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The EPA says it is hopeful that water supplies in Donegal, over which it took action with Irish Water earlier this year, will be brought up to standard by the years end. The EPA today published its annual report for 2017 which showed a high level of compliance in Donegal and that no water supplies

A TD for south Donegal has described a proposal to close Ballyshannon Fire Station as a ‘scathing attack’. The station currently provides services from Finner, through Ballyshannon and on towards Pettigo while Bundoran on the other side covers into Leitrim and Sligo. It’s feared that reducing cover locally would have serious implications on response times

It’s been confirmed that a new stretch of road is to be constructed in Inishowen. The road at Glentougher only opened to two way traffic in recent months after it was badly damaged by last year’s flooding. The Council has earmarked the necessary funding for work on a new two kilometre stretch there with the

There are calls on Donegal County Council Engineers to address what’s been described as ‘traffic chaos’ at Kilmacrennan. Ongoing road works there on the N56 at the Blue Banks are said to be causing huge traffic delays with fears local businesses are now taking a hit as a result. A number of options have been

Donegal County Council is exploring the possibility of creating bus spaces on Buncrana Main Street. The issue is flagged up regularly that there is not enough room for a bus to pull in on the street and for traffic to move freely which in turn causes delays. The Council is to assess the situation and

Councillor Ian McGarvey has been elected Mayor of the Letterkenny Municipal District. He took the chair at yesterday’s Annual General Meeting of the authority with fellow Independent John O’Donnell elected deputy Chair. First elected to Donegal County Council in 2004, Cllr. McGarvey got the fourth highest first preference vote in the Letterkenny electoral area in the

A Councillor wants rules relaxed that would allow people paint local authority owned homes. Councillor Gerry McMonagle says he has been contacted by a number of people who have offered to paint the exterior of older people’s homes but have been refused permission to do so. The council is instead seeking tenders for the painting

The Governments been warned that it will have a battle on its hands unless it urgently reviews a decision to not fund Donegal charity groups under the ability programme. The weekend’s announcement by Pobal has caused huge controversy as only one project north of Dublin- Galway is to receive funding. The Minister for Disabilities Finian

Today’s meeting of the Letterkenny Municipal District has heard calls on the Minister for Health to intervene and ensure the unused short stay ward at Letterkenny Hospital is reopened. Councillor Adrian Glackin again raised the issue saying it is important the matter is kept on the council agenda – he wants the council to write to the

  Meetings have been held with council officials in Derry in relation to the misuse of Disabled Parking at Brooke Park. It follows concern raised by a number of people whose family members have disabled parking badges, but when visiting Brooke Park they could not get parked as the designated spaces were filled with cars

One of Highland Radio’s most loved broadcasters has sadly passed away. Vincent Kelly died peacefully in the care of his family and friends at the Foyle Hospice on Monday morning. Vincent was with Highland Radio from day one and had a loyal following of listeners who stayed with him throughout the decades. He was known

A Castlederg mother who had cannabis oil, meant for her little boy, taken off her at London’s Heathrow Airport – says she’s considering taking him back to Canada. It was from there that she tried to bring in a supply to help 12-year-old Billy with his severe epilepsy. His doctor had been prescribing it before

There are calls on Donegal County Council to “open up” the car park at the Old Mart in Letterkenny. It’s after an incident of anti-social behaviour there recently, which left the car park completely covered in broken glass, effectively leaving it unfit for use. One idea that is being put forward for consideration is replacing

  The Minister for Disabilities is to be challenged in the Seanad later over a decision not to fund the joint application by The Bluestack Special Needs Foundation, iCare in Inishowen and Extern under the Ability Programme. There is anger locally following revelations that out of €16 million in funding for young people with disabilities

People attending the Joule Donegal International are being urged to “Keep the Race in its Place”. The Donegal Road Safety Working Group is warning everyone to only watch the stages from designated safety zones, never to enter prohibited areas, to strictly adhere to the speed limits, always wearing your seatbelt, and never drive after consuming

Locals in Carndonagh are said to be outraged after discovering a number of young trees broken and vandalised yet again. The incident is thought to have happened either on Saturday night or in the early hours of Sunday morning on the Slí na Sláinte route outside the town. It follows another similar act of vandalism

  Progress on key issues needs to be made at the June EU summit on Brexit, according to the Tánaiste. Simon Coveney says not every question will be answered at the meeting of EU leaders. It’s after suggestions the backstop agreement to avoid a hard border with Northern Ireland won’t be complete until October, just

Medical cannabis oil has been confiscated from a mother and her 12 year-old epileptic son at Heathrow Airport in London. Charlotte and Billy Caldwell from Castlederg in County Tyrone had been hoping they’d get through border checks after flying to Canada for the potentially life-saving substance. Without it, Billy has up to 100 seizures a

Rural communities in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area are being invited to apply to the Derry and Strabane Rural Partnership under two schemes. The Rural Basic Services Scheme and the Rural Broadband Scheme are being opened, with pre-application workshops taking place across the council area from June 21st. Deirdre Harte is Rural

A Donegal Councillor is urging people to slow down on the main Derry to Letterkenny Road on the approach to Magherabeg School. Cllr Paul Canning was speaking after two collisions close to the school at the weekend, one on Friday evening involving a car and a bus, and the other on Saturday involving a single