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Ukranian Ambassador to Ireland opens exhibition in Letterkenny

The Ukranian Ambassador to Ireland says it’s important to realise that the conflict in her country has implications for the whole of Europe. Ambassador Larysa Gerasko is in Letterkenny, where she officially opened an art exhibition at An Grianán Theatre this afternoon. The exhibition features a range of works by more than 20 artists from […]

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Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister calls for justice for family of Private Seán Rooney

The Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister says justice needs to be done for the family of Private Seán Rooney. A military tribunal in Lebanon has accused five men of killing the UN peacekeeper during an attack on his convoy. It’s alleged the men have links to the Hezbollah group. Tánaiste Micheál Martin welcomed progress in

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Primary school programme to educate children on blanket bogs to be rolled out in Donegal

A primary school programme designed to educate children on the environmental and economic advantages of blanket bogs is to be rolled out in Donegal. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has launched the programme developed by the Heritage Council as part of LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature. It aims to improve Ireland’s

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Council warned it must take Tenant-in-Situ scheme seriously

Donegal County Council has been warned that it must take the Tenant-in-Situ scheme seriously otherwise people will end up homeless. In a bid to limit damage caused by the eviction ban being lifted, Government promoted the initiative which would allow the Housing Agency buy rental properties from private landlords. Councillor Noel Jordan says the processing

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Ukrainian Ambassador to open art exhibition in Letterkenny today

The Ukrainian Ambassador is in Donegal today. Larysa Gerasko will officially open an art exhibition at An Grianán Theatre this afternoon. The exhibition will feature a range of works by more than 20 artists from Ukraine who are now living in Ireland, reflecting the creative process of painters who are adjusting and acclimatising to life

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More roadworks set to get underway in Letterkenny next week

More roadworks are set to commence in Letterkenny next week. Essential road maintenance will be carried out on the N13 Dual Carriageway between the Dry Arch Roundabout and the Manorcunningham Roundabout from June 7th to 9th. Donegal County Council is advising motorists that lane closures will be in operation and to allow extra time for

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Ireland projected to fall short of emission reduction targets

Ireland is projected to fall well short of emission reduction targets. Projections from the Environmental Protection Agency show Ireland will see a reduction of 29 per cent in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared to a target of 51 percent. Almost all sectors of the economy are expected to exceed their maximum emission allowances, with

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Health Minister announces increase to GP training places for 2024

The Health Minister has announced GP training places are to increase by one third by 2024. Stephen Donnelly says the numbers are to rise from an intake of 258 in 2022 to 350 next year. He says he’s committed to increasing the country’s medical workforce. Minister Donnelly says it offers more training places to doctors

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HSE urges people to get Covid 19 boosters as spring programme draws to a close

The HSE is encouraging people who are eligible to get their COVID-19 Spring Boosters in the coming days, as the programme is winding down in Donegal. With just over two weeks left of the current booster programme, the HSE are encouraging people aged 70 or older and those aged 12 years or older with a

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Pringle questions government ‘reluctance’ to bring in doctors from Cuba

The Dail has been told the government seems inexplicably reluctant to pursue the potential of bringing in GPs and other doctors from Cuba as an answer to the staffing crisis in hospitals and communities. Responding to Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle, who’s been raising the issue for some time, Minister Stephen Donnelley said the HSE and

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43% of people in the UK ‘wouldn’t be bothered’ if NI left the union

43 percent of British people wouldn’t be bothered if Northern Ireland left the UK. A new YouGov poll surveyed over two thousand people in England, Scotland and Wales. The British public were asked a number of questions as part of this new YouGov poll and the results have shown that 40% want Northern Ireland to

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Review of familicides and domestic homicides doesn’t go far enough – McGinley

A review into familicides and domestic homicides has been labelled “lightweight”. Donegal native Andrew McGinley – whose three children were killed by their mother in Dublin- says the report didn’t look at cases where mental health illness was part of the circumstances. He says there should be circumstances where sensitive information could be shared……………

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Five members of Hezbollah accused of Sean Rooney’s murder in Lebanon

