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The Children’s Rights Alliance has welcomed the extension of the HPV vaccine to teenage boys from next year. It follows a recommendation from the health watchdog HIQA. The Alliance says it’s critical that adequate resources are now put in place to ensure the programme can be run effectively across the country. CEO Tanya Ward says

  Former Donegal County Councillor Seamus Rodgers has been co-opted onto the Donegal Joint Policing Committee. Mr. Rodgers has thanked the public for their successful nomination of him onto the JPC and says the body must be tailored to meet the needs and requirements of the county in working with the Department of Justice to

A Donegal Deputy has told Minister Michael Creed that factories who have broken carcass trim rules should be named and shamed. Its after it emerged numerous fines were imposed in 2018 on factories who failed to comply with EU carcass trimming regulations. In the Dail this week, Deputy Charlie McConalogue told the Minister for Agriculture,

34 public WiFi zones are to be created across Donegal. 4 EU vouchers have been secured by Donegal County Council under the WiFi4EU initiative with the value to be match funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development. The high speed WiFi zones will offer WiFi services free of charge and advertising in community

A North West TD says value for money must be a key consideration in the delivery of rural broadband. Sligo, Leitrim and South Donegal Deputy Marc MacSharry says it’s disturbing that the Department had failed to undertake a full cost benefit analysis on faster and more affordable alternatives such as 5G wireless. Speaking after this

A security guard hired after an arson attack on a hotel due to accommodate asylum seekers in Moville has had a brick thrown through his car window. The man wasn’t injured in the incident, which happened on Foyle Street at around 8 o’clock last night. He was hired to work at the Caiseal Mara hotel

There were six people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, two of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s an increase of one on yesterday’s figure. University Hospital Galway was the most overcrowded with 45 people waiting there. Nationally, the INMO says there were 390 people waiting at hospitals across the country. Meanwhile,

A Letterkenny Councillor says Letterkenny University Hospital is losing out because of a lack of funding. Cllr Ciaran Brogan, a member of the Regional Health Forum, says following a meeting with senior Saolta officials, it’s clear that funding issues are why only 10 beds will be open in the Short Stay Ward, and not the

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