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As Red Óg Murphy's second anniversary passes, his parents want to keep the the conversation about mental health going. We’ll hear about a special event they’re organising next month in Sligo town.
And as the first heavyweight clash in this year’s football championship takes us to Celtic Park, Paddy McGill will chew on the weekend possibilities with a Derry man and a Donegal man on the Donegal GAA podcast.

The plight of the Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland has been heard on the floor of the Dail.
Chair of the branch, Paul Gillespie, has written to the Taoiseach, detailing how badly the department is struggling in Letterkenny University Hospital.
The matter was raised by Donegal Sinn Fein TD, Padraig MacLochlainn, who claimed that Simon Harris made guarantees to the department when he was Minister for Health, but these promises were never followed up.
Deputy MacLochlainn called for an urgent meeting to be held with the current Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly, on the issue.
In response, Tánaiste Micheal Martin said that the strain was due to a consultant retiring, and that he would make the Minister for Health aware of the issues.

A Donegal Senator believes that there must be strong representation for farmers at European Level.
 
Fianna Fail Senator Niall Blaney, who's running as a candidate for the Midlands North West Constituency in the upcoming European elections, has called out Independent Candidates to outline their position as it relates to the nitrates derogation.
 
The main aims are to protect water quality from agricultural pollution and promote the use of good farming practices.
 
Senator Blaney feels MEPS need to be pro-farming:

Another price hike for pints is on the way.
Heineken is the latest brewing company to increase its price for pints in Ireland, they have confirmed today.
The latest hike will see the price of a pint go up by 3%, which is a 6 cent increase, and will affect products such as Heineken and Heineken 0.0, Coors, Tiger, Birra Moretti, Murphys and Orchard Thieves.
Heineken's changes will come into effect on June 4th, and follows suit from fellow brewing company Diageo, who confirmed similar changes on Monday.
Treasurer of the Donegal Vintners Association, Martin Harley, has hit out at all brewing companies, and admitted that the price hikes are making it incredibly difficult on smaller businesses.

News has been welcomed that the Taoiseach supports the establishment of a new veterinary college in the west of Ireland.
The government have previously received criticism over the lack of supports for potential veterinary students in the west and north west.
MEP of Midlands-North West Maria Walsh cited statistics that 75% of registered vets in Ireland were educated abroad.
MEP Walsh says that it’s important for local students to have a choice.

More incentives are urgently needed to entice people in the taxi profession in the North West.
 
That's according to the operator of a local taxi service, who has been reacting to figures which show a major decline in taxi licence holders in the region.
 
The drop in taxi numbers stretches right across the North West.
 
Daithi Feehily of Feehilys taxi, bus and coach hire says there's a number of factors at play but that ultimately, the Government has a role in addressing the issue: