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A public meeting takes place this Friday to discuss the decline of Salmon stocks in the Owenea river. Commercial fishermen and anglers are coming together to discuss how best to revive stocks on the river, they also want a greater say in the management of the waterway. Spokesperson Liam Whyte is inviting all interested parties […]

More than 9 million euro in capital funding for arts and culture centres across the country has been allocated by the Arts Minister. Heather Humphreys made the announcement today as part of the Creative Ireland programme, with four projects in Donegal included. €450,000 is being invested in four projects in Donegal, with almost half the

Donegal County Council is seeking tenders for the development of a Visitor Management Plan for Malin Head. Recently, it was announced that toilet and car parking spaces are to be developed, with further development planned to enhance the tourism potential of the site. HoDonegal County Council is seeking tenders for the development of a Visitor

A renewed appeal has been made for information about the murder of Strabane man Andrew Burns, who was murdered in the car park at Donneyloop Church on February 12th, 2008, nine years ago yesterday. He was 27 at the time. One man is in prison for his part of Mr Burns’ murder, but gardai and

The Chief Executive of Donegal County Council says there is scope for up to 15,000 more people to be employed in Donegal by 2030, despite the risks posed by Brexit. Seamus Neeley says the council’s decision to develop partnerships with Derry City and Strabane District Council and other bodies has been a success, and a

Fianna Fail will abstain in this week’s motion of no confidence in the government, the text of which will be published this morning by Sinn Féin. The decision comes as Fianna Fail leader Michael Martin prepares to meet with Sergeant Maurice Mc Cabe today. Confirnming that Fianna Fail will abstain in the vote, Fianna Fáil

More schools are set to be included in the DEIS  scheme. It helps schools at a high level of disadvantage through measures like lower pupil-teacher ratios and extra funding. The Education Minister will announce an overhaul of the scheme which will change how schools are selected today. It’s reported those already in the programme will

More than €2.7 million in funding has been announced for 21 new local authority homes in Stranorlar. The funding has been approved by the Government under the Local Authority Housing Construction Programme. The turnkey development will be consist of 18, 3 bedroom homes and 3 additional 4 bedroom homes. Minister Joe McHugh says it is

Gardai are investigating the death of a man in his 50s from Northern Ireland who apparently came off his motorcycle during an off road event near Cranford at the weekend. The man, who was part of a group of five, was found unconscious by colleagues at around 1.45pm on Saturday. He was lying beside his

PARC Road Safety Group was presented with a highly-commended award for their information booklet ‘Finding Your Way’ at the National Adult Literacy Agency Plain English Awards 2016. The booklet is a guide for families of victims of road traffic collisions on how to deal with court procedures and other occurences following road traffic collisions.  

Searches are due to continue tomorrow for missing Derry man Jack Glenn who has been missing now for 10 days. Foyle Search and Rescue have confirmed that they will resume searches tomorrow and the rest of the week. Foyle Search and Rescue were assisted in searches this weekend by family members, PSNI Boat Unit, Police

A Donegal Councillor is calling on Irish Water to ‘accelerate’ their remedial programme amid Greencastle residents’ concerns. For a period of time residents have been concerned about THM levels in their drinking water – chemicals formed by the reaction of naturally occurring dissolved organic material and chlorine which is used for disinfection in order to

The Government is facing a motion of no confidence after ongoing controversy surrounding Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe. Sinn Féin is to table the motion in the Dail on Wednesday, with a vote on Thursday. The minority Government arrangement requires Fianna Fáil to side with Fine Gael in any such motion. A new opinion poll today

The HSE has apologised to Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe. The health authority’s National Counselling Service referred a baseless allegation of abuse to the Child Protection Services in August 2013. In a statement issued this afternoon the HSE says this was due to an administrative error made by a staff member of the HSE’s National Counselling

Police in Derry are keen to speak to the driver of a vehicle following reports of suspicious activity on Thursday last. The PSNI were contacted after a black estate car was seen driving slowly in the Greenwalk area of the city. A girl who contacted Police felt the car was acting suspiciously. Inspector Greg Smyth

As searches continue for missing Derry man, Jack Glenn Foyle Search and Rescue have attended to two reports this week that a person had gone over the railings near River Foyle. Last week it was reported that a male had entered the water on Sunday while searches were being carried out. He was transferred to

SIPTU is warning that Irish public transport is facing a major crisis unless Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and Bus Eireann start listening to their workers. It says industrial action could now be on the way for Dublin Bus and Irish Rail AS WELL as Bus Eireann. The union is balloting members in Dublin Bus over

The Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone remains under pressure today, following the latest revelations about an alleged smear campaign against Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe. Minister Zappone reportedly knew of Tusla’s role in spreading baseless allegations against McCabe up to three weeks ago, but didn’t inform the rest of cabinet. She says it would have been inappropriate

The bird flu virus has been confirmed for the first time in a resident species here. It’s been found in a mute swan in Tipperary and a grey heron in Cork. It means an order which makes poultry owners keep their birds indoors – will remain in place – and that presents a dilemma if

Speaking after a Brexit conference hosted by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Minister Joe McHugh is positive the Government is doing all they can to minimise the impact of Brexit on Donegal. He says the Taoiseach has made clear his view that any manifestation of a hard border would have very negative consequences for our country and

A Donegal County Councillor has raised a number of questions surrounding the treatment of Japanese Knotweed in Donegal. The potential damage the Japanese Knotweed can cause to other native plants has long been flagged as a very real problem in the county. Cllr. Martin Harley has requested information from the Council as it relates to

The Heritage Council has issued a call for communities to nominate the forgotten and lonely monuments in their community, that are desperately in need of care and attention, under the Adopt a Monument Scheme. The Council is looking for four monuments to join the scheme for 2017. Aimed at empowering communities to become actively involved

A public consultation opens next Thursday on the future development of Malin Head. Tenders are already out for stage two which involves road widening works, car parking expansions and the building of toilet facilities at the popular tourist spot. The public consultation is for stage three to further enhance the area for tourists and locals.