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Former US President Bill Clinton believes victims groups need to be consulted about the British Government’s decision to set up an inquiry into the Omagh bombing. Earlier this month, the UK government announced a statutory inquiry would be held into the ‘preventability’ of the atrocity, that killed 29 people and unborn twins, and injured hundreds […]

The intervention by the The EU’s Chief Brexit negotiator could be crucial in sealing a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol. The British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Maros Sefcovic agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting in the coming days after a phone discussion yesterday. Downing Street insists a final deal has not been struck

A Letterkenny councillor says it’s vital that increased public funding for the town is matched by private investment. Cllr Ciaran Brogan was speaking after it was confirmed that Letterkenny has been included in the next round of urban development funding, with an emphasis on tackling dereliction. He says progress on developments at the old ESB

The Into the West Rail campaign has joined a consortium of groups from across the island to demand the publication of the All-Island Rail Review report. The ongoing absence of an Executive at Stormont means there is no Infrastructure Minister there to approve it for public release, and as a result, the nine groups say

Poor housing is harming children’s health and wellbeing. New ESRI research shows the longer children are exposed to inadequate housing from birth to age 9, the more harm they go through. Dr. Helen Russel, Research Professor of the ESRI said on this morning Nine til’ Noon show that it’s a problem of poverty:

The Mayor of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District has written to the Health Minister calling for the provision of a GP for the Health Centre in Churchill. The centre is a satellite of the Ark Medical Centre in Letterkenny, and before the Covid 19 pandemic, a GP from the centre travelled to Churchill on a

The British Prime Minister wants to get the Northern Ireland Protocol over the line. That’s according to Senator Niall Blaney. He said on this morning’s Nine ’til Noon show that people shouldn’t underestimate the pressure on Rishi Sunak from former Prime Minister Boris Johnston and that if the DUP has 6 out of their 7

The newly formed Letterkenny Hospital Action Committee says campaigning for a minor injuries unit in the region will be a key element of its activities. The committee says the introduction of such a unit would help cut overcrowding at the hospital’s Emergency Department. The committee formed following a demonstration outside the hospital last month. Jade

Donegal County Council is planning to hire a Velocity Patcher to assist with the repair of the roads in the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District for a period of 3 weeks in April or May. The issue was raised recently by Cllr Gerry McMonagle, who urged the council to buy the machine outright. He says it’s a

Donegal County Council have passed a motion to extend the funding application for the Buncrana Shore Front development to include funding for a new leisure centre. The ambitious application is asking for a figure in the region of 20 million euro Cllr Jack Murray says if this application gets over the line it will be

Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh has welcomed the completion of additional car parking spaces in Letterkenny town park. The issue was first raised in March 2022. With funding provided from Minor Tourism the extra parking consists of 10 new spaces including one disabled space and will be open for use in the coming days. Cllr Kavanagh explains

A South Donegal TD is pleading with Government to not increase the 9% VAT rate on the Hospitality sector. Deputy Marian Harkin explains that the North West rely on their hospitality sector more than the rest of the country as there is a  notable lack of high value jobs. If the VAT returns to 13.5

Motorists could pay higher prices for fuel at pumps from Tuesday. It’s expected a reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel will be removed – in line with updated cost of living measures. Fuels for Ireland CEO Kevin McPartlan has been examining what effect that will have on the average-sized family car…

This week Errigal was named in Lonely Planet as the best sunrise, sunset hike  in Ireland and placed fourth in their listings of the best hikes in the country. The travel guide book is one of the world’s biggest travel publications. Speaking with us this morning, author of the piece and avid hiker Killian Anderson

Today sees the return of the Polar Plunge to Rathmullan Pier. With a 3pm kick-off a number of Garda members from the Donegal Division among many others will once again brave the cold waters in aid of the Special Olympics. The navy vessel, LE George Bernard Shaw will also moor at the pier and is

Donegal County Council is being urged to extend the footpath in the Oldtown area from the NowDOC building to the old Hideout Bar. The issue was raised by Cllr Donal Mandy Kelly, who told this week’s Letterkenny Milford Municipal District meeting that the level of traffic on that road has increased significantly, and action is

The Taoiseach says he’s “quietly confident” an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol could be reached “within a week”. Earlier today, the British Prime Minister met parties in the North to discuss the arrangement, while talks will continue between the EU and the UK over the weekend. Stormont leaders appeared positive about the progress following

Donegal ETB adult education tutors are paid less that those in the Mayo-Sligo-Leitrim ETB. Deputy Marian Harkin raised the matter in the Dáil yesterday. In Donegal tutors receive the ‘self-financing rate’ 10 to 20% less than the rate paid by the Mayo-Sligo-Leitrim colleagues. She says there are different pay rates for tutors doing the same