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Two men have appeared at Derry Magistrates Court today accused of conspiring to cause explosions, possessing four mortars, a pipe bomb and  possessing of a van for terrorist purpose 35 year-old Seamus McLaughlin from Eastway in Creggan and 37 year-old Gary McDaid from Glenowen Park, Creggan were both remanded in custody. There are reports of […]

There are five Donegal names on the latest list of tax defaulters. The list covers the last three months of 2012 and gives details of settlements made by 135 taxpayers, totaling almost 28-million euro. The biggest settlement in Donegal was made by Letterkenny landlord Frank Coyle of 53 Carolina Park who paid just over 363,000

The 46th plenary session of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly has concluded at Letterkenny Institute of Technology. The inter-parliamentary group of public representatives heard from a variety of speakers on the theme of ‘Energy across Borders – Delivering the Economic Opportunities”. Assembly members heard that energy policy and energy cooperation is an element which goes to

A fourth man has been arrested in Derry following Sunday night’s foiled mortar attack. Policer say detectives investigating the discovery of four mortars in a van on the Letterkenny Road have arrested a 31 year old man in the City. The suspect has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Antrim police station for

There was a huge turnout at a public meeting in Creeslough last night which was called following the news that three local businesses face closure with the potential loss of up to 40 jobs. Danny Lafferty owns a pub, shop and filling station in Creeslough which are now in examinership. Last night, as many as

There have been another two robberies in Buncrana. Last night a premises on the town’s main street was broken into while a house in the Gransha area was also targeted. There were a further four robberies in the town at the weekend. One man has been arrested and charged  – he remains in custody. Gardai

Euro Car Parks has rejected any critisism over increased parking charges at Letterkenny General Hospital stating that it will not benefit financially from the move. The company rejects that it makes large profits from its contract with the HSE and says that only the hospital will benefit from any increased charge. It will now cost

Letterkenny is to get a second post office, to be located in the Glencar area. For years, An Post has resisted calls for a second office, arguing that the best thing would be to upgrade the existing base on Main Street. However, at a briefing with members of the local town council last night, An

The Supreme Court is to finish hearing Marie Fleming’s landmark right to die case later today. The 59 year old Donegal native is in the final stages of multiple sclerosis and has lost control of almost all of her body. She wants to die with dignity at a time of her choosing and is challenging

A Kilcar Taxi firm was one of three in the country to have gotten over one million euro from the Health Service Executive, according to the Irish Independent. The Donegal Company was eirbhís Iompair Tuaithe Teo. Another taxi firm was paid 1.8 million euro by the HSE last year, in a total bill of 24.8

The Mayor of Letterkenny says he believes the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly meeting which is continuing today would not have happened if the town did not have Gateway status. The discussion, which is focusing on the future of energy provision, is based at Letterkenny Institute of Technology, which was chosen partially because of the work

It’s been confirmed that six companies have already expressed an interest in the new business park at Melmount Road in Strabane. The facility has been developed by Invest Northern Ireland, which has now confirmed the first phase of the development is ready, with 16 acres of new serviced land available to qualifying businesses. Invest NI’s

The Taoiseach is in Donegal this evening to address the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly at  Letterkenny Institute of Technology. This year the theme is ‘Energy across Borders – Delivering the Economic Opportunities’. Enda Kenny is delivering today’s keynote address. Over a hundred protestors gathered outside LYIT this afternoon, but they’ve been kept on the road by

The SDLP has withdrawn the party whip from Derry City Councillor Jimmy Carr over comments he made last week in which he suggested a fellow councillor from Scotland needed subtitles. Despite originally standing by the comments directed at Sinn Fein’s Eric McGinley, Councillor Jimmy Carr later made a full and frank apology for his ‘rash

Donegal Deputy Dinny McGinley has declared he is gifting his teacher’s pension to the State – after making an election promise to give it up. The Fine Gael Junior Minister served as principal in Bunbeg National School  before he was elected to the Dail in 1982. He pledged to give up his teacher’s pension during

June Hughes from Ballybun, Castlefin won €52,200, which included a holiday to Turkey, on last Saturday’s  National Lottery Winning Streak TV Gameshow held in RTE.   The winning ticket was bought in Castlefin Service Station, Castlefin. June has been married to Martin for ten years.  They have four children – Dean (8), Lauren (7), Coran

Gardai are investigating four burglaries in the Buncrana area at the weekend. On Saturday items were taken from houses in the Castle Avenue and Rockfield Terrace areas. One of the homeowners disturbed the burglar and gardai made an arrest. A man has now been charged in connection with those two burglaries. Meanwhile, on Sunday a

There have been calls on the council to address safety concerns on a stretch of road in Carrigans which has been described by locals as a death trap. There were two crashes on Friday and another on Saturday – no one was seriously injured The problem centres on a bend approaching Carrigans from the St

A special motion centring on the authenticity of meat ingredients used in the manufacture of meat-based products will be discussed today at the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly in Letterkenny. This year the theme is ‘Energy across Borders – Delivering the Economic Opportunities’. The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny will make a keynote address to the Assembly – which

Labour Senator Jimmy Harte will today raise the concerns, at the British Irish Assembly, of a group that fear hazardous waste was dumped off the Donegal coast. Sea dump Donegal fear thousands of barrels of Toxic and Nuclear waste, Bombs and Chemical Weapons were dumped around the coastline of Donegal by the British last century.

