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No applications for assistance received following weekend flooding

The Department of Social Protection says it has not received any applications from members of the public in Donegal seeking assistance following heavy rain and flooding at the weekend. The east Inishowen area was worst hit by Saturday’s heavy rain ...

27 Jul 2022 at 11:24

Local News

Colourful One Donegal Social Inclusion Week starts soon

Get ready for Social Inclusion Week as it kicks off next Saturday, March 25 in the An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny followed by a Festival of Colour hosted by the Letterkenny Indian Community. This will be a family event for everyone where you ...

20 Mar 2023 at 13:09

National News

National: Legislation on reduced welfare payments for Ukrainians goes to Cabinet

The Minister for Social Protection is set to bring legislation to the Cabinet this morning to give effect to the Government decision to reduce welfare payments for any new arrivals from the Ukraine. The decision, which was made before ...

09 Jan 2024 at 11:22

Local News

€500 payment to support almost 5,000 Donegal carers

Almost 500 Donegal carers and their families will receive a €500 lump sum payment this week to support them with the cost of living challernges. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal TD, Charlie McConalogue, today ...

21 Nov 2022 at 12:19

National News

Ombudsman ‘utterly dismayed’ by issues around children’s needs

An ombudsman has said he is “exasperated and utterly dismayed” at chronic issues around children’s needs. Children’s ombudsman Dr Niall Muldoon called for the full and direct incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the ...

26 Jun 2025 at 10:13

National News

APPEAL: Gardaí urge social media users to avoid sharing video of fatal rally collision

Gardaí are urging social media users to avoid sharing a video of a fatal collision which occurred at the Sligo Stages Rally. The incident - involving a driver and passenger of a car - occurred yesterday afternoon (Sunday July 16) ...

17 Jul 2023 at 09:52

National News

Opposition leaders fail to express confidence in speaker after Dail chaos

Opposition leaders have failed to express confidence in the speaker of the Irish parliament after disruptions broke out over speaking time. Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy fielded interruptions and tried to continue proceedings in ...

25 Mar 2025 at 20:56

National News

Almost 400k households to benefit from extra €100 fuel payment this week

Payments for extra fuel allowance have commenced issuing this week. Over 371,000 households are set to benefit from the €100 payment - equivalent to over 3 weeks of Fuel Allowance - which commenced yesterday May 16. The ...

17 May 2022 at 10:39

Arts & Entertainment

Phone, call or text a friend – they appreciate it more than you think

Getting in touch with a friend with a note, call or text is more appreciated than you might think, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle ...

11 Jul 2022 at 15:56

National News

TikTok fined £452m by EU authorities over data transfers to China

TikTok has been fined 530 million euros (£452 million) by the Irish data protection watchdog for breaching EU privacy rules around transferring user data to China. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) said the ...

02 May 2025 at 11:57

National News

TikTok removes 80m under-age accounts per year, committee told

TikTok removes 80 million accounts of under-age users every year, an Oireachtas committee has been told. The revelation came during a Children’s Committee hearing on child protection in the context of artificial ...

19 Apr 2024 at 10:30

National News

Minister Humphreys 'absolutely determined' to expand school meals programme

A planned evaluation examining the expansion of the School Meals Programme has been announced by the Minister for Social Protection. The programme, which currently supports approximately 1,500 schools at a cost ...

06 Apr 2022 at 17:14

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