Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty and Tanaiste Michael Martin have clashed again in the Dail, this time over the lack of funding for the National Cancer Strategy. Deputy Doherty told the Dail that after requesting €20 million for the strategy, the HSE rceived nothing, and questioned why radiotherapy machines and other pieces of crucial equipment are […]
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Update – Gardai have confirmed this road is now clear. The N14 Letterkenny to Lifford Road is partially blocked at the moment as a result of a collision between Porthall and Lifford. Gardai say traffic is moving, but people should expect delays, and be extra cautious when approaching the area. No serious injuries are
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A second man has been extradited from Poland to Northern Ireland this week in relation to cultivation of cannabis. The 40 year-old was extradited yesterday, and is due before Derry Magistrates Court later today. The alleged offences occurred in County Derry in October 2019, and the suspect skipped bail before court hearings in Coleraine and
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The Government will be clamping down harder on drivers not complying with the law, after the Road Traffic Bill was passed by the Oireachtas. The measures are intended to make Irish roads safer. This new bill will now be forwarded to the President for signing after being passed by the Seanad yesterday. It aims to
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The case of Donegal teenager Muireann Kavanagh has been highlighted in the EU Parliament. The 14 year from Arranmore Island previously fished for pollock with her family, but they are now prevented from doing so because of EU regulations. Midlands North West MEP Chris MacManus told the EU Parliament that while the likes of
Arranmore teenager’s wish to fish raised in the EU parliament Read More »
Donegal is one of 20 regions across Europe involved in a project to extend the lifetime of electrical and electronic equipment. The E6 programme aims to increase the capacities of regions to reuse, repair and refurbishment electric goods. €1 million in funding has been set aside to rollout the project across the North West and
Funding is being made available for communities in Donegal hosting refugees or asylum seekers. The Community Recognition Fund 2024 is now open for applications. This Fund aims to support the development of community infrastructure and facilities in recognition of the contribution being made by communities in welcoming and hosting significant numbers of arrivals from Ukraine
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A dangerous junction leading onto the N56 just outside Letterkenny has been labelled a ‘death trap’. Councillor Michael McBride has called on Donegal County Council in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, to review the safety concerns being raised by the 70 residents living close to the Coolboy junction. The local authority has previously said that
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Two men in their 20s have died after crashes in Cork and Kerry. The collisions happened within twelve hours of each other. At around 9pm last night, two cars crashed on the N69 at Banemore near Listowel in Kerry. Three people were brought to hospital for treatment on non-life threatening injuries, while a fourth person,
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Britain’s Princess Anne is in Northern Ireland today, and has stopped off in Derry. She was greeted by staff at Fleming Agri Products just outside the city, as well as the Mayor of the Derry City and Strabane District Council.
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Gardaí in Donegal continue to crackdown on drug driving. The Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit yesterday, arrested a disqualified driver who was subsequently found to be driving under the influence of drugs after testing positive for cannabis. Gardai are reiterating the importance of never driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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The Wild Atlantic Way is worth an estimated three billion euro a year – a decade on from when it opened. Failte Ireland says the route which goes from Donegal – through Connacht – down to Cork has supported 120,000 jobs over the years. Head of the Wild Atlantic Way, Miriam Kennedy, says ten years
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A significant amount of agricultural waste has been found dumped near Lough Derg. The waste which contained sheep drench containers was discovered discarded directly in front of a ‘no dumping’ sign. Donegal County Council say while on this occasion the containers were empty, even a small drop entering the watercourse could be very harmful. People
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Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has been given a dressing down in the Dail again. Last evening, the house was suspended for a time after a row broke out between Deputy Doherty and Finance Minister Michael McGrath over excise duty increases. This time the Ceann Comhairle was forced to take to his feet:
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A 41 year-old-man is due in court in Derry today after he was extradited from Poland to Northern Ireland yesterday. The man had previously been charged with offences relating to the alleged cultivation of cannabis in the Maghera, Coleraine and Kilrea areas of County Derry in October 2019. The suspect breached bail and failed to
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The Nine Til Noon is broadcast live weekdays from 9am to 12noon. Here you can listen back to a Podcast of Thursday’s show: We hear how a listener’s Facebook was hacked and is no being used to scam people, there is advice on avoiding scams and there’s an appeal of the theft of an expensive,
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Hospice care for a loved one has been rated as the most positive type of end of life care. The first ever National End of Life survey gathered the experiences of more than 4,500 bereaved family members and friends. 74 per cent would rate the care for their loved one as ‘very good’, with 11
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A Donegal born former DUP councillor and Speaker in the Stormont Assembly says the fact that he cannot get a British passport is a source of frustration which he hopes will be resolved. Lord William Hay was born in Milford, but moved with his parents to Derry when he was three. After over three decades
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A Lifford Stranorlar Councillor is asking Donegal County Council for regular reports on the negotiations with the HSE regarding the Lifford Common site, which has been earmarked for a new Community Hospital. The area is currently being development by Donegal County Council, with a roads and services such as water being planned. As well as
Crawford wants regular DCC updates on Lifford Common site Read More »
A major new report is recommending that conveyancing goes digital. The legal process of transferring ownership is needed when properties are bought and sold. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority has been examining ways to speed up the process and make it more transparent. Dr. Brian Doherty CEO of LSRA says one of the best ways
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A man has been charged in connection with a drugs seizure in Co. Monaghan. Revenue officers seized nearly 195 thousand euro worth of herbal cannabis after searching a property in the county yesterday. The man, aged in his 30s, is due to appear before Cavan District Court this morning.
