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RTE Broadcaster Gay Byrne has died. He was 85. A statement issued within the past half hour says Mr Byrne died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family. Mr Byrne had close associations with Donegal, maintaining a holiday home in Dungloe for many years. He was best known as the face of the Late Late

A major new report has warned Brexit could add “fuel to the fire” of paramilitary activity in the North. The Independent Reporting Commission says the level of violence remains “serious and concerning”. It’s increased in the last year, with 3 murders and over 80 punishment-style attacks. Of nine examples listed involving dissident republicans, seven happened

A victim of clerical sex abuse has asked the Bishop of Raphoe to meet with himself, a number of other victims, and the Chief Superintendent in Donegal to discuss the best way to handle allegations made in a TG4 documentary broadcast last week. Martin Gallagher, who was abused by Eugene Greene in the 1980s, has

  A Donegal Deputy believes that the Public Service Obligation contract for Donegal Airport cannot be underestimated. It comes as the Transport Minister has announced a review of the funding model for regional airports. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has made a submission for the retention of the contract stating that removing the PSO from

    The leader of Ireland’s newest political party Aontú will be in Letterkenny this evening for a key public meeting on the ongoing beef crisis. Their Donegal general election candidate and environmental activist, Mary T Sweeney is also chairing the meeting which is getting underway at Dillons Hotel at 8pm. Aontu leader Peadair Toibin

  Four centuries of community life in east Donegal were celebrated as the weekend as Minister of Education Joe McHugh officially opened the new Monreagh Church hall. The new hall joins a new Primary School opened in 2012, the Ulster-Scots Heritage Centre, the Presbyterian Church and the old school to form a compact mini complex

The British Prime Minister says breaking his pledge to take the UK out of Europe on October 31st is “a matter of deep regret”. Boris Johnson previously said he’d rather be “dead in a ditch” than ask for a second Brexit extension. But last weekend the EU said it would allow Britain to leave as

The government needs to stop over-looking Ireland’s blind population. That’s the message from the National Council for the Blind of Ireland. It’s holding a series of dine in the dark experiences this month in an effort to raise some of the 4 million euro it needs to support blind and visually impaired people every year.

A Donegal Deputy has criticised the Housing Minister over the continued failure to publish the Tenant Purchase Scheme. The report was initially due in 2017 and Deputy Charlie McConalogue has expressed his frustration after the Minister promised earlier this year that the report would be published ‘shortly’. Having again raised it in the Dail last

The Garda Representative Association says cuts to community policing is a likely factor in the increasing number of serious incidents in the border region in recent months. It follows the abduction and brutal assault of Quinn Industrial Holdings chief operating officer Kevin Lunney in September, a recent arson attack on the car of Sligo/Leitrim TD

A former communications minister fears current affairs content will be affected by the latest job losses in Virgin Media Ireland. The company says it may cut 65 roles in the next month and is in talks with the staff impacted. Virgin says it need to drop job numbers in all areas of the company to

New figures show there are 55 ‘separated children seeking asylum’ in state care in Ireland. These type of kids are often very vulnerable after serious trauma, such as the death of their parents. According to Tusla’s latest figures, 29 of these children are in residential care, 16 in supported lodgings and 10 in foster care.