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Teams searching for a missing teenager in the River Foyle are now looking for a second man. It is believed he went into the river on yesterday morning while crews were looking for missing 18-year-old Kieran McKeon. The body of Mr McKeon’s 21-year-old companion, Alexandra O’Brien, was found in the river last Thursday. Mr McKeon […]

A man has drowned after he was washed off rocks at Mullaghmore Head while fishing with friends in Co Sligo. The Bundoran RNLI lifeboat was tasked by Malin Head Coast Guard to attend the scene, but were stood down as gardaí and ambulance crew assisted the man. The foreign national, in his 50s, was brought

A Derry Councillor has called on those involved in attacking buses in the Galliagh area of Derry to stop immediately. Over the past ten days there have been a number of attacks on buses which resulted in Translink withdrawing its service in the Galliagh area for a time over the weekend. Windows of buses have

A public meeting against Croke Park proposals will be held in the Mount Errigal hotel this Tuesday evening. The four leading trade unions opposed to the proposals for an extension to Croke Park are hosting the meeting as part of their nationwide campaign. Senior figures from the INMO, The IMO, The CPSU and Unite will

Three men have appeared at Derry Magistrates Court charged with assisting in arranging a meeting addressed by a member of a proscribed organisation. The three were released on conditional bail, to appear again on April 25th. Eamon Mc Dermott was in court……..

The Garda Traffic Corps in Donegal says it will be seeking to have more areas included in the list of black spots monitored under the GoSafe camera scheme. This week four new Donegal zones were added to the list, they are Cappry, Keeldrum Upper, Kilmacrennan and Trentaboy. Speaking to Greg Hughes on today’s Shaun Doherty

A search is continuing for a second missing person in Derry after the body of a woman was recovered from the River Foyle last evening. Police, backed by Foyle Search and Rescue and an Irish coastguard helicopter began a missing persons search yesterday morning after personal belongings were found on the Foyle Bridge. They say

A bid to break the world record for the most people in one place with the same first name will go ahead in Stranorlar on Sunday afternoon. Everyone with the first name Patrick, Patricia or derivations of those names is being urgd to take part, over 1,096 people are needed to secure the record. The

There’s bad news on the weather front for those planning to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Donegal this weekend. A cold and wet day is forecast with temperatures no higher than 6 degrees. There will parades in Letterkenny, Buncrana, Ballyshannon, Bundoran, Donegal Town and the Twin Towns to name but a few. Forecaster with Met

As Property Tax valuations continue to feature in the news this week, Environment Minister Phil Hogan says more than 450,000 households still haven’t paid the Household Charge. Responding to Dail questions, Mr Hogan said the national compliance rate is now at 72pc, with 1.167 million homes registered. Donegal remains the county with the lowest registration

The Communications Regulator is to carry out a fresh assessment of mobile phone coverage in Donegal using new technology and testing methods. The assessment was confirmed during a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications yesterday, at which Donegal Deputy Joe Mc Hugh quizzed Comreg about a number of issues. Afterwards, he told

It’s been confirmed that a second neurologist will be appointed in the Northwest. A neurologist was to have been appointed by the HSE in Sligo last year, but it proved difficult to fill the post until now. The appointment will come as a welcome relief to the hundreds of people in the region who have

Three men are due at Derry Magistrates Court today charged with assisting in arranging a meeting addressed by a member of a proscribed organisation. The three, aged 50, 42 and 27 were arrested earlier this week in connection with alleged offences at an Easter Commemoration at the City Cemetery last year.

Three men have been charged with assisting in arranging a meeting addressed by a member of a proscribed organisation. The three, aged 50, 42 and 27, are due to appear before Derry Magistrates Court tomorrow. It is believed the charges are in connection with an investigation into terrorism offences at the Easter commemoration at the

Northern Ireland coroner John Lecky is to write to police inviting them to investigate the mysterious sinking of a fishing boat which killed two Glengad brothers. 70-year-old Daniel and 68-year-old Francis McDaids boat sank close to the mouth of Lough Foyle exactly five years ago today. A Maritime Casualty Investigation Board report in the Republic

A libel action brought by John McAreavey against the Irish Daily Mail over pictures of his wife has been settled. The still photographs were taken from CCTV footage presented in court last year, pictures which Belfast High Court has been told were ‘potentially misleading’. 27-year-old Michaela Mc Areavy was murdered on her honeymoon in Mauritius

The number of MRSA cases in Letterkenny General Hospital has decreased in recent years. The latest figures show that there were 19 occurrences of the illness in 2008 and just six cases in 2012. This represents a 68% per cent reduction in instances over the last four years. There has also been a large decrease

Pope Francis won’t be calling on his predecessor Benedict 16th today as had originally been reported. The Vatican says he probably won’t see him tomorrow either, but does say a meeting will happen in a few days. On today’s Shaun Doherty Show on Highland Radio, Bishop Philip Boyce said he believes Pope Francis will be

