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Planning permission is to be sought for a new €10 million retail-led development for Donegal Town centre. The developer, Railway Road Trading Ltd, is a private Company owned by the McCann family from Belfast. They say the proposal has the potential to provide an injection of confidence to the local economy and have a very […]

  A pharmacy in Newtowncunningham which was the target of an overnight ram raid is situated just metres away from an unmanned Garda Station, it has emerged.  An investigation is underway after thieves made off with two tills and a quantity of goods in the early hours of this morning. Gardai have confirmed that no

The European Commission has issued a warning to the Irish Government to improve the safety of drinking water. It follows recent data showing that water in certain counties has excessive amounts of a substance called Trihalomethane, with Donegal identified as one of the worst affected areas. Grace Bolton is an official at the EU Commission

The Chief Executive of Donegal County Council has agreed to set up monthly meetings as part of the new economic development directorate with a view towards strengthening supports of new and existing businesses. The Council say that it also intends to establish a proactive approach to help businesses in their on-going development. Cllr. Ciaran Brogan

Valuable staff members at local schools are being unfairly treated, according to a Donegal County Councillor. Discrepancies surrounding pay and benefits paid to ancillary staff such as cleaners and caretakers were highlighted this week with the local authority pledging to write to the Education Minister, uring him to increase the capitation grant. Cllr Gary Doherty

A Donegal Councillor says every effort must be made by An Post to ensure that Bunbeg Post Office remains open to the public. Cllr John Sheamais Ó Fearraigh was commenting after it was confirmed the postmistress in Bunbeg is retiring. He says in the wake of the agreement reached earlier this year between An Post

Fianna Fail leader Michael Martin has pledged to seek the reopening of the Short Stay ward at Letterkenny University Hospital as part of his ongoing discussions with the Taoiseach. Mr Martin visited the hospital last evening as part of a brief tour of Donegal following his address to the Macgill Summer school earlier this week. There

A Donegal Deputy says it’s essential that all state agencies and the local authority work closely together in supporting Abbott in its ambitious plans to create 500 jobs over the next few years. The company already employs 400 people at its Donegal site with over 3,200 people in 9 different plants throughout the island of

It’s emerged that over 100 parliamentary questions have been submitted to Government over the future of long term care at three Donegal Community Hospitals. The provision for long stay accommodation units and dementia care beds at St. Josephs, Lifford and Ramelton Community Hospitals was back on the Council agenda this week with calls on the

The CFAMS report has been formerly adopted by Donegal County Council but concerns remain over the Twin Towns being omitted from the first tranche of funding. Both Ballybofey and Stranorlar have already received some funding but it’s feared locally that this won’t go far enough in carrying out the standard of flood mitigation works that’s

It’s been claimed that some incorrect information was given to Rathmullan residents during a public consultation on a one way system for the town. The issue was raised at the latest sitting of Donegal County Council while approval of the works was also deferred to refer back to the Letterkenny Municipal District. Cllr Liam Blaney

44 years after the murder of an Independent Nationalist councillor in Tyrone, there are calls for more resources to investigate claims the original police investigation was flawed. Patsy Kelly, an independent councillor from Trillick, was killed on July 24th 1974, with the last people known to have seen him a group of UDR soldiers at

The Tanaiste has criticised the British Prime Minister’s view that the North can’t be treated differently to the rest of the UK during Brexit negotiations. Simon Coveney was speaking at the MacGill summer school in Donegal last night, where he said progress on the Irish issue has been slower than they wanted. He also accused

Approval to carry out works on Phase 1 of the Letterkenny Designated Urban Gateway Scheme has been deferred over claims that neither local representatives nor business owners were consulted. The scheme which involves new crossing points, paving, and the realignment of the junction at An Grianan Theatre was put forward for consideration at today’s sitting

Staffing issues at Buncrana Nursing unit are causing serious concern. 5 beds are currently closed and the Unit is currently not accepting any admissions. Local Cllr Rena Donaghy said a local employment campaign by the HSE proved fruitless due to the lack of permanent posts available. Speaking on The Nine Til Noon Show this morning,

Former Fine Gael Councillor Mickey Doherty has been officially co-opted onto Donegal County Council today. He replaces John Ryan in the Inishowen Municipal District who announced his resignation in May. Former Cllr. Mickey Doherty was first elected to Donegal County Council in 2009 and represented the Inishowen MD for five years. Speaking in the Council

Concerns have been raised over continued instances of dumping at the local Bring Bank in Derrybeg. Bags of waste continue to be left at the site, despite the regular presence of a litter warden. Cllr Micheal Choilm MacGiolla Easbuig has said it’s very frustrating for the local community. Along with other councillors, he’s calling for

A fundraiser has been set up to procure funds for essential repairs to the lighthouse road on Arranmore Island. Frustrations have been mounting following a failure to secure funding from a number of Government departments. Noreen Ní Mhaoldomhnigh is Vice Chair Donegal Islands Commitee. Speaking on the Nine Til Noon Show this morning, she says

An election in Britain would be more likely than a second referendum on Brexit. That’s the view of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. He made his comments at the Mac Gill Summer School which got underway in Glenties in last night. It comes as British Conservative MPs aired their differences over the weekend on the British