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5 years

Photographer Michael McDaid caught this image of #StormGareth at Malin Head earlier

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A Donegal student attending Maynooth has been told by her landlord that half her double bed is going to be rented out for 25 euro a night. She's been told she has to share her double bed in the room she is renting with a stranger. @SimonHarrisTD @DarraghOBrienTD @highlandradio

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It's impossible to put into words the devastation in #Creeslough . It's uncertain what the death toll will be and how many are injured.The community is numb with grief. Families gathered waiting for news of loved ones, others inconsolable as they got the news they feared.Terrible

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4 years

If you're inclined to pray, you might include 41 year-old Donegal mother Lisa Dillon. Lisa is fighting for her life on a ventilator in Letterkenny University Hospital this evening. #COVID19 #PrayforLisa

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10 months

More people on my timeline seem more concerned with the background of the perpetrator of today's attack in Dublin rather than the condition/wellbeing of the victims, including 3 children. We are losing our soul.

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5 years

I'm the absence of help from the state, the people of West #donegal are hiring a private helicopter to fight a gorse fire. For those who think we are moaners, imagine if this was Dublin and your house were under threat

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4 years

65 year old granddad Donal Bradley is welcomed home to Buncrana, #Donegal after spending almost 2 weeks in ICU and a week on a ventilator with #COVID19

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2 years

Ten people have now died as a result of the explosion in Creeslough yesterday afternoon. The deceased are four men, three women, a teenage girl, a teenage boy and a young girl.

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2 years

I've had contact from seven Donegal people who offered homes/holiday homes (very recently) to house Ukrainian refugees and all were told thanks but no thanks. All the focus seems to be on a few landlords developing grouped accommodation. It's a business

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3 years

Ryan Stewart has created a map of homes in #Donegal affected my #mica . Home owners were invited to tag their property. It's thought this might only represent 10% of the houses crumbling with defective blocks. #micaredress

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5 years

This is Colin Bell who established the Kevin Bell repatriation trust after he lost his son Kevin. He is a hero. Since established, they have helped 23 Donegal families and 750 families nation wide.

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2 years

Imagine having a 700 hundred million underspend in housing and at the same time refusing to release 15k for accommodation to Donegal families so they can avoid freezing to death in condemned, defective concrete riddled, homes. It's incredibly, incredibly cruel.

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1 year

This sign has appeared approaching a #Donegal road in notoriously bad condition!

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8 months

How we deal with trampolines in #Donegal #stormIsha

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2 years

There's a "pandemic" of sexual abuse of u-18s by other children in #Donegal .Five 15 year-old girls were referred to the Donegal Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre in the past week.99% of the abuse is by boys. It's a countrywide problem and needs to be treated as the crisis it is

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2 years

I can tell you for a fact that there are families trying to contact loved ones connected to the cars visible in pictures of the explosion in Creeslough.

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3 years

So far, Forty buses from #Donegal are booked for a protest in Dublin on June 15. Thousands are expected to take to the streets demanding 100% #micaredress for their crumbing homes. Many more from other effected counties are expected to join the peaceful protest.

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2 years

A word for the emergency services still at the scene in #Creeslough tonight. These men and women are dealing with a very difficult, dangerous situation. There's also a lot of people,many locals,helping that aren't as accustomed to such a situation.

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3 years

Unpopular opinion. Politicians should be allowed to take breaks, have a private life and attend legal events without being pictured and judged.

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2 years

Imagine covering the passing of a bill through the Dail on a radio show and feeling the need to give out contact details for the Samaritans and Pieta House at the end. That's the level of distress in Donegal following the Dail's decision on Defective Blocks Redress last night.

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2 years

"67 new routes, right across the country, in one year"

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3 years

Fuel going up this evening by between 15 and 20 cent in at least some places. Excise cut already wiped out before it's even introduced

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4 years

We live in a remarkable little country

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2 years

Fr Sheehy has also condemned masturbating, unmarried living together, sex outside marriage, divorce... All the "hits". Those who stood applauding must have been squeaky clean or.... dare I say, Hypocrites

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2 years

Fireball spotted crossing #Donegal this evening. Described as green and lighting up the sky. Some described hearing a load bang a short time later.

