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The Programme of Events for next weekend’s Relay for Life Donegal have been released. Thousands are expected to descend on LYIT to raise funds for cancer research by remembering those who have died from cancer while celebrating those that have survived it. The full list of events are listed below: SAT 25TH MAY AT LYIT […]

Overall crime was down 15% in the Letterkenny district in the first three months of the year, according to a report presented to the town’s Joint Policing Committee. Superintendent Vincent O’Brien said burglaries were down 2%, but aggravated burglaries were up 300%, although he stressed that was coming from a very low base, rising from

Letterkenny’s Mayor says the Town and County Councils should be borrowing as much money as possible to buy houses and property. At a Town Council meeting last evening, Cllr Victor Fisher said the council should look at purchasing a piece of land on Church Lane in the town centre. Supporting the motion, Mayor Dessie Larkin

The National Union of Journalists has demanded that a threat against a Donegal journalist be withdrawn. Two journalists in Northern Ireland had already received death threats from loyalist paramilitaries last week, while the County Donegal journalist working with the Sunday World has also received a threat. An NUJ spokesperson said the union asked those responsible

Derry has beaten off strong competition from more than 1,400 entries from all over Ireland to make the final five in “The Irish Times” Best Place to Holiday in Ireland competition. The other finalists still in the running to be named Ireland’s favourite holiday spot are Killarney, Co Kerry; Inishbofin, Co Galway; Loop Head peninsula,

IFA Chairs in Donegal and Leitrim are calling on the Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney to look beyond Cork as he considers the fodder crisis. The Chairman of Leitrim IFA Pat Gilhooly said Mr Coveney seems to have forgotten the west and northern parts of the country, where the real problems currently exist with fodder shortages

Eurovision finalist Ryan Dolan has been reflecting on the disappointing outcome of this years Eurovision on the Shaun Doherty show this morning. The Strabane native ranked last in Saturday night’s competition, securing just five points from three countries for the song Only Love Survives. Catherine Gaffney has more……………

Rural roads are to be given a facelift thanks to a 10.6 million euro investment from the Department of Transport. Under the scheme maintenance works will be carried out at 377 locations – or to over 240 kilometres of road,  over the next two years. Almost 500 hundred thousand euro will be spent in Donegal

Just over 300 thousand euro, withheld from Donegal County Council in penalties for non-collection of the household charge is to be reimbursed by Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan. Mr Hogan had refused to pay out the full Local Government Fund allocation to a number of local authorities who failed to collect at least 65

Irelands Ryan Dolan is gearing up for his performance at tonight’s Eurovision final in Sweden. The 27 year old from Strabane in Co. Tyrone will perform ‘Only Love Survives’ at the grand final tonight night in Malmo, to a worldwide audience of 70 million viewers. Around 40 of Ryan’s friends and family, including his parish

People in Strabane are being urged to attend a protest march in the town this afternoon in support of Greenfield home. The residential care home had been threatened with closure recently. The meeting point for the protest march, which is being organised by the Friends of Greenfield Home, is at Longs car park at 2

A lorry driver from County Tyrone has been jailed for 14 years in Greece after being convicted for his part in smuggling cannabis worth £1m. The seizure was made in in November 2011. 38-year-old Andrew Doherty of Sycamore Avenue in Sion Mills, was the driver of a lorry which was stopped and found to contain

A large crowd last night agreed to hold a public protest in opposition to plans to continue closing beds at Dungloe Hospital. Over 200 people attended the meeting in the Ionad Teampaill Chróine centre and there was unanimous condemnation of plans to close 10 beds at the hospital recently. The meeting was addressed by North

A Derry man who admitted rioting in the Currynierin area of the city was told that people like him ruined the positive image people in the city were trying to portray. Conor McToal (19) of 25, Whitethorn Drive, Derry admitted rioting and causing criminal damage on August 14 last year. Derry Crown Court was told

A unique sporting event takes place in Donegal this weekend, to mark the 40th anniversary of Letterkenny Athletic Club and the naming of the running track at the Aura Leisure Centre after legendary local athlete Danny Mc Daid. As part of an international athletics meet taking place at the track tomorrow, an attempt will be

