A 31 year old man has been jailed at Derry Magistrate’s Court for posting threatening messages towards the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council. Kevin Barry McIntyre of Miller Street in the city had been convicted of two counts of sending messages of a ‘menacing nature’ on May 2nd and May 4th last […]
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An issue has arisen in the Robert Wilkin murder trial, which has resulted in the case being adjourned until Monday week. Alan Vial, of Drumanoo, Killybegs, Co Donega, and Nikita Burns of Carrick, Co Donegal, are both accused of murdering Mr Wilkin and throwing his body off Sliabh Liag in June 2023. This trial opened
Sliabh Liag murder trial adjourned until February 24th Read More »
The Nine Til Noon is broadcast live each weekday between 9am to 12noon. You can listen back to a podcast of the latest Friday edition below! The Friday Panel is Pat McArt, Brid Curran and Hugh Friel – topics include spending at the Arts Council and Trump’s plan for Ukraine: Ukranian woman Olyona has
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Donegal has received one of the largest amounts of funding under the Historic Thatched Buildings Stream 2025. The initiative aims to protect the heritage value of historic thatched roof buildings across Ireland. Over €79,000 in funding has been announced for the county. Each Local Authority across the country has been allocated an amount based on
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Minister of State for Heritage, Christopher O’Sullivan has announced a list of over 650 projects to be awarded funding under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme. €133,702.00 has been granted to Donegal County Council in collaboration with property owners to conserve and enhance historic buildings and streetscapes. €28,000 has been allocated for the restoration Tin Shop
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A former Editor of the Derry Journal has questioned why there has been no accountability for State overspending. Earlier this week it was revealed that approximately €7 million was spent by the Arts Council an IT system that ultimately failed and was never used. Pat McArt says in his experience in the business world, all
Art Council overspend yet another State failure – Pat McArt Read More »
An investigation has been launched following a three vehicle collision near Castlederg. It happened on Fyfin Road on Wednesday afternoon at around 2.25pm. Police in Strabane are appealing to those with information or dashcam footage to get in touch.
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€42.4 million has been allocated for roads in county Donegal from central government. It’s part of a national programme of €713 million. €21.4 million will support road restoration and improvement in the county. The R263 Fintra Bridge and Road Realignment project has been listed as the most expensive, having been awarded €3.5 million.
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A verdict has been heard in the case of Danielle McLaughlin, the young woman from Bucrana who was raped and murdered in Goa, India 2017. The accused Vikat Bhagat, aged 31, has been found guilty and is to be sentenced on Monday. It’s understood at the moment a life sentence in prison or the death
Man accused of rape and murder of Buncrana woman found guilty Read More »
The Tánaiste and Defence Minister is to travel to Lebanon next month in a bid to press for justice in the killing of UN Peacekeeper Private Sean Rooney. The young Newtown Cunningham man died when the convoy he was travelling in came under attack in 2022. The Irish Sun reports that Simon Harris will visit
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It’s expected a verdict will be heard this morning of the murder of a Donegal woman in India. Danielle McLaughlin of Buncrana was raped and killed in Goa in 2017. Vikat Bhagat, who is accused of the fatal attack, will hear today if he is found guilty. Her mother Andrea Brannigan travelled to see out
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Donegal Deputy, Charles Ward, has stated that the situation of defective concrete homes being treated on an individual basis, and the current practice of demolishing a semi-detached home while the neighbour attached remains, is ‘an absolute joke’. Speaking in the Dail this week, the 100% Redress Party TD said his election was primarily because the
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An East Derry MLA has told the Stormont Assembly that an increase in the number of children refusing to go to school points to a serious problem within the education system that needs to be addressed. The assembly is this week discussing School Refusal, also known as Anxiety Based Avoidance. Cara Hunter says there
School Refusal crisis points to a flaw in the education system – Hunter Read More »
Donegal County Council is inviting the public to help shape the next stage in the plans for the reuse of the old Courthouse in Letterkenny by coming along to a drop-in public consultation event on this coming Tuesday, February 18th. The Council aims to regenerate the former Courthouse building as a tourist attraction and
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Gardaí in Donegal have conducted a joint agency search with the Revenue Customs Service in Burnfoot, during which cigarettes and cash were discopvered. During the course of the initial search yesterday morning, and follow-up searches by Revenue personnel today, over 530,000 cigarettes and tobacco products were discovered. Cash valued in excess of €410,000
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Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern says he doesn’t believe security forces would have knowingly allowed an atrocity like the Omagh bombing to happen. A public inquiry into the Real IRA attack of 1998 is hearing about those who were killed, and from those who survived the ordeal. The aim of the inquiry is to investigate if
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News, Sport, Farm News, and Obituaries on Thursday February 13th…………………..
