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It’s been confirmed that Relay for Life Donegal raised just over 150,000 euro this year, bringing total monies raised since the first Relay in 2012 to over 800,000. At a function this weekend to announce the final figure, the organising committee and Irish Cancer Society said that’s a significant achievement, given that the focus of

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is being accused of alienating Fine Gael’s core vote with his handling of the John McNulty debacle. Mr McNulty was nominated as Fine Gael’s candidate for the Seanad by election, having cited his appointment as a board member of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The Kilcar man had been appointed to

Letterkenny Institute of Technology has been ranked 16th out of 21 third level colleges in the annual Sunday Times University Guide. That’s a fall of two places on its position last year. Out of a possible 750 points, the Sunday Time awards Letterkenny IT 440, placing it 16th in the college league table. The college

Police in Derry are investigating the burning of a car on Strabane Old Road in the early hours of yesterday morning. The fire was reported at 4.25am yesterday morning, the the Fire Service confirming  the Ford Focus was deliberately set alight.Officers are working to establish a motive and are keen to hear from witnesses. 

  The Arts Minister has refused to answer any further questions about John McNulty. Heather Humphreys attended an event at The National Gallery in Dublin this morning where she blanked waiting reporters. Yesterday the Taoiseach admitted he was responsible for the controversy surrounding the Donegal man’s candidacy for the Seanad bye-election, and his appointment to

Members of Donegal County Council can reasonably expect the government to increase capital finding to the county in the months ahead. That’s according to County Manager Seamus Neely, who was speaking to Highland Radio News after members voted yesterday to maintain Property Tax in Donegal at its current level. Members voted by 20 votes to

Donegal County Council has agreed to widen the road leading to Glenfinn Bridge, with funding identified for that locally. However, Cllr Patrick Mc Gowan says that would not have been possible had the property tax been cut. At yesterday’s council meeting, Sinn Fein called for as 15% cut, prompting Cllr Mc Gowan to hit out at Sinn Fein,

Gardai investigating the death of a 22 month boy in the Bomany area of Letterkenny say they are treating it as a tragic accident. It’s understood the toddler, named locally as Joshua Coyle was playing in the driveway of his home at Creeve Glebe at 6.45 last night when he was struck by a van.

Police in Derry are no linger treating the death of a 19 year old woman in the city yesterday as suspicious, and a man arrested yesterday morning has been released. in a statement issued this evening, the PSNI say – “As a result of enquiries, and after studying the results of a post mortem examination,

Donegal County Council have voted to keep the property tax valuation in the county as it is. Cllrs voted in favour of a freeze by 20-9. The FG and FF groupings voted in favour along with Independent Cllrs Tom Connaghan, Ian McGarvey, Nicholas Crossan and Niamh Kennedy. Sinn Fein and Cllr Frank McBrearty voted against.

    The Chief Executive of Donegal County Council has told members that any reduction in property tax would mean a reduction in services. The Council has collected €8.7m to the middle of this year. A 15% reduction, which has been would mean the local authority losing €1.65m. Sinn Fein are calling for a 15% cut,

A Labour minister says she cannot say whether John McNulty is a suitable candidate for the Seanad. Education minister Jan O’Sullivan says she knows nothing about the Fine Gael candidate, other than what she has read in the papers. The minister admits that the furore over McNulty’s appointment to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern

A dissident grouping styling itself the ‘IRA’ has said it was behind the shooting of a man in Strabane last month. 27-year-old Michael Neeson was shot four times in broad daylight in the Ballycolman Estate area. The organisation said it targeted 27-year-old Michael Neeson because he was “a major drug dealer” who had been warned

A post-mortem examination will be held today to determine the cause of death of a young woman who died in Derry early yesterday morning. The 19-year-old died after being taken to Altnagelvin Hospital, and detectives are appealing for information to trace her last movements. A man remains in custody in relation to her death. The

A Donegal based company has been named best new company at the Innovation Awards at the National Ploughing Championships. Farmflo, which is based at the Co-Lab incubation centre at Letterkenny Institute of Technology has developed Farm Management software designed to make compliance with regulations easier. At present, the firm employs eight people, with hopes to

The Derry and Strabane District Council, which is operating in “shadow” form until next April has backed calls for increased investment in critical infrastructural projects in the North West. The four key projects identified at the meeting were the Derry Belfast rail line, the Derry rail station, the A6 and the A5. The issue was

Sinn Féin is calling on the Arts Minister to make a statement to the Dáil clarifying the appointment of John McNulty to the IMMA board. McNulty – who is Fine Gael’s Seanad by-election candidate – resigned from the museum’s board yesterday just 13 days after his appointment. Last night the by-election’s organiser was asked to

Donegal Councillor Paul Canning has made a presentation to the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as part of its discussion on economic development in the North West. Cllr Canning is chair of the North West Region Cross Border Group, which is made up by the councils Donegal, Derry, Limavady, Magherafelt

John McNulty has resigned from the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The Kilcar man, who was appointed to the State board just six days before being controversially nominated to contest a Seanad seat, said he was resigning because IMMA rules did not allow him contest an election while a board member. The

Donegal County Council have spent €3 million on the Gweedore Sewage scheme, despite it being shelved. It was confirmed a fortnight ago that the long awaited scheme has been put back by Irish Water and will not go ahead for three years. Irish Water now intends to undertake an in-depth business case review of the

A 21 year-old man has been arrested after the body of a 19 year-old woman was found in a flat in Derry. The body was found at a flat in Cromore Gardens area in the Creggan area of the city. The PSNI has confirmed that they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death and a