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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 9 years agoRTE has hit back at claims by Donegal County Councillor John O’Donnell that they entrapped him during an investigation into…