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The Housing Minister has been pressed to provide clarity on the progress of the Mica redress scheme announced in October. Over 1000 homeowners in Donegal who are affected by the defective block issue have been eagerly awaiting more detail of the scheme which was announced by Minister Joe McHugh ahead of Budget 2019. Donegal Deputy

Strong winds and heavy rain have battered parts of the West and North West overnight with Met Eireann warning of the potential for coastal flooding. No major problems reported so far this morning, but motorists are urged to be on the look out for fallen trees and other debris. A Status Orange Wind warning remains

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday December 6th:

A second day of protest against Irish Water is planned for tomorrow in West Donegal. The road between Meenaleck and Ranafast was blocked today by a local Councillor to prevent the utility continue with replacement works in the area. Councillor Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig claims it has become clear that the road will not

Over 1,400 patients in Donegal have been waiting more than two years for an outpatient appointment. Of those, 94 have been waiting longer than 3 years. Nationally, 47,000 people have been on the outpatient waiting list for over 24 months. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says these figures once again, highlight the crisis in

An Post has confirmed today that the closure of Bun na Leca Post Office in West Donegal is to proceed. The decision to close the facility has been upheld by the Independent review panel after a submission to save the Post Office was lodged by the local community in Bun na Leca. Its understood the

There were five people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, one of them on an Emergency Department trolley. That’s a fall of five on yesterday’s figure. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 54 people waiting there. Nationally, the INMO says there were 438 people waiting at hospitals across the country.

A local councillor in West Donegal is blocking a road between Meenaleck and Ranafast, to prevent Irish Water continuing with works in the area. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says the work is welcomed, but he claims it’s become clear that the road will not be reinstated in the way the community wants to

  A Donegal councillor fears that boundary changes due to come into effect next year could see some areas lose out on roads funding. Among the changes, parts of South Inishowen will be incorporated into the Letterkenny area, but Cllr Paul Canning says the official confirmation of the change is still outstanding. However, with roads

Mandate says workers are on the picket-line at Tesco in Sligo today, in an action that could lead to it spreading to its other 150 stores. Its members voted to strike at the outlet in the town today and again on Friday week. They claim they will no longer be given the right by the

British MPs will return to Parliament for a third day of debate on the UK government’s Brexit deal. The chancellor will open proceedings later with the focus due to be on the economy. Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Theresa May set out to persuade Parliament her agreement is a good one. But from the evidence

  Latest figures have revealed that there has been a significant drop in the amount of respite care being provided in Donegal. Figures released show that in overnight respite sessions alone, the number of sessions accessed by people in the county fell by 434 in the first half of this year compared to the same

The ownership of Lough Foyle could become a key element in the Moville Sewage Plant debate. At a recent information meeting, Irish Water was accused of presenting draft plans for a new Moville sewage system which were designed on a model previously drawn up by Donegal County Council. The plans would see effluent discharged into

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday December 5th:

Video footage has been posted on social media of what appears to show shots being fired at a Strabane delivery driver. Its believed that the man was delivering a takeaway on Sunday evening last when he was set upon by a gunman who is seen firing a number of shots. Police say they are aware

The Taoiseach has been urged to provide clarity over the future of the Fair Deal office in Stranorlar. There are concerns that the office could be transferred to the Midlands, despite a previous assurance that the future of the office in Stranorlar was secure. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has called on Leo Varadkar

New traffic lights could be located at a number of major roundabouts in Letterkenny as part of a €2.5 million traffic management plan. CEO Seamus Neeley has told Donegal County Council that traffic counts were taken all over the town late last year, and they validate the findings of previous studies. He said engineers have

The government’s commitment to development in Donegal has been questioned after it emerged this week that just three new IDA backed companies have located in the county over the past ten years. Deputy Charlie McConalogue accused the government of hiding behind expansion by existing companies to mask the fact that new investments are not coming

A Donegal GP has accused Minister Simon Harris of seeking to rush through abortion in order to further his own political career. Dr Austin O’Kennedy says the government seems to be trying to push through a GP led service, without providing any training, resources or equipment. It also emerged yesterday that new ethical guidelines which

The British Government is expected to publish the legal advice it received over its Brexit deal later – after losing an historic Commons vote yesterday. MPs – who will return to Parliament for a second day of debate today – found British ministers in contempt of parliament, prompting a U-turn. They’d previously refused to release

The North’s Department for Infrastructure has confirmed that it will submit a new application for the A5. The Department, last month, asked a High Court Judge to quash its decision to proceed with the project, meaning they were not contesting a legal challenge by Alternative A5 Alliance. Work on the Western Transport Corridor is still