Two separate investigations are underway after a video was passed to Gardai showing a motorist using a car to maim and kill wild deer. The attack was carried out by a man shouting with a distinct ‘West of Ireland’ accent – but the location of the attack has not yet been identified. Gardai and the […]
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A 23 year old man remains in custody this morning in relation to the attempted murder of police officer John Caldwell. He was arrested in Derry yesterday, in connection with the claim of responsibility by the New IRA for the shooting last month. He’s being questioned in Belfast, under the Terrorism Act. Detective Chief Inspector
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Two vehicles were seized at checkpoints in Burnout and Burt yesterdays. The checkpoints were part of a Day of Action being carried out by Donegal Gardai. The vehicles in question had no tax and one also had no insurance. Yesterdays operation was to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding, increase compliance with speed limits,
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Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Aughagault, Callan, Callanacor, Cloughroe, Lettermore, Stranorlar and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 3pm today. It is recommend that you allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for your supply to fully return.
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Gardai across Donegal today are carrying out a Day of Action urging all road users to slow down this St. Patricks Weekend. The operation consists of high-visibility checkpoints and patrols along the main routes through the county. Today’s ‘Day of Action’ is to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding, increase compliance with speed limits,
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The twin-sister of missing child Mary Boyle is issuing a new appeal for information, on the 46th anniversary of her disappearance. The six-year-old vanished from her grandmother’s home in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, on March 18th, 1977. Her twin-sister, Ann Doherty, wants the state to order a murder investigation and inquest. She says she still wants
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There’s calls for the North West to be named an investment zone. The British Chancellor this week vowed to create 12 new investment zones across the UK with one of site expected to be in Northern Ireland. Foyle MLA Sinead McLaughlin believes the North West should be the first priority with Derry assigned its capital…
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A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Derry on suspicion of animal cruelty. Officers in the North made the arrest after reports of a dog being found injured and partially buried in Ballyarnett Country Park. In a follow up search at a property in the Carnhill area, three dogs were removed and placed into the
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Donegal County Council says plans for new water sports facilities in Downings are progressing, with a decision expected soon on a possible location. Cllr John O’Donnell this week asked when work will start on the new water sport facilities in Downings, and also sought clarification on where they are to be located. He was told
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A 36 year old man has been arrested in Strabane today in connection with the serious assault of another man in the town on Sunday evening last. It’s reported that a man in his thirties had been assaulted inside a property in St Colman’s Drive on Sunday. He sustained facial injuries during the attack. He
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The PSNI and a dog rescue service are appealing for information after a dog was found injured and buried alive in Derry yesterday afternoon. The American bulldog had sustained numerous injuries including broken ribs, a collapsed lung and brain damage. There was also evidence of long term abuse including starvation and possible dog fighting. Two
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Day Care Services for older people are set to resume at both Donegal and Killybegs Community Hospitals in the coming weeks. From April 3rd, services will be provided from one to five days, Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. Services provided in Day Care will include personal care provision such assistance with showering /bathing
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Gardaí in Donegal are appealing to road users to act responsibly on the roads this St. Patrick’s weekend. It follows figures released by the RSA of two road fatalities and 20 serious injuries over the course of the bank holiday weekend last year. Gardaí will maintain a visible presence and will be out on the
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The Nine Til Noon with Greg Hughes is broadcast live weekdays from 9am to 12noon. Here you can listen back to a Podcast of Thursday’s show… With Friday St Patrick’s Day, the Friday Panel is the Thursday Panel and we have Deputy Joe McHugh, Brid Curran and Michael Margey discussing issues including St Patrick’s Day
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A research paper published yesterday claims Mica is not the primary cause of the failure of defective concrete blocks in Donegal. Prof. Paul Dunlop, one of five who worked on the paper, is an affected home owner in the county. He explained the internal sulphate attack process on this mornings Nine til’ Noon show, which
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The CEO of the Saolta group is urging people to avoid Emergency Departments if possible over the holiday weekend to ensure that people experiencing genuine emergencies can get the treatment they need. On today’s Nine til Noon, Tony Canavan said Letterkenny University Hospital’s Emergency Department has been extremely busy, with record figures this week. He
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Donegal Deputy Joe McHugh says he believes regulations are being used to attack the defective concrete blocks redress scheme. Talking on the Nine ’til Noon show this morning, Deputy McHugh said he is not asking affected home owners to downsize and he thinks officials are using housing foundations as a way to avoid a technical
