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A Donegal mother has been recalling how she and her children had a lucky escape after the family car was severely damaged by Storm Ali. Maeve had just returned home to Newtowncunningham after leaving her daughter to playgroup yesterday when a number of roof tiles fell and smashed through the windscreen of the car. Reflecting

  Serious questions after the community and local representatives were reportedly excluded from a briefing on a new sewerage treatment plant at Drumherrive. The meeting took place on Monday last and it’s understood that Minister Joe McHugh and Irish Water officials were in attendance. The revelations come following a request from Cllr Liam Blaney that

People are being encouraged to join Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning to raise vital funds for hospices. The Donegal Hospice Coffee morning is getting underway at 10am until 2pm today. Events are also taking place in offices, community centres and GAA clubs across the country – and all funds go straight to providing hospice services. Over

Almost 40 thousand homes, farms and businesses are still without power this morning following Storm Ali. A significant number of people remain without power in the West Donegal area with ESB crews saying they are working to restore power this morning. It hit Ireland yesterday, leaving two people dead in separate incidents in Galway and

People in the Sion Mills area are being invited to have their say on future plans for the regenerations of the village as part of a new Masterplan. The Masterplan which will shape the village’s development over the next 10-15 years aims to identify and articulate the key regeneration priorities for Sion Mills and the

  A number of businesses from Donegal this week took part in custom-made workshops as part of a targeted 2019 tourism sales drive. Over the coming weeks, almost 200 businesses across the country will meet with tour operators from the UK and Canada in a bid to attract more overseas visitors. Joan Crawford, Manager of the

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday September 19th:

Minister John Halligan has committed to investigate the school transport issue in Donegal which has students in many areas without transport because their applications for concessionary tickets were not succesful. At a meeting today with Donegal TDs and Senators the Minister was told that  that two thirds of those travelling to Milford from Termon and

A senior consultant at Letterkenny University Hospital says the bed crisis at the hospital is now so serious that consultants are surprised when their operating lists are not cancelled. Orthopedic Surgeon Peter O’Rourke today predicted that the situation will get worse rather than better with the winter approaching. Mr O’Rourke was speaking on today’s Nine

A public meeting is taking place tonight following the recent news that Sliabh Liag Distillery is to relocate to Ardara. A community spokesperson said the people of the area are devastated at this news as 40 jobs were to be created. The meeting is getting underway at 8pm in the Old School in Carrick. Manager

Crews are working to restore power to homes and businesses. Hundreds of customers in the county are currently affected with parts of Moville, Lifford, Newtowncunningham, Letterkenny, Kilcar and Buncrana all affected. The majority of outages are due to fallen trees on overhead lines as a result of high winds. The ESB’s Paul Hand says crews are

TDs and Senators from Donegal are to meet with Minister John Halligan today, in a bid to resolve the school transport issue. A large number of students across the county were denied a bus pass ahead of the school term resulting in them having to find alternative transport. In some cases, pupils on concessionary tickets

Thousands of homes and businesses across the country have been left without power due to the Storm Ali which is making its way across the country this morning. Meanwhile Gardai in Letterkenny says there’s a tree down on the Convoy Road just outside Castlefinn, the road is blocked with motorists advised to drive with care.

Storm Ali has arrived, bringing gale force winds and gusts over 130 kilometres an hour. An orange wind warning is in place for Donegal and most of the country until 1 o’clock this afternoon. Strong winds will be along Atlantic coasts at first before moving eastwards later this morning. Liz Walsh from Met Eireann says

  The Government has been heavily criticised over the proposed closures of post offices around the country. Almost 160 post offices have been threatened with closure nationwide after a deal was made between An Post and the Irish Postmasters Union. Sinn Fein has tabled a motion which aims to save rural post offices. The party

The Ivy Bridge in Cloghan is closed until further notice after the sidewall of the bridge collapsed on Monday. The Cathaoirleach of the Stranorlar Municipal District says a lack of maintenance has led to the partial collapse of the bridge. Councillor Patrick McGowan says there is much anger among the local community who have been

  Farmers remain left in limbo as Britain’s exit from the EU fast approaches. West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan says the agricultural sector faces a period of unprecedented disruption and uncertainty. Mr McCrossan says unless Stormont gets up and running again, an unmitigated Brexit will be felt across farms for generations:

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday September 18th:

Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle lent his support to protestors today in Dublin calling on the Government to reverse the decision to close over 150 post offices across the country, 17 of which are due to close in Donegal. Hundreds of people marched from Trinity College to Leinster House earlier today. Deputy Pringle says the Government’s

SIPTU representatives have dismissed claims made in a statement issued by the management at the Rapid Action Packaging Plant in Gweedore, concerning the conduct of union activity. Union members at the factory are due to conduct a 16-hour work stoppage on Monday in repsonse to the company’s refusal to recognise workers rights to union representation