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The Taoiseach has been announced as a guest speaker at the Letterkenny Chamber President’s Lunch next month. Leo Varadkar will address local businesses with Brexit expected to be high on the agenda as the uncertainty builds for Donegal as a border region. Letterkenny Chamber CEO Toni Forrestor says while Britain’s departure from the EU will

Farmers across the country are being hit by a second fodder crisis this year after the drought. It comes as new figures from DoneDeal.ie show bale prices have rocketed by almost 20 per cent year on year as the shortage intensifies. Silage has seen the most dramatic rise, with prices increasing by 31 per cent.

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday August 7th:

A member of Donegal County Council’s Islands Committee says while the funding announced for Donegal’s islands at the weekend will not address all the issues on Aranmore, Tory and other Islands, it will make a significant impact. Earlier, Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher hit out at the government, saying the €359,000 which has been allocated

The family of a Donegal man who was killed by loyalist paramilitaries are not to proceed with their efforts in securing a new inquest into his death. Henry Cunningham (16) from Carndonagh had been a passenger in a van bringing Protestant and Catholic workmen home from a Belfast building site on August 9th 1973. Three

There are fears that a well-established festival in Strabane may not go ahead this year due to a severe funding cut. The Diwali festival which is run by a number of local ethnic groups has been an annual event in the town for the past 12 years however this year funding has not been forthcoming

The Garda Representative Association is warning that the only certainty surrounding Brexit is that Donegal and border regions are woefully under resourced to cope with a hard Brexit. Garda Management in border regions have also spoken out in recent weeks over the possible impact a hard Brexit could have. Concern has been raised once again

Concern’s being raised over the drop in the strength of the country’s Defence Forces. Fianna Fail spokesperson on Defence Jack Chambers says the numbers have fallen to 9, 010 members at the end of May. That’s down from 9,044 on the same time last year. Deputy Chambers says despite more recruits being taken on, numbers

A Donegal Deputy says the €359,000 announced by Government for Donegal islands falls far short of the almost €2.9 million applied for. In this years tranche of funding under the islands programme there has been a 25% overall drop in funding for the county. There has also been a 32% cut to funding for Arranmore

The EU is working day and night with Britain to secure a deal on Brexit. That’s the message from the European Commission following British claims its intransigence means no-deal is more likely. The UK’s International Trade Secretary made the comments yesterday. However, today European Commission spokesperson, Mina Andreeva insists discussions are continuing based on the

An Indonesian earthquake which has so far claimed the lives of over 100 people was picked up on the seismometer at St. Columba’s College in Stranorlar. Rescuers in Indonesia say the number of people who have been killed following the powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake on the holiday island of Lombok will “definitely increase”. Search teams

The Road Safety Authority is appealing to drivers to be careful on the roads as the bank holiday continues. The RSA is particularly asking motorcylists to resist taking risks. Statistics show that Sunday is the worst day of the week for biker deaths on our roads. Chief Executive of the RSA, Moyagh Murdock says bikers

€359,000 in funding has been announced for a programme of works on three Donegal islands. The funding from the Department of Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht is to be matched funded by Donegal County Council and will go towards resurfacing works on Arranmore Island, including essential works on the Lighthouse Road. A crane will be