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Following the publication yesterday of a bill to overturn elements of the Northern Ireland protocol Taoiseach says trust between the EU and UK will be the biggest issue into the future. Michéal Martin also called the British government’s bill undermining parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol ‘anti-business’. He says there’s a denial of democracy in […]

Gardai are seeking information about two collisions in recent days in Donegal, one of which left a motorcyclist in hospital. The other was an apparent hit and run in Ballybofey which caused significant damage. On the Community Garda Slot on today’s Nine til Noon Show, Sgt Eunan Walshe issued these appeals for information, starting with

The price of petrol and diesel here has again hit record levels. According to AA Roadwatch Ireland the average cost of a litre of petrol is now € 2.13 per litre, while a litre of diesel is € 2.05. Prices at some Donegal forecourts are considerably higher, with petrol hitting €2.20 in some places. Fuel

Crumbling homes in counties Clare and Limerick now look set to be included in the Defective Blocks Redress Scheme. Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien will ask cabinet today to extend the scheme to the two new counties in addition to those affected by the crisis in Donegal and Mayo. It means a further 2,000 homes will

  Political tensions North and South – and between the UK Government and EU seem set to increase following last nights publication of a bill to delete parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, without consultation with the EU. Three of the North’s Political parties – Sinn Fein, The SDLP and Alliance have written a joint

Scotland’s first minister’s starting a renewed push for independence from today. She’ll release the first in a series of papers – aiming to set out the case for breaking away from the United Kingdom. Nicola Sturgeon’s made no secret of the timeline she’s working towards for a poll on the issue – This is what

A Letterkenny councillor has called for immediate repairs to be carried out at the Glencar roundabout. Cllr Donal Kelly says the roundabout is currently non-existent and is causing major safety concerns in the area. He says immediate works must be carried out ahead of rally weekend and the busy summer season:

There’s calls for purpose-built buildings to be provided by Donegal County Council to tackle the growing need for emergency accomodation in the county. Councillor Gerry McMonagle is to raise the issue at today’s sitting of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District. He believes the Council needs to step in and provide additional emergency accomodation to deal

The Foreign Affairs Minister says a UK Government plan to remove and alter the Northern Ireland Protocol is ‘deeply damaging.’ Simon Coveney spoke to the British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for 12 minutes by phone today. Ms Truss is due to announce details of UK legislation in Parliament later, which is expected to scrap all

Donegal TD Thomas Pringle is calling for an independent inquiry into instances of sexual abuse at the Ard Greine Court Complex in Stranorlar, after it emerged at the weekend that 11 more cases have been referred to An Garda Siochana. Its believed the cases occurred between 1991 and 2002, and were unearthed after the HSE

The British government is set to publish its plans to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol in Parliament today. It claims the legislation will not break international law, but Sinn Fein says it’s set to make a ‘dangerous attack’ on the Good Friday Agreement. Fine Gael’s European Affairs spokesperson Neale Richmond says the Irish

Letterkenny has reached its highest ever position in the Irish Business Against Litter ranking of 40 towns and cities. Letterkenny has been deemed ‘Cleaner than European Norms’, and is ranked second best in the country after Naas. IBAL is particularly complimentary about Letterkenny University Hospital, The Bernard McGlinchey Town Park and the area around Letterkenny

The Earagail Arts Festival is ready to make a full return to in-person events across County Donegal this July. The full programme of events was launched by the festival at the weekend, with an expansion of part of the festival to East Donegal at Oakfield Park. Other events will be taking place on Aranmore and

Hundreds of parents will be given ‘baby bundles’ from the Government when they bring their newborn children home from hospital this winter. It’s part of a pilot scheme being rolled out at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin and University Hospital Waterford. The bundles – with nappies, bibs and books – were promised in the Programme

  Sinn Fein’s reached another record high in the opinion polls. Mary Lou McDonald is the most popular party leader in the country, with a voter satisfaction rating of 52 percent – and her party is also topping the polls at 37 percent support. That compares to Fine Gael now polling at 23 percent, with

A leading immunologist says a second Covid-19 booster could be offered to those aged under 65 this Autumn. The number of people in hospital who tested positive for the virus rose to 360 yesterday. 23 Covid positive patients are being treated in intensive care. Trinity College Dublin Professor Kingston Mills, says a new booster may

The leader of Sinn Fein says the British Government will ‘undoubtedly’ break international law by altering the Northern Ireland Protocol. Conservative Ministers are due to present more details of their proposals tomorrow, but media reports suggest it’ll scrap all customs checks between Northern Ireland and mainland Britain. The UK has been threatening for months to

A Strabane Cllr is hopeful that a new premises can be found to save New Look. There has been much concern in recent times over job losses as a new Lidl superstore is set to be built on the site of Strabane Retail Park which is currently home to a number of retail outlets. It

The leader of Britain’s Labour party has been meeting politicians in the North today. Keir Starmer’s been discussing the Northern Ireland Protocol with the SDLP and the Alliance Party. The UK government’s set to abandon parts of the treaty on Monday – which unionist parties welcome, but others are strongly against. SDLP leader Colum Eastwood