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Sinn Féin is calling on the government to reduce rents by putting one month’s rent back into people’s pockets. The budget will be announced earlier than normal this year, on September 27th, with an immediate package of supports promised by ministers, including measures for those in private rented accommodation. However Sinn Fein’s Rose Conway-Walsh says […]

  Concerns have been raised by residents in Dungloe and Meenmore regarding waste treatment capacity, as the construction of 45 new homes in the area is set to begin. Residents have contacted Donegal County Council and Irish Water about their concerns, as they believe the Dungloe Sewage Treatment Plant may not be able to manage

A man’s been rescued after getting trapped in a sea cave off the Mayo Coast. The 40-year-old spent almost 22 hours on a ledge in the cave at Downpatrick Head, after being swept into the area during high tide last evening. Since the alarm was raised just before 6pm yesterday, a major search and rescue

The Government’s urging people to tell it which of its services should be made more available online, and to flag the Government sites that need to be made more accessible. A public consultation’s being launched, with officials aiming to make it easier on citizens to engage with Government departments. Junior Minister at the Department of

A major multi-agency rescue operation is continuing off the County Mayo coast this afternoon. A man in his 40s has now spent over 20 hours trapped in a cave at Downpatrick Head after being cut off by the tide yesterday evening. A second person – a woman – was brought to safety by kayakers yesterday,

A charity representing older people have said a 10 euro increase to the weekly old age pension is not sufficient. Alone says older people need at least 20 euro extra a week, due to the cost-of-living crisis. The charity says pensioners are already having to make huge sacrifices to meet their basic needs. The group’s

Over 61 per cent of workers are more likely to choose a job that offers flexible working conditions. That’s the finding of a new Jobs Expo survey which shows most Irish workers are in favour of a hybrid working model. Event Director of the Jobs Expo, Kevin Brannigan says more people want flexibility in their

Sinn Fein TD Louise O’Reilly is calling on the Government to ensure the price of energy bills is capped for the Winter. That’s after the news that the ESB’s after tax profit trebled for the first half of the year, to €390 million. The Taoiseach says the government will take a large amount of the

Business leaders in the North-West have called for the 2023 budget to include a robust response to the current challenging business conditions. Yesterday, Ibec, the group that represents Irish businesses from across the North-West met with Ministers and Regional TDs to highlight key priorities ahead of this month’s Budget. Ibec says that Budget 2023 must

The Chair of Donegal County Council’s Mica Redress Committee says much more must be done to progress a new Defective Blocks Scheme as families face another winter with no resolution in sight. Cllr Martin McDermott says the council took a decision not to accept any more Stage 1 applications until there is clarification on how

The Glenties Municipal District has been told that developments such as Sliabh League, Fanad Lighthouse and Malin Head would not have happened without Michael O’Heanaigh, who retired as CEO of Udaras na Gaeltachta at the end of last month. He had previously worked with Donegal County Council in the Community Development Section, at one point

The Tánaiste has said the state will take back some of the bumper profits from the ESB. The company reported after tax profit trebled in the first half of the year to 390 million euro. The ESB is majority owned by the State and says profits are re-invested in maintaining the network, renewable energy and

There’s finally been a breakthrough in delivering additional school bus capacity in Clonmany. For the past three weeks numerous children, entitled to a seat on a bus were left stranded at the side of the road as there were not enough seat available to transport them to Carndonagh. A 15 seater mini bus has been

Glenties Municipal District has been told that more services must be provided for Ukrainian people living in the district, with an emphasis on integration into their local communities. Cllr Noreen McGarvey says in the initial stages, the emphasis was on finding accommodation and school places, and ensuring the basics were in place. Now, she says,

A Donegal County Councillor has labelled ‘disgusting’ ESB’s profits of €390m in the first six months of this year. Councillor Jack Murray says in the months ahead people will be forced to choose between heating their homes and eating due to the high energy costs. He says the sensible and moral thing for the Government

10,000 volunteers in 500 locations around the country will take part in the world’s largest coastal clean-up over the weekend. Last year over 400 clean-ups were organised, with volunteers removing 42 tonnes of marine litter from the Irish coastline. The Big Beach Clean is also part of a worldwide citizen science project, which entails collating