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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday 4th May:

Police in Derry are currently dealing with two security alerts, this comes after three separate reports of suspect devices being left at other locations across the city in recent days. The Strand Road and Culmore Road have been closed whilst the PSNI carry out searches of premises in the area after they received reports that

Further works are due to commence in the coming weeks at the Bernard McGlinchey Town Park. Works will include the installation of a multi-play unit in the play area of the park and it has also been confirmed that all equipment at the new Letterkenny Outdoor Gym, will be operational in the next two weeks.

ESB have issued a warning ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend over the dangers and potential serious consequences of swimming in reservoirs. ESB say uneven ground and changing water flows at Assaroe and Lough Nacung in Donegal poses serious dangers. Bernardine Maloney, ESB Corporate Affairs Manager has this message:

It’s thought that almost 4 and a half thousand young people in Donegal are not registered to vote. Based on the most recent population data from the CSO, up to 151,000 young people across the country risk missing out on their right to vote on May 25th. The closing date for voting registration is next

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: