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The campaign group ‘Border Communities Against Brexit’ is holding a conference in Letterkenny this coming Friday to discuss the potential impact Britain’s leaving the EU will have on everyone in the North West. The conference will feature contributions from Derry City and Strabane District Council, Letterkenny Chamber and a number of cross border employers. Representatives

It’s been claimed that there are potentially 16 million tyres illegally buried in hills outside Carndonagh. It’s alleged that some years ago, 10 million tyres were buried there however; further claims suggest that another 6 million were buried at the same location in recent months. Donegal Senator Padraig MacLochlainn was speaking on today’s Nine Til

A Donegal County Councillor is calling on the Government to include a redress scheme for Mica affected homeowners as part of Budget 2019. Inishowen Councillors have unanimously backed a motion calling on the Government to confirm its commitment in principle to such a scheme. Cllr Albert Doherty says with Budget preparations already underway, it’s imperative

There are calls on sports clubs across the county to get to work on pitching for a new €40 million funding package. The 2018 round of special grants under the Sports Capital Programme has been increased from last years levels with new grants now being considered under the Sports Capital fund. Government Chief Whip Minister

There’s been a call for the jailing of people found guilty of large scale illegal dumping. It follows an RTE investigation that uncovered evidence of an unlicensed landfill operation in Donegal. It’s reported the council was alerted to the issue by the public and the EPA over several years. Fianna Fáil’s environment spokesperson Timmy Dooley

A Donegal Deputy says the Health Minister has questions to answer over ongoing delays in establishing a disability transport scheme. Applications for the Motorised Transport Grant and Mobility Allowance schemes were closed to new applicants in 2013 with payments made to existing recipients of the latter continuing, pending the establishment of a new dedicated Transport

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday 18th June:

It’s been confirmed that a new Sligo Consultant Paediatrician post with a lead role for insulin pump service in the North West has been approved. However, Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle fears recruitment for the post will inevitably be met with delays. Calls had previously been made by the Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland for a

People in Inishowen and Derry are being urged to have their say as route 1 of the North West Greenway Network goes out to public consultation. The proposed route will link Derry to Buncrana via Pennyburn, Bridgend and Tooban. The 32.5km corridor will also link Inch Nature Reserve to Newtowncunningham. Two public consultations on a

With only a few weeks to go to the Irish Open in Ballyliffin , Inishowen communities are being urged to give one final push to get their area looking its best. A huge effort is all already underway across the peninsula among local groups with the excitment said to be building. Local Cllr Martin McDermott

For the last six months RTÉ Investigates went undercover investigating the ever increasing problem of illegal dumping and how councils regulate and prosecute waste offenders. Donegal proved the poorest performing council in Ireland for its inspection rate of its facilities and for its investment in waste services. Between 2014 and 2016 Donegal had just two

A Castlederg mother is leading calls for a change to British law to allow seriously ill patients access to medicinal cannabis. It’s after Charlotte Caldwell successfully campaigned to get special permission from the UK’s Home Secretary, so her 12-year-old son Billy could get the drug. It helps control his violent and potentially life-threatening seizures. She’s

Irish Water has confirmed that replacement works are due to be carried out on the water supply from Meenaleck to Ranafast. 3km of water mains is due for replacement works in the coming months and is part of a larger 45km countywide mains replacement contract. It’s understood that a contractor has just been appointed with

  Post primary schools on the country’s islands in the Gaeltacht, are to receive extra funding. Education Minister Richard Bruton has announced a package of supports that includes an additional € 15,000 per post-primary school and extra teaching resources Coláiste Naomh Eoin, on Inis Meáin, has been granted independent stand-alone status There are five post-primary

The British Prime Minister claims EU Commission proposals on the Irish Border are unacceptable and it would separate Northern Ireland from Great Britain. Speaking to the Andrew Marr Show on the BBC, Theresa May says it is also important for the people of the North that there is no hard border in Ireland. However she

A woman who’s won her battle to get her severely epileptic son’s cannabis oil back from the British Home Office says ‘this is just the start’. Charlotte Caldwell from Castlederg had the treatment confiscated as she arrived with Billy at Heathrow Airport. She says the 12-year-old went on to suffer ‘life-threatening’ seizures before the home