Inishowen Independent

Inishowen Independent

Lough Foyle detention for Ocean Glory continues ↗

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Business owners in Buncrana have criticised a proposal by Donegal County Council to abolish the half-hour free parking offered in the town. Visitors can park their vehicle for free for up to 30 minutes before having to purchase a parking ticket, but Donegal County Council is looking to abolish this grace period which businesspeople say

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Council plans to end free parking in Buncrana ↗

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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has sought planning permission to build a new community group home in Carndonagh. An old school building on the Ballyloskey Road, close to the James Connolly Memorial Hospital, will be demolished to make way for the new residential home for people with physical and sensory disabilities. The HSE has sought

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Old Carn school to be community home ↗

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Homes and businesses across North Inishowen have been placed under a Boil Water Notice due to concerns over contaminated water supply. Uisce Eireann says “operational issues” led to the Notice, which was issued in consultation with the HSE to protect the health of up to 9,000 consumers served by the ‘Inishowen West’ and ‘Carndonagh Mixed’

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Homes, businesses told to boil water ↗

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Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has welcomed the start of the enhanced mica redress scheme, applications for which opened yesterday, a week after the long-awaited regulations that underpin the scheme were eventually published. Minister McConalogue said the €420,000 cap on remediation costs, which has been widely criticised by campaigners and opposition politicians for excluding many

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Mica cap could top €500,000 in two years ↗

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Defective Blocks Ireland has announced its intention to file a formal complaint with the European Commission against the Irish State over its failure to prevent the crumbling blocks crisis, with almost 1,000 people having signed up since the weekend. The form to sign up is available by following this link to Coleman Legal's latest Defective

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Mica homeowners sign up to EU complaint ↗

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An extensive study by the Environmental Protection Agency has found raised levels of nitrogen in Lough Swilly. The scenic Swilly waterway, which separates Inishowen from the Fanad peninsula, has been listed as one of four water bodies that have seen “significantly increased” nitrogen concentrations from 2012 to 2022. Mulroy Bay in County Donegal is also

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‘Significantly increased’ nitrogen in Lough Swilly ↗

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Councillor Jack Murray has welcomed confirmation that the Office of Public Works will meet Donegal County Council to discuss Grianán of Aileach. The Sinn Féin councillor says he has long pushed for the Office of Public Works (OPW), which controls the national monument, to work with local stakeholders and Donegal County Council to develop a

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Grianán of Aileach: future to be explored ↗

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