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Over 5 thousand people from 130 countries will formally become Irish citizens over the next couple of days. They will be conferred across six ceremonies at the Convention Centre today and tomorrow. Around 200 thousand people have received Irish citizenship since 2011. This man, originally from England, decided to become an Irish citizen having lived
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In her first submission to the new Seanad, Senator Eileen Flynn spoke of her delight to be elected in her own right, having been nominated to serve in the last Seanad by Taoiseach Michael Martin. She said she wants to work with everyone in the Oireachtas irrespective of their politics, citing a discussion with Health
More needs to be done to promote diversity and inclusion – Flynn Read More »
Donegal Senator Nikki Bradley says she will use her time in the Seanad to stick up for people who can’t stick up for themselves. She highlighted how 20 years on from her own cancer diagnosis, people in Donegal are struggling with the same obstacles she did when seeking treatment. Senator Bradley says it’s not good
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Tanaiste Simon Harris says the government will be engaging with the ESB and other state bodies about energy prices. In the Dail today, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty hit out at comments from the ESB Chief Executive in the wake of Storm Eowyn, in which he said the costs of dealing with the storm would be
Doherty and Harris clash over ESB’s storm reaction Read More »
A survivor of the Omagh Bombing has described the scene as ‘carnage’ and ‘horrific devastation.’ David McSwiggan is giving his account of what happened, at the inquiry today. It’s examining whether the 1998 Real IRA attack could have been prevented. David – who was 20 at the time and about to start university – was
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The Nine Til Noon is broadcast live weekdays from 9am to 12noon. Here you can listen back to a Podcast of Thursday’s show: In the first hour we chat to the Raphoe Diocese’s Monseigneur Kevin Gillespie after a Diarmuid Ó Péicín was named as a Jesuit priest who ministered in the Raphoe diocese from 1980
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Lifesaving equipment has been tampered with in Newtownstewart. Police received a report and discovered that at least 10 pieces of equipment were either missing or rendered unusable along the river walk at the playing fields. Police are now asking anyone with information to come forward.
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A new documentary about GAA referees will show how many view abuse they receive from players or spectators as part of the job. Réiteoir examines the emotional toll the role can take, and highlights how the job affects people physically and mentally. The programme airs on RTÉ later tonight. One of the referee’s featured, Siobhán
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Monsignor Fr Kevin Gillespie says it has been difficult to discuss the revelation that a priest who served on Tory Island had received complaints of child sexual abuse. Fr Diarmuid Ó Péicín was a Jesuit priest who ministered in the Raphoe diocese from 1980 to 1984. He is now deceased. The Jesuits named Fr Ó
The nomination of former Cllr Manus Boyle to the Seanad came following concerns within Fine Gael that there would not be adequate representation for the North West region. Highland Radio, speaking to a senior member of the party, can confirm that there was confusion as to why already elected representatives were looking to be passed
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A councillor in the Letterkenny-Milford District has said he has long referred to council motions as “notions” due to a lack of action on the issues raised. Councillor Tomas Sean Devine explained that before being elected, he wondered what happened after a motion was raised, as results were often lacking or non-existent. He added that
Motions or notions? Cllr Devine calls out lack of action Read More »
Local Link services could be used to boost the night-time economy. Councillor Declan Meehan says the pressure on taxis in Letterkenny, particularly at night, is well documented, as are the difficulties people face trying to get home after a night out. He believes a balance can be struck to ensure the service isn’t burdened with
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The trial into the killing of Private Sean Rooney in Lebanon has been postponed until 17 September. The Irish Daily Star reports that none of the people indicted for the attack on a peacekeeping convoy appeared in court in Beirut yesterday. The 24-year-old from Newtowncunningham was fatally wounded in December 2022.
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Two of the three men arrested in Belfast, Enniskillen and Aughnacloy on Tuesday are due to appear in Strabane Magistrates’ Court today in relation to an investigation into the activities of the New IRA. The 43- and 49-year-olds are charged with collecting information likely to be of use to terrorists. The third man, aged 44,
New IRA Investigation: Two to appear in Strsabane Courts, one released Read More »
The funeral details have been released for a man who was murdered in Strabane last week. Stephen Holmes was attacked in the Beechmount Village area of the town on Monday night last. He later died from his injuries. The father of two will be laid to rest at St Mary’s Church, Melmount this Saturday.