A spokesperson for the Communications Regulator Comreg has said they are not aware of any deficiencies in broadband connectivity for businesses in Donegal. Donegal North East Deputy Joe Mc Hugh raised the issue during an Oireachtas Comnmunications Committee meeting this morning attended by the regulator and some of his senior staff. He asked the regulator

Sinn Fein representatives in Donegal have announced details of upcoming local initatives to challenge the property tax. They’ve outlined plans to distribute tens of thousands of leaflets in order to build support for a Sinn Fein bill which will be going through the Oireachts to repeal the property tax. They will also be asking everyone

Two men were arrested in Derry yesterday as part of an investigation into dissident republican activity. The arrests followed a number of house searches in the Creggan area of the city yesterday morning. A PSNI spokesperson said the arrests were made in connection with an investigation into a commemoration in the City Cemetery on Easter

Diversions around Burnfoot have been lifted after a serious collision on the Buncrana side of the village shortly after 3 o’clock this morning. A 33 year old man, who was driving a van, sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Altnegelvin Hospital. We understand his injuries are not life threatening. Diversions via Barrs quarry stayed

Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio was tonight elected pope – the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. The 76-year-old, from Buenos Aires, has chosen to be known as Pope Francis. After announcing “Habemus Papum” – “We have a pope!” – a cardinal standing on the balcony

White smoke has risen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, signalling that Cardinals have chosen a new pope. We’ll find out who will be the next leader of the Catholic church when they appear on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica – possibly within the next hour.  

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has made a special appeal for people to attend blood donation clinics in Donegal Town today and tomorrow. The board has to accommodate extra pressure on supplies over St Patrick’s Day and Easter and are particularly keen for people with blood type A+ to donate. The clinics run in the Abbey Hotel

Gardai are investigating an incident at a farmhouse in Carrowreagh between Bridgend and Kilea last night. A woman saw two men acting suspiciously in a farmyard. She telephoned her sons, but when they got there the two men had gone. They found that vehicles and sheds had been searched, but nothing was taken. Local Councillor

Travellers from across the country will protest outside Leinster House this afternoon in protest at what they say has been a rise in anti-traveller racism. The Irish Traveller Movement says this noticeable rise includes recent comments by public representatives and members of the judiciary, culminating with the burning of a house allocated to a Traveller

A Donegal Deputy has called on the government to act quickly on banker’s pay following the publication of the Mercer report. The report found that average salaries in Irish banks have increased over the past four years. Now Donegal South West Deputy Pearse Doherty says the Government has nowhere left to hide on bankers’ pay

It’s been confirmed that the Lough Swilly Ferry between Rathmullan and Buncrana will take to the water again at the beginning of June, while the Lough Foyle Ferry between Greencastle and Magilligan in the North will be up and running again this Friday. The service between Rathmullan and Buncrana will  run at weekends with a

The problems of vessel management at Killybegs took a turn for the worst yesterday, as it was announced that the port has now been left without a tugboat. There were fears last month that business in Killybegs could be severely affected unless a solution is found to pay for tugboat services in the port. Sinbad

The Norths Regional Development Minister, Danny Kennedy has said that his department will now prepare the necessary submissions in relation to the Habitats Directive. Meanwhile, Sinn Féin’s two Donegal TDs, Deputies Padraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty have issued a joint statement today expressing deep concern at comments from a judge at Belfast High Court

A High Court judge has said he is minded to quash the regional development minister’s decision to proceed with the A5 dual carriageway. Uncertainty now surrounds the overall project. Farmers, businessmen and landowners have joined together under the Alternative A5 Alliance grouping in a legal challenge to the planned stretch of dual carriageway between Derry

The Good and New Charity Shop in Letterkenny, which runs a regular self funded bus service to Galway for cancer patients, says it does not have the money to run the service for any more than six weeks. Interest in the service has grown since it was profiled in the Irish Times at the weekend,

Gardai are investigating an incident in which a laser beam was shone at a plane coming in to land at Donegal Airport at the weekend. The incident was reported to Air Traffic Control by the pilots, and a report was filed with the gardai and the Irish Aviation Authority. Eilis Barrett is Operations Manager at

The Causeway Hospital in Coleraine has put in place a plan to deal with sustained pressure on its emergency department. The Northern Trust said it was working with the Ambulance Service to divert patients away from the Causeway to Altnagelvin and Antrim Area Hospitals. Extra staff have been brought in to deal with the increased

Representatives of the Irish Coastguard Service, including a delegation from Malin Head will visit Stormont today at the invitation of East Derry MLA and Deputy Speaker John Dallat. Mr Dallat says today’s visit is a celebration of the close links between Malin Head and the Coastguard north of the border, but it can’t be forgotten

Donegal County Council is reassuring the public that the drinking water supply in Letterkenny is safe for consumption and there is no risk to public health. Letterkenny solicitor, Dessie Shiels last week raised concerns about the water quality in Letterkenny after he was approached by a client. Mr Shiels claimed that the Environmental Protection Agency

The Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Donegal have made their trip to America for St Patricks Day. The County Manager will leave for his trip on Friday. Donegal County Council said the full cost of the trip is not yet known, but it’s estimated that the full cost will be in the region of €25,000.