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Sinn Féin has confirmed it will bring forward a motion in the Dáil tomorrow night seeking to scrap the government’s concrete block levy plans. Urging TDs across the chamber to support the motion, Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn said the measure is deeply flawed, and risks making the serious housing and defective blocks crisis in Donegal even

A resident in Buncrana has raised concerns about the quality of her water supply after it emerged that the lead piping on her street has not been replaced in 80 years. Tracey, who spoke to Greg on today’s Nine til Noon Show, says the pipes have to be flushed regularly and the water has caused

It’s claimed the Taoiseach can’t guarantee pre-pay energy customers won’t be cut off. That’s despite Micheál Martin saying pay-as-you go users won’t be disconnected this winter. Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath says private energy firms can do what they want:

FIFA says it’s a “dark day” for football after at least 125 people were killed in a stampede at a stadium in Indonesia. The sport’s world governing body has joined several English clubs in expressing its deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed and injured. Cathy Long, a former Premier League safety

A new search begins in County Monaghan today for one of the so-called “Disappeared” victims of the Troubles. 19 year old Columba McVeigh from County Tyrone was last seen in November 1975. He was killed and secretly buried by the IRA, and his body has never been found The new dig at Bragan bog near

It’s emerged that in recent days, when called to attend an emergency in Inishowen, the nearest available ambulance was over 40 miles away while on another recent occasion a musician took ill in a public premises however, members of the public had to bring him to hospital as no ambulance was available. A representative of

Concern has been raised over long-term ‘income inequalities’ among poor families. The National Women’s Council of Ireland has highlighted once-off measures in their Budget analysis today. They believe single payments to support women and families will help with the cost of living this winter. But Orla O’Connor, Director of the Council, believes that long term

Thousands of extra acute hospital beds are needed to deal with overcrowding. That’s the view of Dr Fergal Hickey, a consultant in emergency medicine at Sligo University Hospital, who says the trolley crisis will ‘deteriorate’ in the coming months. The HSE has warned that it is expecting a difficult winter in the health service. Dr

The Tánaiste has suggested Northern Ireland would keep a separate parliament, courts, police and health service under a United Ireland. Leo Varadkar was speaking at the Ireland’s Future conference at the Three Arena yesterday which saw speakers discuss what reunification might look like. Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan also said the north may keep a

A new opinion poll today shows that Sinn Fein have maintained their lead at the top, with 37 percent support – a record for the party. The party now has a 16 percent lead over Fine Gael and a 20 point lead over Fianna Fail. The Ireland Thinks/Sunday Independent poll also revealed that 51 percent

The Taoiseach says there are legal difficulties stopping the Government from reintroducing an eviction ban this winter. It follows another month of record homelessness figures in the Republic of Ireland with over 10,800 people accessing emergency accommodation as of the latest figures. Despite that Micheál Martin says they don’t plan to bring back an eviction

Sinn Féin is calling for a winter ban on evictions, due to the number of people homeless. Figures released yesterday show over 10,800 people accessed emergency accommodation last month. Dublin accounts for around 70 per cent of all people experiencing homelessness in Ireland. Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin says the housing minister needs

The Assistant Garda Commissioner for the North West region has been told that a new Garda station for Carndonagh needs to be a priority. Carndonagh Garda Station has been clsoed for some time as it was deemed not fit for purpose. Councillor Albert Doherty has written to the Assistant Commissioner Michael Mc Elgunn to ensure

A call has been made for a dedicated sporting weekend to be held in the county to encourage Ukrainian refugees to become more involved in their communities. Former Sergeant and member of Donegal County Council’s Joint Policing Committee James Trearty has suggested that sports clubs across the county should hold an event for Ukrainian refugees

EU Energy Ministers have agreed on a windfall tax on the profits of energy companies. Ireland is expected to benefit by around two billion euro from the bloc-wide fund. The Government has opted to follow the EU model as it will allow them to tap into profits of big companies across the continent who don’t