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A Donegal TD has called on the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to appear before the Dáil to explain his stance on CAP negotiations. CAP negotiations that were expected to conclude this week, ended without agreement between the European parliament and the blocks agriculture ministers. Donegal is one of the counties set to benefit the […]

People are being urged to take care in the sun today as the UV index will be moderate to high. Temperatures are set to reach 22 degrees in places this afternoon. It with be cooler along coastal areas and some showers may develop over the northern half of the country. Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather

Four people have been arrested in Dublin city centre after large crowds gathered on the streets overnight. Gardai say the arrests for public order offences were made on South William Street. They say officers from the Public Order Unit and the Dog Unit dispersed the crowd from the area, along with crowds in Temple Bar

Arlene Foster says the direction of unionism under new DUP leader Edwin Poots is “quite nasty”. Speaking to the Financial Times, the former leader of party says they’re “regressing and becoming more narrow”. During the week, Edwin Poots claimed the Irish Government will cut Northern Ireland off from food. John Downing, political columnist for the

Advice to work from home could ease through August under re-opening plans being considered by government. Yesterday a re-opening through the summer was announced for live events, international travel and indoor dining. Instructions for people to continue to stay away from the office were due to last until September. But Tánaiste and Minister for Business

The number of Covid patients in hospital is at its lowest level in over eight months. The figure has dropped to 99 – with 38 in intensive care. New figures show also Ireland has the seventh lowest 14-day incidence rate of Covid in the EU – with Malta being the best. Dr Denis McCauley, from

Temperatures could reach at least 21 degrees tomorrow – in what’s likely to be the warmest weekend of the year so far. Today won’t be quite as sunny, but it’s expected to be at least 16 degrees in all areas. Met Eireann says the dry and warm weather will continue into next week. Alan O’Reilly,

The North’s Infrastructure Minister says rail links to and from the North West will be examined as part of a comprehensive strategy that she is drawing up. Nicola Mallon was responding to questions in the Assembly from Foyle MLA Gary Middleton, who asked if a feasibility study would be carried out into the reopening of

The Taoiseach says the end of the COVID crisis is within grasp if people still to restrictions over the next month. Micheál Martin has announced the easing of restrictions over the summer across a range of sectors. Hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses can open from June 2nd – with outdoor dining in bars are restaurants from

The family of John Hume have met with the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council to announce their intention to donate his three world peace prizes to the people of Derry. Bill Clinton once described John Hume, who dies last August as Ireland’s Martin Luther King. He is the only person in the

Donegal Senator Niall Blaney disagrees that a 100% Mica Redress Scheme should be sanctioned. He believes a fully funded scheme will not address all the issues emerging from the 90/ 10 scheme. He told today’s Nine til Noon Show that some people are playing on the anguish of affected homeowners in Donegal and says there

There are calls for an Air Ambulance to be trialled in Donegal. Councillor Michael McClafferty is urging Donegal County Council to ask the HSE to explore the initiative given the geographical makeup of the county. There have been numerous instances in Donegal where ambulances have taken over an hour to respond due to a lack