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The Drumkeen Environmental Community Group and The Men’s Shed Ballybofey and Stranorlar have come together to raise €16,300 between the organisations. The groups held a Tractor and Honda run alongside an Auction, which attracted visitors from across Ulster. Chairperson of the Drumkeen Environment Community Group, Gary Sweeney says the fundraising allows the group to move

A Letterkenny Cllr has called for more emphasis on pedestrian safety when speaking about road safety. Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh says that better awareness and infrastructure could help pedestrians. He also raises issues surrounding E-scooters and the lack of noise that they make which puts pedestrians at risk. Cllr Kavanagh adds that education on road safety

Plans to deliver new sports facilities for Finn Harps are being finalised by club officers. This update was provided to Highland Radio News by Minister of State for Sport Charlie McConalogue. The project for the Donegal Community Stadium broke ground in 2008 but consequences arising from that year’s recession stalled the plans. Minister McConalogue says

A former Government minister says one-off rural housing shouldn’t be demonised. Michael McDowell argues it should be up to individuals to choose how they live. He says he suspects most people wouldn’t give up rural living even if they were told they’d be wealthier in a town or village. The Independent Senator says he’s not

Today marks the launch of the Revival of Letterkenny Courthouse Project. The Housing Minister James Browne addressed the launch, which is being attended by a number of elected representatives as well as members and officials from the Northern and Western Regional Assembly. In his speech, Minister Brown commended the spirit of Donegal, describing it as

72% of voters in the North think Brexit has been more of a failure than a success. This includes the majority of Leave voters. The Queen’s University Belfast research also shows two‑thirds of voters believe Brexit has made the break‑up of the UK more likely. Professor of Political Sociology at the university, Katy Hayward says

Councillor Pauric McGarvey has called for additional staff to be allocated to the roads department, warning that current staffing levels are in single figures and are contributing to significant delays in works being carried out. His comments were made at a recent meeting of the Letterkenny–Milford Municipal District, where there was general agreement in the

The Progress Pride Flag is set to fly over the Letterkenny Public Services Centre later this month to mark Letterkenny Pride 2026. Declan Meehan brought forward the proposal, which follows a similar move by Donegal County Council last year. This year marks the fourth Letterkenny Pride festival, which has attracted thousands of participants and become

Unions representing workers in the National Ambulance Service have called off strike action planned for next Tuesday. Representatives from SIPTU and Unite met HSE management at the Labour Court in Dublin this afternoon. Union members staged a 24-hour work stoppage earlier this week in a dispute over pay and conditions. SIPTU organiser John McCamley says

The Burnfoot Flood Relief Scheme has been greenlit for the planning stage Minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran confirmed this to Highland Radio News on a visit to Donegal today The Minister says he wants to see the flooding scheme implemented as quickly as possible and has appealed to Donegal representatives to keep the pressure on him,

A pilot project to measure the effectiveness of air filters in schools has been launched in Muff. HEPA air filters have been installed in every classroom at Scoil Naomh Bríd, inspired by a similar project at Hayling College in Hampshire, England. Since that project was implemented two years ago, the head teacher there estimates that

Evictions rose to their highest levels on record, ahead of the introduction of controversial new rental rules in March. That’s according to the latest data from the Residential Tenancies Board. The Residential Tenancies Board received 7,062 notices of termination during the first quarter of 2026 — compared to 4,693 in 2025. This is the highest

The General Secretary of Fórsa has told the Taoiseach the union will not ‘drift aimlessly’ if the next Public Sector Pay Agreement is not agreed by the end of June. Kevin Callinan made the comments at the union’s conference in Killarney in county Kerry, where he described the last budget as feeling like ‘a betrayal’.

Donegal Senator Niall Blaney has clashed with Sinn Fein’s Chris Andrews on the floor of the Seanad during a debate on a bill to allow evidence for the Omagh Inquiry to be taken south of the border. Senator Andrews sought to intervene asking for clarification on a point raised, but was ruled out of order by

The Dail has been told that nurses at Letterkenny University Hospital are exceptional in the care they provide, despite the numerous challenges they face. Speaking during statements marking International Nurses’ Day, Deputy Charles Ward said at last week’s INMO conference, an emergency medicine nurse, who worked in Letterkenny for 22 years, described how she left

The Sports Minister says he wants to make Ireland the fittest country in Europe by 2040. Minister Charlie McConalogue says right now 2.16 million people take part in sport on a weekly basis here. It follows the publication of the Irish Sport Monitor which found weekly recreational walking rates are down by 4 per cent

Union representatives of ambulance staff will meet HSE officials at the Labour Court this morning. It follows this week’s strike by members of the National Ambulance Service in a dispute over pay. Industrial action is expected to continue next week if a resolution cannot be found. Siptu’s John McCamley says they will go into today’s

Donegal County Council is being urged to seek the deployment of Average Speed Cameras in the county, which use two cameras positions a few kilometres apart to measure the average speed of a vehicle. At a special meeting of council this week to consider road safety issues, members from all areas of the county expressed

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The Dáil has heard urgent appeals this morning to make the drug Givinostat available for people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Ireland. Deputies Pearse Doherty and Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher raised the cases of young Donegal boys Aaron Langan and Diarmuid O’Sullivan, whose lives could be improved by the drug. Givinostat has faced administrative delays

A Donegal TD has criticised the Government over energy policy during a sitting of the Dáil. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn was speaking during a Private Members’ Motion put forward by his party last night. Sinn Féin says the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2026 is aimed at ensuring affordable energy for consumers. Deputy Mac Lochlainn criticised the

School children from across Donegal took part in a day of hands on learning at a dairy farm in Raphoe this week. This project supported by the National Dairy Council alongside the EU School Milk Scheme, and the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine allows children to see where their food comes from and