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The sentencing hearing of a former British solider, guilty of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie, will take place next week. David Holden was due to be sentenced today, but it has been pushed to next week, and the judge will today hear pleas from both sides. Aidan McAnespie was killed at an army checkpoint in

Letterkenny University Hospital is 1 of 6 hospitals in the country today who do not have any patients waiting for a bed, that’s according to a report from the INMO. It follows 3 patients waiting for a bed yesterday and numerous weeks of the hospital featuring in Ireland’s most over crowded hospitals in the country.

A woman in her 70s has died after a fire at a property in Fermanagh. The fire broke out at around 5:55pm yesterday evening in the Killynure Crescent area of Enniskillen. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the fire, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Police in the North say

The HSE has issued a statement confirming that the NoWDOC service has received a notice to vacate its existing Letterkenny base at Oldtown, and they are now looking at moving the out of hours GP service to the Errigal Chronic Disease Management Hub on Kilmacrennan Road where renovation works are taking place. Phase two of

Dep. Pearse Doherty has raised concerns regarding a further rise in mortgage rates. These hike rates are set to impact thousands of families in Ireland, with some looking at a rise of 8% which equates to an extra €5,000 in interest than they had paid in June 2022. He has called for government to re-introduce

As temperatures are set to drop to -1 degree tonight, gritters are to be deployed across the county. The following routes will be gritted from 8pm tonight: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09:

A Buncrana man has been jailed for the rape of his girlfriend while she slept. 47 year old Francis Bourne of Lower Main Street, Buncrana was today handed a five year sentence with the final two years suspended. Francis Bourne has pleaded guilty to raping his girlfriend while she slept at her home in Donegal

Donegal School principal Alan Thomspon has raised the need for students mental well being to be taken into serious considerartion when formulating a better senior cycle system. It’s among the points which have been raised at a National Conference of ETB schools taking place in Sligo. It comes with many students across the country having

Permission has been granted for a pet crematorium in Donegal. Donegal County Council has approved plans for the construction of a steel framed shed to accommodate a pet incinerator within an existing farm enclosure at Cloghanmore, Cloghan. The green light has been given to Ciaran Marley to proceed with the development and associated works.

Two convicted murderers who absconded from the prison service in the North, have been found. A manhunt had been under way since Saturday, when 54-year-old Stephen McParland and 49-year-old Alison McDonagh were last seen at a Belfast train station. The pair were arrested in Newry this afternoon. Gardaí had been notified of the incident yesterday,

The government has been accused of planning to fail when it comes to housing targets. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says the consequences are desperate for people. It’s after figures prepared by the Housing Commission suggest Ireland could need as many as 62,000 new homes a year. The State’s current target to 2030 is 33,000 new

HIQA has published reports on another five inspections carried out at designated centres for people with disabilities in Donegal. In total, the centres catered for 23 residents at the time of the inspections in October and November of last year. The five inspections in the county were part of a review of all such centres

The number of people awaiting beds in Letterkenny University Hospital continues to fall. Reports show a total of three people waiting for a bed, with only one of those being in the Emergency department. This drop in demand for beds has brought Letterkenny University Hospital from being one of the most overcrowded hospitals in the

  A total of 670 new dwellings were completed in county Donegal in 2022, that’s according to the Central Statistic’s Office, Ireland. Of the above figure, the following were completed per electorial area. 74 houses were completed in Milford, 66 in the Lifford-Stranorlar electorial area, 110 were in Letterkenny, 152 were in the Donegal electorial

The Irish Prison Service has confirmed that there was a death in custody this morning. The person has not been named, but we understand the death took place in Castlereagh Prison, and it was a man in his 20’s from Donegal. The prison service says next of kin have been notified. In a statement, the

A Buncrana councillor says the housing crisis in Inishowen has never been so acute. Cllr Jack Murray says there are already long waiting lists for social housing, with the added pressure of homes impacted by defective blocks in the area. He’s welcoming the 56 new homes being constructed as part of the Rockytown development phase

Some areas of Donegal have the lowest number of children vaccinated against Covid-19. Latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show as of December 31st, 4% of 5-11 year olds in Inishowen are vaccinated, the lowest figure in the country. The second lowest number of children in that age group who have been vaccinated to

The Northern and Western Regional Assembly has launched a new six-year investment programme totalling €217m. The money will come from the European Regional Development Funds, and will be spent across the region up to 2027. The launch today was told the region’s economy is valued at €25,000 per head of population, in contrast to the

Police in the North have alerted Gardaí about two convicted murderers who’ve gone on the run. 49-year-old Alison McDonagh and 54-year-old Stephen McParland escaped from the Northern Ireland Prison Service.     They were last seen in Lanyon Place Train Station in Belfast on Saturday afternoon, at around quarter to two, with a large amount

Coastguard helicopter Rescue 118 was tasked from Sligo to Derry last night to aid emergency services after a person was declared missing. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service had specialist water search teams at the scene close to Craigavon Bridge, which was also attended by the PSNI and Foyle Search and Rescue. The search

The Tánaiste is on his way to Lebanon this morning where he will meet members of the 121st UNIFIL Infantry Battalion. 23-year-old Newtowncunningham based Private Seán Rooney – who was killed last December – was part of that unit. Michael Martin will reiterate to Lebanese officials that the Government want “all of the facts”, and

A public consultation on herring stock management in the Northwest is to be launched. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mr Charlie McConalogue, has launched the consultation on the back of a request from the NIFF and North RIFF. Minister Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that a process on a review of the 2012 Herring

You have just one week left to have your say on the new County Donegal Heritage Plan. The new plan will direct heritage priorities, resources and funding for built, archaeological, natural and cultural heritage in the county. The new County Donegal Heritage Plan will include actions relating to natural heritage, built heritage, archaeology and cultural