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Education Minister says new school campus for Buncrana is moving closer

The Education Minister has said that a new school campus for Buncrana is inching closer. The new school campus will house two secondary schools and one primary school on a single site. It’s understood that the site that has been identified by the Donegal Education and Training Board is located on an approximately ten acre

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Sinn Fein considering running three candidates in Donegal in next General Election

Sinn Fein are considering running three candidates in the next General Election in Co Donegal. In the last general election Sinn Fein topped the polls in the two former Donegal South-West and North-East constituencies. In the next general election Donegal will become one five-seater constituency. Since the last general election the party increased their vote

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Environment Minister orders council to abandon new windfarm regulations

Environment Minister Alan Kelly has issued a directive overturning a decision by Donegal County Council to impose new conditions on wind-farm developments. At the end of June, members voted to vary the County Development Plan in favour of restricting windfarms. They voted 18-11, to create a set back distance ten times the tip height of

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O’Neill won’t reveal Coleman’s replacement until before kick off

Martin O’Neill is keeping his cards close to his chest again this week as he prepares for Saturday’s Euro2016 qualifier against Gibraltar. Despite having home advantage against the minnows in Group D, O’Neill insists that he won’t reveal his starting side until just before kick-off. He also refused to be drawn on who can expect

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Councillor hits out at allegations of blocked driveways during meter installation

  A Donegal Councillor has described the actions of Irish Water engineers in the Finn Valley area as ‘unacceptable’ and ‘utterly wrong’. Contractors are currently installing meters in housing estates in Ballybofey and Stranorlar. A number of residents in the Glenpatrick Estate in Ballybofey have claimed that their driveways have been blocked by barriers throughout

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SF criticised for confirming they will be paying water charges

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

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Fianna Fail Senator claims Enda Kenny and John McNulty met in June to discuss Seanad by-election

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

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Weather warning as spot flooding and stormy conditions to hit Northwest

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,

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Sinn Fein claim they would abolish water charges and property tax

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

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Oireachtas Petitions Committee is making a major contribution – Mac Lochlainn

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

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Public meeting planned for Gweedore as concerns grow over local water quality

  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

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Sources close to John McNulty deny that meeting took place with senior Fine Gael official

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

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Hospital Rebuild Steering Group briefs public representatives on flooding report

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

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