Double killer John Gallagher has appeared before Strabane Magistrates Court in connection with a charge of making threats to kill. The 46 year old with an address at Grangewood, Strabane, appeared for a brief hearing yesterday. He faces two charges arising out of an incident on Monday last, May 13th. He was charged with harassment

The SDLP’s Pat Ramsey has been accused of making a political football out of funding for the Brandywell Stadium. Mr Ramsey had called for 110 million euro of funding set aside to redevelop Windsor Park to be allocated to the Brandywell project. This on the basis that no binding agreement to develop Windsor was in

Senior Management at Letterkenny General Hospital say the recommendations of the Higgins Report published this week will enhance services to patients, and improve the medical training available in Donegal. Under the provisions of the report, Letterkenny, Sligo and Mayo will become part of the Galway and Roscommon University Hospitals Group. In a statement, Management at

The Irish language secondary school in Buncrana has been given a reprieve with the Department of Education granting an extension of its opening. Gaelcholaiste Chineal Eoghain was facing imminent closure because not enough new students have been enrolling. A plan will now be put in place to try and boost enrollment. In the long term,

Gardai have confirmed that a murder investigation has been launched into the death of a man in Letterkenny. At a press conference , Gardai said Polish national  Bogdan Michalkiewicz suffered horrific injuries in a brutal attack but have not confirmed how he died. The body of 41-year-old Bogdan Michalkiewicz was discovered in an apartment at the

A public meeting is taking in place this (Thursday) evening to discuss a HSE decision to close the special needs preschool in Donegal Town from September.  There are only two SEN preschools in Donegal – St Agnes’s in Donegal Town is closing in September with the building to be used to provide services to adults

Eircom will launch it’s new eFibre high-speed broadband network today. It’s the first phase of the telecom company’s 1.5 billion euro investment in the service in Ireland. Customers in parts of Donegal will be able to avail of the network – which will benefit 300,000 homes and businesses across the country, rising to 600,000 by

A Derry Councillor says some of the money set aside for the A5 should be spent upgrading the Buncrana Road in Derry. Sinn Fein Councillor Tony Hassan says an upgrade plan has been delayed for several years, and it is becoming more necessary given the extent of growth in that part of the city. Cllr

Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has taken up the case of a Lifford woman whose campaign against her poor water supply has now hit the national headlines. Siobhon O’Brien Kelly from Lifford told Highland Radio News at the start of this week how her water supply would run a deep orange colour at least once a

Donegal County Council is reminding anyone who owns a property other than their principal private residence, that the 2013 Non Principal Private Residence charge must be paid by the end of next month. The council says properties can me registered and payment can be made online, by post or through any local council office. In

The Minister for Health has been called on to personally intervene to prevent the closure of respite beds at Dungloe Community Hospital. A total of 10 beds will close – the HSE says it is a short term measure being taken due to staffing pressures which can’t be eased because of the governments recruitment embargo.

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is asking people to come to its clinics in Carndonagh today and tomorrow. Low attendance at clinics in recent days is putting pressure on blood supplies and if that continues the service is warning that they could be under pressure in supplying hospitals with blood. The clinics in Carndonagh run

Investigations are continuing  in Letterkenny into the death of a man which gardai are treating as suspicous. The body of the foreign national man, who is in his early 40s, was discovered by his brother in an apartment at the lower main street area of the town at 11 o’clock on Wednesday morning. Initial indications

The search has resumed on the Foyle for missing Derry man Tony Browne. Yesterday, the PSNI and Tony’s family appealed for information about the 24 year old, who is described as 5’8″ tall, of medium build, with short ginger coloured hair. Yesterday, his shoes were found on the Foyle bridge Craig Smith of Foyle Search

A weather expert is predicting cold and blustery weather for the next seven to ten days – at least. Donegal has already had its average monthly rainfall for May and we are only half way through the month. Temperatures have also been unseasonably low month on month with Donegal exceeded the average monthly temperature once