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The Employment Minister says the Government is working to support the hundreds of workers impacted by Fastway going into receivership. Its parent company, the Nuvion Group has entered receivership, threatening 300 direct jobs and hundreds of indirect jobs. Couriers held a protest outside the Fastway depot in Greenogue, Dublin yesterday after being told they effectively

Gardai have renewed their appeal for information regarding a single vehicle collision in which a retired Church of Ireland minister lost her life. Rev. Shiela Johnson died following the crash outside Glenties on Wednesday afternoon, while her husband, Rev Canon Stanley Johnson, was hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Garda Sean

The Government is looking at getting wastewater treatment plants to be built by the private sector to speed up delivery. Under the proposals, Uisce Éireann will be required to manage the plants once they are built. The move aims to speed up the delivery of homes in rural areas with substandard water services. Paul Davis,

An SDLP representative says relations in Stormont will be damaged following the North’s Education Minister’s visit to Israel. The DUP’s Paul Givan now faces a vote of no confidence next week, supported by the SDLP, Alliance Party, Sinn Fein and People Before Profit. He denies any wrongdoing, and says he is going nowhere. East Derry

Public hospitals have cancelled around one million patient appointments in the last four years. The figures suggest a fall in the number of cancellations at Letterkenny University Hospital, with 6,216 last year, and 1,339 up to the end of September this year. From January 2022 to the end of September, the overall LUH total was

Donegal County Council has been allocated €500,000 to complete the walkway between Carrigart and Downings under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. This is one of 63 projects that will benefit from the overall investment of €16.5 million. Local Cllr Liam Blaney is hoping this will be enough to complete he project……………   Pic – Google

As Donegal County Council members absorb the latest update on the Ten-T project, officials say the plan is to have construction complete by 2032, with any problems addressed and the scheme fully closed out the following year. Damien McDermott is a Senior Engineer with the National Roads Office in Donegal. On today’s Nine til Noon

  A leading fishing industry spokesperson is calling for an in-depth investigation into how state agencies treat and approach the sector. It’s after a Killybegs-based fish exporter was found not guilty on two charges relating to the alleged failure to ensure the accuracy of equipment used for the weighing of fish. After a three-day trial

It’s emerged that Letterkenny could have a new bridge and the Twin Towns could finally secure a by-pass within seven years. Members of Donegal County Council have received an update on the Ten-T road project, a three stage plan that would see the biggest investment in Donegal’s Road network for decades. The meeting was told

The founder of Focus Ireland, Sr Stan, has died at the age of 86. Sr Stanislaus Kennedy passed away earlier this morning in Dublin. The Kerry native set up the homeless charity 40 years ago. She spoke previously about how she felt the Catholic Church has lost its way…………  

The Government will consider the possibility of charging asylum seekers for accommodation in IPAS centers when it meets today. Asylum Seekers who are working here will have to pay between 15 and 238 Euro a week for their accommodation under the proposals. The Cabinet sub-committee on migration will meet to discuss a number of measures

Homeowners have until this Saturday to submit updated valuations for the next Local Property Tax cycle. The new four-year period begins in 2026, with valuations determining how much tax will be paid until 2030. Revenue says it’s still waiting on returns from nearly three-quarters of homeowners. Donegal TD and Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty

A campaign group set up after a major recheck of smear test results in the Southern Health Trust Area, say they’ll take their quest for a statutory public inquiry to the UK Government if necessary. It comes ahead of an Assembly motion later today to be moved by the Alliance Party, and the publication of

An Inishowen Councillor believes a development plan for Buncrana will be a “game changer”. The plan has been drawn up, following surveys conducted with the people of Buncrana by the Town Team. The draft will be used to consult relevant stakeholders in driving investment in the town. Cllr Fionán Bradley says the people of Buncrana

A security review of all IPAS centres has been announced by the Minister of State with special responsibility for migration. It follows an arson attack at an IPAS centre in Louth, which has left 28 people homeless. Gardaí have confirmed that a fire at the property in Drogheda on Halloween night was started deliberately, after

The Government must set a deadline of ending long-term family homelessness. Focus Ireland is making the demand, with a record 16,614 people homeless in September. Spokesperson Roughan MacNamara says the thousands of children in homelessness must be helped:

The Irish Heart Foundation has welcomed an increase in price for e-cigarettes, which came into effect today. The group say it’s a vital measure to tackle Ireland’s explosion of youth vaping. Almost a third of teenagers have used vapes according to the organisation, with the most common age estimated to be at 14 to 15

Cllr Joy Beard has again questioned why Donegal County Council is not seeking funding to provide modular homes, particularly for social housing tenants who need to move out of defective concrete homes. Cllr Beard told a special Donegal County Council meeting that while other counties are using modular homes to address their social housing needs,