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The Irish Wheelchair Association’s It’s No Joke campaign is appealing to local authorities to appoint a dedicated Access and Inclusion Officer. This is with the aim of helping improve access to local and public services for people with disabilities. Only six local authorities have officers in place. The IWA has contacted councillors to pass a […]

A new app has been founded which allows users to report the price of fuel around the country. FuelRadar, created by Joblar, seeks to show people the cheapest place to fill up as the price of fuel continues to rise. In the app’s first week, it was ranked within the top 15 most popular platforms

A local councillor says he and fellow representatives were unaware of the reasons why the footbridge beside Dromore National School had been closed. Cllr Patrick McGowan said the bridge has been partially shut for several weeks, with the half of the road being turned into a pedestrian zone, while traffic lights at the site have

The Taoiseach says there may have to be an extension of fuel cost supports for hauliers and other sectors. This comes following an address from the US President Claiming the conflict in Iran could end in two to three weeks. However, Donald Trump’s address to the American public did not provide insight into how the

More details are emerging about how the new Changing Places facility which is set to open in Letterkenny later this month will operate. People who wish to use the facility will need a special reader key to access it. Donegal County Council’s Access Officer is working on making the keys available through various groups across

A West Donegal based coach company has announced a major expansion of its Dublin service. From this coming Tuesday, Gortahork based McGinley Coach Travel company will introduce four new daily departures on its Letterkenny to Dublin City and Airport route, and one new daily departure on its Inishowen/Derry to Dublin route. They say in total,

Disability rates North and South are similar, but the severity of disability is much higher in Northern Ireland. A new ESRI study found 23% of 20 to 69 year olds in the north have a disability, compared with 22% in the south. But Northern Ireland recorded a higher share of people experiencing more severe disabilities,

Irish farmers are warning recent government action on fuel costs is not enough. Agri-diesel prices have surged over 50 percent in recent weeks and the IFA says recent excise cuts of just five cents, barely make a dent. The Irish Farmers Association and Farm and Forestry Contractors met last night with Tánaiste Simon Harris and

Provisions must be made for community groups that would have received funding under the Minor Tourism Infrastructure Fund, which was cut in this year’s council budget. The fund was reduced as commercial rates were not increased, due to rising pressure on small businesses. Cllr Liam Blaney is calling for money from the Public Lighting and

Plans need to be put in place for non-domestic buildings affected by defective concrete blocks. Cllr Albert Doherty says a cross-departmental approach is needed to support schools, creches, public service centres, community buildings, and farm outhouses. He expressed disappointment that the social housing scheme he had hoped would already be rolled out has not yet

Derry City and Strabane District Council have submitted a bid for Strabane to become UK Town of Culture in 2028. If successful funding will be granted to the town, similar to Derry when it became City of Culture in 2013. The shortlist of towns is due to be announced later this year. Project Manager, Deirdre

The owner of the Seafood Shack in Killybegs says scaremongering about fuel supplies and a lack of proper supports from the government is threatening businesses which depend on tourism. Gary Anderson was speaking to Highland Radio News ahead of the reopening of the business tomorrow. He says there is fear being stoked among people which

Last month was the second busiest March on record for hospital overcrowding, according to the INMO. Its figures show more than 11 thousand patients were treated without a bed last month, just under 15% of them in the North West. Over the course of March, there were 924 admitted patients without beds in Sligo, and

The school transport scheme is now open for applications for the 2026/27 school year, with concern being raised at the price increases being imposed. Cllr Joy Beard says it’s unacceptable that in some cases, prices are going up 100% at a time when many families who depend on the school transport scheme are facing unprecedented

The Donegal to Dublin air service is return to its previous frequency. Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien has approved the full reinstatement of the afternoon flight rotation, and the overnighting of the aircraft at Donegal Airport, effective from May 1st. Under the restored schedule, the aircraft will once again be based overnight at Carrickfinn, facilitating an

The EU’s energy minister is urging people to work from home. The European Commission is poised to announce a package of measures to address fuel prices and shortages caused by the war in Iran. In the meantime the European Commission says people should drive and fly less frequently to ensure supplies remain intact. In recent

    Couples are being forced to pretend to be separated to stay on the social housing list. Cllr Jimmy Brogan says more flexibility is needed in the criteria for council housing, warning that people on minimum wage are being removed and effectively punished. Council officials say the Department is reviewing the Social Housing Income

The Assembly at Stormont was recalled this week to discuss a U-turn from Education Minister, Paul Givan, and Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, on the status of summer schemes for children with Special Educational Needs. An announcement last week confirmed that the schemes would not be taking place this year; however, this was quickly changed following

Cllr Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig has put forward a motion calling on Donegal County Council to promote the Irish language in its daily operations. The proposal aims to normalise Irish as a living working language within the organisation. It includes a plan to hold at least three full Council meetings each year through Irish,

Gardaí are investigating the theft of a wallet from a lorry in the early hours of Saturday morning on Letterkenny’s Neil T Blaney Road. At approximately 3.40am, a delivery driver was unloading the lorry at a business when he noticed the driver’s door had been opened and his wallet stolen from the cab while he

  The State will pay the cost of ‘blister packs’ for vulnerable patients from the 1st of June. Other patients will face fees set by individual pharmacists for the service, but the practise is being encouraged as a ‘last resort’. It follows months of talks with the Irish Pharmacy Union, after changes initially planned for

  Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris TD has welcomed the agreement secured at European level on additional mackerel landings, worth an estimated €32 million to Ireland’s coastal and fishing communities. It follows discussions at an Agrifish meeting in Brussels, attended by Ministers Timmy Dooley and Martin Heydon. Donegal Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher

  The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency session on the killing of three peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon. It comes as Israel expands it’s invasion of the region, with evacuation orders for six new villages. Minister for Defence Helen McEntee says Irish peacekeepers in the region are safe and accounted for but the

Cllr Fionán Bradley has called on the HSE, HIQA, and the Department of Health to address the suffering caused by the partial closure of Buncrana Community Hospital. A motion has passed asking that work begins immediately on community hospitals in the county under the Capital Plan and to see a letter sent to the Area