Junior certs collect their results this morning
Over three thousand six hundred pupils at schools in the North West are among those getting their Junior Cert results this morning. Over 2400 students in county Donegal, over 700 in county Sligo and 480…
People warned of flash flooding as weather warning remains in place
A Status Yellow Rainfall Warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo and Mayo is in place until 2pm today (13th). There are reports of a lot of surface water on the main N16 Sligo to Enniskillen road…
Report reveals clear concerns about drinking water supplies
A new report from the EPA reveals that concerns remain over the quality of drinking water in many parts of the country. Donegal still has one of the highest number of schemes on a remedial…
Brexit fallout could result in two extra MEPs for Ireland
An interesting twist from the Brexit fallout could result in two extra MEP seats for Ireland. Britain currently has seventy three (73) MEPs who will all lose their seats once the UK leaves the EU.…
Calls for south Donegal road to be upgraded
A Donegal councillor is calling for the upgrading of a road in the south of the county from a regional to a national route. Fianna Fail Councillor Micheal Naughton made the proposal in relation to…
Work still to be done to improve drinking water quality
Donegal remains one of the counties which has the highest number of public water supplies in need of improvement. Of 33 supplies in the county originally on a list for remedial work, 12 were still…
Formal complaint made to the EU over illegal wildfires this year
The Irish Wildlife Trust has made a formal complaint to the EU over the failure of the Irish Government to prevent illegal wildfires. There were 97 such fires this year alone many of which the…