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The Gum Litter Taskforce’s gum litter education campaign has been officially launched in Buncrana. The Taskforce has been successful to date in changing the public’s behaviour by encouraging correct gum disposal through a targeted education and awareness campaign. The 2018 campaign maintained an all-time high of 93% of people stating that they regard chewing gum

  Gardai are hunting three young males in Letterkenny after a stabbing incident last week. It happened on Wednesday afternoon on the Port road area of the town. The man was approached by three youths and it was some time later before he realised that one of them allegedly stabbed him, with part of the

  Areas of south Inishowen are said to be still ‘under siege’ over a foul smelling odour in the area believed to be coming from the old An Grianan Estate, now owned by Glenmore Estates. Residents in Burt and Burnfoot say they are at their wits end over the issue which local people have been

  A Donegal Deputy says farmers will be disappointed to see Phil Hogan returned for a second term as EU Commissioner. It’s expected cabinet ministers will approve the re-appointment of Mr Hogan to the European job. He’s likely to seek a bigger portfolio like trade, having spent the last five years in Agriculture. Fianna Fáil’s

  A young male is recovering from injuries sustained during a violent assault in Letterkenny. The incident happened on the Market Square area of the town in the early hours of Friday morning last. It’s understood that a group of youths got into an altercation and a broken bottle was subsequently produced. A male received

  Some water supplies in Donegal, Wicklow and Kilkenny have a high level of an environmental pollutant. That’s according to the latest test-results carried out by Irish Water into Trihalomethanes. Seven supplies across Ireland had above the allowable limit with some areas in Letterkenny and Creeslough said to be affected. THMs have been linked to

  The Law Society of Ireland has commended Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty for exposing what it says is insurers’ soaring super-profits and deflection techniques. At a recent Joint Oireachtas Finance Committee Deputy Doherty called out the insurance industry for magnifying the scale of the issue of fraudulent claims in order to justify their high premiums

The Government is being asked to request a full impact assessment of the Mercosur deal on the beef sector, with an emphasis on the potential impact of various Brexit scenarios. Donegal Deputy and Fianna Fail Agriculture Spokesperson Charlie Mc Conalogue says the last assessment took place three years ago, before the Brexit referendum was passed.

    A leading charity has confirmed plans to extend support services for older people in Donegal. ALONE works to fill in the gaps of state supports and provide a consistency of essential services across the country. With more than 15,800 people over 65 living in Donegal, more than 6,500 of those live alone. The

  It’s anticipated that Donegal will get a big slice of extra LEADER funding due to a high performing track record. The Rural and Community Development Minister, Michael Ring is providing five million euro in extra funding for the top ten performing groups across the country. The 29 separate Local Action Groups develop strategies and

  There are further claims that the insurance industry is exaggerating claims in an effort to justify insurance premiums. In the case of Allianz, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty found that just 1% of all claims made to the insurance company were reported as fraudulent, despite the CEO previously stating that 20% of all claims made

  There’s good news for business groups across the country. The Rural and Community Development Minister Michael Ring has announced five million euro in extra funding. It’ll go towards the top performing LEADER groups, which work on economic, social or environmental projects. Minister Ring says they play an important role in rural areas:

The Government is being warned that dementia is the next cancer across Europe. Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys is calling on the Health Minister to come into the Seanad and discuss the needs of Alzheimer’s patients and their families before next year’s budget details are finalised. Senator Humphreys says figures released by the Alzheimer’s Society of

Met Eireann’s issued a national weather forecast showing the warm weather isn’t going anywhere. The overall trend for the week ahead is mainly dry with temperatures picking up again. It means more people cooling down in our seas and rivers and Water Safety Ireland’s Roger Sweeney is warning us to be alert and don’t add

There were almost 600 cases of delayed discharges from hospitals nationwide in June. HSE figures seen by Fianna Fáil show that’s more than 18,600 bed days lost. The party’s demanding home care packages promised in last year’s budget be implemented in full this year. Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Older People, Mary Butler says the backlog