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As speculation persists in the Stranorlar Municipal that Cllr Frank Mc Brearty may join Fine Gael and contest May’s local election for the party, sitting Councillor Martin Harley confirmed to Highland Radio today that he has not ruled out leaving the party and running as an independent. On the Nine til Noon show a short

Gardai have committed to improving the community text alert system in the Twin Towns. A campaign is to begin shortly with a view towards including parts of the Stranorlar and Ballybofey areas which are not yet covered by text alert while efforts are to be made to better communication with text alert groups. An information

  There are calls for Inishowen to be a top priority as part of the county’s bid for a slice of tourism funding. Through the Failte Ireland scheme announced this week, every local authority in the country will be able to bid for funding of between €250,000 and €500,000 to develop up to two towns

  It’s been confirmed that planning permission has been granted for a new €2.5 million primary health care centre in Dunfanaghy, with construction set to get underway within six to eight weeks. Local election candidate Michael McClafferty, a long time campaigner for the new centre, says that assuming there are no delays, the work should

The Government has once again failed to clarify its position in relation to funding the refurbishment and extension of Donegal’s three community hospitals. In a cross-party representation in the Dail yesterday, Donegal Deputies Pat the Cope Gallagher, Pearse Doherty and Charlie McConalogue pressed Minister Finian McGrath for a commitment that work at the hospitals would

There are calls on Donegal County Council to provide more dog fouling bins in and around Letterkenny as a matter of urgency. The issue is said to be escalating once again with numerous mothers complaining that their children’s pram has fallen victim to dog faeces on footpaths in the town. While acknowledging that the majority

  Minister Joe Mc Hugh says there is potential for more development at Letterkenny University Hospital, and he’s hopeful there will be further improvements announced in the near future. He was speaking after confirmation yesterday afternoon that the appointment of a permanent second breast surgeon has been confirmed, and the recruitment process has already begun.

A second breast cancer surgeon is to be appointed to Letterkenny University Hospital on a permanent basis. The National Cancer Control Programme this afternoon confirmed the appointment in order to meet the need of patients in Donegal and neighbouring counties, and says the recruitment process is underway. In a statement, Minister Joe Mc Hugh says

As part of Orange Cone Safety Zone Week Donegal County Council have joined forces with other local authorities across the country to highlight the dangers that exist on a daily basis at road work sites. The local authority says each year there are hundreds of incidents at road work sites that put road workers lives

Outgoing Midlands North West MEP Marian Harkin says Brexit is the product of an internal row in the British Conservative Party, in which an elite group of people are acting without any regard for the impact their actions are having on other people. Speaking after announcing her intention not to seek re-election, Ms Harkin said

  Investigations are continuing into a spate of break-ins in Donegal over the past week. Two properties in Backrock Drive in Ballybofey were targeted in the early hours of Wednesday morning last. While efforts to gain entry to one house failed, thieves made off with a handbag, a sum of money and items with sentimental

  People with autism live an average of 18 years less than those who aren’t on the autistic spectrum. Today is World Autism Day and a motion’s being brought before the Dail aiming to implement an Autism Empowerment Strategy. The Sinn Fein proposal’s being supported by advocacy group As I Am. Cllr Jack Murray says

  Serious concern has been raised over what’s been described as a severe lack of supply of social housing in Donegal while the waiting list continues to grow. In a statement the local authority say that a variety of turnkey developments across the county are progressing while a programme of single house acquisitions are also

  Residents are being urged to take part in the Big Inishowen Spring Clean Up which takes place this weekend. The event gets underway this Saturday and will run throughout the course of the morning. Equipment will be available for picking up litter on the day while Donegal County Council will also have crews available

  Researchers examining the history of mother and baby homes and Magdalene Laundries in the North have made a final appeal for anyone who may have knowledge relating to the Good Shepherd Convent in Derry. The project was commissioned by the Department of health in response to calls from campaign groups for an investigation into serious

A Donegal Councillor has called for the return of a regional health administration model, saying centralising everything in Dublin is vausing major probems. Cllr Ian Mc Garvey, Mayor of the Letterkenny Municipal District, says for the past week, he’s been trying to help a woman resolve an issue with her medical card, but he’s encountering

  A Donegal Deputy is calling on the Minister for Health to allocate additional funding to the Home Care Service in County Donegal. It comes as latest figures have revealed that there were 215 clients awaiting home help in the county as of the end of January. Deputy Charlie McConalogue says there’s a situation escalating

  Detectives in Derry are continuing to appeal for information following a pipe bomb explosion. It happened at around 2am yesterday morning in the front garden of a house in Montgomery Close. No damage was caused to the property, however police say those inside the house were very lucky to escape injury. Chief Inspector Johnny

  A Donegal Senator has reiterated his warning that Brexit poses a huge threat to jobs and border communities. Senator Padraig MacLochlainn was speaking after a well-attended Border Communities Against Brexit protest at Bridgend over the weekend. Meanwhile a Sinn Féin delegation is travelling to Brussels today to meet Michel Barnier and other European leaders

  A Donegal County Councillor is calling for a major overhaul in the commercial rates collection system. It comes as figures from Donegal County Council show the collection performance from businesses increased by a margin of 2% from 2017 to 2018. The data also indicates that arrears are down by over 2 million euro. However

  There’s to be a dramatic drop in temperature this week compared to last week’s high of 17 degrees. Met Eireann has warned there’ll be night-time lows of minus 1, with some wintry showers expected. Forecaster Vincent O’Shea says some areas may even see snow.

  A Donegal Deputy is urging holders of UK Drivers Licences to immediately make arrangements to exchange it for an Irish Licence. The 12th of April has been announced as a cut of point for the exchange unless further delays to the Brexit process are agreed. In the event of a no deal Brexit, no