Politics
The very latest in Politics across Donegal
SINN FEIN TDs AND COUNCILLORS CHALLENGED ON PROPERTY TAX
The Can’t Pay Won’t Pay group has called on Sinn Fein County Councillors and TDs to support a boycott of the Property Tax after the … more
EMERGENCY MEASURES NEEDED TO HELP DONEGAL FARMERS – SENATOR
Fianna Fáil’s Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill has called for emergency measures to help Donegal farmers who are serious difficulty as a … more
DONEGAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS STRUGGLING WITH DEBT BECAUSE OF CUTS – TD
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Education Charlie McConalogue has said that more and more primary schools across Donegal are falling into unmanageable debt as a result … more
MacLOCHLAINN CALLS FOR MEDIATION IN ROW BETWEEN SHATTER AND JUDICIARY
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Justice, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD has today appealed for calm and for mediation in the on-going and escalating dispute between Minister … more
DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL: MANAGER’S REPORT TO MEMBERS IN FULL
ITEM NO. 24 COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT MARCH 2013 1. ROADS AND HOUSING DESIGN (a) Additional Funding for Drainage Works (b) Redistribution of Roads Grants (c) Specific Improvement … more
WIND TURBINE DEVELOPMENTS MUST BE BANNED, COUNCIL MEETING TOLD
WIND turbine developments must be moved off-shore in Ireland to copy the policy recently adopted in Norway, a county councillor told Donegal County Council today. … more
€5,000 FINES FOR SELLING SMOKY COAL IN LETTERKENNY FROM MAY 1ST
MERCHANTS in Letterkenny face fines of up to €5,000 from May 1st if they sell smoky coal, Donegal County Council was told today. Shops selling … more
‘MAGGIE THATCHER WILL BE SMILING DOWN ON DONEGAL’ SAYS COUNCILLOR IN HEATED HOME TAX DEBATE
COUNCILLORS have clashed at County House in Lifford today over the house tax with one councillor saying former British PM Maggie Thatcher would be ‘smiling … more
COUNCIL MUST TRY TO CREATE LOCAL JOBS WITH CONTRACTS – COUNCILLOR
DONEGAL County Council should ignore European legislation and include local job creation in its terms and conditions for contracts, a councillor has urged. The body … more
COUNCIL MEETING ADJOURNED AS MARK OF RESPECT TO BERNARD McGLINCHEY
DONEGAL County Council has adjourned its meeting in Lifford today as a mark of respect to Bernard McGlinchey, the former councillor and senator who was … more
