The Electoral Commission has recommended no change to the Donegal Dáil constituency in a new boundary report. Donegal would remain…
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Concrete levy expected to hit those struggling to remediate homes
by Staff Writer 9 months agoThe government is being urged to scrap the ‘ flawed and counterproductive’ concrete levy in the eleventh hour. Questions continue…
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Donegal councillor calls on Minister to extend slurry spreading deadline after wet summer
by Rachel McLaughlin 9 months agoSonegal County Councillor Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly is calling on the Minister for Agriculture to extend this year’s slurry spreading deadline…
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Doherty calls for action as mortgage rates hit decade high
by Staff Writer 9 months agoDonegal TD Pearse Doherty has called for urgent action to end the mortgage misery faced by homeowners as interest rates…
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McConalogue under pressure as farmer approval ratings slip
by Staff Writer 9 months agoSatisfaction ratings for Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue have dropped among farmers, with just one in five believing the minister is…
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Young Irish want to be able to return home from Australia – Doherty
by Rachel McLaughlin 9 months agoDonegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has told young Irish people in Australia that change is on the way. The Sinn Féin…
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Pádraig Mac Lochlainn calls for firm stance in EU fishing negotiations
by Rachel McLaughlin 9 months agoThe Irish fishing industry must be defended during upcoming EU Commission negotiations – that’s what Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD has…
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Pearse Doherty travelling to Australia with ‘message of hope’ for Irish workers
by Rachel McLaughlin 9 months agoSinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty is set to travel to Australia next week to meet young Irish workers and to…
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Donegal politicians urged to give their position on defective blocks scheme
by Rachel McLaughlin 10 months agoThe Mica Action Group has called on all of Donegal’s elected representatives to state whether they back the enhanced Defective…
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Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has called on the Taoiseach to take action against energy companies failing to pass on savings…
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Sligo connection seen as missing link in proposed rail map
by Rachel McLaughlin 10 months ago‘Three wee yellow lines’ would make all the difference to the proposed rail map for Ireland, according to one Donegal…
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Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has called for a government intervention on rising home insurance rates. His comments follow a warning…
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Letterkenny activist Mary T. Sweeney has condemned an alleged sectarian arson attack at the home of an Aontú representative in…
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Local leaders from Donegal join women’s delegation to the European Parliament
by Rachel McLaughlin 10 months agoDonegal was well-represented in a ‘Women in Leadership’ Delegation that gave its input to the European Parliament in Brussels this…
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Donegal issues to the fore as new Cathaoirleach meets Taoiseach
by Rachel McLaughlin 10 months agoMica, men’s health and skills shortages were top of the agenda during a meeting between Donegal’s newly elected Cathaoirleach Cllr…
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Updated Defective Block Scheme is not 100% redress – Sinn Féin
by Staff Writer 10 months agoSinn Féin spokesperson on Housing Eoin Ó Broin TD has said that the updated defective concrete block scheme will leave…
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Donegal’s biggest road project must be accelerated – Mac Lochlainn TD
by Staff Writer 11 months agoDonegal Sinn Féin TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has called on the government to sign off on the business case for…
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Call for easier access to British passports for Donegal-born people
by Staff Writer 11 months agoThe British government has been urged to change policy to make it easier for people born in Donegal to get…
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‘Mica too serious an issue to be playing politics with’, warns Letterkenny councillor
by Staff Writer 11 months agoThe defective concrete blocks situation is “like a cancer”, according to Letterkenny Councillor Ciaran Brogan, who has spoken in defence…
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Joe McHugh votes against government on firefighters motion
by Rachel McLaughlin 11 months agoFine Gael TD for Donegal Joe Mc Hugh has voted against the Government on a Sinn Féin motion to address…