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Donegal-based Gallagher’s Bakery has announced a significant rebranding and repositioning, with the launch of a new range of sourdough bread products. The new products and packaging reflect a new identity, which the company says will replace Gallagher’s existing range while retaining the 52-year-old brand’s heritage. The Ardara-based business employs more than 300 people, and CEO […]

The President of Letterkenny Chamber says the decision to light the star at the Polestar Roundabout in the town at the weekend was a deliberate one to reflect the hope for a better time ahead. The star, which Chamber has named the ‘Star of Hope’, was lit by Nine Year Old Kalize McGuigan. Watch the

Donegal County Council says a full multi-agency investigation is underway into the bog slippage at the site of Meenbog Wind Farm near Barnesmore Gap, with a focus on mitigating the impact of the event, preventing further pollution, and determining the cause of the event. No threat has been identified to water supplies on either side

The European Union will likely refuse a Brexit trade deal unless the Internal Market Bill is scrapped, according to the Foreign Affairs Minister. London says the UK needs it to resume trade between it’s different regions, but the EU says the bill breaks the Withdrawal Agreement. Brexit talks are continuing in Brussels today, with focus

A West Donegal Cllr says funding has been allocated for works at the bottom of Errigal Mountain could be the precursor to other important work in ther area . The works are intended to address the rough terrain by constructing a pathway at the bottom on the mountain, with work to begin in the spring.

The Bishop of Raphoe is calling for the ban on public worship to be lifted. Amidst weekend speculation that level 5 restrictions in Donegal may be extended into December, Bishop Alan McGuckian told this morning’s Donegal News that the prospect of churches remaining closed in the weeks leading up to Christmas is both frustrating and

Council buildings across the country will light up for road safety today as part of this year’s World Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims. And they’re asking the public to join in between 7 and 8 pm tonight by lighting a candle in a window. So far there have been 127 deaths on the

An angling club in Donegal has received a grant from the Dormant Accounts Fund for a special project to introduce people to angling who mightn’t otherwise get to do so. Deele Community Anglers will run the programme next year. Inland Fisheries Ireland Education and Outreach Officer Lorraine O’Donnell says it’s a very good initiative: For

A former Northern Ireland deputy first minister has accused the DUP of using a form of ‘coercive control’ to get agreement on Covid-19 restrictions. Parties voted to extend the North’s four week circuit-break lockdown by a further week, but only after days of negotiations during which a number of proposals were vetoed by the DUP.

The Chief Medical Officer says we can get to where we need to be on December 1st, if we keep up the high levels of compliance with Covid-19 public health measures. Dr Tony Holohon’s praising the work undertaken by everyone over the last three weeks, but says the increase in cases is an important reminder

Donegal County Council is being urged to explore funding options to maintain the greenway from Illstrin to Kilmacrennan. Grass and weeds have started coming up through the tar will overgrowth along the embankment is resulting in the path becoming narrow. The local authority says that there is limited funding available for this type of maintenance

Sinn Féin Councillors in Donegal and Tyrone have this afternoon called for urgent clarity from Irish Water and NI Water following reports of a pollution incident close a Windfarm near Barnesmore Gap. The incident involved a peat slippage, resulting in material polluting the Mournebeg River, which flows into the Derg River in Tyrone, and also

Exiting level 5 in December should be done on a county by county basis, according to one health expert. The national 14-day incident rate is 135 per 100 thousand, but some areas of country are experiencing much higher rates. Local figures show South Inishowen in Donegal has the highest local area rate, at 536 cases

  The Department of Transport is being urged to sanction funding to carry out extensive upgrade works to the main Glencar to Killylastin road in Letterkenny. The busy route is situated in a heavily populated area and fast becoming one of the main arteries into the town. While the Donegal County Council has stated that

  The impact of Brexit on the North may start the conversation about a united Ireland according to Mary McAleese. The former President believes there will be a border poll down the line and says the demographic in Northern Ireland is changing. The Government has previously said that a partition referendum would not be on

  Donegal County Council has committed to exploring the idea of a permanent one-way system for Kilmacrennan. Road improvement works in the village are on-going with a temporary one-way system in place to facilitate the works. Local Cllr John O’Donnell says it’s working well, improving safety for pedestrians and traffic flow in the area and

  Safety concerns have prompted calls for ramps to be installed on Church Street in Ramelton. The busy route is home to a number of schools and there have been reports from residents in the area of some motorists breaking the speed limit. Donegal County Council says that a continuous white line is to be

  Businesses in Northern Ireland have criticised an extension to the circuit breaker lockdown. The restrictions will be in place for another week after Stormont agreed after four days of discussions. However pubs and licenced restaurants will have to keep their doors shut for two weeks. The measures have already been in place for four

  The discussions in Stormont over the last couple of days have been overshadowed by disagreements between the political parties. The DUP rejected a number of proposals over the past couple of days using its veto. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty is very critical of the party for not wanting to follow the advice of the

  It has not been ruled out that a planned Belfast-Dublin high speed rail link could connect to Letterkenny. The Good Friday Agreement Committee has been instructed to work with the Northern Ireland Executive with a view towards including the Derry-Belfast line in the cross border rail link as part of the recently launched Shared