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The Health Minister is pleading with people to get the flu vaccine. The HSE is predicting 1,500 people could be in hospital with flu at Christmas. The vaccine is available for free to certain age groups, including those over 60, children under 17 and people with certain medical conditions. Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says this

A Donegal councillor says the grants available for developing new wells need to be increased, and the terms and conditions need to be changed to reflect current realities. Cllr Michael Naughton told a meeting this week that at present, people have to live in the home for a set period before they can get the

CLÁR funding totalling €763,000 has been announced for 11 projects in Donegal. CLÁR provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in rural areas that have suffered significant levels of population decline. The latest round of funding will benefit projects in Ardara, Cloghan, Convoy, Termon, Gweedore, Glencolmcille, Glenties, Bunaninver, Kilcar, Pettigo and Inisbofin. Deputy Pat The

  Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn has raised the issue of overfishing in the Dáil. It is anticipated that Ireland will face cuts to its fishing quotas despite the widespread belief that the overfishing is being carried out by fishers from other states, particularly Norway and Iceland. During questions to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the

The case of Donegal man Michael Leonard, who was killed by the RUC in 1973 has been raised in the Dáil this morning. The 24-year-old died near the Donegal-Fermanagh border. Last year a fresh inquest was sought after new evidence in the case emerged. Deputy Pearse Doherty was speaking to Minister for Foreign Affairs, Helen

The Western Development Commission has launched a new regional research project to map and understand the many ways people and organisations stay connected with the region’s diaspora. The research will gather insights from individuals, groups and organisations who help keep links alive between the region and those whose roots are here. WDC Policy Analyst Aisling

The Taoiseach says improvements are on the way in the provision of services for children with disabilities. Michael Martin told the Dail that the vacancies in counties like Donegal and Mayo reflect a problem with recruitment rather than a shortage of funding, saying extra college places are being created in a bid to increase the

The government has today committed to ringfencing up to €1bn for Donegal TEN-T Projects. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says the project has been reaffirmed as part of the National Development Plan Review 2025, underscoring its strategic national importance. The works will begin once the project successfully completes the statutory planning process, with Dweputy Gallagher

Deputy Charles Ward has called on the Government to take an all-island approach in addressing violence against women. He presented data obtained in research undertaken by Ulster University which highlighted the gravity of the problem in Northern Ireland. Deputy Ward told the Dáil last night that 1 in 2 women who have experienced violence in

Cllr Niamh Kennedy has raised a motion at a meeting of Donegal County Council urging the Minister for Education, Hildegarde Naughton, to explore every avenue to introduce Politics and Society as a Leaving Certificate subject across schools in Donegal. She hopes that if the subject was made available it would help accessibility for students who

Hundreds of people near Gortahork have been left without service due to broken phone lines that have yet to be fixed. This was due to a road traffic collision that occurred a number of days ago on the N56, in which a car smashed into the pole. Cllr Michael McClafferty has been in touch with

Shoppers are being urged to treat staff with respect as the busy festive period approaches. Mandate trade union says retail workers are more likely to be abused or inappropriately treated by members of the public in the lead up to Christmas. The union is also calling on shops to treat their staff properly and put

Gardai are this weekend reminding people that dog attacks on sheep is a year-round phenomenon, It’s after gardai in Carndonagh recently attended the home of a farmer who had a couple of sheep attacked. Garda Grainne Doherty made this appeal on today’s Nine til Noon Show…….  

A North Inishowen councillor is highlighting what he says is a pressing need for at least 20 extra beds at Carndonagh Community Hospital. Cllr Ali Farren visited the hospital recently after receiving a call from a family who were trying to get a bed for a family member who’s been in Letterkenny University Hospital for

  The clinical lead of the new vet school at the ATU’s Letterkenny campus says they are already on what will be a long road to full accreditation. The first students will enrol in September of next year, with the course is now available for application through the CAO. The students will spend the first

Midlands-North-West MEP Ciaran Mullooly has again challenged the President of the European Parliament after her decision to stall a decision on a referral of the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice President Roberta Metsola declined to place a resolution on the agenda that would have asked the Court of Justice of the European

There have been two more incidents of theft or attempted thefts from vehicles in Donegal Town. On today’s NIne til Noon Show, Gardai Grainne Doherty appeal for information about two incidents last week. One of them happened at Drumlonagher on Friday, the other at Claredon Drive on Wednesday…………….  

A Donegal TD says figures received through a Dail question show that government continues to break the law when it comes to children with disabilities in Donegal. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn says there is a “shameful failure” on the government’s part to address the deepening crisis in Assessments of Need for children. Once they are

The Further and Higher Education Minister is promising more investment in the ATU’s Letterkenny and Killybegs campuses. Minister James Lawless was in Letterkenny yesterday for the official launch of the ATU’s veterinary medicine degree programme. The first intake of 40 students will start in September next year. They will begin their studies at the Port