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  A High Court judge in Britan has ruled John Downey was responsible for the 1982 Hyde Park bombing. It’s after a civil action brought by relatives of four British soldiers killed in the attack in London. Downey did not play any part in the trial, but filed a written defence in which he denied

  A 47-year-old woman who stole over €700, 000 from her employer over a six- year period has pleaded guilty to 20 sample counts of theft at Donegal Town Circuit Court. The court heard that Tara Sweeney, The Glebe, Donegal Town had spent most of the money on high end fashion goods. The defendant pleaded

  Routine medical appointments will be cancelled and some health units will be forced to close in Northern Ireland today. It’s because of a strike by nurses which will see around 9-thousand staff walking out for 12-hours in a dispute over pay. Industrial action is also planned by some paramedics, as well as those working

    It’s emerged that a transatlantic jet had to divert to Shannon Airport this week after the crew declared an emergency over Donegal with a suspected fuel leak on board. The incident happened on Monday evening and it’s understood that this is the third time in less than a month that the same jet

The government has announced it will not be introducing a nationwide ban on smoky coal. Environment Minister Richard Bruton says this is due to legal concerns, and fears it would hurt people in rural areas who rely on the likes of turf and logs to heat their home. From September next year, the ban will

A major power outage has left over 2000 homes and businesses without power in Inishowen today. The problem is affecting parts of Clonmany, Carndonagh and Malin Head with 2,225 outages reported. ESB say they are currently working to repair the faults with power due to be restored to some properties later this afternoon.

Once again Highland Radio will make it an extra special Christmas for one lucky family with our big big giveaway! There are loads of great prizes up for grabs including: 500 litres of Home Heating Oil from O’Donnell’s Fuels Crolly. A Fantastic Gold Meat Hamper from Joe McGee butchers in Letterkenny, Glencar Shopping Centre and

  The Transport Minister has announced a funding package of almost €690,000 for Donegal Airport. The money, which is being sanctioned under the Government funded Regional Airports Programme, is set to go towards safety and security investments at the airport. The grant aid announced for the county’s airport is part of a €3.7 million package

  2.7 per cent of the population live less than 10 kilometres from an official border crossing into Northern Ireland. The largest number of people within that distance of the border was in Louth at 41-thousand, followed by 39-thousand in Monaghan, and 34-thousand in Donegal. CSO figures just released from 2016 show over 7-thousand people

    Gardaí in Milford have re-issued an appeal for information on the anniversary of an arson attack whereby a young family’s new home was destroyed by fire. The young Donegal family were expected to move into their new home at Ballykeeran, in Kilmacrennan in January 2019, but on the 16th of December 2018 they

  A teenager is wanted in connection with an attempted handbag theft in Letterkenny. The incident happened on the Pearse Road area of the town last Tuesday evening at around 5pm. A lady was approached by a young male aged approx.15/16, wearing a black hoody and had fair hair. After attempts were made to snatch

  Gardaí in Letterkenny are appealing for information in relation to two burglaries. The incidents happened in Convoy and in Letterkenny within the past week. At some stage between 2pm on Friday last and 4pm on Sunday a window of a house at Ballyboe in Convoy was forced open and entry was gained to the

    A drug-driver is due in court after testing positive for cocaine on the road side in south Donegal. The driver was stopped by Gardai in Pettigo in the early hours of Sunday morning by the Donegal Town Roads Policing Unit. After testing positive, the motorist was subsequently arrested and a court appearance is

  There has been a significant increase in the number of confirmed cases of the flu in the North West this winter season. The HSE says 154 cases have been confirmed in the last 3 weeks, compared to 5 for the same period in 2018. The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre are asking the public

  Irish Water has confirmed that as part of the Gweedore Sewerage Scheme, the main pressure collection network for the Demonstration Project has been completed. The awarding of the contract for the installation of the pods and associated works at individual properties is expected to progress early in the New Year. The initial Demonstration Project,

  A redundancy scheme for senior Gardaí is expected to get the approval of the government today. 30 senior officer jobs will be cut as part of the plans to reduce and restructure Garda divisions. Those who take the voluntary package are expected to get six months pay on top of their normal pension and

  A 20-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences, including burglary, aggravated vehicle-taking causing damage to the vehicle and assault on police. He is expected to appear at Derry Magistrates’ Court today, Tuesday 17 December. As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.

Donegal County Council is advising motorists that a reduced road speed restriction of 50Km/hr is now in effect on the N56 Drumbeigh – Inver Road Scheme between the Frosses Road Junction and Inver Bridge. Caution is also advised as road sweeping is in progress from Monday to Friday 8am until 6pm.

  Detectives in Derry have arrested a young man on suspicion of a number of offences including burglary, aggravated vehicle-taking causing damage to the vehicle and assault on police. The arrest follows reports of two burglaries in the Coshquin Road area of Derry at some stage during Saturday night and the early hours of yesterday

25 year old Liam Whoriskey from Derry has been sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment for the manslaughter of three year old Kayden McGuinness in September 2017. Whoriskey was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for the offence of manslaughter and two years’ imprisonment for a child cruelty offence, to run consecutively. Half of the sentence is

  The number of people living in rural areas fell in the six years to 2016, while there was an increase in the population of urban areas across the country. New CSO figures show a decline of 0.6 percent in the population of remote and highly rural areas between 2011 and 2016. However, in the

  It’s been confirmed that almost 150 new student places are being provided on 13 courses in Letterkenny IT as part of a special new Government fund. The additional opportunities for students are being created as part of a Government investment of €24 million across universities and colleges as part of the Human Capital Initiative.

Phone scammers have made several attempts to deceive Gardai attached to Ballybofey Garda Station today.  Gardaí have received a number of scam calls this morning from people offering to fix their Internet for them. It’s understood that the scammers asked for their bank details but the calls ended swiftly when they were informed they were

  Detectives are investigating a burglary at a house in Derg View in Castlederg at the weekend. The incident is said to have happened sometime between 7pm on Saturday evening and 2.30am yesterday morning. A home was entered and a significant sum of money was taken. In a statement Detective Inspector Michelle Boyd stated “It

  A quantity of cash has been seized during a search of a property in south Donegal. The search, carried out yesterday, is in connection with a major drug seizure in County Louth. Three people remain in Garda custody. During the operation personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau intercepted two

  A snow-ice warning remains in place for Donegal and the rest of the country until later this morning. The yellow warning was issued by Met Eireann on Saturday, as snow and sleet fell in many areas – especially on higher ground. The warning is due to end at 10 O’clock this morning.