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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

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday December 4th:

Funding for improvement works at Dooish National School have been approved. The money will go towards a new boiler to improve the school’s heating system. Roof repair works at Loreto College, Letterkenny, work on the Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town along with work on disabled access at Roberston National School, Stranorlar and classroom works at

Concern has been raised that a lack of Garda resources in the Stranorlar/ Ballybofey area is impacting the efficiency of the Twin Towns Text Alert Scheme. It’s after it emerged no Text Alert was issued following two break ins in the locality at the weekend. Cathaoirleach of the Stranorlar Municipal District, Councillor Patrick McGowan says

The former landfill site at Urney Road in Strabane could soon be used to develop play and recreational areas for local families. Derry City and Strabane District Council is to spend £30,000 consulting with the community on the best use fo the site, with an emphasis on community needs. Cllr Maolíosa Mc Hugh says with

Community leaders in Inishowen will this week receive special crisis training at a seminar in Buncrana. The Inishowen Development Partnership says in the wake of last year’s floods, the Buncrana pier tragedy in 2016 and the high number of multiple fatality collisions in Inishowen over the past eight years, there is a need for specialist.

  Local authorities face a number of uncertainties due to Brexit, but are focussed on building resilience in their areas to prepare, a conference in Dublin heard today. Jackie Maguire, Chair of the County and City Management Association, told the conference that Brexit has been to the forefront of local authority considerations since the UK

The UK’s been told it could cancel Brexit without asking the other 27 EU members. One of the European Court of Justice’s top advisers says Article 50 could be unilaterally revoked. A final verdict is expected within weeks. Meanwhile, British MPs will vote today on whether the government broke parliamentary rules by not publishing the

A county Lifeboat crew has spent nearly 12 hours at sea, towing a fishing boat to Killybegs. The RNLI volunteers from Ballyglass were called out yesterday morning at 4am to go to the aid of three fishermen, after an issue with the boat’s propeller. Ballyglass Lifeboat Operations Manager is Padraic Sheeran………..

It’s emerged that Donegal is the only county in Ireland not to have 10,000 litre water tankers which can be used to back up the fire service in rural areas. Cllr Martin Mc Dermott raised the issue, and has received confirmation from Council Officials that seeking funding for tankers will be a priority next year.

Local authorities are meeting to discuss the response to Brexit on the ground in Ireland. The Local Government Management Agency is holding a conference today to talk about what local councils can do to prepare. Spokesperson Jackie Maguire says they have the difficult task of preparing for the unknown………. Meanwhile, at Westminister, a five-day debate

Irish Water management say they hope to have the €5.8 million North East Inishowen water supply project complete in the first half of next year. The project is 75% complete, but has been halted since the main contractor went into receivership earlier this year. Irish Water say construction will recommence with a new contractor once

Business Minister Heather Humphries says an investment of nearly one million euro in an agri-business venture in County Leitrim will benefit the entire North West. 21 regional businesses are to benefit from the Regional Enterprise Development Fund, which operates on a rolling basis as part of Ireland 2040. Bioconnect Innovation Centre in Monaghan has secured

  Former Fianna Fail Donegal TD Niall Blaney has confirmed that he intends to seek election to the European Parliament. Blaney previously served as a Dail Deputy for Donegal from 2002 to 2011 and more recently failed to win a seat in the Seanad earlier this year. The European elections take place in May. Speaking

  A Donegal County Councillor is seeking an explanation behind an increase to Now Doc and Care Doc visit charges. Cllr. Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says that in some cases, the out of hours service charges have increased by 20%. He believes that this will put added pressure on families who are already struggling