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The leader of Renua has confirmed he’ll be approaching Peter Casey, with a view to him taking over the party’s top job. Councillor John Leahy – who’s Renua’s only elected representative – has indicated he won’t stand in the way if Mr Casey wants to take over the leadership. The party currently has around 700

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday October 30th:

  It’s emerged that a Donegal family affected by the use of concrete blocks with mica in their homes was told just weeks before the announcement of a new scheme to assist them that their mortgage had been sold to a vulture fund. Faced with a choice between paying for repair work to save his

People are being warned not to organise bonfires around the county this Halloween. The warning comes as Donegal County Council has confirmed that they are monitoring various locations where waste materials were previously supplied by businesses for bonfires. Anyone who may witness suspicious activity is also being asked to contact Gardai or the local authority.

The Mayor of the Letterkenny Municipal District has described the practice of transporting hospital laundry to the other side of the country to be cleaned as a massive snub to Donegal. It’s after claims that Letterkenny University Hospital is sending most of its laundry to County Cork to be washed on an ongoing basis. In

There are calls on Irish Water to urgently review its plans for upgraded works in Inishowen. It’s after a number of bursts occurred on the Malin Head supply at the weekend, leaving hundreds of homes and businesses without water. While two kilometres of new water mains are in the process of being fitted nearby, the

A West Tyrone MLA believes the drink driving ban should be extended to Northern Ireland. The new drink driving legislation championed by Transport Minister Shane Ross took effect from 26 October, meaning that any driver found to be above the blood alcohol limit will receive a driving ban. MLA Daniel McCrossan says it’s farcical that people

  A Donegal Councillor has urged Peter Casey to investigate whether it’s possible to forego the return of his presidential campaign expenses in order to invest it in the county. Casey’s expenses are set to be reimbursed to him following his strong performance in the presidential election. During the campaign he initially suggested he would

The Minister for Education says initial checks will be complete by close of business today on all 42 schools at the centre of the schools-safety alert. Letterkenny Educate Together is one of the schools which is currently being assessed. Minister Joe McHugh says he understands parents’ concerns and frustrations and he’s in constant contact with

Fianna Fail’s Timmy Dooley claims the Government has ‘hoodwinked’ the people of rural Ireland over broadband. The party’s communications spokesperson has reacted angrily to reports that further delays cold leave rural homes without connectivity until at least 2020. Deputy Dooley says it’s a major breach of trust.

There are fears further delays in the National Broadband Plan will lead to a million people in rural Ireland without broadband until at least 2020. The government’s expected to make an announcement on the issue following the recent Denis Naughten controversy, after he stepped down as Communications Minister. After a number of consortiums pulled out

Britain’s final budget before Brexit will be delivered this afternoon. Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to bring forward income tax cuts and spend more money on mental health. However, his plans could depend on the UK securing a Brexit deal with the EU. Skys’ Enda Brady says the budget could end up being a temporary

Peter Casey hasn’t ruled out contesting a general election in Donegal. Michael D Higgins looks likely to win another seven years in Aras an Uachtarain, with Casey set to be the runner up. During initial counts this morning in Donegal they drew almost equal. Speaking to Greg Hughes earlier, Peter Casey has said, that if

There are calls on Irish Water to provide urgent clarity to customers in the Moville area over which water treatment plant their drinking water supply is being delivered from. Residents in the Moville area have been raising concerns after receiving notification that they were connected to the Greencastle supply when they had an understanding that

Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday October 26th: