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The Donegal Fire Service has described claims made by Letterkenny firefighters as ‘inaccurate, untrue, self-serving and deeply misleading.’ Last week, the Donegal Firefighters Association released a statement, warning of catastrophic consequences due to an unfolding crisis. Firefighters claimed that cuts to crew numbers and the removal of essential equipment are ‘threatening public safety’. In a

Local members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and Fórsa have served the HSE with notice of industrial action in a dispute over staff shortages. The row involves the INMO, Fórsa, Connect, Unite and the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association. The action is to begin on 31 March, after a three-week notice period. Local Fórsa

A man has died in a suspected drowning incident in Donegal. Gardai were alerted to the discovery of a body yesterday evening at Downings Pier. The body of the man, believed to be in his 40s, was removed from the scene to the local mortuary, where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

It's hoped that action will be taken on a structural report on the notorious Old Mill Apartment Complex in Ballisodare. The assessment was carried out to consider the buildings viability -the eyesore has been lying idle in the village for many years and has previously been described as 'an appalling legacy from the Celtic Tiger