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It’s been revealed that Donegal County Council has received almost 900 applications to the current Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme, as of the 5th of July. Of the 889 applications to Donegal County Council for Stage 1 of the Defective Blocks Grant Scheme, 516 of them are still either being assessed by the Council, or

Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny says he’ll remember Shinzo Abe as a peace-loving, outgoing supporter of smaller countries like Ireland. The former Japanese Prime Minister was shot while making a speech in the western city of Nara earlier today and died from his injuries. A man in his 40s been taken into custody in relation to

A leading Tory MP says the relationship between the UK and Ireland can only get better now that Boris Johnson has resigned. Last week the Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said Anglo-Irish relations had never been as bad. Boris Johnson announced he would step down as British prime minister yesterday and the search for his successor is

em The number of unemployed people on the live register increased by just over 4 per cent in June. CSO figures show there were 184,600 people signing on, when seasonal effects are considered, an increase of 7,300 from May. Included in the figures are just over 7,100 people benefiting from the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive

Electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles made up over a fifth of all new cars licensed in Ireland in the first six months of this year. Figures from the CSO show that number has risen by 7 per cent. The number of licenced diesel cars has fallen by nine per cent compared to 2021. Overall,

Consumer spending fell in June according to figures published today by Bank of Ireland, with the sharpest fall in Donegal. The company’s debit and credit card analysis shows a 4 per cent drop in card spending across the country in June. In Donegal, the fall was 8%. Consumers scaled back their pub spend by 8

Police are urging the public to be on their guard when booking holiday accommodation after a number of victims reported they’d been duped by a Facebook Marketplace holiday accommodation scam centred on a property in Donegal. The scam is one which was first highlighted on Highland Radio’s Nine til Noon Show eight weeks ago. The

A new code of conduct to help campers enjoy their visit to Donegal this summer while at the same time protecting the beautiful county has been launched today. This Code has been developed on foot of recommendations from a study commissioned by Donegal County Council in 2021 and has been jointly prepared with campers, campervan users,

Sinn Fein is to table a motion of no confidence in the government next week. Party leader Mary Lou McDonald has confirmed the move this morning after a meeting of TDs. The party’s Agriculture spokesperson Matt Carthy says they will debate the motion during their private members time in the Dail next week. He’s rejecting

The number of individuals and organisations being targeted by the Criminal Assets Bureau in Donegal has fallen substantially. The bureau’s latest annual report shows 28 targets in Donegal at the end of last year, down from 48 at the end of 2020. That’s a drop of almost 42%. The figures show CAB is investigating almost

Police in Derry are appealing for information in relation to an alleged sexual assault which took place in the Glenabbey/Cornshell Fields area in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The incident was reported to Police shortly after 3.30am, and is said to have involved a man in his early 20’s, possibly driving a dark blue

Police in Derry say they’ve arrested a 33 year old man after seizing what they estimated to be £30,000 worth of Class B drugs. They say the suspected Class B drugs were seized yesterday in the Asylum Road area of the city ,where local Response Policing officers were in the area dealing with an unrelated

A UNIQUE insight into what it is like working in a professional kitchen is being offered to anyone over the age of 18, unemployed and interested in working in the food industry in Inishowen. IDP in association with Donegal ETB, Taste4Success, Skillnet and Sláintecare Healthy Food Made Easy, are hosting their first ever FREE Summer

Shailesh Vara has been appointed by Boris Johnson as Northern Ireland Secretary. He replaces Brandon Lewis who stepped down earlier this morning saying he had lost faith in the British Prime Minister’s leadership. Mr Vara had previously been a junior minister for Northern Ireland but resigned over the Brexit deal.

Údarás na Gaeltachta has applied for planning permission to Donegal County Council for a solar farm development at Ard na Ceapairí in Bunbeg. The proposed works will cover 14.1 hectares, comprising solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames and all necessary ancillary development structures. Udaras says this is a further step in the development of

  The Letterkenny Chamber Business Awards are back bigger than ever. After doing online awards last year, Letterkenny Chamber is delighted to announce that the 2022 awards are underway. Chamber President Kristine Reynolds explains that there is great enthusiasm for the awards. “The Chamber Business Awards is the biggest event of the year for the

A special meeting of Donegal County Council will take place on Monday next to discuss the findings of an external review of the acquisition of five houses at An Crannla Estate in Buncrana by the authority. It’s understood the review, which was circulated to staff and members yesterday, finds the the council acted properly, and

Police are in attendance at the scene of a road traffic collision on the Glenshane Road in Drumahoe. Part of the road is closed, and a diversion is in place at the Drumahoe Road/Glenshane Road junction, and at the Ardmore Road/Glenshane Road junction. Drivers are urged to follow the diversions, or take an alternative route

Boris Johnson expected to step down as Conservative Party leader today, but he will remain as British Prime Minister until a new leader is elected. More than 50 members of the UK government have now resigned in the space of two days, piling further pressure on Boris Johnson. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis is among

Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council have launched a new “talent-mapping” programme for the North-West, that aims to allow businesses to better identify talent. The aim is to further help businesses drive investment into the region. The cross-border collaborative project between Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council

The path is clear for Leo Varadkar to be elected Taoiseach later this year. It’s after the DPP decided against prosecuting him for leaking a confidential GP document to a friend of his. The Tanaiste said he was pleased with the outcome, and has always maintained allegations of wrongdoing were false. He thanked current Taoiseach

The whole of last night’s debate can be watched on the Oireachtas website. Click on this link –  https://www.oireachtas.ie/hourly/ Scroll down to Wednesday Jul 6th 2022, and click it. When that opens, scroll down until you see 16.24 on the ‘Last modified’ file. Click the ‘Play Video’ link which is highlighted, and the debate begins