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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday 19th February:

Last night’s Room To Improve on RTE1 which featured Daniel and Majella O’Donnell was watched by 722 thousand people. The revamp of the couple’s West Donegal home made the episode the top programme of the year so far. It was also the highest performing show in the history of the series. Meanwhile, Majella says she’s

Efforts are continuing in a bid to locate a man who escaped Garda custody last month. A number of searches have been carried out after the man escaped Garda custody having appeared at Letterkenny District Court on assault and related charges on Monday 29th January. Gardai have confirmed the man is still at large and

Approximately €70,000 worth of drugs have been seized during a weekend operation just outside Letterkenny. Gardai raided two properties in Drumkeen on Saturday and seized MDMA to the value of €40,000, Cocaine worth €22,000, cannabis to value of €8000. A man in his 20s was arrested and detained at Letterkenny Garda Station for questioning with

A number of clinics have been organised to help people reply to Local Improvement Scheme rejection letters which were delivered across Donegal this week. Councillor John Campbell has criticised a Donegal County Council’s decision to reject a number of LIS applications as ineligible, depite informing councillors that further information would be sought on the applicants.

Ahead of tomorrow’s visit to the Twin Towns by Junior Health Minister Jim Daly, Chief Whip and Junior Minister Joe Mc Hugh has responded to calls for clarification on the future of the community hospitals in East Donegal, and in particular, St Joseph’s Hospital in Stranorlar. On the Nine ’til Noon Show today, Junior Minister Joe

One person has been arrested and charged in Strabane as part of an investigation into what Police have described as a very serious incident. The PSNI are currently investigating an incident in the Springhill Park area of the town, involving burglary, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, false imprisonment and criminal damage. Anyone with information relating

It’s emerged that more than 30,000 crimes were linked to people on bail in Northern Ireland in the last three years. West Tyrone MLA Daniel Mc Crossan submitted the Freedom of Information requests, saying the scale of the figures is shocking, and more details are needed. He says this trend must be urgently assessed…………

There were 15 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. 13 people were waiting on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further two were waiting on wards. The most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today was Cork University Hospital with 59 people waiting there. Nationally, there were

A meeting between Council officials and Irish Water is set to take place over sewerage concerns at Ballyliffen ahead of the Irish Open. There have been ongoing issues with the sewerage plant in the village, particularly during the summer months with the plant reportedly working above full capacity, causing an unpleasant smell. With thousands expected

Over 550 people attended a public meeting at the weekend over the on-going confusion surrounding the future of three Donegal Community Hospitals. It was hosted by the Save Our St Joseph’s Hospital action group while political representatives were also in attendance. Chairperson Fr. John Joe Duffy says many concerns and powerful words were expressed on

The Still Waiting Health Campaign is organising a protest for this Saturday in Letterkenny calling for an increase in bed capacity and restoration of staff levels. The protest is to begin outside the gates of Letterkenny University Hospital at 1pm and will proceed to the Market Square were a range of speakers will address the

There are further calls on the Government to release funding to reopen the short stay ward at Letterkenny University Hospital after record numbers on Friday saw 56 people awaiting admission there. 46 people were waiting on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 13 people were waiting on wards which resulted in the Full

Only 6 percent of small and medium businesses have planned for Brexit. The AIB survey also shows that just 2% of SMEs in the North are prepared for Britain’s departure from the EU. However the study also shows one fifth of export-focused SMEs are looking to reduce their exposure to the UK. Head of Business Banking

A number of clinics have been organised to help people reply to Local Improvement Scheme rejection letters that were delivered across South West Donegal this week. Mountcharles based councillor John Campbell has slammed Donegal County Council’s decision to reject a number of LIS applications as ineligible, depite informing councillors that further information would be sought

There have been renewed calls for the implementation of a meal voucher scheme for farmers affected by the fodder crisis. At a local Municipal District meeting in Donegal Town last week, Councillor Michael Naughton called on Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to provide the voucher system, saying the fodder transport scheme which has already been

Responding to yesterday’s publication of the National Planning Framework 2040, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty believes the plans don’t capture the immediate plans of the country. Deputy Doherty says the Capital Plan announced doesn’t deal with a State facing immediate infrastructure issues and possible shocks from Brexit. Yesterday the National Planning Framework revealed plans by Government

There are calls for Minister Richard Bruton to meet with representatives of the Three School Campus in Buncrana when he visits Donegal next week. Local Councillor Rena Donaghey says the Ministers visit on Friday is an ideal opportunity for him to meet directly with the main stakeholders regarding the status of the project. Buncrana’s Three

A public consultation is to be launched later this month into plans to develop a network of cross border cycle paths and pedestrian walkways. It follows the approval of €18.5 million in interreg funding, with the development being overseen by the councils in Donegal, Derry and Strabane, as well as the transport organisation Sustrans. The