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Voting closed and referendum results expected to be in at lunchtime today

The polls have closed and the votes are in.  Counting will get underway at 9am this morning. The votes in the Donegal North-East constituency will be counted in the Bonagee Centre in Letterkenny, while the votes in Donegal South-West constituency will be counted in the John Bosco Centre in Donegal Town. The results for Co

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Donegal and Tyrone County Board’s to examine sledging claims

The Donegal and Tyrone County Boards are investigating an incident which took place during last Sunday’s Ulster Minor Championship game where a Donegal player was allegedly verbally abused about his father who died last year. Donegal Minor Manager Declan Bonner said in today’s Donegal News that the treatment of the player was toxic and if

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Construction on Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bundoran to begin

Irish Water has confirmed it will shortly begin construction on a new Wastewater Treatment Plant for Bundoran. The seaside town has no treatment plant at the moment and untreated wastewater is currently being discharged into the sea at Bundoran Bay. The recently published EPA report “Focus on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2013” highlighted a

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Cllr O’Donnell calls for rates reduction for some rural businesses

There are calls on the council to reduce rates for businesses that don’t avail of council services such as sewers, paths and streetlights. Councillor John O’Donnell says it is unfair that businesses in rural areas that don’t access council services should have to pay rates the same as those in bigger towns that do. The

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New strategy aimed at supporting older people being launched in Donegal

A new strategy aimed at supporting older people is being launched in Donegal today. The plan, which will be implemented over the coming years, was drawn up in consultation with relevant groups and older people in the county. Singer Daniel O’Donnell will officially launch the new initiative in Letterkenny this afternoon. Director of Services at

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Four teenage boys hospitalised in Derry after taking unknown substance

Four teenage boys have been treated in hospital in Derry after taking unknown substances. Police are trying to establish what the boys took before they were admitted to hospital on Wednesday night. Three boys are in a stable condition at Altnagelvin Hospital. Details on the other boy have not been released. “In general, our advice

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Water meter installation suspended in parts of Co Donegal

Irish Water has confirmed that it has suspended the installation of water meters in parts of Co Donegal. The utility claims there has been “targeted aggression” towards staff installing the devices recently. Irish Water claims that workers employed by GMC Sierra were targeted by individuals in parts of north and west Donegal. In a statement

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Simon Cowell admits: ‘Cheryl and Louis have never liked each other’

The X Factor’s Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Louis Walsh “have never liked each other”, Simon Cowell has said. Simon, talking to Richard Arnold on Good Morning Britain, kept mum on whether Louis would be returning to this year’s X Factor judging panel. He said: “I’m not sitting there in the dark going ‘You know what, today

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Two adults and two children injured in Cashelshanaghan crash

Four people, including two children, have been taken to hospital following a Road Traffic Collision on the Ramelton to Letterkenny Road. The two vehicle crash happened at Cashelshanaghan shortly after 4 o’clock on Thursday afternoon. Two adults and two children were injured in the crash, their injuries are not thought to be serious. Diversions which

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Emergency services at scene of RTC on Ramelton to Letterkenny road

Emergency services are at the scene of a road traffic collision on the Ramelton to Letterkenny road. The crash close to Cashelshanaghan, which has been described as serious, involved two vehicles. Gardai are setting up diversions. There are no details of injuries but it’s understood one person is trapped in a vehicle. Motorists are asked

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Donegal solicitor warns that Buncrana is “cocaine capital of the county”

A Donegal solicitor has warned that Buncrana is the “cocaine capital of the county”. Solicitor Ciaran MacLochlainn has claimed that the drugs trade in Donegal is on the rise. The comments follow the conviction of two men in the local court for cocaine possession; 41-year-old Rory Devlin of Coagh, Cookstown and 38-year-old Kevin Kavanagh from

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Political row erupts over the future of the Lisfannon Halting Site

A political row has broken out over the future of the Lisfannon Halting Site outside Buncrana, with Fianna Fail Councillor Paul Canning accusing Sinn Fein of jeapordising a possible solution. It follows a joint statement last night from Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn and Cllr Jack Murray, calling for the immediate closure of the site, and

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Campbell claims children as young as ten are involved in bonfire threats in Creggan

It’s been claimed this morning that community workers and residents in the Creggan area of Derry have been threatened by young children collecting materials for bonfires . Councillor Kevin Campbell says there have been a number of incidents in the vicinity of the Ráth Mór Shopping complex, Business Park and Bligh’s Lane during which a

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Two Donegal lighthouses to be developed as visitor attractions

Two Donegal Lighthouses have been nominated to be included in the Great Lighthouses of Ireland Project. The two Donegal Lighthouses are St. John’s Point, Dunkineely and Fanad Lighthouse. The investment will include new self catering accommodation in former Lightkeepers dwellings with Visitor Centres and Sea Bird Watch Centres also to be establised It is envisaged

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Lisfannon Halting Site should be replaced without delay – Murray

  Donegal County Council has been called on to close down Lisfannon Halting Site. The issue has been raised by Councillor Jack Murray The site on the approach to Buncrana is now vacant but Councillor Murray says the derelict caravans left behind and damage done will cost Donegal County Council thousands of euro. He says

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