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A Donegal based company has won an investment competition run by the National Digital Research Centre. Cerebreon won the €30,000 investment at the NDRC’s Investor Showcase for digital start-ups, after undergoing several months of training and mentorship. The Ardara based company develops machine intelligence for the insolvency sector, designed to increase efficiency and reduce default […]

The Government has been criticised for failing to address the flooding preventive measures urgently required for the Twin Towns of Ballybofey Stranorlar. Burnfoot is to receive 1.5 million euro for flood relief works while Castlefinn is to get 1.75 million euro. Additional monies have also been allocated to carry out interim works at Ballybofey and

The Government has announced more funding for flood relief schemes in Donegal. Burnfoot is to receive 1.5 million euro while Castlefinn is to get 1.75 million euro. Meanwhile, additional monies are also to be allocated to carry out interim works at Ballybofey and Stranorlar. The announcement comes while Minister Kevin Boxer Moran is in Donegal

Residents in Bridgend are being warned to be extra vigilant following reports of two women acting suspiciously in the area. It’s understood that the pair were spotted trying to gain access to a number of homes by checking doors yesterday evening while also trying to take children’s toys from local gardens. Gardai have been notified

With the Minister for Flooding due in Donegal today, there are calls for action on towns which were not included in the first instalment of flood relief funding. Last month, a programme of works worth almost €6 million was earmarked to protect Lifford from flooding under the CFram programme. Three other smaller scale flood relief

A Donegal Deputy says the publication of a report into the Irish Rural Broadband Strategy by the EU Court of Auditors must act as a wake up call for the government. The report concludes that the €275 million euro set aside for the strategy is unlikely to be enough, and the 2020 target for completion

A Reuse and Save Initiative has been launched by Letterkenny Chamber to reduce the number of single use coffee cups in circulation in the town. Various ShopLK outlets will be offering incentives to encourage customers to bring their own reusable travel cups, reducing waste and reducing costs for both the customers and the businesses involved.

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is urging people to attend clinics in Donegal this week, as supplies are low after the bank holiday weekend. Operations Director Paul Kinney is urging people to attend the clinics in Donegal Town today and Killybegs tomorrow, particularly as the last Killybegs clinic was cancelled as a result of Storm

Donegal County Council is being urged to carry out a full review of the traffic lights system in the Twin Towns. It’s emerged that the lights at McClays corner in Stranorlar have been broken for the past few days with claims that traffic is actually moving more swiftly through the town without them. Some local

Concern has been raised that despite a growing number of people visiting An Grianan of Aileach, there are currently no tour guides employed there. It’s estimated that around 100,000 people visited the historic site in Burt last year, with on-going calls on the OPW to develop the landmark further. Figures also show that while other

  There are calls for a greater cross border strategy between Gardai and Police as car criminals are said to be causing havoc in both Donegal and Derry. It’s after a stolen vehicle was reportedly driven recklessly around the Galliagh area of Derry last night before crashing into the front of the local Co Op.

Over four thousand students in Donegal are set to begin their State exams today. A total of 2,043 are sitting the Leaving Cert in Donegal, almost exactly a 50/50 split between girls and boys. 106 students in the county are sitting the Leaving Cert Applied. English is the first paper for everyone – those sitting

A Donegal Deputy has welcomed Minister Shane Ross’ €2.24 million funding allocation announced yesterday but says it is not enough. The funding is part of a €23 million national two year programme with around 15% of the cost being raised by the local community. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says, the county sumitted applications for

The National Standards Authority of Ireland is today, issuing a new draft protocol for the assessment of buildings damaged by defective concrete blocks. The draft standard is one of the reccomendations set out in the Expert Panel Report which was published last June and outlines a protocol which will be used to assess and categorise the

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday 5th June:

The new County Donegal Development Plan 2018-2024 has come into effect as of today. The plan which sets out a land use policy framework to guide how Donegal develops into the future, was adopted by members of Donegal County Council last month following extensive public consultations and engagement with numerous stakeholders. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County

A meeting to discuss the need to source funding to reconstruct Swan Park in Buncrana is to be held next week at Leinster House. Senior officials from the Department of Local Government, Donegal County Council, Fáilte Ireland and local Oireachtas members will be present. Donegal Senator Padraig MacLochlainn says the fact that no department has