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3 years

#RedressBeforeRecess #MicaProtest

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3 years

Before and after of a #Donegal home. Blocks from Cassidy Bros in 2001. Moved in, in 2002. By 2008 severe cracking inside and out. 13 years of stress and many sleepless nights for this family #micaredress

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4 years

Genuine upset in #Donegal with the amount of traffic from Northern Ireland. Caravan Parks and some play parks still open and packed, mostly with cross border traffic. We are being hung out to dry #SocialDistancing #covud19

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3 years

A typical example of the homes thousands are, or will be, living in because of defective blocks. #Donegal #micaredress . Through no fault of their own.

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7 months

I didn't approach this from one angle or another but thought it important to ask the Taoiseach why he appeared to walk out of a press conference this week, mid question. Another journalist suggested they were overlooked for a question.

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3 years

The redress scheme doesn't work. Many can't afford the upfront costs. It was announced as a 90/10 scheme but it's more like 60/40 and families feel abandoned. Over 10k protested last week but it didn't seem to get the national traction that deserved. 🤔 #Donegal #micaredress

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2 years

It's been estimated that a rail link from Derry City to Letterkenny would cost 320 million. Can you tag it on to the #Metrolink bill @EamonRyan and give us a little something in the Northwest? Just transition etc

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8 months

#Donegal 's ONLY child and adolescent counselling service has been forced to close because a lack of funding. Over 15k counselling sessions were provided in the last 6 years alone. A request for 60k of funding was refused by the HSE & Tusla.Don't tell me this country is rich.

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2 years

Milford's Amber Barrett marks the Creeslough Tragedy after she scored the goal to send Ireland to the world cup . Remarkable stuff.

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3 months

A new party was created in Donegal that didn't exist last October. They now have 4 seats on Donegal County Council and have a bigger representation than Fine Gael in the County. They're 100% Redress. One dude got elected down the country and is trending.... X isn't reflective

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3 years

Ray Darcy, on 400k plus, describes hard, physical work as menial. Bizarre

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2 years

Papers take pictures and personal accounts from the social media of families of victims of the Creeslough without permission and, despite objections...that seems ok, no protection. Leo is captured on video in a nite club and we have a government crackdown on privacy laws.

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3 months

It's worth noting.. two of the likely new Midlands-North-West MEPs (Nina Carberry and Barry Cowen) chose not to engage in debates in Donegal because they weren't canvassing in the area. As far as I'm concerned, that reflects how important they see the area for the next 5 years

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3 years

For months I and others have been highlighting the need for easier access to vaccines and testing in Donegal. And a need for a targeted approach.. and we got nothing til things got bad in Letterkenny. And now, according to Nphet, it's all our fault.

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3 years

Andrew McGinley has spoken of his upset after RTÉ pulled his planned Late Late Show appearance after members of his wife’s family objected to the interview because it would be too painful for them. He says they could have watched it before broadcast and okayed it.

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2 years

The remarks from SF Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn on @highlandradio yesterday which have caused a bit of controversy. People can make their own minds up.

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3 years

Recently purchased house. Mica discovered, family stuck with 25 year mortgage. #Donegal #micaredress . Through no fault of their own.

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3 years

Big crowds take to the streets of Buncrana in #Donegal to keep the 100% #micaredress issue to the fore. I'm told the last Dublin protest was the river, the next will be the sea

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4 years

#Dublin native Eileen Ní Fhloinn, now living in #Donegal , will be nominated to the #seanad later today. A member of the travelling community based in #Ardara , Eileen contested the last Seanad elections hoping to be the first traveller elected to the Oireachtas.

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3 years

67 new Covid cases in Donegal today. I know many of them to be connected to both national and secondary school going ages. It'll be interesting to see if they are officially connected to schools or if it will be said to be community cases being identified in schools.

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4 years

I just don't know who to root for here 🤣 #Donegal

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3 years

#micaredress needs to be taken on as the national scandal it is and not just the odd feature on a hard pressed family. Many thousands of family homes are affected as well as holiday homes, investment property commercial property, public housing and public buildings.

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2 years

These are very very special people that will never be forgotten. I spoke to one local man who was called up to help with the removal of rubble by hand. His voice was cracking at the idea of it, he wasn't prepared, but he went ahead none the less. He knows people still missing.

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3 years

The devastating impact of #StormFranklin on a Donegal #Mica home. It's only pure luck that a house didn't collapse on a family, but it'll happen. Families full of anxiety and fear. If @DarraghOBrienTD or others want to stay a night during a storm it can be arranged,free of charge

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4 years

#Donegal nurse flies from Australia to answer Ireland Call with @SimonHarrisTD declaring "your country needs you". No shifts in 11 weeks and not eligible for #COVID19 payment

Donegal Nurse waiting 11 weeks on 'Be on Call for Ireland' initiative - Highland Radio - Latest...

