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A former Junior Minister for Planning has said that the Emergency Department of Letterkenny General Hospital should not have been allowed to be located where it is. The carpark of the A & E Department was flooded on Tuesday night after 40 centimetres of rain fell in 40 minutes. It was the second time the […]

Fears are growing for the future of the tax office in Derry. The Revenue and Customs department has invited 44 staff at the office on the Duncreggan Road to apply for voluntary redundancy. A spokesperson said the situation was brought about by more people doing their tax business online. Jobs could also go in Newry

Police in Strabane are warning parents after they discovered a new batch of dangerous legal highs. The warning comes following the discovery by the PSNI of a number of empty legal high packets in a number of different areas in Strabane and Sion Mills. This new legal high is known as “Magic Dragon”. It is

A man in his 80s has died after the car he was driving was involved in a two car collision near Barnesmore Gap yesterday afternoon. The accident happened at around 330pm yesterday afternoon on the Donegal Town to Ballybofey Rd, just 3 miles outside Clar. The man in his 80s, who has not been named,

Gardai have made an appeal for information after a stabbing incident in Letterkenny yesterday evening. A 26-year-old man from the town was stabbed in the Market Square area at around 6pm. The man remains in Letterkenny General Hospital in a stable condition. Eyewitnesses say the 26 year-old man appeared to have been stabbed in the

Donegal County Council have closed the road between Cranford and Carrigart and Devlinreagh where a bridge is in danger of collapse. The road has been closed for safety reasons, and remedial works will take up to a week. An alternative route is available from Milford to Carrigart via the R246 and the L-1132 Kerrykeel to

The Manager of Letterkenny General has played down the flooding at the hospital last night. An investigation has been opened after the Emergency Department was closed for three hours last night after torrential rain. The carpark was deluged by water which then flowed into the waiting area of the Department. Management have said ‘considerably less’

Convicted drugs mule Michaela McCollum Connolly is likely to serve the remainder of her prison term in Northern Ireland. Tyrone based Michaella and Scottish woman Melissa Reid were sentenced to six years and eight months imprisonment in December for attempting to smuggle 11.5 kilos of cocaine, worth 1.8 million euro on a flight from Lima

An investigation has been opened after Letterkenny General Hospital in Donegal was hit by flooding for the second time in a year. Its emergency department was closed for three hours last night – as emergency services worked to remove floodwaters after torrential rainfall. Management says its investigation is at an ‘early stage’ but ‘considerably less’

It’s emerged that Donegal is one of just two local authorities in the country which had no “brown bin” kerbside collection in 2012. That system is being introduced in Letterkenny at the moment, and will then be extended to other areas of the county. Figures published this morning by the EPA show that in 2012,

A south Donegal man who suffered extensive self inflicted burns yesterday evening has passed away in a Dublin hospital. Gardaí say the man, aged in his early 60s, threw petrol on himself and set it alight at his home near the village of Ballintra at about 8 pm. He was airlifted to to St James

The group responsible for Letterkenny General Hospital says it would be happy to co-operate with any independent inquiry into flooding at the facility. The COO of West-North West Hospital Group’s Tony Canavan says he understands peoples concerns about the site in – which has been hit by flooding twice in a year. An estimated 40

A public consultation on a Draft Ministerial Direction as it relates to windfarm development in County Donegal has now opened. Last month the minister advised the council that changes to the county development plan that imposed new strict restrictions on windfarm development were at odds with national guidelines. The changes to the County Development plan

Doctors were fighting desperately to save a man’s life last nght(Tues) after he was airlifted to St James Hospital, Dublin, from Co. Donegal. Gardai said the man, aged in his early 60s, threw petrol on himself and set it alight at his home near the village of Ballintra about 8 pm. We are still awaiting

A torrential downpour has caused flooding at Letterkenny General Hospital. The downpour began shortly before 7pm on Tuesday night. The car park to the front of the emergency department was flooded. Some water managed to enter the Emergency Department but treatment areas were not badly effected. Flood preventative measures had been put in place following

