Donegal TDs Pearse Doherty and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn will keep their spokesperson positions as Mary Lou McDonald TD announces her…
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Stranorlar is set to host Donegal’s biggest Easter Commemoration this Sunday, 9th April. This year is the 100-year anniversary of…
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Donegal TD accuses Education Minister of ‘secrecy’ over school building delays
by Staff Writer 2 years agoDonegal TD Thomas Pringle has questioned Education Minister Norma Foley on why a list of delayed school projects is not…
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The Government has won the confidence vote in the Dáil by a comfortable margin, with 86 TDs backing the coalition…
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TDs will hold a vote on a motion of no-confidence against the government today over the lifting of the eviction…
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Breaking: Cllr Frank McBrearty Jnr suspended from council meetings
by Staff Writer 2 years agoIndependent Councillor Frank McBrearty Jnr has been hit with a three-month suspension from Donegal County Council meetings. The Raphoe representative…
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The significance of the Easter Lily has been given a renewed focus this year following the Drumboe commemorations. Elected representatives…
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Senator Blaney leads call for more information on ‘The Disappeared’
by Staff Writer 2 years agoDonegal Senator Niall Blaney led a Seanad motion this week calling for anyone who has information about the Disappeared, however…
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Mac Lochlainn launches petition to ban supertrawlers in Irish waters
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoSinn Féin spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD, has started a petition calling for super trawlers…
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Action plan against racism is ‘long overdue’ – Donegal Travellers Project
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoThe Donegal Travellers Project (DTP) has welcomed the new National Action Plan Against Racism as a positive step to promoting…
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U.S. Congressman Brendan Boyle hopes to bring Biden to Donegal
by Staff Writer 2 years agoUS Congressman Brendan Boyle says he will be hoping to persuade President Joe Biden to visit Donegal during his Ireland…
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88 eviction notices served in Donegal between July-Sep 2022
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoFrom July to September last year, 88 eviction notices in Donegal were served by landlords on their tenants. The figures…
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Risk of construction worker exodus to Australia if school projects stay on hold, Dáil hears
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoDonegal Deputy Joe McHugh has warned that Donegal’s young construction workers could move to Australia if school building projects stay…
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Councillors of the Letterkenny Municipal District will this week discuss a proposal to rename An Grianán Theatre plaza in memory…
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Donegal County Council ‘flips’ the chamber for International Women’s Day
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoWomen took the lead on Donegal County Council proceedings today as part of a unique initiative to show what local…
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The government has today announced a referendum on gender equality and removing a constitutional reference to a woman’s place being…
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Gender flip to see female majority on Donegal County Council today
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoToday will be a novel day for Donegal County Council as the gender balance is reversed for International Women’s Day.…
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Sinn Féin is planning to bring forward a motion this week calling on the government to reduce electricity prices for…
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Call for TikTok ban for TDs, Senators and Oireachtas staff
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoMidlands-North West MEP Colm Markey has urged the Oireachtas to ban the TikTok app from staff devices. The Fine Gael…
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Doherty calls for intervention as energy companies rake in ‘eye-watering profits’
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoDonegal Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has called on the government to intervene to ensure profiteering energy companies pass on…