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A proposed floating wind farm off the coast of Donegal has the potential to be a ‘game changer’ for the entire county. That’s the view of the CEO of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation who has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hexicon to advance the project. The wind farm will be constructed over 50km off

A proposed law by the British Government, which would remove parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, is due before the House of Commons again today. The EU has restarted legal action against the UK, after the bill was first introduced in Westminster by the British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss two weeks ago. Taoiseach Michael Martin

The HSE and other state-funded bodies have more than 700 professional posts that remain unfilled. It’s directly affecting children with disabilities who are losing out on 480,000 hours of treatment. Sinn Féin’s health spokesperson David Cullinane says recruitment issues and a lack of training have left tens of thousands of children on waiting lists around

Sinn Fein is continuing to push for an emergency budget ahead of a vote on Tuesday evening. The package would include measures to help low and middle income earners deal with rising prices across the board. The Government is opposing the motion as it believes the cost of living crisis can’t be comprehensively addressed any

Rural Ireland is being left behind by a Dublin-centric approach taken by successive Transport Ministers. That’s the view of Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey. It’s after the ESRI found increased costs of some transport modes are contributing to a higher rate of inflation amongst rural households. Midlands North-West MEP Colm Markey says there needs to

A Donegal Deputy says he doesn’t believe the revised defective blocks bill proposed by Government will solve homeowners’ problems. Independent TD Thomas Pringle was one of those who attended the Oireachtas Housing Committee Meeting regarding the new bill earlier this week – where homeowners, industry experts and representatives from the Housing Department were grilled on

Dublin Airport say they expect to be able to cope with the large numbers of passengers passing through the airport this weekend. It’s the airport’s busiest weekend since before the pandemic. More than 200-thousand people are expected to depart from the airport between now and Monday. Media Relations Managers with the DAA Graeme McQueen, said

Thousands of people are due to attend the Pride Parade in Dublin in the coming hours. Dublin’s hosting the first major national Pride event since before the pandemic today. Aifric Ní Críodan is marching with youth support service Shoutout. She says this is a very important day for young LGBTQ-plus people who are at their

Abortion clinics have begun closing in parts of America – after the US Supreme Court removed women’s constitutional right to the procedure. Justices overturned a case from 1973 which legalised procedures across the country. In a number of states, the ruling triggers immediate bans on terminations. Meanwhile the Labour Leader here says the lives and

Pauline Tully says that her ex-husband should have spent longer in prison for stabbing her. Strabane man Pearse McAuley has walked free from prison after spending 7 years of a 12 year sentence – with 4 years of that suspended – behind bars. He stabbed Pauline Tully, now a Sinn Féin TD, 13 times in

The opening of the new Tusla offices in Donegal Town has been welcomed by their Regional Service Director. The new office accommodation is in the same building as the Primary Care Centre in Drumlonagher – and on the same site as the Donegal Town Public Services Centre. The new building will cater for Tusla Donegal’s

The Minister for Housing has been accused of losing control of the homeless situation. Figures released by the Department of Housing yesterday show that 7,297 adults were homeless in Ireland at the end of May. The May homeless report also revealed that the number of children in emergency accommodation has now passed 3,000. In the

The Higher Education Minister has said bringing forward the Leaving Cert exams could be looked at under planned reforms of the exams. This comes as it’s been confirmed Leaving Cert results will be issued on Friday September 2nd – three weeks later than usual –  with first round CAO offers being made to students on

The Finance Minister’s warned failure to deal with high inflation, will only lead to greater cost of living challenges in the future. It comes as European leaders meet in Brussels to discuss the economic outlook. Minister Paschal Donohoe says governments are trying to target those most impacted by rising prices without increasing inflation further:

Sinn Féin will bring a motion to the Dáil next week, calling for an emergency budget. Finance spokesman, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has said people can’t afford to wait until October’s budget for more help. He says many people are at breaking point and claims the government is burying its head in the sand. Higher

An engineer has told the Oireachtas Committee on Housing that he believes some quarries, mainly in the south-east of the country, are knowingly producing unsatisfactory building materials. Aidan O’Connell is a consultant engineer at AOCA Engineering Consultants – he claimed at yesterday’s meeting regarding the new Defective Blocks bill that some quarries are doing “side

Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has presented a bill to the Dail calling for the legal voting age to be reduced to 16. He presented the bill as a part of a debate on the issue last night, where it was revealed that currently Government did not support forwarding the bill past the second stage. According

A South Donegal TD has called for a better and more equal space for everyone ahead of the Dublin Pride Parade tomorrow – the main pride parade in Ireland. Speaking in the Dail, South Donegal Deputy Martin Kenny said he has seen a great advancement in the seven years since the marriage equality referendum. However,

A Donegal TD says it is scandalous that hundreds of children with special needs do not have an appropriate school place for September. Deputy Pearse Doherty spoke of Aaron who is a 12 year old boy with a dual diagnosis of autism and intellectual disability. He has recently graduated from a special school and has