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Thousands of people have today welcomed home the Derry-Londonderry-Doire yacht. The yacht has won the home leg of the Clipper Round the World yacht race. The win puts the crew in fourth place and in contention to challenge for the third spot on the podium. The 2,800-mile leg from New York to Derry was the […]

A video clip on Facebook showing the antics of a driver in the heart of Letterkenny has sparked outrage. The clip shows a driver doing doughnuts right outside Gallaghers Hotel, near the Courthouse at the Upper Main Street junction. The incident was one of more than 100 motoring offences detected by over-stretched gardai during the

Volunteer coastguards today(Sun) called for power to impose penalties on small boat users who fail to wear life-jackets. The call came after four men were seen packed like sardines into a small boat with no room to move as they fished. Although Killybegs Coast Guard, which accidentally spotted them off St John’s Point while on

A man’s been airlifted from Glengesh after he was injured while out walking. Donegal Mountain Rescue Team was called to Glengesh this (Saturday) afternoon to assist a member of a walking group who had sustained a leg injury during a hike. The Sligo based Rescue 118 Coastguard Helicopter was called in, and the man was

A 30-year-old man who stole a truck from a coal-yard and then burned it and separately committed a violent assault, was sentenced to jail for 15 months yesterday(Fri). Judge Kevin Kilrane noted that Gary Cole, who was arrested in Newtowncunningham, and others broke into the coal yard in Ballyshannon, stole petty cash and keys in

Garda have made further arrests as part of their investigation into prostitution in Donegal. Yesterday, six Romanian nationals appeared before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court yesterday on prostitution-related charges following a garda operation in Letterkenny. Detective Sergeant Carroll told the court that the Riverside Apartment complex on Pearse Road had been under surveillance

A 23 year-old man who was injured in a single vehicle crash on the Port Road in March of this year has died. Darry McDaid has been in intensive care in hospital since the crash. The BMW he was driving was in collision with  road signs and a telephone poll on the Port Road just

Hundreds turned out at An Grianan Fort this morning for the summer solstice. The event in Burt has attracted hundreds of locals and tourists to the area over the last number of years. Our reporter Barry Whyte was there this morning….  

Figures released by the Irish Nurse and Midwives Organisation today show that Letterkenny General Hospital is AGAIN one of the most overcrowded hospital in the country today. 21 people are currently waiting on trolleys and ‘in wards’ in Letterkenny General today – 17 on trolleys and 4 ‘in wards’. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda

Over 1,100 people have signed a petition in the Rosses area to save Dungloe Library. Petitioners want rumoured cuts to staffing levels and opening hours to be reversed. They are also calling for the library to remain in its current location at Ionad Teampaill Chróine. Speaking on todays Shaun Doherty Show, Patrick Bonner says the

A famous Hollywood actor has given County Donegal a huge endorsement on one of Americas biggest talk shows. Speaking on the Late Show with David Letterman on US Television last night, Paul Rudd, of Anchorman fame, spoke of a recent stag party he took with friends in Donegal. In April this year the actor and

Six people are due in court in Letterkenny this afternoon following raids on a number of apartments in the town last evening. Gardai say the raids in the Lower Main Street area were part of an ongoing operation targetting alleged prostitution and brothel keeping. Inspector Goretti Sheridan says the five women and one man who

A waitress charged with dangerous driving causing the death of 48 year old Alan McSherry in a hit-and-run collision is to stand trial before a judge and jury. 24 year old Lisa Roohan was sent forward for trial at Ballyshannon District Court today to Donegal Circuit Court on October 28. Garda Kevin Garvin, Bundoran, told

The Irish Government is being asked to match funding already committed by the Executive at Stormont for the establishment of a Northwest Health Innovation Corridor. The idea is to foster a partnership between industry and health related statutory bodies along a line from Sligo to Coleraine via Letterkenny and Derry, with its focus on job

  Gardai are warning rally goers this weekend to be aware of a major scam where cars are being purchased by fraudsters with fake bank drafts and then sold on for cash. Criminals are targeting car owners, who advertise their vehicles for sale on classified websites. They contact the seller and say they are interested

Police in Derry have released details of 10 arrests made in relation to suspected drugs offences in the city. It’s part of a PSNI crackdown over the past week. Two men aged 31 and 20 were arrested on suspicion of supplying a Class B drug following a search of a house in the Bogside area.

The Dail has been told that the regulations governing commonage under the new GLAS scheme are prohibitive, and will prevent many farmers in Donegal from taking part. Yesterday morning, Deputy Mc Conalogue joined farmers from Donegal who were taking part in a national protest against the restrictions. Later, Deputy McConalogue raised the matter during Topical

Frances Guiney, Director of Nursing with the Asthma Society is taking your questions on Hay Fever. At this time of the year there are many people suffering from allergies. Every year, approximately one in ten people in Ireland experiences the discomfort of allergic rhinitis, commonly referred to as hayfever. Some people only have symptoms during

Denis Kirwan Golf Journalist is following Rory McIlroy at the Irish Open at the moment. Rory said yesterday that he will play for Ireland at the Olympics in Rio 2016. Denis joins the show to discuss.

A Donegal County Cllr has raised concerns after the only Garda patrol car in Kerrykeel was taken off the road and not replaced. Under current regulations, Garda cars that clock up more than 300,000 miles must be taken off the road. The only patrol car at Kerrykeel Garda station reached that limit this week and

Five young motorists from Donegal are taking part in a cross border study to determine if placing ‘black box’ telematic devices in cars will help improve road safety. The study is based in the border counties, and is being coordinated by the accident management company CRASH Services to test if such devices, which are widely

There was a drop of over 30 per cent in the number of planning permissions granted for new homes in the first quarter of the year. The Central Statistics Office says 1,604 units got the green light in the first three months of 2014, down from 2,308 in the same period of 2013. In Donegal,

Transport Minister Leo Varadker has extended the Public Service Order governing flights from Dublin to Donegal until next February to allow the service continue during the tendering period for the new contract. The current contract expires in November, but the three month extension will allow the recepit and assessment of applications. Welcoming the extension, Deputy

It’s emerged that former Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain was told in 2006 that Donegal man John Downey was wanted for the 1982 Hyde Park bombing, even though Mr Downey was given a letter saying he was not wanted by British police. Mr Hain appeared before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminister

A Senior Donegal County Council official says the findings of a report published this week into difficulties in the education sector in Donegal will not be allowed sit on a shelf Liam Ward is Chair of the Economic Security Sub-group of the council’s Childrens Services Committee which commissioned the report. It found that further cuts

A Donegal County Cllr is calling on all Cllrs to give up their expenses in the wake of a Standards in Public Office Commision report this week. Former Cllr Padraig Doherty was found to have wrongly claimed travel expenses from the council and Udaras na Gaeltachta. Now Independent Cllr Dessie Shiels says all Cllrs should

The Western Trust says it is investigating a data breach after a patient who had requested his medical records was given a file containing another person’s records. Jonathon had attended Altnagelvin Hospital with a heart condition and as he wasn’t happy with his diagnosis he requested his medical records. He told the Shaun Doherty Show

Donegal Down Syndrome are calling on the Government to reimburse money to people who are getting back their discretionary medical card. The next month will see 15 thousand discretionary cards returned to people around the country. But Donegal Down Syndrome are demanding the coalition go further and reimburse them for the costs they’ve been facing