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The Minister for Agriculture has praised the work of the Shared Island Initiative. Earlier this week, the initiative launched a cross-border pilot project to tackle Bovine TB. One benefit that Minister Martin Heydon cites is the work being done on the ground. The Kildare South TD says the investments being made are helping people on

A proposed new hotel at Kerrs Bay Road in Rathullan has been granted planning permission. It is to be named The Pier Hotel, in honour of the hotel which previously stood on the site until it closed in 2002. The permission is for a four-storey, 37-bedroom boutique hotel, incorporating a restaurant, bar, dining area, reception,

The Minister for Agriculture says he is committed to eradicating Bovine TB form the island of Ireland. A major new cross border pilot project to tackle the disease has been launched in Newtowncunningham today. Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon, and his Northern counterpart Andrew Muir were both in attendance. Minister Heydon says he knows first hand the

Domestic abuse incidents have surged by 74% since 2018 in Donegal. These figures were received following a Parliamentary Question from Longford-Westmeath TD, Sorca Clarke. Stranorlar based Councillor, Dakota Nic Mheanman, says the statistics are worrying and that the issue can no longer be neglected. Across the county, domestic abuse calls have increased by 24% since

Donegal County Council has confirmed that a full pedestrian crossing with lights is to be provided at the Oatfield roundabout in Letterkenny, under an active travel project. he issue was raised recently by Cllr Michael McBride, who was seeking to have the current crossing, which currently has no lights, further up the hill. €15,000 has

A major new cross-border pilot project to tackle bovine TB is being launched today in Newtowncuningham. Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon and his Northern counterpart Andrew Muir will launch the project as part of the Shared Island Initiative this afternoon. On today’s Greg Hughes Show, Minister Heydon said the experience elsewhere is that regional approaches work…….

The leader of the Seanad is to invite Marine Minister Timmy Dooley into the house to debate seaweed licensing. Applications have been made by a number of companies to harvest large quantities of wrack seaweed from the west coast, including Arramara Teoranta, which was previously based in Donegal, but is now owned by Canadian company

The Drumkeen Environmental Community Group has recently held a meeting to unveil a five-year strategy for community enhancements. Multiple local Councillors from the Lifford-Stranorlar MD were in attendance at this meeting to hear proposals gathered from a survey of residents. The community raised a number of amenities they would like to see in the survey,

Donegal TD and Sinn Féin Finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty says the government continues to sit by and allow vulture funds to bulk purchase homes at the expense of ordinary workers and families. He was speaking as he introduced a motion in the Dáil last evening calling for the banning of investment funds buying family homes.

  It’s been claimed Royal Mail’s letter delivery service has deteriorated so much in parts of West Tyrone that some people in the Aghyaran area haven’t received post for weeks. Cllr Caroline Devine says over the last few weeks, some areas of Aghyaran have had no letters delivered by Royal Mail, and she’s been contacted

Government is expected to take the first steps towards banning social media for under 16s today. Cabinet is expected to confirm plans to introduce legislation in the area. A new age verification tool is going to be piloted on online platforms, to assess how the ban will work. It’s understood Government’s preference is for the

The Chair of ‘Into the West’ says he firmly believes the idea of a regular, eco-friendly rail service across the North-West is viable and achievable. The “Metro North-West” plan would see expanded lines into Donegal and Tyrone, with new stations connecting towns like Letterkenny, Omagh and Strabane to Derry and Coleraine. Plans include running trains

The Northlands Addiction Treatment Centre in Derry has recently marked 50 years of service.   The centre was established in 1975 as a grassroots organisation and has grown into one of the leading treatment centres in Northern Ireland.   Speaking in the Assembly this week Foyle MLA, Sinead McLaughlin paid tribute to the work of

The Department of Education is pausing the review into SNA allocations. In the Dail this afternoon, the Taoiseach has acknowledged that where schools are set to lose multiple SNAs in September as a result of a review, the change should be implemented gradually rather than in one go. Michael Martin was responding to Donegal TD

Donegal has been allocated €69m of funding for projects and maintenance of the roads network. This comes as part of a €1.5bn investment announcement by the Department of Transport. €46m will go toward regional roads, while the remaining €23m for new projects and maintenance of national roads. This includes €2.5m of dedicated funding for the

The ‘Care in The Square’ welfare station will be available to people out in Sligo tonight. It will return to Queen Maeve Square and operate from 9.00pm to 1.00am, providing free water, first aid, advice, drink spiking prevention tools, and phone recharging facilities. Edel Doran, Night time Economy advisor for Sligo Town, explains how the

Donegal and the border could lose out on funding for major projects as a result of an EU reclassification of the region’s economic status. The EU has upgraded the status of the West and North West to ‘more developed’, meaning that the amount of EU funding for major projects now falls from 60% to between

Donegal County Council says action is being taken to tackle coastal erosion at Ballymastocker Strand. Responding to a motion from Cllr Liam Blaney, officials confirmed they are working closely with experts from the University of Galway’s Geography Department on this matter. They say the team has a solid understanding of the local challenges involved and

A Derry based councillor says it’s vital that Translink introduce a bus service to the serve the new £5.2 million Mullenan Derry City Cemetery, which is set to open in the spring. Councillor Patricia Logue says it’s also important that Bus Eireann are involved in those discussions, as she believes the new cemetery will be

The first sod has been turned on a new roundabout at the R232 Laghey-Pettigo Road turnoff on the N15. It’s hoped the works will be complete by the end of the year. Temporary traffic management will be in place on both the N15 and R232, with speed limits being enforced and Donegal County Council warning