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Its been confirmed that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will meet with the Mica Action Group and an affected homeowner as he visits Donegal next Tuesday. Thousands of homeowners in Donegal affected by the defective block issue have been waiting several years on news of a redress scheme. However, while no commitment of a redress scheme has […]

A meeting will take place at Ray Community Centre between Ramelton and Rathmullan tonight to discuss Irish Water’s plans to build a Sewage Treatment Plant close to Brownknowe National School. There’s been a wave of local opposition to the plan, with claims Irish Water has not consulted with local people, and neither has it properly

It’s emerged that Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar will not visit Swan Park when he is in Buncrana next Tuesday for the opening of Cockhill Bridge. We understand he has also indicated he will not meet with local community leaders. Describing the decision as “shocking”, Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn accussed Mr Varadkar of treating the people of

A man remains in garda custody following a road traffic collision outside Letterkenny last night which left another man seriously ill in hospital. The crash happened at Dooballagh between Letterkenny and Drumkeen shortly before 8pm last night. Gardai were responding to reports of a black mazda being driven dangerously just before the collision occured –

Further meetings are to take place this month in West Donegal in response to the closure of 17 post offices in the county. A meeting will be held on September 17th in Gortahork and on September 21st in Dunfanaghy. It follows public meetings held this week in Burtonport and Dobhair. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council

Donegal County Council is being urged to address long-running issues with the water supply in a number of estates in Letterkenny. Residents of Gort na Greine and Gleann Tain are said to be without water for up to 3 days at a time with problems with the water supply ongoing for the past 8 years.

The Irish economy is still growing rapidly and looks set to continue at a rapid pace. However the latest pre-budget advice from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says the Government should stick to it’s existing plan and fund any extras with tax increases. Council Chairman Seamus Coffey says the scope for any extras is limited,

Main Evening News and Sport Thursday September 6th:

A Derry Councillor Kevin Campbell says he’s gravely concerned at reports of children using fireworks in the area, seven weeks before Halloween. Cllr Kevin Campbell was speaking following complaints from residents about fireworks being used in the Central Drive area over the last few nights. He’s been told that fireworks were being set off in

There are calls for more clarity on the flood defence process for Elm Park in Buncrana. Earlier this year, the area was included by the OPW in its national list of proposed Flood Risk Management Measures however no further announcements have yet been made with regards to funding the flood relief process. The estate, located

It’s been claimed that raw sewerage is continuing to float through the River Swilly from Letterkenny. This is despite a new sewerage treatment plant being established in the area five years ago at a cost of 40 million euro. Irish Water says that its continuing to work with Donegal County Council to reduce the frequency

People are being invited to contribute to the Policing Plan which will help guide Garda policy in Donegal in 2019. The county’s Joint Policing Committee is hosting a public meeting in Donegal Town on Tuesday September 25th, with people being invited to ask questions, make comments and offer submissions to the Plan. Submissions can be

An Inishowen Councillor has welcomed a commitment from Irish Water that they will assess the Buncrana Wastewater Treatment Plant following reports of a foul odour in the town in recent times. In response to a query from local Councillor Mickey Doherty, Irish Water says; the unusually hot weather of Summer 2018 resulted in an increase

Concern has been raised over the mislabelling of potatoes in the North West. Following an investigation by the Irish Farmers Journal, its been revealed that potatoes being sold under the ‘Queens’ brand in some outlets in Donegal were, following testing, revealed to be the accord variety which is more commonly grown in England. After a

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday September 5th:

People travelling from South Donegal via the Twin Towns faced further delays this morning with more road works at Kilross on the Letterkenny Road outside Stranorlar. Speaking on the Nine Til Noon Show, local Cllr Patrick McGowan said this is ongoing work on a bridge, and the council was unaware that the contractors would be

Tusla’s Service Director in the North West says that that issues identified in a HIQA review of Fostering Services in Donegal are not to do with the quality of the service. Dr Aisling Gillen says the HIQA inspection reflects the shortage of social workers, and the fact that some formal inspections take longer than they

A crisis is said to be looming at Killybegs Catering College after it emerged that there were only eight enrolments for the current academic year. Latest figures show that Ireland will need 9,500 chefs nationwide next year to fill all the vacancies within the hospitality sector. Celebrity Chef Gary O’Hanlon says the catering college in

The impact of Brexit on the agri-food sector will be discussed in Dublin today. The British Irish Chamber of Commerce seminar will cover how the industry can prepare itself for future uncertainty on trade between Ireland and the UK. The meeting will include an address from the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed. Director General of

A Donegal Senator has told the CEO of An Post and Minister Denis Naughten that what is needed is honesty in relation to the closure of 159 post offices across the country. Speaking at the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Senator Padraig MacLochlainn revealed that from 1999 to 2011, almost 40% of the post office network