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Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin win 10 seats each, but performance of mica-focused party a major talking point
Heavy summer rainfall putting pressure on Irish beaches and increasing temporary closures, EPA warns
Water quality ‘remains high overall’ but problem of poor quality beaches persists in Greater Dublin Area, 2023 report finds
Only 61 defective homes fully remediated under scheme launched in 2021, committee hears
Government yet to appoint senior counsel to investigate defective blocks controversy despite promise last year
Only one in 30 applicants for vacant and derelict property grant received payment by end of last year
More than 6,000 applications received through the Crói Cónaithe scheme by end of 2023
‘Like the heart was ripped out of the village’: one year on from the Creeslough disaster
The small Co Donegal village continues to struggle with the trauma left by the October 2022 blast that killed 10 people
Camper van users plead for Ireland to catch up with Europe in providing upgraded facilities
‘We need to develop a continental model here, urgently,’ one said
Donegal council ordered to pay €10,000 to lifeguard manager after unfair sacking over ‘hearsay’
WRC upholds county lifeguard supervisor’s challenge to her sacking on grounds of alleged ‘underperformance’
Mica: More market surveillance urged for concrete manufacturers
Quarry audit by regulators sparks call for stronger scrutiny of sector
Meta told to overhaul moderation system for high-profile users like Trump
Facebook parent company’s own ‘oversight board’ accused it of leaving dangerous content online to serve business interests
Swiss expert ‘repulsed’ after visiting crumbling Donegal homes
Dr Andreas Leemann believes pyrrhotite, rather than mica, is the root cause of the problem
‘Would you really want that for your family?’ Donegal road safety show aims shock and change hearts
‘They’re experiencing tough love to save them from something much, much worse’
Homeowners urged to preserve bird and other wildlife habitats while retrofitting
Farmer who installed 40 swift nest boxes on his house has attracted 15 pairs of birds
Storm Franklin: Public warned of falling trees as 8,600 remain without power
Gusts of more than 130km/h recorded as third storm in a week batters country
Storm Eunice to be ‘short and sharp’, says Met Éireann, after Storm Dudley abates
Second storm this week to bring flooding, stormy seas, high winds and snow
Mica scheme may lead to rise in northwest homelessness, charity warns
Many social and rental homes said to be among estimated 7,500 defective properties
Man arrested in relation to 1991 murder of Sinn Féin councillor is released
Eddie Fullerton was shot dead at his hom in Buncrana in May 1991
Devil in detail of redress scheme for mica homeowners
Square-foot caps on rebuilding costs will still leave many property owners out of pocket
High Court sets aside judgment against Swiss email service
Judgment had been made in favour of a Donegal engineering company
Woman who lost five family members in Buncrana pier tragedy settles action
Partner, sons, mother and sister of Louise James drowned when SUV slipped on algae
Donegal to the fore in the switch to remote working
County already boasts a growing network of remote and co-working hubs
Sinn Féin leader calls for public inquiry into 1991 murder of Eddie Fullerton
Family pays tribute to Donegal councillor who was killed 30 years ago this month
Risk of ‘Irish variant’ of Covid a ‘real worry’, warns Donegal GP
Dr Coyne says the rising numbers of cases in the county gives virus the potential to mutate
Three whales wash up on Donegal beach
Two adult and one juvenile Cuvier’s beaked whales wash up on Trá Mór in Dunfanaghy
Housing defects group to examine fire safety issues in apartments
Group, set up in response to problems with boom-era homes, meets for first time on Friday
New powers would allow gardaí clamp down on scrambler and quad use
Proposals focus on their anti-social use in parks, green spaces and on waste land
La Maison: Donegal design duo who have rolled with the changes
Adapting in a crisis is nothing new to the founders of Letterkenny interiors company
Another Life: How are Ireland’s elms faring in 2020?
Michael Viney: Despite the threat of disease, Ireland’s living elms can still surprise
Traveller mother loses challenge over suspension from housing list
Elizabeth Crumlish (66), mother of two with grandchildren, refused one-bedroomed houses
Donegal’s Wild Atlantic Way closes after ‘huge influx’ of cross-Border tourists
‘Busy summer’ visitor numbers led to Sliabh Liag facilities closure amid Covid-19 concerns
Election 2020: Donegal constituency profile
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