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The home of an elderly couple in Kilross just outside Ballybofey has become the latest target of a robbery in the county. An elderly couples home on the busy Kilross junction was targeted in the early hours of yesterday morning. A number of men entered their home at around 130am and demanded money. They made […]

A walking tourist has been rescued from Slieve League after getting into difficulty yesterday evening. The woman, from American, was walking with a friend when they got lost. One of the woman managed to make her way down and raise the alarm. In the meantime, her friend  found herself positioned in a dangerous situation in

More than 30,000 people are expected to descend on Derry today for the Orange Order’s flagship 12th of July demonstration. The Derry march is one of 18 taking part across the north and marks the end of a series of free cultural events held in the city as part of the City of Culture celebrations.

The man staging a hunger strike outside the Dáil is reported to have ended his protest. Last night, Donegal South West Deputy Pearse Doherty announced on Twitter that Tony Rochford from Co Meath had called a halt to his fight against the property tax, after 25 days without food. Earlier this week the Taoiseach Enda

Donegal County Council and the Donegal County Heritage Forum have joined with The Heritage Council to find out more about what Donegal people took with them when they emigrated to various parts of the World throughout the centuries. It’s planned to produce a booklet that includes accounts of emigrant experiences. It follows the recent revelation

Derry’s District Judge Barney McElholm has said that the British and Irish governments must tackle the problem of people holding driving licences in both jurisdictions. His comments came after it emerged in court that a woman caught speeding last year was disqualified from driving in the North, but had a valid licence from the republic.

Inishowen Cllr Jack Murray has requested an urgent meeting with Chief Superintendent Teri McGinn after an armed robbery in An Grianan Hotel, Burt in the early hours of yesterday morning. Cllr Murray said he will use the opportunity to call for more Garda resources in border areas. He says border communities cannot continue to be

Strabane District Council’s top official has described the decision to relocate Stormont’s agriculture department headquarters to Ballykelly as “wholly unjustified”. Speaking to the Strabane Chronicle Council chief executive Danny McSorley made his remarks in response to a formal consultation on the relocation of DARD’s headquarters. It is almost a year since a leaked memo revealed

Gardai are appealing for information about last an armed robbery at An Grianan Hotel in Burt in the earkly hours of this morning.. Three men entered the premises at quarter to three, at least one was armed with a shotgun. They escaped with a sum of money. Local Superintendent Andy Archbold is leading the investigation,

Listening to your local radio station on the move is about to get much easier! In the coming weeks Highland Radio will be releasing its brand new mobile application for both Apple and Android devices. At the touch of a button you will be able to listen live to what people are talking about on

The Government has approved funding for the construction of  four wastewater treatment plants form the Donegal Group B Sewerage Scheme. Under the contract new wastewater treatment plants will be provided in Bundoran and Glencolmcille and the plants in Killybegs and Convoy will be upgraded. The news has been welcomed by Minister Dinny McGinley who says

A man suing the Sunday Times for defamation over an opinion piece about him filming the birth of his baby daughter says he does not accept it was an emergency delivery. Dubai based property broker John McCauley, originally from Donegal but now wth an  address in Co Kildare claims the column by journalist Brenda Power

A Government report is to recommend that cyberbullying be made a criminal offence following a number of teenage suicides in Donegal thought to be linked to the problem. It will also propose new laws to compel all schools to introduce disciplinary codes to tackle the misuse of social media. As part of the proposals social

The hopes of full citizenship for over 50-thousand undocumented Irish in the United States received a significant boost last night. Republicans in the House of Representatives held a meeting during which they agreed to their own version of an immigration reform bill. It follows the approval of a Bill by the US Senate – and

Donegal Creameries has been granted permission to change its name to Donegal Investment Group plc. The Registrar of Companies made the decision following the passing of a resolution relating to a name change proposed to shareholders at a company EGM earlier this month The switch becomes effective for trading on the ESM of the Irish

One of Lettekenny’s best known hotels has been put on the market with a guide price of 900,000 euro. The Letterkenny Court Hotel is being sold on the instructions of David Carson of Deloitte, receiver and manager Pemberley Catering Limited The hotel has 57 en suite guest bedrooms and 26 apartments as well as a

The public is being asked to help find a 44 year-old woman who is missing from the Drumquinn area of County Tyrone. Lisa McGowan was last seen at her home in the Drumquin area on Monday at 10.30pm. Lisa is described as being 6 foot tall , slim to medium build with auburn short to

A Donegal North East Deputy TD says a massive government cut in the Housing Adaptation Grant is having a severe impact on people with disabilities. According to Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue, Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan is funding a €10 million programme to build new houses for disabled people by slashing the grants to adapt existing

A Northwest MEP is calling on Minister Phil Hogan to leave the LEADER programme alone. Jim Higgins, who will meet with Minister Hogan later today, is strongly opposed to plans to strip LEADER of its core planing and decision making functions. Mr Higgins is against the plans which would give more power to local councils

Letterkenny Town Council is to write to Bus Eireann seeking to have the route from Letterkenny to Dublin via Omagh made fully wheelchair accessible. Omagh District Council and other authorities along the route are also being asked to make representations. Raising the issue this week, Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh said the route is a very important

Donegal County Council is extended the scope of its water restrictions, with areas served by the Lifford reservoir having their supplies cut from 11.30pm to 6am each night until further notice. The areas affected include Rossgeir, Porthall, Letterkenny Road, Cavan Hill, Glencash, Drumleen, Creaghadoos, Gillystown and Drumearn. Restrictions remain in place in the Finn Valley,

