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    The Donegal IFA Chairman is urging the Government to match a new 50 million euro EU fund to support the country’s beef sector. The European Commission has agreed the investment to protect the industry ahead of Brexit. The Irish Farmers Association says beef farmers have suffered “savage price losses” because of Britain’s departure […]

  The Government and the HSE’s refusal to recognise NASRA as a union of choice for ambulance workers has been branded absolutely disgraceful. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty was speaking in the Dail and renewed his calls on the Government and the HSE to do the right thing and grant them their right to be heard.

  Donegal County Council’s housing maintenance policy has been described as a “firefighting exercise” at the moment, because the authority simply does not have enough staff. Cllr Ciaran Brogan Told Letterkenny Municipal District that 13 million Euro a year is received by the council, in rents, and more needs to be done to ensure the

  People in Donegal are being urged to apply to the Thatch Repair Grants Scheme. The scheme is funded by Donegal County Council and the Creative Ireland programme as part of the implementation of the County Donegal Heritage Plan. It aims to provide specialist advice to owners on the conservation of thatched dwellings while also

Donegal County Council officials say they will try to speed up the tarmacing of the the back lanes at Sliabh Sneacht and Oatfield Terrace in Letterkenny, in line with promises made by the previous town council. Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle secured unanimous support at a meeting this afternoon, after pointing out that the promise was

Donegal County Council is considering a 50 kph speed limit in the vicinity of Termon National School. The issue was raised by Cllr John O’Donnell, who told Letterkenny Municipal District that speeding is a major issue in the vicinity of the school. He says the fact that the school is not visible from the road

The Campaign for a Clean Estuary in North Inishowen is rejecting Irish Water’s claim that its plan for a Moville Wastewater Scheme will stop ongoing pollution on local beaches and ensure compliance with EU regulations. The campaign’s spokesperson Enda Craig says in particular, Irish Water’s claim that they have dispelled the myth that discharges from

The people go to the polls on May 24th to elect a new Donegal County Council. Between now and then we will host a series of debates concentrating on each of the 6 districts in the Highland Radio Franchise area. In the sixth of our election debates, we focused on the South Inishowen District where

    There are calls to phase out hospital car parking charges. Over 60-thousand-euro a day is collected by hospitals in parking revenue, according to new figures from the HSE. In 2017 100 hundred thousand euro was collected at Letterkenny University Hospital. The data – obtained the data through a parliamentary question – shows 22-point-4

  Residents in a number of areas in the Letterkenny Municipal District are said to be concerned over road safety in their communities. These areas include Manorcunningham, Woodlands, Ballymacool, Glenswilly, Churchill, Glenmaquinn. There’s particular concern around local schools with claims that there’s a lack of speed deterrents and adequate pedestrian crossings. Local Election Candidate Manus

  There’s been a mixed reaction to the long awaited Mica Redress Scheme announced by Government yesterday. 10% of cost repairs to affected homes is to be paid by the homeowners themselves while the remaining 90% is to be paid by the Government. Worst affected homes are to be fixed first with €20 million pledged

  There are calls for a co-ordinated gorse fire response plan in the event of further outbreaks in Donegal this week. Last month a vast amount of land was damaged as a result of gorse fire in West Donegal with the Government coming in for criticism over a delay in the Air Corps helicopter being

  Donegal County Council is being urged to tarmac the back lanes at Sliabh Sneacht and Oatfield Terrace in Letterkenny, in line with promises made by the previous town council. Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle says the County Council has a responsibility to live up to the agreement, particularly as it was part of a wider

Minister Joe McHugh anticipates that work on mica affected homes will begin in the very near future. The Government announced plans for the special scheme to repair homes affected by Mica earlier this afternoon. Following a commitment made in October 2018 to repair properties impacted by the issue, €20 million has been pledged for the

  Gardai are warning people about a phone scam doing the rounds in Donegal. The caller calls on a number beginning 051 claiming to be from the Revenue Commissioner. Garda Sean Sweeney says under no circumstances will Revenue seek personal information over the phone:

  People are being encouraged to have their say on the A5 redevelopment. The consultation relates to four new drafts of environmental assessment reports. The closing date for submissions is this Friday. West Tyrone MP Orfhlaith Begley says its vital make their views known for this vital piece on infrastructure to progress:

The people go to the polls on May 24th to elect a new Donegal County Council. Between now and then we will host a series of debates concentrating on each of the 6 districts in the Highland Radio Franchise area. In the fifth of our election debates, we focused on the North Inishowen District where

A Donegal woman who was raped while working at a gaming convention in Dublin almost four years ago welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling upholding the 12-year prison sentence imposed on her rapist. 30 year Keith Hearne, of Allenton Drive, Tallaght, Dublin 24 pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, one count of oral rape

Gardai in Donegal are exploring possible links to burglaries carried out yesterday in the Inishowen area and reports from PSNI of a number of elderly people being targeted in a spate of similar incidents across the Strabane and Castlederg areas yesterday afternoon. Between 2pm yesterday afternoon and 6:30pm, two properties were targeted in the Muff

Formal approval has been granted for the Dungloe Community Housing project to proceed to construction stage immediately. The project, funded by the Department of Housing consists of 3 housing units providing accomodation for 12 people and 4 individual self-contained bedrooms at Fair Hill. There were a number of issues recently highlighted by the HSE over

Efforts to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland will continue today. Political leaders in the North spoke with British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday as efforts continue to secure the return of devolved government at Stormont. Negotiations between Sinn Fein and the DUP to restore the north’s Government began last week – over two years after

Sinn Fein is calling for a rent tax relief following the latest Daft.ie report which revealed the average rent in Ireland is now €1,300, at a time when the number of available properties is at an all time low. The average rent in Donegal is up 8.5% compared to the same period last year. Renting

The Department of Education has been criticised over the continuous delays in progressing a new building for Moville Community College. Local election candidate Marie Duffy says it is totally unacceptable that the college has been waiting 15 years now for a new permanent building to replace the existing prefabs. The Department of Education has devolved

There may be progress on the horizon for the long awaited Three School Campus in Buncrana. Donegal Education and Training Board was told at a meeting last evening that another site is being assessed, and initial discussions have been “positive”. No details about the new site have been disclosed, but we understand it was one

Ireland’s publicans have expressed anger at the lack of Government support for rural communities. The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland strongly criticised the Government for abandoning rural communities in the wake of changes to the drink-driving legislation introduced last October. They say there hasn’t been thought put into providing alternative transport solutions and are holding their