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Cinema-goers will only have to pay 4 euro for a ticket next Saturday. It’s to mark National Cinema Day with 95 percent of theatres celebrating it across the country – including in several cinemas in County Donegal. The 4 euro price will include tickets for premium seats and 3D screenings. Nationwide the participating cinemas include: Arc Cinemas; […]

45,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Ireland since the beginning of Russia’s invasion. This comes as refugees continue to be moved out of college accommodation this week, with 2,000 already moved to alternative locations to allow this year’s students move in. 3,700 Ukrainian refugees are living in pledged accommodation, which is 10 percent of all

A Glenties Councillor has hit out at the placing of road works signs obstructing a footpath in Dungloe. Councillor Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says that the sign placing is so bad that a mother and her child who is in a wheelchair were forced onto the road due to the signs blocking access to

A People Before Profit TD says that the Irish Government must intervene and cap energy price hikes. That’s after SSE Airtricity announced that it was putting up the cost of its electricity by over 35 per cent, and gas by 39 per cent. The cost increases will take effect from the 1st of October –

There has been a record number of applications for the Bus Eireann school transport scheme this year. 130,000 people have applied since the government waived the 500 euro fee as part of the government’s cost of living measures. 44,299 families have applied for the first time, meaning some of those most in need of the

People along the coast of Donegal are being urged to apply for a share of a €3.5 million fund. €25 million has been allocated nationally to Fisheries Local Action Groups through BIM to counter the adverse economic and social consequences of Brexit. Grants  for those wishing to upskill or undertake training of 50%, up to

The Chair of the Green Party in Donegal says politicians cannot take their electorate for granted, and the only way to effect change is to persuade people that it’s needed. During a discussion on today’s Nine til Noon Show, Michael White said there are very few safe seats in Ireland, and that means politicians always

Over half a million illegal medicines were seized at airports, ports and mail sorting centres in the first six months of the year. The Health Products Regulatory Authority says sedatives were the most commonly seized medicines, followed by steroids and treatments for erectile dysfunction. Grainne Power is the Director of Compliance with the HPRA –

The EU is being urged to stop playing the British government’s game when it comes to the Northern Ireland protocol, and hold firm on the importance of keeping it in place. The Border Communities Against Brexit organisation has been responding to speculation that if elected Tory leader and Prime Minister, one of Liz Truss’s first

The level of new mortgage lending has declined again. Latest figures from the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland shows just over 5 thousand mortgages were approved in July, with first time buyers accounting for 45.2 per cent of those. However BPFI CEO Brian Hayes says the number of approvals is falling………..

Agri-food firms can apply for the second call of a Brexit response scheme worth 100 million euro. The Government’s providing up to 30 million euro to companies engaged in the processing and marketing of primary meat and dairy products. Junior Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon says the aim is to help them recover from Brexit………. Government

A Letterkenny councillor says as evening traffic jams once again become a commonplace occurrence in the town, there should be a comprehensive public consultation on the issue. Cllr Gerry McMonagle says frustration is bubbling over once again, and maybe it’s now time for the council to take over one of the empty commercial premises on

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe have welcomed new figures showing record employment levels. The CSO has revealed over 205 thousand jobs were created in the year to June, bringing the employment rate to an all-time high of 73.5 per cent. The largest increase was in food and accommodation, but the hospitality sector

Donegal County Council’s Road Safety Officer says all road users have a responsibility to look after their own safety, but more importantly, to also consider the safety of others. Brian O’Donnell says it’s all too easy for people to stress their own right of way, and allow frustration get the better of them. He says

Serious safety concerns have been raised over anti-social behaviour at the ambulance station in Castlederg. Incidents in buildings adjacent to the site are said to have escalated in recent weeks. The delivery of the life-saving service is now being impacted with the decision taken not to deploy solo responders. West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan has

The Tánaiste and the Taoiseach’s judgement on Robert Troy has been ‘appalling’. That’s the view of a member of the Oireachtas oversight committee, Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn. Junior Minister Robert Troy stepped down last night, in wake of the controversy surrounding his failure to fully declare his property interests in the Dáil register. Deputy Mac