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Pat Hume is to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Irish Red Cross later today. It’s in recognition of her role in the peace process in the North during the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement this year. Mrs. Hume ran operations on the ground, manning the constituency office in Derry

The Seanad has been told that there will be deep anger in Donegal if two organisations which provide services to children and young people with autism and intellectual disabilities are not properly funded. Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn says the HSE needs to enter into service level agreements for iCare in Inishowen and the Bluestacks Special

Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday November 23rd:

People are being advised to exercise extra vigilance following reports of scam callers doing the rounds in the Strabane and Omagh areas. Its understood the scammers, posing as internet providers are contacting people advising them that their internet and wifi is going to be cut off and computer hacked unless credit card details are provided

There’s disappointment in Burtonport and Arranmore Island that a major project for the two areas has not been included in the latest tranche of funding announced today under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. Funding was announced today to facilitate the reopening of Swan Park in Buncrana and for an extension at Áislann Ghaoth Dobhair.

A government minister has acknowledged the need for more home help services in Donegal, and says she will seek to have more resources made available to the service in Donegal. Minister Catherine Byrne was responding to Senator Brian O’Domhnaill, who told the Seanad this week it is totally unjust that there are no delays in

  It’s been claimed that the river in Clonmany is more blocked with debris now than it was when flooding hit the Inishowen peninsula last year. In recent weeks, a number of houses in the village narrowly escaped being flooded again after a day of heavy rain caused the river there to burst its banks.

  A Donegal Deputy has stated that he has no confidence in the method of assessing fishing stocks after an agreement was reached which will leave Ireland with a big quota reduction in mackerel for 2019. International negotiations have resulted in Ireland allowed a quota of 55,300 tonnes – a reduction of 20% on 2018.

With the National Broadband Plan facing more possible delays, government is being urged to make provision for services to be provided to rural employers. Sligo Leitrim and South Donegal TD Eamon Scanlon says there are several instances where employers are just a few hundred metres away from the broadband connections, but cannot have the service

Two vital tourism and enterprise projects in Donegal are set to benefit from €3.2 million in funding. €1.7 million is being made available to facilitate the reopening of Swan Park in Buncrana and the remainder, €1.5 million will go towards an extension at Áislann Ghaoth Dobhair. In announcing the funding, Minister Joe McHugh says this

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday November 22nd:

A Bill which would ensure vulture funds are properly regulated is to be debated at report stage in the Dail today. The Fianna Fail Bill contains legislation to regulate vulture funds and bring them under the remit of the Central Bank. Its expected that the Bill will pass in the Dail today allowing it to

Donegal County Council has confirmed that positive progress on the Killygordon Sewerage Scheme is being made. A sewerage treatment plant currently located at Dromore National School is to be relocated to Dromore Park and eventually linked to the treatment plant in Killygordon. Cathaoirleach of the Stranorlar Municipal District Councillor Patrick McGowan has welcomed confirmation from

Concerns over the Garda trainee programme have been raised as its emerged 13 trainees which were due to be stationed in Donegal have been temporarily reassigned. Its understood that assigned tutors are currently based in Donegal but the recruits have instead been stationed in Galway and will not undertake their training alongside their tutor in

A political row has broken out between Sinn Fein and Deputy Thomas Pringle over Deputy Pringle’s decision to back Socialist Party attempts to force a vote on the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement. Sinn Fein claim that in doing so, Deputy Pringle was effectively voting against the deal, while representing the constituency with the most to

Donegal County Council is being urged to extend parking time for hauliers in Letterkenny for the run up to Christmas. Currently, hauliers only have a two hour window to make deliveries from 9-11 each day with loading bays used as general car parking spaces thereafter. The local authority is being asked to consider extending this

  Cllr John Campbell and Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig were the two local representatives who opposed yesterday’s budget. The move was in protest to the Government over inadequate funding to Donegal County Council. Speaking last night, Cllr Mac Giolla Easbuig says there have been too many cuts to rural services and the budget will

The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council says positive strategic approaches led to a smooth running of Budget Day in Lifford. Councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of the budget yesterday with 28 for and 2 against. The budget will see no change to commercial rates and a fall in Council expenditure by just over €2.8 million

The Health Minister has reaffirmed a commitment given by Minister Joe McHugh that funding would be forthcoming to facilitate the reopening of the Short Stay Ward at Letterkenny University Hospital. Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue told Minister Simon Harris in the Dail that the hospital and the reopening of the 19 bed ward has been gravely

The British government’s signaling that the Brexit deal will be approved at this Sunday’s EU summit. Theresa May is going to return to Brussels for more talks ahead of the main event to try and finalise a deal. She met the European Commission president last night, but says issues still need to be resolved. At

The Old Army Barracks in Lifford could finally get a new lease of life. The historic building has been in Council ownership since 2016 however, to date the building, while maintained, is currently not in use. A new proposal is now up for consideration which would see the Department of employment affairs use a section

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday November 21st:

Investigations are continuing in Tyrone following a major oil spill into the Drumragh and Strule River. Authorities have confirmed that they have identified the source and stopped the leakage into the river which has already caused significant contamination and pollution of the watercourse. West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan says there is much concern as to