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Ferris Lane in Buncrana will reopen to pedestrians from tomorrow after a number of buildings damaged in February’s fire on Main Street were made safe earlier this week. Donegal County Council has begun erecting hoardings which allow pedestrians walk safely, and they will be open tomorrow morning. For now, Ferris Lane will be open to […]

    It’s hoped that an upcoming public meeting will provide the answers to those affected by Mica, and when exactly the long awaited redress scheme will be rolled out. While the scheme was formally approved in May, little progress is said to have been made since. A wide range of guest speakers are participating

Transport Minister Shane Ross has been criticised for not meeting with a Donegal County Council deputation to discuss the condition of the Ranafast Road in the west of the county. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig told a Glenties Municipal District meeting this week that the road has been in a dangerous condition for years,

    A further meeting is to take place over the ongoing foul odour in south Inishowen with a view towards setting up an action group. Anger amongst local residents was said to be palpable at a well-attended meeting last night at St. Mary’s Hall in Burt, with the community expressing how the smell at

  An investigation is continuing into a burglary in the Newtowncunningham area. Thieves entered a house in Monfad between 10am and 11am yesterday morning. It’s understood that while no items of high value were taken, the house was completely ransacked. Gardai have carried out a forensic examination of the scene and are appealing to anyone

  Donegal Senator Padraig MacLochlainn has told a Joint Oireachtas Committee that neither the Health Minister nor the Minister with responsibility for Disabilities has listened to the cry for help from icare and the Bluestacks Special Needs Foundation. After years without Government funding both organisations received €35,000 from the HSE this year and last. However,

  A Donegal TD has predicted that there will not be a no-deal brexit, because the backstop will be sacrificed to allow a deal be reached. Deputy Thomas Pringle says that will create for the Irish government, telling Tanaiste Simon Coveney in the Dail that he and his colleagues have responsibilities to Irish citizens living

  Transport Minister Shane Ross has been criticised for his refusal to meet with a Donegal County Council deputation to discuss the condition of the Ranafast Road in the west of the county. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig told a Glenties Municipal District meeting this week that the road has been in a dangerous

An appeal has been launched after Maiden City Butchers in Derry was broken into in the early hours of yesterday morning. Sometime between 5am and 5:30am, the premises in Waterloo Place was broken into and a safe and its contents stolen. The thief is described as aged in his early to mid 20s, is of

Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has this week taken up a seat on the Oireachtas Justice Committee. The Independent TD replaces one of two seats vacated by now MEPs Mick Wallace and Clare Daly. Speaking on the new role, Deputy Pringle says he’s looking forward to using a platform as a means to raise outstanding issues

There are calls for new signage at the junction of the R250 and R252 outside Fintown. It’s where the R250 goes on to Glenties while the R252 goes to Dungloe via Doochary. There have been a number of collisions in the vicinity, two serious ones in recent months. At a meeting of the Glenties Municipal

  Serious concern has been raised over what’s been described as a dip in tourism performance south of the county. It’s reported many hotel rooms remain unoccupied for the coming months ahead with bookings and enquiries said to be at a standstill. Brexit uncertainty has been sighted as the main factor for the decline. Cllr

  Singer Daniel O’Donnell has been paying tribute to his friend Brendan Grace. The legendary comedian passed away overnight after a short battle with lung cancer. The 68 year old has been entertaining audiences for 50 years but was forced to cancel his Irish summer tour after recently being diagnosed with the disease. Speaking on

  A Donegal Deputy has described a potential no deal Brexit as a ‘status red warning for Donegal’. It comes as the Government are stepping up preparations of Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal. However there are major fears locally on how this will affect Donegal and other border counties with reports

  An Midlands North West MEP insists it is possible for the Irish Government to scrap the Mercosur deal. Today, the Dáil will vote on Sinn Féin’s motion calling for the agreement to be rejected. Farmers strongly oppose the trade deal because of the amount of beef that’d be allowed into the EU from South

    Both the Environment and Agriculture Ministers are being urged to intervene and address an on-going foul odour in South Inishowen. The smell is believed to be originating from the old An Grianan Estate, now owned by Glenmore Estates. It’s understood that a planning application has been lodged by the company for a facility

  Irish Water will have to do more work in the vicinity of Falcarragh than is planned at the moment, according to a local councillor. Cllr Michael Mc Clafferty told Glenties Municipal District that the latest outage which happened last Friday was outside the area where pipe replacement works are due to take place in

Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has been speaking out against the Mercosur deal, acknowledging that it is now becoming known as the “cows for cars” deal. Speaking during Statements on the deal in the Dáil this week Deputy Pringle said it will not only enable further an agricultural industry that is partly responsible for mass deforestation

Donegal County Council should follow the lead of Dublin City Council and take back responsibility for waste collection. That’s the view of Councillor Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig, who told Glenties Municipal District this week that in his view, privatisation has not served the people well when it comes to waste management. Director of Services

There are genuine fears that someone will lose their life to drugs in Strabane following reports that drug dealers are targeting young people in the town. It comes as two young girls were found unconscious in a local housing estate on Saturday morning last after a group of youths reportedly spent the night in a

    Serious concern has been raised over how the Mercusor deal will affect border counties. In particular, there are fears that while the spotlight is mainly on the beef aspect of the deal, not enough attention is being paid to how the poultry industry will be impacted. While the Dail is due to debate

The partner of Lyra McKee says she is heartbroken that the person she wanted to marry isn’t here to see the Northern Ireland’s same sex marriage amendment passing in Westminster. MPs in the House of Commons also voted to decriminalise abortion if power sharing in Stormont isn’t restored by October 21st. Murdered journalist Lyra McKee