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The closure of two ESB power stations in the midlands is as bad for rural Ireland as Google pulling out of Dublin. That’s according to former environment minister Denis Naughten, after the ESB announced it’s shutting the Shannonbridge and Lanesboro plants next year. It says they’re no longer viable because planners rejected a proposal for

The Labour Party says Ireland is preparing to deliver its message to a ‘do-nothing Dail which has abandoned its people’. The party’s in election mode as it holds its annual national conference in Mullingar in County Westmeath today. Party leader Brendan Howlin says it has five key policy areas to examine: jobs, housing, health, children

A West Donegal Councillor is calling on Donegal County Council to investigate suspected pollution on Braade beach. Yesterday a brown substance appeared strewn across the sand along the strand between Braade and Ranafast. It’s understood that representatives from the local authority have visited the site. Local Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig has raised serious concerns

Donegal County Council is asking An Bord Pleanala to approve plans for the dredging of the River Finn. The proposed plans will see the removal of silt, gravel and boulders in Ballybofey and Stranorlar for flood relief works along the river. The works will also include the removal of trees and vegetation along the banks

The Letterkenny Business awards 2019 took place in the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny on Friday evening. The ceremony recognises business from Letterkenny and the wider Northwest from all sectors of industry, from single operators through to global companies. The award winners on the night were: Employee of the year award sponsored by Boyde HR: Shane

    There’s said to be serious parking problems at An Grianan Theatre in Letterkenny. The issue is said to be particularly prevalent during busy times or in the event of a big show happening in the theatre resulting in the route along the side of the building regularly blocked. A number of elderly residents

  Suitability concerns have been raised over plans for a new building to house a number of services in Letterkenny. The proposed building is to be located near the Public Services Centre and it’s anticipated that CARA house will be relocated there among other facilities. CARA, a family resource centre, is currently operating out of

  Sinn Fein’s Finance Spokesperson has met with the new Governor of the Central Bank. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says it was a welcome meeting during which the upcoming challenges and dual pricing within the Irish insurance market were discussed. Deputy Doherty wrote to the Governor requesting an investigation into the practice of price discrimination

  A Donegal Deputy has told the Dail, restrictions on turf cutting should not be imposed until first considering human needs and how these will be met. Deputy Thomas Pringle was speaking during statements on the potential for an early exit from peat for electricity generation. He says due to the already high rates of

The mother of murdered Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin is raising concern over the direction in which the trial of the man charged with her murder is going. Vikat Bhagat is appealing against confinement in prison after a large number of mobile phones and one kilogram of narcotics were uncovered during a raid of the jail last

The CEO of the Vintner’s Federation of Ireland has hit out at the government decision to ban the sale of cigarettes through vending machines in pubs. Padraig Gribben says vending machines in pubs are heavily regulated, and make no money for publicans, as they are operated by independent contractors. However, he says it’s a legitimate

  The Western Development Commission Investment Fund is holding a clinic in Donegal later this month to outline funding supports available to businesses and community groups in the North West. The WDC Investment Fund has to date invested over €55 million in 166 SMEs, Micro and Social/Community Enterprises in the region with recent investments/lending including

  A Donegal Deputy is accusing the Agriculture Minister of being incapable of getting all stakeholders around the table for the first meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce. It’s nearly two months since the Irish Beef Sector deal was agreed by farm organisations and Meat Industry Ireland but the Beef Taskforce still needs to get

  Gardaí insist there will be no lack of speed-checks today despite 24 hours of industrial action. Go Safe’s staff will begin a strike at nine o’clock this morning, in a row over union recognition and working conditions. GoSafe have moved to ensure disruption caused by today’s strike action is minimised, with up to 80%

  Businesses which flood this Winter will be able to get financial support from the Government. It’s part of it’s ‘Be Winter Ready’ campaign. A number of Donegal businesses were provided emergency assistance after their premises flooded during Storm Lorenzo. Business Minister Heather Humphreys says similar schemes will be activated again as they’re needed:

Donegal ETB is urging younger people and school leavers who are unsure about their next step to attend the Further Education & Training Fair which takes place in the Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny tonight and tomorrow. Tonight’s session between 7 and 9pm is aimed at Leaving Certificate students, their parents and those in employment wishing to

The Junior Moville Youth Club has announced its closure. The club’s former Chairperson Maria Elena Eichinger says due to a lack of volunteers it is no longer feasible to run the club for health and safety reasons. Speaking to Greg Hughes earlier today, Ms Eichinger says despite a low turnout at a meeting on Monday

The parents’ support service ParentStop has warned against false hope after Children’s MInister Katherine Zappone told the Seanad yesterday she would meet them in the coming weeks. The support service is set to close on the 30th of this month due to lack of funding, and on today’s Nine til Noon Show, ParentStop manager Patricia