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There have been calls for a major push to secure funding for improvements on the N15 from McClay’s Corner in Stranorlar to Killygordon, Castlefinn and Lifford. Speaking at a meeting of Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District this week, Cllr Patrick McGowan said the road had previously been included in a plan along with the long awaited […]

The HSE’s Regional Health Forum Wes has been told there’s been a significant improvement in the wait times for people beginning their cancer treatments. Cllr Declan Meehan had raised the issue in February, to be told that 31% of patients were seen within the target of 15 days. Now, he’s been told the number who

Tanaiste Simon Harris has been given approval from the Cabinet to begin drafting the Occupied Territories Bill. However, the scope of the Government’s version will only cover goods – not services. It comes as Israel’s efforts to allow a small amount of aid into Gaza have been described as ‘cynical optics’ by Unicef. Simon Harris

A Donegal Deputy has said the recent visit by Housing Minister James Browne to Donegal was a ‘positive step’ forward for those impacted by the defective concrete block issue. Deputy Charles Ward says the meeting showed a commitment from the Minister in amending the bill to improve the IS465 scheme to reflect necessary changes. He

Donegal County Council has confirmed that the preparation of a business case for Letterkenny Fire Station is underway. It’s expected that it will be completed by mid-July. Councillor Gerry McMonagle has called on fire service management to halt any planned operational capacity changes at the Letterkenny station, including the removal of the second fire engine,

A decision to approve Donegal County Council’s Tourism Strategy 2025-2030 has been deferred due to the omission of a number of sites from a list of key visitor attractions in the county. The strategy sets out a roadmap for the development of tourism with a vision to create a vibrant, regenerative and sustainable sector which

Donegal County Council has approved the construction of new social homes in West Donegal. 19 units are to be delivered in Derrybeg in two phases. The first phase will comprise of 12 units being built with the second phase to be completed at a later date. While welcoming the progressing of plans for the social

Following lengthy discussions at County House in Lifford, Donegal County Council has agreed to proceed with Active Travel plans for Letterkenny. There was much concern that the works scheduled to be carried out on the Ballyraine Road and Circular Road would compound the existing traffic issues in the town. The works will see the implementation

A Letterkenny councillor is asking where the €1.5 million taken up in speeding fines in Donegal since 2019 has gone. Cllr Gerry McMonagle, the former chair of the Donegal Joint Policing Committee says in the first five months of this year alone, there were almost 2,700 detections, and that suggests that speeding is on the

Police in Tyrone have renewed their appeal for information following the death of a Donegal woman in a two car collision close to the Ulster American Folk Park outside Omagh on Saturday afternoon. 82-year-old Bernie Cranley from Lifford, was killed in the collision on the A5 Mellon Road between Omagh and Newtownstewart at around 12.30

An Irish MEP is calling for an explanation from ESB networks as to why there’s been a significant increase in power cuts across the country, and particularly in Donegal. Cynthia Ni Mhurchú says there are 34 ‘planner groups’ across the country, two of them in Donegal. According to figures she’s received, Letterkenny recorded a44% increase

The tourism sector may play an increasingly important role in supporting long-term economic growth. That’s according to the latest SME Monitor published today by Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland. Irish GDP grew by over 13 percent in the first quarter of the year, largely driven by medical and pharmaceutical exports, but in counties such

Some parents could be waiting six months before they find out if their child had unnecessary hip surgery. An audit has revealed between 60 and 80 per cent of surgeries carried out at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh and Temple Street Hospital may not have met the clinical threshold for those procedures. A full review

HSE West and North West has introduced a new falls prevention framework, accompanied with information leaflets ; one for the general public and another for clinicians. The framework is based on the findings of research that shows 82% of major trauma in older adults in Ireland are attributable to low falls, and 70% of these

    There were two farm fatalities in Donegal over the past 10 years involving tractors, vehicles and machinery, equating to 2.5% of the national total. The Health and Safety Authority has published figures outlining the dangers as part of a new safety campaign highlighting the dangers around silage spreading. The HSA says between 2015