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The Donegal Beef Plan Movement says today’s talks aimed at resolving the ongoing beef dispute won’t be a simple task. Meat Industry Ireland has confirmed it is entering the negotiations organised by the Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed which will take place later today at the Department of Agriculture in Dublin. Minister Creed is appealing to

The Health Minister is being urged to publish the HSE Winter Initiative in light of the worsening trolley crisis. The Labour Party spokesperson for the Glenties Municipal District says excessive trolley figures are not acceptable to patients, their families or those who have to work in such conditions. Seamus Rodgers says while everyone is distracted

Talks aimed at resolving the ongoing beef dispute will begin again later. Meat Industry Ireland, which pulled out of planned discussions last Monday, says it WILL attend the meeting at the Department of Agriculture in Dublin. The row over beef prices has seen production stopped at many factories due to blockades by farmers. Taoiseach Leo

There’s almost 2,000 people more waiting on an outpatient appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital since the beginning of the year. Latest figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund show that last month, there were 17,831 people on outpatient waiting lists at the hospital, up 12% since January and up 16% compared to the same period

There are calls for a number of areas in Letterkenny to be resurfaced with anti-skid material. It’s claimed the anti-friction surface at the bottom of Gortlee road has worn away with concern that it may result in it being ineffective. Meanwhile the same material at number of roundabouts in the town is also said to

The Tánaiste claims the Good Friday Agreement has been ‘shaken’ by the British Prime Minister’s ‘aggressive’ approach to Brexit. Simon Coveney says the whole point of the 1998 deal was to unite communities and eliminate borders. But he says Boris Johnson wants Brexit to create ‘divergence’ between Britain and EU. The Tánaiste says that’s bad

  The Sinn Féin Finance spokesperson is urging people to put pressure on Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to support his No Consent, No Sale Bill, which would curtail the rights of banks sell homes to vulture funds. Deputy Pearse Doherty says Permanent TSB’s planned sale of nearly €300 million worth of loans is unacceptable,

A public meeting takes place at the Colgan Hall in Carndonagh tomorrow to discuss the future of Inishtrahull Island. The meeting, at 12 noon, is being hosted by the Inishtrahull Initiative, which is inviting people interested in the island to discuss how best to protect its heritage and ecology into the future. The island is

There’s calls on Donegal County Council to install public toilets on Main Street in Letterkenny as a matter of urgency. In its response, the local authority says that there are a number of locations in the town with such facilities, including a public convenience at Justice Walsh Road adjacent to the Main Street while there

It’s been confirmed that boundary changes which came in before May’s local elections will be fully implemented at the end of the year, meaning that from January 1st, Manorcunningham, Magherabeg and surrounding areas will become part of the Letterkenny Municipal District. However, one Inishowen councillor says there could be a potential issue, because long term

It’s emerged that Donegal County Council’s takeover of Donagh Park in Carndonagh has been stalled because a document pertaining to a wayleave regarding one house on the estate hasn’t been obtained. The takeover is regarded as vital to allow the council proceed with footbridge bridge repairs which would facilitate the restoration of a river walk

DUP leader Arlene Foster has denied reports that the party could accept that Northern Ireland would abide by some EU rules after Brexit. The Times in London says the party would drop its objections to regulatory checks in the Irish Sea – however Arlene Foster has tweeted that they will not support a deal that

Donegal County Council has been criticised over what’s been described as a lack of action on two Letterkenny housing estates which are suffering from an inadequate water supply. Problems persist in both Gleann Tain and Gort na Greine with numerous calls on the local authority to take over the estates and solve the major water

A West Donegal Councillor has hit out at Irish Water as he claims the utility has refused to meet with him Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig says people living in Magheraroarty, Glasserchoo, Meenaclady, Derryconor, Curransport and Meenlaragh are frequently going days without water due to bursts in the area. He says he has requested representatives

Edel MacBride, a knitwear designer from Donegal, claims that her intellectual property and the intellectual property of others is consistently being stolen by larger commercial companies, without any recognition or repayment. Speaking to Greg Hughes on the Nine til Noon Show, she explained the impact this practice has on her business and the businesses of

A senior garda officer is urging people in Derry and Donegal to stand up to the New IRA and get them out of society. Detective Inspector Pat O’Donnell was speaking after giving evidence yesterday at the inquest of Andrew Allen, who was shot dead in Lisfannon in 2012 by a group calling itself “Republican Action

Serious concern has been raised over the standard of the Letterkenny to Milford road. Donegal County Council has stated that there is no current funding programme to carry out extensive works on the stretch but that it will be kept available for consideration. Cllr Liam Blaney, who raised the issue, says despite numerous promises made,

Inishowen Municipal District has been told that not enough is being done by the Office of Public Works to implement improvements at Grianan of Aileach, with Cllr Jack Murray saying he is losing faith. Just over two and a half years ago, the OPW promised that a conservation management plan would be drawn up and

A cancer research project at Letterkenny University Hospital has been hailed as a success, with funding now being sought to roll out a programme for cancer survivors next year. The research involved testing the “Moving On” programme, which encourages people who have gone through treatment to improve their lifestyles, and become more healthy. A group

Its emerged that the dental clinic located at Lifford Community Hospital is to close on a temporary basis. The service currently operates on a 3 day a week basis serving the Lifford, Raphoe and St Johnston areas. Its understood that the clinic will cease to operate on Friday and to facilitate necessary works. Local Councillor