A man in his 20s is in hospital having been the victim of an assault at Letterkenny’s Market Square. Gardai were called to the scene at 5.50pm on Tuesday evening. Eyewitnesses say the 26 year-old man appeared to have been stabbed in the stomach although this has not been confirmed. He has been removed to

Management in Letterkenny General Hospital wish to advise that visiting the Short Stay Ward in the hospital has been suspended for the time being due to cases of norovirus on the ward. If relatives are concerned about patients on this ward, a nominated person from each family can liaise with the Clinical Nurse Manager on

A local election candidate and community worker has claimed Donegal County Council is not doing enough to tackle racism in the county. Billy Banda was unsuccessful in his attempts to get elected to the local authority as an independent. He claims the council had an initiative in place to deal with allegations of racism but

A man has been arrested by gardai investigating an alleged  sex assault in South Donegal. The assault on a woman in her early 30s is alleged to have taken place last week in Donegal town. The suspect, in his early 60s, was questioned today at Ballyshanon Garda station. Gardai have indicated they expect a file

The importance of the landscape, scenery and natural environment of Donegal and the North West has been highlighted in a survey of visitors just published by Failte Ireland. Over 900 visitors were surveyed between May and October last year, 61% of whom were first time visitors to the region. 56% of all those surveyed said

New research shows we are still talking and texting on our phones while behind the wheel. More than 10% of drivers are continuing to put their lives, and others, at risk by using their hand-held phones whilst driving. Of the 10% of motorists who were observed breaking the law in relation to mobile phone use:

Letterkenny General Hospital are now this morning accepting new medical patients. It had emerged yesterday that the hosipal where not accepting new medical patients as there was a shortage of medical registrars at the hospital. While the restrictions have now been lifted, hospital management are again asking people to only attend the emergency department if absolutley

Research of mobile phone use by Irish drivers, carried out by motoring solutions specialists, easytrip, has revealed that a significant number of motorist are violating mobile phone road traffic regulations, with more than 10% of drivers continuing to put their lives, and others, at risk by using their hand-held phones whilst driving. The research, which

A man who said he drank ten beers, followed by two bottles of rum and then drank a bottle of vodka in the presence of police has been remanded in custody charged with biting a police officer at the weekend. 26 Anthony Feeny of 44, Moyola Walk in Derry appeared at the local Magistrate’s Court

It’s emerged that Letterkenny General Hospital will not be accepting medical patients from today until Wednesday as a result of a shortage of medical registrars at the hospital. The issue has been highlighted this evening by Donegal Councillor and HSE West Forum Member Gerry Mc Monagle, who is seeking clarification from the hospital about the

The newly crowned Mary from Dungloe 2014 is a student from Sydney, Australia. Kate Lindsay, 19, was crowned on Sunday night as the ten day event drew to a close. The eldest of three of a family, Kate was at the festival on her own as she is about to commenced studies in Dublin. The

The main N56 road between Loughanure and Dungloe wass closed this morning as a result of a serious accident at 2.am The single car crash happened near the Cruckakeehan (pronounce cruk-a-key-han) junction. It is understood the car was coming from Dungloe travelling in the direction of Loughanure. The driver, a male occupant in his twenties, and

  Bundoran RNLI launched yesterday afternoon to aid an overturned jet-ski off Muvagh Beach. Malin Head Coast guard alerted the volunteer lifeboat crew to the incident when a family of four from Northern Ireland got into difficulty in the water following the capsizing of their jet ski. The family were all wearing lifejackets and had

Six youth cyclists have been taken to Letterkenny General Hospital following a pile up on the opening day of the third annual Errigal Youth International Tour. None of the injuries are thought to be serious and range from possible broken collar bones to bruising. The event, which takes place in Donegal, is aimed at children