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A new online hub initiative to promote the West coast of Ireland as an attractive region to live and work has been launched by Minister Sean Kyne. The Atlantic Economic Corridor will feature Donegal-based organisations and businesses, including LYIT in a bid to also attract further investment along the Wild Atlantic Way, encompassing 9 counties […]

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday 3rd July:

Pilots at Ryanair have voted in favour of strike action Thursday week, after slow progress on union negotiations. A 24 hour strike by pilots, who are directly employed by Ryanair, will take place on the 12th of July. The airline agreed to recognise trade unions for the first time last December but pilots are disappointed

Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue says the Government needs to knuckle down and focus on the budget rather than creating spin in discussing the prospect of an election. The Fianna Fail Deputy says Fine Gael and in particular the Taoiseach is trying to create mischief. Party leader Micheal Martin accused Leo Varadkar last week of engaging

A community housing project in Dungloe is to proceed to tender stage. Three units, with accommodation for 12 people will be developed at Fair Hill, Dungloe, following a lengthy campaign by the Parents and Friends of Donegal Housing Association. The Dungloe Community Group Housing Project will replace the existing unit on the Church Road. Leass

Gardai have issued a further warning over traffic arrangements ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Ballyliffin. Complimentary Shuttle Services are available for residents and for visitors staying in accommodation in Carndonagh, Buncrana and Clonmany. However, there is no park and ride facilities in these towns as all motorists travelling to the Irish

Concern has been raised by a number of residents in the Twin Towns over the impact on-going road works are having on traffic flow in the area. Work is continuing on a new footbridge between Ballybofey and Stranorlar while upgraded works are also being carried out in the Cappry area. While the footbridge is to

Irish Water says everything is being done to prevent restrictions happening in Donegal. The utility is working to repair a number of leakages across the county, particularly in the South Inishowen area in a bid to prevent the hosepipe ban being implemented here. The three most at risk schemes in the county are Lough Mourne,

A meeting with the North’s Permanent Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has been secured for next month to discuss a solution to protect rural communities and businesses from flooding in the wider Tyrone area. Following last year’s flash flooding that hit the North West, West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan says

A new independent living development has been launched in Strabane. The £2 million facility will be developed at the Old Gentleman’s Residence site on the Curlyhill Road and will provide supported living housing for people with a learning disability on a long-term and respite basis. The project being delivered in association with Mencap, Golden Lane

Brexit is being blamed for the fall in the number of new cars registered in the year to June. They’re down 4.5 per cent, while the number of imported used cars registered, increased by 12.8 per cent. In Donegal, new car registrations are down 9.5% from 2017 to 1840. The Society of Irish Motor Industry

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday 2nd July:

It’s emerged that a third of School Buses inspected in Northern Ireland over the last academic year had issues identified with them, with the biggest number of problems in the Western Region. The Northern Ireland Children’s Commissioner Koulla Yiasouma is seeking to determine how serious the issues were, and is looking for assurances that any

The Government Chief Whip has denied that there will be a General Election any time soon. It’s after comments made last week by the Fianna Fáil leader that it’s time for the Taoiseach to show his hand and accused him of engaging in megaphone diplomacy. Michael Martin also claimed he hasn’t met the Mr Varadkar

Donegal Sinn Féin has today launched a campaign demanding the reopening of Letterkenny University Hospital’s 19 Bed Short Stay Ward. The initiative, which was launched this morning at the hospital by Senator Pádraig MacLochainn, Deputy Pearse Doherty and a number of local Sinn Féin Councillors, sees the roll out of a petition as well as

A Derry and Strabane District Councillor believes that the City of Derry Airport should close as it’s not up to the ratepayer alone to support it. Despite a £2.5 million funding commitment for the City of Derry Airport made by the Northern Ireland Executive in 2016, the money has yet to be released due to

House prices nationally rose by 2.7% during the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest House Price Report released by property website, Daft.ie. In Donegal, prices in the second three months of 2018 were less than 1% lower than a year previously, compared to a fall of 5% seen a year ago. The average

Concern has been raised that the Eddie Fullerton Dam in Inishowen is being neglected and is now in an unsightly state. A number of locals have reported that the area has become overgrown and unkempt in recent months. Previously, Donegal County Council had responsibility for the upkeep of the dam and surrounding area however it’s

There are fears that HSE staff in the North West are being neglected, resulting in an alarming increase in referrals for psychiatric stress. According to figures obtained by Councillor Gerry Crawford, there were almost 500 referrals into Occupational Health Services for psychiatric stress in HSE North West last year. Cllr. Crawford says while there are