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A group of British MPs thinks their government won’t have time to introduce so-called “invisible” customs arrangements at the Irish border before Brexit. The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee wants ministers to clarify how they’ll ensure the current frictionless barrier will continue. The members think the UK may need to remain in – or parallel to […]

The Health Minister has today, ordered a national review of hospital car parking charges. It comes after it was revealed earlier this week that car parking charges at Letterkenny University Hospital are among the cheapest in the country for long term parking but among the highest for visits under an hour. The Minister for Health,

The HSE has confirmed that three new health centres are to be developed in Donegal. New health centres for Donegal Town and Dunfanaghy are being progressed through Public Private Partnerships with plans now due to go to construction stage. While, a new health centre for Burtonport has been approved and will be loacted in a

The Buncrana to Clonmany road has reopened following a fatal collision last night. 59 year old Bernadette Fullerton died after being struck by a car at Umricam shortly after 9pm last night.   Gardai are continuing to appeal to witnesses to come forward.

The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has welcomed the ruling by Judge Paul Kelly at Letterkenny District Court this week in which he imposed a fine of €500 on Mr. Charles Friel, Derry, Master of the Catriona, for an offence committed under section 8 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. Mr. Friel had pleaded

  Gardai in Buncrana have confirmed that they engaged with the female pedestrian who was killed in an overnight collision prior to the incident occurring. The woman who is in her 50s died after being struck by a car on the main Buncrana – Carndonagh road shortly after 9pm last night. Her body has been

A judge has ordered for a case to proceed against 23-year-old Vikat Bhagat on charges of murdering Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin. Danielle was killed while visiting India in March of last year. The matter came up before a court in India yesterday and later, an order was passed saying charges are to proceed against him.

  Donegal County Council has been asked to explore all options with a view of creating a walkway along the River Swilly. The proposed walkway would link Letterkenny with the New Mills Corn Flax. The local authority says that some preparatory work on the idea has already begun with a local community group having submitted

A female pedestrian has been killed in an overnight collision just outside Buncrana. The 59 year old woman was struck by a car at Umricam on the main Buncrana to Carndonagh road shortly after 9pm last night. Her body has been removed to Letterkenny University Hospital where a post mortem examination will take place later

  Donegal County Council has been asked to widen its approach in the treatment of Japanese Knotweed. The invasive plant is known to affect other native plants with the issue said to be worsening in various parts of the county. In its response, the local authority say that it’s treatment of the plant has been

It’s been claimed that the issue of potholes in Donegal is escalating with the local authority not properly resourced to fix them. Following the recent cold snap, there are reports of potholes increasing in size while new ones emerging at a number of locations across the county. Cathaoirleach of the Glenties Municipal District Cllr Michael

A Donegal Senator is to meet with senior HSE officials tomorrow seeking answers as to why, over two years since a funding announcement, work has yet to commence at Buncrana Nursing Unit and Carndonagh Community Hospital. In February 2016, it was confirmed that almost €3 million was being made available to carry out new building

There were 26 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. 14 people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 12 were waiting on wards. Cork University Hospital was the most overcrowded with 51 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 511 people

There are calls for the new Social Enterprise Centre to be constructed in Letterkenny to be named the “John Hume Social Enterprise Centre” in recognition of the Nobel Peace prize recipient. The new building earmarked for the town will cost 4 million euro to construct and will act as a hub for local community groups.

Officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force conducted a number of planned searches in the Derry area today, in relation to ongoing INLA activity. This is the second operation of its kind carried out the in the last few weeks. A number of items were seized today, including a number of electronic devices. Detective Inspector

The community food growing fund ‘Energia Get Ireland Growing’ created by GIY (Grow It Yourself) in partnership with Energia has awarded a fund of €75,000 to food growing projects all across Ireland.   In Donegal an Energia Get Ireland Growing funding award goes to Artlink, Buncrana, St. Francis N.S., Donegal Town and Moville Community Garden.

Gardai are currently investigating a burglary in the Ramelton area over the weekend in which a stolen key was used to gain entry to the property. A Garda spokesperson said they believe sometime between 3am and 8:30am on Sunday morning last, a number of items and a sum of money was taken from the premises

Over €927,000 has been invested in Donegal Arts by the Arts Council for 2018. The grants are part of a nationwide investment of €68.4 million due to be issued over the coming year with a focus on creating opportunities for the public to experience large scale work, as well as work of real artistic ambition.

Irish Water and Donegal County Council must meet as a matter of urgency to discuss the area of the Port Road close to Station Roundabout. That’s according to Cllr Ciaran Brogan, who says the road surface there is in need of serious repair. The council says it cannot act until Irish Water has carried out

  A Donegal Councillor says he believes there will have to be a public consultation if the council proposes to ban bathing at Tullan Strand in Bndoran. Following comments from the coroner at the inquest into the death of 27-year-old Corporal Gavin Carey, from Mullingar, Co Westmeath, who drowned at the beach in August 2016,

The number of people awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital rose again this morning, with 24 people in need of in-patient beds, 11 of them at the hospital’s Emergency Department. Nationally, the INMO says there were 585 people waiting at hospitals across the country, with the highest number, 49, recorded in both Limerick and Cork.

The European Parliament will today vote on how post-Brexit EU-UK relations may look. The draft resolution suggests that an association agreement between Britain and the EU could provide an appropriate framework for the future. Midlands North West MEP Marian Harkin says now, the UK needs to start addressing the real issues…………….

Two Donegal men, and two others from Tyrone and Armagh, have been jailed in the north after pleading guilty to involvement in what police describe as a “cross-border drug gang”. The PSNI says the gang were supplying large quantities of drugs into the Derry and Donegal areas. 34 year old Desmond Enfield from Ramelton, Co

The 20th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement has been commemorated in Washington DC. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar gave a keynote address at an event at the Library of Congress. Political Correspondent Sean Defoe reports…………….

Police in Derry are appealing for information following reports of a man being assaulted at the weekend in the Glenabbey area of the city. On Monday, police received a report that three men attacked the victim at around 2 o’clock on Sunday morning. A female passerby came to the man’s aid and he was treated

  A skills audit has been published in the North West to help identify the needs of existing and prospective companies, and ensure that skilled workers are available for the Information, Communication and Financial Technology sectors. The audit was carried out by the North West Regional Skills Forum, in collaboration with FIT, Fasttrack to IT.

Donegal Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue says he expects substantial progress on the issue of a redress scheme for people whose homes are affected by Mica in Donegal and Mayo. An expert panel report published last year found up to 5,000 homes were affected, and recommended consideration of a redress scheme, similar to that offered in