Over half of parents check their child’s internet activity at least once a week. Thats according to a survey on bullying carried out by Ámarach, on behalf of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals. The poll of over one thousand adults also found that twelve per cent of us think cyberbullying is even

The PSNI says mass murder in Derry has been narrowly avoided, after four mortars they believe were within minutes of being launched were intercepted. The mortars, and mortar tubes were found inside a van with its roof cut off, which might have been an intended launchpad. The Donegal-registered van, and a motorcycle that was following

In excess of 3,000 euro has been raised for 96-year-old Margaret Lilly who was attacked and robbed in her home in Buncrana. On January 6th raiders entered Ms Lilly’s home and stole a considerable amount of money which was to be spent on new windows. Ms Lilly was in hospital for a week as a

A SDLP Foyle MLA has condemned yesterdays incident, where a viable explosive device was found in the Hollymount Park area of Derry. The device, which was discoverd shortly after 8am, lead to a number of homes being evacuated while bomb disposal experts examined and removed the object. Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey has called on anyone

A Letterkenny apartment with a reserve price of just 25,000 euro has failed to sell at auction. The property is situated in Fortwell Estate , which is just off Main Street Upper and at an auction in Dublin boasted  ‘local shops and amenities available along Main Street’ The Ground floor two bedroom apartment is still available

Police are appealing for information following the discovery of a suspicious object outside a house in the Hollymount Park area of Derry this morning, Saturday 02 March. It was reported to Police shortly after 8.15am and a number of homes were evacuated while ATO examined the object which was later declared to be a crude

Over 80 events have been planned for Donegal as part of Irish Language Week 2013. The programme events will run from this Monday and continue through to the 17th of March. ‘Seachtain na Gaeilge’ is an international Irish-language festival promoting the use of Irish language and culture, both at home and abroad. This year’s events

An attempt to break the world record for the biggest choreographed song and dance routine ever staged is underway in Derry (11am). As of last evening, almost 4,000 have registered to take part so far including the entire Derry City first team squad. 4,501 people are required to make it into the Guinness Book of

Sinn Fein says an apology from an SDLP Derry City Councillor over comments he made against a fellow councillor who has a Scottish accent does not go far enough. Councillor Jimmy Carr today says he unreservedly apologises for suggesting that Sinn Fein Councillor Eric McGinley needed subtitles. This despite earlier saying on social media that

At an Údarás na Gaeltachta Board meeting in Na Forbacha today. A number of projects, leading to the creation of 110 new jobs and a total investment of circa €5 million when up and running, were approved. In addition, €1.56 million was approved for organisations involved in various language planning initiatives and activities:   An

A Creeslough man, who has 100 days to save his businesses, says multi nationals are forcing many village businesses to close. Danny Lafferty owns a pub, shop and filling station in Creeslough which are now in examinership – up to 40 jobs are under threat as a result. Mr Lafferty says that while he welcomes

The Garda Commissioner has been told of Donegal Garda concerns over the merging of garda districts, moral within the force and a lack of proper resources. Garda Sergeant Paul Wallace is on the national executive of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors which met with the Garda Commissioner last evening. He says Martin Callinan

Thousand are expected to descend on the northwest tomorrow (Saturday) as the Foyle Hospice attempts to break the world record for the largest song and dance. The event, which runs from 11am to 2.30pm,  will lead to some traffic disruption around the Limavady Road/Ebrington Site tomorrow. Organisers hope to raise much needed funds for the

An SDLP Derry City Councillor has been forced to apologise over comments he made against a fellow councillor who has a Scottish accent. Derry SDLP Councillor Jimmy Carr claimed he couldn’t understand Sinn Féin councillor Eric McGinley and said that subtitles were needed He initially stood by his remarks he made on a social networking

A senior Labour Party member in Donegal is welcoming Donegal County Councils support for a review of the system of recruiting polling clerks at election time. Peter Cutliffe has long called for polling clerk positions to be advertised. He says y not advertising these positions, an opportunity to give young unemployed people some much needed

The Donegal Campaign Against Home and Water Taxes alongside Donegal Action Against Austerity are jointly organising a protest for this Monday in Letterkenny. The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny will deliver the keynote address on the Monday night at a meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly at LYIT. The two anti-austerity groups organising the protest are inviting