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A Donegal Deputy is calling on the Government to intervene to save festivals. It comes amid fears for the independent festival scene, after Sea Sessions announced it isn’t going ahead, and Beyond the Pale was almost pulled days before it’s due to start. Deputy Pearse Doherty, who is also a festival director, says it’s a

  The Tánaiste has questioned why the world is turning a blind eye to starving Palestinians. He has been reacting to the activists on the Madleen flotilla being detained by Israeli forces. Simon Harris described the group’s actions as a powerful symbol of the urgent and essential need to end the blockade of humanitarian aid.

People don’t realise what they have until it’s gone, according to Sea Sessions’ former promotor. The music festival, which usually takes place in Bundoran beach at the end of June, was cancelled last week. Former chief Ray O’Donoghue, announced he was stepping away from the festival last week to focus on his job as Dublin’s

Concern has been expressed at the latest incidents of vandalism on the walkway linking the Leiter Pitch and Astro with Kilmacrennan village. The latest incident follows the recent allocation of €75,000 for gym equipment after a previous €125,000 grant towards the development of the pitch. Local Councillor Michael McBride says there’s been a huge community

There must be action and not more talk when it comes to imposing tighter regulations on Airbnb’s. Cllr Jimmy Brogan says people are getting locked out of the rental market, and that issue is being compounded by the ease of utilising properties for short-term letting. Cllr Brogan believes that the owners of Airbnb’s should be

A 100% Redress councillor says progress on the remediation scheme for housing with defective concrete is moving at a ‘snail’s pace’. As of last month, 102 homes have been rebuilt, an increase of 14 from April. Cllr Joy Beard says the current rebuild rate is 14 homes per month, meaning it could take 178.6 years

Cllr. Martin Harley has been elected as Cathaoirleach of the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District. He last held the position two years ago. While Cllr Patrick McGowan will take on the role of Leas-Cathaoirleach. Cllr Harley says he would like to see the MD transition back to in person meetings:

There are renewed calls for traffic calming measures in Muff following a collision on Friday evening. A man in his 20s was arrested following the three-vehicle collision at 8pm. One of the drivers, a man in his 60s, was taken to hospital with injuries which are believed to be non-life-threatening. Grainne runs the Craic on

Women are facing significant delays in accessing free hormone replacement therapy. It comes just a week after the government launched its new scheme, providing prescription HRT medications free of charge with a medical or Drugs Payments Scheme card. While 93% of pharmacies have signed up to the scheme, the Irish Pharmacy Union says supply chain

29% of women in their 40s and 50s are providing unpaid care for family members. That’s according to data from Healthy Ireland, which shows 14% of adults are caring for someone with a disability, health problem, or long-term illness. Just over 60% are women, while the average age is 46. Anne Marie Gillooley of the

More than €1,300,000 has been earmarked for the Disabled Persons Grant in Donegal. The Grant provides funding for homes to be adapted to allow older people and those with disabilities to continue living independently, while also providing funding for major modifications such as extensions to relieve overcrowding. The funding also extends to the Improvement Works

A rare incident occurred in Co. Cavan on Friday evening, with ten cattle killed in a lightning strike. It happened in Butlersbridge as the area was under a thunderstorm warning. It’s understood ten suckler-bred heifers had taken shelter from heavy rain under a tree, when the strike happened. Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fail TD Brendan Smith says

Of the 120 recruits sworn in today as members of An Garda Siochana, 18 will be based in the North West. Meanwhile, 74 new Gardai will be deployed to Dublin, 17 in the east of the country and 11 in the south. A graduation ceremony has taken place at the training college in Templemore. As

A top doctor in County Derry, with a career spanning over three decades, says workload pressures are turning GPs away from Northern Ireland, and creating problems in recruitment. Dr Tom Black’s comments come as new figures show there are now 45 fewer practices in Northern Ireland than just over a decade ago. The former chair

There have been claims that a commitment made during a meeting with HSE officials and public representatives regarding Letterkenny’s exclusion from a decision surrounding the location of a new surgical hub has been broken. Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn says he and others were told that the decision to build the hub in Sligo would be

It has emerged that 155 council homes are currently vacant across Donegal, with 82 houses having been out of commission for up to 12 months or more. The data is the result of a Freedom of Information Request from Sinn Féin. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says he is ‘sick and tired’ of the blame game,