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Police appeal for info following Ballycolman Estate arson attack

Police in Strabane are appealing for information about an arson incident in the town. One person has been arrested following the incident. Outlining the background, Sergeant Glen Warnock said: “At about 12.15am on Wednesday [Aug 27] someone went into the kitchen of a house at Ballycolman Estate and started a fire. “Four people were in

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MS Artania arrives in Killybegs as tourist begin Northwest Tours

Hundreds of tourists from Germany and Switzerland have descended on Donegal today. The MS Artania, carrying 1200 passengers and 800 crew docked in Killybegs Harbour this morning. It is the biggest cruise ship ever to dock in Co Donegal. The tourists will now go on tours throughout the northwest. Coaches tours are being run to

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Ramsey calls for interim arrangements as Housing Executive maintenance contract changes

Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey has expressed concern about the continuity of Housing Executive maintenance works in Derry after he was informed that the contract was awarded to a new firm. Up to 40 jobs could be at risk as arrangements for the transfer of workers from the old contractor to the new company have not

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Snorkeler rescued in Mulroy Bay after getting into difficulty

A snorkeler had a lucky escape yesterday after he got into difficulty in Mulroy Bay. A woman contacted the coastguard after her husband who was snorkeling in the bay disappeared from view. The Mulroy coastguard and 118 helicopter where then tasked immediately. The Mulroy team quickly located the snorkeler stranded on a sandbank. The casualty was then brought safely

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Minister turns down proposal to expand Strabane Gaelscoil into Castlederg

The North’s Education Minister, John O’Dowd, has turned down a development proposal to expand Gaelscoil Uí Dhochartaigh, Strabane. The Western Education and Library Board had published a development proposal seeking to expand the school through the establishment of an ‘off-site unit’ in Castlederg at the site of the current Gaelscoil na Deirge. However, Minister O’Dowd

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Father hails son a hero after he saves teenager off Rathmullen Pier

The father of a young Drumkeen man who rescued two teenagers from Lough Swilly says he is unbelieveably proud of his son. 21-year-old Sean Haughey, jumped off Rathmullen pier after a teenager got into difficulty after he and three friends where swimming off Rathmullan Pier’. Sean had been fishing off the pier when the teenagers

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Largest cruise ship ever to dock in Donegal will sail into the county tomorrow

The biggest cruise ship ever to dock in Donegal will sail into the county tomorrow. The MS Artania, carrying over 1200 passengers and 800 crew will arrive in Killybegs Harbour tomorrow. The majority of the passengers, who are German and Swiss, will then be taken on tours around the coumty for the day. Ann Dorrian,

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Deputy First Minister and Derry Chamber of Commerce meet over Magee expansion

The Norths Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness has said he is committed to the substanial expansion of the Magee campus. Martin McGuinness met with the Derry Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Sinead McLaughlin this week. He now intends to raise the issue with the Department of Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry. Speaking to Highland

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Letterkenny councillor calling for action to clear dangerous and derelict house

Letterkenny Councillor Gerry Mc Monagle is calling on the County Council to contact the owner of a derelict house in the Crievesmith area of the Town and request that he immediatly secure the building and clear up the rubbish that has been dumped around it. Cllr Mc Monagle said the bungalow was bought a number

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Points requirements fall for some LYIT courses as CAO publishes Round 2 offers

Over 1000 students will be getting their first offer of a college place this morning – in round two of the CAO. 3,125 will get an offer in this round – with some having previously accepted a lower choice. A record 60 thousand students have been offered third level places – the highest ever after

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West Tyrone MLA seeks assurances for workforce after company loses Housing Executive contract

Fifteen workers have been laid off as a result of building firm Robinson and Ferry losing a major contract with the Housing Executive in Strabane. In June the Derry-based company lost its position as the Housing Executive’s key contractor and last month the business was placed into administration. Sinn Féin MLA Michaela Boyle said she

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Letterkenny third most overcrowded hospital in country today

There are 17 people on trolleys and a further 8 ‘in wards’ in Letterkenny General Hospital today. The latest figures released by the Irish Nurse and Midwives Organisation show Letterkenny General as the third most overcrowded hospital in the country. Beaumont Hospital has topped the INMO’s figures with 36 patients on trolleys and ‘in wards’,

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Doherty says Irish government could use European Investment Bank to source A5 funding

West Tyrone MP Pat Doherty says that the Irish government should examine the potential of European Investment Bank funding to fulfill its A5 funding commitment, saying the bank is already funding works on the N17 between Sligo and Galway. Mr Doherty says the Irish government has given a general commitment that it will re-assess it’s

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