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  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

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday June 12th:

Talks between SIPTU, the HSE, and the Department of Public Expenditure are due to take place tomorrow ahead of planned industrial action by health support staff. Letterkenny University Hospital is one of the facilities which will be affected with 10,000 workers set to strike next Thursday in a row over a job evaluation scheme and

The Taoiseach has been told that what people need is more than a debate in relation to delays in the allocation of home help hours. As of the end of April, over 6,300 people were awaiting home help services. During leaders questions in the Dail today, Leo Varadkar said the Government is keen to ensure

There are indications that the Riverine Project is finally getting the green light, with an expectation that nine million euro in funding is about to be announced for the project. Councillors in Strabane and the Finn valley say the project will totally transform the landscape and land use over and along the banks of the

The Housing Minister has been pressed to clarify why only €20 million has been allocated for the Mica redress scheme and why the terms and conditions of the scheme have not yet been drafted. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle challenged Minister Damien English in the Dail yesterday on ongoing delays of the implementation of the scheme

A leading suicide campaigner is calling for the rolling out of a community based prevention programme in Donegal. Caroline Mc Guigan, the founder and CEO of Suicide or Survive says latest figures suggest approximately 400 deaths per year nationally with many more people attempting to take their own life. She says the Eden programme is

A Donegal doctor played a central role when a baby girl was born onboard the 3.04pm train from Galway to Dublin yesterday. Shortly after 5pm, a woman went into labour as the train approached Kildare. Irish Rail’s Barry Kenny says off duty doctor Alan Devine from Letterkenny was on board, and he and others were

  A Donegal Deputy has described huge delays in the allocation of home help hours as ‘cruel’. The latest figures from the HSE reveal that 6,310 people were on waiting lists for home help services at the end of April. It’s also claimed that no new hours are being approved with only recycled hours becoming

Bars and restaurants could soon face new rules around how they handle tips. Donegal Senator Padraig MacLochlainn is calling on Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to support a Sinn Fein Bill coming before the Seanad today which aims to give hospitality workers a legal right to their tips. However, Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty says

It’s emerged that the pathology Lab at Letterkenny University Hospital has begun outsourcing some tests to labs in Dublin because they don’t have sufficient to offer a full service in-house. A letter sent to GPs and other medical professionals who use the service makes it clear that the decision is related to the ongoing recruitment

An investigation has been launched by Letterkenny University Hospital after a patient’s medical files were found dumped in a park. The documents belonging to an elderly woman were discovered by a family in Bernard McGlinchey Park, near the hospital. Last month medical files were also found on the streets of Cork and Drogheda. Member of

The Taoiseach has told the Dail that discussions are continuing between the Irish and Scottish governments to de-escalate the tensions over Rockall, with the Scottish government threatening to challenge any Irish vessels fishing in the waters around the rock. The issue was raised during the Order of Business by Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher,

Gardai are urging people to adopt security measures while on holiday, and in particular, not to make it obvious that their homes are empty. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Milford based Garda Claire Rafferty said some peoples’ interactions on social media are the equivalent of putting a ‘vacant house’ sign outside their home for

    The Taoiseach and Fine Gael are being urged to clarify their position on fur farming. Currently, they are the only party in the Dail that hasn’t backed Solidarity’s Bill to ban fur farming in Ireland. Tazetta fur farm in Glenties is the only farm in Donegal currently in operation. Minister Michael Creed has

  The Errigal Arts Festival has been described as a major economic boost to the county. This year’s festival was officially launched at Rockhill House Estate with events officially getting underway from the 10th to 28th July. In one of her very first engagements, Newly-elected Leas Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council Niamh Kennedy launched the

  The Saolta Hospital Group has confirmed a full investigation into the discovery of a medical file in a Letterkenny park will be carried out. The file, containing sensitive medical records of an elderly woman, a patient of Letterkenny University Hospital, was found at the Bernard McGlinchey Town Park. In a statement, Saolta says; ‘Letterkenny

A series of public meetings are to be held to present the draft of the Rosses Irish-Language Plan. The Rosses Language Planning Committee have been working over the past two years to prepare a plan for promoting Irish language in the area, in accordance with the requirements of the Gaeltacht Act 2012. The meetings being