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People Before Profit will hold their North West Conference tomorrow. The event will take place at 12:30pm in the Station House Hotel, Letterkenny with former MLAs Emaon McCann and Gerry Carroll among a number of speakers present on the day. Items on the agenda include, poverty, austerity, housing and repeal of the 8th. Finnian O’Donnell

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Friday 23rd March:

The body of a man has been recovered by Foyle Search and Rescue in Derry. No formal identification has taken place but a search has been ongoing for Michael McGinley from Gobnascale, who’s been missing since January 21st. are concerned for his safety. Pat Carlin is Education and Media Officer with Foyle Search and Rescue………….

A Letterkenny councillor is calling for the development of a piece of waste ground in the Glencar area of the town. The piece of land, to the rear of Windmill View near Killylastin, has been highlighted as an area of concern as a result of ongoing anti social behaviour and illegal dumping. Speaking on the

Údarás na Gaeltachta have announced a funding boost for Fanad lighthouse. The support entails a grant of €60,000 over a period of two years. The initiative also hopes to recruit a tourism officer with a view of building on the overall tourism experience in the area. CEO of Údarás na Gaeltachta Mícheál Ó hÉanaigh says

There are calls for a public consultation on what the new bridge at Cockhill in Buncrana should be called. The bridge opened to two way traffic last evening, with work also underway on surrounding roads to bring the project to completion. Attention is now turning to what the new bridge should be called. Cllr Jack

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday 22nd March:

The new Cockhill Bridge will be open to public traffic in both directions this evening to accommodate completion of the adjoining link roads. Inishowen Municipal District Cathaoirleach Jack Murray has paid tribute to the council engineers and staff who have worked on the bridge and brought the project in on time. He says today is

Investigations are continuing after a car crashed through a fence in the Ballymagroarty area of Derry and was subsequently burned out. Local Councillor Eric McGinley says the incident was ‘reckless’. The incident happened at the junction of Northland Road and Branch Road in the early hours of this morning. Cllr Mc Ginley says such actions

Fears a Derry bus service could be withdrawn have been averted following an intervention by local Councillors. Ulster Bus had expressed concern after their buses were stoned buses over the weekend in the Galliagh area with the window of one bus broken on Tuesday. Councillor Sandra Duffy has welcomed the operators stance in reversing their

The Government has been criticised over stringent planning regulations in rural Ireland. It follows concerns raised by various people across Donegal who wish to build a house close to their homestead but are not permitted to because regulations are too restrictive. This has led to further fears over depopulation in rural parts of the county

The Bishop of Raphoe says he is disappointed that Pope Francis will not cross the border into Northern Ireland when he comes to Dublin in August for the World Meeting of Families. Bishop Alan mc Guckian says he had hoped such a visit would happen, but accepts that during a two day visit coinciding with

A support package has been approved for Drioglann Thír Chonaill Teo to establish a distillery business and visitor’s centre at Coillín Darach in Crolly. It’s estimated that up to 12 new jobs will be created over the next five years with a support package of over €121,000 from Údarás na Gaeltachta and a total investment

Letterkenny Institute of Technology has been given the green light to apply for university status. The Technological Universities Act 2018 was signed into law by President Michael D Higgins on Monday last which will unite various institutes of technology into four technological universities. LYIT will form part of the Connacht-Ulster Alliance, alongside the Galway-Mayo Institute of

A Donegal Deputy says while he will vote against repealing the 8th Amendment he does believe people should have their say in a referendum. The Abortion Referendum Bill passed all stages of the Dail last night by a large majority of 110 deputies to 32 and will now proceed to the Seanad. Deputy Charlie McConalogue, speaking

  The Chair of Donegal Action for Cancer Care has welcomed a motion addressing the misuse of disabled parking bays that is due to come before Donegal County Council on Monday. Councillor Liam Doherty will put forward a motion asking the council to erect adequate signage on disabled parking bays and to highlight the fines