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There has been widespread shock today following a fire at Doagh Famine Village yesterday evening. It’s understood at least two sections of the village have been fully destroyed as the full extent of the damage is being assessed. No one was injured in the blaze and the Famine Village is expected to remain closed for […]

An anti-illegal immigration protest has gotten underway in Letterkenny. It set off from the Station Roundabout after 1pm. It’s estimated over 1,000 people are in attendance. Donal Kavanagh has the latest: Among those organising the protest is Kim McMenamin, who can be heard at the protest:

An organiser from the United Against Racism Donegal Group says there ‘is no room for hate’ in Donegal. Anti-immigration protestors are holding a rally in the Market Square in Letterkenny this afternoon. A counter-protest has been ongoing since 12pm. Cathal McGlynn, one of the organisers, says the migrant community must be shown support…. Meanwhile, Ciaran

Belfast’s Court of Appeal’s affirmed a ruling – ordering the UK Government to hold a public inquiry into the 1997 murder of GAA official Sean Brown, who was abducted and murdered by loyalist paramilitaries in County Derry. The Secretary of State’s already sought protective leave, should the case end up in the UK’s highest court.

Uisce Éireann has confirmed that a water conservation order will be in place for the Milford Regional Public Water Supply from midnight on Tuesday, for six weeks. The order, commonly known as a hosepipe ban, applies to customers in Milford, Kerrykeel, and Ramelton. It prohibits the use of garden hosepipes and other non-essential uses of

The NI Assembly has heard that an All-Ireland approach is needed to tackle educational barriers. MLA Padraig Delargy was speaking in the chamber this week, after tabling a motion, calling for the breaking down of artificial barriers to education. These include financial barriers, application hurdles and a lack of information. MLA Delargy gave the example

The Chairperson of the Donegal Diabetes Group says he felt he had a positive meeting with the Health Minister yesterday afternoon. Paul Gillespie says that due to the poor provisions of type 1 diabetes care in the county, many people with the disorder end up in the hospital from complications. There have been persistent issues

A garda crackdown on drugs and drink driving is underway for the bank holiday. 800 motorists were detected driving under the influence of drugs since the beginning of the year. Garda Chief Superintendent Jane Humphries says half of the arrests for drug driving were young drivers:

A Donegal based senator says a provision to help manage children with specific challenges in school may in fact, be making their situation worse. The ‘Reduced School Hours’ programme allows for a temporary modification to a pupil’s timetable, meaning they don’t have to fulfil the full school day. It was initially designed to help a

The location of a new surgical hub in the Northwest has not yet been decided according to the Minister for Health. Minister Jenifer Carroll McNeil was speaking to Greg Hughes this afternoon outside of the Errigal ECC Hub where she spent time talking to representatives from the Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland and the Cancer

More needs to be done to protect Irish heritage sites from the effects of climate change. The Irish Heritage Council is holding a conference today which will hear from experts and policy makers about what the risks are and how they can be overcome. CEO of the Heritage Council, Virginia Teehan says they’d like to

The Tánaiste says no decision has been made on the pay level for the Government’s new housing tzar. The Cabinet sub-committee on housing will meet this afternoon to discuss the appointment of a CEO for the new Housing Activation Office. NAMA’s Brendan McDonagh is the preferred candidate, but his 430-thousand euro salary has become a

There are hundreds of thousands of duplicate or redundant entries on the electoral register, with Donegal one of the counties of concern. The Electoral Commission says it’s dealing with multiple legacy issues and as a result, it can’t quantify how many mistakes there are. Eleven counties, including Donegal, have more people on the register than

The Dail’s been told the revised National Planning Framework must be strengthened in terms of maximising the potential for offshore energy while respecting the seafood sector and others who make their livelihood on he water. Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn, the Sinn Fein Marine Spokesperson, said government must ;earn from the mistakes of the past and ensure

The Northern Ireland Assembly’s been told it’s unforgiveable that the remediation of a former landfill site on the outskirts of Derry has yet to be delivered, while over £3 billion has been wasted on major project overspends in recent years. An Opposition motion calling for the establishment of an Infrastructure Commission was passed this week.

The government’s first 100 days in office will be marked today by a protest over the ongoing childcare crisis. An umbrella group made up of 40 separate organisations will demonstrate outside Leinster House, accusing the coalition of breaking pre-election promises. Orla O’Connor from the National Women’s Council says families can’t keep shouldering the burden of

A local councillor says there has been progress in obtaining a new garda station for Carndonagh. The need for a new station was called for in 2018. Cllr Albert Doherty says it has now been confirmed that a preliminary business case for the project was handed over to the Office of Public Works at the

The Dáil chamber heard that County Councils need to be given more power to address local issues, particularly those surrounding housing. Donegal Deputy Charles Ward told the house of the walkout staged by his party colleagues during a special plenary meeting in County House Lifford earlier this week. The 100% Redress TD says that there