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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

There’s another water outage at Bonemaine, Bridgend, the second in the space of a week. Local councillors say they’ve been told by engineers that the service will be restored by 3pm this afternoon. Local people are again expressing frustration at the frequency of bursts on that system, with local representatives expected to raise the issue

Donegal Airport in Carrickfinn is to receive €326,700 in funding for the development of the airport. The funding package was secured by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The grant is being made as part of the Regional Airports Programme capital investments in the areas of safety and security at airports. The money will

  Serious concern has been raised over the provision of social workers for older people in Donegal, in particular in the Dungloe and Falcarragh areas. A signed letter has been sent to the Chief Officer of the Donegal region, following reports that the role of the social worker for the towns is not to be

A Donegal Deputy claims the Government is failing Donegal fishermen. Speaking ahead of a vote tomorrow on a Private Member’s Motion calling for a fairer penalty points regime for fishermen, Deputy Thomas Pringle says each time there was an attempt to address the issue the Government failed to implement fair and proper legislation. The current