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The number signing on the live register in July has shown an increase on on the figure for June. There were 20,106 people on the register in Donegal last month, 300 up on the previous month, but 1,600 down on the same time last year. There were some significant increases in those signing on in

Donegal County Council is to create up to 30 new jobs over two years after winning a contract to provide roads services to other local authorities. The council won the contract through an open competition, similar to the one which saw the NRA’s North West Road Design Office come to the county some years ago.

Residents of a Lifford housing estate, which has been plagued by overflowing sewage for almost five years, are again demanding that the issue be fixed once and for all.A stream of foul smelling sewage water has plagued residents of Hazlewood Drive for over four years now.Barry Whyte reports:

Gardai are searching for a man who tried to coax a young boy to get into his van in broad daylight in Leitrim Village last Thursday. According to the Leitrim observer the man is thought to have been driving a white van with some form of sign writing on it – the vehicle had a

Donegal Co Council has said it could take six months to fix a sewage problem at a Letterkenny housing estate. Residents of the Glen Rua estate in Letterkenny have been plagued by sewage running on to their land. The estate is just one of dozens throughout Donegal which has suffered similar problems. Cllr John O

Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty TD, has described the news that a further two Anglo executives have received sentences of community service as “a slap in the face for the Irish people’. Former Finance Director and Donegal native Willie McAteer and the bank’s former head of Irish lending Pat Whelan were found guilty by

An Bord Pleanala has refused permission for an anaerobic digester in Castlefin. The Bord backed Donegal County Council decision to refuse permission for development at Cavanaweery in March. There had been concern expressed locally at the decision with claims of a lack of consultation with locals on the development. Glenmore Estate Aghaveagh NW had sought

An East Derry MLA is calling for new cross border health links which would see closer cooperation between Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry, the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine and also Letterkenny General Hospital. John Dallat says at present, the Causeway Hospital’s primary links are with Antrim Area Hospital, which is also in the Northern Health Trust

The Glenties Windfarm Information Group is seeking a meeting with the new Minister for Environment, Alan Kelly. It emerged last week that Minister Kelly may overturn a decision by Donegal County Council at the end of last month to impose setback distances on windfarm developments. At the end of June, members voted to vary the

Donegal County Council is expected to join the growing number of bodies calling for the Israeli ambassador to Ireland to be expelled. Almost 1400 Palestians have been killed and almost 7500 injured since Israels offensive on the Gaza Strip began on July 8th. The majority of members are set to pass a Sinn Fein motion

The owners of a bike hire company in Donegal have claimed that they are being put out of business by vandals. Bike It, which is based in Dungloe, was set up last year to give tourists a chance to see the area on a bicycle. But the company claims there has been a “sustained campaign”

Bundoran has been named as the best surfing beach in the world. The popular American website amerikanki.com has named its top 9 surfing beaches in the world and Bundoran has topped the list. According to one of the website’s travel writers “jewel-green waters meet the kind of headlands and rock reefs that create a one-of-a-kind

Police have blamed dissident Irish republicans for a gun attack on one of their patrols in Derry. The patrol was driving along Westland Street in the Bogside in the early hours of this morning. A gunman opened fire and hit the car twice. The police say it is fortunate members of the patrol or civilians

It’s emerged that some sheep farmers in Donegal may lose out on their single farm payments from next year due to new regulations contained in the new Common Agricultural Policy agreement. Donegal NE Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue says the Department of Agriculture has confirmed to Fianna Fáil that from 2015, commonage farmers who do not

  Irish men are more likely to leave school early, commit a murder, or be unemployed, a new report shows, while Irish women earn less and are unlikely to hold a seat of power. These are the main differences between men and women in Irish society Irish women are also the most fertile in Europe,

The West Africa Ebola outbreak has claimed more than 670 lives so far, spreading into four countries. Its forest fire-like, rapidly-spreading nature, according to Stephan Monroe, deputy director of the C.D.C.’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, makes it a relentless virus. And, like forest fires, the outbreak can be “reseeded,” sparking onto

There will be a second public consultation on wind-farm developments in Donegal. It emerged last week that the Minister for Environment Alan Kelly may overturn a decision by Donegal County Council to vary the County Development Plan in favour of restricting windfarms. At the end of June, they voted 18-11, to create a set back distance ten times

            Donegal County Council are to send one representative to a conference in Sweden. Cllr Enda Bonner will represent the County Council at the CPMR conference in Vasterbotten, Sweden in September. 150 regions will be represented at the event which will discuss the advantages and difficulties of being located on

A 23 years old man has been airlifted this afternoon to hospital following a fall on Edernish Island off the Burtonport Coast. The man sustained suspected spinal injuries in a minor fall and was taken from the island to Burtonport by the Arranmore Lifeboat. He was transferred from there by ambulance to the Dungloe GAA

The Donegal Marathon is calling for volunteers help on the day of the event, Sunday the 24th August. Stewards will be required all along the route, at the various water stations, and also to help out with the celebrations that will be held in conjunction with the event. Town Manager Dessie Larkin chairs the marathon’s

A Donegal County Council official has acknowledged that there an issue has occurred at a Waste Water Treatment Plant near Convoy, close to where a local councillor says a fish kill has occurred. The council says the plant is overloaded, and requires an upgrade. Staff are attending to the problem and desludged yesterday. They will

There’s been an explosives find in Strabane. The PSNI say detectives from Serious Crime Branch have recovered what they believe to be component parts for an explosive device after a search. Officers searched a derelict outhouse in the Carrigullin Road area yesterday. Several items have been removed for forensic examination, and police are urging anyone

  The National Consumer Agency has just published their Annual Report for 2013 which shows the work they did on behalf of consumers over the year. Enforcement Action They took 115 enforcement actions against businesses for breaches of consumer law. This includes enforcement action against Aer Lingus and Ryanair for failing to provide and email

      Donegal Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has made representations to the Manager of Letterkenny General Hospital, Sean Murphy seeking clarification on concerns that LGH may soon have to refer patients requiring the services of the oncology department to other hospitals. Deputy Mac Lochlainn has also asked Sean Murphy if he is satisfied that

A Donegal County Councillor has said giving every member a new tablet represents value for money. It was revealed at yesterdays Donegal County Council meeting that all 37  councillors would receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, along with a printer. The bill for the equipment will be footed by the taxpayer, costing in the region

A Donegal County Councillor has said giving every member a new tablet represents value for money. It was revealed at yesterdays Donegal County Council meeting that all 37  councillors would receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, along with a printer. The bill for the equipment will be footed by the taxpayer, costing in the region

A Donegal County Councillor  has said that all expenses claimed by Cllrs going to conferences should be available online. Cllr Mick Quinn says that the venue, date and cost of Cllrs attending conferences should be available online. He says this would provide more clarity and transparency and would put an end to fraudulent expenses claims:

Evidence is emerging of a fish kill in the River Deele in Convoy, with Inland Fisheries Ireland and Donegal County Council both investigating the situation. The issue’s been highlighted by local Cllr Liam Doherty, who says the remains of dead fish have been found at one spot in the river close to a local sewage

* content may offend A Donegal man who sexually assaulted a drunk woman after she had fallen asleep has been jailed for two years. After the assault Padraig Rooney (34) told the victim’s family: “I’m an evil person, I have to go to the guards. This is sexual assault”. During a trial at Donegal Circuit Criminal Court,

Each of Donegal’s 37 Councillors are being supplied with a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 and a printer. The devices were issued this afternoon at the Council’s meeting in Lifford. The cost of the equipment is around 15 thousand euro with the bill to be footed by the tax payer. Our reporter Barry Whyte is