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'Remote working will ease strain on people battling with cost of living'

An independent councillor has said he would be very much in favour of people working from home, where possible, should the fuel crisis worsen. This week, the Irish Independent reports that people will be ordered to work from home in the event of a ...

06 Jun 2022 at 15:38

Covid-19

POLL: Do Donegal people trust the current government to lead us through the evolving coronavirus crisis?

From #Golfgate to much head-scratching at the inconsistencies of the latest restrictions, the new government has not got off to a decisive start. Do you trust this government to bring us safely through the uncertain waters of the Covid-19 ...

23 Aug 2020 at 14:54

Home

Green rules might hit Donegal’s €27m road plans

Opportunities to redress the poor transport infrastructure, the legacy of underinvestment and the lack of transport alternatives could be hampered if the Government continually raises the bar in relation to climate action and carbon ...

28 Dec 2022 at 20:15

Local News

Cllr Mc Clafferty calls for balance in face of accommodation shortage

An independent councillor is calling on the Government to consider the current accommodation shortage in the country and take meaningful steps to help students who are finding it difficult to find properties to rent and those who ...

22 Jul 2022 at 18:02

Local News

45 Houses for Dungloe

Cllr Noreen McGarvey has confirmed that the Dept. of Housing, Local Government & Heritage has given Donegal County Council Stage 1 approval for 45 houses with a recommended budget of €8,684,124m for a housing project at Chapel ...

24 May 2021 at 21:26

Local News

Decommissioning Irish fishing fleet will not preserve fish stocks

Plans which will cut the Irish whitefish fleet by over 30% will not preserve fish stocks in Irish waters. That’s according to the Irish Fish Producers Organisation, who say European vessels will fish these stocks in our ...

31 Aug 2022 at 17:30

Local News

Mac Lochlainn: 'Shocking' that couples require €85,000 to afford a home in Donegal

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland has calculated that it now costs €354,000 to build this basic family home in Donegal and that a first-time buyer couple would have to earn €85,000 to afford this mortgage. ...

07 Dec 2023 at 11:11

Local News

Ní Raghallaigh: ‘My enforced dismissal seemed designed to traduce my reputation’

The former RTÉ chair and Dunfanaghy native Siún Ní Raghallaigh has hit back about her “enforced dismissal” from the role of the RTÉ board. Ní Raghallaigh expressed that she felt the public dismissal was intended ...

05 Mar 2024 at 10:28

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One day strike at Inver company next Wednesday

SIPTU members employed in the South Donegal Rural Deanery Company in Inver have announced today that they will be conducting a 24-hour work stoppage this coming Wednesday, July 6. They have voted to join their ...

03 Jul 2022 at 13:00

National News

A tip in the right direction: Draft law to give new rights to employees

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has received Government approval to draft a law that will give new rights to employees, which prohibits the use of tips and gratuities to ‘make up’ contractual rates of pay. This will ...

27 Oct 2021 at 15:12

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Call for a Spring Bonus for those struggling with social welfare payments

A Donegal TD is set to put down a motion in the Dáil this coming week calling on the Government to introduce a Spring Bonus for those relying on working-age social welfare payments, including pensioners, ...

12 Feb 2023 at 12:00

Back In Business

Taoiseach advised of North West regional priorities for growth

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met members of the North West Strategic Growth Partnership and North West Regional Development Group today, (Thursday), to discuss regional growth priorities for the North West ...

18 Feb 2021 at 17:00

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