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  Sinn Féin’s agriculture spokesman claims the new horse-meat investigation will badly affect Ireland’s farming industry. Yesterday, Gardaí carried out searches across counties Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Westmeath and Kilkenny. It centres on the suspected contamination of horse meat and alleged tampering of ID, passports and microchips of horses, who’d be exported. Sligo-Leitrim TD Martin Kenny

A Glenties area councillor is calling on people to put pressure on Eir and on the government to improve landline services in West Donegal, and specifically, in the vicinity of Dunlewey. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says the service is unreliable, and outages are common. He’s particularly concerned about panic buttons which elderly people

A Donegal Senator has given a cautious welcome to the reopening of half of the beds at Letterkenny University Hospital’s Short Stay Ward. It was confirmed yesterday that 10 of the 19 beds on the ward are reopening today with the remainder expected to open later this year, pending confirmation of funding from Saolta. Donegal

A public meeting takes place at Coimín National School tonight to discuss the possibility of widespread gold and metal prospecting in the vicinity of Glenfinn. An exploratory licence has been granted to Great Glen Resources which could see exploration at up to 50 townlands in the area. A spokesperson for the company is stressing that

  Nearly 80 individuals and representatives from the Donegal tourism and hospitality sector are attending a programme of workshops today aimed at growing tourism businesses and the local economy. The Failte Ireland’s KNOW Donegal Local Experts Programme hopes to develop a network of local people who share knowledge and interact positively with visitors to Donegal.

  It’s been revealed Donegal had the second highest number of dogs seized for livestock worrying over the last five years. Nationally, some 216 dogs have been seized by dog wardens and County Councils between 2015 and 2019. Tipperary had the highest number of seizures, with 66 dogs seized for worrying in the last five

  The Donegal Road Safety Working Group is joining forces with Ulster GAA to highlight road safety this weekend. Live to Play, Ulster GAA’s Road Safety programme aims to raise awareness and educate members on how best to stay safe on the roads. The Donegal Road Safety working group will be engaging in a number

The attempted theft of a number of charity boxes in Castlederg has been condemned. Yesterday morning a group of young males stole a number of items including charity boxes from a shop in the town. Two of the alleged offenders were apprehended by two local businessmen before Police arrived on the scene. A third male

The US president has claimed Brexit will be ‘very, very good for Ireland’. Donald Trump touched down in Shannon Airport in the past hour, where he was greeted by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Air Force One landed a little behind schedule, with a group of protesters also awaiting his arrival. Speaking to reporters, he said he

Donegal County Council is currently seeking approval from An Bord Pleanala for proposed dredging of material for flood relief works to be carried out along the River Finn. The proposed works will include the removal of silt, gravel and boulders at three locations along the River Finn in the Ballybofey and Stranorlar areas. Local Councillor

The proposed Donegal Bay Maritime Centre is a step closer following confirmation of planning permission for the proposed development on the pier in Donegal Town. The project, which is being spearheaded by Donegal Bay Rowing Club and the Donegal Dragons, will be used as a base for water based recreation on the bay, as well

It’s been confirmed that the first ten beds in the long awaited short stay ward at Letterkenny University Hospital will open tomorrow, with a further nine set to open in the autumn, pending confirmation of funding. News of the progress is contained in the answers to Dail questions tabled by Donegal Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue.

The family of an 18 year old man who was found inside a burning car in Derry have been left devastated, a local priest has said. Police believe that Caoimhan Cassidy was most likely still alive when the blaze started. It’s reported that the car, a Mazda 6 crossed the border into Donegal a number

Over 4500 pupils across Donegal begin their Junior and Leaving Cert exams today. Over the next two to three weeks, more than 54-thousand will sit the Leaving Cert and almost 63-thousand will sit the Junior Cert. English and CSPE are first up at junior cycle today, while Leaving Cert students will take English Paper 1

The Buncrana Flood Group is challenging politicians to explain why Inishowen has been omitted from Donegal County Council’s Emergency Flood Response Plan. The plan was published in March and Inishowen was used as a case study but was not identified as an area of high risk despite being badly hit by the devastating floods of

  The Communications Committee is to meet later today to discuss the National Broadband Plan. It’ll hear separately from KPMG, who were appointed in 2014 to advise on ownership options and the procurement process, and ComReg, the telecommunications regulation of Ireland. The broadband plan has come in for criticism after the initial budget increased significantly

A special meeting has taken place to discuss the impact of Irish Water works on Pearse Road on traffic flow in Letterkenny, with potential changes being introduced in the coming days. At the Public Services centre in the town today, councillors, management, gardai and Irish Water discussed a number of issues raised by local businesses