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The Full Capacity Protocol remains in place this afternoon at Letterkenny University Hospital. In a statement issued on behalf of Saolta they say the hospital continues to experience high volumes of patients attending at the Emergency Department. According to the INMO, 44 patients were waiting on a bed at the hospital this morning. The Full …

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The Buncrana to Burnfoot road has reopened. This follows a collision earlier today at Duffy’s Garage Lisfannon. Emergency services attended the scene of the crash, involving three vehicles. The occupants of the vehicles were injured but Gardai say their injuries are not believed to be serious.

A billboard has been unveiled in Derry marking one year since Martin McGuiness resigned as Deputy First Minister. The artwork on the back of Free Derry Corner says “no return to the status quo” – his words from that day. There has been no Government in Northern Ireland for a full year now with talks …

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A man from County Derry’s admitted killing a member of the travelling community with a single punch. 28 year old James McDonagh, from Castledawson, died from head injuries sustained outside the Elk Bar near Toome – 2 years ago. Finbar McCoy Jr – who’s 26 and from Bellaghy’s Tamlaghduff Road will be sentenced next month.

The road from Buncrana to Burnfoot is closed due to a road traffic collision at Duffy’s Garage Lisfannon. Emergency services are currently at the scene dealing with the three vehicle collision. Local diversions are in place from Buncrana via Aghilly Road to Tullydish Road on to the Back Hill Roads to the Half Way at …

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A former Assistant General manager at Letterkenny University Hospital says substantial investment in staffing will be needed if the short stay ward at the hospital is to be opened. Speaking to Greg Hughes on the Nine ’til Noon Show, Paddy Rooney says the beds at the ward were not closed, but were used to facilitate …

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Police in Strabane are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the driver of a dark coloured Passat CC. The vehicle was travelling along the Melmount Road at approximately 2:30am yesterday morning. The male driver had stopped to assist a male taxi driver who had been assaulted whilst conveying a fare. Police are appealing to the …

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The sole survivor of the Kingsmill massacre has spoken out after Sinn Fein suspended Barry McElduff. The Sinn Fein MP posed with a loaf of Kingsmill bread on his head on the anniversary of the 1976 attack . The party have suspended him for three months. Survivor Alan Black says Mr McElduff needs to resign:

There were 44 patients awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, 11 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s the second highest figure in the country today, surpassed only by Cork University Hospital with 46 patients awaiting in-patient beds there. Nationally, there were 575 people awaiting admission at hospitals around the country. Today’s Letterkenny …

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An apology from Sinn Féin MP Barry McElduff has been labelled ‘insincere’ and ‘self-serving’ by the family of a Kingsmill massacre victim. Mr McElduff posed with a loaf of Kingsmill bread on his head on the anniversary of the 1976 attack . He’s been given a three month suspension from his party. But Colin Worton’s …

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The second man aged in his 30s arrested as part of a Garda investigation into the murder of Denis Donaldson has been released without charge. A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. Mr. Donaldson a former Sinn Fein member, was shot dead in April 2006 in a remote cottage outside Glenties. His …

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Residents and business owners in Derry are urged to be on high alert following a number of break ins in the city over the weekend. Items have been stolen from a number of premises while people have also been spotted trying doors and patio doors in the Grangemore, Ardgrange and Cashlemore areas. It follows a …

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It’s being claimed the North has had a “wasted year”. Today marks 12 months since Martin McGuinness resigned as Deputy First Minister and called for a fresh election. Since then – powersharing talks between Sinn Fein and the DUP have failed to bring about a new Stormont Executive. Alliance Deputy Leader, Stephen Farry says there …

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There are calls for a meeting between elected representatives and Donegal County Council Officials in a bid to establish a means by which Swan Park, Buncrana can be repaired and restored. The local amenity was destroyed during the flash flooding that hit the Peninsula on August 22nd last year with the estimated repair cost currently at …

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Crockahenny Windfarm DAC, Inishowen has announced the re-launch of their Community Fund. The renewable energy project, a jointly-owned subsidiary of ESB and Enercon, offers funding for communities located in the vicinity of Crockahenny to deliver projects and initiatives Groups are now invited to apply for funding with the closing date for applications Friday 16th March. …

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