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A group of Defective Concrete researchers from Ulster University presented Oireachtas members with their research in Leinster House yesterday at the invitation of Donegal 100% Redress TD Charles Ward. Professor Paul Dunlop, Professor Eileen Doherty, and Professor Karen Kirby met with around 40 TDs and senators, briefing them on the changing science of what is

A verdict is expected today in the trial of Soldier F, who’s accused of two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972. The former paratrooper, who can’t be identified, has pleaded not guilty to all charges. 13 people died on Bloody Sunday when members of the army’s parachute regiment opened

The Northern Ireland Executive has been urged to invest more in the Community and Voluntary Sector. Foyle MLA Ciara Ferguson told the Assembly this week that such funding enables people make decisions in their own communities and shape their own future. The loss of community funding she said does not just lead to the loss

Students going to Technological Universities say they’re being treated unfairly compared to those in other universities. They staged a walkout from lectures today, to highlight a number of issues affecting the sector. Conor Southby (pron: Soth-bee), Vice President for Welfare at ATU Students’ Union, says students want to have their voices heard………….

The EU Commissioner with responsibility for EU industrial strategy, construction product standards will visit Ireland early next year to see at first-hand the devastation caused by the defective concrete blocks scandal in several locations and to advance the EU’s infringement proceedings. It follows discussions with Midlands North West MEP Ciaran Mullooly. Mr Mullooly says the

The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed a motion calling on the UK government to fully replace lost EU funding. The Sinn Fein motion, which received cross-party support, also calls on the British government to provide urgent clarity on the Local Growth Fund, which is expected to be introduced next year. Closing the debate, Foyle MLA

A meeting of Inishowen Municipal District has backed a proposal for the development of an Events and Conference Centre on the peninsula. At a meeting this week, John Farren of Ballyliffin Golf Club presented the outline of a feasibility study into the project, which it’s estimated would cost in the region of €20 million. Mr

The Taoiseach has said he believes legislation to provide for the remediation of apartments affected by defective clocks and concrete will come before the Dail. He was responding to Doneqal Deputy Charles Ward, who criticised the government for excluding apartments from the current scheme, even though apartments and multi-unit developments were expressly eligible in the

The Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation says there isn’t enough staff to meet the demand placed on hospitals nationwide. The union says the recruitment process for nurses working in the HSE needs to be accelerated in order to fulfil pledges made to open more wards and tackle overcrowding. Cork University and Tipperary University Hospitals are

A Letterkenny Councillor says he feels like a broken record in his call for Council-owned roads to be maintained to a road worthy standard. Councillor Michael McBride says many of the less travelled rural roads are in a state of disrepair. Donegal County Council, upon request of Councillor McBride reviewed a number of routes but

A Donegal Deputy says workers and families “abandoned” in this year’s Budget are being hit hard by unsustainable hikes in the prices of groceries. It’s as new research found the rate of grocery inflation is at its fastest level in almost two years, standing at 6.5 per cent in the 12 months to October. Sinn

The blistering attacks between the two remaining Presidential candidates have continued today. Independent deputy Catherine Connolly who’s on the campaign trail in County Galway has called comments made by Heather Humphreys about her work for UK banks ‘a new low’. However at a doorstep in County Roscommon this lunchtime, the Fine Gael candidate has hit

Cat owners are being urged to neuter their pets, as Donegal faces a crisis of unwanted kittens. It’s after a kitten was found suffocated in a plastic bag that had been dumped on the Convent Road in Falcarragh on Friday. Since the ISPCA withdrew services last month, Animnals in Need Donegal remains the only charity