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A dedicated briefing has taken place between Oireachtas members and the Irish Passport Office in Dublin were the need for an Irish passport office to be established in Northern Ireland was high on the agenda. There has been a long-running campaign for an office to be established in the North following an increase in demand

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday 25th April:

Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says the level of cross border cooperation in the North West is important, and must be sustained. Mr Coveney was keynote speaker at the Derry Chamber President’s annual lunch. Chamber President, Jennifer McKeever told Minister Coveney that the North West is a petri dish of post-Brexit possibilities. Donal

A Donegal County Councillor has reiterated his call on motorists to slow down traveling through Carrigans after another minor crash in the village this morning. The crash happened earlier today on the St. Johnston side of the village, near a bridge which had previously been struck by a vehicle. Donegal County Council has already been

The Irish Farmers Association has hit out at what it claims are attempts by vulture funds to force farm sales in order to settle debts. IFA President Joe Healy says IFA will oppose any forced sale of farms by vulture funds where the farmer is willing to implement a credible solution. He told a briefing

An application for CCTV funding has been made to the Donegal Joint policing committee by the Ballybofey & Stranorlar Chamber of Commerce last year but they have been told that there’s a delay in all schemes until clarity is given on data storage by the Department on privacy issues. While the issue is reportedly moving

Health Minister Simon Harris has been briefed on the campaign for a second ambulance in Killybegs. At a Fine Gael function in Dublin last night, a number of attendees from Donegal met with Minister Harris to discuss ambulance services. One of them, Manus Boyle says they received a fair hearing from the minister, and he

A member of the Islands Committee has reiterated his call for LIS funding to be extended to include off-shore roads in Donegal. Seamus Rogers says while funding for the LIS scheme is to be welcomed, he says it is important that the islands are not forgotten in this years allocation of funding. Last year the

It’s been claimed that a widespread usage of food banks across West Tyrone and further afield is proof that poverty is rife in the area. While various organisations are supplying emergency food to a number of people, it’s reported that it is becoming increasingly difficult to help them. West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan says the

A Church in Co Tyrone has been subject to extensive anti-abortion graffiti in recent days. The attack on St Colmcille’s Church, Carrickmore has been described as a sectarian hate crime. It is believed that the incident occurred sometime between 9:40 pm on Monday night and 8:05am yesterday morning, the PSNI say enquiries are ongoing. Sinn

Ulster Bank says a glitch that left some customers unable to view their transactions has been fixed. A number of people were accidentally overdrawn yesterday after money disappeared from some accounts. Ulster Bank says that all transactions impacted by the issue have now been applied – and is ensuring that no customers will be left

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