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A new primary care centre has opened today in Newtowncunningham. While the state of the art facility is up and running, work will continue to ensure once complete, a wide range of services will be available. Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District, Councillor Paul Canning says the ‘Castle Medical Centre’ will serve the entire South

North Donegal Coast has been identified as high biodiversity ‘Area of Interest’ for potential Marine Protected Area designation. The ‘North Coast Area of Interest’ is one of 16 areas Fair Seas has identified as a potential new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Irish waters. Marine Protected Areas aims to give species, habitats and coastal communities

A local councillor believes the Eurovision final could be hosted in the Derry city and Strabane Council District in 2023. The 2022 competition was won by Ukraine, but due to the ongoing war, Ukraine cannot host the event. The UK is set to hold the event with councils and cities invited to submit applications to

A sum of cash was stolen and damage caused to a house during a burglary in Kilmacrennan. Sometime between Friday 22nd of July and Wednesday 27th, a house in the Rosemount area of Kilmacrennan was burgled. A sum of cash was stolen and damage was caused to the inside of the house. Speaking on today’s

Gardaí are appealing for information after a business premises and a van was burgled in Lifford. The incident occured during 2.50am and 3.30am on Friday morning, July 29th. A business premises was broken into and burgled while a van which was parked at the location was also broken into and a number of items were

Gardaí are appealing for information after a man was assaulted by three males in Buncrana. The assault occurred outside the An Cranna View Estate, on the Cockhill road at approximately 1.35am on Sunday morning. The man sustained injuries in the assault and Gardai believe the men made off in a vehicle. Sergeant Eunan Walsh is

Gardai have renewed their appeal for information following a serious collision on the Letterkenny to Ramelton Road last thursday evening. The collision, involving a motorcycle and a car, occurred at around 6.50pm on Thursday at Cashelshannan. The motorcyclist was taken to hospital and remains there for treatment for his injuries. Sergeant Eunan Walsh has appealed

The number of people waiting over 24-hrs in Emergency Departments this year has tripled. Over 24 thousand patients spent over a day waiting for a bed in the ED from January to May That includes over 8 thousand patients who were over the age of 75, according to the Examiner. Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson David

The country’s 49 Local Development Companies are calling for an extra € 19 million per year for the rural development programme known as LEADER. The call is being made in the Budget 2023 submission to Government by the Irish Local Development Network which is the representative body for the 49 Local Development Companies around the

There have been calls for Lough Mourne to be lowered by one metre, costing around €20m. Lough Mourne supplies water to the Finn Valley area right down to Lifford but during the recent spell of good weather, the water level dropped significantly. It had previously been proposed that the Lough should be lowered by one

A voluntary Critical Care Doctor with the Community Air Ambulance Service says while extending the service to Donegal and the North West would be desirable, securing it would be a very difficult and complex process. Gerry Lane, a former Emergency Department Consultant at Letterkenny University Hospital, says the service is not supported in any way

A Lifford-Stranorlar Councillor has raised the issue of uncut grass and hedges becoming a potential safety hazard on the main Lifford to Letterkenny road. Cllr Gerry Crawford says that visibility is so bad in some parts, that cars have to almost fully pull out onto the road before they can see oncoming traffic. He says

The Chair of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee says accusations banks are deliberately offering poor customer service are ‘outrageous.’ Brian Stanley has commended the Financial Services Union, which has made the claims. It says banks are deliberately slow to answer phones, delay fixing broken ATMs and are under-staffing branches to force customers online. The Laois-Offaly

Mourners are starting to gather ahead of the funeral of former Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble in Lisburn. Taoiseach Michael Martin and President Michael D. Higgins are among some of the key political figures attending today’s service at Harmony Hill Presbyterian. The former leader of the UUP is being remembered as a leading figure

A Green Party Senator says she is satisfied with the Government’s emission targets. The agriculture sector must aim for a 25 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The announcement came on Thursday, and has been met with heavy criticism from farmers across the country. Senator Pauline O’Reilly says she would have liked a

The State’s health watchdog HIQA is concerned about the suitability of some of the accommodation provided for Ukrainian refugees. The Health Information and Quality Authority has also warned that the influx of refugees could have major implications on some health and social care services as Government has not provided sufficient resources. Almost 42 thousand refugees

Petrol and diesel prices seem to be levelling off in what will be welcome news to motorists. That’s according to the latest AA Ireland price survey, it’s found petrol at just over 2 euro a litre and diesel at 2 euros and 1 cent. Prices were sent on an upwards spiral when Russia invaded Ukraine

Focus Ireland says the shortage in social and affordable housing is driving up homelessness. It says most emergency homeless accommodation is now full, leading to a rise in ‘hidden homelessness’ which isn’t reflected in the latest figures. 10,500 people accessed emergency accommodation in June, the second highest figure on record. Focus Ireland spokesperson Conor Culkin

A Donegal Deputy has appealed to energy providers to stop exploiting the increasing costs crisis to make super-profits. It comes as prices from Electric Ireland are set to increase on Monday by 11 percent for electricity and 29 percent for gas while Panda also announced price increases. Bord Gais’ profits have also reportedly increased by

There’s calls for Donegal County Council to install lighting at the junction with Clady Bridge. Road safety concerns have been raised by local residents and users of the busy route due to the lack of lighting in the area. Councillor Gary Doherty says its important action is taken to address fears there:

Out of control trees in the Diamond Area of Lifford are blocking windows and obstructing natural light in the homes within the area. That’s according to Cllr Gerry Crawford, who has called on the council to act immediately to rectify the situation and have the area tidied up. He says the trees are so overgrown

The Agriculture Minister’s confirmed Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 has been formally resubmitted to the European Commission for approval. Minister Charlie McConalogue says the updated plan takes account of the observations received from the European Commission in March. He says it reflects the outcome of extensive discussions with the European Commission at official and Ministerial