A Donegal nurse, who flew home from Australia to answers the Government’s ‘Be on Call for Ireland’ initiative, has revealed she hasn’t received a single call in 11 weeks. Aine Gleeson says she...

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2 years

The funeral takes place today of Beautiful Shauna Flanagan-Garwe and her loving dad Robert Garwe, 8 days after the awful explosion that robbed us of so much. There's no words, but I know we'll all be thinking on them and sending strength and love.

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6 years

At a minutes notice, a major protest is being organised to object to #TrumpinIreland . He's divisive, but seriously... Where are the big marches on homelessness, vulture fund and health etc that "everyone" is upset about? It's a strange country at times!

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2 years

The people of Creeslough need to be left alone. This documentary is causing incredible pain, for what? Viewers? Please leave them alone to grieve.

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10 months

The woman I posted about yesterday, and who had been missing in Germany, has been found safe.

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2 years

@Bjvck3791 @SimonHarrisTD @DarraghOBrienTD @highlandradio What proof? I'm a journalist working with the family to try and help. You want that private contact to convince you? The students concerns are my priority

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3 years

The closure of bank branches (announced in March) is not insignificant, but 30k shutting Dublin to try and help keep a roof over their heads should have been the lead story all day.I'm not being parochial but I understand how people might feel it was somewhat buried #MicaProtest

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4 years

From today you can get your hair cut or have a pint in the pub but you have to wait until September to see if you have breast or bowel cancer. It's an important day, but all seems a little backwards.

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3 years

The reality ahead for more home owners in #Donegal . Their life's work tossed to the ground. And the warm weather respite for those still living in their crumbling homes is soon over. This is a housing and mental health crisis for homeowners and their children #micaredress

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3 years

Never been more proud to be from #Donegal . It was an amazing day in Dublin for the #MicaProtest . The government can be in no doubt that it has to be 💯 #micaredress

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5 years

Actually hitting 70% turnout in parts of Donegal #GE2020

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1 year

26 billion euro surplus over the next two years and much of it will be put away for a rainy day. Well it's absolutely pissing it down for much of the population. Who is it being saved for.

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6 years

#Donegal is going to get a lot of stick. But few counties have moved as far as we have in shifting opinion. I hope that doesn't get lost in the narrative! #ref8th

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3 years

Another #Donegal family home lost to the #Micascandal and still no answers or certainty for the thousands of other home owners facing in to another winter. This is happening through no fault of their own. It's a housing and mental health crisis #micaresress 💯

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4 years

A popular #Donegal hotel is renting it's rooms out for 2 Euro to allow residents to eat, drink and socialise indoors within level 3 guidelines.

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3 years

People can't let their children out to play or park next to the house for fear of plaster breaking away. Not to mention sleeping in a house that may collapse at any point #Donegal #micaredress . Through no fault of their own.

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4 years

I'm not calling anyone out, but there's clearly intercounty travel and travel beyond 5km in #Donegal . We are either in lockdown or not. What's the point in closing businesses etc if much else is going on as normal?

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2 years

Mr Asadulla Aslam, a consultant urologist at Letterkenny University Hospital has resigned from public practice due to the "impossible working conditions" he was under. Terrible that we are losing such talent that might be very very hard to replace.

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1 year

Due to persistent rain, roads look like rivers in Raphoe #Donegal

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3 years

#100percentredress #MicaProtest #micaredress

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5 years

If Leo Varadkar said of most other lines of work, what he said of priests today, there would be uproar. Very unfair comments against a generally good and hard-working group of people

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3 years

Remarkable to see #micaredress the 2nd most trending hashtag in Ireland in 2021. Even more remarkable is, I don't think it trended No1 till around May 25th, though I'm open to correction. A huge congratulations to all involved which will be hollow until there's 100% #micaredress

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4 years

Despite warnings from @CMOIreland Tony Holohan, people are traveling in big Nos in the dead of night to their holiday homes in #Donegal . @highlandradio inundated with calls from listeners this morning genuinely concerned at the situation and the lack of policing of it. #COVID19

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8 years

Pardon me.... Coming through... #Eurovision

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4 years

A number of nurses at #Letterkenny University Hospital say they are not being given proper protective gear when dealing with positive #COVID19 cases. They say they can't assist patients properly and have to choose who to care for. They say the hospital already can't cope.

