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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday 10th May:

The Manager of the Donegal Donkey Sanctuary has had a lucky escape after being involved in a one vehicle collision earlier this week. Danny Curran’s jeep and horsebox left the road on Tuesday night after he swerved to avoid hitting a deer. Upon returning to the scene the following morning, Mr. Curran discovered that both

Donegal County Council is seeking projects that have the potential to enhance towns and villages across the county as part of the new Town and Village Renewal Scheme. These would include projects that support economic development, or develop specific sectors such as food, crafts, heritage, and tourism. Director of Services Liam Ward says with up

The head of the HSE has accused a TD of trying to cause hysteria over the CervicalCheck scandal. Tony O’Brien is appearing before an Oireachtas committee where he’s been accused of dancing on the head of a pin to avoid resigning. He says he didn’t know about women not being told of the audits of

Plans to twin Letterkenny with the German town of Rudolstadt are at an advanced stage, with a formal proposal likely to be discussed at the May meeting of Donegal County Council. Municipal District Mayor Jimmy Kavanagh and Cllr Michael Mc Bride both visited the town in March for St Patrick’s Day celebrations, and signed an

Serious concern has been raised once again over a severe lack of burial ground space in Donegal. Coinciding with this, it’s also been revealed that Donegal had the second highest number of grants paid out to families who can’t afford to bury their loved ones under the exceptional needs payment scheme over the last few

It’s emerged that a new business which had just opened in Falcarragh had to close over the Bank Holiday weekend over on-going water issues in the area. The news came to light at the most recent sitting of the Glenties Municipal District, with Cllr. Seamus O’Domhnaill saying that reoccurring water outages and burst pipes in

The Taoiseach has been called upon to intervene and ensure flood-relief funding is granted for Burnfoot. Last week, over €250 million in funding was announced for 50 new flood relief schemes across the country with Donegal receiving almost €6 million for flood-relief works at Lifford. While it is expected that a major relief programme for Burnfoot

A Letterkenny Councillor says there’s no doubt that the amount of money being provided for road and other infrastructural projects in the town and surrounding area has fallen drastically since the abolition of the Town Council. Cllr Ciaran Brogan says projects such as the recently opened Tadhg Culbert Car Park show what can be achieved

A late sitting of the Dáil ended in uproar last night, as TDs debated the Road Traffic Bill. The legislation’s been stalled by members of the Rural Alliance, who oppose the tough drink-driving penalties. They’ve been accused by the Minister for Transport of staging a filibuster. When a vote was called to end the debate

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday 9th May:

It has been revealed that community development funding for Donegal has more than halved in the past 10 years, from €4.3 million in 2008 to €2 million in 2018. Donegal Senator Padraig MacLochlainn says the aim of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme is to reduce poverty and promote social inclusion and equality, something

150 young people from the North est region will gather in Letterkenny’s Radisson Hotel tomorrow for ‘Born to Change’, an ecent to determine their needs into the future. The event is based on the World Café research model, which will see young people themselves setting the agenda and leading much of the discussions. Rosaleen Keenan

There are calls for a full investigation to be carried out by Donegal County Council following reports of a foul odour circulating in the sewerage system in Dungloe. Councillor Marie Therese Gallagher raised the issue at yesterday’s sitting of the Glenties Municipal District, saying that for a week, there have been recurring odours, believed to

  Opposition parties are continuing their pressure on the government over the Cervical Check scandal. The Dáil last night heard more calls for the resignation of the HSE boss Tony O’Brien. He is scheduled to appear again before the Health Committee at Leinster House today, to give a quarterly update on the state of the

Irish Water has again been accused of snubbing councillors in the Letterkenny Municipal District, with claims that requests for a meeting are being ignored. Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle has, on a number of occasions, moved motions calling on Irish Water to come to the chamber in Letterkenny and provide clarity on future work plans. He

A ‘Rise of the Riverine’ march is to take place this Sunday in Strabane, in support of the Riverine Project. Local community groups on both sides of the border are due to gather and proceed to the site of the Tinnies in Strabane as a show of support for the project. The Riverine Project, backed

The future of the old courthouse in Letterkenny has come under the microscope this week, with one councillor expressing concern at the fact that the building is still not under council control. Responding to questions from Cllr Dessie Shiels, officials said the building is still being used by the court service, but the handover is

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday 8th May:

Donegal County Council is being urged to find money for a comprehensive upgrade of the road from Templedouglas to Drumcavney Junction. The issue was raised for a second month in a row by Cllr Adrian Glackin, after he was told last month that money could be diverted from another project. That wasn’t accepted by the

There’s been widespread condemnation in the Newtownstewart area after a local bar was the subject of an overnight break-in. This is the third time Hempton’s Bar has been targeted in recent months. It is believed that entry was gained to the premises sometime between 12:50am and 8am this morning with those responsible making off with

People in Derry City and Strabane are beling offered free compost at local Recycling Centres for the next week, as a result of what is set to become an annual food waste recycling drive. Since the council introduced brown food waste bins in 2015, almost 24,000 tonnes of food and garden waste has been diverted

A meeting takes place in Ramelton tomorrow night in a bid to secure the future of the Lennon festival, which is due to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2010. The Festival’s AGM was held last week with what was described as a very disappointing attendance. The present committee has retired, with no new committee in

Sinn Fein Councillor John Sheamais O Fearrraigh has been elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Glenties Municipal District with Fianna Fáil Councillor Seamus O’Domhnaill to become Leas Cathaoirleach. Councillor O Fearraigh has been elected from his previous role as Leas Cathaoirleach now replacing Councillor Micheal Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig as Cathaoirleach. Councillor O Fearraigh