Donegal has been found to have the highest level of unauthorised quarrying in Ireland – with 30 projects currently operating…
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SIPO hearing: Councillor admits role as businessman and politician were blurred
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoA barrister representing Donegal Councillor John O’Donnell has acknowledged that “the demarcation lines between his role as a businessman and…
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Cllr John O’Donnell to face investigation hearing before SIPO
by Staff Writer 7 years agoDonegal Councillor John O’Donnell is to appear before the Standards in Public Office Commission next week for a public hearing on…
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Council opens dedicated helpdesk to report illegal dumping sites
by Staff Writer 7 years agoDonegal County Council is opening a dedicated helpdesk for the public to report any sites containing unauthorised waste including household,…
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‘Underfunding of local authorities created perfect conditions for illegal dumping’ – Doherty TD
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoDonegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has said that illegal dumping by rogue private operators in Donegal is a result of the ‘fragmented’ nature…
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Council’s Environment Committee to hold emergency meeting on dumping controversy
by Staff Writer 7 years agoAn emergency meeting has been called for Donegal County Council’s Environment & Emergency Services Strategic Policy Committee following last night’s…
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‘Donegal’s illegal dumpers should feel the full force of the law’ – Dooley TD
by Staff Writer 7 years agoFianna Fáil TD Timmy Dooley has said that answers are urgently needed as to how illegal waste dumping allegedly took place over…
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Watch: Dirty waste tactics uncovered in the hills of Donegal
by Staff Writer 7 years agoUnprecedented levels of illegal dumping were dug up by investigators in a ground-breaking RTE documentary on Monday night. Donegal was…
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Investigation exposes poor waste regulation and illegal dumping in Donegal
by Staff Writer 7 years agoAn RTE investigation has uncovered long-term illegal dumping in Donegal, along with claims that the council is Ireland’s poorest performing…
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Over 40% of District Court Orders in north Donegal and over 50% in Leitrim/Sligo/South Donegal are struck out, a new…
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McBREARTY THREATENS TO QUIT INDEPENDENTS IF CLLR O’DONNELL IS NOT EXPELLED
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoCllr Frank McBrearty has piled further pressure on embattled Cllr John O’Donnell by demanding he be expelled from the Independent…
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RTE – WE STAND OVER INVESTIGATION FEATURING DONEGAL COUNCILLOR
by Stephen Maguire 10 years agoRTE has hit back at claims by Donegal County Councillor John O’Donnell that they entrapped him during an investigation into…