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People in Buncrana are being urged to have their say on the future of the town, with a consultation event to take place on Monday week May 23rd in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel. Donegal County Council will outline plans for the development of the Shore Front, and discuss the Buncrana Local Area plan, while architects

Steps are being taken to restore blanket bog habitat in the northwest of the country. The Junior Minister for Heritage Malcolm Noonan has unveiled a 20.6 million euro Bog Conservation Project today. The project has 35 sites covering a total of more than 250,000 hectares along the Western seaboard from south Galway to north Donegal

The DUP says it won’t support the nomination a Speaker for the Northern Ireland Assembly as it meets for the first time since last week’s historic election result. In a Statement to The Belfast Newsletter, Jeffrey Donaldson says the party will keep its promise to the electorate and demand ‘decisive action’ on the Northern Ireland

The Dail has been told there’s an urgent need to address waiting lists and staffing issues at Letterkenny University Hospital. However, Deputy Thomas Pringle told the Dail his fear is that the hospital seems to be on the bottom of Saolta’s priority list, while Saolta is at the bottom of the government’s. He said the

A new website has been launched to promote the development of a digital transformation plan for the North West City Region. Developed by the ERNACT network, the website will facilitate information to interested parties about digital transformation, with an emphasis on the various initiatives and action plans in the cross-border area. Derry City and Strabane

The DUP leader has resigned his assembly seat today, saying he expects the UK government to act on the Brexit protocol ‘fairly soon’, with former MP and MLA Emma Little-Pengeley taking his seat. Tensions between Britain and the EU over the post Brexit deal have increased today. EU Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic insists the

A ‘Blanket of Hope’ was launched today, featuring hundreds of individual squares knitted and crocheted by people all over Donegal and further afield. The project, which was launched earlier this year was coordinated by the Letterkenny Youth and Family Service Knitting and Crochet Group, the Donegal Social Prescribing Network and Errigal College. The squares have

This Saturday marks Africa Day in Donegal. Donegal County Council and Donegal Intercultural Platform will jointly present an Africa Day celebration at the Regional Cultural Centre and An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny. Celebrations commence at 11am with a series of exhibitions, discussions and creative writing workshops. The day will also include a Family Fun Day and

A child has died from a probable case of hepatitis, the HSE has confirmed. It’s one of 6 cases identified in Ireland over the past 10 weeks in children aged between 1 and 12 years old. A second child has received a liver transplant. The World Health Organisation says at least 169 cases of acute

Latest figures illustrating rent increases has resulted in fiery exchanges in the Dail this afternoon as Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty and the Tanaiste clash again. Deputy Doherty labasted Leo Varadkar also over a proposal which could see developers being paid up to €144,000 for each apartment they build outside of Dublin under a new scheme

Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn says the county is now in the midst of a crisis as latest figures show yet another rent hike. According to today’s Daft.ie report, the average cost of rent in the first quarter of the year in Donegal is €857, up 22.7% on the same period last year. Deputy MacLochlainn says

The Marine Minister hopes a €45 million Brexit Seafood Processing scheme can maximise the value of Ireland’s fish quota. Minister Charlie McConalogue announced the funding today which aims to support processors in developing their enterprises, navigating the challenging trading environment and supporting jobs. He says it is an unprecedented investment in the sector which he

A decision to move the Donegal Rally ‘service park’ to Letterkenny has sparked anger in Milford. Milford Mart has for many a year been a home to the service park. Councillor Liam Blaney has hit out at the move on what is the 50th anniversary of the rally and says it is not the first

Donegal County Council is to assess a new government scheme for wastewater treatment and collection with a view towards applying to have a number of areas in the Letterkenny Milford area included. Cllr Donal Coyle says the scheme announced recently by Minister Darragh O’Brien could provide much needed infrastructure in Bonagee, Drumany, Drumnahoe, Lurgybrack, Leck

