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  Donegal County Council is to unveil a new beach wheelchair for use at Downings beach this Friday, the second of its kind in the county. The launch of the new beach wheelchair is part of the Councils initiative to improve beach access for visitors of all abilities. Thirteen beaches along the Donegal coast are

  Almost two-thirds of Irish companies and organisations believe that a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic would negatively impact their business. That’s according to a new survey conducted by the National Standards Authority of Ireland. 63% said it would have an impact on their business, 23% said it wouldn’t, and 14% were

Letterkenny University Hospital is once again the most overcrowded in the country. Latest INMO figures show 38 people awaiting admission at the hospital this morning, 18 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s up from yesterday’s figure of 31, which saw the Full Capacity Protocol implemented. Nationally, there were 411 people awaiting in-patient beds this

The number of people signed up to Text Alert schemes has more than doubled in just three years. Fresh figures released today show that as of last month, there were more than 1,000 schemes around the country, 29 of them in Donegal. Nationally, more than 190,000 people have signed up to the alerts, compared to

  A Donegal Deputy has called on the Minister for Food, Forestry and Horticulture to give a commitment that innocent victims of illegal burning will not incur penalties in their farm payments. Deputy Charlie McConalogue has spoken out following the recent spate of hill and gorse fires in the county, which caused substantial damage to

Donegal County Council is to prepare a special document outlining the need for a number of road projects in Letterkenny. A special meeting of Letterkenny Municipal District to discuss the need for more roads funding is to reconvene in three weeks time once the document is prepared. Mayor Cllr James Pat Mc Daid says last

Donegal County Council has expressed disappointment after Lisfannon beach failed to retain its Blue Flag. Yesterday it was announced that Donegal received Blue Flag Status on 13 of its beaches with five other beaches retaining their Green Coast Awards. The council has welcomed the 12 retentions, and has also expressed delight at the success of

The issue of the Three Schools Project in Buncrana was raised again yesterday at an ETB meeting. At the meeting, Councillor Albert Doherty spoke of the lack of progress and apparent indifference shown by the Government and the Department of Education and Skills to progressing this project. He highlighted that €23 million was set aside

The Full Capacity Protocol has been implemented at Letterkenny University Hospital. In a statement issued the hospital says the Emergency Department is extremely busy today with significant numbers of patients awaiting admission to the hospital. 31 people are awaiting admission, the second highest in the country according to figures from the INMO. The hospital apologises

Crime Prevention Officer, Sergeant Paul Wallace has warned people to be extra vigilant following a number of unprecedented scams in the locality this week. Speaking today on the Shaun Doherty Show Sergeant Wallace spoke of two known cases of fraudulent activity in the area. One man was contacted by a family claiming to be from

Brexit and the North West was the main topic of discussion today at the All-Island Sectoral Dialogue, hosted in Letterkenny by Minister Joe McHugh. The dialogue was described as a positive meeting of cross-border representatives, bringing together the reality of Brexit in the North West region. Representatives from the Department of An Taoiseach, Donegal County

A 28-year-old man has appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court charged in connection with a hijacking incident in the city on Saturday. Joseph McMullan of no fixed abode was charged with a total of eight offences. He was charged with hijacking, possessing an offensive weapon namely a knife, dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking and failing to

Letterkenny University Hospital was the second most overcrowded hospital in the country today. According to figures from the INMO 30 people were awaiting a bed. 10 people were waiting on trolleys with a further 20 on wards. The figure is down 3 from Friday when it was the most overcrowded hospital in Ireland. St Luke’s

A special meeting of Letterkenny Municipal District takes place this evening to discuss roads in Letterkenny and the need for government investment to progress a number of projects, particularly the Bonagee link. Oireachtas members have also been invited to the meeting, and they’re being asked to go together to Minister Shane Ross to ask for

An Taisce has just published the list of Blue Flag beaches for 2017, with 13 beaches in Donegal receiving flags, the same figure as last year. One beach, Lisfannon, has lost its flag, while Greencastle has been awarded a flag for the first time. 12 beaches in Donegal have retained their blue flags, with An

The Special EU Programmes Body has confirmed €8.5 million in INTERREG funding for the creation of a new cross-border ‘super cluster’ within the Health & Life Sciences business sector. The ‘North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing’, will be led by Catalyst Inc., supporting eight different key Health & Life Sciences companies involved in 15 different

    Brexit and the North West is a key issue being discussed today at an All-Island Sectoral Dialogue being hosted in Letterkenny today by Minister Joe McHugh. The dialogue forms part of the ongoing consultation being undertaken by the Government in preparation for Brexit and its impact locally and nationally. Minister Joe McHugh will

As the Fine Gael leadership race continues Leo Varadkar has been lambasted for being ‘no friend to Donegal’. Senator Padriag MacLochlainn has spoken out after Minister Joe McHugh last week declared for Leo Varadkar after the Minister for Social Protection said Donegal would be a priority for him if he were to replace Enda Kenny.

Donegal families are to benefit from a new affordable childcare scheme which is to include an increase in subsidy rates. The announcement comes from Minister Joe McHugh who says this will lead to a sea change in how childcare  is provided in Ireland. As part of a €19m Government funding initiative, each child in registered

Two people were rescued yesterday evening off the coast of Glen Head after their engine failed. The RNLI Arranmore lifeboat was called to assist in the rescue at approximately 8:35pm last evening. The boat which had left Bunbeg and was on its way to Sligo, developed engine trouble and was taking in water and had