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Councillor Martin Harley has moved to clarify that neither he nor his party have made any decision for him to run as a Fine Gael candidate in a potential General Election. It follows claims that Cllr Harley would run alongside sitting TD and Education Minister Joe McHugh and could pick up a substantial amount of […]

The DUP leader says it appears Theresa May is wedded to the idea of a border down the Irish Sea after Brexit. It’s after a letter sent to Arlene Foster suggests adopting the EU’s plan to put a customs border in the Irish Sea if there’s no agreement. The British Prime Minister’s being accused of

  A Donegal Deputy has launched a scathing attack on the Taoiseach following comments he made that HSE health care staff should not have extra days off over Christmas. The HSE however isn’t expected to ban doctors and nurses from taking time off over the festive period when it finalises its winter plan today. The

The INTO is to consult with members in Donegal over the coming weeks following the decision last week to reject the Public Service Stability Agreement. The INTO’s Central Executive Committee says the discussions will lead up to a ballot on industrial action. Branch meetings will take place across Donegal to discuss the union’s campaign for

The final phase of upgrade works on the Ranafast road in West Donegal is underway, with the project set to be completed. Local Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig says the road has been a major safety concern for some time and this upgrade will now allow two major bus companies to drive safely while other

A hard Brexit would mean a € 10 billion loss to the Northern Irish Economy, according to a new study. The report looked at possible outcomes after the UK leaves Europe, and found that the unification of Ireland is the only positive scenario for both north and south. Unification would see Northern Ireland increase it’s

  Serious concern has been raised over the future of the proposed three school campus in Buncrana. It follows confirmation from the Department of Education that it’s to carry out surveys on schools across the country that have been found to structural defects. Last month, it also emerged a site identified for the three-school project

A Donegal County Councillor has hit out a response from the Justice Minister to ongoing calls for a new Garda Station in Carndonagh. Garda Authorities have deemed the current station as unfit for purpose with the need for a new station and a new site identified ten years ago. Minister Flanagan has however sanctioned remedial

  A Government decision to cut nursing care facilities at St Joseph’s Hospital, Stranorlar has been rescinded. Following a meeting in the Dail yesterday, it was confirmed that the long term facilities at the community hospital are to be retained. Minister Jim Daly has committed to a new plan being drawn up early next year

House prices look like they will continue to rise next year – but they are beginning to moderate. That’s one of the findings of the latest survey from the Society of Chartered Surveyors and the Central Bank. The society says the slow down in the rate of inflation is due to an increase of new

  A Sligo-Leitrim and South Donegal Deputy has called on the Taoiseach and the Health Minister to suspend their roles as crisis commentators and provide the necessary resources to deal with the trolley crisis affecting the North West. Yesterday, 93 people were awaiting admission to hospitals across the region with Saolta confirming the Full Capacity

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday November 7th:

  A tribunal has recommended a solicitor be struck off after a Law Society investigation found she diverted €266,000 of client funds into her personal bank accounts. The siphoned-off cash included sums left in a will to charity and a priest. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal heard Donegal solicitor Moya O’Donnell misappropriated and misused client funds

The Donegal Intercultural Platform has hit out at comments made by Peter Casey stating that they harm positive relations between Travellers and the majority population. They care calling on organisations across the county to take a stand to support an ethnic minority and reject what they term as politics of division and hate. Co-Chairperson of

  A Donegal County Councillor says the American election results once again demonstrates the power of the vote. It’s estimated that there are thousands of people in Donegal still unable to vote due to not being on the electoral register. This is despite a major campaign last year encouraging those left out to get on

  A delegation of the Save Our St Joseph’s Hospital Action Group are travelling to the Dail today to meet with the Health Minister and a number of department officials as well as local Oireachtas members to reiterate their call for the reversal of a decision to remove residential care units. The Government announced in

There are calls for an urgent funding package to be issued in a bid to tackle poverty in the West Tyrone area. Latest figures from The Trussell Trust revealed that between 1st April and 30th September in the West Tyrone region, 206 emergency food supplies were issued to local people in crisis, over 40% of

  It’s been confirmed that the additional bus allocated for pupils travelling from Termon and Kilmacrennan to school in Milford will come into operation today. Minister John Halligan signed off on a ministerial order last week, officially granting the allocation of the bus to cater for over 30 students who failed to secure school transport

Fermanagh and Omagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership has launched a project to help people to improve their digital skills. The partnership says it wants to support people who are missing out on the benefits of the internet because they don’t have the access, the skills, or the confidence to get online. It will do

Psychiatric Nurses Association ambulance personnel members will from today, refuse to work overtime. The refusal of additional shifts by up to 500 PNA ambulance personnel members, including a number in Donegal, will take effect from around now (7am) as part of the second phase of mandated industrial action. The action is in protest of the