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Gardaí have begun what they’re calling a comprehensive road safety operation across the St. Brigid’s Bank Holiday. This will include high visibility patrols, high visibility checkpoints, mandatory drink and drug driving tests, and speed checks across the weekend. People are being urged to use care when using the roads if they are a pedestrian, driver

The government’s being urged to act to preserve small towns and villages in rural areas, with Irish Rural Link warning the ongoing decline in pupil numbers in primary schools must be addressed and reversed. The network says the falling numbers reflect deeper structural challenges that threaten not only the schools themselves, but also the long-term

Everyday, small jobs are not being given enough priority in Donegal County Council’s Draft Annual Service Delivery Plan for the coming year. Cllr Martin McDermott says 42% of funding to the council is allocated to project based works which may be carried out over an extended period of time. He believes that as a result,

There’ll be an increased number of Gardaí and speed vans on the roads over the coming days. An Garda Síochána and the RSA have launched their Bank Holiday Road Safety Campaign, which runs from today until Tuesday. In addition to extra checkpoints, every Garda on duty will be conducting road traffic enforcement activity. Assistant Commissioner

St  Eunan’s College in Letterkenny has expressed disappointment over their exclusion from yesterday’s funding announcement under the Department of Education’s National Development Plan. Of the projects approved, only one in Donegal, St Columba’s College in Stranorlar, received the green light. On today’s Greg Hughes Show, Principal Damien McCrory said the lack of communication regarding the decision

More than 36,000 new homes were completed last year,  an increase of 20% on 2024. The CSO says it’s the highest number of home completions since the series began in 2011. Of those, 681 were completed in Donegal. At local Local Electoral Area level, 150 were completed in Letterkenny, 128 in Donegal, 123 in Glenties,

  A Donegal TD says he’s outraged that Uisce Eireann has not included the Gweedore Sewerage Scheme in its capital plan up to 2030. Deputy Pearse Doherty had submitted a complaint to the EU Commission in 2015 about the lack of facilities in the area, resulting in infringement proceedings being taken against the state. As

It’s hoped a contractor will be appointed shortly for the construction of 12 housing units at the old Radharc an Earagail site in Gweedore. Officials say subject to Department funding approval, it’s expected the Contractor appointment will be finalised in March, with a 15 month design and construction window for the building of one four

Plans have been announced to deliver 57 thousand additional school places by 2030. Over seven point five billion euro is being invested in areas including the completion of close to 300 projects currently at construction, and to progress 105 further projects by the end of next year. Just over two billion euro of the funding

The Dail has been told that Donegal is facing a significant mental health crisis, characterised by long waiting lists, rising demand and overstretched services. Deputy Charles Ward said the problem in the county is further compounded by the defective concrete crisis, which he says is causing profound mental health issues across all generations. Deputy Ward

Midlands-North-West MEP Ciaran Mullooly has challenged the Cypriot Minister for Agriculture to ensure that Irish fishers are given fair play during Cyprus’s EU presidency which began this month. Mr Mullooly said Irish coastal communities are being pushed to the brink, particularly after the December council meeting which effectively saw the Hague Principles abandoned. He said

There have been calls for more traffic calming measures to be implemented in Letterkenny, particularly on the Glencar Road close to the Gaelscoil. Cllr Gerry McMonagle highlighted the fact that 85% of traffic was exceeding the speed limit on that stretch. He had raised the issue at a Municipal District meeting earlier this month, and

Children’s Minister Norma Foley is being urged to come to Donegal to see childcare buildings affected by defective blocks. The issue was raised by Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty during a debate on the second stage of the Child Care Amendment Bill 2025. It’s believed there are over 20 facilities affected, and three of the buildings

Taoiseach Michael Martin has refused to comment on Donegal County Council’s decision yesterday not to stream meetings of its Defective Blocks Committee online. The issue was raised in the Dail this afternoon by Deputy Charles Ward, who described the decision as a betrayal of homeowners. At a plenary meeting last evening, the DCB Committee Chair

The need for more information on the deaths of three children killed by their mother five years ago this week has been raised in the Dail today. Their father, Donegal born Andrew McGinley was in the Dail chamber today to hear the issue raised by Independent Deputy Paul Gogarty. Mr McGinley has long sought an

Irish Unity working groups from Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Councils have held their first joint meeting. Both councils have established working groups to examine how unity might happen, and what changes might be needed in the region to facilitate it. Strabane Councill Brian Harte says it was a positive and

Voluntary medical charity CRITICAL have revealed that 2025 was their busiest year yet, with a 54% increase in calls during 2025. The charity assist the National Ambulance Service in responding to emergency calls. Volunteers from the charity attended 2,022 medical and trauma emergency calls last year, up from 1,308 in 2024. One of the busiest

A Donegal Councillor has welcomed the news that period products are now available in the County Museum, The Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny and in every public library across the county. This development builds on the original programme launched in June 2024, which introduced free period products across Donegal’s Public Service Centres and Family Resource

There have been calls for Donegal County Council’s 2026 Service Delivery Plan to acknowledge the border. The draft was by council this week, with the plan outlining how the council will deliver the budget agreed in December under the headings of Driving Growth, Delivering Services, Empowering Communities, Moving to Low Carbon Climate Resilience, and Building

Foyle MLA Sinead McLaughlin says Sinn Fein need to do more to boost the economy in Northern Ireland. Speaking on a Sinn Fein motion noting the ESRI’s report Assessing Economic Trends on the Island of Ireland, the SDLP Economy Spokeserson welcomed the motion and the report, but said progress on developing the All Island Economy