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Presidential hopeful Kevin Sharkey has accused the national media of not taking him seriously as a potential candidate. The artist from Co Donegal, was not invited to address Waterford City and County Council yesterday evening. Senator Joan Freeman, businessman Gavin Duffy and retired Aer Lingus employee Patrick Feeney were invited to give their pitches though. […]

New car registrations in Donegal are down over 10% compared to figures from 2017. The Society of the Irish Motor Industry’s second quarterly motor industry review show there were 2399 new car registrations in the county so far this year. Nationally, new car registrations are down 4% while new car sales have dropped almost 3%

Work is beginning on the replacement of five kilometres of water pipe from Derrybeg to Brinaleck, with a local councillor urging Irish Water to consult with the local community about any road closures or cut offs to supply as part of the work. It follows comfirmation in June that replacement works are to be carried

Proposals for a one way system in Rathmullan have been officially rejected by residents and business owners in the town. It had been claimed that locals were given some incorrect information on the proposals during a recent public consultation so it has been agreed that further public consultations are to take place. Cllr Liam Blaney

Donegal County Council is considering applying for a grant under the Rural Regeneration and Development fund to cover the cost in repairing Swan Park in Buncrana. There’s one billion euro available nationally under the fund and is part of the Government’s Project Ireland 2040 Plan with 19 million euro to be distributed next year. The

A Donegal Deputy says the entire health care system is crumbling under the pressure of numbers and the lack of resources, staff and funding. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says the ongoing delays in approving Home Care Packages is causing delayed discharges from Letterkenny University Hospital as those in Community Hospitals cannot be sent home

It’s claimed the HSE is “sleepwalking into another winter crisis” in emergency departments. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation say figures from the health service show a shortage of over 200 nurses in EDs. Figures also show that there’s been an increase of 89% in the number of people waiting on a bed at Letterkenny

Planning permission for a retirement village at the former site of Thornhill College in Culmore, Derry has been given the green light. The development will retain three existing buildings at the front of the site see the demolition and redevelopment of the remaining buildings to provide a 65 bed care home and 68 semi-independent living

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday July 31st:

Flood mitigation funding of over €157,000 which was announced for Ballybofey and Stranorlar last month has now been received by the county council, with works due to begin shortly. The money will be used to improve embankments and clear vegetation and trees along the River Finn. It’s also planned to build sumps and pumping areas.

There’s condemnation in East Derry following a sectarian attack on St Mary’s Chapel, Limavady. Overnight, loyalist graffiti was daubed on the walls and doors of the chapel. Meanwhile in a seperate incident, its reported the North West Regional College Limavady campus was the subject of an arson attack when two vehicles, one of which is

Britian’s Northern Secretary has been told that Derry’s business community is backing a City Deal “focused on innovation”. At a briefing in the city last evening, Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer McKeever told Karen Bradley that a good deal for Derry would be an antidote to Brexit – one which embraces the city’s geographical position

Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan has called for the establishment of a Strategic Suicide Prevention Task in the North West, saying statistics from Foyle Search and Rescue and others show the extent of the problem in the city and the region. Speaking on the Nine til Noon Show, Mr Durkan said it’s vital that all

A Donegal organisation, which supports all parents of persons with autism is to receive financial support from the HSE. The Buncrana-based charity iCARE, has been awarded grant aid of €35,000. iCARE promotes improved treatment, education, welfare and acceptance for children with autism. Their Chair Angela Tourish says while the funding will keep them afloat in

Police in Australia are investigating the circumstances around an incident which left a young Donegal man seriously injured. 21 year-old Shaun Dunworth from Ramelton was found lying on the road near the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the early hours of yesterday morning. It’s believed he suffered head injuries following a fall. His family have flown

Wanting to live somewhere with a sea view could see you paying up to a third more for a house. New research from DAFT-dot-ie shows a full sea view adds an average of 11 thousand euro to the value of a property. The findings are based on half a million listings over the last decade.

A member of Donegal’s Joint Policing Committee has threatened to resign if plans to reduce the opening hours of Donegal Town’s Garda Station are not reversed. Earlier this year, plans announced by An Garda Síochána to cut opening hours at the station from 24 hours to 12 were met with much opposition. JPC member Lawerence

Assurances have been given that Gardai in Donegal are working on a cross-border basis with the PSNI, in a bid to tackle the surge in criminality in Inishowen over recent weeks. A Sinn Fein delegation met yesterday with Senior Gardai after numerous reports of suspicious actitivty and break ins in the locality. Donegal Senator Padraig

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday 30th July:

A Donegal Deputy says the government must urgently review the National Broadband Plan after the withdrawal of SSE from the Enet consortium whichg is the final bidder in the process. Eir, Vodafone and ESB had already withdrawn their interest. There are 500,000 homes across the country still awaiting broadband services, after 300,000 were taken of

Figures published today show that nationally, there are almost 350 vacant hospital consultant posts across the Health Service. There are eight vacancies in Donegal. Five of the them are at Letterkenny University Hospital in General Medicine, Urology, Radiology, Gynaecology and Microbiology. The other three are within the Donegal Mental Health Service, including vacancies in child