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The Millennium Forum in Derry will close partially for approximately six weeks this summer. The temporary closure from July 3rd to August 15th is to facilitate ongoing public realm works in the City centre. The theatre says the closure of Bank Place will hamper access for large scale productions to unload stage equipment. While the
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There’s growing concern over an escalation of anti-social behaviour in Strabane. Residents of social housing developments particularly, have been left living in despair over violent disturbances, arson attempts and abuse being hurled at them. Councillor Raymond Barr says this minority group of people are ruining the lives of decent people who want to live in
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A Donegal Deputy has called on the Taoiseach to intervene in a decision to relocate the Donegal Education Centre to Letterkenny. The centre is moving from Donegal Town at the end of March. Donegal Deputy Charles Ward claims there has been a complete lack of transparency over the move. However, the management committee say there
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The Residential Tenancies Board has launched a new campaign in partnership with Donegal County Council to ensure landlords register their tenancies in the county. CSO figures suggest that 9.2% of tenancies in Donegal that should be registered with the RTB have not been, and rthe county is one of seven which are being targeted. The
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Aiden Coll has been appointed Assistant Training Centre Manager in the Donegal Education and Training Board’s Further Education and Training Service at its Gaoth Dobhair Training Centre. Hailing from Falcarragh, Mr Coll has worked with Donegal ETB since 2017 as an Electrical Instructor in the Gaoth Dobhair Training Centre, delivering Phase 2 Electrical Apprenticeship training
Aiden Coll appointed Assistant Training Centre Manager at FET Gaoth Dobhair Read More »
Taoiseach Michael Martin has told the told that the government will shortly bring forward a measure to retrospectively apply increased rates under the Defective Concrete Block Remediation Scheme. The issue was raised by Mayo TD Keira Keogh, who told members that many people across the country are in financial limbo, and need a decision on
Government will shortly bring DCB Scheme amendments before the Dail – Taoiseach Read More »
It’s emerged that a deceased Jesuit priest accused of abuse served in Donegal in the 1980s. In a statement, the Diocesan Administrator Fr Kevin Gillespie says the priest was one of a number named by the Jesuits as having been the subject of what have been deemed credible allegations of abuse against minors. Amongst those
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A Donegal man on trial for murder has denied telling lies about his former lover’s involvement in order to escape responsibility for what he did. Alan Vial, of Drumanoo, Killybegs; denies killing 66-year-old Robert Wilkin, claiming his co-accused, Nikita Burns, of Carrick, Co Donegal, beat him to death with a rock. Alan Vial has spent
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As survivors of the Omagh Bombing continue to share their stories – one man’s been describing the moment the bomb detonated. 29 people were killed in the Real IRA attack in 1998. An inquiry’s examining if the attack could’ve been prevented. Gary McGillion’s 20 month old niece Breda Devine was one of those killed:
Man describes moment Omagh bomb detonated as inquiry continues Read More »
A 31 year old man is due to appear before Strabane Magistrates’ Court tomorrow and is expected to be charged with the murder of Strabane man, Stephen Holmes. Mr Holmes who was also 31, was attacked in the Beechmount Village area of the town on Monday night last and passed away in hospital a number
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The new Seanad is meeting for the first time today, with four Donegal representatives. The session began this afternoon with the reading of all the names the incoming senators by Clerk of the Seanad Martin Groves…….. Senators Boyle and Bradley were nominated by the Taoiseach last week, Senators Blaney and Flynn were elected through the panel
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The Government will launch a charm offensive on the United States this St Patrick’s Day. It’s sending the Taoiseach, Tanaiste and eight Ministers to America to build relationships under the Donald Trump administration. Junior Sports Minister Charlie McConalogue is going to Colombia, while Junior Higher Education Minister Marian Harkin will travel to Belgium and the
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A Donegal man who is a former member of the Defence Forces received a payment of €2 million from the state to settle a legal case. It’s on claims he made that his health has been seriously impacted by chemical exposure from 1991 to 1997 while working as an aviation technician with the Irish Air
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The Nine til Noon Show is broadcast live weekdays 9am til 12noon! If you missed Wednesday’s live show, you can listen to the podcast below! WE speak to Deidre whose incapacitated mother was to be charged 500 euro for an ambulance to take her to a fracture clinic, we also hear of a CDNT North
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Donegal farmers are to share almost €550,000 under the Tillage and Horticulture Support scheme. Announcing the funding this morning, Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon said this is a follow through on the commitment in last October’s budget to provide a €100 per hectare payment to support tillage and horticulture growers who planted crops for the 2024
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Donegal County Council is being urged to resurface a road to bolster enrolment at two rural Gaeltacht schools. Stramore National School in Glendowan and Gairmscoil Chú Uladh in Ballinamore, Fintown, say that their numbers have plummeted in recent years. Staff there believe that if the Meenaboll road was resurfaced, it would help alleviate the pressure.
Irish lanuage schools calling for road resurfacing works amid dropping numbers Read More »
A man is due in court in Derry today on 18 charges relating to drug and traffic offences. This follows an incident on Monday night in Eglinton and a subsequent search of a car the following day in Magherafelt, in which suspected Class C controlled drugs were seized. The 31-year-old’s charges include possession of a
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The Government is planning a diplomatic blitz of the United States for St Patrick’s Day. Tánaiste Simon Harris will bring a memo to Cabinet this morning outlining plans to send Minister’s to 40 locations across the world in March. The Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Simon Harris and no less than eight other Ministers will all
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