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The Director of the European Tour Golf Championship has described the level of preparation for this week’s Irish Open at Ballyliffin as “first class”. Simon Alliss was speaking on a special Nine Til Noon Show broadcast from Ballyliffin today ahead of the start of the championship tomorrow. He said there had been some concerns about

Plans for the Three School Education Campus in Buncrana are said to be progressing positively. The latest update on the new proposed development has stated that discussions on the acquisition of a preferred site for the project are moving forward. Once the acquisition of the site is finalised then the architects can be called on

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