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Four men have been remanded in custody in connection with plotting to raid businesses in Donegal. Gardai apprehended the group on the outskirts of Donegal Town late on Sunday night after noticing their vehicle acting suspiciously in the area. Equipment and other material found inside the car have led Gardai to believe that two commercial

John Campbell has resigned from Donegal County Council. Mr Campbell, an independent, was first co-opted onto the council to replace Deputy Thomas Pringle when he was elected to the Dail. He was elected in his own right at the next local elections. Mr Campbell will be replaced by Seamus Maguire from Donegal Town, who is

  It could take two years for the case of two Donegal men facing murder charges to go through the court system in Australia. 24 year-old Christopher McLaughlin from Malin and 21 year old Nathan Kelly from Glengad have already appeared in court on assault charges after a 66-year old man was found injured on

  A Donegal Deputy has described lengthy waiting times facing children in the northwest who’ve been referred to the Child and Adolescence Mental Health Service as ‘disgraceful’. A recent publication of data shows that children in HSE CHO Area 1, which includes Donegal, continue to face waiting times of up to 15 months for an

Home and business owners in Strabane are being urged to be on high alert after a reported increase in burglaries. Police have confirmed that they are investigating a number of break-ins in the area in the last week or two with people advised to review their security measures. Police have also issued a reminder to

A number of GP surgeries and pharmacies in Donegal are expected to be asked to participate in a cross border clinical trial being coordinated by NUI Galway. NUIG is leading on a health intervention research trial involving people with more than one long-term medical condition A spokesperson says with 5% of Irish patients aged over

Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says if he decides to contest the next election under the banner of an independent grouping, that will be made clear to the electorate in Donegal. At present, Deputy Pringle is a member of Independents for Change, which also concludes other TDs such as Mick Wallace, Clare Daly, Maureen O’Sullivan and

Letterkenny has been deemed ‘Clean to European Norms’ in the latest league table published by IBAL – Irish Business Against Litter. In its final report for 2018 which has been published this morning, IBAL ranks Letterkenny 14th out of 40 areas surveyed, up from 19th last October. IBAL’s Conor Horgan says in many cases, Local

  It’s been revealed that Donegal is one of the worst served counties for access to an emergency department. According to an analysis based on Eircode data, the majority of Donegal residents are more than half an hour drive from the nearest hospital ED compared to an average 10 minutes for people living in Dublin.

  Concern has been raised over what’s been described as a huge crisis with the water network in Donegal. While Irish Water has announced details of various planned works in the county over the coming months, it’s been argued that even more could be done with increased investment. While work started on a new water

MPs return to Westminster today with the British Prime Minister insisting they will vote on her Brexit deal next week. That’s despite the DUP and many ‘Leave’-supporting Conservatives, still saying they won’t back the withdrawal agreement. The DUP, which is propping up Theresa May’s government, says it will oppose the deal unless the Irish backstop

  A Donegal Councillor is once again calling for additional driving testers to be deployed to the county. It’s after the Sunday Independent revealed that due to long wait times for driving tests across the country, some TDs and Oireachtas members have made representations to the RSA on a constituent’s behalf, in an attempt to

With swine flu in circulation, the HSE wants people to keep their symptoms at home to avoid spreading infection. As children return to school tomorrow, health authorities have warned more people will get sick in the weeks ahead. In particular, the health authority says the elderly, younger people with chronic illnesses and pregnant women should

The costs of running a small business are spiralling out of control. That’s the view of the Restaurants Association of Ireland. It’s warning many restaurants won’t survive the increasing costs this year. The increase in VAT rates for the sector is one area of concern. CEO of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Adrian Cummins says

The British Prime Minister has reaffirmed her commitment that the Irish border backstop will only be a temporary solution if needed. Speaking on the BBC this morning, Theresa May tried to allay the fears of MPs who are concerned it could remain in place indefinitely. A debate on her deal is due to take place