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Haulage companies are calling for tighter security at European ports after the discovery of 16 migrants on a ship to Ireland. The group was found on Thursday in a container on the Stena Horizon sailing from Cherbourg to Rosslare. Last month 39 migrants died in a truck in Essex that had travelled by ferry from […]

Young people will be having their say on issues like Climate Action at today’s Dail na nÓg. 168 delegates will attend the event in the Dail from half ten this morning until 4pm. The Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone will be among the speakers at the closing ceremony. Dail na nÓg Chairperson, Caoimhe Wall tells us

The new National Maternity Hospital looks set to face further delays as the Vatican has yet to give it the green light for development at the proposed site. The 300 million euro facility is planned for the St Vincent’s campus in Dublin. However according to today’s Independent newspaper, the project will not be put out

In Donegal, Particulate matter coming from the burning of solid fuel for home heating is said to be the main cause of poor air quality as well as impacting on health through disorders of the heart and lungs. It comes as homeowners in the Letterkenny and environs area are being reminded in peak heating season,

Road engineers at Donegal County Council are to assess Conwal road in Letterkenny following recent health and safety concerns. The route is home to an extensive graveyard with people visiting on a regular basis however, it’s thought that a right hand turn into the graveyard is proving problematic for motorists. Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh is confident

The Education Minister’s defending the government’s approach to the school building programme. Joe Mc Hugh insists there has been a substantial increase in capital spending on projects in recent years. Parents, in some parts of the country, have been expressing concern over their inability to secure a place at second level next year for their

      A Donegal Deputy has used some expletive language when describing the current situation in Letterkenny University Hospital. The hospital has been one of the most overcrowded in Ireland every day this week with over 200 people waiting for in-patient beds since Monday according to the INMO. Speaking in the Dail last night

  The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council has described today as one of the most important days on the Council calendar. Donegal County Council is currently meeting to consider its budget for 2020, with spending set to exceed €154 million next year. That’s a year on year increase of almost 6%. Cathaoirleach Cllr Nicholas Crossan says

  Another scathing attack has been launched at the Government over shortcomings at Letterkenny University Hospital. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty claims millions are being spent on tax breaks for the wealthy and that the money would be better spent reopening the short stay ward at the hospital in full. Despite commitments made last year to

    The Transport Minister has stated that the Government’s commitment to the A5 project remains steadfast. The project, once complete, has long since been thought as the essential key to making Donegal and the entire North West region more accessible. Concerns over the project being stalled were raised in the Dail with the Minister

    A Donegal County Councillor has hit out at those behind extensive fly tipping in south Inishowen. A fire place and a large number of glass bottles were discovered dumped at the side of a road near An Grianan Fort in Burt yesterday. The local authority has since carried out a major clean-up operation.

A Fine Gael Minister says election candidates shouldn’t have to go through a selection process that reveals their views on every subject. Donegal Minister Joe McHugh’s comments come in the wake of criticism of by-election candidate Verona Murphy, after a number of remarks she made about asylum seekers. The Fianna Fáil leader has said he

Motor insurance claims and compensation payouts through the courts system decreased between 2014 and 2017. Insurance Ireland has told the Oireachtas Finance Committee that awards through the courts system fell from 141 million to 85 million in that time frame. However, it added that settlements offered through the Personal Injury Assessment Board increased from 281

A Donegal Senator has accused the government of dishonesty in its pronouncements about home help hours. Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn says as a result of a recruitment freeze, the waiting list for home help has exploded to 7,225 across the State with hundreds waiting in Donegal. In last month’s budget, he says, the government suggested

The Government is being urged to publish the Mica Redress Scheme before Christmas and commit to begin work on affected homes in early 2020. However the Taoiseach says the terms and conditions of the scheme are still being finalised. The issue was raised in the Dail this week by Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue who says

  A business premises has been extensively damaged in an overnight fire in the Killea area. The blaze broke out just before midnight with witnesses reported a series of loud bangs as the fire took hold and flames were said to be visible from some distance away. It’s understood some local residential properties were evacuated

  There are urgent calls on Donegal County Council to provide additional signage on all approach roads to playgrounds in the Letterkenny Municipal District. A significant number of playgrounds in the area are situated on primary routes and its thought that the installation of children at play signs would alert motorists to reduce speed. The

  Its emerged that over 6500 bed days have been lost in the North West since 1st January this year. Figures show that a total of 197,160 bed days have been lost for the first ten months of the year nationwide. South Donegal Deputy Marc Mac Sharry says until the Government gets serious on delivering