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Ulster Bank is expected to sell off more non-performing loans in order to reach a European Central Bank target. Representatives from the bank are appearing before the Oireachtas Finance Committee, and admitted that more work needs to be done to bring down its number of non-performing loans. CEO Jane Howard says its expected the loans

There’s a warning that 52,000 full-time jobs and 14,000 suckler farms will be lost from Ireland’s beef industry over the next decade unless action is taken. Sucklers in Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan are said to generate €445m in direct and indirect economic output and 8,600 jobs. A recent analysis shows that the western

    The Chairperson of the Mary from Dungloe festival has moved to clarify that this years event won’t be impacted by concerns nationally over Civil Defence medical supports. The organisation usually provides first aid and other services at festivals but legal advice which was given to the Department of Defence could put that in

  The government has been asked to clarify the financial investment from the private contractor involved in the National Broadband Plan. According to the Irish Times, the cost of the plan, including private investment, is expected to exceed 5 billion euro – with the majority of the cost – 3 billion euro – coming from

  Community Employment Supervisors and Assistants in Donegal are set to begin five days on strike action next week. It’s in response to Minister Paschal Donohoe’s ongoing failure to meet with SIPTU to discuss CE supervisors right to a pension as set out in a 2008 Labour Court Recommendation. As part of the nationwide strike,

  A local election candidate is calling on the Justice Minister to move to re-enforce Garda number in isolated Donegal towns. Maghnus Monaghan a local candidate in the Stranorlar area has revealed that in Convoy where there is a population of 1000, there is just one Garda stationed there and two in Raphoe where the

  Serious concern has been raised over delays in Donegal County Council taking in charge of Donagh Park in Carndonagh. It was agreed in January that the process of taking over the estate would commence which was hoped would pave the way for repairs to the footbridge and riverwalk linking the estate and Carndonagh Community

  A new report’s recommended banning the public from rape trials in Northern Ireland. The review by retired judge John Gillen was ordered in the wake of a trial in Belfast last year, in which rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding were acquitted of rape. As well as stopping the public from attending trials,

  Intertrade Ireland is hosting a workshop at Letterkenny Institute of Technology this afternoon for businesses interested in participating in the Seedcorn competition Seedcorn offers a total cash prize fund of €280,000, with €100,000 earmarked for the overall winner. In 2017, Donegal company Cerebreon took first place in the competition. Drew O’Sullivan is InterTrade Ireland’s

In the wake of Easter Monday’s major gorse fire in West Donegal, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has tabled a number of formal questions to the Taoiseach and to Defence Minister Paul Kehoe seeking answers on how long it took to agree a request for Air Corps assistance. Deputy Doherty says in the immediate aftermath of

A take away in Donegal was issued with a closure order last month as it posed an immediate danger to public health, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. In total, seven take aways, pubs, and restaurants throughout the country were found to be in breach of food safety laws in April. Sewage and

  A petition is to be handed over to the Children’s Minister requesting urgent funding for Lifeline in Inishowen. The domestic violence centre in Carndonagh is said to be under a severe threat of closing due to a lack of funding from Government. Last year the service helped 46 women on the peninsula however if

  There are fears that families in Donegal could be impacted over an ongoing funding row between the Rehab Group and the HSE. Talks are to take place over the next week in a bid to solve the fallout. Rehab says it will not serve a 12-month notice of termination of its care services to

  The most important decision made by the newly elected representatives of Donegal County Council will be to vote on funding Buncrana Leisure Centre. That’s the view of Cllr Jack Murray who says the facility, which has been lying idle for several years, is very much an election issue. It’s expected that a tender for

  A local election candidate has hit out at posters being erected at various scenic locations in Donegal. It’s been claimed that large posters have been put up at a junction west of the county which is obscuring the view of Errigal while another has emerged on a ‘Welcome to Donegal’ sign. In other instances

  Patients being discharged from Letterkenny University Hospital are once again urged to participate in the National Patient Experience Survey. The third survey is currently underway at the hospital with an estimated 28,000 patients nationally eligible. Last year, 52% of eligible patients at Letterkenny University Hospital participated. Tracy O’Carroll, Senior Programme Manager for the National

  The Education Minister says the National Broadband Plan is about fair treatment for all. Yesterday, it was announced that high speed broadband will be delivered to 1.1 million people across the country over the next seven years as a preferred bidder for the contract is appointed. Minister Joe McHugh says given the billions spent

  One of the first of its kind, A ‘Drive it Home’ anti-litter campaign is being launched today in West Donegal. The initiative aims to encourage people to drive their litter home rather than throw it our the car window. The campaign is being launched today in Dungloe in conjunction with Donegal County Council, local

The Chair of Donegal’s Joint Policing Committee has called on the Garda Commissioner to allocate more resources to Letterkenny in a bid to curb a recent increase in anti social behaviour in the town. Councillor Gerry McMonagle says he has been inundated with complaints from members of the public and demands for more Garda resources

  Teething problems as part of planned works by Irish Water are to blame for long delays experienced by motorists travelling into Letterkenny this morning. Traffic gridlock was reported on the main approach road into the town as only one out of four lanes was open between the Dry Arch and Polestar roundabouts. The traffic

  A formal planning application has now formally been submitted for the redevelopment of Burtonport Harbour in West Donegal. It’s understood that the project will tackle a number of issues currently causing difficulty at the site; these include the problem of limited parking at the pier, the need for better facilities for both the fishing