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A Letterkenny Councillor is urging motorists to be patient in the vicinity of the traffic lights close to the former Unifi site in the town. Cll Gerry Mc Monagle says some motorists have been jumping the lights at Ballyraine, and that’s causing bigger tailbacks and longer delays. He’s urging people to obey the lights, which

As the search continues in the Foyle for for 23 year old Jack Glenn, Foyle Search and Rescue saved a man’s life yesterday. At ten to three, as a team was on the river searching for Jack, the PSNI reported a man being seen entering the water. The search and rescue boat was diverted to

Brexit is the subject of separate dialogues in Cavan and Roscommon today. Communications Minister Denis Naughten is hosting an All-Island Brexit civic dialogue on energy – in Boyle, County Roscommon – while Arts Minister Heather Humphrey’s will be in Cavan to host a dialogue on the impact of Brexit on rural communities. These are the

Mobile network Three has been asked to explain what’s been described as a deterioration in their service within Donegal, since they replaced O2. Donegal Deputy and Junior Minister Joe McHugh has written to the company to express his concerns, and is urging customers who are experiencing problems to log their complaints with Three. He says

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed announced today that Killybegs Harbour is to receive €6.2 million for upgrade works. As part of the 2017 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Capital Programme, €28 million has been made available nationwide for Ireland’s Local Authority owned small harbour network. €5 million of the funding

Gardai in Ballyshannon are investigating an incident in the Market Street area of the town in which a woman was discovered with injuries. The incident which happened at approximately 2:30am this morning when Gardai discovered the woman who is believed to be in her 20’s. The woman was taken to Sligo University Hospital for treatment to

Searches are continuing around the River Foyle in Derry for missing man, Jack Glenn. The 23-year-old was seen entering the water on Thursday. Searches are being carried out each hour leaving from the Peace Bridge in the city. The PSNI have warned those searching to take care and consider their own safety along the river

The Minister for Finance says Ireland is heading towards full employment. Michael Noonan says unemployment is at just over 7%, a drop of 9% from five years ago when it was at 16%. Despite the economic upturn, Mr Noonan said some people are still struggling to buy a home and send their children to school.

A local Councillor is praising building merchants who have donated materials for a new footpath in Gaoth Dobhair. Councillor Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig felt that a footpath was needed on the industrial estate road in light of the renovation work at the Amharclann Theatre in the area. Materials have been kindly donated to facilitate

The death has been announced of former Donegal person of the year Hugh Gallagher. The 92 year-old from Carrigart was the winner of more than one hundred and fifty All Ireland track and field athletic gold medals. Donegal County Council held a civic reception for the Mr Gallagher in 2015. Born in Creevy, Carrigart in

Almost 93 surgeries were cancelled each day during the month of January. That’s according to Sinn Fein which also says hospitals across the country currently face up to 100 percent occupancy each week. The party says that patients’ health is being severely undermined by underinvestment in the Public Health Service. Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson Louise

Smoking is the cause of almost 3000 cancer deaths in Ireland each year. Today marks World Cancer Day and the Irish Cancer Society is urging the Government to follow Australia and make a bold pledge on tobacco. Cigarettes cost over 17 euro per packet in Australia with plans to increase it to 28 euro by

Donegal County Council are receiving applications for the Structures at Risk Fund on behalf of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht affairs. The total national fund available of €824,000. The purpose of the Structures at Risk Fund is to assist with works to safeguard structures protected under the Planning and Development Act

The sister of a missing Derry man is pleading with people in the North West to assist them in their search for him. Jack Glenn is understood to have entered the River Foyle on Wednesday sparking a major search and rescue operation in a bid to locate him. That search is continuing today with groups

  Serious concern has been raised after human excrement was found during a voluntary clean-up on the outskirts of Letterkenny. The operation is centrally focused in the Lower Dromore area of the town close to the dual carriagway. A significant amount of rubbish has been collected by a local team this week and it’s thought

The Agriculture and Marine Minister says he won’t scrap a controverial review of mackerel quotas, despite the fact that an expected quota increase will not now materialise. The review follows a request to the minister to allocate the bulk of any quota increase to vessels in the south of the country, with fears in Killybegs

There were almost 2000 less people signing on in Donegal last month compared to January 2016. The latest figures from the CSO shows the live register total in Donegal stands now at 14,240. The number signing on in Letterkenny last month was 4,233 down 665 over the course of the year – the number signing

The makers of the whiskey which is to be distilled in Derry from next year say they want consumers to develop an “emotional link” with the product. Quiet Man whiskey is already blended and bottled in the city by the Niche Drinks company, and it’s now hoped the new distillery at Ebrington will be operational by

People from Creeslough Falcarragh and all neighbouring Towns are invited to a meeting tonight with a view to establishing a text alert system in the Dunfanaghy area. The initiative is borne from a perceived lack of gardai in the area and the success of text alert systems in other areas of the county. The aim

  The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association is launching a campaign to have Areas of Natural Constraint payments to farmers in mountain and more severely handicapped areas doubled. The initiative would require increasing the ANC budget to €300 million, which the association says can be achieved by adjusting the department’s overall budget. Farmers in

Donegal County Council is to request a meeting with the housing Minister Simon Coveney to discuss, what have been described as, the limitations of the current tenant purchase scheme. Councillor Michael McBride says the meeting is necessary to highlight the difficulties faced by the people of Donegal who wish to purchase County Council and S.I.