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A Donegal Election Candidate is urging people in the Finn Valley to attend Thursdays meeting about the future of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Stranorlar. Last week, The Health Minister said he couldn’t give ‘any cast iron guarantees’ on the future of St Joseph’s Hospital in Stranorlar, Lifford Hospital or the Ramelton Community Nursing Unit. He […]

Sinn Fein is pledging that if it gets into government, people in the North West will no longer be treated as ‘second class citizens’. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has launched the party’s ‘New Deal for the West’ document, which outlines a number of policies which he says will put rural Ireland to the fore. Included

  Approval has been given for 12 new units in Dungloe for people with intellectual disabilities. Currently people with special needs in the area are in rented accommodation and despite nursing care being adequate, the buildings have been deemed unsuitable for some time. After nearly 9 years of campaigning, 93 thousand euro has been allocated

The Manager of the Donegal Volunteer Centre has said a government allocation of almost 120 thousand euro will greatly help support volunteers in the community The allocation is part of national funding of €3.15 million for volunteering organisations. John Curran of the Donegal Volunteer Centre says there have been cuts in funding in recent years

A nursing home in Maynooth is trying to trace the family of a County Derry native who died there at the weekend. 87 year old John Mc Mullan was transferred from St James’ Hospital in Dublin to Moyglare Nursing Home five years ago. He had been living in Dublin, having previously worked as a sailor.

  A man is in a serious condition in hospital following an early morning alleged assault in Derry. The incident happened in the Waterside area of Derry in the early hours of this morning and two men have subsequently been arrested in relation to the assault. The incident which occurred at Margaret Street, just off

The search for amissing Strabane man has entered its 5th day. Sean ‘ Smurf’ Diver went missing last Wednesday evening but despite an extensive local search, no trace of him has been found. Sean was last seen on Townsend Street in Strabane that same day. A man fitting Sean’s description was seen at the Old

The number of homes without power in Donegal has jumped to over 2000 since 10.10 this morning, with the area around Donegal Town the worst affected at present. According to ESB Networks, there are 1,414 homes without power on the outskirts of Donegal Town, with another  561 without power in the vicinity of Mountcharles. It’s

123 homes are now without power in West Donegal as Storm Henry makes landfall. The figure was 1,029 shortly after 8.30 this morning, but 900 homes have had their power restored. An orange wind warning remains in effect in Donegal and eight other counties on the Western Seaboard. Strong winds of up to 110 kilometres per

The campaign for investment in the health centre in Dunfanaghy is stepping up with an election in the offing. A public meeting takes place on Wednesday to highlight the need for investment in the centre particularly as Dr Paul Stewart says it has no chance of meeting the standards laid down by HIQA. Dr Stewart

€50,000 is to be spent on eight heritage projects in Donegal under a €2 million national funding package announced at the weekend by Arts and Heritage Minister Heather Humphreys. She says this follows on from the Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme, which proved to be very successful in 2014. It is expected this new scheme

Met Eireann is playing down the latest storm to be included in the new naming system. Storm Henry is making landfall over the next 24 hours and is bringing winds of up to 110 kilometers per hour with it. An orange warning’s in place for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick

Donegal Pet Rescue has announced it is winding down. In a message posted on its Facebook page, the oprganisation says it cannot find a new Foster Coordinator, and as a result, the organisation cannot accept any more dogs or cats. In the meantime, the group says it will spend the next number of months rehoming

The government has allocated €118,000 to the Donegal Volunteer Project. The funding is part of a €3.1 million national allocation announced today by Ministers Alan Kelly and Ann Phelan to help maintain a cohesive structure within which volunteerism is promoted and coordinated.

BT Ireland says it is reviewing its work practices, in the face of the threat of industrial action by members of the Communications Workers’ Union. Staff in Ballyshannon and the other two centres across the country are to be balloted after the company allegedly issued new regulations that toilet breaks must be requested, and are

The search for 39 year old Sean ‘Smurf’ Diver, who has been missing from Strabane since Wednesday has been extended into Donegal after a potential sighting in Donegal. The 39-year-old was last seen on Townsend Street in Strabane on Wednesday evening, snd police in the town have been concentrating their search on the River Mourne

Anyone taking to the roads this morning is being urged to take extra care. A wind warning is in place for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo while a snow and ice warning is in place across the country. Met Éireann says icy patches are expected to be a particular issue despite winds of up