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It’s hoped a contractor will be appointed shortly for the construction of 12 housing units at the old Radharc an Earagail site in Gweedore. Officials say subject to Department funding approval, it’s expected the Contractor appointment will be finalised in March, with a 15 month design and construction window for the building of one four

Plans have been announced to deliver 57 thousand additional school places by 2030. Over seven point five billion euro is being invested in areas including the completion of close to 300 projects currently at construction, and to progress 105 further projects by the end of next year. Just over two billion euro of the funding

The Dail has been told that Donegal is facing a significant mental health crisis, characterised by long waiting lists, rising demand and overstretched services. Deputy Charles Ward said the problem in the county is further compounded by the defective concrete crisis, which he says is causing profound mental health issues across all generations. Deputy Ward

Midlands-North-West MEP Ciaran Mullooly has challenged the Cypriot Minister for Agriculture to ensure that Irish fishers are given fair play during Cyprus’s EU presidency which began this month. Mr Mullooly said Irish coastal communities are being pushed to the brink, particularly after the December council meeting which effectively saw the Hague Principles abandoned. He said

There have been calls for more traffic calming measures to be implemented in Letterkenny, particularly on the Glencar Road close to the Gaelscoil. Cllr Gerry McMonagle highlighted the fact that 85% of traffic was exceeding the speed limit on that stretch. He had raised the issue at a Municipal District meeting earlier this month, and

Children’s Minister Norma Foley is being urged to come to Donegal to see childcare buildings affected by defective blocks. The issue was raised by Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty during a debate on the second stage of the Child Care Amendment Bill 2025. It’s believed there are over 20 facilities affected, and three of the buildings

Taoiseach Michael Martin has refused to comment on Donegal County Council’s decision yesterday not to stream meetings of its Defective Blocks Committee online. The issue was raised in the Dail this afternoon by Deputy Charles Ward, who described the decision as a betrayal of homeowners. At a plenary meeting last evening, the DCB Committee Chair

The need for more information on the deaths of three children killed by their mother five years ago this week has been raised in the Dail today. Their father, Donegal born Andrew McGinley was in the Dail chamber today to hear the issue raised by Independent Deputy Paul Gogarty. Mr McGinley has long sought an

Irish Unity working groups from Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Councils have held their first joint meeting. Both councils have established working groups to examine how unity might happen, and what changes might be needed in the region to facilitate it. Strabane Councill Brian Harte says it was a positive and

Voluntary medical charity CRITICAL have revealed that 2025 was their busiest year yet, with a 54% increase in calls during 2025. The charity assist the National Ambulance Service in responding to emergency calls. Volunteers from the charity attended 2,022 medical and trauma emergency calls last year, up from 1,308 in 2024. One of the busiest

A Donegal Councillor has welcomed the news that period products are now available in the County Museum, The Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny and in every public library across the county. This development builds on the original programme launched in June 2024, which introduced free period products across Donegal’s Public Service Centres and Family Resource

There have been calls for Donegal County Council’s 2026 Service Delivery Plan to acknowledge the border. The draft was by council this week, with the plan outlining how the council will deliver the budget agreed in December under the headings of Driving Growth, Delivering Services, Empowering Communities, Moving to Low Carbon Climate Resilience, and Building

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

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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