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Over €150,000 has been allocated for two major coastal erosion studies in Donegal. The money, confirmed today by Minister Kevin Boxer Moran, will be used to assess what works are necessary to combat coastal erosion at Maghery Bay and Ballyness Bay in Magheraroarty. Councillor Terence Slowey says it’s a significant breakthrough…….

Cannabis plants with an estimated value of almost €35,000 have been seized by gardai on the outskirts of Lifford. 41 plants were seized and a man in his 40s has been arrested. Inspector Pat O’Donnell has been outlining the details of the operation………..

  It’s been claimed that a campsite near Amsterdam is not permitting families with the surname ‘Doherty’ to holiday at the facility. It’s understood that a ‘Doherty’ family who visited the Duinrell Holiday Park in the past attempted to make a booking for this year but were not permitted to do so. According to reports,

It’s been revealed that there has been a 17 per cent increase in the number of patients waiting 18 months or more for outpatient treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital since the start of the year. The figures, which have been compiled by the National Treatment Purchase Fund show that as of the end of May,

Nine new Irish language support teachers are to be established in Donegal. It brings to total 43 the number of such posts in the county and is part of a of €1.02m allocation under the Irish Language Assistants Scheme for the upcoming school year. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says while this is a

Irish firms who rely mainly on the UK to source goods are highly exposed to cost increases in the case of a hard Brexit. A new report from the ESRI, Enterprise Ireland, and the Department of Business, shows that over half of total imports used by Irish-owned firms are sourced in the UK. Martina Lawless

A number of interim measures have been put in place in the Twin Towns to ease traffic problems over the weekend. Donegal County Council has requested that Ballybofey/Stranorlar be included in the traffic management plan for the Irish Open with four Gardai being tasked to the area for the next few days. Works due to

A member of the Donegal Islands Committee has called for an urgent meeting to be held regarding the condition of the lighthouse roads on both Arranmore and Tory Island and the need to secure funding. The two roads are said to be in a very poor condition with tourists being advised not to travel on

The HSE has announced that the next phase in the development of the Sheil Hospital, Ballyshannon is to go out to tender. The project will deliver an 80 bed Community Hospital within the Health Campus in Ballyshannon, catering for residents and patients of the Sheil Hospital and Rock Nursing Unit. It is hoped construction of the

A nationwide hosepipe ban comes into force this morning. Irish Water says supplies remain dangerously low and it could take months for levels in rivers and lakes to return to normal. Most of the country is in the grip of drought, with temperatures set to rise over the weekend. Irish Water’s Kate Gannon has this

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday 5th July:

150 jobs are coming on stream in Sligo over the next 5 years. US company Phibro Animal Health is opening a new biotech facility in the IDA Ireland Finisklin Business Park. They’ll produce animal vaccines and is Phibro’s first bio-manufacturing location in Europe. CEO of the company, Jack Bendheim told Ocean FM what sort of

The Justice Minister has told the Dail that Garda management is aware of the political debate around Brexit, and will be ready for any eventuality after the UK’s withdrawl from the EU. Charlie Flanagan was responding to the Fianna Fail Justice Spokesperson Jim O’Callaghan, who said if there is a hard border after Brexit, more

  A South Donegal TD has told the Dail that the reluctance of insurance companies to insure cars that are over 10 years old is an unfair policy which he believes is more about making money than reflecting safety priorities. Sligo, Leitrim and South Donegal TD Eamon Scanlon says the most recent figures show nearly

The main Burnfoot to Buncrana road has now reopened following a fatal collision there yesterday evening. A man in his 50s died after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car at Castlequarter at approximately 5.30pm. A post mortem examination on his body is also due to be carried out. With the road

A post mortem examination is due to be carried out on the body of a man who died in a crash on the main Burnfoot to Buncrana road yesterday evening. The collision, between a car and a motorbike happened in the townland of Castleforward at around 5.30pm. The road is currently closed to facilitate Garda

Health authorities in Northern Ireland are being urged to end the delay in transferring a medicinal cannabis licence for 12 year old Billy Caldwell from Castlederg. Billy is currently in London under an emergency licene granted by the Home Office following the confiscation of the medication from his mother Charlotte, in her attempt to bring