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  Concerns have been raised in relation to women being subjected to verbal abuse in Letterkenny parks. There have been reports women and children are now afraid to avail of the local facilities because they are being exposed to comments of a sexual nature by teenagers loitering in the parks. Calls have now been made […]

  Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says Budget 2016 could have serious implications for rural Donegal. Deputy Pringle has claimed that despite cuts in USC, the budget has failed to consider the plight of seasonal workers and part-time farmers dependent on income supports. He says the Government has also failed to address the problem of high

Sinn Fein say if the manager of Letterkenny General Hospital is not prepared to stand up for the hospital and it’s staff, then he needs to consider his position. Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle says there’s been serious concern since an interview given by Sean Murphy on Highland Radio’s Shaun Doherty Show, during which Mr Murphy

Scientists have found ebola stays in the semen of male survivors for up to nine months after recovery – much longer than previously thought. Their study is published as British nurse Pauline Cafferkey remains critically ill after suffering a “late complication” from the virus. Her condition deteriorated yesterday. Sky’s Michelle Clifford’s at the Royal Free

A Donegal County Councillor has been highlighting the on-going issue of traffic congestion at the Mountain Top area of Letterkenny. Councillor Dessie Shiels says motorists travelling into Letterkenny from the Kilmacrennan road during peak times continue to suffer severe delays, with one woman saying it took 25 minutes to travel just a few hundred yards.

Calls have been made for greater collaboration between Letterkenny Institute of Technology and Magee College in Derry. It’s believed the move would advance Irish education on an in-land basis, creating significant economic and societal benefits. Sinn Féin Councillor Gary Doherty a former graduate of University of Ulster Magee is calling for the collaboration, he feels

The Mica Action Group is calling on all political representatives in Donegal to commit to including the issue of defective blocks in their election manifestos. Thousands of homeowners in the county are thought to be affected by the issue, where their homes are crumbling, worthless and increasingly dangerous places to live. An independent panel of

  A nurse being treated in the UK for a late complication of an Ebola infection is now “critically ill”. Pauline Cafferkey who has family roots in Rannyhual near Kincasslagh,was flown from Glasgow to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London last week. Doctors now say her condition has deteriorated. She was

A Donegal TD is questioning claims that 89 jobs have been created in Killybegs. Deputy Pringle says he is seeking a meeting with BIM after being told 89 jobs had been created as a result of the Killybegs Jobs Initiative. The scheme, announced in 2011 had aimed to create 250 jobs by 2014, but according

Community organisations, social enterprises and sports clubs are being invited to a seminar on finance options at the Niall Centre in Killybegs tonight, hosted by Community Finance Ireland. The group, one of the largest providers of social finance in Ireland says it has up to €100 million available in funding, and has supprted over 400

Sinn Féin sitting TDs in Donegal have backed the bid by Cllr Gary Doherty to be approved as a general election candidate. Deputies Pearse Doherty and Padraig Mac Lochlainn have issued a joint statement saying they would welcome Gary Doherty’s inclusion as a third Sinn Féin candidate. They say while it would present a significant

Gardai have confirmed a body has been found near Manorcunningham within the past hour. The body, believed to be that of a man in his sixties was found during a search for a local man who had been missing since yesterday afternoon. That search has now been called off. Gardai are investigating, but are stressing

A former senior police officer has told the BBC he believes Arlene Arkinson’s alleged killer was close to telling him where her body was located. Arlene Arkinson was last seen with Robert Howard, who died in prison earlier this month, after attending a disco in Bundoran in August 1994. Howard was charged eight years after

Donegal politicians have been reacting to Budget 2016. The coalition’s targeted families and workers in its final budget before the general election. From tax cuts to childcare, no increase in the property tax and free doctor visits to under 12’s, everyone gains except smokers who are hit with a 50 cent hike from midnight last

The Donegal based Pro Social Drivers Programme has won the Social Entrepreneurs of Ireland Impact Award 2015. The award was announced at a ceremony at Dublin’s Mansion House tonight (Tuesday). The programme is targeted mostly at young motorists convicted of road traffic offences such as drink driving and speeding. To date, over 100 offenders have

The Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Minister Brendan Howlin have been delivering Budget 2016 to the Dail this afternoon. Details of the key announcements are available HERE. Reaction to the Budget has been swift: OPPOSITION Fianna Fail’s Finance Spokesperson Michael McGrath, says this budget is the coalition’s cynical bid for re-election. Sinn Féin Finance

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has concluded his Budget 2016 address to the Dail. You can also scroll down for the key points from the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan. OVERSEAS AID Budget of 640 million euro in 2016 for official development assistance such as fighting global hunger and poverty EMERGENCY AEROMEDICAL

  The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed they are treating the fire at the Old Herdman’s Mill in Sion Mills as deliberate. The ‘significant fire’ started in the central ground floor area of the disused factory and quickly spread to involve the entire ground floor of the building. 63 fire fighters and

Fianna Fail Head quarters have yet to decide whether or not to add a third candidate to the party ticket in Donegal. There are mixed views within the party locally on if a third name should be added to the ticket to run alongside Deputy Charlie McConalogue and the returning Pat the Cope Gallagher. At

News that the Department of Education has sought additional information about a potential site for the proposed three school campus for Buncrana has been given a cautious welcome. There’s been a long term plan to locate Colaiste Chineal Eoghain, the Buncrana Gaelschoil and Crana College on the same campus, but no decision has been made

Almost 2,600 students from across Donegal will attend the County Council’s annual Road Safe Road Show events taking place today and tomorrow. Now in its ninth year, the initiative is one of the most effective road safety promotion tools in Donegal. Earlier this month the council was been named winner of the “Road Safety Award

Letterkenny General Hospital is facing fines of just over €214,000 for failing to meet waiting list targets. The Irish Independent is reporting this morning that the HSE has contacted all but two of the country’s acute hospitals, to inform them of the consequences of failing to comply with the 18-month waiting list target since June