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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

Cllr Noel Jordan has called for the Office of Public Works to increase flood risk mitigation funding so emergency works can be carried out at a meeting. At a meeting of Donegal County Council, he criticised the Office of Public Works for the speed at which flood mitigation schemes have taken place. Some works that

Donegal County Council has again passed a motion calling for a public inquiry into the Creeslough tragedy three years ago, with Cllr Frank McBrearty urging families to begin confronting Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan.   Cllr McBrearty, backed by Cllr Thomas Sean Devine, moved the motion, hitting out at the minister for taking 10 months to

A Donegal born nun is urging people with power to do what they can to reunite over 250 abducted school pupils and staff with their families. Over 300 were abducted from a secondary school in Nigeria, 50 of them have escaped from their captors. They were taken from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri. Manorcunningham

Donegal County Council is being asked to provide details of how much money each Municipal District is spending to maintain social housing units suspected of being affected by defective concrete. The question is being asked at today’s plenary council meeting by Cllr Brian Carr, who says it’s unfair that money to do this is coming from

All elected representatives should be trained in how to properly support victims of domestic abuse. That’s the call from Fianna Fáil senator Teresa Costello, who undertook training during her time on South Dublin County Council. She wants to see a nationwide programme rolled out. Senator Costello says most public reps want to help, but don’t

Two young people in Donegal were honoured yesterday afternoon in Dublin at the National Garda Youth Awards. Rhianna Reynolds was recognised for her work in helping others with ADHD and behavioural issues. Using her own lived experience, Rhianna developed a tool designed to help young people with ADHD identify and express emotions, activate coping strategies,

The Taoiseach says he has no concerns about the workload the new Finance Minister will face, and he says it will not prohibit him from doing a good job. Simon Harris, who is also the Tánaiste, was announced as Paschal Donohoe’s replacement last week. He will be the first Minister in modern history to hold

Donegal is under two status yellow weather warnings for wind and rain. Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo and Mayo are set to experience heavy or thundery rain with the threat of hail until 9 o’clock tonight. The wind warning will expire at 4pm. Cathal Nolan, founder of Ireland’s Weather Channel, says extra care is needed when driving:

There’s been an increase in the number of people applying to Donegal County Council for funding to develop new wells to supply their homes with water. That’s one of the headlines in a report on the council’s Rural Water Policy presented to a recent meeting of the authority’s Climate Action and Strategic Policy Committee. The committee’s

The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council says adjourning the authority’s budget meeting was the right thing to do. After an impasse was reached between members and officials at yesterday’s initial meeting, Fianna Fail proposed the adjournment, saying they had asked a number of questions that officials couldn’t answer. After some debate, punctuated by claims from

Donegal County Council’s budget meeting has been adjourned to allow for further discussions between members and officials. Cathaoirleach Cllr Paul Canning sought to adjourn the meeting to allow the various political groupings to meet with the executive and discuss potential changes to the draft budget. It followed a 90-minute meeting between Fianna Fáil and members