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Donegal County Council is being urged to write to the Health Minister to stress to him how serious a move from the NowDoc service to the CareDoc model would be for the county. Reports have been circulating for a number of weeks that talks are ongoing with regards Carlow based CareDoc being rolled out in

A fisherman has died off the coast of Donegal. He fell overboard from a crabbing vessel last night about 65 miles North of Malin Head. Malin Head Coast Guard was first alerted at around 8:30pm. The Rescue 118 helicopter and Arranmore Lifeboat were tasked to the scene. Paul Gill, the Divisional Controller at Malin Head

A Donegal person is among three Irish EuroMillions players who have become overnight millionaires. Each winner scooped €1 million in Friday’s special EuroMillions raffle draw. The National Lottery’s Sarah Ruane is urging all players in Ireland to check their tickets now, to ensure they don’t miss out on any big prizes this Bank Holiday Weekend:

Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson admits the party has been “sloppy” with its finances. Questions have been raised about Sinn Féin’s own conduct following the controversy surrounding Minister Paschal Donohoe’s election expenditure. Eoin Ó Broin has described his party’s discrepancies as “relatively minor admin errors”, rather than non-declaration of donations. …and he claims they are fully

Motorists are being warned to drive carefully this St. Brigid’s Bank Holiday weekend. Twenty people have been killed on Irish roads so far this year. Assistant Garda Commissioner, Paula Hilman describes what Gardai will be looking out for at checkpoints…    

Some traffic delays are expected this afternoon as a result of the Trucking for Creeslough event. Over 200 trucks will leave Ballybofey at 1 o’clock this afternoon, travelling via Letterkenny and Termon to Creeslough, before travelling on via Milford to the Silver Tassie for a function. Earlier this week, Sergeant Eunan Walsh confirmed to Highland

The Finance Minister says a cap can’t be put on how much the State may have to pay in various redress schemes. Measures across a number of areas including mica, pyrite and apartment defect schemes are likely to cost the State many billions of euro. It comes as the Government revealed the State has a

The Tanaiste’s held a round of discussions with political leaders in the North. DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson told Micheál Martin once again his party would not re-enter Stormont until the Northern Ireland protocol is replaced. The SDLP’s Matthew O’Toole is again calling on the DUP to change its position………. Tánaiste Micheál Martin says the big

A day of action is underway in Donegal with Gardai urging road users to ‘Stay Safe’ over the new Bank Holiday weekend. The operation includes high visibility, rolling checkpoints and patrols across road corridors in the county from 9am to 9pm. Gardai are warning people of the four key lifesaver offences; driving under the influence,

Naomh Conaill GAA club has paid tribute to one of the two men who died in a crash in Mayo on Thursday night. 27-year-old Martin Murphy and 25-year-old Stephen Brennan, whose mother is a native of Donegal, were both pronounced dead at the scene. In a post, Naomh Conaill said they were devastated to hear

Stormont’s five main parties are meeting with Tánaiste Micheál Martin in Belfast today to discuss the power-sharing stalemate – that’s now hit the 1 year mark. It’s been 12 months since the DUP pulled out of the executive in protest against the post-Brexit protocol. Some progress has been made recently in talks between the UK

South Donegal TD, Marian Harkin, has urged the Government to deliver support for tourism dependent businesses affected by the number of refugees being housed in hotels. The issue was raised off the back of a recent meeting with community leaders and businesses people which Deputy Harkin described as ‘constructive and focused on seeking solutions’. She

Donegal County Council is to write to OPW Minister Patrick O’Donovan asking him to progress a flood relief scheme in Donegal Town. At this week’s meeting of Donegal County Council, Cllr Noel Jordan sought an update on the applications for Flood Relief Schemes in Donegal, with specific emphasis on the south of the county. He

The Tanaiste has been told that the owners of defective block homes in Donegal are at their wits end. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has once again pressed the Government to commence the Defective Blocks Act. Homeowners were due to be consulted this week on the draft regulations. In responding to Deputy Pringle, Micheal Martin gave

Over 80 million euro in social welfare payments were reclaimed by the state last year. The money was taken off around 115,000 people. The Department of Social Protection also launched almost 6,300 investigations into welfare fraud in 2022 – with four people jailed for the crime. Criminal barrister and Fine Gael senator, Barry Ward, says

There’s a call on the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to ensure a strong NPHET-style approach to accommodating refugees. Labour Leader Ivana Bacik’s made the call, saying Government needs to do a lot more proactively to counter the disinformation and myths that are spreading. It comes after a large anti-immigration protest was held outside Finglas Garda Station

Donegal County Council is being asked to implement a policy that would guarantee the delivery of 5% of all social houses constructed in the next 5 years for the sole purpose of occupancy of residents with special needs. Cllr Paul Canning moved a motion saying such units should be tailored to the needs of the

A plea has been issued to Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue to provide a pathway for young people embarking on a career in fishing. Member of Donegal County Council’s Fishing Committee, Jerry Early says it is proving more difficult and more costly for younger generations getting into the sector. He believes the Government needs to ensure

A North West MEP claims millions of Euro which was supposed to be used to help the Irish economy recover from covid is “sitting on a shelf in Brussels”. Ireland was allocated €915 million in grants from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility. The money is supposed to be used for investment projects and advancing

A former British solider has been given a three year suspended sentence for the killing of Aiden McAnespie in 1988. David Jonathan Holden was found guilty of his manslaughter last November, but today escaped a jail sentence. Mr. McAnespie – who was 23 at the time – was shot in the back at an army