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A Donegal Deputy has slammed the Government for abolishing the Rehabilitative Training Allowance. The allowance, worth €31.80 a week per student was granted to students with a disability who take up training programmes. The HSE claims the decision to scrap the allowance is not a cost saving exercise and that it will not negatively impact

Donegal County Council has deferred plans to close a road in the Oldtown area until November. The road, between Oldtown Bridge and Rockhill, was to have closed from next Monday to facilitate works by Irish Water. However, Cllr Donal Coyle says the closure has been put on hold…………..

Irish Water has told Highland Radio News that it has postponed site investigations in Lough Foyle because of concerns that the works might be obstructed. They say wastewater will be treated to a very high standard in a new treatment plant at Carnagarve, and then discharged 200 metres out into Lough Foyle where it will

Rescue services and local boat crews in West Donegal have been praised after 15 people who were swept out to sea off Magheroarty beach were rescued last evening. Malin Head Coastguard received a number of emergency calls earlier, reporting that a number of people had got into difficulty off the coast, and mobilised Rescue 118

Following PSNI reports of a shooting in the Thornlea area of Omagh last might, West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan says he is deeply concerned, and he’s called for anyone who has any information to come forward to the PSNI. The PSNI says the suspected perpetrators were on a black motorbike which was seen leaving the

The number of people in Donegal with a vitamin D deficiency is so high, that scientists initially thought there was a problem with their testing equipment. A Donegal GP who examined 10 thousand test results from Letterkenny University Lab found that 75 percent of samples had insufficient vitamin D levels. The Irish Times reports that

The Beef Plan Movement says it has no immediate plans for more protests in the dispute with meat factories. The group held lengthy talks with Meat Industry Ireland, farming organisations and government agencies in Kildare on Monday. They’re trying to resolve the row over the prices farmers are getting for their animals, which led to

The renaming of Bank Lane in Letterkenny to Kinnear Lane has been widely welcomed. Local Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh proposed to Donegal County Council in 2017, at the request of the Letterkenny History Group that the lane be renamed in honour of the late Reverend Dr John Kinnear. Dr Kinnear, born in 1823 in Co Tyrone

Today is LoveDonegal Day. Its part of the Donegal Connect initiative and is aiming to extend links with those who have Donegal roots or connections around the world, the Donegal Diaspora and to promote the county to the widest possible global audience. People are being urged to take to Twitter and tweet about what you

15 people have been rescued after being swept out to sea off Magheroarty beach in West Donegal this afternoon. Malin Head Coastguard received a number of emergency calls earlier, reporting that a number of people had got into difficulty off the coast. On scene support was provided by the Tory Queen of Aran Ferry and

There are fears plans to amalgamate the Donegal garda division could result in a major reduction in Garda numbers in the county. It was announced last month, that a re-examination of all Garda divisions is underway with most local divisions set to double in size. As part of the plans, a new northern region, including

A cross border investigation is underway after a safe, believed to have been stolen from a filling station in County Fermanagh, was found cut up on the road between Castlederg and Castlefinn. Two trailers were also found, at least one of which has been stolen in Donegal. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Sergeant Siobhan

Gardai in Donegal are appealing for information about two serious assaults, one of them in Buncrana on last Friday evening, the other in Letterkenny in the early hours of Friday morning. CCTV footage is being examined in both instances. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Sergeant Siobhan Mollohan asked for the public’s help, starting with

The Agriculture Minister is urging “continued constructive dialogue” between those involved in the ongoing beef sector dispute. Michael Creed’s comments come after some progress was made following discussions last night. Developments were made on market transparency and the introduction of a price index, according to the Irish Farmers Association. After twelve hours of talks at

  A Foyle MLA says there is a very real risk of more serious flooding in the Eglinton area because the Department for Infrastructure is not cleaning out clogged drains and gullies. Mark H. Durkan says when he raised the issue with the department, he received what he termed a ‘copy asnd paste’ response, referencing

Rural hoteliers are calling for back-to-school dates to return to September 1st every year. It’s claimed the return dates creeping into August have an impact on profits in hotels around Ireland’s tourism counties. Noel Cunningham is the Manager of Harvey’s Point Hotel in Donegal. He says the mindset has changed in the last few years,

Almost 59,000 students will receive their Leaving Certificate results across the country today, with the State Examinations Commission saing this year’s results are broadly in line with those obtained in 2018 and in previous years. 2,097 students sat the Leaving Cert exams in Donegal this year, with a further 82 following the Leaving Certificate Applied

The Cathaoirleach of the Glenties Municipal District, Councillor John Sheamais O’Fearraigh, has rallied behind the ‘Save Ballyness Bay’ committee. A public meeting was held in Falcarragh last night in opposition to applications for Oyster Farming licences on Ballyness Bay in Cloughaneely. Councillor O’Fearraigh is calling on Minister Michael Creed to intervene before the plans go

A senior consultant at Letterkenny University Hospital claims the majority of people on waiting lists do not need to see a consultant. Orthopedic surgeon Dr Peter O’Rourke says he held an extra waiting list clinic last week and of the 13 patients called, 11 attended and of those, 9 were discharged, the remainder, 2 required

Garda investigations are underway after a break in at the home of a 92 year old woman in South Inishowen yesterday morning. It happened at the house in Magherabeg, Inch, with a sum of money taken. The woman’s niece Anne spoke on today’s Nine til Noon Show ; she told Greg Hughes on today’s Nine

Over 700 people attended a meeting in Falcarragh last night to voice opposition to applications for Oyster Farming licences on Ballyness Bay in Cloughaneely. The ‘Save Ballyness Bay’ committee says the turnout is indicative of the opposition in the area to the proposals. The committee claims that proper notification wasn’t given, and Minister Michael Creed

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association will today call on the Health Minister to set the date for talks to begin on resolving the consultant recruitment and retention crisis. There are currently more than 500 permanent consultant posts either empty or only temporarily filled across health services here. Figures released late last week show the numbers

Two senior politicians have clashed over the weekend’s events in Derry,  with Sinn Fein Foyle MLA Raymond Mc Cartney saying agreements had been breached, by the display of the Parachute Regiment logos on a band’s shirts, along with the letter ‘F’. He also criticised a photograph posted on social media including DUP MP Gregory Campbell