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The upward trend for Fine Gael has come to an abrupt halt in the polls. As the country prepares for by-elections on Friday, a Red C poll of a thousand adults for the Business Post shows a drop of 2 points for the party – although it still holds a significant lead at 30 percent.

Boris Johnson’s promising to re-unite Britain over Brexit, while warning voters of a stark choice. The British Prime Minister’s been speaking at the Conservative Party’s manifesto launch in Telford, ahead of next month’s election. Mr Johnson’s also promising to boost investment for the NHS and the police, while freezing key tax rates. Mr. Johnson’s painted

The Irish Wheelchair Association is being urged to meet on Monday and think again about plans to close a respite centre in County Roscommon. Thousands of people joined a rally in the town yesterday calling for the Cuisle centre to be saved. Local Fianna Fail deputy Eugene Murphy has criticised the hasty nature of the

A Donegal Councillor says Irish Water is not responding to the needs of the local people. Councillor Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig says the issue with bursting pipes has been ongoing in the Meenacladdy area leaving homeowners and businesses without water. Councillor MacGiolla Easbuig stresses the need for repairs and is calling on Irish Water to

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