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Hiqa has found several areas of concern within an Inishowen care home for people with disabilities.  Residents were found to have restricted rights to their own property and control of their finances following two inspections earlier this year. The James Connolly Memorial Residential Unit in Carndonagh was visited by inspectors in June and August. A report […]

There were 33 people waiting for in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. The number is up three on yesterday’s figure of 30. Nationally there were 549 people waiting for beds across the country today.

    A former British paratrooper accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972 is due in court in Derry later. “Soldier F” also faces five attempted murder charges over shootings during a civil rights demonstration. The case was adjourned a number of months ago so evidence against the accused could be considered.

    The Fire Service in Donegal responded to 637 incidents in the first ten months of the year, with the Northern Ireland Fire Service mobilising 79 brigades to assist in Donegal. The figures are presented in a report presented to members of Donegal County Council in conjunction with the budget. Over the course of

36 tax defaulters made settlements totalling 7.9 million euro with Revenue in the third quarter of the year. There was just one case in Donegal – Haulwest Transport of Sheegus, Ballyshannon, paid almost €36,000 in respect of unpaid taxes, interest and penalties. Nationally, two settlements are for more than one million euro, a further five

Detectives from PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit, have arrested two 25 year old men in the Strabane area, and a number of searches have been conducted. Detective Inspector Andrew Hamlin confirmed the arrests and searches are linked to the ongoing investigation into an improvised mortar device that was discovered in Church View, Strabane on Saturday 7th

  Gardai have confirmed that they are treating a weekend house fire at Magherabeg in Burnfoot as suspected arson. The blaze broke out on Sunday evening at around 7.15pm The house was not occupied and it is believed that the fire was started maliciously. The fire brigade attended the scene. There was extensive damage caused

  Gardaí are investigating a burglary in the Hawthorn Heights area of Letterkenny.  The incident happened on Friday evening last at around. 5.50pm. The occupants of the house were asleep as they had been up late the previous night. They awoke to voices in the hallway and discovered that there were 2 men in their

  Gardaí are appealing for information in relation to the theft of numerous items of fishing equipment that were stolen from a fishing boat at Moville Pier. The theft is believed to have happened between the 29th of November (Friday) at 4.30pm and yesterday, Monday the 2nd of December at 3.30pm. A fishing boat owner

  An investigation is continuing after a number of cars have been broken into at the Church of the Irish Martyrs in Letterkenny. The break ins happened on Friday morning last between 9.30am and 9.50am while mass was in progress. Gardai have reissued an appeal for information following a review of CCTV footage in the

  There were 30 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. The number is down 12 on yesterday’s figure of 42. Nationally there were 566 people waiting at hospitals across the country today.

  An Irish charity is rolling out cashless donation buckets. St Vincent De Paul says the boxes are fitted with an electronic card reader, allowing people to tap their card. The organisation has introduced 80 of the buckets, after testing the technology earlier this year.

  Fees to attend minor injury units are expected to be cut by 25 euro as part of new measures to control the trolley crisis. The Health Minister Simon Harris is to introduce the plans as a way to convince people to avoid A&E for less serious injuries, according to the Irish Independent. The units

    A draft Local Development Plan has been published by Derry City and Strabane District Council, with officials describing the document as “huge” in its scope. A consultation period is now underway, with people urged to give their views on how planning policy should develop in the city and district. The draft development plan

Donegal Town was honoured at the all-Ireland 2019 Pride of Place Awards at the weekend. The town took top spot in the 1000-2000 population category, beating off competition from Abbeyfeale, Limerick and Ballinrobe, Mayo. Elsewhere, Greencastle came runners up in the Islands and Coastal Communities category. The judges praised the strength of community they saw

  Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in the Cornshell Fields area of Derry during the early hours of this morning. Shortly after 2am it was reported that a 28 year old male was attacked in a house in the area. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment for potentially life

  An investigation is continuing into a house fire in south Inishowen. The blaze broke out at around 7pm last night in the Magherabeg area of Burnfoot. Emergency services attended the scene and the fire was eventually brought under control. Gardai have confirmed that there were no injuries but the property has been extensively damaged.

  Police in Strabane and Derry have launched their annual Season’s Greetings operation to keep people safe in the run up to and during the Christmas period. Officers will focus on deterring and detecting criminality and providing visible reassurance during some of the busiest weeks of the year. In a statement Superintendent Gordon McCalmont said

  There were 42 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. It’s the third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today. Nationally, there were 569 people waiting for a bed at hospitals across the country today.

      A motorist has been caught driving with extremely bald tyres in Letterkenny. Gardaí encountered the car in the town last night and are reminding the public to check their tyres regularly and even more regularly when the tread depth reaches 3mm. The legal minimum tread depth is 1.6mm. The more worn your tyres

  The Government’s aiming to move to 70 per cent renewable electricity by 2030. The Environment Minister Richard Bruton says the first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme auction has been approved. This scheme is part of the Climate Action Plan which is the government’s proposal to give Irish people a cleaner, safer and more sustainable future.

The Irish economy’s expected to see a GDP growth of 3.1 per cent next year. That’s according to Ibec’s new Quarterly Economic Outlook for Quarter 4 of 2019. It shows we are likely to see more moderate economic growth in the coming years. This is because significant capacity constraints across the economy are now impacting