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  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

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday November 6th:

Donegal County Council’s Road Safety team has been awarded the Excellence in Business Award by the Public Sector Magazine for the fourth year in a row. The annual Excellence in Business Awards recognises companies and organisations that have demonstrated ‘outstanding service, continuity, track record and general excellence in business to the Public Sector, Irish companies

As Donegal based John Downey is due before the High Court for an extradition hearing, there’s been criticism of his arrest in the county yesterday. Cllr Michael Colm Mac Giolla Easbuig claims gardai acted “at the behest”of the PSNI. He says he’ll be raising the issue with Minister Joe Mc Hugh, and also with Junior

Outpatient waiting lists are still rising at Letterkenny University Hospital, with 15,420 people awaiting a first appointment at a Consultant-led clinic at the hospital at the end of September. That’s up 94 on the August figures, and up 20% on the same period two years ago. Donegal Senator Padraig mac Lochlainn says long term waiting

It’s been confirmed that construction on the A5 upgrade is set to start in autumn 2019. It follows what’s been described as a productive meeting, attended by senior civil servants from the Department of Infrastructure in the North and West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan. The Department has also confirmed its commitment to the project, saying

  The Carndonagh Business alert scheme has been officially launched. The initiative was established following an extensive spate of break-ins in the town over a year ago with businesses in the area particularly targeted. A large number of business owners have already signed up to the scheme with others being encouraged to do so. Cllr

  Gardai are urging motorists travelling on the main Letterkenny – Derry road to expect delays this following a two-vehicle crash this morning. The collision happened shortly after 7am on the Derry side of Manorcunningham. Emergency services remain at the scene however Gardai have confirmed that nobody has been seriously injured. Local Cllr Paul Canning

  The Minister for Education will today brief a Dail committee on the latest in the school buildings controversy. Joe McHugh will update TDs on his Department’s efforts to identify and resolve construction faults. A review has been ordered into how the Department awards school building projects after defects were discovered at 22 sites. Over

  A Donegal councillor is welcoming confirmation that the National Lyme Disease Resource Centre will open in Dublin this month. Over the past 18 months, councillors have been regularly lobbied on the issue by a local support group, with Donegal County Council last year backing calls for more resources to be dedicated to the condition.

  The British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet her cabinet today to discuss a possible Brexit deal. It’s thought she’s secured concessions from Brussels to keep the whole of the UK in a customs union after Brexit – avoiding a hard Irish border. But the prime minister admits there’s still work to do. Labour

  The Marketing Director of one of the Donegal companies taking part in next week’s North West Trade Mission to Massachusetts says it’s a very important opportunity for the whole region. Kieran Mulhern works with Ardara based tweed company Triona Design, which was founded by his father, and now has two retail stores and a

A motion to tackle rural decline and maintain life in small villages and towns has been passed the Labour conference at the weekend. The motion put forward by the Donegal Rosses branch received unanimous support from party members. Labour Spokesperson Seamus Rogers says its important now that the motion is acted upon:

  Actors, sportspeople and business owners are some of the one thousand people to sign a letter to the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar over nationalists rights as Brexit unfolds. Published in The Irish News today the letter urges the Government to defend the rights of Irish citizens in the North. Soccer player James McClean, actor Adrian

  Serious concern has been raised over a reported increase in violent attacks and assaults by some patients at Letterkenny University Hospital. While the A&E Department has traditionally been subject to a high level of incidents, the issue is said to be spreading to various wards at the hospital. In one case, it’s claimed that