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Man loses challenge to PSNI sacking for ‘spying in Letterkenny tanning salon’

A policeman sacked after being investigated for allegedly spying on a woman in a tanning salon in Co Donegal has lost a High Court challenge to his dismissal. Paul Laverty was seeking a judicial review over the disclosure of information about the incident to his PSNI bosses. But a judge yesterday dismissed his case due

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Huge crowd from Co Donegal expected to attended water charges demo in Dublin

Hundreds of people from Co Donegal are expected to descend on the capital tomorrow for a national demonstration against water charges. Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend Right2Waters National Anti-Water charges demonstration in Dublin. There are three assembly points for the event in Dublin, namely Heuston Station, Connolly Station and Merrion Square

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Police at scene of serious accident involving car and motorcycle in Derry

Police are currently at the scene of a serious road traffic accident in Derry. Police are advising motorists that Chapel Road in the city is currently closed at its junctions with Newlyn Terrace and Spencer Road due to the serious RTC involving a car and a motorcycle. There are no further details at this stage.

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MEP Carthy says European Court ruling shows impact of cuts on Health Service

A Northwest MEP has said that the Government have shamed the country after it was ruled that Ireland is in breach of a directive on the working hours of junior doctors. A legal opinion from the European court of justice has found that the Irish health system cannot exclude the training hours of non-consultant hospital

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HIQA publishes latest assessment of hygiene inspections

The Health Information and Quality Authority says it issued immediate high risk letters to 7 public acute hospitals over poor hygiene practices. In it’s latest survey, HIQA found these hospitals had problems with environment and facilities management, hand hygiene, communicable disease control and unclean patient equipment. Letterkenny General Hospital was not among the hospitals where

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Proposed Malin Community Text Alert Scheme to be discussed at public meeting

Plans for a Community Text Alert scheme in Malin are reaching an advanced stage, with a public meeting tomorrow night in the Malin Hotel to guage support for the initiative and provide the community with information on how it works./ Gardai say there’s been a big increase in the number of such schemes in the

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Emphasis on networking and local support promised in “Enterprising Donegal” events

Enterprise Week, Donegal gets underway next Monday, with the Local Enterprise Office in the county urging existing and potential businesses to become involved. There are talks, seminars and workshops taking place at various locations throughout the week, culminating in the Enterprise Awards presentation on Friday March 27th. Ursula Donnelly is the Assistant CEO of the

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7.3% of people in Donegal prescribed anxiety or anti-depressant medication

Up to 500 thousand people take anxiety pills in Ireland. The Irish Examiner says almost 2.3 million prescriptions were written for anxiety and depression drugs in 2012. 330 thousand of those were public patients, at a cost of 40 million euro to the state. The figures published in today’s Irish Examiner are based on analysis

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Fire service warns of dangers associated with multi-fuel stoves

  Donegal Fire Service has urged caution after a number of fires involving multi-fuel stoves. The local fire service said it had noticed a rise in fires, some serious, involving the burners in domestic dwellings around the county. The stoves became hugely popular across Ireland during the recession as householders tried to reduce their reliance

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Salmon farming has a “bright future” in Donegal – ISGA

A new report published to coincide with a major Seafood Show in the US suggests that salmon farming has a bright future. The International Salmon Farmers’ Association has published the document, which is titled “Salmon Farming – Sustaining Communities and Feeding the World”. It says there will be significant opportunities ahead, particularly for coastal communities

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Co Donegal stargazers treated to spectacular Northern Lights display

Skygazers have been treated to another spectacular display of the Northern Lights over the skies of Co Donegal. Increased solar activity meant that people further North had the chance of catching the colourful phenomenon in the early hours of this morning. The Northern Lights can be seen more clearly in areas absent from light pollution,

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Council tenants names and addresses to be handed over to Irish Water

Donegal County Council have confirmed that the names and addresses of council housing tenants will be handed over to Irish Water. Council tenants will receive letters today informing them, while the details will then be given to Irish Water at the beginning of next week. County Manager, Seamus Neely says he is satisfied that the

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UUP and DUP agree electoral strategy for four Westminister constituencies

A deal’s been reached to form the most significant electoral pact between the two Unionist parties in Northern Ireland in three decades. The Democratic Unionist and Ulster Unionist parties have agreed to put forward agreed candidates in four marginal seats, instead of splitting the vote. The Ulster Unionist Party will have the support of the

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Mc Conalogue urges government to facilitate fuel smuggling bill

A Donegal TD is urging the government to facilitate the passage of a Fianna Fail bill calling for the establishment of a cross-border, multi-agency taskforce to tackle illegal fuel. Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue says the bill, which has been moved by former minister Brendan Smith, has the potential to seriously curtail fuel smuggling north and

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Update – Errigal College takes Letterkenny prize as thousands celebrate St Patrick’s Day

Thousands of people have been participating in St Patrick’s Day parades and events across the North West, with the good weather swelling the crowds. The main Donegal parade was in Letterkenny, with Errigal College taking the overall prize. The full results are as follows – Best Band – Letterkenny Senior Accordion Band Best Sport Entry

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Donegal County Council one of three authorities to implement absenteeism monitoring systems

Some local authorities are being criticised for not monitoring employee sick leave. A report by the Department of the Environment, found that almost one-in-four councils have failed to put in place systems to deal with absenteeism. Donegal County Council is one of only three in the country to have implemented all 16 ‘performances indicators’ suggested

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Strabane councillor claims PSNI refused to attend Sion Mills home after burglary

A Strabane Councillor is claiming that police refused to go to the home of an elderly couple who had been burgled in Sion Mills on Sunday night. Cllr Patsy Kelly says the couple had gone to church shortly before 6pm, and when they returned, they found their house had been broken into and a quantity

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