the EU-US trade talks negotiations known as TTIP (the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership). The MEPs were supposed to vote today on the EU’s negotiating position on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks between the EU and the US. But divisions among MEPs

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Derry and Strabane Council has only one engineer to fix street lights

It’s been revealed that Derry and Strabane Council has currently only one engineer to fix and repair street lights. The figures were revealed by the Department of Regional Development. There are over 33,000 lights in the Derry and Strabane districts, with 55 needing fixed or repaired. Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey, who received the figures from

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Government urged to expand Co Donegal driving scheme

The government’s being urged to expand a scheme that’s had a dramatic impact on the number of dangerous driving incidents in County Donegal. Co-ordinators of the Pro-Social Drivers scheme will present their case before a joint sitting of the Oireachtas Transport and Justice Committees today. The project which is based in Letterkenny says its work

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Deputy Doherty claims IBRC had major agreement with Denis O’Brien

The Dail has heard new claims that IBRC’s liquidators were involved in a major agreement with Denis O’Brien – which will not be investigated by a Commission of Investigation. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty says the liquidators agreed a loan facility of 315 million euro with the businessman – nine months after the bank was

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Donegal Municipal District told GSOC should consider their own position

The Chairperson of the Donegal Municipal District has told a meeting that the death late last month of Sergeant Michael Galvin is a tragedy that should never have happened, and those involved in GSOC should now review their own positions. Sergeant Galvin died of a gunshot wound in Ballyshannon Garda Station, and it’s reported he

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Donegal Tourism spokesperson says new marine tourism initiative has potential to create jobs

Donegal County Council has joined the SeaEurope initiative, which is being described as a “transnational sustainable tourism route”. The project is intended to connect European coastal destinations with a rich marine biodiversity, and vivid seas. Joy Harron of Donegal Tourism says this is a new and exciting partnership of regions, which will include new resources

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Donegal settlements with Revenue in excess of €700,000

The latest Tax Defaulters list from Revenue shows 7 settlements in County Donegal totaling over 700 thousand euro. The biggest settlement with Revenue was from Isla Lane Limtied a property developer with an address at Pearse Road in Letterkenny – the €201,317.00 settlement stemmed from a Revenue Audit Case for the underdeclaration of VAT. Anthony

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200,000 households in Ireland though to have harmful lead piping

Around 200 thousand houses around the country are now thought to have lead piping carrying their water supply. Irish Water says any building that pre-dates 1970 has a good chance of being affected. The metal can cause health problems, particularly in children and pregnant women, and it’s now expected a grant scheme will be rolled

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Strabane doctor police officer assault appeal adjourned again

The appeal of a 32 year old doctor from Strabane who was convicted in April of assaulting police after a Christmas night out has been adjourned again at Derry Crown Court. Dr Eireann Kerr, whio now lives in Belfast, was convicted of committing the four offences inside Derry’s Strand Road Police Headquarters following a Christmas

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