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Seven men appear in court charged with dissident terrorism offences

Seven men – four from the Republic – have appeared in court in the North charged with a series of dissident terrorism offences. The men – aged between 30 and 75 – appeared before Newry Magistrates Court in Co Down after being arrested last week by police investigating the Continuity IRA. There was a significant

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Death threats against Derry Community Safety Wardens lifted

  Death threats made against a number of Community Safety Partnership workers in Derry have been lifted. A group calling itself the IRA made the threats against Community Safety Wardens. The workers had been transferred to other duties, and over the past number of days, council staff, unions, churches and other groups called for the

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Termon Ladies win in Galway to reach All Ireland Final

Termon Ladies are through to the All-Ireland Senior Club Final. The Donegal and Ulster champions went to Galway today and beat Kilkerrin-Clonberne 3-11 to 2-12. Star forward Geraldine McLaughlin hit 2-04 for Termon. They will now play Mourneabbey from Cork on Sunday 30th November in the All Ireland Final. Termon manager Francis Friel gave his

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World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims marked in Letterkenny

Today marks World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims. Almost 24 thousand people have died on Irish roads since records began in 1959 and over 160 people have lost their lives on Irish roads so far this year. Special memorial masses and ceremonies have been taking place today to remember those who have lost their

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Cycling star in Donegal

Letterkenny professional cyclist Philip Deignan was in Donegal this weekend on a welcome break. But he still had time to go for a spin around his native county and attend a special interview and question and answer session with cycling enthusiasts in an Grianan Theatre. Deignan (31) is with Team Sky and his biggest target

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O’Donnell demands action as NI prepares to enforce truck levy

A Donegal Councillor says with the controversial levy for foreign trucks coming into effect in Northern Ireland on Monday, the government here must do more to have hauliers from Donegal exempted. There have been suggestions that some roads, particularly the A5 might be excluded from the new levy, but as it stands, each Donegal truck

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Department conditions imposed on hill farmers are unnecessary – Harkin

  Independent MEP Marian Harkin believes The Department of Agriculture is unnecessarily imposing conditions on the participation of hill and commonage farmers in the new EU supported GLAS Scheme. The claims come following a meeting she organised with senior European Commission officials and which was attended by farmers from Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Sligo. Speaking

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Donegal Co.Co. Passes Motion for Scrapping of Water Charges

  Donegal County Council has passed a motion calling for water charges to be scrapped. With the exception of Cllr Bernard Mc Guinness who abstained, Fine Gael members supported the motion. Councillor Frank McBrearty Junior had sough the meeting, to call on the the government to scrap water charges and to prevent the privatisation of

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Fine Gael councillors back motion calling for water charges to be scrapped

Fine Gael’s whip on Donegal County Council has gone against party policy in supporting a council motion calling for water charges to be scrapped. Councillor Frank McBrearty Junior put forward the emergency motion on Friday evening calling on the government to scrap water charges and to prevent the privatisation of Irish Water. All Councillors who

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Hundreds of protesters attend council meeting calling for scrapping of water charges

Anti water charges protesters have packed out a meeting of Councillors in Lifford calling on the local authority to vote on a motion against water charges. Councillors have convened for a special meeting to discuss water charges. It is understood Councillor Frank McBrearty Junior is to put forward an emergency motion calling on the government

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Midlands North West MEP defends Gerry Adams handling of sex abuse allegations

A Midlands North West MEP is defending Gerry Adams’s handling of the controversy surrounding the alleged sexual and physical abuse of victims by members of the Republican movement. Matt Carthy’s comments follow a number of recent heated exchanges in the Dail on the alleged abuse. Gerry Adams has denied any cover up and he’s apologised

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31 year-old Sligo man jailed for seven years for 13 -hour standoff with Gardai

A 31 year-old Sligo man who fired shots at gardai in a 13 -hour standoff in Sligo last December, was jailed for seven years, at the circuit court yesterday. The court heard that Michael O’Connor reloaded his father’s legally held shotgun on 23 occasions in a garda operation that involved 110 officers. He pleaded guilty

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Dissident Republicans refuse to lift threats against community workers in Derry

Dissident Republicans have refused to withdraw threats against Council workers in Derry in the wake of a public rally yesterday.   In a statement released to the media from the ‘IRA’ they reiterated their intention to harm any workers whom they claim are ‘assisting Crown Forces’.   The statement states that anyone deemed to be

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Two Donegal clubs attend disciplinary hearing following racial abuse allegation

Representatives from Letterkenny Rovers and Cockhill Celtic were in Dublin on Wednesday to attend a hearing into an alleged incident of racial abuse during their recent FAI Intermediate Cup tie. The hearing follows an allegation that a Cockhill player used words of a racial nature towards an opponent when the two clubs met in the

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HSE confirms details of 180 children were on stolen laptop

The HSE has confirmed that there were approximately 180 children’s details on the Speech abnd Language Therapy Service laptop stolen from the boot of a car last week. The register has the details of the children listed by service location, care group, their name, address and contact phone number. Responding to queries from Highland Radio

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Cllr Murray says claims that council housing tenants personal info will be given to Irish Water are simply unture

      A Donegal County Cllr has claimed that council housing tenants details will be handed over to Irish Water by the Council. Irish Water has requested names and addresses of tenants, but to date Donegal County Council has not passed that information on. But it’s being claimed that the council will be compelled

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Michael Murphy and International Rules teams set off for Australia

The Irish International Rules team departed Ireland for Australia this morning ahead of the International Rules Test against the Australians in Perth on Saturday week. Paul Earley’s Ireland squad,  are bound for Melbourne where they will base themselves ahead of the one-off Test at Patterson’s Stadium on November 22. The Irish party left without Chrissy

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Parents warned of data protection breach after HSE laptop is stolen

  It’s emerged that a laptop containing children’s details has been stolen from the boot of a car of a staff member attached to the HSE’s Speech and Language Therapy Service in Donegal. Gardai are investigating the theft, which took place outside the county. This week, a number of parents and guardians whose children attend

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Gardai Inspectorate report vindicates SF position – Mac Lochlainn

The head of the Garda Inspectorate says it’s time for the culture of “who you know” inside the Gardai to change, but it won’t happen overnight. Robert Olson was speaking after the publication of a report into the force yesterday, which found massive failings in how crimes are recorded and classified. It ran to over

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Donegal County Council, County House, Lifford

Donegal County Council to debate water charges at special meeting

Can’t Pay Won’t Pay are to lobby a special meeting of Donegal County Council this Friday afternoon. The meeting is being held after Cllr Frank McBrearty put down a motion calling on Donegal County Council to abolish water charges. The special council sitting takes place at 2pm on Friday. Cant Pay Wont Pay spokesperson, Francis

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Councillors reject bid to introduce free parking in Letterkenny for Christmas

A Donegal County Councillor has expressed his disappointment after his calls for free parking in Letterkenny in the run up to Christmas were turned down. Cllr John O Donnell had put forward a motion at yesterdays Municipal District meeting calling for two weeks free parking before Christmas. The motion wasn’t seconded as Cllrs argued that

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Derry Mayor condemns threats against Community Safety Wardens

The Mayor of Derry has called for threats against against a number of council employees to be lifted immediately. A threat by dissident republicans has been issued against Derry City Council’s Community Safety Wardens. Council has said that it is taking the threats ‘very seriously’ and has taken the ‘necessary steps to ensure the safety

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