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DMRT issues warning to walkers following successful mountain operation 27 Aug 2013 | 05:29 pm
A five member hasty team were deployed to Errigal on Monday afternoon after a hiker got separated from his colleagues in dense fog. The party had ascended the trail from the car park on the Dunlewy r...
Major political changes for Donegal as new constituency proposals are formally submitted 27 Aug 2013 | 03:39 pm
The government has been officially advised to change Ireland’s election laws to allow for bigger constituencies, including an amalgamated Donegal constituency which will see the number of TDs in the c...
NW Shopfitting company claims up to 100 jobs could go if Tesco contracts are lost 27 Aug 2013 | 02:18 pm
A shopfitting company with bases in Muff and Derry says up to 100 jobs are under threat because of the potential loss of a Tesco contract. Martin Mc Cafferty, Managing Director of Rock Shopfitting Se...
Man in coma after sectarian attack is asked if he is “fit for work” 27 Aug 2013 | 12:43 pm
A 36 Derry man who has been in a coma for seven years following a sectarian attack has been asked by the Social Security Agency if he is fit for work. Paul McCauley was attacked by a gang at a barbec...
Doherty calls for introduction of school book rental scheme 27 Aug 2013 | 12:23 pm
Sinn Fein is calling on the Government to set up a school book scheme. It says a state scheme – where pupils would borrow books at the start of the year – would cost the Government an initial 45 mill...
PARC welcomes confirmation that Hit and Runs will be recorded 27 Aug 2013 | 12:20 pm
The Donegal Road Safety Group PARC has welcomed written confirmation from the Garda National Traffic Bureau that forms for recording road traffic collisions will now include a field for recording Hit ...
INOU – ‘Social welfare system needs to change to reflect reality’ 27 Aug 2013 | 11:34 am
That is according to the Irish National Organisation for the Unemployed which has been reacting to research which shows people are passing up work in case they lose vital benefits. The Citizens Info...
Highland’s Rugby Season Preview 26 Aug 2013 | 09:26 pm
The new Rugby campaign gets up and running for the North West clubs over the coming weeks. Oisin Kelly has been looking forward to the new season with Highland’s Rugby Correspondent Alex Mx Donald.
Moville man fails in High Court bid to block waste water treatment plant 26 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
A Donegal man has failed in a High Court bid to block Donegal County Council’s plans to build a waste water treatment plant on the shores of Lough Foyle. The action was brought by local man Enda Crai...
Controlled explosion carried out on viable device in Gleneely 26 Aug 2013 | 07:56 pm
A Defence Forces spokesman has confimed that a controlled explosion has been carried out on an suspect device found outside a house in Inishowen. The controlled explosion was carried out by an army b...
