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Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has been announcing the budget in the last hour. The government is cutting tax and increasing spending next year. So far Paschal Donohoe has announced: That the Budget is to include a Human Capital Initiative worth €300 million Future growth loan scheme for SMEs, Agriculture and goods €110 million of Brexit […]

  Letterkenny University Hospital is the second most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today with 54 people awaiting admission there this morning. 20 people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 34 were waiting on wards. The number is considerably higher than yesterdays figure of 31 where the hospital was ranked as the

There has been a collision between the Foyle Bridge and the Caw Roundabout on the Waterside bound side of the carriageway. This is causing a very heavy build up of traffic in the area which will not clear for some time whilst emergency services attend. Police are advising to avoid the area if possible.

Ireland could be hit by a strong Atlantic storm later this week with winds of up to 150 kilometres an hour. Met Eireann says there is the potential for a named storm coming close to Ireland on Thursday night and into Friday morning. Meanwhile a status yellow rainfall warning remains in place for three counties

It’s budget day with the government to announce spending for next year in the Dáil this lunchtime. It will be a mix of modest tax cuts and increased spending with a focus on housing, health and social welfare. There’s a number of measures aimed at tackling the so-called squeezed middle – with a large increase

A number of Donegal hoteliers travelled to Offenbach, near Frankfurt to take part in a B2B workshop and networking event with leading German tour operators. The event organised by Tourism Ireland is part of a campaign to grow visitor numbers from Germany in 2019 and beyond. Thirty Irish tourism companies, including the Nesbitt Arms Hotel

The DUP leader Arlene Foster is in Brussels today for a series of meetings over Brexit. She’ll hold talks with the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier and other representatives from member states as part of the 3 day visit. It comes with just over a week to go before a crucial EU leaders summit. Speaking

Over 13,000 cigarettes and €7,200 in cash has been seized by Revenue in Donegal. During an intelligence led operation in Letterkenny on Friday last, Revenue officers seized 13,400 cigarettes following a search, under warrant, of a residential property. €7,200 in cash was also seized suspecting it to be the proceeds of, or intended for use

HIQA says further improvements are needed in the area of Medication Safety at Letterkenny University Hospital. Some improvements have been made since an inspection last year, but HIQA says essential elements required for medication safety were not present, and the inspectors are not assured that the hospital had clear plans to implement these. The report

A Donegal man has appeared at Derry Magistrates court charged with assaulting police in what has been described as a McGregor ‘inspired’ incident. District Judge Barney McElholm said the scenes witnessed was an ‘edifying display’ following the Conor McGregor fight yesterday. 25 year old Leon Shovlin of Kilraine, Glenties admitted the charge of assaulting police

Letterkenny University Hospital was the third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today with 31 people awaiting admission there this morning. Eight people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 23 were waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded today with 61 people waiting there. The nationwide figure is 430.

There’s a risk of flooding in Donegal today, with a weather warning in place until 6pm. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rainfall alert for Donegal, Mayo and Sligo, effective from 11am yesterday until 6pm today. A slow-moving band of rain is expected to bring heavy and persistent rain over the period, with rainfall

Talks aimed at restoring a government at Stormont get back underway later. Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley is due to meet the five main parties as well as church leaders. It’s been more than 600 days since the power-sharing agreement collapsed. Karen Bradley says she remains “deeply committed” to bringing back a Stormont assembly as

  An investigation is continuing into the cause of a huge blaze at an East Donegal recycling facility at the weekend. Up to 40 fire-fighters from across the community attended the scene of a blaze at JML Recycling in Convoy on Saturday afternoon. The major fire was eventually brought under control until late that night.

President Higgins has led the tributes following the death of Emma Mhic Mhathuna one of the victims of the cervical cancer controversy. In a statement he says he sent his condolences to Emma’s family, friends and family in the wider community in West Kerry. The Health Minister Simon Harris and the Fianna Fail leader Michael