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Residents on Arranmore have written open letters to people in the US and Australia asking them to consider moving to there. The island has been suffering from population decline for decades, and currently has only 469 residents. Recently, the first offshore digital hub in the country was opened on Arranmore, with residents able to avail

  A start date for the long campaigned for Muff to Buncrana bus route has been confirmed. The service will run on a three day week basis commencing July 2nd. The tender for the service was issued in April following a meeting held by local Councillor Jack Murray last year. He is hopeful that this

Sinn Fein Cllr Noel Jordan has been elected as Cathaoirleach of the Donegal Municipal District, with his newly elected party colleague Michael Mc Mahon elected Leas Cathaoirleach. Cllr Jordan says the Donegal MD has six councillors from right across the district, each of whom is committed to working together………….

  It’s as you were in the Glenties Municipal District, with Sinn Fein Councillor John Sheamais O’Ferraigh returned as Cathaoirleach. He says it’s a huge honour, but there is a lot to be done. Councillor O’Fearraigh says there are numerous issues the six councillors must now work on as a collective……… That was echoed by

Cllr John O’Donnell has been elected Cathaoirleach of the Letterkenny/Milford Municipal District.  He replaces fellow Independent Cllr Ian McGarvey as Mayor for this coming year. Numerous Cllrs paid tribute to outgoing Mayor McGarvey with Cllr Ciaran Brogan commenting that age was no barrier but only a number.  O’Donnell topped the poll in the Milford Electoral

Independent Cllr Kevin Bradley has been elected as Leas Cathaoirleach of the Letterkenny MD. The newly elected Cllr polled exceptionally well in last months local elections in the Letterkenny electoral area. New to how it all works, Cllr Bradley says he’s looking forward to the exciting challenges that lie ahead:

There’s a major push to progress the long awaited Medical School at the Magee Campus of Ulster University. The Mayor of Derry and Strabane Councillor Michaela Boyle is pressing for a meeting with David Sterling, the head of the Civil Service in Northern Ireland and key figures in the Department of Health. She says there’s

Independent Councillor Frank McBrearty has been elected to as the Cathaoirleach of the newly named Lifford/ Stranorlar Municipal District. He takes over the chair from Fianna Fáil Councillor Patrick McGowan. Speaking today in Lifford, Councillor McBrearty says one of his main objectives in his term as Chair will be to firmly put East Donegal on

  There are fears that the Government is not prioritising preparations for fisheries talks between the EU and UK post Brexit. It follows this weeks dispute between the Scottish Government and Ireland over fishing rights to the waters around Rockall and the disputed claim of ownership to the rock itself. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher

Almost 250 complaints about farmers spreading slurry have been made over the past two years. The complaints to county councils relate to both the smell and road conditions. Donegal County Council was one of four local authorities across the state to record formal criticism with 12 complaints received. Deputy Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal,

  As a new Council term begins in earnest, there are further calls on Donegal County Council to consider the idea of streaming meetings live. The neighbouring council in Derry / Strabane already use this technology and people in that area can see the debates live on their computer. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday June 13th:

As the row over fishing rights around Rockall continues, Donegal fishermen fear their business could be in jepordy. Negotiations between the Irish and Scottish Governments are continuing after Scotland, last Friday threatened enforcement action against Irish fishing vessesls found to be within a 12 mile radius of Rockall. Donegal fisherman Adrian McClenaghan who has been

Some public patients in Donegal are waiting up to a year and a half for Cataract surgery. That’s according to a new survey from the Association of Optometrists Ireland, which found waiting lists for the surgery in the private sector was three months. While the waiting time for an appointment for children under 12 was

The HSE has confirmed that a recruitment drive to return the pathology lab at Letterkenny University Hospital to full service has commenced. A letter had been issued to GPs and other medical professionals across Donegal informing them that the hospital was forced to outsource some tests to labs in Dublin due to insufficient staffing levels

More than a million euro has been spent on PR for the new National Children’s Hospital. Public relations firm Q4PR has been paid more than a million euro in consultancy fees since 2015. It comes amid further warning that the cost of the National Children’s Hospital could top 2 billion euro. Sinn Féin’s Finance Spokesperson

Marine Minister Michael Creed is being asked to come to the Seanad to clarify the role of senior members in the 2013 agreement between the British and Irish Governments, establishing a Single Maritime Boundary between their Exclusive Economic Zones and parts of their Continental Shelves. Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn says a consequence of that agreement

  Highland Radio understands that following an extensive discussion on today’s Nine til Noon Show, Irish Water is now investigating the possibility of allowing a left turn at the junction of Pearse Road and Paddy Harte Road. Businesses in Letterkenny say they’re at their wits end as a result of the road works being carried

There are major fears over a potential threat to more post offices in Donegal after a decision by An Post to close Kilcar Post Office. The move comes many months after the multiple closures of post offices throughout the county and further afield. Kilcar Post Offices effectively serves the entire Parish of Kilcar , as

  The Education Minister is meeting with Irish people who are working in the education sector in the United Arab Emirates this week. The majority of Irish teachers working in the Gulf say the quality of life is better and would recommend a career there. Salaries, pay inequality, housing costs and a lack of permanent

  The Defence Minister has been accused of being inept and destroying the Defence Forces. The Dail last evening, debated a Fianna Fáil motion for pay to be restored to pre-crisis levels for army personnel. Speaking on the motion Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says the retention crisis is something that exists through all elements of