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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday 24th April:

TDs have called on Ulster Bank to explain why money has disappeared from some bank accounts. The bank has confirmed some money lodged after Friday isn’t showing up in accounts and some customers are incorrectly overdrawn. Ulster Bank say emergency cash is available to customers and they’re trying to fix the issue. Donegal Deputy Pearse

The issue of pension entitlements for Community Employment supervisors is to be debated this evening during Private Members Business in the Dail. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher is bringing forward the motion, calling for a satisfactory pathway to be found to address the pension issue for the 1250 CE Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors based

The Pat Finucane Centre in Derry is seeking the immediate opening of a file in the National Archive in London relating to the 1981 death of a Derry teenager who was hit by a plastic bullet. 15 year old Paul Whitters was hit on the head when an RUC officer fired a plastic bullet during

Five Seafood Processing and Aquaculture companies across Donegal are to benefit from grants of almost €1.5 million. Government Chief Whip Minister Joe McHugh has announced €1,492,002 in funding, the highest amount in the country. The grants are being funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the European Union under the European

A Derry based economist has published a new report suggesting that Brexit will have an adverse impact on job creation within Northern Ireland, while the Republic is set ot gain jobs as a result. However, Paul Gosling says the adverse impact on Northern Ireland is likely to extend into Donegal, because of the links between

A group of Donegal Doctors have released a statement calling for a Yes vote in the upcoming abortion referendum. It follows a statement issued by a separate group of GPs in the county in recent days advocating a No vote next month, owing to findings from the Maternal Death Inquiry that deaths in Ireland were

  The Irish Natura Hill Farmers Association is urging progress on a Dail motion which would, if put into practice, go some way in addressing the fodder crisis. The motion, which was passed last week, calls on the Government to immediately bring forward a hardship fund, a meal voucher scheme, low-cost loans as well as

  A motion is to come before Derry City and Strabane District Council this week, calling on the local authority to impress on the Department of Infrastructure, the importance of the A2 Buncrana Road as an economic driver for the entire North West region. This is a major arterial route on which thousands of commuters

Following the latest announcement of over €884,000 in funding under the LIS scheme for Donegal, a West Donegal Councillor says it is nowhere near enough. Latest figures from Donegal County Council reveal that over €30million is needed to fund the 1280 applications deemed eligible under the 2018 scheme. Cathaoirleach of the Glenties Municipal Distrcit, Councillor

A new visitor reception centre has opened at Fanad Lighthouse. Failte Ireland has invested €470,000 in the new facility and along with funding from the Special EU Programmes Body, Irish Lights, Donegal County Council and Udarás na Gaeltachta, the new facility boasts a reception area and extended car park as well as a permanent exhibition,

  The Government and the HSE has been heavily criticised over ongoing staff shortages at a number of community hospitals in Donegal. Latest figures from the HSE reveal that staffing shortages across the county’s community health facilities have been responsible for 41 incidences of bed closures since 2015. 6 beds in Killybegs were closed that

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday 23rd April:

Former Dail Deputy Niall Blaney says it’s time Fianna Fail had a serious conversation about contesting elections in Northern Ireland. Mr Blaney is contesting the Seanad by-election for Fianna Fail, saying that if elected as a senator, he will not contest the next Donegal Dail selection convention. There are two vacancies on the Seanad’s Agricultural

  A leading consultant in Emergency Medicine at Letterkenny University Hospital has described the number of people presenting themselves to the hospital with alcohol-related issues as ‘scary’. Dr Gerry Lane was speaking ahead of a special reception to be held tonight in honour of his contribution to the local community. Mr Hugh McBride whos a

A public meeting is to take place this week on the future of the Old Meetinghouse in Ramelton. The historic building which was once the first Presbyterian Church in the town has been brought under the spotlight as it urgently needs an upgraded heating system and on-going maintenance. The meeting is taking place this Wednesday

Almost 900 thousand euro in funding has been announced for improvements for private, local and rural roads in Donegal. A total of €884,000 is set to be spent in the county in the latest round of funding to repair and improve rural roads providing access to homes, farms, tourist spots and local amenities. It’s the

There are calls for an increase in Garda patrols outside Letterkenny’s Post Office after what’s been described as a violent brawl there last week. It was reported that up to five men were involved in the fight on Wednesday morning, which began in the post office and then continued outside the premises. Gardai have confirmed

Three former Taoisigh will give their thoughts on the Good Friday Agreement and the impact of Brexit today. Bertie Ahern, John Bruton and Brian Cowen will attend a major conference on the issue at Dublin’s Mansion House. The Institute of International and European Affairs will host the event, at a time when the future of

New units are being provided for ambulances to respond to callouts using Eircode. The Mobile Data Terminals are already in use in Cork and Kerry and there are now plans to roll out the scheme nationwide. The aim is to get ambulance crews to locations as quickly as possible. Karen Dwyer is Operations Director with Eircode:

There has been a cautious welcome for the reversal of a government policy which will now allow people on Jobpath to transfer to other schemes. The changes will facilitate access, from June 1st this year, to Community Employment, Rural Social Schemes or Tus schemes for long-term unemployed Job Seekers that are engaging in JobPath. Leas