A military tribunal in Lebanon has formally accused five members of Hezbollah with the killing of Private Seán Rooney. The Newtowncunningham based  peacekeeper was killed in southern Lebanon in December of last year. The military court judge in Lebanon has accused the five people of conducting a criminal act that led to Private Rooney’s killing

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GSOC Chair tells Oireachtas Committee they need more resources

The Garda watchdog says it doesn’t have the resources to investigate Gardaí. GSOC says it needs double its current staff numbers to adequately examine all of the complaints and investigations it’s tasked with. The commission currently has around 170 staff and a budget of more than 16 million euro. GSOC is before the Oireachtas Committee

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Man arrested in Derry in February extradited to face drug charges in Dublin

A 25-year-old man has been extradited from the North to the Republic today to stand trial for alleged drugs offences which occurred in the Dublin area in June 2020. The man was detained in Derry on February 6th on an international arrest warrant, and first appeared before Laganside Court in Belfast the following day. Today

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5,240 carers in Donegal receiving annual payment of €1,850 in 2023

Details of the Carers’ Support Grant scheme have been released, with 5,240 carers in Donegal receiving the annual payment of €1,850. Minister Charlie McConalogue says Donegal was the sixth highest recipient county this year. Release in full – 5,240 Donegal Carers and their families to receive annual grant of €1,850 Thursday, 01 June 2023 Minister

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Government accused of worsening hospital overcrowding

A Donegal Deputy has accused the Government of worsening the hospital overcrowding crisis. Almost 12,000 people were on trolleys at hospitals across the country last month. The figures were higher than January which saw the worst levels of daily hospital overcrowding since INMO records began. Deputy Pearse Doherty told Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien in the

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Dail told it would be impossible for single person to buy house in Donegal on median wage

The Dail has been told it would be impossible for a single person on the median wage in Donegal to buy a house in the county. Deputy Thomas Pringle told TDs that based on recent CSO figures which showed Donegal still has the lowest incomes in the state, he sat down with some mortgage calculator

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Works approved for Newtowncunningham ‘game changer’ – Cathaoirleach Inishowen MD

The Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District has described works approved for Newtowncunningham as a ‘game changer’. Donegal County Council has given the go ahead for works as part of the town’s Main Street Active Travel Project. Improvement and upgrade works are to be carried out and traffic calming measures installed. Councillor Paul Canning says

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‘Housing market in North Donegal in absolute chaos’ – Deputy MacLochlainn

The housing market in North Donegal is in absolute chaos. That’s according to Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn who told the Dail that no one can buy or sell a home in Inishowen as a result of the defective concrete block crisis. He says for thousands of affected homeowners they are finding it impossible to find

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HSE and Saolta warn of very long ED wait times over the bank holiday weekend

The Chief Officer HSE Community Healthcare Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo says every effort will be made to ensure all available beds in Donegal are in use over the Bank Holiday weekend. Health Officials in the North West are asking people to consider all care options before presenting at Emergency Departments this weekend. The HSE and

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McMonagle shocked as Uisce Eireann says Rossbracken pipes ‘don’t make the cut’ for replacement

A Letterkenny Milford Municipal District Councillor says he’s ‘flabbergasted’ after Uisce Eireann told him that the water supply at Rossbracken, Manorcunningham did not ‘make the cut’ for inclusion in the 2023 mains rehabilitation programme, and there are no plans to replace mains in the area this year. Cllr Gerry McMonagle says there needs to be

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McConalogue and Chambers meet management at CODA

01 Minister Charlie McConalogue says he and Junior Transport Minister Jack Chambers recently with management at City of Derry Airport. He says they discussed collaboration between the airport and the Irish Government, and the importance of the airport for the North West City Region and for Donegal. Minister McConalogue says the Government recognises that the

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Letterkenny Chamber briefs Donegal’s TDs on issues facing the county

  A delegation from Letterkenny Chamber met with Donegal’s five TDs at Leinster House today. Chamber says it was an opportunity to put forward the views of its 300 members directly to Minister Charlie McConalogue, and Deputies Pearse Doherty, Joe McHugh, Padraig MacLochlainn and Thomas Pringle. Chamber President Fionnuala Rabbitt says the delegates briefed the

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