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  Charlie McConalogue has admitted that he was disappointed over not being appointed Minister for Agriculture yesterday. The Donegal Deputy and former FF spokesperson for Agriculture was one of the leading favourites to replace controversial TD Barry Cowen in the job but the Taoiseach appointed Dara Calleary instead. The Junior Minister described it as a […]

The Donegal spokesperson for the Vintners Federation of Ireland says Covid-19 will be with us for years to come and it’s time to get on with it. It’ll now be August 10th before all pubs can open again after health officials voiced concern at a rise in the reproductive rate. Alice Lynch of Maggies Tavern

  The daughter of a missing woman says they are growing increasingly concerned for her welfare. Ann O’Donoghue has been missing from the Annagry area since Tuesday. The 68 year old is described as being 5ft 2ins with blonde shoulder length hair and of slim build. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to

  The cost of providing third level education will increase in the short term as a result of COVID-19 the Higher Education Minister has warned. However students are being assured fees will not increase over the next number of years. A plan outlining how colleges and universities can reopen in September will be published this

    The Transport Minister is set to be invited to Letterkenny to witness what’s been described as the urgent need for investment in the local roads network. There are on-going calls for a number of outer relief routes around the town with the need of a long awaited Bonagee Link road said to be

  Publicans are describing the delay in reopening pubs as a ‘hammer blow’. Those that aren’t serving food must now stay shut until August 10th, after government’s decision to delay phase four due to an increase in the reproductive rate of Covid-19. The Vintners Federation of Ireland’s calling for grants of up to 50,000 euro

  Letterkenny is said to be ‘suffering’ in the absence of a Town Council. Town Councils right across the country were abolished back in 2014 however it’s thought that this has since created a major disconnect between the local authority and the residents in larger urban areas. Donegal County Council agreed to write to the

The HSE’s Crisis Management Team in the North West has issued a stark message to people in the region as the easing of Covid 19 restrictions continues – “Complacency Costs Lives”. The team is made up of HSE officials and representatives from health services and hospitals in Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo and Leitrim. Publicd Health

Donegal County Council is being asked to consider more traffic calming measures on the Glencar road in Letterkenny. Numerous ramps are already in place along the route but it’s thought the section from the junction at the local Gaelscoil to Chestnut Grove needs re-examining. Donegal County Council has stated that the measures in place are

Dara Calleary has been named as the new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Jack Chambers has been named the new government Chief Whip while Sean Fleming has been promoted to Junior Minister in the Department of Finance. It comes as Micheál Martin faced increased scrutiny in the Dáil over his sacking of Barry

  Derry City and Strabane District Council has committed to push forward with design work on the Strabane River Walkway following the Covid 19 lockdown. Two options are being worked up. The first would create a walkway at the top of the northern riverside embankment, running parallel to Meetinghouse Street. The second option is to

  Irish Water is being urged to ‘come clean’ over what’s been described as ‘unsatisfactory works’ in Letterkenny and the surrounding area. It follows a major backlash from local businesses in the town that no prior notice was given before works got underway while there is also concern over delays on the Joe Bonnar road

  New funding options are to be explored for the development of Ballyboe Park in Letterkenny. The amenity, located in the heart of Glencar, has been identified as a space in need of a funding injection following a spate of anti-social behaviour in the area. However in more recent times, the park has grown majorly

  Sinn Féin is to challenge the ministers for Public Expenditure and Social Protection to immediately pay the emergency Pandemic Unemployment Payment available to people employed in the Republic, and living in Northern Ireland. The party says the Irish government claimed EU regulations meant they could not make the payment available to workers who live

No new Covid-19 deaths have been reported in the Republic of Ireland today, leaving the death toll at 1,746. However, 32 more cases have been reported here, the highest number in a month, bringing the total to 25,670. None of the new cases were in Donegal,where the number of confirmed cases is still 468. Kingston

Donegal County Council has agreed that the location for a Municipal burial ground will be considered as part of the Letterkenny area plan. The Councils Water and Environment Directorate is to further examine potential sites. If a number of options arise, they will then be presented to Cllrs for consideration in terms of including such

  Ireland’s oldest councillor believes keeping active and abstaining from alcohol and smoking has enabled him to reach his latest milestone. Donegal County Councillor Ian McGarvey is 90 years young today. The Independent Cllr was first elected as a public representative in 2004 at the age of 73. Celebrations are planned for the Cllr in

  There are further calls for a communal burial ground to be established in Letterkenny. Despite several potential sites being looked at over the years, there’s said to be little movement on such a facility for the town. Donegal County Council is being asked to consider providing a Municipal burial ground as part of the

  Businesses, which are struggling because of the Covid-19 pandemic, may be able to apply for loans to help them stay afloat. The Government’s given the go ahead for a two billion euro financial support plan, which if passed by the Oireachtas, would give thousands of SMEs access to low cost loans. 80 percent will