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A west Donegal councillor fears there will be a serious accident in Loughanure unless safety measures are put in place to slow down traffic. Cllr Micheal Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig has called for traffic calming measures to be installed on the Main Street as traffic continue to travel through the village at high speeds. Cllr

It’s been claimed refugees being housed in Donegal have effectively been locked out of accessing GP care. The Dail was told this week that no PPS numbers were supplied to refugees living in a number of areas of the county, which means they cannot register with a GP and instead are being forced to access

A North Inishowen Councillor is calling on Eirtricity to deploy more staff to the peninsula in order to repair street lights. Under an agreement with Donegal County Council, the company has pledged that street lights which are out of order will be fixed within 10 days of the fault being reported. However, Cllr Farren says

Gardai have confirmed they have now concluded their Forensic Examination of the scene of the fatal explosion in Creeslough, allowing the road to reopen.The overall investigation into the cause of this occurrence is ongoing. With effect from 12:30pm today, all road traffic diversions previously in place around the scene have now been removed. Gardai have

A solicitor says a Court of Appeal hearing which upheld a €2 million award to a West Donegal couple has created a very important legal precedent in terms of the use of expert witnesses in personal injury cases. In 2020, Patrick and Anita Duffy were awarded the money in the High Court after successfully claiming

The North West President of St Vincent de Paul has raised concerns over the nourishment of children as families continue to struggle with the cost of living crisis. The organisation has warned that the current crisis is worse than the last recession. Rosa Glackin says people are facing immense pressure over how they are going

A Donegal Deputy has warned that the EU must recognise the big oil and energy companies’ role in energy and economic crisis. Deputy Thomas Pringle, said the European Council’s focus on Russia’s responsibility for the energy and economic crisis is ignoring the role of big oil and energy companies. He says prices were significantly increasing

The failure to build council houses in Donegal over the past number of years is the root cause of the accommodation crisis that is now hitting the county. That’s according to Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn who says the government must immediately agree a comprehensive and large scale building programme to improve the county’s social housing

The Russian Ambassador to Ireland has been summoned to attend the Department of Foreign Affairs today. Minister Simon Coveney made the call yesterday after it emerged Russia had issued a travel ban against 52 Irish politicians, including the Taoiseach and Tanaiste. The full list of names hasn’t been published, but Ambassador Yuri Filatov will be

A lot more research is required to investigate the impact of defective products on house foundations and the effectiveness of outer or inner leaf remediation works. Thats according to Dr Andreas Leeman, Group Leader Concrete Techonology Emba who has been carrying out research into the defective blocks scandal in Donegal. The foundations are currently not

It’s emerged refugees being housed in Donegal have effectively been locked out of accessing GP care. It’s believed no PPS number was supplied to refugees living in Ballybofey, Carndonagh and Buncrana who instead are being forced to access care through the hospital or ambulance service. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle asked for the Minister for Children,

House prices are up 10.8% in the year to September. Latest figures from the CSO show the rate of increase has slowed from 11.9% in the 12 months to August. Prices in Dublin went up by 9.4%, with an 11.9% increase for the rest of the country. That was mirrored in the border region, with

A consultant at Letterkenny University Hospital says the health service is robbing Peter to pay Paul. Dr Ken Mulpeter says plans to move towards a more community based health service will ultimately cost more money and leave hospitals with even more staff shortages. While welcoming the the new plan, Dr Mulpeter told today’s Nine til

A Donegal Deputy has proposed the A5 and TEN T road projects be delivered in tandem. Deputy Joe McHugh has told the Dail that this could be a game changer and would facilitate Donegal becoming a serious net contributor to the Irish economy. It’s been confirmed that the A5 public enquiry is expected to be

An Inishowen Councillor has warned that unless immediate action is taken to repair a road in Culdaff, someone is going to be seriously injured or worse. Councillor Johnny McGuinness says the Moss Road has been subsiding for years and is in such a state now that the road is effectively suspended with nothing supporting it.

A senior psychology lecturer believes people who are impacted by the defective blocks crisis are facing serious trauma. Speaking at this week’s defective block conference in Letterkenny, Dr Karen Kirby of Ulster University outlined the findings of a study of the impact of the defective blocks scandal on homeowners. Dr Kirby says the research has

A Donegal Deputy has told the Dail that the fire service needs to be given what they deserve once and for all. Speaking on a motion calling for measures to address a recruitment and retention crisis in the Retained Fire Service, Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn says a fit for purpose service is needed and one that

A West Donegal councillor says it’s more important now than ever before that people support local businesses and stay in the county to shop. Cllr John Sheamais O’Fearraigh says in particular, it’s vital that people support the ‘Buy Donegal’ campaign that was launched last Friday and remains in place until Christmas Eve. He’s also urging

A campaigner from Connecticut says the defective block scandal could have been avoided if tests were carried out at quarries. Speaking at a conference on defective blocks in Letterkenny last evening, Debbie MacCoy, State of Connecticut Lead Advocate said she believes Ireland could have avoided the defective blocks scandal if there were tests conducted on