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The Agriculture Minister’s defended his response to the fodder crisis. He’s told the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee that no one could have predicted the wet spring that’s left farm animals facing starvation in many areas. Opposition TDs told the Minister he should have acted sooner to import and stockpile fodder. The Minister said no one could […]

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday 11th April:

A Letterkenny Municipal meeting has heard that road conditions in the district are ‘like the surface of the moon’. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council Cllr. Gerry McMonagle made the comments while calling on the Council to carry out resurfacing works on the Dr. McGinley road in Letterkenny. In its response, the local authority say that

Bill Clinton says he’s glad to finally have the freedom of a place, which he helped to make free of violence. The former US President was speaking last night in Belfast, where he was given the freedom of the city. The event was held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Bill

It’s anticipated that new toilets and changing facilities in Rathmullen will be open to the public ahead of this year’s bathing season. The facilities are currently in the final phase of construction but bad weather resulted in a delay of work being carried out. The roof is now complete, windows and plumbing are installed with

Councillors in Inishowen are again calling for more funding to carry out works in Ballyliffin in the run up to the Irish Open in July. Cllr Martin Mc Dermott told this week’s Municipal District meeting that there is now a sense of urgency about the situation there, and he’s hoping for progress this week. Cllr

The Oireachtas Agriculture Committee’s to discuss the fodder crisis across the country today. It’s invited the Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to its meeting to explain what steps his department will be taking to tackle the issue. Committee Chair Fine Gael Deputy Pat Deering says they want a detailed update on the crisis:

A West Tyrone MLA has received party backing in support of a policy change on medicinal cannabis. A motion was proposed to support the expansion of access to medicinal cannabis for sufferers of chronic and long term illnesses. Daniel McCrossan MLA for West Tyrone says there have been a number of examples of how medicinal

There are renewed calls for a review of the postal votes system ahead of the abortion referendum on May 25th. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says this archaic and outdated postal voting system is denying people a vote if they are abroad for holiday, pilgrimage or work related reasons during the voting period. He

Main Evening news, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday 10th April:

The highly daily usage of the Bernard McGlinchey Town Park is not suggestive of a public perception that the Park is unsafe. That’s according to Donegal County Council as part of its response to calls by Cllr. Dessie Sheils for a Park supervisor to be employed. The Council also say that various measures are already

The company which operates the Lough Foyle Ferry is being asked to meet with the Inishowen Municipal District to discuss the failure of the service to operate over Easter. The service was to have run for 11 days from Holy Thursday, but in a notice posted on its website, the company said for reasons beyond

There are calls for a meeting between The Director of Finance at Donegal County Council and local representatives in a bid to progress the reopening of Buncrana Leisure Centre. The centre has been closed for almost three years now and while Government funding has been earmarked for refurbishment works the local authority need to match

As part of the Ireland 2040 plan, the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has announced its plans to invest €1.2 billion. €50 million is being allocated to a number of projects throughout the country which will include the improvement of visitor facilities at Glenveagh National Park, Co Donegal. Funding will also be allocated

An online petition has been set up by a Letterkenny resident who believes the Old Courthouse building should be used by a community group like the Cara House Family Resource Centre. While a number of organisations have already expressed an interest in locating to the Council-owned building, the local authority says that its use will

The first Vice Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Policing Board says he believes Brexit will play a role in advancing the achievements of the Good Friday Agreement. Twenty years after the agreement was signed, Dennis Bradley said this morning that the agreement focussed on ending violence and creating the opportunity for dialogue. Now, Mr Bradley

The Mayor of Letterkenny has hit out at those responsible for vandalising trees in Ballyboe Park in the town. The damage to the trees reportedly happened at some stage yesterday afternoon and Gardai have been notified. It’s understood that another similar act of vandalism took place in another part of the park last year. Mayor

There are calls for a for a coordinated national support mechanism to be set up to ensure that flood relief works can be carried out in affected areas. It follows a number of situations arising in Donegal, whereby both the Office of Public Works and the County Council are claiming that they do not have responsibility

Today marks 20 years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed in Belfast. It was overwhelmingly approved by referendums north and south of the border and was the culmination of a move towards peace. Political leaders and those key to the drafting of the deal will meet in Belfast later. Former US envoy to Northern

A Strabane Councillor is initiating a clamp down on dog fouling, urging people to report instances directly to the Council. A dog owner who does not pick up their pets foul can be fined £80 yet the issue is reportedly still prevalent in Strabane and surrounding area. Local Cllr Patsy Kelly says the community need

Gardaí in Donegal have issued an appeal to the public to exercise caution when carrying out banking transactions. The warning comes in response to a number of reports of people being targeted after carrying out substantial withdrawals of cash from financial institutions in the county. In a number of cases persons were identified as making

  The Irish Farmers Association says problems will still be encountered by farmers and must be dealt with sympathetically. They’re calling on the Agriculture Minister to allocate a dedicated budget for those in urgent need of help through the fodder crisis. President Joe Healy says the IFA subsidised the transport of fodder but things have