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Letterkenny has been deemed ‘Clean to European Norms’ in the latest league table published by IBAL – Irish Business Against Litter. In its final report for 2018 which has been published this morning, IBAL ranks Letterkenny 14th out of 40 areas surveyed, up from 19th last October. IBAL’s Conor Horgan says in many cases, Local

  It’s been revealed that Donegal is one of the worst served counties for access to an emergency department. According to an analysis based on Eircode data, the majority of Donegal residents are more than half an hour drive from the nearest hospital ED compared to an average 10 minutes for people living in Dublin.

  Concern has been raised over what’s been described as a huge crisis with the water network in Donegal. While Irish Water has announced details of various planned works in the county over the coming months, it’s been argued that even more could be done with increased investment. While work started on a new water

MPs return to Westminster today with the British Prime Minister insisting they will vote on her Brexit deal next week. That’s despite the DUP and many ‘Leave’-supporting Conservatives, still saying they won’t back the withdrawal agreement. The DUP, which is propping up Theresa May’s government, says it will oppose the deal unless the Irish backstop

  A Donegal Councillor is once again calling for additional driving testers to be deployed to the county. It’s after the Sunday Independent revealed that due to long wait times for driving tests across the country, some TDs and Oireachtas members have made representations to the RSA on a constituent’s behalf, in an attempt to

With swine flu in circulation, the HSE wants people to keep their symptoms at home to avoid spreading infection. As children return to school tomorrow, health authorities have warned more people will get sick in the weeks ahead. In particular, the health authority says the elderly, younger people with chronic illnesses and pregnant women should

The costs of running a small business are spiralling out of control. That’s the view of the Restaurants Association of Ireland. It’s warning many restaurants won’t survive the increasing costs this year. The increase in VAT rates for the sector is one area of concern. CEO of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Adrian Cummins says

The British Prime Minister has reaffirmed her commitment that the Irish border backstop will only be a temporary solution if needed. Speaking on the BBC this morning, Theresa May tried to allay the fears of MPs who are concerned it could remain in place indefinitely. A debate on her deal is due to take place

The Taoiseach says he hopes the UK’s difficulties in leaving the EU serve as a wake-up call for people. Leo Varadkar said the situation shines a light on dishonest promises made by populists and euro-sceptics. He was speaking while visiting Germany this week. The Taoiseach said the UK’s troubles mean other countries might be more

Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday January 4th:

The winners of the Euromillions New Year’s Day jackpot are planning to share their 130 million euro fortune with around 50 friends and family. Patrick and Frances Connolly, from Moira in Co Down says they celebrated their big win with a hug and a cup of tea. The couple who are in their 50s and

The ISPCA has called on Minister Michael Creed to introduce an immediate ban on fur farming in Ireland. The organisation has confirmed that a fur farm in Donegal is continuing to operate. There are a total of three fur farms across the country, one also in Kerry and Laois containing a combined total of 200,000

Investigations are continuing following the death of a woman in her 20s this morning at Forest Park, Killygordon. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. A man in his 20s was arrested this morning at around 7:30am, he is currently being detained at Letterkenny Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

An investigation has been launched into the death of a woman in Killygordon. Gardaí were called to a house in the early hours of this morning and it’s understood that two young children were removed via ambulance. The house and surrounding area has since been sealed off with the scene currently being examined by forensic

Irish Water has confirmed that it is to extend its water main at Malin head after an extensive lobby from local residents and businesses. Previously, Irish Water had laid new pipes as far as the chapel. Now, local Cllr Martin McDermott says he’s been promised that the new pipe will be extended following numerous bursts

  A Donegal based nursing home group has secured a €10m deal which will see it increase its bed capacity to 1,000 by 2020. BGF has made its first investment in the Republic with the acquisition of a stake in Brindley Healthcare. Brindley, which now has 400 beds in eight nursing homes across the country,

There’s said to be a record level of public interest in the consultation on exemptions from Irish in schools. Education Minister Joe McHugh has now extended the consultation period with over 2,100 responses already submitted to the online survey. The consultation is seeking views on the way students can apply to be exempted from the