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  A cautious welcome has been given to news that the Government is working on a visa process with the United States with calls for work to also continue in tandem for the undocumented Irish. The E3 visa process is currently available to Australian nationals and enables them to get visas to work and live […]

  Air pollution in Letterkenny climbed higher than levels in many parts of New Delhi in India last week. That’s according to information from the Environmental Protection Agency given to the Business Post. Professor John Wenger is from the centre for research in the Department of Atmospheric Chemistry at University College Cork. He says it’s

Sinn Féin says it’s impossible for political leaders north or south of the border to rule out a poll on unity if that’s the will of the people. The party’s responding to Fianna Fáil leader Mícheál Martin, who says support for Irish unity shouldn’t be confused with Brexit. Deputy Martin says there’s an “emerging middle

There are calls for the Government to introduce incentives to stop people using smoky coal. It comes as a decision was made to not bring in an outright ban against the fuel that causes high levels of air pollution. It’s since reported Letterkenny had higher levels of dangerous particles in the air than in New

3,800 people have been waiting over four years for an outpatient consultation. Figures provided to Fianna Fáil show 462 of those waiting are children. Health spokesperson, Stephen Donnelly claims the figures show Fine Gael’s hospital mismanagement is reckless and negligent. Deputy Donnelly says things need to change:

It has been confirmation that the transfer of patients from Lifford Hospital, due to take place on January 6th 2020, has been put on hold. It follows a meeting that was held on Thursday past by Friends of Lifford Hospital, where concerns were raised about the transfer of long stay patients. Friends of Lifford Hospital

The Gteic hub in Ghaoth Dobhair will be hosting an open day on Monday as part of a national initiative to promote opportunities available locally to work globally. Gteic Innovation and Digital Hubs in Mayo, Galway, Kerry and Cork will also be taking part. Amy Ní Colgan, Bainisteoir Gteic Ghaoth Dobhair says it’s a great

Donegal County Council staff have this week embarked on a door to door campaign to raise awareness of the Smoky Coal ban in Letterkenny. This is as a result of a stark reduction in air quality since the burning season began in October this year as is evident from the real time air quality information

A status yellow fog warning has been issued for the entire country. The alert is now in effect, and fog set to be dense in places, leading to hazardous driving conditions. It is set to remain valid until 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. Meteorologist Cathal Nolan, from the Midland Weather Channel, says driving conditions are treacherous:

British MPs have backed the government’s Brexit Withdrawal Bill – by a majority of 124. It’s the first step in Boris Johnson’s promise to take the UK out of the EU by the end of January. The agreement also limits the Brexit transition period to 11 months. MPs will be given time to scrutinise the

Over €1 million in funding has been approved by the Donegal Local Community Development Committee for 17 projects across the county under the LEADER Programme. The projects range from self-catering accommodation, supporting small SME’s, village development initiatives, water quality improvements, supporting family resource services and the development of new tourism facilities. Chair of the Donegal

The Friends of Lifford Hospital say they will take more direct action in 2020 to highlight what they believe is the imminent closure of the facility by stealth. Over the next two weeks, the two remaining long stay residents will be transferred, and last night, a public meeting in Lifford called for a concerted campaign

The DUP have been blamed for holding up a deal which would see the return of the Stormont Executive. Last night, Northern Ireland’s Secretary of State said he believes a deal could be reached imminently – but not all parties are on board. The DUP says it won’t be forced into a deal before Christmas

    A Donegal County Councillor hopes that efficient traffic management plans will be place for various road projects in Donegal next year but says it’s very much a case of no pain no gain. As part of a Government announcement yesterday, around 44 million euro was sanctioned to the local authority to carry out

  People are being advised to only go to Accident and Emergency Departments if necessary. The flu season is set to be worse than last year with eight people having died so far due to flu related illnesses. Both Donegal and Dublin are said to be the worst affected counties. The HSE is advising influenza

    Questions are being asked over funding for water upgrade works in Derryconnor. Irish water plan to carry out pipe replacement works in the area in 2020 but there’s concern that the funding for the works may have been sourced from another planned project in the west of the county. Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla

  The British Government has been accused of potentially undermining the peace process over proposals to give amnesty to British soldiers for their actions during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The SDLPs Colum Eastwood made the comments in what’s been described as a hard-hitting maiden speech in the House of Commons. Speaking from there last

  The Department of Children and Youth Affairs says 1,382 creches across the country have been offered quotes by Allianz – the last insurer left in the market. It’s urging creche owners to reassure parents they have cover for the New Year after a major insurer pulled out of the market. The government’s announced a

  A deal to restore the power sharing executive at Stormont could have been reached last night – but for the DUP. The Northern Ireland Secretary says he’s “deeply disappointed” that the party was the only one to hold out on a possible agreement. Stormont collapsed in January 2017, and since then, the Northern Ireland Assembly

Midlands North West MEP Mairead McGuinness says securing a future trade relationship with the UK will be “very very difficult”. But she says the UK has compromised in the past when it came to negotiating the Brexit Withdrawal agreement despite bullish statements about their red lines. The Fine Gael MEP was speaking in the European