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The HSE is being urged to restore home help hours in Donegal. It’s after new figures revealed that the provision of home help hours in the county dropped by almost 3,500 hours last year compared with 2016. Senator Padraig MacLochlainn believes this is having a knock on effect on the overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny University […]

Fianna Fail’s Agriculture Spokesperson is calling on the Government to approve funding for farmers impacted by snow and flooding. Deputy Charlie McConalogue says farmers across a number of sectors have been badly hit by Storm Emma and the exceptional snowfall over the past week. He is urging Minister Michael Creed to ensure that funding is

Three men have been arrested in Derry today following a number of planned searches in relation to ongoing INLA activity. The three men, aged 30, 36 and 44 have been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite for questioning. A quantity of suspected cannabis, a sum of cash and INLA paraphernalia was seized during the searches carried

A former British soldier has told an inquest into the death of Kathleen Thompson a 47-year-old mother of six in Derry in 1971 that he would be ‘appalled’ if he had fired the shot that had killed the woman. When pressed by counsel for the Coroner as to his reaction if he had shot Kathleen

Irish Water have confirmed no water restrictions will be in place in Donegal tonight. However, the utility says consumption levels are still high with customers urged to turn off taps and conserve. Irish Water will continue to monitor water demand across the county over the coming days and decisions will be taken each afternoon as

Officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force have conducted a number of searches in Derry today in relation to investigations into ongoing criminality. The PSNI, HM Revenue & Customs and the National Crime Agency have established the Paramilitary Crime Taskforce to tackle criminality linked to paramilitarism.

There are calls for stronger enforcement’s to be implemented to tackle what’s been described as vast illegal landfill dumping in Derry. It’s after new figures show that while up to 750,000 tonnes of waste were illegally dumped in the Northern Ireland over the last ten years, there have only been 66 convictions in the same

  The number of people waiting to be admitted to Letterkenny University Hospital has jumped significantly today with 24 people waiting for a bed there this morning. It’s up 17 on yesterdays figure of 7. Five people were waiting on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 19 were waiting on wards. Cork University

It’s been confirmed that Loganair will take over the Glasgow flight to Derry air service, after Ryanair confirmed they will discontinue the route later this year. The Logainair service will operate on a five day a week basis, begining on Sunday October 28th, the day after Ryanair’s service ceases. A 33-seat Saab 340 aircraft will

Irish Water say that it will make a formal announcement on plans for a new wastewater treatment plant in Glenties next week. It’s understood that a contractor has been appointed to carry out upgraded works with the project currently in the design phase with work expected to be completed by October of this year. Chairperson

Gardai say they are not treating the death of man killed in a house fire in Inishowen as suspicious. Former school teacher Gerry McCabe was discovered dead on Saturday morning after neighbours became concerned for his welfare. It’s understood that the blaze was localised in the kitchen area of the house and it’s suspected that

After a long spell of cold weather, the Donegal Donkey Sanctuary is almost at the end of its winter feed supplies is appealing to the public for help. Owing to issues with harvesting hay and straw last year, supplies are now scarce and expensive with the sanctuary asking people to help keep the donkeys fed

The Taoiseach says Ireland couldn’t possibly entertain a divide with Northern Ireland that’s similar to the US/Canada border. British Prime Minister Theresa May said she’s been looking to the US for solutions in Northern Ireland. Fine Gael’s EU Spokesperson Neale Richmond has described that as totally unworkable. And Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also dismissed the suggestion:

North West business leaders met yesterday with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State to discuss the unprecedented challenges facing the economy in the region. Brexit and the uncertainty surrounding Britain’s exit from the EU was high on the agenda as was the City Deal for Derry. Sinead McLaughlin, CEO of Derry’s Chamber of Commerce met

Opposition parties are claiming the government’s Strategic Communications Unit could undermine the civil service. Sinn Fein will bring a Dail motion calling for the SCU to be disbanded, with Fianna Fail likely to support it. It’s after allegations the unit told newspapers to make ads look like real news. The country’s most senior civil servant

Irish Water is set to commence phase two of the High Road/Windyhall Water Mains Replacement Project in Letterkenny. The work is being carried out as part of Irish Water’s national Leakage Reduction Programme which includes removing problematic pipes from the public water network. The second phase of works on the High Road/ Windyhall Water Mains

Irish Water working in partnership with Donegal County Council are advising customers supplied by the Rosses Regional Water Supply that there will be restrictions imposed on the scheme tonight from 11pm until 7am due to an excessive demand on the scheme. The townlands which will be affected by the restrictions are Meenalough, Knockfola, Ardnaowen, Carrick

Detectives have been granted a 36 hour extension to question two men in connection with the murder of 35 year old Karol Kelly. The two men, aged 19 and 20 were arrested yesterday and remain in custody assisting police with their enquiries. A 27 year old man who was also arrested has been released on

Police have arrested a 45 year old man under the Terrorist Act in the Magowan Park area of Derry. Following the search of a property, a number of items were removed for further examination. The man is currently in custody assisting with enquiries.

There were seven people awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, five of them on trolleys in the Emergency Department. Nationally, 664 people were waiting for in-patient beds this morning. According to the INMO, the worst affected is Cork University Hospital with 63 people awaiting admission, followed by University Hospital Galway with 50.

The PSNI is urging anyone in the Grafton Street or Park Avenue areas of Derry between 2.30am and 3am yesterday to contact them. It follows the death of 35 year old father of five Karol Kelly following a stabbing incident in Grafton Street in the early hours of yesterday. Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan knew

A report reflecting young people’s attitudes to Brexit will be presented to members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly at it’s next meeting. The report follows a conference where over 100 young people gathered to discuss the issue, with the Chioldren’s Ombudsman saying he wants the document to feed into decisions on areas such as education,

The man who died after yesterday’s stabbing in the Creggan area of Derry was 35 year old Karol Kelly. He was fatally injured after an altercation involving a number of men in the early hours of yesterday morning in the Grafton Street area. Three men, aged 19, 20 and 27 were arrested in connection with

Irish Water and Donegal County Council say no restrictions are currently being placed on public water supplies in the county, but people are being urged to conserve water. Up to eight repair teams were mobilised in Donegal over the weekend, fixing in excess of of 30 major leaks and many more minor leaks. There were