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Letterkenny Municipal District adopts Lough Swilly Ferry as one of its strategic projects

  The members of the Letterkenny Municipal District have committed themselves to supporting the Lough Swilly Ferry, which will shortly be going to tender. The service didn’t run last year after the previous operator said the subvention available from Donegal County Council was not enough to make the service commercially viable. Mayor Cllr Michael Mc […]

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Varadkar and Wells to visit site of new North West Radiotherapy Unit

The Minister for Health will visit Derry today to view progress on the North West Radiotherapy Unit. The cross border unit at Altnagelvin Hospital, which is being part funded by the Irish government, will cater for 90 per cent of suitable cancer patients in the North West of the island. Minister Leo Varadkar will also

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Mac Lochlainn calls for guarantees on future of Irish language secondary education in Inishowen

A Donegal TD has rejected any suggestion that there is no demand for an Irish language secondary school in Inishowen. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn was responding to news that Gaelchloláiste Chineál Eoghain may close this year. Deputy Mac Lochlainn says there are Irish language nursery schools in Buncrana, Carndonagh and Moville, and national schools in

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Six Donegal County Council staff earning over €100,000

It’s been revealed that six members of staff in Donegal County Council were in receipt of salaries over 100,000 euro in 2014. While the Council Executive revealed the salaries, they didn’t reveal who exactly received them. The payments also include expenses. Cllr. Gary Doherty was supplied with the figures in response to a question tabled

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Strabane man tried to rape girl while on bail for separate sex attack

An 18-year-old Strabane man accused of trying to rape a girl aged 15 while on police bail for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman has been remanded into custody. Ross Donahoe, of Altiskane, Strabane, was charged at Enniskillen Magistrates Court with raping the woman on March 22, and attempting to rape the girl two weeks later.

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New prospecting licences issues for Inishowen as Conematra Mining goes for gold

The prospect of a major gold find in Donegal has been raised once again following the announcement that a mining company has been granted five new prospecting licences covering 187 sq km on the Innisowen peninsula. Conemara Mining’s geologists believe there is a very good chance of making a high grade gold find in the

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Solvency of Donegal County Council is not in question – CEO

The Chief Executive of Donegal County Council says there is no question about the solvency of the organisation. Seamus Neely has issued a statment responding to the recent publication of a government overview of the work of the Local Government Auditors. It found that Donegal and Sligo had the two biggest deficits in the country.

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Council rejects motion calling for an end to public funding of political parties

A Donegal County Councillor has called for an end to political parties being funded by public funding. The State currently provides €14.3m every year to four political parties: €4.9m to Fine Gael; €3.1m to Labour; €2.8m to Fianna Fail; and €1.8m to Sinn Fein, and €1.67 to independents. Cllr Dessie Shiels raised his concerns at

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Derry man charged with causing death by dangerous driving in court

A lorry driver has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal crash in County Tyrone. The two vehicle collision happened on the Melmount Road between Sion Mills and Victoria Bridge just after 10pm on Saturday night. Albertas Daskevicius, from Ballykelly, County Derry, was charged over the death of Sean McIlwee on

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No jobbridge participants gain full time employment with Donegal County Council

  It’s been revealed that no jobbridge participants have gained full time employment with Donegal County Council. Since the scheme was launched in 2011, Donegal County Council have taken on 85 participants under the Jobbridge initiative, with 4 currently participating. But none of the 85 were taken on full-time. Cllr Mick Quinn says the figures

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Failte Ireland boss says latest tourism survey findings are very encouraging

  A new tourism survey finds that 44% of visitors to Ireland reported that their trip exceeded their expectations, while 55% had their expectations met. The list of reasons for exceeding expectations was topped by the friendliness of the people, followed by irish people, Scenery, hiostory and culture, and the weather being better than anticipated.

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Council calls for moratorium on windfarm developments pending new guidelines

A Donegal County Councillor has called for a freeze on granting planning permissions on windfarms until new guidlines are adopted. Cllr Gary Doherty says the increasing size of turbines being proposed means the guidlines in exsistence are not fit for purpose. The Council passed a motion today calling on the Environment Minister to introduce a

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Durkan says further rail delay will cause ‘consternation and frustration’

Foyle MP Mark Durkan says there will be ‘consternation and frustration’ in the North West after it emerged today that work on a second major upgrade of the Derry to Coleraine railway line has been delayed by a further four months. Mr Durkan expressed concerned that once again, key months are being lost on a

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Right2Water protest at reconvened council meeting after tenants details are handed over to Irish Water

Right2Water Donegal staged a protest at this mornings adjourned meeting of Donegal County Council. The group were protesting at the handing over of County Council housing tenants details to Irish Water, despite a motion from councillors urging him not to do so. One member of the group, Margo Mc Grory, handed a letter of objection

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Mc Crossan highlights need for A5 safety improvements following fatal weekend crash

A 49 year old man charged with dangerous driving causing death after a fatal road collision just outside Sion Mills is due to appear before Enniskillen Magistrates court later today. The two vehicle collision involving a lorry and a van happened just after 10pm on Saturday night close to the turn off to Bellspark Road

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Councillor says diversion of development levy money to Irish Water will hinder council

  Sinn Féin Councillor John Shéamais Ó Fearraigh has described plans to force local authorities to hand over development levy funds to Irish Water as scandalous. The levy which in recent years was charged on new developments by local authorities throughout the country is now to be transferred to Irish Water because of a vesting

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Mc Conalogue calls for “genuine conversation” on future of one teacher schools

As two one teacher schools in Donegal face an uncertain future, Donegal North East Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue says this is the legacy of a government which has seen the number of one teacher schools quadruple. He was speaking after it emerged in yesterday’s Sunday Business Post that Doaghbeg National School in Fanad and Leabgarrow

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Man charged with dangerous driving following fatal RTC in Strabane

The 49 year man arrested following a fatal RTC on the Melmount Road, Victoria Bridge, Strabane last night, has been charged with dangerous driving causing death, causing death by driving whilst uninsured, no insurance and failing to have recording equipment fitted to his vehicle. The man has been charged to appear at Enniskillen Magistrates Court

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Cork are through to the final to of the Allianz National Football League

Donegal 0-19    Cork 4-11 Cork are through to the final to of the Allianz National Football League Division 1 final. Goals from Tom Clancy, Brian Hurley and two from Colm O’Neill helped Brian Cuthbert’s side to victory in today’s semi-final against Donegal. The final score at Croke Park was 4-11 to 19 points. In the

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