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The British Minister of State for Northern Ireland Minister is urging the DUP to allow the Stormont Executive to be formed this week. Politicians from across the UK and Ireland are meeting at the British Irish Assembly which is underway in Cavan. It’s likely fresh elections in Northern Ireland will be called by the end

Donegal County Council is being asked to carry out inspections on all drain gullies in Letterkenny, and to ensure that they are all flushed and cleaned out as soon as possible. The call will be made a a meeting of Letterkenny Milford Municipal District this week by Mayor Cllr Donal Mandy Kelly, who says recent

The Old Courthouse in Letterkenny has the potential to be a major focus for tourism in Donegal according to a local councillor. At present the Failte Ireland office in the town is just off the Polestar Roundabout, and is closed to the public for much of the time. Cllr Ciaran Brogan says the council should

Rishi Sunak is expected to be confirmed as the new UK Prime Minister later today. Boris Johnson withdrew from the Tory leadership race last night – leaving only Sunak and Penny Mordaunt in the race. Sunak will be confirmed as leader if he’s the only candidate with 100 Tory supporters by this afternoon’s deadline. It’s

38 people lost their lives due to work-related incidents last year, compared to 54 in 2020. Of last year’s deaths, the largest number, 11, were in agriculture, forestery and fisheries, That’s according to the Health and Safety Authority’s annual workplace review. Assistant Chief Executive with the HSA, Dr Kevin DeBarra, says these deaths are avoidable……..

Rishi Sunak has formally entered the Tory leadership contest – as he is again bidding to become British Prime Minister. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson’s supporters have downplayed the fact he’s well behind his ex chancellor, and currently short of the minimum 100 nominations he needs. There are reports that Boris Johnson has spoken to Penny Mordaunt,

A homelessness crisis could be looming for Ukrainian refugees. Reports suggest at least a dozen refugees have spent the weekend sleeping rough at Dublin Airport after arriving here on Friday – and being told there was no accommodation for them. Wayne Stanley, head of policy at Focus Ireland – says finding accommodation has proved difficult

The courts are owed 18 million euro in unpaid fines from the past 18 months. The Courts Service says 16,000 euro has been deemed “uncollectible” due to death or other considerations. According to the data, the highest collection rate in a region was 59 percent. Sinn Féin’s justice spokesman, Martin Kenny, says reform is needed…

The Taoiseach has appealed to the DUP to take up their seats in the Stormont Executive. Fresh elections will be called in the North this coming Friday if no Government can be formed in that time. The DUP has refused to resume power-sharing until changes are made to the Northern Ireland Protocol. Taoiseach Micheál Martin

The Conservative leadership race is underway once again – just six weeks after Liz Truss was given the job. Commons leader Penny Mordaunt’s the first MP to announce she’s vying to become the next British Prime Minister, following Thursday’s dramatic resignation. It’s understood at least 50 Tories want a Boris Johnson comeback – while Rishi

A Strabane Councillor is urging Derry City and Strabane District Council to express an interest in taking over the former Strabane Academy School on the Liskey Road. Cllr Jason Barr says it is now nearly three and a half years since the site became vacant, and it has taken 13 months for the Education Authority

The Society of St Vincent de Paul is urging the government and electricity suppliers to agree a suite of measures that protects people from disconnection this winter, particularly in the case of people using pre-pay meters. SVP says many people it assists prefer pre-pay gas and electricity as it gives them more control over their

The extension project for Moville Community College has received approval to proceed to construction under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme. The project will consist of a new build extension to the current school including a SEN base. Minister Charlie McConalogue says this is tremendous news for the school community and will improve the offering and

The Tánaiste says he’s confident a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol can be sorted early next year even with the instability in the British Government. The Tory favourites are trying to secure the backing of 100 MPs to keep them in the race. Penny Mordaunt has become the first to declare with Rishi Sunak

The Government Chief Whip today paid tribute to all those who responded to the Creeslough tragedy today, saying that at the worst of times for Donegal, the people showed  their best. Minister Jack Chambers, who serves as Junior Minister for Sport and the Gaeltacht was speaking at opening the Donegal GAA Centre in Convoy today…………..

The state can’t guarantee it will be able to provide accommodation for asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees. That’s according to the Minister for Integration Roderic O’ Gorman. It comes after the Citywest transit hub reached capacity and won’t accept new arrivals. Officials from the department met the Ukrainian embassy to discuss the issue. Housing Minister