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A Donegal County Councillor is hitting out at Deputy Pearse Doherty and other senior Sinn Fein officials for saying they WILL pay water charges. Speaking as they revealed Sinn Feins alternative budget yesterday, Deputies Pearse Doherty, Mary Lou McDonald and Gerry Adams all said they WILL be paying. The Sinn Fein members claimed that they only […]

A Fianna Fáil senator has used parliamentary privilege to claim that Enda Kenny discussed appointing John McNulty to the Seanad as long ago as June. Fianna Fáil’s Mark Daly made the claim in the Seanad this evening. Enda Kenny’s spokesman has previously said the two met only once, in the days running up to Mr

Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has said he will pay the water charge, despite Sinn Fein opposing it. A number of senior Sinn Fein members said today that they will pay their water charges. Speaking in Dublin Deputy Doherty and Mary Lou Donald said they would be paying. And Gerry Adams says the only way to

Stormy conditions could hit parts of the Northwest this evening, with strong winds and heavy rain bringing the risk of spot flooding. Met Eireann are warning that there will be thundery downpours sweeping across the country. Although they are predicting that the south of the country will be the worst affected. Forecaster with Met Eireann,

Sinn Féin says it would abolish the property tax AND water charges in next week’s Budget. It’s published an alternative Budget where it instead wants to levy higher income taxes on people earning over 100,000 euro a year. It’s the first opposition party to publish its alternative Budget, with the government’s own plans being revealed

  A 32-year-old man has been charged with the double arson attack on an Orange hall and a Presbyterian Church in Convoy last week. Damien Murray of 26 Admiran Park, Stranorlar  appeared at Letterkenny Court charged with two counts of criminal damage in Convoy last Friday morning. Garda Stephen Moyles told the court that Murray

A woman who was alone on an island just off the West Donegal coast has been brought to hospital after falling this morning. The woman fell at 8.40 this morning on Lahan Island near Cloughglass, and managed to ring the emergency services. She was brought to the mainland by Arranmore Lifeboat, and then airlifted to

The possibility of tax concessions for drivers with disabilities will be discussed by the Oitreachtas Petitions Committee this afternoon, along with proposals for a supplementary tax payable by those on working visas to Ireland. The Oireachtas Petitions System allows individuals and groups to influence the parliamentary agenda by submitting petitions for discussion. It’s chaired by

A Donegal councillor has blasted a visit to the United States by a number of politicians from the county this week. The Mayor of Donegal, John Campbell and Junior Gaeltacht Minister, Joe McHugh are currently on a a visit to Boston. As part of the visit, the Mayor will attend the Golden Bridges Conference and meet

  A meeting is taking place tonight in Gweedore to discuss the local water supply. It’s claimed that there are real concerns over the quality of drinking water in the area. The situation has become so bad that parents are being advised that the water is no longer safe for their children to drink. Spokesperson for

Sources close to John McNulty have denied claims that he held a meeting with senior party figures last night. It’s being reported today that the Seanad by-election candidate met with senior figures from the party in the Abbey Hotel in Donegal Town. Sources close to John McNulty have said that there was no meeting with

Sinn Féin is intensifying its campaign to have the PSNI station in Castlederg closed. West Tyrone MLA Michaela Boyle has written to the Minister of Justice and the Policing Board expressing her concerns at the amount of public money being spent on the facility. It follows a recent Freedom of Information request, which showed that

The Letterkenny Hospital Rebuild Steering Group says it expects to be in a position to publish the results of the investigation into recent flooding near the end of this month, at which time the full report and all related documentation will be made available to the public. On Friday last, the Steering Group briefed local

The Acting Chief Fire Officer in Donegal says a small fire at the Beach Hotel in Downings last night shows the importance of effective drills and alarm systems. The fire at the hotel was confined to one room, and Sean Campbell has paid tribute to the staff and management at the hotel, saying their swift

Gardai in Letterkenny have confirmed they are questioning two men about last week’s arson attack on the Orange Hall and Presbyterian Church in Convoy. The men were detained last night. The blaze was discovered during the early hours of last Friday morning. The main hall was gutted in the fire and the roof was destroyed.

Police in the North say they are becoming increasingly concerned about a missing man. 35-year-old Shane Sharkey from the Omagh area, was last seen at around 10.30 am on Thursday 4th of September 2014 in Omagh. Shane is described as being 5′ 9″ tall, with light to medium brown curly hair and is of thin

A second Fine Gael member of the cabinet has said he did not vote for John McNulty in the Seanad by-election. Paschal Donohoe says he respected Mr McNulty’s own call, for TDs and Senators not to vote for him. Earlier Enda Kenny said anyone who hadn’t already cast their vote should follow Mr McNulty’s wish

There are renewed calls are being made for the speed limit to be reduced on the Port Road in Letterkenny following a car crash yesterday. Two cars were involved in a collision on the main road into Letterkenny, close to the Clanree Hotel at lunchtime. There was considerable traffic disruption for around half an hour.

Two cars were involved in a collision on the main rain into Letterkenny today, close to the Clanree Hotel. While the damage was minor, emergency services attended the scene. There was traffic disruption for around half an hour. This is the latest of a series of accidents on this busy stretch and will lead to

A new report has given the Tourism College in Killybegs a lifeline. The report by the Working Group established by the Higher Education Authority to investigate the impact of the possible relocation of the college to Letterkenny has recocommended that the Killybegs campus be supported finacially over the next number of years in order to

Three Derry men have been remanded in custody after they appeared in court in Letterkenny this morning charged in connection with a post office raid which took place over the weekend. A sum of money was stolen from the post office in Manorcunningham on Saturday morning, when three men, armed with knifes and sledge hammers,

The Taoiseach has revealed he DIDN’T vote for John McNulty in the Seanad by-election. Enda Kenny revealed his choice on the campaign trail in Leitrim this morning. Mr McNulty withdrew from the Seanad by-election last week amid the controversy over his appointment to a State board. But it was too late for his name to

A 20-year-old man has been charged with rape following an attack in Derry on Friday. A 23-year-old woman remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital following an assault at Glenabbey Drive. The man has also been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and a number of other offences. He

  450 jobs are expected to be created across Ireland as a 70 million dollar transatlantic investment fund is announced. Smart-Invest will provide funding for Irish companies to expand into the U.S, and for U.S companies to establish bases here in Ireland. 30 technology-led companies will be supported, with counties Louth, Donegal, Meath, Roscommon and

Derry Councillor Angela Dobbins is appealing to parents in the Culmore area to be vigilant after reports of a suspicious approach to a young girl by a masked man in the Elmvale area on Saturday afternoon. Cllr Dobbins says happened when it was still daylight, and there have been unconfirmed reports of other possible appropaches

Met Eireann has issued an orange status weather warning – as heavy rain and strong winds are expected to batter the country over Sunday night. Up to 40 millimetres of rain is forecast to fall in all areas on Sunday evening and into Monday morning – which may cause spot flooding in places. While gusts