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Levies and taxes on fuel should be eliminated or substantially reduced on a temporary basis, according to a South Donegal TD. It’s after the Society of the Irish Motor Industry issued advice to motorists on how to reduce spending on petrol. Avoiding unnecessary trips and removing heavy items from the car to lighten the load,

It’s been confirmed that more than 200 people have signed up as plaintiffs in a High Court case being taken by the Defective Blocks Ireland group. Six of those are lead plaintiffs who will take the main cases, represented by Coleman Legal. Next week, Coleman Legal will be in Buncrana hosting appointments with affected homeowners

The Government is to give people free vouchers to use remote working hubs, a number of which have been developed in Donegal. Last month, Donegal County Council announced a scheme to provide free hub access to people holidaying in the county that need to connect with their work for a time. Minister Heather Humphreys  unveiled

The Taoiseach will address the European Parliament this morning. The address will mark 50 years since Ireland decided to join the then European Community and comes after an appeal to Boris Johnson to pull back from acting unilaterally over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Speaking in Strasbourg last night, Michael Martin said everyone should now do

More than 131 thousand students will begin their Leaving Certificate, Applied and Junior Cycle examinations this morning. This year marks the full return of externally delivered examinations for all candidates since the year before the covid pandemic. The numbers registered to sit exams this year have increased by 6 percent compared to the last time

  More than 4ooo volunteers across Ireland are set to take part in World Ocean Day today. Marine litter has become a global problem, with the main cause being attributed to human waste. Charities Clean Coast and National Spring Clean have joined forces to organise more than 230 beach clean-ups for today. 12 of them

The sod has been turned on the first phase of ‘LK Green Connect’. The development will see the delivery of high quality walking, cycling and public realm infrastructure in the town. It’s part of the wider planned network, LK Green Connect that will ultimately connect across a series of town centre destinations. Phase 1 will

  Councillor Patrick McGowan has been elected as the Cathaoirleach of Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District for the coming year. At today’s AGM in Lifford, councillors unanimously agreed to elect Cllr McGowan. Cllr Liam Doherty has been elected as the vice chair of the municipal district. This is Cllr McGowan’s third time in the role and

Political parties in Northern Ireland have met the head of the civil service there as the Stormont stalemate continues. They discussed the need to agree plans for local government. The DUP has been clear it won’t return to devolved institutions until it’s satisfied with progress on the Northern Ireland Protocol. Sinn Fein leader in the

Donegal County Council is opening an emergency grant for mica homeowners to carry out urgent remediation works. Homeowners will be able to claim up to €5,000 under the new grant programme, but only if they have progressed through stage 1 of the current mica redress scheme. Applications open through the Donegal County Council website from

Gardai are reminding quad users about the potential danger of severely or even fatally injuring someone after a man was knocked down in Ballintra. Gardaí in Ballyshannon are investigating a road traffic collision that happened at Lignanornig, Ballintra on Saturday at 11.30am. A farmer was moving cattle on a local road and was being assisted

We need someone directly responsible for the management of hospital waiting lists. That’s the view of the Director of the Irish Patients Association after figures revealed that one in four people in Ireland are waiting for hospital, diagnostic or therapy treatment. The Irish Hospitals Consultants Association recently revealed that Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University

The Road Safety Authority is looking at ways of ensuring more visible policing on the country’s roads. It’s after the Bank Holiday weekend saw 8 people die in a series of road traffic accidents across the country, including the deaths of two people in Sligo. The RSA is concerned at the road death toll so

A Glenties councillor says that urgent action is needed to address traffic concerns in Burtonport. Long-awaited improvements to the pier in Burtonport are now underway, but local Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says that the area has become incredibly congested, particularly for those who are using the port to travel to islands such as

Derry City and Strabane District Council is being asked to allocate almost £70,000 of left over funds to a council hardship fund, to help with the rising cost of living. The motion is being brought to Council today by Sinn Fein Cllr Christopher Jackson, who says that this money is left over from additional funding

Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has described the latest developments in the sexual abuse scandal at Ard Greine Court in Stranorlar as a sad indictment of the HSE. Over the weekend, the Independent reported that families of residents that were assaulted by a man, given the pseudonym Brandon, at the facility in Stranorlar over a period

The PRO of the Mica Action Group has warned that prospects of a drastically changed Mica scheme are low, after homeowner negotiations with Housing Department officials concluded last week. Michael Doherty says that MAG will now be focusing its campaigning on the Government TDs that are in counties affected by defective blocks to stand by

In the North, a public inquiry into alleged mistreatment of patients at a facility for adults with complex needs is underway. The Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry is examining widespread allegations of abuse of patients at the facility in County Antrim. 34 people have been already been arrested by the PSNI in connection with the scandal

Following several road traffic deaths this bank holiday weekend, drivers are being reminded that taking a picture of a road traffic accident while driving leaves them open to prosecution. This follows the deaths of two men in a three-car crash in Sligo yesterday evening, as well as the death of a man in Limerick last

New research on “long Covid” shows one in five people suffer from moderate or severe depression after contracting the virus. The Mater Hospital in Dublin, along with North Dublin GPs, studied the long-term effects the virus had on 155 people over 14 months. The study also found 25 percent were still suffering from notable symptoms

Passenger queues appear to be running well at Dublin Airport again today. The Dublin Airport Authority says that waiting numbers have stabilised, and the longest queue reported today was 43 minutes in Terminal One. Over 100,000 people are expected to travel through the airport this bank holiday weekend. Meanwhile, a Sunday Independent opinion poll out

A new opinion poll shows the country is deeply concerned over the ‘cost of living’. A ‘Sunday Independent / Ireland Thinks’ opinion poll shows a large majority of Irish people believe there’s a financial crash coming in the next 12 months – with 70 percent expecting a recession in that time. Ireland Thinks’ Director Kevin

The first pride parade in Donegal is taking place today in Buncrana. The parade is being organised by Inishowen Pride, with groups and walkers that are joining in the parade being asked to meet at Scoil Mhuire at 2pm, before the parade begins at 3pm heading to Buncrana Main Street. One of those involved in