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Gardai in Donegal have renewed appeals following the tragic road accidents on Christmas week. Gardai are calling on the public to assist with investigations into the two seperate crashes involving Shaun Kelly from Lifford and Clarice Rice from Portsalon. As investigations continue into the cause of both accidents, Gardai are calling on the public to

Property tax issues are causing conflict between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil ahead of agreeing a date for the next election. The Sunday Independent says the Taoiseach has written to Micheál Martin to try to agree changes to the property tax system. Fine Gael wants to broaden the valuation base, while Fianna Fáil is in

Met Éireann’s issued a Status Yellow Wind Warning for seven counties overnight and into tomorrow morning. The warning will come into effect just after midnight and last until 11am. Harm Luijkx from Met Éireann details the areas covered by the wind warning:

From May, the sale of menthol cigarettes will be banned in Ireland. It’s part of a new EU directive on tobacco products being phased-in over the past four years. Health Minister Simon Harris has welcomed the new law, which will also see irregularly shaped cigarette packs banned. Chair of Action on Smoking and Health, Dr

Over €172,000 in Leader funding has been announced for a number of projects in Donegal. Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh says the Leader programme continues to show how local groups can access substantial funding to make real differences with their projects on the ground. Michaela Clarke has more:

Serious health and safety concerns have been raised over an unfinished footpath in Gweedore. It’s believed work on the 1 mile stretch between Carrick and Lunaigh first began in 2018 after funding was allocated but has yet to be finished. Local Councillor Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig is calling on Donegal County Council to urgently complete

More than 2,100 community initiatives around the country have been allocated a total of 4.5 million euro in funding, 92 of the groups in Donegal It’s under the Department of Rural and Community Development’s community enhancement programme. This provides groups with help to improve facilities in disadvantaged areas. Minister Michael Ring says the money will

The Bishop of Raphoe has acknowledged that the Catholic Church failed victims of abuse, and by today’s standards, dealt with such situations in a way that was “tragically bad”. Bishop Alan McGuckian was speaking after two Fanad sisters who were abused by a priest in the 1970s issued a comprehensive statement this week asking who

  A former PSNI officer is condemning the attempted murder of a current officer in Co. Fermanagh. The victim noticed movements outside his home in Kesh near the Donegal border in the early hours of yesterday morning. The suspect aimed a shotgun at him before fleeing on foot – and the PSNI believes it was

  Donegal is to share a €28m package for businesses based in Border counties announced by Government this morning. The funding is aimed at driving economic activity in the region and mitigating the worst effects of Brexit. It follows increasing concerns over the impact Brexit is having on Border communities. The Border Economic Stimulus Package

  Sinn Fein claims a deal to restore the Stormont Assembly could be agreed today. Talks resumed yesterday between the North’s five main political parties, and they’ll continue today. Sinn Fein, the SDLP, the Alliance Party and the UUP say they’re willing to sign up to the deal that’s on the table – but the

  The Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District has expressed concern over a Government proposal to amalgamate the Town and Village renewal scheme and the Rural Regeneration Programme. While Donegal is said to fare well in the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, it’s thought that the county doesn’t benefit as much from the Rural Regeneration

  First time buyers accounted for more than half of all the mortgages approved by Irish banks in November last year. Almost 4,200 mortgages were approved, according to the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland. The strongest growth was among those getting on the property ladder for the first time, up more than 8 percent on

Sinn Fein insists a deal to restore devolved government at Stormont can be done very quickly. Discussions have resumed in Belfast aimed at restoring the institutions. The talks were suspended before Christmas after the failure to secure the agreement of all five major parties to the talks. Monday week next the 13th of January is

There were 18 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, one of them on an Emergency Department trolley. Meanwhile, figures published today show a total of 5,727, patients spent time awaiting beds over the course of last year, the 6th highest figure in the country. Nationally, the 2019 figure was over 118,000.

Two Fanad sisters who were abused by a priest in the 1970s have issued a comprehensive statement asking who else knew of the abuse they suffered. Paule and Margaret Martin were aged eight and twelve respectively when they were abused by Fr Con Cunningham, who was convicted of a number of offences in 2018. Their

  A family in Kilmacrennan has been left badly shaken after a man attempted to gain entry to their home on Christmas Eve. Gardaí at Milford are investigating the burglary which happened at Ballyboe, Kilmacrennan shortly before midnight on Tuesday of last week. The scene is located approximately 1 km from the Millbridge shop which