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  A new beach wheelchair has been unveiled at Rossnowlagh beach. It follows a fundraising campaign locally while Donegal County Council secured the rest of the €5,000 needed to purchase the specialist wheelchair. This is now the fifth specialist beach wheelchair in Donegal, with others available at Rathmullan, Downings, Marble Hill and Carrickfinn Cathaoirleach of

Its emerged that a patient at Letterkenny University Hospital has been waiting over two days for a bed on a ward. The patient who was admitted earlier this week is currently on a trolley placed on a corridor in the hospital from where they have to make their way to another ward to use toilet and

A fisherman is currently being transferred by the Arranmore RNLI to the mainland after suffering an injury on board a vessel earlier this morning. The alarm was raised at around 10.30am to assist the fishermen who was located approximately 40 miles off Arranmore Island. The rescue operation is currently on route to Burtonport where the

  The community of Ramelton is said to be outraged after Donegal County Council constructed a safety hoarding in front of a derelict building on the Quay. The move has been described as a major eyesore which is now said to be heavily impacting on the town’s visual landscape. It has led to calls on

  Irish Water has agreed to fast track upgraded works to the water supply which serves Gortahork and Falcarragh. The utility says that the necessary funding is in place to carry out the works and the design work is due to start in the coming weeks – it’s expected that all works will be complete

  The Government and management at An Post have been criticised over what’s been described as the ‘shameful showboating’ of its recent set of finance results. The figures show that profits for An Post jumped by 400 per cent to €41M last year and come following the closure 151 mainly rural post offices over the

  A meeting has heard that the floods of August 2017 remains a devastating incident which has not been fully addressed. Some families in Burnfoot are still in limbo as to when they can return to their homes while others who have returned are said to be living in constant fear of when a flood

 A public meeting is to take place in relation to the on-going water issues in Falcarragh. The meeting is getting underway tomorrow evening at 8pm in the Falcarragh Parish Hall. Local Election Candidate Michael Clafferty will be chairing the meeting; he says it’s important for the community to come together as a united front. He

  It’s been claimed that residents and businesses on the High Road in Letterkenny can’t open their windows at certain times due to a high frequency of dust in the air. The issue is said to centre from a site located on the road which is being used by Irish Water for storing equipment. It’s

  The biggest engineering and tech Expo in the northwest takes place in IT Sligo today as the industry continues efforts to attract more women to the sector. Today’s event will include over 40 industry representatives. Head of the Engineering and Design Faculty at IT Sligo, Una Parsons, says it’s also necessary to promote interest

  €60,000 in funding has been sanctioned for works to be carried out at Curransport Pier. There have been repeated calls for money to be allocated to repair the slipway at the pier. While welcoming the announcement, local Councillor Micheal Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig hopes additional funding can be sanctioned to carry out further works

Beef farmers from Donegal have travelled to Cork today to take part in a national protest being held outside a Cabinet meeting. It’s in a stand over reported losses of over €100m suffered by the sector as a result of Brexit. IFA president Joe Healy says the Government must step up to the mark and

  It’s emerged that three youths broke into the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny overnight. The incident occurred at approximately 11.30pm last night – entry was gained by breaking a fire exit door however it’s been confirmed that nothing was stolen. The pool section of the facility was closed for a time this morning to

  It’s feared that there are insufficient Garda resources in Donegal to deal with the dissident republicans who murdered Lyra McKee. Garda Brendan O’Connor who is the Donegal representative of the GRA warned that the group behind the journalists killing could be crossing the border regularly but Gardai here are ill equipped to provide back

  Donegal County Council has pledged to carry out reinforcement works on the Derrora Road in Churchill. It’s after two large vehicles reportedly went off the road and into the ditch there recently to avoid oncoming traffic. Work on the reinforcing the embankment is due to take place in the coming weeks. Cllr Adrian Glackin

  The Government has sanctioned a total of €225,000 in funding for local projects in Carrigart and Rathmullan. €50,000 is to fund an engineering assessment report of Rathmullan Pier while €175,000 is going towards refurbishments works at Mevagh Parish Hall. In terms of Rathmullan Pier, Local election candidate Eimer Friel says this initial report will

  Homes and businesses on the Tober road in Ballindrait are without water once again this morning – the sixth water outage there in the space of a fortnight. Irish Water crews have been tasked to carry out repair works to the suspected pipe burst. Cllr Gerry Crawford says the frequency of outages in the

There’s concern that not enough progress is being made on a proposed riverwalk along the Swilly in Letterkenny. Initial feedback from the OPW stated that a walk could only be developed along the more tidal sections of the river in conjunction with major flood prevention measures. A number of proposed routes have been put forward for

  There are renewed calls for works to the water supply in Burnfoot to be fast tracked as a matter of urgency. It follows a burst to the supply yesterday, the fourth in the space of a week. As park of planned works by Irish Water, it intends to facilitate Letterkenny with water from the

  The crisis in home help hours is rising in the North West. That’s according to South Donegal Deputy Eamon Scanlon who says there is growing concern among constituents that home help hours are coming to a halt. He says not only is there a shortage in hours but hours are also being reduced. Deputy

Donegal County Council is being urged to explore the idea of constructing a wheelchair access boardwalk on Rathmullan beach. In its response, Donegal County Council says that beach wheelchairs are proving very popular in Rathmullan and elsewhere with plans to introduce the service to other beaches this year. However Cllr John O’Donnell says while it’s

Gardai are renewing their appeal for information over an assault in Letterkenny. The incident occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning outside a nightclub on the Lower Main Street area of the town. Two men were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for injuries which are not believed to be life threatening. Garda Grainne Doherty

  There are genuine fears that someone will be seriously injured in Muff over what been described as major speeding issues in the village. It’s been claimed that there have been several near misses in the recent past which has led to calls on both the Gardai and Donegal County Council to explore all options

  A woman who was repeatedly raped by her father hopes that her waving her right to anonymity will encourage others to speak out. 50 year old Maurice Lafferty of Corcullen, Castlefin pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping his then teenage daughter Annie Lafferty at his home on dates between November 1,