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  There are fears that the Buncrana Three School Campus proposal has been set back years after the Donegal ETB was told this week that an alternative site is now being considered by the Department of Education. Cllr Rena Donaghey says a letter to the board makes it clear that the preferred site at the

  The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation is warning that 390 million euro could be wiped from the Ireland’s tourism market by a hard Brexit. It says a hard border, sterling fluctuations and possible disruption to aviation would massively impact on our competitiveness. Chief Executive of ITIC, Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, says the sector could add 80,000

  Donegal County Council has begun considering where to provide public wi-fi in the county after successfully bidding for funding from the ‘Wi-fi 4 EU’ programme. Under the initiative, money will be available for the provision of hotspots in a number of locations, and officials have been briefing Municipal District meetings this week. Cllr Gary

  Brexit has been delayed until Halloween. After meeting until the early hours of the morning, EU leaders agreed to push the UK’s departure date back to October 31st. The agreement also contains a break clause to allow the UK to leave before that, if MPs ratify the withdrawal deal. European Council President Donald Tusk

A major road resurfacing programme between Convoy and Raphoe has been completed this week, several years after it was first decided that the project should be prioritised. Cllr Liam Doherty says the council was about to do the work when Irish Water announced they would be laying pipes on the route, and that meant the

  There are calls on the Health Minister to approve additional resources for the Cross-Border Directive unit. Figures released to Donegal Deputy McConalogue show there has been a huge increase in people across the country accessing services. In 2014, there were a total of 37 processed applications for reimbursement and prior authorisation under the CBD.

  Rape victim Annie Lafferty has waived her right to anonymity in order to name her attacker in an emotional victim impact statement made this week at the Central Criminal Court. Her father, 50 year-old Maurice Lafferty of Corcullen, Castlefin, Donegal, pleaded guilty to raping Annie during her teenage years, at the family home on

Plans for shower facilities have been approved for Drumatinney beach in Falcarragh. The project is expected to go out to tender in two weeks’ time and it’s anticipated that work will be finalised by summer’s end. The facilities will be similar to those already available at Rathmullan. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill

  Plans for a new school building for the Little Angels School in Letterkenny could be a step closer. It’s anticipated that the project will commence to pre-qualification process shortly with a view towards creating a shortlist of contractors to which the project will be tendered. The update was given in response to queries raised

  There are fears that Donegal’s health service will be heavily impacted by the Government’s three month recruitment and overtime ban. The ban is being brought in owing to ‘financial pressure’ caused by a surge in recruitment last year. However it’s claimed that a decision to suspend recruitment in the HSE in 2007 is the

  Rural Development Minister Michael Ring will be in Donegal on Friday to address a “Rural Opportunity” event, which is designed to raise awareness of the range of Government supports available to rural communities. At the event, Minister Ring will also launch the second call for proposals under the Government’s Rural Regeneration and Development Fund.

  The case of a Derry woman who is trying to obtain a residency card for her US husband has been raised in the Dail, amid fears that Brexit will further delay their case. 31 year old Emma De Souza married US citizen Jake DeSouza in July 2015, but his application to live in the

  Gardai in Letterkenny say it’s possible that a digger which was tampered with at the weekend could have been targeted to use in a potential ATM theft. Significant damage was caused to the digger at some stage between Saturday night and yesterday morning with a window smashed and the lock interfered with. The digger

  Gardai are continuing their investigations into two creeper style burglaries in the Twin Towns. Both break-ins occurred at some stage between Monday night April 2nd and Tuesday morning last April 3rd. In Stranorlar, entry was gained to a private house by popping the lock on the back door and while attempts were made to

  Donegal County Council is being urged to explore all options with a view towards restoring the former Glenties Courthouse site. The property, which has been lying vacant for some time, is understood to require some refurbishment works in order to make it fit to be re-occupied. It’s believed that the cost of carrying out

  Serious concern has been raised once again over the safety of motorists and pedestrians after yet another crash in Carrigans this morning. The minor two vehicle collision happened shortly after 7.30am on Main Street, no injuries have been reported. Local Cllr Paul Canning has repeatedly called on Donegal County Council to implement a ramp

  It’s been claimed that nearly 35 thousand homes and businesses in Donegal are awaiting the green light for the National Broadband Plan. The NBP aimed to ensure that every home, school and business in Ireland had access to high speed broadband. Despite this 36% of homes and businesses are still awaiting the provision of

  Private security firms carrying out High Court orders face increased regulations under new Government plans. The Justice Minister will brief cabinet today on plans to require the firms to be regulated by the Private Security Authority. Staff will have to undergo further training and a licencing system will be implemented. It follows a review

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday April 8th:

The EU’s Chief Brexit negotiator says Europe will stand fully behind Ireland through Brexit. Michel Barnier has been speaking after meeting the Taoiseach in Dublin. He says if there’s a no deal Brexit this week no further deal will be done with the UK until the border issue is settled. Michel Barnier is hopeful of