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  There’s been further criticism over a decision by Donegal County Council to increase the Local Property Tax by 15%. Last week, Cllrs voted by a narrow margin to raise LPT by a maximum of 15% Donegal homeowners in 2020. However the move has been described as particularly wrong and unfair to the thousands of […]

It’s been claimed that latest figures from Irish Water on how many bursts which have occurred in Donegal so far this year are inaccurate. The data was requested by Cllr Gary Doherty who says the statistics simply don’t stack up when compared with the amount of instances he and other public representatives have reported over

  The Minister for the OPW has committed to visit the areas of Inishowen that were badly affected by the floods of August 2017. Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue, speaking in the Dail last week, called on Minister Kevin Boxer Moran to sanction funding for flood defence measures to be carried out along the Crana River

  The €20 million N56 Bluebanks road improvement scheme will officially open today. The 3.1km project from Coolboy to Kilmacrenan was carried out in tandem with Irish Water works to lay a new water main. As well as widening and realignment works, a Greenway has also established on both sides of the road. Cathaoirleach of

  A Donegal Deputy says Budget 2020 is a critical crossroads for Udaras na Gaeltachta. Ahead of the Budget, Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says funding for the agency must be increased to meet present day challenges and targets. Udaras has had its Current and Capital budgets more than halved from €39.4 million over

Donegal tourism businesses this week showcased what the county has to offer as part of a national workshop targeting the Canadian tour operators. The Failte Ireland workshop is designed to help tourism businesses improve performance in the face of increasing uncertainty and the potential impact of Britain’s proposed withdrawal from the EU by diversifying to

Donegal County Council is being urged to ensure Ballybofey and Stranorlar will be adequately linked to the proposed bypass for the towns. The proposed bypass will potentially be up to 5km from the towns centre with ongoing concern over the possible impact this will have on the local economy. The local authority says that every

The Taoiseach says time is tight to break the Brexit deadlock but it’s still possible. Leo Varadkar says Friday is a reasonable deadline as the heads of Government across the EU would need time to scrutinise any proposals. Mr Varadkar says across the EU people accept that a Brexit extension would be better than no-deal.

It would take €50 million euro in the Budget to clear the backlog of people waiting for homecare packages in Ireland. That’s according to Home Instead, a founder member of Home and Community Care Ireland which represents companies providing home care across the country. The company’s Michael Wright says the Minister would need another €20

Thursday nights flooding in Donegal Town and surrounding areas could have been prevented. That’s according to Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher who says the Government must immediately sanction a full technical assessment of the town and surrounding areas in order for a comprehensive strategy to be put in place. A significant number of homes

UK hopes of a Brexit deal have been dealt a blow, as the European Commission say its proposals “do not provide a basis for concluding an agreement”. Boris Johnson’s idea would keep Northern Ireland in the EU single market for goods but see it leave the customs union. Planned talks between the two sides this