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A South Donegal Deputy says petrol stations in the border counties will suffer if increases in the excise on fuel are not scrapped. The cost of petrol and diesel rose by 4 and 3 cent a litre this month with a further increase planned for August. The tax take from fuel was just under 3.8
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The majority of Irish people believe that now is the right time for a General Election. Amarach Research carried out the poll earlier this week in the wake of Simon Harris being elected Taoiseach. 58% of the Irish public think now is the right time to have a General Election, instead of the Government running
52% of people in Connaught Ulster want a General Election – Poll Read More »
Donegal County Council has confirmed that it is continuing to liaise with the owner of a Letterkenny housing estate where tenants are facing eviction with regards to the testing of concrete blocks. Residents of The Forest, Ballymacool were served with eviction notices in October 2023. However, Twin Estates Ltd has confirmed no householder will face
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Residents living in the Church Street and Rectory Road areas of Ramelton say they are living a nightmare due to the speed and volume of traffic on the routes. Donegal County Council has agreed to carry out a traffic survey on the routes. Locals however, have warned that if work is not carried out, they
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The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum will add to the suffering of refugees without addressing the causes of migration. That’s the view of Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle after the European Parliament passed the major new laws yesterday. The new rules will see faster processing of asylum seekers, and an option for member states to
‘EU Pact on Migration and Asylum will add to suffering of refugees’ – Deputy Pringle Read More »
Setanta Hurling Club have been honoured at Municipal Reception. The event was held in recognition of the club’s achievements over the last number of years and in particular, on becoming the first Donegal side to win the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship in December 2023. The Club have won back-to-back Ulster titles winning the Ulster
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Major new laws regulating migration in the EU have been passed. The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum was approved by MEPs in the last few minutes. It creates common, EU-wide procedures for dealing with migration – but has faced criticism from those who say it violates asylum seekers’ rights and infringes on member states’
Major new laws regulating migration in the EU pass Read More »
The Dail was suspended for a time earlier after a row broke out between Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty and the Finance Minister. There were heated exchanges as Deputy Doherty called on Minister Michael McGrath to scrap increases in excise duty on petrol and diesel set to come into force in August and October. Deputy Doherty
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The Children’s Rights Alliance is calling on the government to support initiatives to tackle holiday hunger. Last Christmas, the Donegal Family Resource Centres Network supported over 400 children experiencing holiday hunger through the agency’s Food Provision Scheme. Meanwhile, in 2023, 96 Donegal schools availed of the Hot School Meals Programme, benefitting 9,118 students. Tanya Ward,
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A Letterkenny Councillor has hit out at the re-emergence of graffiti in the town. There was an issue with the defacing of buildings in the town earlier this year and it was believed the issue had been tackled. However, a number of buildings in the Main Street area have been targeted recently. Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh
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MEPs will vote today on controversial new laws to tighten migration across the European Union. The new pact – which is a decade in the making – would see common rules introduced across the bloc, including faster processing of asylum seekers. It’s facing opposition from those who say it infringes on member states’ sovereignty and
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Gardai in Donegal are warning that checkpoints will continue across the county. It’s after a driver was arrested by the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit yesterday on suspicion of drug driving after testing positive for cocaine. Meanwhile, a vehicle was seized after the tax was found to have expired in 2018 and the CVRT expired in
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Eileen Magnier – RTE News’ first ever female correspondent – is to retire after 34 years as North West correspondent. She became the North West Correspondent in the summer of 1990, reporting from areas including Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo. In a tweet, the Kilkenny-native thanked everyone who shared their stories with her over the years,
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Police are appealing for information after a trailer containing approximately £16,000 worth of steel was stolen from a commercial premises in Derry last night. The Tri Axle Tuffmac trailer with a registration of 191-DL-2699, along with galvanised steel sheeting and purlins is believed to have been stolen from a driving range premises on Alder Road
