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A Stranorlar Cllr says that the decision not to grant CFRAMS flood funding to towns in the Finn Valley has left them “bitterly disappointed”. Cllr Gary Doherty was speaking following yesterday’s announcement by An Taoiseach that the first tranche of €257m in funding will see 50 new flood relief schemes proceeding to detailed design and […]

Mary Lou McDonald says she was refused entry to a count centre yesterday for having no ID. The Sinn Fein president was heading to the result count for the West Tyrone by-election, where both she and Michelle O Neill were stopped on entry. Both leaders turned up without formal identification and were let in after

The official opening of the new Tadhg Culbert Car Park in Letterkenny is taking place this afternoon at 12 noon. Mr Culbert, An Post worker, died in the Donegal Hospice just over five years ago. He came to Letterkenny in the 1970s and was later elected to the former Town Council in 1985, going on

Brexit is having a clear effect on the local rental market in Donegal. That’s according to Ronan Lyons, author of the latest Daft.ie report which shows the average rent in Donegal is now €594, up just 0.3% in the first quarter of 2018, compared to the same period in 2017. Nationally, rents have increased by

There are calls for equal priority to be given to all flood risk areas in Donegal. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has been reacting to the funding allocations announced yesterday as part of the CFRAMs programme. Almost €6million is to be investment in flood relief infrastructure in Lifford while other smaller scale flood relief

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries May 3rd:

There’s been a mixed reaction to today’s flood relief announcement for Donegal. A programme of works worth almost €6 million has been earmarked to protect Lifford from flooding. Three other smaller scale flood relief projects for Donegal have also been included in the programme including Downings, Glenties and Kerrykeel. The major relief programme for Burnfoot is

  A man’s been arrested after a car garage in Donegal was broken into. The incident happened at Anthony Conaghan Cars on the main Ballybofey – Donegal Road at around 6.10 yesterday morning. The intruder gained access to the property by smashing a window but left empty handed. CCTV on the premise was examined by

A West Donegal Councillor is reiterating her call for the establishment of a task force in the Gaeltacht region. Councillor Marie Therese Gallagher is meeting with Údarás na Gaeltachta next week when she intends to put to them her proposal to set up a taskforce for the Donegal Gaeltacht region. Councillor Gallagher says there has

  A Donegal County Councillor says it’s vital that areas in Donegal which are subject to flooding are included in a new billion euro flood risk management plan. Details of the plan are expected to be announced by the Taoiseach later today in Athlone. Researchers looked at 300 areas across the country potentially in danger

The British Government’s flagship Brexit legislation has been defeated in the House of Lords for a tenth time. They supported an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill which means there won’t be a hard Irish border. Meanwhile, Theresa May’s team appear to be no closer to deciding what customs arrangements they want after Brexit. Sky’s

A Donegal Deputy has called on the Taoiseach to ensure the future of farm families and their incomes can be protected over the coming years. The European Commission has announced a 5% cut to CAP funding as part of the EU’s 2021-2027 budget. Fianna Fáil Agriculture Spokesperson and Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue says CAP payments

The Minister for Rural and Community Affairs has been challenged over what Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle believes are irregularities in the distribution of Clar funding. It’s been revealed that last year, Donegal recieved a significant reduction in funding under Clar, compared to 2016, with only 3 projects in the whole county granted funding despite over

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday 2nd May:

Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has accused the Government of providing postcode healthcare. He tabled a Dail debate with the Minister for Health this afternoon over what he says is an escalting crisis within diabetes care services in the Northwest. Recent figures revealed that adults with Type 1 diabetes wait up to a year for a

Investigations are ongoing after a quantity of drugs was seized by Gardai in Letterkenny over the weekend. At approximately 12pm on Sunday a search was carried out at a premises in the Solomons Court area of the town with a quantity of cocaine and cannabis seized by Gardai. A man in his 20s has been

There are calls on relevant authorities to have a more effective traffic management plan in place while future resurfacing works are being carried out in Donegal. It follows what’s been described as ‘unprecedented traffic congestion’ on the main Bridgend to Burnfoot road in recent days while work is being carried out there. The resurfacing work

  Army bomb experts have arrived to the scene of a security alert in the Drumleck Drive area of Derry. A number of people have been moved from their homes while police examine a suspicious object. Evacuated residents are being accommodated in the Shantallow Community Centre. Police have yet to clarify what the suspect object

Serious questions are being asked of Irish Water after Inishowen suffered a significant number of water outages in recent days. In the past week alone, there have been five reports of burst pipes in Malin Head while three instances in Urris. The peninsula is prone to frequent bursts at this time of year, owing to