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  Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy is calling for a revision of the EU postal services directive which he says prohibits national governments from subsidising the running of post offices. The Midlands North-West MEP says plans to close nearly one hundred and sixty post offices around the country are a scandal.

  London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s calls for a second Brexit referendum are being criticised by his Labour colleagues. However, some British commentators say delaying the EU exit could give British Prime Minister Theresa May a lifeline. Conservatives say a referendum would take everyone back to square one – but Sadiq Khan doesn’t think that’s a

  A Donegal Deputy is calling on the Agriculture Minister to immediately convene the Beef Forum after it emerged that some factories are pulling prices. Beef prices are now below €3.80/kg while cattle prices in Britain have increased in the last few weeks in contrast to the prices cuts from Irish factories. Fianna Fáil Spokesperson

Potential tourism uses for the Old Courthouse in Letterkenny are being explored by Donegal County Council. The local authority has confirmed that they have engaged with Failte Ireland in relation to developing the building and feedback from a workshop for local tourism operators in Letterkenny held earlier this year, is being considered. Donegal County Council

Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday September 14th:

Serious concern has been raised over what’s been described as an alarming level of anti-social activity on communal ground at a Letterkenny housing estate. A group of teenagers are said to be congregating at the green in Ard O’Donnell, participating in underage drinking and most recently, vandalised the reservoir located close by. In another incident,

People in West Donegal are being urged to attend a number of protests tomorrow in response to An Post’s announcement last month that 17 post offices across the county are to close. The protests will be held at 11:30am in Bunbeg and in Bun na Leaca at 12:30pm with those attending encouraged to wear red

Irish Water is to host a public meeting in Milford on October 15th to discuss the need for a sewage treatment plant in the Ray / Brownknowe area. A local campaign began after it emerged that the plant could be located within 500 of the local national school, with Irish Water being urged to stop

Libraries across Donegal are to benefit from over €200,000 in funding. The funding from the Department of Community and Rural Development will go towards modernising library services, enhancing IT infrastructure, creating new meeting spaces with with state of the art technology and providing digital learning suites. The announcement follows an investment of €2.1 million last

  Latest figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund have confirmed that the number of Donegal people on the Letterkenny University Hospital waiting list has now passed 17,000. The August 2018 figures have revealed that 17,190 people are now on the hospital’s waiting list, up from 16,666 at this time last year. It’s the highest

  The Still Waiting Health Campaign is hosting a public meeting on Thursday next on the 20th of September in The Mount Errigal Letterkenny at 7:30pm. The meeting has been called to bring together health campaigns, trade unions and political groups with the aim of demanding health reform. A national protest is taking place in

The Cathaoirleach of the Stranorlar Municipal District is calling for more communication between Donegal County Council, TII, Irish Water and local businesses in the run up to planned works. It’s after Irish Water confirmed its intentions to replace pipes on the Ballybofey South backline with indications that work is due to begin early 2019 subject

  A major new study released today has found Brexit will have detrimental consequences for the peace process in the North. It also expects it will weaken protections for human rights and equality. The research has been carried out by the Schools of Law at Queen’s, Ulster University and the Committee on the Administration of

It’s hoped works will be carried out on the Kirkstown Road in Letterkenny next year, with Donegal County Council officials saying the road is included on draft programme for work on local roads in 2019. The issue was raised by Councillor Adrian Glackin, who told the council that the road is now in a serious

An Inishowen councillor says it should be possible to begin planning for tour guides at Grianan of Aileach in the near future. The Inishowen Municipal District was told this week that a Conservation and management Plan should be ready by the end of this month, and once that is ready, future options will be assessed