The Cathaoirleach of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District has warned that the ongoing dangers around Woodlands School need to be addressed urgently. It comes following reports of a number of near misses with children and passing vehicles. Donegal County Council says there is currently no funding stream available to implement safety measures in the area

A vigil is taking place this evening in Letterkenny to mark a month since the killing of Sligo men Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee. The Chair of Donegal LGBT says its vital that Ireland’s hate crime laws are revised to make people feel safe and supported. This evening’s vigil at 7:30pm at Market Square, Letterkenny

A new Primary Care Centre in Newtowncunningham will be operational within months. The new development will see many health services combined in a new state-of-the-art centre. Councillor Paul Canning says the project is progressing well with the opening of the centre and delivery of services expected in the coming months. He says the new centre

MEPs and UK parliamentarians will discuss the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol in Brussels today. It’s the first meeting of a post-Brexit assembly, which is aimed at maintaining cooperation between both sides. It comes amid a political stalemate in the North – with the DUP refusing to form a Stormont Executive unless the protocol’s

The average cost of rent in Donegal is now €857, up a huge 77% from its lowest point. Latest figures from Daft.ie reveal the average rent in the county has increased 22.7% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2021, that’s the second highest increase in the country. Nationally,

A Donegal Deputy believes minimum wage should be increased to meet the living wage. Deputy Thomas Pringle says a Labour Living Wage Bill is a necessary first step but doesn’t go far enough. He told the Dail that due to the cost of living, it is becoming increasingly difficult for people to survive on the

The Spanish Ambassador has been informed of plans to twin the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District with Valladolid in Spain. Ambassador Castro, during a visit to Donegal this week met with the Cathaoirleach of the Lifford Stranorlar MD, Councillor Gerry Crawford. It’s proposed a twinning agreement be put in place to mark the connection with Red

A Donegal Councillor says the recent discovery of a knife in the Sliabh Sneacht area of Letterkenny was an aberration, and does not reflect the area or its people. Cllr Gerry McMonagle was speaking after the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District agreed to his call for a gate to be erected at the last back lane

Gardai are appealing for information about an assault in Stranorlar last night. The incident happened close to the Fire Station. Sergeant Pauline O’Connor says they’re particularly anxious to trace the movements of a black car that may have been involved………….

  A group of people who were scammed by a fake holiday home advert on Facebook’s marketplace say they cannot get the ad removed from the social media platform. Neil, a member of the group, told Greg Hughes on today’s Nine til Noon Show that the ad purports to show a house in Gweedore, but

Donegal County Council has confirmed that the bottle banks in Falcarragh will not be returning to their previous location, and they are now searching for an alternative site. In the meantime, people are being asked to use the bottle banks in either Gortahork or Dunfanaghy until the matter is resolved….

The Mayor of Donegal Youth Council says young people have a lot to contribute to the county, and that needs to be recognised. In a presentation to members of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District this week, Tara Toye said there are members of the Donegal Youth Council sit on several advisory groups and representative bodies,

Cancer is Ireland’s leading cause of death, accounting for one in three deaths. One in two people develop cancer at some point in their lives. But if diagnosed early, it is easier to treat and there is a better chance of recovery. Dr Heather Burns is a specialist in public health medicine with the National

It’s emerged that the number of houses built in the Letterkenny area is far below expectations. A recent review of the the County Development Plan included figures showing that only 317 houses have been built from 2018 to 2021. The expectation was that the figure would be between 1000 and 1200. Cllr Michael McBride says

Stormont’s would-be first minister’s still calling on the DUP to enter power-sharing – ahead of tomorrow’s midday deadline for a decision. But the party’s leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, says he’ll not give up his Westminster seat until issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol are resolved. This would be necessary if he was to take his place

The Taoiseach and Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle have clashed in the Dail over the Mica Redress scheme. Deputy Pringle called for legislation governing the scheme to undergo pre-legislative scrutiny to ensure it is fit for purpose. It’s after the Tanaiste during a meeting with the Mica Action Group last week said he was unaware that