Defective Blocks protestors have postponed a planned occupation of council buildings today after being unable to gain access to offices.…
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Council officials highlight urgency of defective homes crisis to Housing Minister
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoDonegal County Council officials have held a ‘constructive’ meeting with Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien this week. The meeting, which took…
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Major concern over backlog of hundreds of court cases piling up in Donegal
by Staff Writer 3 years agoCourt lists in Co Donegal have reached crisis point and have become so lengthy they are at ‘unmanageable’ levels. The…
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Letterkenny lad to spend Christmas in detention centre
by Staff Writer 3 years agoA Letterkenny teenager will spend Christmas at the Oberstown Children Detention Campus after a District Court Judge revoked his bail…
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Motorists urged to take care in forecast hazardous conditions
by Staff Writer 3 years agoMotorists are being urged to take care over the coming days as temperatures are set to plummet further. Met Éireann…
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‘Fairness and equality’ demand for hospital domestic staff
by Staff Writer 3 years agoA Donegal woman has launched a petition calling for ‘fairness and equality’ for domestic staff at all Irish hospitals. Leanne…
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Man facing parking fines tells Judge “I’ll ask the questions”
by Staff Writer 3 years agoA man charged with not paying four parking fines told a Judge he would be ‘asking the questions and not…
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Update: Two ice warnings as freezing lows to bring ‘hazardous conditions’
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoMet Eireann has issued two nationwide Status Yellow warnings as the cold snap hits on Wednesday night and Thursday. The…
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In Pictures: Courageous Kathleen braves the shave
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoDerrybeg woman Kathleen Griffin is the pride of her community after a charity head shave this afternoon. Mum-of-three Kathleen is…
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1,000 year old Donegal skeletons reveal bone tumour secrets
by Staff Writer 3 years agoResearchers have discovered that two men buried in a medieval graveyard in Donegal more than 1,000 years ago had a…
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Donegal faces highest risk of snow, Met Eireann warns
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoDonegal and border counties are set to be hit with the worst of the winter weather this week, that’s according…
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A west Donegal man has lost his life following a road traffic accident in Australia. Rory Greene, from Ardsbeg, Gortahork,…
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Exclusive – Trawlers unplug after 380% increase in ESB bills
by Staff Writer 3 years agoKillybegs trawler owners have plugged out of an innovative harbour-side electricity source after they were told their bills would almost…
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Severe frost, ice and snow to hit Donegal this week – Met Éireann
by Staff Writer 3 years agoMet Éireann has issued a weather alert for Donegal, saying an ‘Arctic’ cold spell is on the way. It will…
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Councillor defends actions in covering anti-Ukrainian graffiti in Kilmacrennan
by Dáire Bonnar 3 years agoCouncillor Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig has backed his decision to spray point over the anti-Ukrainian graffiti on a sign…
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Donegal’s most senior Garda is to retire next week. Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn will leave An Garda Siochana after decades…
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Man in court after family suffer serious injuries in horror crash
by Staff Writer 3 years agoA young Cloghan man who caused serious injuries to a young couple after crashing into them while under the influence…
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Donegal man, 70s, killed after tractor overturns on road
by Staff Writer 3 years agoGardai have confirmed that a man in his 70s died following an incident involving a tractor in Ballyshannon this morning.…
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Family of late Martin McGill thank community following Creeslough tragedy
by Staff Writer 3 years agoThe family of one of the victims of the Creeslough tragedy has said they could not have got through the…
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First Look: Major new development proposed for Letterkenny
by Staff Writer 3 years agoPlans are in place to transform a vacant site in Letterkenny with a major new development. The former Gleneany House…