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Former Donegal waste collector Jim Ferry has avoided being jailed for contempt of court today. Its after the High Court granted an adjournment to allow Mr Ferry time to inspect financial documents relating to his business held by the Gardaí. The case is being taken by Donegal County Council against Mr Ferry. At a sitting

The Police Ombudsman in the North is to investigate the actions of the first officers to attend a fatal crush in Co. Tyrone. Three teenagers lost their lives in the tragedy at the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown. The first officers to attend waited for police support following an initial assessment of the scene. The Chief

A 43ft male sperm whale has been found washed up on the shore of Donegal. The discovery was made yesterday morning at Magheroarty. The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group say the animal was found in a bad condition and believe it to have been dead for 3 to 4 weeks. The whales are normally found

    SIPO, the Standards in Public Office commission has found against Donegal councillor John O’Donnell in respect of three alleged contraventions of Ethics in Public Office legislation, as well as the Local Government Act. In December 2015, an RTE Investigates programme was broadcast on television, in which Cllr O’Donnell was seen apparently agreeing to

  There were 18 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. All 18 people were waiting on wards or in overflow areas of the hospital. Cork University Hospital was the most overcrowded with 55 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 617 people waiting at hospitals across

  A Donegal man who falsely claimed jobseekers allowance from the Department of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection had his case put back for a year to monitor repayments. Alan Carr from Bluestack Drive, Letterbarrow claimed €26,444 from the Department. Alan Carr pleaded guilty at Donegal Town District Court to one count

  Plans for a new fresh fruit and vegetable processing and distribution facility for the Claudy area were granted full planning permission at a meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning Committee yesterday. The new premises is proposed for lands opposite 613 Baranailt Road, Claudy, and local food firm Seasons Harvest will operate

Friday the 24th of May has been appointed polling day at both the European Parliament election and the local elections. The Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy’s announced voting will be open from 7am to 10pm that day. He’s appointed Barry Ryan, a Principal Officer in the Department of Housing to be the chief returning officer for

The President of the High Court has given the go ahead to allow Circuit Court Appeal hearings be heard at Letterkenny Courthouse. A long standing practice of the courts service meant all civil appeal cases had to be heard at courts in Sligo or Mayo. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has welcomed the move saying it

The number of crimes reported to gardai nationally increased in the last quarter of 2018 . These CSO stats, based on data from the gardai, show fraud offences increased by 18 per cent in the last three months of 2018. Sexual offences were up 10 per cent and controlled drug offences jumped by 9.5 per

Today’s sitting of Donegal County Council has been adjourned as a mark of respect to the late former Cllr. Dessie Larkin. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill led tributes this morning in Lifford saying that Dessie Larkin left quite a legacy behind following his sad and untimely death. Cllr Ciaran Brogan commented it

There were 21 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, none of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, the INMO says there were 530 admitted patients without beds at hospitals across the country, the largest number, 50, at University Hospital Limerick.

A 32 year old man has been charged with murder following the death of 23 year old Darren McGurk from Limavady at the weekend. Mr Mc Gurk died in hospital following an assault at a house in the Glenbeg Walk area of the town on Wednesday evening last. The 32-year-old man, who was arrested on

Today marks the launch of a county-wide billboard campaign highlighting the role of wind energy in tackling climate change. It’s part of a wider national campaign backed by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton and the Irish Wind Energy Association. Wind energy’s central role in Ireland’s fight against climate change is being

  The Donegal Midwife who died at the weekend after settling an action with the HSE will be buried in her native Glenvar tomorrow. Philomena Canning, who had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, had sought damages from the HSE, who withdrew her indemnity insurance to practice as a midwife. In 2015, her indemnity was restored

Detectives from PSNI’s Major Investigation Team have launched a murder investigation following the death of 23-year-old Darren McGurk from Limavady. Officers received a report around 4:20pm on Thursday (21st March) that Mr. McGurk had sustained a serious head injury following an assault at a house in the Glenbeg Walk area of the town the previous