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A Donegal Deputy has heavily criticised what he terms as the ‘ deafening silence from Government on the closure of 162 post offices nationwide – Thirteen of them in Donegal. 12 closures have already taken place across the country with Churchill post office closing its doors last Friday. It’s feared that the majority will be […]

The Government has been urged to call an emergency meeting after the expert panel report on Mica affected homes in Donegal was brought under the spotlight this week. The National Standards Authority of Ireland identified the publication of the report as a significant event in its 2017 calendar. Cllr. Martin McDermott believes this national attention

There’s been calls for the President to release his medical records to the public. Michael D Higgins would be 84 years of age at the end of his second term in office should he win the upcoming election. Some of his opponents have argued he should have to prove he’s physically fit for the job.

A Letterkenny Cllr believes the Bonagee Link road must be fast tracked once and for all. It’s after the main approach road into Letterkenny was the subject of huge traffic delays yesterday when a trailer carrying hay bales overturned on the Polestar roundabout. In some cases, motorists were delayed for up to an hour as

Rents in Donegal were around 1.7% higher in the second quarter of 2018 than a year previous. According to the latest report from Daft.ie, the average advertised rent in the county is now €605, up 25% from its lowest point. Nationally, rents rose by an average 12.4% in the year to June of this year.

The organisers of DylanFest in Moville have decided to expand the festival this year to Culdaff and Derry. Dylan acts arrive there during Dylan weekend from all over Europe and Dylan fans come from all over the world. The event has been running since 2007 and takes place this year on the last weekend in

A Kerry County Councillor who received treatment for drink and gambling addiction says more treatment facilities are needed across the country. 27 year old Cllr John Francis Flynn is encouraging anyone with drink, drug or gambling issues to seek help, and says as well as providing more trreatment facilities, the government and the HSE should

A series of events will take across Northern Ireland on Tuesday week next, August 28th, to highlight the length of time the Assembly at Stormont has been inactive. Derry’s Guildhall Square is one of the areas where people will hold signs numbered from 1 to 589, highlighting the number of days since the assembly collapsed

Irish accents are confusing voice controlled technology systems like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Echo. The voice recognition devices have most difficulty recognising Donegal accents with 39% of the county’s population saying the smart devices only ‘occasionally or never’ understand them. While, nearly half of people in Laois say their home assistants ‘always’ understand them, followed

There’s condemnation in Derry this morning after poppy wreaths and the names of murdered police and prison officers were placed on a bonfire in the Bogside area and set alight last night. In some nationalist areas, it’s a tradition to light bonfires on August 15th to mark the Feast of the Assumption. Its reported that

Politicians shouldn’t be afraid to have an adult conversation about immigration, according to Presidential candidate, Kevin Sharkey. The Donegal man says it’s something Ireland needs to be conscious of in the wake of Brexit. He was one of four candidates to address Carlow County Council yesterday seeking its support. Mr Sharkey says Ireland needs to

Brexit negotiations in Brussels over the next two days are focusing on the issue of the Irish border. The EU and UK have agreed there will be no hard border, but they differ on how it can be achieved. Fine Gael Senator and spokesperson on EU Affairs, Neale Richmond, says Ireland and the UK will

Serious concern has been raised following reports of apples being thrown at vehicles travelling through the Lifford area. Local Councillor Gary Doherty says there are fears the actions of those responsible could lead to a serious crash with a number of cars already damaged and motorists left shaken as a result. He has appealed to

Donegal presidential hopeful Kevin Sharkey has compared Donald Trump to film star John Wayne. The Donegal man launched the defence of Trump while speaking to Carlow County Council seeking their nomination to run for the Áras. Businessman Gavin Duffy, Senator Joan Freeman and former Aer Lingus worker Patrick Feeney also addressed the council. Kevin Sharkey

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday August 15th:

Donegal’s commercial vacancy rate was 15 per cent in the second quarter of this year, unchanged compared to the same period in 2017 according to the latest GeoView Commercial Vacancy Rates Report which has just been published. The national commercial vacancy rate stands at 13.1%, with GeoDirectory saying the figures suggest the recovery is taking

Students have begun collecting their Leaving Cert results, over 57,000 across the country, 2,122 of them in Donegal. Results are now available in schools, and will be available online at 12 noon. Almost 4,000 have failed maths, with a breakdown of the statistics shows that works out as around 10 percent of all those who

Memorial services will take place in Omagh and Buncrana today to mark 20 years since the Omagh bombing. 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were killed when a massive car bomb ripped through the town centre on the 15th of August 1998. Over 200 others were injured in the Real IRA attack –

Over 57,000 pupils will receive their Leaving Certificate Results today across the country today, 2,122 of them in Donegal. The State Examinations Commission says the results obtained this year are generally broadly in line with 2017 results. Of the total candidates who sat Leaving Certificate examinations this year, 54,440 candidates followed the Leaving Certificate programme,

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Omagh bomb in which 29 people and unborn twins lost their lives. No one has ever been convicted for the Real IRA bombing. Michael Gallagher’s son Aiden was one of whose who died. On the anniversary of the atrocity, Michael is again, calling for Governments on both sides

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday August 14th:

SIPTU is currently balloting its members in the Rapid Action Packaging Factory in Gweedore on industrial action. It comes after the company is believed to have refused to recognise a Labour Court recommendation on grievance procedures, health and safety issues, pay and workers’ terms and conditions. Local Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig is urging relevant