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It’s hoped that substantial works will take place shortly in Buncrana on the shore walk to Fr. Hegartys Grave. Donegal County Council is seeking €80,000 from the Community Recognition Fund to be spent on resurfacing and drainage works, as well as the provision of accessible toilets. The money was sought by the Buncrana Tidy
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The US Senate Majority leader has urged the DUP to agree to the Windsor Framework. At the Ireland Funds Gala attended by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar last night, Chuck Schumer said the US wouldn’t support a trade deal with the UK if the Good Friday Agreement is undermined. The event was attended by Northern Ireland First
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The DUP shouldn’t be bounced into making a decision on the Windsor Framework, according to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Chris Heaton Harris has said despite meetings with the US President this week, time and space is important. The DUP say they have a number of issues with the framework which may require
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The HSE is warning of long waiting times for people who attend emergency departments this weekend. The INMO says overcrowding at hospitals around the country is currently “out of control.” Earlier this week, Saolta said a record 194 people had attended the ED in Letterkenny over a single 24 hour period. The HSE have said
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It’s emerged a person was injured following a collision with a deer in Annagry in recent days. It’s the latest in a number of incidents in West Donegal involving deer running out in front of vehicles, leading to repeated calls from Councillor Michael McClafferty for a deer cull. A national consultation has been carried
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The importance of selecting the right site for the location of the proposed new Transport Hub in Letterkenny has been highlighted by the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District. The issue was raised by Cllr Michael McBride, who said Donegal County Council should host a workshop to discuss the possible location, with the emphasis on a site at
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A woman, arrested in connection to the shooting of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in Omagh has been released without charge. It was the eleventh arrest in relation to the attack last month. The 34 year old was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and assisting offenders. Ten men, ranging in age
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An Inishowen Councillor has hit out at what he has described as ‘senseless and wanton vandalism’ at the Church of Ireland in Muff. A number of coping stones were dislodged and strewn about the grass causing significant damage and destabilising an the perimeter wall. Metal grills were also removed from the windows of the old
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A West Donegal Councillor believes tourism needs to be sustainable, managed and limited for the benefit of all. Councillor Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig says while he welcomes a focus on tourism in the West of the county, property prices, homelessness, the Irish language and the environment are being negatively impacted. He says efforts must
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Letterkenny Municipal District has been told that if disabled parking bays don’t meet the needs of the people who use them, then they shouldn’t be placed in that location. Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh was speaking after moving a motion asking that a dropped kerb be provided at a disabled bay on Lower Main Street in the
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A 42 year old man has been arrested in Derry today as part of ongoing investigations into the activities of the New IRA. Detective Chief Inspector, Hamilton says the search and arrest today is in addition a search of land in the Creggan area on Sunday last and the arrest of a 25 year old
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Health officials in the Northwest are appealing to people to consider all care options before attending Emergency Departments over the Bank Holiday weekend. It’s in a bid to protect hospitals and patients in need of urgent and emergency care. In a statement, Letterkenny University Hospital says it regrets that patients will face significant delays due
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries – Wednesday March 15th:
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An eleventh arrest has been made in relation to the attempted murder of police officer John Caldwell in Omagh. A 34 year old woman was taken into custody today, on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and assisting offenders, following the search of a property in the Omagh area. The detective chief inspector was
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A major research paper published today claims Mica is not the primary cause of the failure of defective concrete blocks in Donegal. Four properties in Inishowen built between 2001 and 2004 were investigated as part of the research project. Microstructural and chemical analysis combined with thermodynamic modelling was carried out on four homes affected by
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Gardaí in Ballyshannon detected a car which had not been taxed in 651 days using the Active Mobility app. This is despite displaying a tax disc which appeared to be up to date. Upon further investigation it was suspected the disc was false or altered. The driver has been arrested and charged, and the car
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Donegal County Council are urging dog owners to keep their pets under control, especially during the lambing season when sheep are particularly vulnerable. Owners are advised to not let their dogs loose in areas adjoining livestock fields as many attacks are caused by dogs which escape and attack sheep grazing nearby.
