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Junior Minister Jim Daly is being urged to outline plans being considered by Health chiefs for the future of Donegal’s Community Hospitals and older persons services when he visits the county tomorrow. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says the lack of clarity and misinformation coming from Government over the future of the community hospitals in Lifford, […]

Micheál Martin says there’s growing anger in the north over the failure to restore power-sharing at Stormont. The Fianna Fail leader says there could have been a better conversation about Brexit between nationalists and unionists, if the northern assembly and executive were together. Deputy Martin says meeting senior citizens along with SDLP candidates in Newry,

A dispute involving 10,000 health service workers over the implementation of a job evaluation scheme will come before the Labour Court today. SIPTU, the HSE, the Department of Health and the Department of Public Expenditure will attend the court’s intervention. Strike action by SIPTU members remains deferred pending the outcome of the talks. SIPTU Health

An Action Group has been established in response to the erection of fencing in Portnoo which blocks access to Castlegoland beach. The Save Our Beach at Castlegoland Action Group are disputing the newly installed electric fence and gates around Narin and Portnoo Golf Links which they say block various rights of way through the property.

50,000 children living in border counties will be negatively impacted if there is a “No Deal” Brexit. That’s according to the Children’s Rights Alliance, which says it’s seriously concerned about the psychological impact a potential hard border could have on them. Chief Executive of the charity, Tanya Ward, says she’s also worried about a hard

A Derry Councillor has said that moves are underway to help counteract problems with boy racers gathering in a car park on the Lower Strand Road in the city. Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Cooper said “I have been speaking to the general manager of Home Bargains in relation to the boy racers gathering in their

Ambulance staff will decide next Friday when they’ll have their next strike. 500 paramedics from the Psychiatric Nurses’ Association are on the picket-line until 2 o’clock this afternoon. It’s their second 24-hour strike over union recognition. The HSE refuses to deal with the National Ambulance Service Representative Association, a branch of the PNA. Sinead McGrath,

Irish Water has confirmed that intermediary works in a bid to avoid another water outage in Falcarragh and Gortahork have been carried out. The area has been subject to numerous bursts in recent times with long awaited pipe replacement works scheduled to be carried out in Falcarragh in September. However, at a meeting yesterday the

A South Donegal Deputy has called for access to care for patients to be made a priority for health chiefs in the new regional health areas. Health Minister Simon Harris revealed that the HSE would be divided up into six new regional health areas as part of a major shake-up to give more power and

Two Donegal initiatives have been revealed as finalists in the Restaurant Association of Ireland’s Foodie Destination 2019. The Food Coast Donegal and Donegal Town have both made the final list of Foodie Destination 2019 which aims to find the ultimate foodie destination in Ireland and celebrates the country’s unique food offerings as well as encouraging