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  Donegal County Council is to carry out a review of vacancy and dereliction across the county, with the possibility potential Compulsory Purchase Orders and other measures to promote regeneration and provide housing options. The review will draw on a high-level examination of vacancy in the region that was recently published by the Northern and

The new Cathaoirleach of the Donegal Municipal District says the housing crisis in the county is becoming very worrying, particularly with the number of young people who do not have somewhere to live. Cllr Niamh Kennedy was elected to the chair, with Cllr Tom Conaghan as her deputy. Cllr Kennedy says it’ll be a challenging

The new Mayor of Letterkenny Milford Municipal District says reducing housing waiting lists, the cost of living, Mica and spiralling costs in the agriculture sector will be on his agenda over the coming year. Councillor Donal Mandy Kelly was elected unanimously last evening, with Councillor Ciaran Brogan elected Deputy Mayor. Councillor Kelly says he wants

A Donegal County Councillor is calling for all meetings, including committee meetings to be streamed live. Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiollaEasbuig believes the public deserve an insight into all council business. He says the pandemic proved that the streaming of meetings can be facilitated. Councillor MacGiollaEasbuig says it would be an important step……….

There have been calls for a traffic management plan to be put in place in Dungloe. Cllr Mary Therese Gallagher says at times, people are unable to get out of their homes as entrances are being blocked by motorists. She says it’s vital for the future development of the town that the ongoing issue is

The Mica Action Group says as it stands, the enhanced Mica redress scheme approved by Cabinet yesterday does not meet their needs. Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien says he is satisfied that the enhanced scheme will represent a significant step forward in having a fit for purpose grant scheme which will help homeowners rebuild their homes

Councillor Donal Mandy Kelly has been elected the new Cathaoirleach of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District. The Fianna Fail Councillor takes over the role for the first time from outgoing Cathaoirleach Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh. Councillor Ciaran Brogan has been announced as Deputy Mayor. Councillor Kelly says reducing housing waiting lists, the cost of living, Mica

President Michael D Higgins says housing in Ireland is no longer a crisis, it’s a disaster. He was speaking at the opening of a centre for homeless young adults in County Kildare. Latest Government figures show there are more than 10,000 people in homeless accommodation nationally, which doesn’t include refugees or asylum seekers. Michael D

The Dail today heard further calls for the bill to be granted pre-legislative scrutiny. Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn told Micheal Martin that with many false dawns for affected homeowners, they deserve scrutiny of the legislation:   In responding, Taoiseach Michael Martin however, did not agree to pre-legislative scrutiny but instead said it’s time to get

Concerns have been raised that Donegal is heading into a major crisis as contracts with hotels and B&Bs housing Ukrainian refugees are due to expire. A number of accommodation facilities across the county have opened their doors to house refugees in the wake of the Ukrainian war. Cllr Michael McClafferty says it is important a

There has been a call for safety measures to be put in place in Doochary following a number of collisions in the village. At today’s meeting of the Glenties Municipal District, Cllr Noreen McGarvey called for additional signage and safety measures to be put in place. She says there have been a number of incidents

Gardai say they will have a significant policing operation in place for this weekend’s Donegal International Rally. Numerous high viability checkpoints will be in place across the county with Gardai also out on patrol and conducting speed checks. Extra Gardai are being deployed to the county for this weekend. Garda Eunan Walsh says there will

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