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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

There has been another spike in the level of overcrowding at Letterkenny General Hospital. Figures compiled by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show almost 30 people without a bed at the hospital. According to the figures, 19 people are on trolleys either awaiting treatment or being treated – a further 10 are in wards.

Dr John Killeen has taken over as interim chaor of West / North West Hospitals Group. He replaces Noel Daly who resigned from the position last week. Noel Daly’s resignation came amid controversy about his company, the Health Partnership, being asked to review maternity services across the west Northwest region. The union IMPACT welcomed the

A study on education funding commissioned by Donegal County Council has concluded the skills and knowledge base within the county could be eroded if there are more cuts in resources. The “Profiling Challenges to the Education Sector in Donegal” report is based on 2012 figures, and was carried out by the council’s Research and Policy

  An East Derry MLA says unless the 100-short term Department of Social Development posts offered to Driver and Vehicle Agency staff in Coleraine become permanent, the move will be seen by some as “the greatest exercise in exploitation”. DSD Minister Nelson McCausland announced last evening that 100 short term call centre type jobs would

The Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs is in Washington today to highlight the plight of the 50-thousand undocumented Irish people living in the US. Well over a thousand of them are estimated to be from Donegal. Eamon Gilmore will attend a series of meetings over the next two days to push for reform of

The parents of a Derry man, who blinded himself while in Maghaberry Prison, have said they want a full investigation into what happened. Sean Lynch, had been remanded in custody facing assault charges. The 23-year-old is currently in hospital receiving treatment after he cut his wrists and throat, mutilated his testicles and finally gouged his

Two men in their 20s are due in Derry Magistrates Court in connection with a number of incidents in the city on Monday night. The PSNI say a 26 year old man has been charged with several offences, including GBH with intent, common assault, robbery, intimidation of a witness and two counts of criminal damage.

The government needs to drastically change its budget policies and abandon any more plans to cut public spending. That’s according to Sinn Féin, which says the Fiscal Advisory Council’s notes on public spending must be taken seriously. Finance Spokesman Pearse Doherty says public services simply can’t cope with the level of cuts the government is

A cash reward has been offered after vandals caused thousands of euros of damage to the new Carndonagh boxing club house.  It is believed that the incident took place between 7pm and 9pm on Sunday night, and the boxing club have issued an appeal for information with a cash reward. The two front doors have

Father Ambrose o’Gorman Ireland’s oldest living priest has died. He was born a fortnight after the Titanic sank and said in the past that his most treasured memory was the summer’s day in 1940 when he returned home to Ballyshannon after being ordained in England and the whole town had turned out to greet him.

New statistics show that over half the population of Donegal has a full medical card. An analysis by The Irish Times show that just under 55% of people in the county have a full medical card a marginal reduction on the figure for 2012. The next highest is in Mayo with 49%, then waterford with

The Social Prescribing for Health and Wellbeing Programme is available in six areas in Donegal. The programme aims to support the health and wellbeing of people by using community-based activities and supports, such as Mens Sheds, Walking in groups, Community Gardening , dancing art and other creative activities. There are also opportunities to attend self-help

Strabane District Council has confirmed plans for a new leisure centre in the town. The money needed will be borrowed over a three year period starting in 2015. A location for the new centre has yet to be confirmed and it is understood as many as five sites are being examined. An assessment of these sites

There’s controversy over plans for a stripper to perform at a Leaving Cert party in Dublin. Tomangos in Portmarnock is hosting a blow out bash to celebrate the end of exams with Chelsea Ferguson due to appear at the nightclub on Wednesday night. A spokesperson for the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says it is not