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Police are appealing for witnesses to a Road Traffic Collision on Saturday 6th April 2024 on Abercorn Road, Derry. Anyone who witnessed a black insignia leaving Dungiven Road in the Waterside at approx 3.30pm which travelled to Abercorn Road subsequently colliding with a number of parked cars. Traffic was particularly heavy in the area due
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Another Independent Candidate has declared for the local elections in Donegal, this time in the Lifford-Stranorlar Electoral Area. Martin Scanlon from Cloghan says he believes there is an over emphasis on developing Letterkenny at the expense of other areas, adding that The Lifford-Stranorlar area has been neglected with the Twin Towns now having the highest
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The Nine Til Noon Show is broadcast live weekdays 9am til 12noon! If you missed Wednesday’s live show, you can listen to the podcast below! IN hour one we hear of concerns over anti-social behaviour at Grianán of Aileach, John McAteer discusses Simon Harris becoming Taoiseach and what impact he may have, and a listener
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The Vice President in charge of Finance and Corporate Services at the Donegal ATU campus says the major sports complex in Letterkenny that received interim clearance yesterday could take up to seven years to complete, and will be a major contribution to the provision of sporting facilities in the town and its environs. The development
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The recently elected president of the Irish Medical Organisation says when it comes to addressing the overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny University Hospital, new consultant contracts and work practices will help, but at least 80% of the solution must be more beds. Donegal GP Dr Dennis McCauley told today’s Nine til Noon Show that consultants already
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Donegal Town based GuestDiary.com offers a four in one software package for hotels and guesthouses that streamlines their booking systems. The company, founded in 2008, has seen its staff numbers double to 16 and it continues to go from strength to strength. Some 10% of its export sales now come from the Vietnamese market –
The phone lines are down in Tamney Health Centre this morning in Fanad. If you need to get through to the doctors please call in or dial 086 8968089 before 1pm today.
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Donegal County Council is being urged to provide serviced sites in the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District, with a view towards providing them to young middle income earners under an Affordable Housing Scheme. Cllr Patrick McGowan told a Municipal District meeting this week that a lot of progress is being made regarding the provision of social
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Disappointment and frustrations have been expressed in relation to the stalling of a project at Fort Dunree. Cllr Rena Donaghey is on the committee overseeing the development of the fort, and says objectors have put a spanner in the works, with An Bord Pleanála now seeking an Environmental Impact Assessment, even though the initial expert
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Livestock farmers are set to benefit from a new Fodder Transport Scheme from the Department of Agriculture which was announced yesterday by Minister Charlie McConalogue. Any farmer who transports feeding products over 75 kilometres will receive up to 40 euro per bale under the initiative. It’s to help deal with the very poor ground conditions
IFA says Fodder Transport Scheme will make a difference Read More »
A fire in the toilet at Ballymacool Park in Letterkenny has prompted further calls for park wardens to be deployed, and a town forum meeting to discuss how to prevent such incidents. A member of the public managed to extinguish the fire in recent weeks before extensive damage was caused. Donegal County Council says CCTV
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Foyle MP and SDLP leader Colm Eastwood says the people of Derry stand with the Bloody Sunday Families and the wounded ahead of decisions by the PPS on the prosecution of soldiers for perjury resulting from the Saville Inquiry and the Widgery Tribunal. Mr Eastwood says Lord Saville’s finding that many ‘knowingly put forward false
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A Donegal County Councillor has warned that if a life is lost due to the fire service being unable to access a fire hydrant, responsibility will lie with Uisce Eireann. It has been confirmed that the utility has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of fire hydrants. There have been numerous incidents where while responding
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Donegal County Council has agreed to carry out a safety review on the road at Leck graveyard in Letterkenny. There has been ongoing concerns over the speed at which vehicles are travelling on the stretch of road. The local authority has agreed that the installation of a sign advising motorists that they are approaching a
Donegal County Council urged to provide traffic calming on Letterkenny’s Leck Road Read More »
It’s reported this evening that Planning Permission has been granted for a major sports complex in Letterkenny that will include an indoor dome. According to Donegal Live, Donegal County Council has given the go ahead for the development, which is being led by the Donegal campus of Atlantic Technological University on a 42-acre site at
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