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There’s been an increase in the number of people being hospitalised with flu. The Chief Medical Officer Breda Smith is again encouraging those who are aged 65 and over, to get their free flu vaccine from their GP or pharmacist.

An Oireachtas Committee meeting will hear from industry experts about the results of recent audits of quarries in County Donegal, as well as the wider issue of deleterious materials later today. The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage will meet at 3pm to hear from representatives from the National Building Control Office (NBCO),

A Derry MLA has welcomed the news that the Causeway Coastal Route in the North will officially connected to the Wild Atlantic Way. A total of €7.6 million of funding provided by the Irish Government’s Shared Island Unit will help launch and market the new connection. It will see the Wild Atlantic Way extend into

Bundoran Garda Station is without proper facilities for Gardai and is not fit for purpose. That’s according to Donegal Councillor Michael McMahon, who has called for a new Garda station, and an increase in Gardaí actively on patrol in the town. Currently there are only four full time Gardai serving in the Bundoran area. Cllr

The Taoiseach has rejected calls for a Citizen’s Assembly on Irish Unity, saying that opinion polls will never unite the country. Micheál Martin was responding to a poll published in the Irish Times, which analysed voters’ views around a united Ireland. It found almost half of Irish voters wouldn’t support a united Ireland if changes

Donegal TD and Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has welcomed the launch today of the Letterkenny 2040 Regeneration Plan. The plan will see significant investment in the town, including investment in renewing the Market Square, Lower Main street and Old Courthouse, as well as developments to make the town environs easier to navigate. There will also

Some Letterkenny University Hospital support workers feel ‘undervalued’ as they have not been deemed eligible for a role upgrade which would lead to a pay increase. Phase four healthcare support workers which includes housekeeping, cleaning and domestic staff are not currently being considered for an upgrade or pay increase. The job evaluation scheme commenced in

An Inishowen Councillor believes it should be an offence if people who go out walking or running wearing black clothes during the dark evenings. Cllr Nicholas Crossan raised the issue at a recent meeting of the Joint Policing Committee and explained how he was driving recently and met a woman out running while dressed all

Losing the NHS would be one of the biggest concerns for voters in Northern Ireland, if Irish unity was to happen. That’s according to a North-South survey carried out by The Irish Times and ARINS. Almost half of the people surveyed in the Republic say they’d be less likely to vote for unity, if changes

A ‘first of its kind conference’ is taking place at ATU Donegal today. The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference organised and hosted by ATU is focused on the twin pillars of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The event will offer high level debates on the challenges brought for businesses about by digitalisation, the green transition, demographic change, and

A Donegal traveller who conducted ‘a landmark study’ into Traveller Men’s Health hopes the research will help pave the way for a better lifestyle among travellers. A study into Traveller Men’s Health has identified poverty, unemployment and early childhood experiences of racism in the education system as some of the key factors that have a

People are being urged to attend a drop-in information event to find out plans for the future of Letterkenny. The Public Information Event about Council-led projects and services in Letterkenny is taking place today between 2pm-8pm in the Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny. Lots of information in relation to regeneration projects, housing, waste management, roads projects and

People from over 130 countries who live in Ireland will become Irish citizens today. Around 3,500 applicants, including 66 people from Donegal will receive their certificates of naturalisation in Killarney in County Kerry over the next two days. Junior Minister at the Department of Justice James Browne says it will give them rights and legal

A local Councillor believes there is a direct correlation between drug crime and the lack of Garda resources in rural areas. Raising the issue at a meeting of Donegal’s Joint Policing Committee last week, Cllr Michael McBride said he believes drug offences are increasing in rural areas where there is a lack of Gardaí stationed.

An Inishowen Councillor has called on Donegal County Council to do more to help find accommodation for five families in the Carndonagh area. Councillor Doherty says the families in the Cherry Avenue area of Carndonagh were told in October that the Council’s lease with the private owner of their homes was not going to be

The State has paid out more than two billion euro in medical negligence claims over the last five years. That’s according to new figures provided by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to the Irish Mail on Sunday. The figures show 461 million euro was paid out last year, and that set to rise to 530 million

Parents are being reminded of the importance of flu vaccines for their children this winter. The warning comes due to the rise in serious cases of the bacterial infection Strep A, which has caused the death of six children in the UK. With more children and young people at risk of catching RSV, parents are

A garda has been reinstated at Kilmacrennan Garda Station on a temporary basis. Cllr Michael McBride says a young garda is now working out of Kilmacrennan Station, and is expected to be there for six months. The Kilmacrennan Station had been unmanned for a number of years. Cllr McBride is hopeful that this could lead