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The couple taking the first legal case relating to defective blocks say they felt they had no option. William and Grainne Doherty borrowed money and spent €64,000 on remediation works when they realised their Malin Head home had Mica. They replaced the outer leaf, but have since confirmed found that the inner blocks are also […]

Concerns are being raised over the high level of oil spills on roads in Donegal. Councillor Michael McClafferty says there has been a notable increase in such incidents across the county resulting in roads being left in a dangerous condition. He says all motorists have a responsibility:  

An Inishowen Councillor claims there is an unfair bias against motorists with the chosen preferred route for the Bridgend to Buncrana Greenway. The €10m project has been shelved and will no longer be delivered by the INTERREG programme. Construction of the greenway is not now due to start until 2025. Councillor Nicholas Crossan has questioned

Once-off government payments may be making a difference now, but after Christmas we’ll be in ‘dire straits’. That’s the view of People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith, who’s calling on people to get behind cost of living protests this weekend. Demonstrations in Sligo, Galway, Limerick, Cork, Drogheda and Dublin will all take place this coming

Today is the last day for the people of Ballyshannon to have their say on the town’s Regeneration plan. The project will include the development of a new transport hub, public toilets, artisan enterprise units, new walkways along the river and the redevelopment of lower main street. The public consultation will close at 5pm today.

Some hospital emergency departments are dealing with three times more patients this winter compared to 2021. The stark figure comes from the Irish Patients’ Association, as October saw a 26 per cent increase in patients attending EDs on the same month last year. Last month, 617 patients were on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital, according

A Ballyarnett Councillor hopes a redress scheme will be made available to mica homeowners in the North if more cases of suspected mica are identified. It comes as a Derry family’s home at Beragh Hill Road near Ballyarnett has been confirmed as one of the first cases of mica in the North. Antou councillor for

The HSE have said that counselling services will remain available for anyone impacted by the Creeslough tragedy. Today makes one month exactly since an explosion at a petrol station and shop devastated the Co Donegal village. Ten people died in the blast and several months mind masses will take place this week. Dr Maura Finnegan,

Concerns have been raised that some of the healthcare staff in  Letterkenny University Hospital will not get their Covid-19 bonus until the new year. A number of agency healthcare staff including HSE staff and those working in nursing homes, residential care facilities and home helps have not received their €1,000 bonus for working through the

The CEO of the Saolta Hospital Group says the appointment of a senior manager to oversee governance at Letterkenny University Hospital will help ensure that management and communication are as good as they can be, both within the hospital and between the hospital and Saolta. A review involving the Saolta executive and senior management at

Bundoran Lifeboat is looking for new volunteers to take up roles as inshore lifeboat crew in the waters around the Donegal Bay area. Potential candidates will undertake training for over a year before being placed on call to attend alerts. The RNLI says it can’t keep people safe without the support of volunteers, who truly

  A Donegal County Councillor says electric vehicle charging points are a basic necessity. Councillor Albert Doherty is calling for additional charging points to be put in place in Inishowen. He says as electric vehicle sales rise, it’s vital that the infrastructure improves as well………….

The Cathaoirleach of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District is calling for the Local Improvement Scheme to be reviewed. Councillor Donal Mandy Kelly says the scheme in its current form is a disaster due to a lack of money available for people seeking funding. He believes the LIS programme should be abolished, and a grant based

A new survey by The Northern and Western Region Assembly shows seventy nine percent of people are unlikely to buy an electric car within the next 12 months. The region, encompassing Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Leitrim, Roscommon, Monaghan and Cavan has 488 publicly available EV charge points, the lowest per square kilometre concentration on the

The local priest in Creeslough says people in the village are still grieving. Today marks exactly one month since ten people lost their lives in an explosion at the local shop and petrol station. A series of month mind masses will take place over the coming days to remember those who died. Fr John Joe

A West Donegal Councillor says the frequent problem of cars hitting deer in rural parts of the county must be addressed. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says that three vehicles, including an ambulance responding to an emergency in the Dungloe area, have had collisions with deer in the last week. He says this is

A decline in support for Sinn Féin has helped smaller parties – but not support for the Government. Sinn Fein are down 3 points to 34 percent support in the latest Sunday Independent / Ireland Thinks poll. The Social Democrats up one point to 4 percent, with Aontú also up one to 4 percent. Independents