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The director of the National Ambulance Service has confirmed a review of ambulance provision in South and West Donegal will be carried out. Concerns have repeatedly been raised over the lack of cover in Killybegs, with calls for a second ambulance to be reinstated. Manus Boyle, a local resident was part of a delegation that

The HSE is urging families with children and teenagers who haven’t been vaccinated against measles to contact their GP or practice nurse with a view towards doing it now. They say it’s particularly important if families are going on holiday. So far this year, 25 people have died from Measles in France, Romania, Greece and

The British government has been accused of having a policy of ‘Ireland last’ when it comes to Brexit. The Sinn Féin leader says Theresa May is using delaying tactics to put off dealing with the question of the border with Northern Ireland. Earlier European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU will fully stand behind

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday 21st June:

There are further calls for plans to close Ballyshannon fire station to be reconsidered. Proposed plans include amalgamating both the Ballyshannon and Bundoran Fire stations, reducing cover for the wider area to just one base. A Special Meeting of the Full plenary Council is due to take place this coming Monday on the issue. Sligo-Leitrim

The Health Minister says the lack of women scheduled to speak at the MacGill summer school is disappointing. The popular event has come under fire for originally only including 12 women out of 56 speakers. It’s now said that it will try to fix this by holding one session on the abortion referendum and another

The trial of a man charged in connection with the killing of a prison officer from County Tyrone has collapsed in Belfast. 52 year-old David Black died following a motorway drive-by shooting in County Armagh in November 2012. Bob Huggins reports…………….

The Tanaiste says Ireland is getting frustrated with the UK over Brexit. Simon Coveney has warned there’ll be no deal unless there’s a backstop agreement to avoid a hard border here. He says we need to hold our nerve in negotiations and believes Europe is on our side. The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude

The Transport Minister has repeated his claim that restrictions on free travel passes would only happen over his dead body. It’s after senior civil servant Robert Watt suggested that older people should not be allowed to use their passes on public transport during rush hour. According to the Irish Independent, a private meeting of Fine

There are fears that a predicted dry spell in the North West could lead to further fodder shortages. While rainfall in Donegal is said to be average, the recent dry spell has led to some farmers starting to feed silage to cattle on farms where grass growth has slowed. This combined with the fodder crisis

  While the British Home Secretary has confirmed that a review of the use of medicinal cannabis is to take place, there are calls for the Billy Caldwell case to be resolved. Cannabis oil was confiscated from Billys mother Charlotte at Heathrow Airport but was later returned after Billy reportedly suffered a number of epileptic

A Donegal Deputy says he hopes the Taoiseach’s visit to the Orange Heritage Museum in Belfast earlier this month can open a new era of engagement with unionism. Deputy Pearse Doherty praised Leo Varadkar’s trip to Belfast where he met with the Grand Master of the Orange Lodge and launched the programme for the Féile

A four year CAWT Community Health Sync Project has been launched in Co Antrim. Over €5 million in EU INTERREG VA funding has been secured for the cross-border project for the development of a network of Locality Health and Well-being Hubs in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and South West Scotland. Within Donegal, two

Roisin Shortall says she would still like to participate at the MacGill Summer School after withdrawing from the event over the gender imbalance on panels. Deputy Shortall and her Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy took the move due to the low number of women asked to contribute. Organiser Joe Mulholland has apologised for his remarks

€2.7 million in Leader funding has been sanctioned today, one of the largest allocations in the country according to Minister Joe Mc Hugh. Letters of offer have already been issued through the Leader companies, with the money covering a number of projects which are already under way. He says after a lull in the Leader

The Seanad has heard calls for an agency to be set up to deal with waste disposal. Speaking in the house a short time ago, Donegal Senator Padraig MacLochlainn says, the Minister must accept that the current laws are not working and criminal gangs are allowed to operate across the country in disposing of waste

The future of the Magill Summer School may be in doubt after concerns about perceived gender imbalance led to a number of prominent speakers withdrawing. Deputies Catherine Murphy and Roisin Shorthall of the Social Democrats have already pulled out, and a number of other speakers are threatening to do so. In a statement, Deputies Murphy

The Taoiseach says that the responsibility lies with Donegal County Council to deal with the ongoing illegal waste controversy. Leo Varadkar was reacting to revelations of vast illegal dumping being carried out in Donegal, which heavily featured on an RTE Investigates programme this week. In a Dail exchange, The Taoiseach says local elected members need

The Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland says confirmation that Sligo University Hospital is to get a new Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in diabetes is to be welcomed, but it does not in any way meet the need in the North West region. The new consultant will replace a similar post which has been vacant

A West Tyrone MLA is to make an official complaint after the Secretary of State failed to inform elected representatives about a visit to the area. Karen Bradley was at Strule Shared Education Campus in Omagh in recent days, where she announced a £140m investment in the project – but also a further hold-up to

A Donegal Deputy has heavily criticised what he’s described as the ‘fragmented’ nature of the state’s regulatory system and sanctions regime governing waste management activities. Deputy Pearse Doherty was commenting in the wake of Monday night’s RTÉ Investigates programme which uncovered evidence of long-term illegal dumping at a facility in the county. He says it’s

Approval in principle has been granted for the provision of 2 temporary classrooms and 6 permanent general classrooms for the Abbey Vocational School in Donegal Town. The school is also awaiting approval for Major Capital Works – this will involve additional accommodation and the re- roofing of the school along with other necessary works. School

People Before Profit is calling for greater investment in recycling centres across Donegal. The call comes following an RTE Investigates report which revealed that Donegal County Council is the worst performing local authority for its inspection rate of its facilities and investment in waste services. The party’s Donegal organiser, Cyril Brennan says given the volume