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Inishowen passport holders urged to check expiry date

Passport holders in Inishowen have been urged to check when their passports expire. Independent councillor Nicholas Crossan made the call, saying the new year is a good time for people to check their passports. “Every year come May and June I ...

07 Jan 2024 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

UK and Irish governments commit to finding ‘way through’ legacy disagreements

The UK and Irish governments are committed to finding “a way through” disagreements on legacy legislation, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has said. Mr Benn met Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin at the British Irish ...

03 Dec 2024 at 20:21

Northern Ireland

Protest told introduction of new legacy laws is ‘day of shame’

The beginning of new legacy arrangements which shut down some Troubles-era inquests represents a “day of shame”, Sinn Fein MP John Fincane has said. Mr Finucane addressed a protest outside the headquarters of the Northern ...

01 May 2024 at 15:14

Local News

Investigation finds huge retention permission volume in Donegal

Over 1,400 developments in Donegal have been constructed without planning permission since 2019. An investigation by The Irish Independent has found a widespread culture of ‘build now, ask later’ across the country, In ...

06 Jan 2024 at 15:04

National News

Opposition rejects ‘cynical’ Government proposal on Dail speaking rights

A Government proposal to solve a bitter row on parliamentary speaking rights is “utterly unacceptable”, according to the main opposition parties. There were chaotic scenes and heated rows in the Dail last month after ...

20 Feb 2025 at 18:09

National News

SF to consider ‘all options’ if Government presses ahead with speaking row plan

Mary Lou McDonald has not ruled out a Dail walkout by Sinn Fein if there is no resolution to the row over speaking time allocated to independent TDs who support the Government. The Sinn Fein president branded the ...

02 Feb 2025 at 16:24

Northern Ireland

Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘political instinct’ to back a united Ireland

Nicola Sturgeon has said her “political instinct” is to back a united Ireland. However, the former Scottish first minister insisted the issue of Northern Ireland’s future is for people there to decide. She ...

20 Aug 2025 at 15:59

General Election

Donegal general election - Thomas Pringle - Independent

Independent TD for Donegal Thomas Pringle is set to run for re-election with a comprehensive manifesto covering areas such as housing, where he addresses defective blocks, he states: “I will continue to ...

29 Nov 2024 at 09:49

General Election

Donegal general election - Gerry McKeever- Independent

Letterkenny barber Gerry McKeever is running for his first-ever election independently. The businessman has always had an interest in politics and even wrote a book on the subject, titled, Benocracy – ...

29 Nov 2024 at 09:52

Local News

‘Inspiring’ Jennifer Doherty rose to the mental challenge of Everest trek

“I haven't even climbed Errigal or Muckish or anything - it’s so embarrassing,” laughed Jennifer Doherty speaking a week after her return from her trek to Everest's base camp. The Buncrana woman, who ...

26 May 2022 at 15:14

National News

National: Discovery of 100-year-old hand grenade sparks alert

THE DISCOVERY of a hand grenade - possibly dating back to the War of Independence - sparked a major alert this Friday morning. The device was found shortly after 9am at Solohead in County Tipperary. ...

22 Sept 2023 at 14:53

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Renewed calls for flights from Donegal to Scotland to be reinstated

There have been renewed calls for the flights from Donegal Airport to Glasgow to Scotland to be reinstated following a busy Easter bank holiday weekend. Sinn Féin Councillor John Shéamais Ó ...

18 Apr 2022 at 17:15

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