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The German town of Rudolstadt is set to ratify a twinning agreement with Letterkenny tomorrow, formalising a process which began earlier this year when a Letterkenny delegation visited the German town. This week, Donegal County Council ratified the proposal, and the Rudelstadt ratification tomorrow will complete the process. Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh is the Letterkenny Municipal […]

A Buncrana Cllr has hit out at those behind a vast amount of litter being strewn across the pier in recent days. It’s understood that units from Donegal County Council spent a considerable amount of time yesterday cleaning up the pier and surrounding area. Cllr Rena Donaghey is reminding both tourists and locals to bring

Donegal County Council is to review the operation of the electoral register after a number of questions were raised following last week’s referendum. A number of members expressed concern at reports of people being removed from the register, and in some cases only realising that when they arrived at their polling stations to vote. The

Minister Damien English is to meet with officials today to discuss the Mica issue. During questions on promised legislation yesterday, Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue called again for calrity for those homeowners affected by the defective block issue. He told Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy that it is scandalous the amount of delays incurred in the publishing

Fisheries Minister Michael Creed is today considering his options after the Dail last evening rejected the Statutory Instrument under which Penalty Points were imposed on fishermen. Donegal Deputy and Fianna Fail spokesperson Pat The Cope Gallagher last week moved a private members motion calling for the provision to be scrapped, saying the measure was unfair,

It’s claimed an extra 1 thousand Gardaí will be needed along the border if there’s a hard Brexit. The Garda Representative Association has raised fears that management don’t have a plan in place. The acting Garda Commissioner says it’s too early to say what contingency might need to be put in place. Garda James Morrisroe

The government is to examine allowing women from Northern Ireland access to abortions here when new laws come in. The Taoiseach says it already happens with other cross-border healthcare. Cabinet earlier approved allowing the Health Minister to draft legislation on abortion after the weekend’s landslide win for the Yes side in the referendum. Taoiseach Leo

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday 29th May:

The Dail has passed a motion calling on Fisheries Minister Michael Creed to replace the Statutory Instrument under which Penalty Points were imposed on fishermen. Last week, Donegal Deputy and Fianna Fail spokesperson Pat The Cope Gallagher moved a priovate members motion calling for the provision to be scrapped. Today, the Dail accepted a Sinn

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has confirmed that Minister Damien English is to meet with officials tomorrow to discuss the defective block issue which is affecting hundreds of homes in Donegal. Minister English in December, told people in Carndonagh that there would be news on a redress scheme by the end of April which was then

£3000 worth of damage was caused by a blaze at the new O’Neills Sportswear building in Strabane last evening. It is believed that the fire was started deliberately at about 8pm. The development is still at construction stage and once complete, will provide a new distribution facility and shop complex for the company. West Tyrone

The HSE has confirmed that there are no current plans to create a second Renal Dialysis Unit for Letterkenny University Hospital. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has now called on Health Minister Simon Harris to fund the expansion of renal dialysis services at the hospital, due to the demand for the services within the county. Deputy

Councillor Patrick McGowan has been elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Stranorlar Municipal District. He replaces Cllr. Martin Harley in the Chair with the announcement made at today’s municipal meeting in Lifford. Cllr. McGowan says he has a number of areas that he wishes to emphasis in the coming year, with the border issue

  There are calls on both locals and tourists in Donegal to be mindful that with the good spell of weather comes a heightened risk of gorse fire. Last summer saw the Donegal fire service stretched to the limit, dealing with up to 50 gorse fires a week and there are now fears of similar

Concern has been raised over the safety of police officers in Derry after what’s been described as an alarming level of anti-social activity in the Bogside area of the city overnight. It’s understood that police were dealing with the sudden death of a local person in the area when a number of youths started throwing

Donegal County Councillors have unanimously backed calls for the abolition of the HSE. The decision came on foot of a motion from Cllr Marie Therese Gallagher on the Cervical Check scandal. She told the council that the action taken by Vicky Phelan had saved lives, and the least that should be done is the immediate

It’s emerged that Letterkenny University Hospital was the only hospital in the country not to be allocated extra nurses to deal with the overcrowding crisis. Cllr Gerry Crawford raised the issue at the latest HSE Regional Forum meeting, saying that under a formula determined by the Emergency Department Task Force, Letterkenny applied for four extra

Donegal ETB has announced that they will be surveying pre-school parents in the Ballybofey/ Stranorlar areas on the choice of school patronage. This is part of the Schools Reconfiguration for Diversity Process with the aim of the survey to identify whether the current choice of school patronage available to them is satisfactory. Education Minister Richard

The Heritage Council has awarded €83,200 in funding for 16 heritage initiatives across County Donegal. A wide range of heritage projects throughout the country are supported annually by the Community Grants Scheme to promote conservation, appreciation and enjoyment of built cultural and natural heritage. Among the projects to benefit are Dunfanaghy Tidy Towns for a

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday 28th May:

Ireland West Airport has today welcomed the announcement of €2.3 million in funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport. The funding is provided to support critical Safety and Security Projects under the Regional Airports Programme 2015-2019 and is part of the first phase of a 2-year programme of capital projects to be completed

There are calls for the establishment of a Rural Policing Forum to replace the Joint Policing Committee after latest figures from Phone Watch revealed that burglaries in Donegal have increased by 35%. During the period from January 2017 to December 2017, the number of burglaries nationally were up 3.6%, compared to the same period the

Members of the Regional Health Forum West have voted overwhelmingly to disband the HSE in the region over concerns that the current model is simply not working. The motion which was put forward by a Roscommon Cllr received cross party support. Ambulance response times in Donegal have also been brought back under the spotlight with

A West Tyrone MLA has hit out at those responsible for a burglary in Strabane in recent days. On Friday last, £500 was stolen from man in his 60s after receiving a visit from who he thought were friendly callers. The man is understood to be disabled and was saving the money with a view