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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 […]

News, Sport, and Obituaries on Monday January 26th……………

Meetings of Donegal County Council’s Defective Concrete Block Committee will not be live streamed. A motion calling for the meetings to be streamed was brought before today’s plenary meeting by 100% Redress Councillor Tomas Seán Devine, but it was defeated. A counter-motion was then put forward by Councillor Niamh Kennedy that current streaming facilities are

The Agriculture Minister says investigations and testing are continuing in County Wexford, following the outbreak of the bluetongue virus. The rare animal disease was confirmed in a cattle herd over the weekend – the first time it’s ever been identified in Ireland. Earlier today, officials from the Department of Agriculture met with stakeholders, including farming

The Northern Ireland Assembly has been told that variations in economic and social conditions on either side of the border mean life expectancy is different between Fermanagh and Donegal. Speaking on a Sinn Fein motion noting the ESRI’s report Assessing Economic Trends on the Island of Ireland, Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Jemma Dolan said

Enterprise Ireland-backed companies created more than 12 thousand new jobs last year. Employment by client companies in the North West grew by 1.6% to 7,365 jobs The agency says its client firms attracted 440 million euro in overseas investment in 2025. Over one thousand over-seas contracts were secured, however companies here say costs remain high.

A proposed public lighting policy was opposed at today’s plenary meeting of Donegal County Council, as it would have restricted public lighting to urban speed-zone areas. Cllr Martin McDermott said that, as Donegal is a largely rural county, many townlands would be excluded under the proposals. He also expressed concern for rural dangerous junctions, schools,

Two homeowners affected by defective concrete are demonstrating outside Donegal County Council offices in Lifford this morning, as the first plenary meeting of the year gets underway. Kathleen Bryant and Mary Connors say access to such meetings is vital to keeping homeowners informed about progress on the scheme. They say in particular that homeowners with

A Glenties Cllr has hit out at littering on the N56 from Falcarragh to Gortahork. The rubbish included glass bottles, aluminium cans and pizza boxes. He is calling on members of the public to practice personal responsibility and use bottle banks and their own recycling bins, Cllr Michael McClafferty says a possible solution to the

A West Donegal Cllr has called on Donegal County Council to stop using the X Social Media platform. He will be putting forward a motion today for the council to ‘immediately delete all its official accounts on X’. This follows the controversy regarding Grok, the platforms generative AI tool which has been linked to deep

The new Bishop of Raphoe has expressed his hope that faith is being restored among the younger generation. He was officially installed during a ceremony in St Eunan’s Cathedral yesterday. Bishop Coll is a native of St. Johnston and was previously ordained Bishop of Ossory in Kilkenny three years ago. During his Homily for yesterday’s

Bishop Niall Coll has officially been installed as Bishop of Raphoe. During a ceremony in St. Eunan’s Cathedral this afternoon, his new role became formally effective after his appointment was confirmed on November 13th last year. Bishop Coll is a native of St. Johnston and was ordained Bishop of Ossory in Kilkenny three years ago,

The new Bishop of Raphoe will be formally installed in St Eunan’s Cathedral at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Bishop Niall Coll, a native of St Johnston, was ordained Bishop of Ossory in KIlkenny three years ago this week, having previously served in a number of parishes in Donegal, and lectured in St Mary’s College, Belfast

  An Inishowen Councillor is urging people to take responsibility for their dogs in public places. In particular, Cllr Martin Farren says dog fouling is a major issue, despite the fact that the council is providing bags and bins in which the waste can be deposited. Cllr Farren says with only two dog wardens covering

The Buncrana Town Team has published its action plan, under the title ‘It’s All About Buncrana’. At the launch, the Town Team Chair Cllr Fionan Bradley said this is the culmination of more than a year’s work, and is very much rooted in what local people and organisations told them they wanted. It includes a

Donegal Women’s Centre is urgently calling on employers, business owners and managers across County Donegal to recognise the very real signs of depression and possible domestic abuse in their staff, and to act before it becomes a crisis. In a statement this week, Manager Mary Herlihy is warning that far too many employees are silently

HIQA has launched a draft public consultation on the Responsible and Safe use of Artificial Intelligence in Health and Social Care Services. A statement from the organisation has praised the benefits of using AI in a Health and Social Care setting, including helping with administrative tasks Linda Weir, Deputy Director for Health Information Standard at

A Stranorlar area councillor says there needs to be a more focussed effort to buy sites for social housing in Ballybofey and Stranorlar. Cllr Dakota NicMheanmain told a Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District meeting that there’s been a recent history of under-provision of social homes in the MD, and while 14 turnkey homes have been acquired

Siptu says industrial action by Health Care Assistants attached to the HSE’s Home Support Service can be averted. 24 hour strikes will take place in Donegal on the 13th and 20th of February, with Siptu accusing the HSE of failing to honour national agreements going back over eight years. Speaking to Highand Radio News, Siptu’s

Health Care Assistants in the Home Support Service in Donegal will strike for two days next month. Earlier this month, 95% of Siptu staff in the Home Support Service voted for industrial action, due to what they say is the employer’s failure to honour improvements in terms and conditions which were agreed 8 years ago.

Jessie Buckley has picked up an Oscar nomination. The Kerry native has been nominated in the Best Actress category, for her performance in ‘Hamnet.’ While her co-star Paul Mescal missed out on a nod in the Best Supporting Actor category, the film is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, and Casting. Dubliner Richard Baneham