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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.

Donegal County Museum is collaborating with Ulster University and partners from Norway, Iceland and Scotland and CINE as part of a €2 million project to bring the past alive. The innovative project transforms people’s experience of outdoor heritage sites through technology, building on the idea of “museums without walls”. The project will be showcased next

Fine Gael’s National Executive Council has confirmed that Donegal County Councillor Martin Harley has been added to the party ticket for the general election. Its anticipated that a general election will be called next year. Ballybofey-based Councillor Harley says preparations are already underway:

It’s been claimed that an effective HSE recruitment embargo is having a devastating impact on Letterkenny University Hospital. Figures obtained by Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn show that 80% of new nursing posts applied for by the hospital since May 1st this year have not been granted, and more than half of all posts applied for

Work on a major social housing project on Long Lane in Letterkenny has been halted today after an incident of criminal damage overnight. Two lorries on the site were attacked, with one of them having its cab burnt out. Local Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle is Chair of the Donegal Joint Policing Committee. He says people

A Donegal TD has challenged parties who criticise Sinn Fein for not taking their seats at Westminster, saying they should contest the General Election in December themselves. Deputy Pearse Doherty, the party’s Finance Spokesperson, says voters in Northern Ireland turned their backs on parties who did take their seats because they believed Sinn Fein would