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Gardai have renewed their appeal for information following a serious collision on the Letterkenny to Ramelton Road last thursday evening. The collision, involving a motorcycle and a car, occurred at around 6.50pm on Thursday at Cashelshannan. The motorcyclist was taken to hospital and remains there for treatment for his injuries. Sergeant Eunan Walsh has appealed […]

The number of people waiting over 24-hrs in Emergency Departments this year has tripled. Over 24 thousand patients spent over a day waiting for a bed in the ED from January to May That includes over 8 thousand patients who were over the age of 75, according to the Examiner. Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson David

The country’s 49 Local Development Companies are calling for an extra € 19 million per year for the rural development programme known as LEADER. The call is being made in the Budget 2023 submission to Government by the Irish Local Development Network which is the representative body for the 49 Local Development Companies around the

There have been calls for Lough Mourne to be lowered by one metre, costing around €20m. Lough Mourne supplies water to the Finn Valley area right down to Lifford but during the recent spell of good weather, the water level dropped significantly. It had previously been proposed that the Lough should be lowered by one

A voluntary Critical Care Doctor with the Community Air Ambulance Service says while extending the service to Donegal and the North West would be desirable, securing it would be a very difficult and complex process. Gerry Lane, a former Emergency Department Consultant at Letterkenny University Hospital, says the service is not supported in any way

A Lifford-Stranorlar Councillor has raised the issue of uncut grass and hedges becoming a potential safety hazard on the main Lifford to Letterkenny road. Cllr Gerry Crawford says that visibility is so bad in some parts, that cars have to almost fully pull out onto the road before they can see oncoming traffic. He says

The Chair of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee says accusations banks are deliberately offering poor customer service are ‘outrageous.’ Brian Stanley has commended the Financial Services Union, which has made the claims. It says banks are deliberately slow to answer phones, delay fixing broken ATMs and are under-staffing branches to force customers online. The Laois-Offaly

Mourners are starting to gather ahead of the funeral of former Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble in Lisburn. Taoiseach Michael Martin and President Michael D. Higgins are among some of the key political figures attending today’s service at Harmony Hill Presbyterian. The former leader of the UUP is being remembered as a leading figure

A Green Party Senator says she is satisfied with the Government’s emission targets. The agriculture sector must aim for a 25 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The announcement came on Thursday, and has been met with heavy criticism from farmers across the country. Senator Pauline O’Reilly says she would have liked a

The State’s health watchdog HIQA is concerned about the suitability of some of the accommodation provided for Ukrainian refugees. The Health Information and Quality Authority has also warned that the influx of refugees could have major implications on some health and social care services as Government has not provided sufficient resources. Almost 42 thousand refugees

Petrol and diesel prices seem to be levelling off in what will be welcome news to motorists. That’s according to the latest AA Ireland price survey, it’s found petrol at just over 2 euro a litre and diesel at 2 euros and 1 cent. Prices were sent on an upwards spiral when Russia invaded Ukraine

Focus Ireland says the shortage in social and affordable housing is driving up homelessness. It says most emergency homeless accommodation is now full, leading to a rise in ‘hidden homelessness’ which isn’t reflected in the latest figures. 10,500 people accessed emergency accommodation in June, the second highest figure on record. Focus Ireland spokesperson Conor Culkin

A Donegal Deputy has appealed to energy providers to stop exploiting the increasing costs crisis to make super-profits. It comes as prices from Electric Ireland are set to increase on Monday by 11 percent for electricity and 29 percent for gas while Panda also announced price increases. Bord Gais’ profits have also reportedly increased by

There’s calls for Donegal County Council to install lighting at the junction with Clady Bridge. Road safety concerns have been raised by local residents and users of the busy route due to the lack of lighting in the area. Councillor Gary Doherty says its important action is taken to address fears there:

Out of control trees in the Diamond Area of Lifford are blocking windows and obstructing natural light in the homes within the area. That’s according to Cllr Gerry Crawford, who has called on the council to act immediately to rectify the situation and have the area tidied up. He says the trees are so overgrown

The Agriculture Minister’s confirmed Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 has been formally resubmitted to the European Commission for approval. Minister Charlie McConalogue says the updated plan takes account of the observations received from the European Commission in March. He says it reflects the outcome of extensive discussions with the European Commission at official and Ministerial

The Personal Injuries Assessment Board says a reduction in awards and their value should make insurance premiums cheaper for consumers and businesses. Compensation paid out by the board fell by almost a quarter last year, while the Courts Service reports that personal injury actions were down 12 per cent. Sinn Fein says serious questions will

A Donegal TD is urging Agriculture and Marine Minister Charlie Mc Conalogue to abandon the fishing vessel decommissioning scheme announced by the EU yesterday as a response to Brexit. Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Fein’s Marine Spokesperson,  says the €80 million scheme to reduce the size of the Irish fishing fleet by another 60 vessels

A motion calling on the British government to replace £90m in local community funding has been passed by Derry City and Strabane District Council. Last night, Sinn Fein Cllr John McGowan tabled a motion at the Council’s monthly meeting calling for the replacement of vital European funding lost as a result of Brexit. He told

The Agriculture Minister says he sees the national herd remaining ‘stable’ over the coming years. A major talking point in carbon emissions cuts was whether there would need to be a reduction in the total number of cattle in the State. The government agreed a cut of 25 percent reduction in emissions for the agriculture

There’s urgent calls for Irish Water to upgrade infrastructure in North Inishowen. Some works have already been carried out on the line from the Eddie Fullerton Dam. However, Councillor Martin McDermott says not enough has been done as homes and businesses in the area are still being subjected to supply outages and low reservoir levels.