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Sinn Fein has expressed some concerns surrounding the draft budget. It follows reports that Irish Water staff are to be cut in two municipal districts in the county however the proposed budget does not contain any detail on the matter. Cllr. Marie Therese Gallagher is seeking clarity on the issue before any budget is passed:

Fianna Fail has largely welcomed the proposed Budget for 2019. Discussions are continuing this afternoon in Lifford as members of Donegal County Council consider Budget 2019 with the council set to spend almost €146 million. If adopted, it will represent a fall of just over €2.8 million on the amount spent this year. Fianna Fail

€30,000 in funding has been secured for Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair. €15,000 has been allocated by Donegal County Council and match funded by Údarás na Gaeltachta. Cathaoirleach of the Glenties Municipal District Councillor John Sheamais Ó Fearraigh says the funding is a huge boost for the theatre and will pave the way for further investment:

Pressure on the relevant Ministers is mounting to ensure funding for iCare and the Bluestack Foundation is secured for 2019 and for future years under a HSE Service Level Agreement. Donegal Senator Padraig MacLochlainn will be raising the issue in the Seanad tomorrow. There was much anger earlier this year when a decision was taken

The British Prime Minister insists the EU made concessions on the backstop measure in the draft Brexit divorce deal. Theresa May is meeting European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker in Brussels later this afternoon to discuss the withdrawal agreement. The Dáil will also debate the document this evening, before EU leaders gather on Sunday to

There were 23 boil notices issued to private water supplies in Donegal last year by the EPA, with 1,607 people affected. The agency’s Report into Private Supplies in 2017 says there were no directions issued, and no audits carried out in the county last year. Nationally, the report finds E.Coli was found in 51 private

An independents auditors report into the tender process for the states rural broadband contract is expected to find that the process has NOT been fatally damaged by the sole remaining bidder and the former communications minister Denis Naughten. The report, by auditor Peter Smyth, has been delivered to government and is expected to be published

A delegation of Sinn Fein representatives from the North West travelled to Dublin yesterday to meet with officials from the Irish Government to express the need for urgent action on a number of vital projects for the region. The delivery of the Strategic Growth Deal which includes a City Deal and financial assistance from the

A Donegal Deputy has told the Dail that the people of rural Ireland have been conned by the Government. Speaking in the Dail last evening during topical issues on the closure of Post Offices in Donegal and Tipperary, Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher told Minister Sean Canney that the protocol from An Post accepted by

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday November 20th:

Residents in South Inishowen are being advised to expect disruptions to their water supply this evening. Irish Water in partnership with Donegal County Council will be carrying out repairs on a large leak on the Pollen Dam supply line from 6pm this evening. The utility is advising householders that water pressure will drop away in

The Minister for Agriculture is being urged to ensure that all GLAS payments are made to farmers before Christmas. New information released to Fianna Fáil has revealed that almost 13% of farmers across the North West are still waiting for their balancing payment to be made. The figure is highest in Donegal, where almost 20%

There are further calls for tour guides to be established at An Grianan of Aileach and other historic sites in the county. The iconic landmark, situated in Burt has seen a huge increase in visitor numbers in recent years while it also featured heavily on coverage of the Irish Open in July. Despite numerous calls

  People in Donegal are being reminded that they only have a few days left to get on the electoral register with thousands of residents in the county still deemed unable to vote. The deadline for registration with Donegal County Council is this Friday. Cllr. Paul Canning says the process now is very straight forward

  A Donegal Deputy is calling on the Minister for Disabilities to ensure funding is delivered for the Cleary Centre and the Bluestack Foundation in Budget 2019. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says he has met with Minister Finian McGrath in an effort to secure mainstream funding for the Bluestack Foundation. Its after it missed

  Theresa May is facing a new challenge over Brexit – after the DUP refused to back a finance bill in protest at her deal with Brussels. The party – which props up the British Prime Minister’s government in the Commons – has warned her not to expect “business as usual”. Theresa May will hold

Maria Cahill says she does not have any expectations about her meeting with Mary Lou Mac Donald later. The Sinn Fein Leader is meeting the Belfast woman to discuss her allegations of abuse by a senior republican and the Police Ombudsman’s Report into how the police inquiry was handled. That report found that they did

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday November 19th:

  A Parish Priest has pleaded with Irish Water to temporarily halt planned works outside a Letterkenny Church in the run up to Christmas. The utility is due to begin work in the Gortlee area of the town early next month as part of a major investment in the Letterkenny Sewerage Scheme. However theres concern

An investigation has been launched after a section of green area at the entrance of Ballyliffin Golf Club was extensively vandalised at the weekend. CCTV is currently being reviewed in the vicinity and anyone who may have witnessed any suspicious activity urged to come forward. General Manager of Ballyliffin Golf Club John Farren says it