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Unionist parties in Northern Ireland have confirmed they will meet to discuss constituency pacts ahead of the General Election. British MP’s voted yesterday to support Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans for a snap poll. She says it’s the only way to rid Westminster of division as the country prepares for BREXIT. It comes amid a

A special Mass tomorrow will take place tomorrow to remember Killygordon man Dylan Crawford, who was found dead last week in Manchester. Local Curate Fr. Frankie Lynch has organised the memorial Mass for Dylan so that the community can come together in solidarity with the Crawford family. A spokesperson for The Crawford family say they

Major investment in infrastructure projects can position the North West as a region of long term sustainable economic growth. That’s according to Ibec, the group that represents Irish business and employers, which has now made its submission to the public consultation on the National Planning Framework. The submission was formulated through extensive consultation with businesses

A Donegal County Councillor has claimed that Letterkenny needs an investment package of approximately half a billion Euro to bring various services up to the standard now required. According to Cllr. Dessie Shiels says there is a wide range of issues including public services, social housing and infrastruture in the town that need urgent funding.

A Donegal Senator is calling on the HSE to clear up confusion over the future of three Donegal Community Hospitals. Last week, Minister McHugh confirmed HSE investment of over €4 million into Ramelton Nursing Unit and St Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar while a report on the future of Lifford Community Hospital was still ongoing. However

  Almost 500 farmers in Donegal are still waiting for either their GLAS or AEOS payments to be delivered. The latest information supplied to Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue reveals that 305 Donegal farmers have still not received their GLAS payments, with a further 182 AEOS payments still outstanding. It’s nearly three months after payments were

A major clean-up is getting underway later this evening in the wider Glenswilly and Conwall areas. People have been asked to assemble at the Glenswilly GAA grounds shortly after 6pm and all materials will be supplied by the Council. The Clean-up was organised following a spate of illegal dumping and fly tipping in the area

Lights which had been placed the entrance road in Buncrana have been stolen just a few weeks after they were installed. Cllr Nicholas Crossan says the lights were giving the town a unique ambience, particularly as the lights were adaptable and allowed different colours to be used. He’s urging anyone with information about what happened

The mother whose baby’s remains were stored in a room on the gynaecology ward for four weeks after his premature death last year says protocols must be put in place to ensure it never happens again. Lisa delibvered baby Eoin in October 2016, after he had died in the womb as a result of complications

It’s been claimed that the safety of post-primary school children in Plumbridge is at serious risk, with inadequate crossing points in place in the town. The issue is understood to be at its worst during peak times in the morning and evening with school children travelling to and coming from Omagh. Councillor Patsy Kelly has

Two men have been arrested by police investigating a paramilitary style shooting in the Central Drive area of Derry a month ago. The men, aged 36 and 49, were arrested in the City this morning and have been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite in Belfast for questioning. A 23-year-old man was shot in the

The Air Accident Investigation Unit says it’s satisfied that best practice was followed in the publication of the transcripts of the cockpit voice recordings from Rescue Helicopter 116. It follows strong condemnation from the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association, who said the decision was ‘unnecessary and harmful’. Last week, the final conversations of those on

A body has been reccovered from the River Foyle in Derry. In a post shared on social media, Foyle Search & Rescue say they were tasked by the PSNI last night following reports of a body observed in the water. A Jetski and Boat Crew responded to the reported location, and had the sad task

A major clean up operation at the Greenbrae halting site near Strabane has been completed with a view to re-opening it in the near future. The site had been closed to the travelling community over a year ago with serious concern raised by the public over health and safety issues there. It’s understood that abandoned

A simple service to remember the people of Donegal who were buried in the little known graveyard at St Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny is taking place this weekend. It follows a successful community led initiative to respectfully commemorate those who were buried in the graveyard between 1868 and 1902. The service is taking place at 3pm

Donegal County Council is reminding the public that the deadline to submit CLÁR funding applications for small scale community or school infrastructure projects is fast approaching. The Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht, Affairs has recently announced a new round of funding under the 2017 CLAR Scheme with only once week left for

Good news for Donegal with the news that agreement has been reached with the Chinese government to allow the export of Irish Brown Crab to resume to China. That’s according to Deputy Thomas Pringle who questioned why it took almost a year and a half to reach this solution on China’s ban the imports, while

The parents of a young Donegal man found dead in Manchester says they are frustrated at a lack of information they are being given from authorities in Britain. 20 year-old Dylan Crawford from Killygordan, was found collapsed last Wednesday morning at the junction of Spear Street and Back Piccadilly, near a private car park, and

The Chairperson of the Saves our Service group has said they are confident the future of three community hospitals are secure despite claims from another member of the group today. Fr John Joe Duffy, who is a member of the SOS group and is chair of the Save St Joseph’s Hospital group said the announcement

It’s been claimed that the announcement of €4million in funding dedicated to both Ramelton and Stranorlar Community Hospital has caused more confusion and uncertainty. Fr John Joe Duffy, Chairperson of the Save Our St Joseph’s Hospital Action Committee, says there is no security for the hospitals into the future, and he believes the announcement is

The Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland will begin its annual convention this afternoon, debating the thorny issue of pay. Despite several days of strike action last year and intensive talks with the Department of Education, no deal was reached – leaving the union outside the Lansdowne Road Agreement on Public Sector pay. Teachers will

A childcare scheme for people in emergency accommodation is being extended beyond Dublin. The Irish Independent is reporting this morning that Donegal is one of eight new areas to be covered by the programme that grants kids under five 25 hours of free childcare a week and a daily meal. Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone says

Community groups in Donegal are being encouraged to apply for new funding announced by Minister Frances Fitzgerald for community CCTV. Eligible community groups can apply for grant-aid of up to 60% of the proposed CCTV system cost, to a total of €40,000. Minister Joe McHugh says he hopes the installation of such CCTV systems will

A local Councillor has called on Donegal County Council to put an end to illegal signage at roadsides. By laws are in place which forbids businesses to advertise on signage along roads. Councillor Barry O’Neill says the council is to blame for not enforcing such laws which he believes is damaging to tourism in the

A number of houses have been evacuated in Killygordon following the discovery of a suspect device. The area of Railway Avenue has been sealed off. Gardai have confirmed that they are currently awaiting the arrival of the army disposal unit.

4 people have been rescued from the waters near Mullaghmore, Co Donegal. The Malin Head Coastguard received a report of a broken down dive boat this afternoon at approximately 1:50pm. The Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat along with the Killybegs Coastguard were launched to the scene west of St John’s Point and returned the crew to safety.