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2 years

Even if you're not interested in the Defective blocks issue... You should be interested in government plans to spend billions of your money replacing houses on foundations that may well fail too. Do you not think it would be prudent for this to be investigated further?

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3 years

1/ Just going through WhatsApp messages from when my partner was in hospital with a suspected miscarriage as I sat in the car outside. We are chatting about why us and what we will do and the procedures she'll have to go through. Then out of no where a heart beat was discovered.

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#MicaProtest #100redress #micaredress

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1 year

Why wasn't Simon Harris asked to justify the increase in fuel excise on Morning Ireland? Especially as it was the next item 🤔

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3 years

Would tax payers really have an issue helping people get the homes back they have lost or are losing through no fault of their own? I think we all pull together in this country when the chips are down. I'm sure we can pursue banks and others down the line. #micaredress #MicaBig3

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1 year

Some businesses were forced to close this evening with flooding worsening. This is Castlefin. #Donegal

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1 year

The centre of Raphoe

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3 years

We've come along way from Micheal Martin saying "we must all take individual responsibility" and "we are all in this together" to a dedicated phone line in Donegal for the public to report Covid breaches. I presume we will see the same established in Kildare and Cork etc..?

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3 years

Very unpleasant conditions in Donegal this morning. Recorded a little earlier, hands free #StormBarra

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2 years

Just listening to Liam Neeson's advert about the terrible plight of children.There are Donegal children,many in counseling, freezing in condemned, black mould riddled homes. @DarraghOBrienTD please release the emergency funding, you've been given practical options I'm sure.Please

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5 years

Portrush RNLI crew member Dave Robinson shot this video yesterday on the way out to the rescue. Imagine what it is like in the dark 🙈

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3 years

I'm not having a go, but one image is what the Taoiseach was pictured pointing at in #Donegal and the other is, or will be, the reality for thousands of others. #micaredress .

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2 years

It's great to see that Ireland is on course for tourism numbers in 2023 close to 2019... But where are tourists going to stay if they come? There are entire towns with barely a room available

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3 years

The 1000s affected by the #mica crisis in #Donegal and Mayo need the rest of Ireland to support them & maybe for the media to imagine this was in Dublin. There's been great coverage at times, but it doesn't match the billions of euro scandal #micaredress

Mica The Bigger Picture 2021

A video that was created by an affected homeowner showcasing other homes who have been affected by Mica - The defective blocks in Donegal.

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1 year

Congratulations to former Highland Radio present, Father Shaun Doherty on his ordination today. A wonderful occasion and a great addition to the Derry Diocese.

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2 years

#MicaPaddysDay trending in Ireland as those affected by the Mica scandal pay tribute to @PaddyDiver4 who has stepped back from the campaign following dogs abuse from a very small group of people

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4 years

Still waiting to here from @MichealMartinTD . Buried my sister and father during the crisis, very much restricted by #COVID19 guidelines. #golfgate is a slap in the face to everyone who has sacrificed so much and still no comment or obvious leadership.

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4 years

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2 years

A positive development tonight. Accommodation grants of 15,000 euro have been confirmed for Donegal homeowners who must move out of unsafe homes damaged by defective concrete products. An additional 5,000 euro is available for storage costs. This effects up to 20 families.

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4 years

RTE and others calling people keeping the country going through construction, tourism, bars and restaurants as "low skilled" should be done away with. #covid19

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3 years

Everyone deserves to be heard, but #liveline is 28 minutes in to highlight the plight of noise pollution on two home owners. Has much time been given to #Mica28 home owners any time recently? I admit,I may have missed it so I'm very open to correction

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2 years

The cabinet will sign off this week on 100% redress to fund repairs to defective Celtic Tiger homes in a scheme they'll cost up to €2.5 billion. I'm glad these people are getting 100% but why not for defective concrete homeowners in #Donegal and elsewhere? It's simply unfair.

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3 years

Across the Northwest of ROI, including #Donegal , there are a total of 8 infectious Covid cases in hospitals and one person receiving care in ICU

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#Donegal GPs have declined a meeting with Health Minister @DonnellyStephen in Dublin or via video next week. They say he needs to come to the county to meet GPs and consultants and see the issues at Letterkenny University Hospital first hand.

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