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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

The Taoiseach says work is ongoing to stockpile medicines in the event of a no deal Brexit. Concerns are being raised about the availability of prescription drugs after March, if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal. While big pharmaceutical companies are located in Ireland, many generic brands of medicines are made

The new All Ireland Movement initiated by former Sinn Fein TD Peadar Tóibín will hold its first public meeting in the Clanree, Hotel in Letterkenny next Tuesday. Deputy Tóibín says he’s had an avalanche of support have had an avalanche of support, with 1,400 people already signed up and 20 Cumainn established. He says the

Donegal Action for Cancer Care says it will be pressing Donegal County Council to ensure that 50 disabled parking bay signs are erected across the county before the end of the month. Last year, the council agreed that new signs would be placed on 10 disabled parking bays in each Municipal District by the end

A Letterkenny based councillor says CCTV may have to be considered as a deterrent after another life belt was removed from the pedestrian bridge over the Swilly at Oldtown. It comes just weeks after a similar incident, which was widely condemned. Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle says on that occasion, members of the 3 Rivers Search

The Donegal Abortion Rights Campaign Group says the focus now will be on ensuring free, safe, legal and local abortion for women who choose to avail of the services which are legally available for the first time in Ireland. While welcoming legal access to abortion services becoming available on January 1st, Donegal ARC believe waiting

Sinn Fein says the trolley crisis in our hospitals will get worse in 2019. The party’s health spokesperson Louise O’Reilly says a “radical change” in government health policy is needed to tackle the issue. Yesterday, INMO figures showed the number of people awaiting in-patient beds was down to 366 from 656 on the same day

The total new car registrations for the year 2018 is down over 4%. According to statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry the total new car registrations for the year 2018 finished, at 125,557 4.4% down on 2017. In Donegal the total new car registrations from the period January to December

It’s emerged that the first salmon of 2019 was caught in Donegal. Inland Fisheries Ireland have confirmed that Derry angler Michael McCann from Templeard Derry landed the salmon in the Garden Pool on the Lackagh River at 9.25 yesterday morning. The salmon, which weighed approximately five pounds and was caught on a single barbless hook

This morning, Letterkenny University Hospital was the fourth most overcrowded in the country with 26 people awaiting in-patient beds, four of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, there were 366 people awaiting beds, with the highest number, 48, at University Hospital, Limerick. Meanwhile, Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn is rejecting the government claim that this is

  A number of warning signs have been erected on Carrickfinn beach after a child partially sank in moving sands at the weekend. The incident happened when the three year old was walking on the beach with his mother. It’s understood that the mother came to the child’s rescue after he sank up to his

The Donegal Domestic Violence Centre was full to capacity over the Christmas period. It’s understood that the centre has seen a huge increase in the number of calls and requests for help over the last few weeks with the centre having to seek assistance from other facilities to cope with the demand. It comes as

  Irish nursing unions claim 2018 was the worst year on record for hospital overcrowding. Figures released today by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation say a record 108,227 patients went without hospital beds – a nine percent increase on 2017. In Letterkenny University Hospital, the increase was five percent, with a  total of 5,174