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It’s been claimed that the controversy over the Tory Island ferry could reverse the trend of growth on the island, and return Tory to the depopulation of the 1980s. In a statement issued to Highland Radio today, the island’s co-op says if the issue isn’t resolved by the end of this week, then it will […]

Police and the family of missing man Derry man Michael McGinley are concerned for his safety. He was last spoken to by family yesterday afternoon at approximately 3:30 pm and has since been reported missing. Mr McGinley, from the Gobnascale area of the city, is described as approximately 5’5” in height of a skinny build,

There are calls for cross-party support to ensure the planned medical school for Derry remains on track. Local Councillor Mickey Cooper is to put forward a motion this week calling for Derry City and Strabane District Council to raise the matter with the head of the Department of Health. Concerns over the future of the

Sinn Fein’s Stormont Leader Michelle O’Neill has become the first person to declare as a candidate for the deputy leadership of the party. Nominations opened at 9am this morning, after it was confirmed at the weekend that Mary Lou McDonald will succeed Gerry Adams as party leader. Ms O’Neill and Donegal Pearse Doherty are the

Met Eireann has issued a status yellow wind warning for the entire country from tomorrow night. The forecaster says winds of between 55 and 65 kilometers per hour are expected, with gusts of up to 110 kilometers per hour. The warning is valid from 8 o clock tomorrow night until Wednesday morning.

The government has secured the funds for a €300 million loan scheme to help businesses hit by Brexit. Loans of between €25,000 and €1.5 million will be available to companies with less than 500 employees. A government commissioned study shows that just 16% of SMEs have a contingency plan for Brexit. Business Minister Heather Humphreys

The Donegal Education and Training Board says encouraging people to consider returning to education is a key theme of its Further Education and Training Fair which takes place on Wednesday in Letterkenny’s Mount Errigal Hotel. The annual event is one of the biggest on the ETB’s annual calendar. Deirdre McColgan is Acting Guidance Coordinator with

There were 35 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning – the third most overcrowded in Ireland today. 22 people were waiting on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 13 were waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded this morning with 51 people waiting there. Nationally,

People are being reminded that a public meeting on the restoration of Swan Park in Buncrana is getting underway tonight. The park was extensively damaged during flash flooding five months ago, with repair costs estimated at €2 million but the local authority is not in a position to foot the bill. The meeting is taking

Investigations are continuing after a young Donegal woman died in a tragic accident in Thailand. 27 year old Louise Furey from Glenties had been living on the Channel Islands and was holidaying in Koh Samui when she died in a fall from a hotel balcony. Glenties Community Development Group has posted condolences on Facebook saying

Nominations for the role of Sinn Féin’s Deputy Leader open this morning. After Mary Lou McDonald was confirmed as the party’s president-elect over the weekend the focus will now turn to her second in command. It’s thought the party wants someone from the north to run in a similar style to the long-standing partnership of

Talks aimed at restoring the Stormont Executive in the North will re-start this week. A number of rounds of discussion between the DUP and Sinn Féin have passed without agreement. It’s more than a year since there was a government in the north, and those elected MLAs have still been drawing their salary in that

  SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has revealed that he will meet the British and Irish Governments this week to present a case for the establishment of a North-South Structural fund using monies from the “Loans to Ireland” payments. The loans are estimated to be worth 3.2 billion pounds. The Foyle MLA said he believed from

A young Donegal woman has died in an accident while on holiday in Thailand. The 27-year-old woman from Glenties – was living on the Channel Islands – and had only arrived in the country on Wednesday. It’s understood she died after a fall from a balcony at her hotel. A full investigation has been launched

Concerns have been raised around roadworks on the N13 after flooding this evening resulted in the road being almost impassable. The works, located between Stranorlar and the Kilross Junction have been creating traffic issues for a number of weeks, with this evenings flooding leaving many motorists in search of an alternate route. Its reported no

Police, fire brigade and ambulance services attended a house fire in Derry City in the early hours of this morning. PSNI officers discovered the fire while carrying out enquiries in the area. The officers forced entry and three people were subsequently rescued from the flat as well as a puppy, who was rescued by firefighters

Mary Lou McDonald is set to be the new Sinn Féin leader. She was the only person nominated to succeed Gerry Adams, who’s held the position since 1983. Deputy McDonald currently holds the role of deputy leader. At a Sinn Féin meeting in Belfast, Mr Adams announced his successor:

Gardaí in Donegal are reporting snow and black ice on roads in Letterkenny, Milford and Buncrana this morning, Saturday January 20th 2018. Conditions are especially bad along secondary routes. The AA are reminding motorists that stopping distances are up to ten times longer in icy conditions and are urging people to slow down and allow

Donegal GAA will receive €300,000 additional funding from Croke Park towards the Donegal Training Centre in Convoy. Speaking last night from Croke Park, County Chairman Mick McGrath welcomed the news that the GAA Management committee has rubber stamped the sum after a proposal from the National Finance and National Infrastructure committees No further comment will

A Donegal Court has been asked to ban a schoolboy from the County. The 17 year-old appeared yesterday at Ballyshannon District Court charged with assault causing harm and producing a knife during intimidation at Assaroe Falls, Ballyshannon on June 2nd last year. Prosecuting Inspector Dennis Joyce made the request for the teenager to be banned

The Donegal National Roads Office has confirmed that the Ballybofey/ Stranorlar resurfacing works will be delayed until next year. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle received confirmation that the planned resurfacing of the road from Lidl to the Road House Bar will go ahead and is likely to take place early next year, however the Ballybofey/ Stranorlar

Figures from the Irish Independent property price survey: How much is your house worth? show that house prices in Donegal are up 11%. The average price for a four bedroom semi-detached house in urban areas of the county is now €160,000, expected to increase by €5,000 during 2018. Mark Keenan is Residential Property Editor with