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Ukrainian officials believe Russian rocket strikes are cutting off heating and water supplies in several major cities, as troops close in on the capital. It’s currently freezing in Kyiv, and many of those who’ve chosen to stay are sheltering underground with missiles devastating buildings. A week since Russia’s invasion began, it appears to have taken […]

Further questions are being asked over the level of communication as it relates to Storm Franklin and Mica homeowners. It’s understood that Cllrs were well briefed as it relates to storm Dudley and Eunice however, it’s thought more could have been done in terms of prior warnings for Franklin. There was structural damage to a

Full planning approval has been granted for 70 new social homes in Strabane. The project will include 60 new houses and 10 apartments on the former Lady of Mercy High School site between Evish Road and Mount Carmel Heights in the town. The application for the housing scheme was made by local company McGettigan Homes,

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  The Government is willing to disregard people in rural areas and those without access to broadband in the pursuit of privatisation. That’s according to Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle who was speaking today on a Private Members’ motion on the National Driver Licence Service. The Dail has heard calls for such services to remain available

  The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has branded proposed legislation on remote working as “useless, unreasonable, and unfair” to employees. ICTU along with employers group IBEC were before an Oireachtas Trade Committee today, to discuss the finer details of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill. General Secretary of ICTU Patricia King says there’s

The INMO is seeking an urgent meeting with senior management in Letterkenny University Hospital in light of dangerous overcrowding. It follows the revelation last evening that 10 ambulances were backed up at the hospital as unprecedented numbers attend the Emergency Department. The INMO says Letterkenny University Hospital has informed all staff that the facility is

The HSE Chief Executive says they’re trying to hire new healthcare staff in a ‘very challenging recruitment market’, particularly in non city based hospitals such as Letterkenny. The HSE expects to recruit only half of the staff it has funding in place for this year, with non-availability of staff being identified as a major element

The issue of the dredging at Magheraroarty is to be raised in the Dail, after it emerged that at times, ferries and fishing boats are unable to use the pier there. Local Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says dredging the area around the pier was previously done as a matter of routine, but now,

Government representatives who are due to visit America for St. Patricks Day are being urged to exert whatever influence they can on the US Administration to provide solutions for the undocumented Irish. The Migration Policy Institute estimated that there were approximately 16,000 undocumented Irish in the US in 2017. Donegal born Senator Robbie Gallagher says

MS sufferers in parts of Donegal are effectively left stranded by a lack of accessible transport. The Swilly-Mulroy MS Support Group says it has a number of wheelchair users who have been unable to attend the weekly support group recently due to a lack of funding for accessible transport. The Milford & District Resource Centre

The Health Minister has been told that there is an unprecedented crisis in Letterkenny University Hospital’s Emergency Department. At one stage yesterday 10 ambulances were backed up at the hospital’s ED. Speaking in the Dail last night on a Sinn Fein motion on Health Waiting Lists, Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn once again highlighted the impact

A South Donegal Deputy has questioned if Ireland has done all it can amid the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Speaking in the Dail Deputy Marian Harkin said Russia’s invasion was premeditated and well planned. While Ireland announced sanctions on Russia in previous days, Deputy Harkin is unsure if enough has been done:  

There are big plans afoot for Bridgend with a planned project set to significantly improve the road through the village. It’s estimated that the Donegal – Derry route facilities more than 19,000 vehicles in both directions every day. The project is geared towards upgrading a 1.2km section through Bridgend and onto the border. A public

At least 21 people have reportedly been killed and 112 wounded following Russian shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The regional governor says homes were among the buildings hit. Moscow’s urging residents in Ukraine’s capital to flee – saying it’ll strike key security and communication services. Convoys of Russian armoured vehicles are edging

The Health Minister has been told that failure to invest in beds and staff at Letterkenny University Hospital resulted in 10 ambulances being backed up at the hospital’s Emergency Department yesterday. A statement issued by Saolta yesterday, said that with an average of 120 patients presenting at the hospital daily over the past week, significant

The Minister for the OPW has come under fire for not engaging on the issue of coastal erosion in North Inishowen. There have been ongoing campaigns calling for action to protect the coastline in the Ballyliffin and Malin areas of the peninsula. Particular erosion concerns centre on the Ballyliffin links golf course and the area

Two gardai and three sergeants got over €50,000 each in overtime last year. According to freedom of information figures, one officer got €61,000. The total bill for Garda overtime in 2021 was €114 million – nearly 15 million more than the previous year. Sinn Féin’s justice spokesman, South Donegal Deputy Martin Kenny, is calling for

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It’s been claimed that there are currently ten ambulances backed up at Letterkenny University Hospital. This equates to roughly three quarters of the entire fleet available to Donegal in any given day. Cllr Gerry McMonagle who is also chair of the Regional Health Form West says the situation appears to have hit crisis level. Cllr

Today is Stop Food Waste Day 2022. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. is reminding consumers today, to think critically about the amount of food we waste. The focus of this year’s Stop Food Waste Day ‘Make Use-By Dates Work for You’ is to make people aware that: § food passing

123 vehicles have been caught speeding in the first two hours of National Slow Down Day – out of nearly 25 thousand checked. Among them, a motorist was caught driving 130 kilometres per hour on the M50 in Dublin – which has a limit of 100 kilometres per hour. A driver on the Skehard Road

  Gardai in Donegal are encouraging people to review their home security in light of an increase in burglaries. Over the weekend there were four break-ins in Inishowen and one in Lifford, which gardai believe may have been linked. On today’s Community Garda Slot, Garda Niall Maguire said this reflects an increase in burglaries, particularly

A Ukrainian woman living in Letterkenny says shock has now turned to reality. Oxana says she thought it was impossible in 21st century that the events witnessed in Ukraine over the past 6 days would ever occur. She told Greg Hughes today that given the actions of Vladimir Putin no one knows what the world

The Canadian Ambassador to Ireland is in Donegal. Nancy Smyth has met with the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Councillor Jack Murray and representatives of Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce and Letterkenny Institute of Technology during her visit. She’s praised Ireland for it’s efforts in terms of tourism. Speaking on the Nine til Noon Show a

Gardai say they’ll be conducting high visibility checks on routes right across the country today as part of National Slow Down Day. More than 1,300 speed enforcement zones will be monitored over the next 24 hours, a number of them in Donegal, with the operation due to end at 7am tomorrow. The Road Safety Authority

Satellite images show a 40-mile long convoy of Russian military vehicles near the Ukrainian capital. Airstrikes have also been carried out on an airbase on the edge of Kyiv. The first round of talks between the two sides have ended without agreement. Meanwhile, the UN says more than half a million people have now fled

A West Donegal Councillor says if dog owners don’t take control of their animals, farmers will have no other option than to take matters into their own hands. Councillor Michael McClafferty says the frequency of dogs chasing sheep in the area, particularly in Creeslough is worsening. He raised the issue a number of weeks ago

Irish Water is under pressure to fast track upgrade plans for Inch in south Inishowen. It follows yet another water outage to hit the area yesterday evening and another one over the weekend, leaving hundreds of homes without supply for a time. Irish Water gave a previous commitment that it would carry out the necessary

The Vice President of the GRA says the attack on a Garda in County Cavan has sent shockwaves through the force. The Garda stopped a car in the Blacklion area in the early hours of yesterday morning when he was held at gun point and dragged into a car. The unarmed Garda was subsequently assaulted,

A conference in Donegal has been told that two research projects at Letterkenny University Hospital have been a very successful, with both set to be extended beyond the county. The first, which has been running for some years examined how best to support patients after treatment, and analysis of the data has shown that those