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Gardai in Donegal are currently carrying out searches at Teelin Pier near Sliabh Liag. The popular tourist spot has been closed all week as gardai carry out searches for a man who they believe to missing. The road to Teelin Pier, which is about a kilometre away from Sliabh Liag is currently closed. Gardai and […]

A man who will walk the length of Ireland for charity says it’s not right that children with autism often can’t be educated in their local communities. Dermot McGann from Laois will leave Malin Head on the 10th of July and arrive at Mizen Head twelve days and over 560 kilometres later. He’s raising awareness

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has been accused of gaslighting renters while taking Leaders Questions in the Dail today. The claim came from Sinn Fein’s Eoin O’Broin, who said Fianna Fail is propping up Fine Gael while repeatedly following policies that are simply not working. Deputy O’Broin told the Dail that one of the highest rises

Works are due to commence shortly at forests in East Donegal to enhance biodiversity. Coillte plans to adopt a close-to-nature approach for the management of a number of its forests in the Ballybofey and the Crossroads areas, including Drumboe, Creggan and Monellan forests. The Continuous Cover Forestry initiative aims to restructure the forests to enhance

The level of policing proposed for West Donegal is nowhere near enough, that’s according to Donegal Senator Niall Blaney. Concerns have continued to be raised since new plans were put forward which would see the Donegal Garda division amalgamate with Sligo and Leitrim to form a new division. Senator Blaney fears Garda resources across the

As Sliabh Liag remains closed off for a fourth day, it’s understood Gardai are trying to track down the family of a man who has been missing since the weekend. It’s believed the man may have been the victim of a serious assault. Searches have been ongoing since Monday for the man who is believed

A Donegal Deputy has accused hotels of ‘price-gouging’ by charging high prices on the dates of Taylor Swift’s gigs in Dublin next year. Deputy Thomas Pringle has told the Dail that you cannot secure a hotel room for less than €350 on the weekend of the concerts next June. He says people are being denied

Senior RTE executives will spend a second day being questioned on who knew what about undisclosed payments to Ryan Tubridy. 16 people, including former and current members of RTÉ’s executive and board, have been invited before the Public Accounts Committee today. Minister Catherine Martin said yesterday’s appearance by executives at the Oireachtas Media Committee ‘revealed

Minister Heather Humphries is being urged to reduce the burden on smaller community applying for Leader projects. Inishowen Municipal District has been told that up to €12 million will be invested in projects in Donegal when the new scheme kicks in next year. However, Cllr Martin McDermott says smaller groups in rural areas may have

The Government is being urged to provide funding for a fully staffed community neurorehabilitation team for the Community Health Organisation that includes Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan. At present, a south Donegal TD says provision for the whole region is based in Donegal, and it is wholly inadequate. Deputy Marian Harkin says there is

Cllr Terry Crossan has been elected Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District, succeeding Cllr Paul Canning. Cllr Crossan is a Sinn Fein representative, with his party colleague Cllr Jack Murray elected as Leas Cathaoirleach. Cllr Crossan says there’s always been a strong sense of cross party cooperation in Inishowen, and he intends to ensure that

The Taoiseach says the people of Derry have been rightly demanding an expansion of higher education in the city and the region. Leo Varadkar was speaking in the Dail this afternoon as he briefed TDs says on last week’s cabinet decision to invest €44.5 million at Ulster University’s Magee campus under the Shared Island Scheme……

169 Donegal women underwent an abortion last year. According to Department of Health statistics, there has been a 127% increase in the number of abortions carried out in Ireland since the abortion referendum. 8,156 abortions were carried out across the country in 2022. Eilis Mulroy, Pro Life Campaign Spokesperson believes Government needs to establish the

RTÉ is still in covering mode, according to Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty. He says nobody is satisfied with the statement issued by the state broadcaster yesterday, which said the former director general Dee Forbes was the only member of the Executive Board, who had all the information to know Ryan Tubridy’s earnings. This afternoon TDs

The Chief Officer for the Community Healthcare Organisation covering Donegal says they are fully committed to supporting staff working at the NoWDOC service in Letterkenny however, there has been no update on the future of the service. Serious concerns were raised earlier this year over plans to relocate the service to Carlow as part of

Public health is being put at risk by faulty septic tanks. An EPA report on Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems has found half of septic tanks in Ireland failed inspections last year, with 20 per cent of those posing a risk to human health and the environment. It also says enforcement orders to fix faults

A call is being made for budgetary funding to help curb domestic violence. It’s a year since the Government published its Zero Tolerance Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence. The National Women’s Council says recent CSO figures showing 52 per cent of women have experienced sexual based violence, shows the country is experiencing

A Donegal Deputy has accused the Government of having a ‘poverty of ambition’ which has lead to a multiple crises in the country. Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn was speaking yesterday on the impact of rising energy costs on families in the Dáil. He said that as the result of a ‘Thatcher-Right’ government, the Irish people are

Confirmation that progress is being made on proposed works for the Community Nursing Unit in Ramelton has been welcomed by the new Vice Chair of the Regional Health Forum West. A strategy has been developed for the works which involves the replacement of existing single rooms with new ensuite rooms. Councillor Ciaran Brogan expects the

The Mica Action Group has been advised today that the revised Defective Concrete Block Act 2022 was adopted on Thursday of last week, effectively replacing the original scheme. It will become fully functional once the final order is signed. This is expected to take place this Friday, along with the publication of a ‘Your Questions

There has been a dramatic drop in the number of people falling victim to phone scams. New stats from the CSO show they have fallen 41 per cent. Over 10,300 such offences were committed in the year to quarter one of this year – which is a drop of 41 per cent. Elsewhere, most other

A Midlands North West MEP says legalising cannabis would take its sale out of the hands of the criminal underworld, and create a safe and taxable supply stream. Independent Luke Ming Flanagan told today’s Nine til Noon Show he believes the experience in Colorado, with a population similar to Ireland’s has been very positive, and

Three not taken-in-charge estates in Carrigans are to benefit from almost €660,000 in funding. Minister Darragh O’Brien announced the allocation under the multi-annual capital investment programme for the progressive resolution of “developer provided water services infrastructure” in housing estates to enable the taking in charge of these estate. The money will see water services in

A new ambulance base is to be established in Buncrana. Plans were announced last year for a new station to be built on the site of the old healthcare centre in the town. However, as an interim measure the National Ambulance Service has confirmed a temporary base will be set up beside the existing deployment