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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

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday 21st March:

Gardai have renewed their appeal for information about the movements of a Lithuanian man found dead in Buncrana at the weekend. The man died of natural causes, but there were unexplained injuries on his body consistent with involvement in a road traffic collision. Possible links between the man’s death and an incident on the Slab

The average renter now pays more than a thousand Euro a month. The latest figures from the Residential Tenancies Board show in Donegal, the average rent in the fourth quarter of 2017 was 541 euro compared with a 554 euro average in the third quarter of 2017 – a drop of -2.4% Rents across the

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday 20th March:

Donegal County Council says a three year programme promoting sustainable access to uplands and natural environments is proving very seccessful. The council is one of the partners in the ASCENT project, which is now reaching its midway point. Erigal Mountain is one of seven areas of natural beauty in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Finland, Iceland and

Sinn Fein has called for the Taoiseach to go before the Public Accounts Committee to answer questions on the Strategic Communications Unit. The party’s put down a motion to disband the controversial SCU. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says there’s an addiction to spin at the heart of the Varadkar Government, and he said the cost

There were 12 people awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, none of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, there were 500 people awaiting in-patient beds across the country this morning, 66 of them at University Hospital, Limerick. The INMO says the figure is rising again after the holiday weekend, and while the highs

Following a recent rescue operation off the coast of Gweedore the RNLI are stressing the importance of water safety. On Sunday morning last, the alarm was raised when a fishing vessel ran aground on rocks off the coast of Gweedore. The Arranmore Lifeboat and the Bunbeg Coastguard rescued the man, who had been hanging onto

A campaign has been launched in Derry and Strabane to encourage householders to visibly number their homes. The campaign is being run by the council, in conjunction with the emergency services. The council allocates all postal numbers and street names within the Derry City and Strabane District, and says it allocated almost 1,100 new postal

An investigation has been launched after Sweeney’s filling station in Termon was broken into overnight. Gardai have confirmed that thieves gained access to the property through the roof, with a quantity of goods stolen and considerable damage caused to the premises. Anyone with information is asked to contact Milford Garda Station on 0749153060. Donegal Crime

Donegal’s winter gritting programme will be discussed at a special workshop in Lifford tomorrow. It follows calls from Cllr. Liam Blaney that current gritting routes in the county be discussed at municipal level however Donegal County Council has stated that the matter is for Council at Plenary level. While acknowledging that a lack of resources

There are calls on Donegal County Council to provide urgent funding for repair works on the main Glenswilly- Kilmacrennan road. It had been anticipated that Irish Water were to lay a water main there however the utility now says that it no longer has plans to do so. As a result, it’s too late for

Fishermen in Inishowen are said to be in limbo because the issue of a sea border is being overlooked during on-going Brexit negotiations. While discussions are taking place over the border between north and south, there are genuine fears among fishermen over possible restrictions at sea post- Brexit. Cllr. Martin McDermott says the issue is

Following a meeting with senior HSE officials a Donegal Senator says the situation with Buncrana Nursing Unit and Carndonagh Community Hospital remains frustrating. Senator Padraig MacLochlainn was seeking answers in relation to the delay in works at the two facilities following a funding announcement over two years ago. The HSE say works will proceed as planned

A spokesperson for the Taoiseach says Britain’s commitment to a Brexit border ‘backstop’ is legally firm and will apply until something better is agreed. Yesterday’s ‘transition’ deal allows talks on the UK’s future trade relationship with the EU to be triggered later this week. Some issues remain undecided – including the border – but Tanaiste