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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday January 21st:

Gardaí in Letterkenny are investigating a burglary that happened on Tuesday last, January 14th at a house in Carnamugagh Upper, Letterkenny. Between 5 and 7.30 that evening, the back door of the house was forced open and entry was gained. A quantity of US Dollars and some items of jewellery were stolen from the house.

A cross border investigation is underway following a number of burglaries. Gardaí in Letterkenny are investigating a burglary at Mourne Antiques on Main Street between 4pm and 4.30pm on Saturday afternoon last. Five females and one male, described as being Eastern European, entered the store. The sole staff member was distracted by the group while

Gardaí are warning they don’t have adequate armed personnel to monitor ongoing emergencies in the country. Last year, the availability of Emergency Response Unit personnel came under the microscope in Donegal in the wake of the murder of Jasmine McMonagle in Killygordon. There were suggestions at the time that a second Armed Unit would be

There are calls on Donegal County Council to crackdown on the illegal disposal of tar across the county. Its believed contractors employed to carry out works in Donegal are dumping leftover tar at numerous sites. Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig says this is unsightly and will have environmental repercussions as well as incurring clean-up costs.

There are calls for additional dog wardens to be introduced in Donegal and for one to be dedicated to Inishowen. Concerns were raised at the recent meeting of the Inishowen Municipal District over ongoing incidents of dog fouling in the peninsula. Councillor Martin Farren says while most dog owners are responsible there is a small

    Almost 200 jobs were created in Udaras Na Gaeltachtas client companies in Donegal last year, the biggest year of job increases since 2008. While 191 jobs were created in the region in 2019, 143 jobs were lost – marking a net increase of 48 jobs in the county last year. Its end of

    Donegal County Council is being asked to extend a continuous footpath from the roundabout at the Mountain Top to the last housing estate on the Calhame Road as a matter of urgency. Letterkenny Municipal District says a section of footpath is due to be constructed this year as part of the agreed 3

  Donegal County Council is to ask the government to immediately review and increase housing grants. Cllr Ciaran Brogan says there are many people in the county applying for funding under schemes for older and disabled people, with the €8,000 available under the grant for older people nowhere enough. At a meeting of Letterkenny Municipal

  The Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District has hit out over the state the main road to Malin Head was left in by Irish Water following recent works. Councillor Martin McDermott has described the resurfacing of the road by contractors employed by the utility as nothing short of a disgrace. The Inishowen Area Manager

A Donegal election candidate has said he is considering putting his name on the ballot paper in West Dublin as well as Donegal. Independent Candidate Peter Casey is considering a challenge for the sole reason of giving people of that constituency an opportunity to register a protest vote against Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Casey has referred

Cancer patients, people with arthritis and those needing hip replacements, are just some who should be exempt from hospital parking charges, according to the Irish Patients Association. It says the fees, some reaching 15 euro per day, are an added financial burden on patients and their families at an already difficult time. In 2018, Health