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Sliabh Liag murderers appeal convictions

Two former lovers who beat another man to death before throwing his body over the highest cliffs in Ireland at Sliabh Liag in Donegal have argued that their murder convictions...

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31 Jul

Legal first sees miscarriage of justice certificate for IRA membership conviction quashed

In a legal first, the Court of Appeal has overturned a decision to grant a miscarriage of justice certificate to a man who spent 14 months in prison before his IRA membership conviction was quashed. In...

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28 Jul

Court upholds former Defence Force member’s conviction for raping fellow soldier

(File Picture: Kielan Mooney. Photo: Collins) The Court of Appeal has upheld a former Defence Force member’s conviction for the repeated rape of a fellow soldier, rejecting his argument that the jury...

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27 Jul

Lawyers 'concerned' over wait for evidence 20 years on from Denis Donaldson murder

Lawyers for a man accused of the murder of former Sinn Fein official Denis Donaldson have expressed concern' that more than 20 years after the fatal shooting, the Director of Public Prosecutions is not in a...

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23 Jul

Sliabh Liag murderers appeal convictions

Two former lovers who beat another man to death before throwing his body over the highest cliffs in Ireland at Sliabh Liag in Donegal have argued that their murder convictions should be overturned. Alan Vial...

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23 Jul

Ex-garda seeks allowance for services to Irish-language communities

(Pictured: Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly. Photo: Collins) by Paul Neilan A retired Irish-speaking garda sergeant from Donegal has been given permission by the High Court to challenge the Garda...

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Planning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A BUNGALOW AND DETACHED GARAGE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL A

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Planning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS TO A DWELLING AND G

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Buncrana

Planning application received: (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 05/70202 R

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Ballyshannon

Planning application received: (1) CONVERSION OF ATTIC SPACE TO LIVING ACCOMMODATION AND ADDITION OF NEW SLOPED AND DORM

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Planning application received: (1) RETENTION OF EXISTING STONED / GRAVEL FINISHED PARKING / WORKING AREA AND VEHICULAR E

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Carndonagh

Planning conditional: ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES

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Planning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL

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Planning application received: DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE

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Planning application received: ERECTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

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Planning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND

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Greencastle

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Mountcharles

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Raphoe

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Planning application received: for permission to erect a dwelling house with sewage treatment system, domestic garage, t

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Manorcunningham

Planning application received: applying to Donegal Co.Council for planning permission for change of use of part of shop

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Malin

Planning application received: (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE DUE TO DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK GRANTED UND

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Dungloe

Planning application received: ERECTION OF DWELLING HOUSE, INSTALLATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED P

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Kilmacrennan

Planning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A STOREY AND A HALF DOMESTIC GARAGE INCORPORATING A GAMES ROOM / HOME OFF

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Gweedore

Native Irish speaker who bludgeoned grandfather to death committed to CMH

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Stranorlar

Planning application received: (1) DEMOLITION OF 2 STOREY DERELICT DWELLING, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF 2 STOREY DWELLING ACCES

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Pettigo

Planning conditional: (1) RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING AND (2) INSTALLATION OF PACKAGE TREATME

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Dunfanaghy

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Fahan

Planning application received: (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AND GROUND FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION, (2) RELOCATI

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Clonmany

Planning application received: (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT HOUSE AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF SLATTED CATTLE SHED WIT

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Gleneely

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Creeslough

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Falcarragh

Planning application received: ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING

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Moville

Planning conditional: CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH AN ON-SITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOC

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An Bun Beag

Planning application received: FOIRGNEAMH GLÉASRA ATHCHÚRSÁLA UISCE AGUS NA OIBREACHA LÁITHREÁIN ATÁ COMHCHEANGAILTE LEI

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Castlefinn

10 years for "extreme" sexual abuse of cousin

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Laghy

Planning application received: DEMOLITION OF EXISTING FOOTPRINT OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING H

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Drumkeen

Planning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM

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Newtowncunningham

Planning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION INCLUDING DORMERS TO THE REAR, WITH INTERNAL ATLE

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Muff

Judge "runs out of patience" with father and son over obstruction of windfarm

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Ballyliffin

Planning application received: EXTENSIONS BUILT ONTO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

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Rann Na Feirste

Planning application received: (1) PÁIRC ASTROTURF A THÓGÁIL, MAR AON LEIS AN BHFÁLÚ CUÍ AGUS EANGACH (BALL-LINE STOP),

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Annagry

Planning unconditional: (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC DWELLING AND GARAGE WITH

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Culdaff

Planning application received: EXTENSION TO THE FRONT AND SIDE OF EXISTING SHED

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St. Johnston

Planning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A 2-STOREY DETACHED DWELLING, INSTALLATION OF A SEPARATE ON-SITE WASTEWAT

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Bun Na Leaca

Planning application received: (1) GARÁISTE NUA 73M² A THÓGÁIL AGUS (2) BAIN NA COIMEÁDÁIN STÓRÁLA SEALADACHA ATÁ ANN CH

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