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  The EU’s Chief Brexit negotiator will meet with the Tánaiste later to discuss the state of play in Brexit negotiations. Simon Coveney will again stress the government’s position that there needs to be a backstop to prevent a hard border on the island. Talks have stalled ahead of tomorrow’s crucial EU Council meeting. While …

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Work on the Crolly Water Treatment Plant is set to commence in the coming weeks as part of a €1.2 million project by Irish Water. Upgrade works to the plant will include, new pipework, a new chemical storage building and the upgrade of the monitoring and control systems of the coagulant and flocculation process. This …

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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday October 15th:

Other options are to be explored with a view to establish traffic calming measures in Ballina Estate in Falcarragh. A proposed design had been set up last week as a trial however this was deemed unsuitable as it would take up some car parking facilities in the area. Other suggestions are now to be considered, …

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With Minister Joe McHugh’s new appointment as Education Minister imminent, there’s further pressure on him to resolve the school bus debacle in South Inishowen. It’s after confirmation from Minister Halligan last week that transportation will be provided to students from Kilmacrennan and Termon wishing to travel to Milford for school. However, students in South Inishowen …

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Work is to start this week on a new footpath at Killygordon. The footpath is to stretch from the crossroads village to the Red Hughs football club, linking to pathways at Monellan Woods which will equate to 6km The project has come about through a mixture of CLAR funding and Community assisted scheme funding along …

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  Irish Water is facing criticism after thousands of South Inishowen residents were left without water over the weekend. A major burst in the main supply in Buncrana resulted in many homes and businesses across the peninsula going without water for much of Saturday. Meanwhile a pipe burst has left hundreds of residents on Inch …

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Serious concern has been raised once again over ambulance response times in Inishowen after a number of recent cases relating to significant delays have been highlighted. In late August it’s been claimed that a man with a suspected stroke had to wait over two hours before an ambulance came to his aid. It later emerged …

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Talks between the UK’s Brexit secretary and the EU’s chief negotiator have broken down in Brussels over the Irish border issue. Negotiations have been suspended until Wednesday, when Theresa May will meet other EU leaders including the Taoiseach. Meanwhile, a senior Sinn Fein delegation is heading to London today to meet with the British Prime …

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