A Donegal born solicitor has been appointed as one of three new non-executive directors to the Board of the Hospital Group for the West/North West. Sharon Moohan is currently a Solicitor to the Residential Institutions Redress Board, and previously worked in the European Commission for a year, as well as lecturing in European Law at

  The Donegal Youth Council is welcoming the Governments confirmation that a recommendation to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 will be put to referendum. The Government has confirmed that a referendum will take place before 2015. Donegal Youth Cllr, Molly McGinty said if the voting age is lowered, then more youth issues

Donegal is one of the top three counties in Ireland for tax defaulters. The county has almost double the national average of settlements with Revenue. An analysis of Revenue Data of the last five years has found that  Monaghan, Wexford and Donegal have the highest per-capita number of tax defaulters in the country Monaghan recorded

There has been 43 deaths on the A5 road since 1998. The Action for A5 group obtained the figures after making a freedom of information request to the PSNI. Since 1998, 43 people have lost their lives as a result of road traffic accidents on the A5 between Favor Royal Road in Aughnacloy and Spencer

A SF Cllr in Strabane has denied allegations that they assaulted a member of the SDLP party. On Sunday the PSNI confirmed they were investigating an incident after they received a report of an assault in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Sinn Fein Cllr, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said that

The RUC knew about an IRA bomb that killed three people in the Creggan in Derry in 1988 – but did nothing to warn people in the area. That’s the finding of a new report by the North’s police Ombudsman published this morning. However, the Ombudsman is rejecting claims the RUC failed to act in

Junior Health Minister Kathleen Lynch has accused Donegal South West Deputy Pearse Doherty of acting in a reprehensible manner by striking fear into the hearts of vulnerable people. She was speaking during a Dail debate on bed closures in Community Hospitals in Donegal. The issue was raised by Deputy Doherty, who said the the HSE

A man already serving a prison term for a series of sex offences, appeared at Dungloe District Court today on another 15 charges. The defendant sat between a male and a female prison officer as the list of new charges was put before the court by Det Gda John Gallagher. He told Judge Paul Kelly

Gardai investigating the discovery of a man’s body in Churchill on Sunday have renewed an appeal for information about his movements, but are not commenting on the cause of his death. The body of 50 year old Kieran Callaghan was found at his home at Roshine, Churchill at approximately 1.30pm. This afternoon, at a press

More water restrictions have been announced in parts of the the Stranorlar Electoral Area by Donegal County Council, with supplies being disconnected between 10pm and 7am from tonight until further notice. The areas affected are those served by the Tievebrack,  Gleneely and Ballynacor reservoirs. The council’s full statement reads –   Due to the current

A Donegal bar owner in New York, who hung an American flag outside his pub to celebrate his new U.S. citizenship, is said to be devastated after an unidentified man burnt the flag on July 4th. John Doherty who owns the the Playwright Pub on 35th Street in Manhattan says he was deeply shocked by

The Dungloe fire crew have been called to a Gorse fire at Loughanure. The fire is in bog land adjacent to the N56 Loughanure to Dungloe road. near where many locals have turf cut. The fire is said to be not threatening any dwellings but a thick plume of smoke is crossing the N56 and

A 70-year-old man charged with a series of sex offences against boys in west Donegal is still awaiting service of the book of evidence. Dungloe District Court was told today  that a short adjournment was being sought to allow continued communication between the State Solicitor and defence solicitor Cormac Hartnett. The 70-year-old is charged with

18 new Transport co-ordination units have been announced across the country this morning as part of a major overhaul of the Rural Transport Programme. It is part of a  major restructuring of the programme outlined in a new report published today ‘Strengthening Connections in Rural Ireland’ launched by the Public Transport Minister, Alan Kelly. The

An American Tourist has said she was disgusted to witness the damage done to An Grianan of Aileach in Burt at the weekend. Locals were left fuming after it emerged someone defecated in the holy well while others dislodged Historical stones from the walls. Two Derry men appeared in court this week and admitted throwing

A spokesperson for Malin Head Coastguard Station says they have recieved reports of people on jetskis and in motor boats harassing swimmers and abusing  lifeguards. Mike Mullins was speaking as he warned people of the dangers of the water as thousands flock to the coastline to enjoy the current spell of good weather. Mr Mullins

A Northwest MEP has blamed ‘a lack of garda presence’ on Donegal roads for an increase in those who have lost their lives. Six people have died on Donegal’s roads so far in 2013, that is a 50% increase over the same period last year. MEP JIm Higgins says the trend need to be reversed

Major changes to the Rural Transport Programme are expected to be announced today. The Government programme was set up to meet the transport needs of people in rural areas. It carries out around 1.3 million passenger journeys every year. Details of improvements in the provision of the system are expected to be outlined by the

Donegal Senator Jimmy Harte says he believes the new JobsPlus scheme which has just been announced can make a major difference in the county. Under the scheme companies can be paid between 7,500 and 10,000 euro over two years if they hire someone who’s been on the live register for a year or longer. Senator

An East Derry MLA is considering an approach to the Northern Ireland Electricity Regulator after it emerged that NIE will remove power lines in the County Derry village of Articlave on Thursday night. The decision was taken because a very large 11th night bonfire has been built on Housing Executive land directly underneath the lines.

Letterkenny Town Councillors have clashed over a motion calling on Minister Phil Hogan to give real powers to the Municipal Districts being proposed to replace the Town Council system. Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle said such a move is necessary to ensure that Letterkenny maximises the amount of income from rates that stays in the urban

 Gardai in Milford are investigating a suspicious death following the discovery of a man’s body in Churchill on Sunday. The body of 50 year old Kieran Callaghan was found at his home at Roshin at approximately 1.30pm. Gardai are appealing for assistance in tracing Mr. Callaghan’s last movements between Thursday the 4th of July and