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The IFA says a hard border would have devastating consequences for Donegal. Donegal IFA Chair, Michael Chance recently visited to the Norway-Sweden border to see first-hand the impact on business trade when crossing a land border between a country inside the EU and one outside. Mr Chance say while there is excellent co-operation between the

A newly formed Donegal ICT and FinTech Working Group aims to address the struggle within the county to meet the demand for jobs within the sector. This Department of Educations and Skills initiative, facilitated by the North West Regional Skills Forum will encourage collaboration between industry, local education and training providers. With 81% of the

The Department of Education has confirmed that St Mary’s National School, Stranorlar is to move to the next stage of the new school project. The Department has requested the school move on to draw up a list of contractors for pre-qualification which will see the school then move to construction stage early next year. Donegal

People are being urged to be vigilant after the Department of Agriculture has issued its highest Red warning for forest fires. It says the dry conditions mean fire can spread rapidly, particularly in forestry, gorse and heather. Farmers are asked not to use machinery near hay meadows, and to refrain from using fires. Donegal County

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday 26th June:

Its been confirmed that Ranafast is to be included in Donegal County Council’s Winter Gritting Programme for the 2019/2020 season. The council has announced that Galdonagh Road, Rann Road, Ranafast and Ramelton Town is to be included in the Gritting Programme and a new gritting lorry to be purchased. There have been repeated calls for

An application for capital funding for the redevelopment of the Cleary Centre in Donegal Town is due to be formally appraised by the HSE’s Estates Department shortly. It’s understood that the group, which has overall responsibility for providing property services to the HSE, will examine the proposal for the Donegal Town project at its next

The General Secretary of the INMO says in the region of 1,100 nurses and midwives have been attacked in Saolta group hospitals over the past ten years. Specific local figures have not been published for the hospitals in Letterkenny, Sligo, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, but Phil Ni Hay says a total of 1,602 staff members

There’s been a sharp rise in anti-social activity in Newtownstewart, with the blame being put on an increase in temporary crisis housing in the area. There are reports that burglaries, robberies and abusive behaviour in the town have reached an alarming level with residents said to be living in fear. The housing executive in the North

A Public Consultation on the North West Greenway is taking place today in Fahan. €18.5 million in funding was secured earlier this year for new cross-border greenway projects between Donegal and Derry. Today’s consultation is focusing on the route from Buncrana to Derry with a number of proposals on the table for consideration. It’s being

A Donegal Deputy is urging interested groups to apply for funding from the Community Enhancement Programme. This funding is targeted towards enhancing community facilities for individuals and communities that are impacted by disadvantage. It includes funding for the likes of project resources, research facilities and energy efficiency equipment for voluntary groups. Deputy Thomas Pringle says

Met Eireann’s predicting top temperatures of 28 degrees today, as the country continues to feel the heat. The heatwave’s led to concerns that water supplies may begin to run low. Irish Water’s urging customers to conserve water. Kate Gannon of Irish Water says everyone needs to play their part:

Donegal County Councillors have unanimously voted to reject proposals to amalgamate both Ballyshannon and Bundoran Fire Stations. A proposal was put forward by Donegal’s Chief Fire Officer Joseph McTaggart that both stations would be merged into one, at a site near Bundoran, reducing cover for the area to just one base. At a special meeting

With just over a week until the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open tees off, Donegal County Council has praised the efforts being made in Inishowen to ensure the area is welcoming for the many thousands expected to descend on the Peninsula. As part of efforts the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open best Dressed Shopfront competition

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday 25th June:

All 45,000 tickets to see the Pope at Knock Shrine in August have sold out. The tickets were made available free-of-charge at 5am – and were booked out within four hours. Anyone who missed out can still catch the pontiff in Phoenix Park in Dublin later in the day – with half-a-million places available. World

  New figures have show the price of the average three-bed semi detached house in Donegal has risen by 7% to €95,000 in the last 12 months. The figures come from a national study conducted by Real Estate Alliance. Prices remained static in the first quarter of this year with no change between March and

Arlene Foster has been widely praised for attending yesterday’s GAA Ulster Final, becoming the first DUP leader to do so. Mrs Foster was warmly recieved by the audience in Clones, Co. Monaghan as she arrived to watch Donegal take on Fermanagh. It’s been described as another significant step in cross-community engagement in the border region.

Concerns have been raised after it emerged Letterkenny Municipal District are to receive just 15% of 2.5 million euro funding under the Community Involvement Scheme. Members of the district are meeting in Lifford this morning to query the allocation. Out of 168 total applications lodged, 75 of those came from Letterkenny Municipal District. Under the

A post mortem is due to take place today on the body of a man who drowned in Killybegs Harbour yesterday. Gardaí say they are investigating the death of a man in his 50s whose body was taken from the water at the Old Pier in Killybegs, at 1.35am yesterday morning. The man was pronounced

Fianna Fail’s Agriculture Spokesperson has hit out at Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed over his refusal to bring forward grass cutting dates for farmers in the GLAS scheme in light of the good weather. Deputy Charlie McConalogue has said the decision shows a total lack of consideration for farmers who need to be able to

Two public information events are to take place this week to brief people about progress on the A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe Dualling scheme. The North’s Department of Infrastructure says the meetings, on Wednesday and Thursday, will primarily focus on providing land and property owners, who are directly affected by the scheme, an opportunity to meet

A Donegal County Councillor has hit out over the Government’s latest plans on the Rural Transport Scheme. The scheme, which is being rolled out today, will see a change in how rural services operate, with designated pick up areas now situated in various locations across rural communities. Previously, the service would stop outside a persons