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School-children from around the country will go on strike over climate action today. Thousands of pupils will march in cities, towns and outside schools. A protest is getting underway at the Market Square in Letterkenny this morning at 11am until 1pm. Molly Mercier-Redmond, of Schools Climate Action Network, says they have six key demands for

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday May 23rd:

There’s been another incident of an outboard motor being stolen from a boat on the Donegal coast, this time from Inver. The engine was taken from a boat owned by fisherman and retailer Seamus Mc Hugh, who says there were six stolen from the local pier alone over the past year. It’s thought the engine

  Serious concern has been raised over the growing waiting lists for childcare places in Donegal. Urban areas of the county are said to be worst affected with parents finding it difficult to access full day care for the children. Efforts are underway countywide to increase capacity and encourage new providers to the market. Newly

The group of independents who are endorsed by Deputy Thomas Pringle has published an action plan that sets out actions which, if elected, they will begin taking as soon as the new council sits. Milford area candidate Declan Meehan says the ‘Different Donegal’ document is only being published on the eve of the election because

  A Donegal Deputy has hit out at Minister Shane Ross after he failed to commit to meet the Capital Costs of constructing a new road and bridge at Fintra. In response to Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher, the only commitment given by Minister Ross was to explore route options. Fintra Bridge was a priority

A Donegal County Councillor has called for more support services within the community for people suffering with mental health issues. Councillor Frank McBrearty, who suffers with mental health issues himself has expressed disappointment at a lack of progress on a conference he held during his time as Mayor of Donegal County Council in 2013. He

Its anticipated that the contractor who will be tasked with overseeing the delivery of the Gaoth Dobhair Sewerage Scheme will be appointed in the coming days. The scheme, one of the first of its kind in Ireland will be rolled out on a pilot basis to 50 houses in the Gaoth Dobhair area. Donegal Deputy

The new head of the HSE says he wants to build a culture of delivering within budget. It’s been given a record 16 billion euro in Government funding for this year, after overspending its budget by 600 million euro in 2018. Last week the HSE Director General sent senior health managers a memo warning them

  The Department of Education is being accused of dragging it heals on the tendering process for St Mary’s National School in Stranorlar. At present, it’s understood that the Design Team in the process of completing the pre-qualification process to select a shortlist of contractors for tender stage. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says

  Concern is said to be growing among residents in the Twin Towns over the speed and careless driving by some motorists travelling on the Drumboe road. The route, which is also home to the Finn Valley College, is used regularly as a bypass of Ballybofey and Stranorlar with on-going calls for traffic calming measures

A Donegal councillor is questioning why Irish Water doesn’t appear to be subject to the same rules as other people in terms of disposing of asbestos pipes. Cllr Michael Mc Bride says he understands that many water pipes which contain asbestos were left in the ground in the vicinity of Lough Salt after recent work.

Aontú leader Peadar Toibin says he believes the party has a serious chance of taking seats in this week’s local elections, and if that happens, then they will be targeting Dail seats in the future. Mr Toibin is in the county all day today seeking support across the county, with candidates in all but the

  A West Donegal Councillor believes the Government has failed the fishing community due to a lack of investment in Donegal’s piers. Work has commenced at Curransport Pier after €60,000 was sanctioned for the works earlier this month. However, Councillor Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig says more investment is needed throughout the county:

It’s emerged that Donegal Education and Training Board must appoint a new architect for the planned extension at Moville Community College after a notice of termination was served on the present architect. Details of the notice were revealed by Education Minister Joe Mc Hugh in the Seanad this afternoon, in response to a motion from

An independent candidate in the European Elections has claimed that Ireland is tied in to a UN policy which supports depopulation as a means of environmental protection, but most people are unaware of the provision. James Miller, one of the prime movers in the Community Bank movement, says Agenda 21 is a policy which informs