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A Donegal parent has raised concerns over the proposed €10 carpark fee cap set to be introduced at the new National Children’s Hospital. A private contractor is set to take over the carpark when the hospital opens next year.Aaron Daly, whose child has been attending Crumlin hospital for the past 17 years, told today’s Nine
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Sinn Féin has an ad in today’s New York Times calling for support for a referendum on Irish unity. The half-page ad also urges the US Government to hold the British Government fully accountable to its Good Friday Agreement commitments. It reads: “the future is in the hands of the people – it is time
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Works begin next week to address a major accident black sport outside Strabane. The Roads Service has confirmed that work to demolish the Prospect Bar between Sion Mills and Clady will begin next week as the first phase of a major road safety re-alignment scheme at the Bellspark Road / Orchard Road junction. West Tyrone MLA
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The Nine Til Noon Show with Greg Hughes is broadcast live weekdays 9am til 12noon! If you missed Wednesday’s live show, you can listen to the podcast bellow! In hour one we kick off with a look at what is making the newspaper headlines and then we hear calls for a new graveyard in Letterkenny.
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Congressman Brendan Boyle says he will advocate to President Biden to visit Donegal in the upcoming presidential visit to Ireland. When speaking on RTE Radio 1 Drivetime, the Congressman said “The only campaigning I’ll be doing while I’m there is trying to get him to go up to Donegal and meet with my aunts in
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Fishers in Inishowen and North Donegal are calling for an emergency plan for the sector before any work is done to develop an offshore windfarm off the North West coast. Haven Offshore Array has begun preliminary consultations, ahead of a project to investigate the feasibility of an offshore installation, involving both static and floating turbines.
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€500,000 has been announced by the Minister for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien, for the Creeslough Together Initiative. The initiative will help support the recovery and sustained growth of the Creeslough community, with a focus on Community Development and Trauma Informed Community work. It is set to be delivered over a three year period
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Donegal is among counties that seen the highest rise in house prices in 2022. That’s according to figures released today by the CSO. While the national Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) rose by 6.1%, the Border region seen a rise of 10.1% This includes Donegal, Cavan, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo. Dublin house prices were up
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The Lifford Accommodation was inspected by HIQA on November 2022. It was first noted that the centre had taken proactive steps to identify service improvement issues but had fallen short in delivering. The results of the report showed 5 non-compliances in the areas of capacity and capability, quality and safety. These included an oversight in
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Ramelton is set to receive €40,000 under the 2023 Historic Towns Initiative. It is one of 11 historic towns nationally to received part of the €1.3million funding. The funding will help to provide jobs through heritage-led regeneration, aid the rebuilding of local economies, and address vacancy with heritage as the consistent focal point.
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Over €70m in EU funding has been invested in health and social care projects in the border region since the establishment of the Co-operation and Working Together partnership. This year marks the 30th anniversary of CAWT with more than 100,000 patients and clients benefitting from projects to date and more than 40,000 people receiving training.
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An environmental protection charity says the Government’s policy on energy poverty is “lacking in scale and ambition.” A report by Friends of the Earth found the number of Irish families unable to heat their homes more than doubled in the last year. It also says grants for retrofitting remain skewed, and leaves many groups and
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Donegal County Council is being asked to engage with the owners of the old Milford Hotel building, with a view towards purchasing it at a later date. The issue was raised this week by Cllr John O’Donnell, who says with the Town Centre First plan for Milford currently the subject of a public consultation, it’s
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Donegal County Council is looking at the possibility of purchasing houses in which tenants are facing eviction. The issue was raised at a Letterkenny Milford Municipal District meeting by Cllr Gerry McMonagle, who said policy up to now is to seek vacant possession, and not purchase homes in which people are still living. Officials confirmed
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A tenth arrest has been made by detectives investigating the shooting of a senior police officer in County Tyrone. Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was wounded after coaching a youth football team in Omagh last month. He remains critical but stable. A 45-year-old man was arrested in the Belfast area under the Terrorism Act yesterday
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More than 53 million litres of water have been saved in Donegal over the past 5 years. Uisce Eireann says it continues to provide businesses and residents in the county with a safer, more sustainable water supply. As part of Uisce Eireann’s National Leakage Reduction Programme, 150km of old problematic watermains have been replaced in
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