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Donegal County Council’s Mica Redress Committee is to reconvene in two weeks time to allow officials take legal advice on a number of issues. A number of members asked questions about the source of blocks and other materials in council led projects, and demanded that changes be made in where those materials are coming from.

The HSE has said there should be an easing of restrictions on maternity care. However, five of the nineteen maternity units in the country are not fully compliant with the measures. The units in Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny and Letterkenny have cited local safety issues that are limiting pregnant women having their partners with them.

A West Donegal Councillor says the launch of the new Donegal place brand failed to encompass the county as a whole. Councillor Noreen McGarvey says she feels the launch omitted some of the most iconic landmarks in the West of county such as Errigal Mountain and overlooked also Arranmore Island. She says more of an

There’s considerable anger as it’s emerged plans for a promenade in Downings have been stalled. Donegal County Council applied for a foreshore licence in 2016 to develop the promenade from Downings pier to Downings beach. In 2017, further information was requested from the Council. That information was submitted in 2019 by which stage the previous

A Donegal Deputy has called for serious failings in the management of what he says are ‘notorious’ orthodontic waiting lists in Donegal to be addressed. Figures show that as of December last year, 441 people in Donegal of Grade 4 or 5 in severity were waiting at least six months for treatment, 128 of Grade

An Inishowen Councillor says it’s time Buncrana take its rightful place as a tourist destination, and one way to start would be to expand the play park on the shore front. Cllr Jack Murray says many people don’t realise that Buncrana is the largest seaside town in Donegal, and it’s time that was recognised and

The Northern Ireland Executive will meet later to consider easing pandemic rules around hugging. It follows the announcement that people in England will be able to hug “with caution” from Monday. Stormont Ministers will also discuss new rules around international travel. More than 1.5 million vaccines have been administered so far in Northern Ireland. Chemical

Donegal County Council is examining a potential timeframe for moving all service cabling in the Letterkenny underground, but is stressing that such a plan would have to be progressed in stages. Responding to a motion from Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh, officials said the Letterkenny Roads Section is collaborating with the Urban Regeneration team on a number

Every person who wants a Covid-19 vaccine could be offered one by the end of June, according to the Tanaiste. Leo Varadkar told his parliamentary party last night it’s possible based on international evidence that 10 to 15 percent refuse the jab. However he said the official target is still to offer 82 percent a

The Taoiseach has praised the response of people in Donegal following concerns about high levels of Covid 19 in the county. In the Dail this afternoon, Michael Martin said the meeting that took place over the May Bank Holiday Weekend was an important one, and has had a positive impact in the county. He was

The Agriculture Minister has confirmed that the Mica Redress Scheme is being closely monitored by Government and has admitted there are issues with it in its current form. Tensions continue to grow with frustration among Mica affected homeowners over the scheme escalating in recent days. Minister McConalogue told today’s Nine til Noon Show that the

A West Donegal Councillor is calling for housing association properties in Dungloe which have been lying idle for over a decade to be brought into use to help alleviate the housing crisis. Councillor Micheal McGiolla Easbuig raised the need for more social housing at yesterday sitting of the Glenties Municipal District. He says there is

Letterkenny’s Market Square is to be named in honour of the late Barney Doherty, founding member and former Director of Highland Radio. The motion was put forward at yesterday’s meeting of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District by Cathaoirleach Councillor Donal Coyle, that the naming be unveiled upon completion of the regeneration of the Market Square.

People in Kilmacrennan have suffered for too long from the smell of raw sewage. That’s according to Cllr John O’Donnell, who says at any time of the day, the smell is evident all around the town. He says Donegal County Council have been investigating the issue for several years, but when he asked questions, officials

A Donegal Deputy is supporting a call for a public inquiry to be held into the ongoing Mica issue. Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn has submitted a parliamentary question to Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien after being lobbied by campaigners of Mica affected homeowners who are dismayed at the Government’s failure to hold a public inquiry into the

Donegal County Council has been told it’s vital that work begin for the new Buncrana Town Plan as quickly as possible. The current plan expired last year, but the Covid 19 pandemic meant work on a replacement could not progress. Now, Cllr Rena Donaghey says the lack of a new plan is hampering development, to

Donegal County Council is being asked to draw up a list of available emergency accommodation in Letterkenny, and an assessment of the likely need for such accomodation into the future. The issue was raised by Cllr Gerry McMonagle, at the latest sitting of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District, he fears the problem is going to

The Finance Minister has been defending the Government’s housing policy as pressure grows on the Government to tackle the issue of cuckoo funds buying up completed housing estates. It could take weeks for emergency tax changes or legislation to be put in place to stop the investment bodies buying blocks of homes. A Sinn Fein