News Archives for July, 2010
29 July, 2010
Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has welcomed the setting of a date for a hearing of his case against the Government over its failure to hold the Donegal South West by-election. The case has scheduled for listing on 18th October with a view to having the case heard that week subject to the court's availability.
However Senator Doherty said the Government's decision to fight the case has delayed the by-election even further and if they had any sense of decency they would have used the opportunity today to set a date for an election rather than a court case Read full article
27 July, 2010
Speaking ahead of a meeting with trade unions, politicians, and health action groups at SIPTU offices on Friday, Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has said that the people of Donegal need to show a united front and hold a mass rally aimed at resisting the cuts to Letterkenny Hospital. Read full article
27 July, 2010
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23 July, 2010
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23 July, 2010
Cllr Marie Therese Gallagher has welcomed the announcement of the public consultation process that is take place next week for the proposed upgrading of the N56 from Dungloe to Glenties Read full article
20 July, 2010
Quinn to be co-opted onto Union National Executive Read full article
20 July, 2010
Quinn says :"Time to tackle the misery of un-finished estates." Read full article
18 July, 2010
"A wonderful heartfelt tribute" Mayor Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Read full article
16 July, 2010
Mayor of Buncrana and Deputy Mayor of Donegal Cllr Padraig MacLochlainn has paid tribute to the people of Derry and the organisers of their successful bid to named 'City of Culture 2013'. Read full article
16 July, 2010
Sinn Féin Mayor of Donegal, Cllr Cora Harvey has paid tribute to all those involved in Derry's successful City of Culture bid and has said that Donegal will also benefit from their achievement. Read full article
16 July, 2010
Local Sinn Féin councillor, Gerry McMonagle has welcomed an announcement that 200 new jobs are to be created in Letterkenny by the American health insurer UnitedHealth Group. Cllr McMonagle described the jobs boost as particularly welcome in challenging times. Read full article
16 July, 2010
Sinn Féin Cllr Gerry MacMonagle has congratulated Derry on its successful 'City of Culture' bid.
The Letterkenny urban councillor said;
"Like thousands of others across Ireland I watched the announcement of Derry's success with absolute delight. Read full article
12 July, 2010
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12 July, 2010
Donegal Mayor Cllr Cora Harvey has expressed her condolences with all the families of the bereaved and injured in Sunday nights crash on the Clonmany to Buncrana road Read full article
10 July, 2010
"This was a dangerous proposal that, rather than fixing the economy, had the potential to contract it to the point of depression"- Cllr Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Read full article
8 July, 2010
Donegal Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has described the joint initiative by Donegal County Council and the IDA as the abandonment of Donegal South West regarding foreign direct investment. Read full article
7 July, 2010
Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has described the Social Welfare Bill which is currently going through the Seanad as "mean-spirited, nasty and counter-productive" and has called for it to be scrapped. Read full article
6 July, 2010
Mayor, Cllr Cora Harvy has been highly critical of Government plans to 'suspend' infastructure plans in Donegal, and she plans to lead a Donegal delegation to Dublin to immediatly address this issue. Read full article
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