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The owner of a Donegal petrol station that sold last night’s winning Lotto jackpot ticket says he hopes someone local is the lucky winner. The ticket was bought in Daly’s Topaz Station in Lifford – and the lucky winner will scoop a cool € 4.4m. The filling station shared the news on a large sign

The 68-year old man who died as a result of a collision at Drumoghill yesterday has been named as Willie Wilson. Mr. Wilson was fatally injured when the tractor he was driving collided with a car early yesterday (Friday) morning. The driver of the car was also taken to Letterkenny University Hospital. Gardaí are still

A new Údarás na Gaeltachta board has been appointed. Government Chief Whip Minister Joe McHugh made the announcement following the absence of a board at the agency since November last. There was mounting pressure on the Minister to appoint a new board after the shock closure of SLM Éire Teo in Gaoth Dobhair Industrial Estate

One of the most significant artefacts in local maritime history, the Laurentic Bell, is to make a return to Derry after being purchased by the Derry City and Strabane District Council. The Bell, which was rung by crew as the former White Star liner sank in the Swilly over a century ago, will go on

Stobart Air has confirmed the signing of their new four year contract for services between Donegal Airport and Dublin. The announcement was made late last year with the new contract signed yesterday. The Aer Lingus regional branded flights, operated by Stobart Air, will run two flights daily between Donegal and Dublin. Leas Cheann Comhairle, Deputy

The recent job losses in the North West should act as a wake up call for the Government. That’s according to Deputy Marc MacSharry who says Central Government must take the situation in the region seriously and concentrate on coming up with new measures, rather than promote employment in Dublin. This comes as three companies

Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday 12th January:

Further funding has been made available to sports clubs in Donegal, affected by last Augusts flooding. A total of €20,000 has been sanctioned with Naomh Colmcille GAA Club in Newtowncunningham receiving €12,326 to repair damage caused to the club’s pitch. While €7,075 is being awarded to Clonmany Shamrocks to allow repair work to be carried

Choices must be made about the future of the health service, according to Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn. Speaking as Sinn Fein launched its latest public information initiative on the health service, he said this is a particularly important debate as the hospital overcrowding crisis escalates………….

There’s been another incident of a car being driven dangerously and then burnt out in Derry. The car was set alight last night, 20 metres away from homes in the Knockalla Park area of Galliagh. Local Councillor Caoimhe McKnight says efforts are being made to provide services for the young people involved, but some seem intent

Education Minister Richard Bruton has given the go-ahead for the construction of an Autism Unit at Mulroy College, Milford. The specialist ASD Unit at Mulroy College in Milford will be 263m2 when completed. In welcoming the news, Government Chief Whip Minister Joe McHugh says; “I know how important the establishment of this unit is for

There were 19 patients awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, five on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s down four on yesterday’s total of 23. Nationally, the INMO says there were 473 people awaiting in patient beds at Irish hospitals, the highest number, 48, at University Hospital Limerick. Meanwhile, Donegal Sinn Féin have launched what

Gardai in Letterkenny are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the main Letterkenny – Lifford road this morning. The collision occurred at approximately 6.55am at Drumoghill between a car and a tractor. The male (68 years) driver of the tractor was fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene his body has

Community groups in Inishowen who wish to hold events during the Irish Open in Ballyliffen are being urged to apply for LEADER funding ahead of the deadline at the end of the month. The initiative is specifically aimed at revitalising rural towns and villages with money available to fund various projects and events. Cllr Martin

Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a serious two vehicle collision on the main Letterkenny/Lifford road this morning. The crash between a tractor and a car happened just before 7am near Drumoghill. The road is expected to remain closed for much of today with motorists advised to allow extra time for your journey

  Irish Water is again being asked to attend a meeting of Letterkenny Municipal District to outline its proposed schedule of works for the next number of years. A number of members this week asked questions about timeframes for outstanding works and the precise scope of projects which have already been announced. However, council officials

A protest is being held in the coming weeks calling for an inquest into the death of Mary Boyle. The protest is due to take place on Saturday 10th March outside the surgery of Donegal County Coroner, Dr Denis McAuley to mark 41 years since the 6 year-old disappeared. Mary was last seen near her

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday 11th January:

Over 4 million people around the world have viewed Tourism Ireland’s new Star Wars campaign since it was launched in early December. One of the ads is featured in space while another sees Mark Hamill promote the Wild Atlantic Way. The campaign is being run in Europe, the United States, Canada, and as far away

The new Northern Secretary has pledged to meet with Derry City and Strabane District Council for discussions on a number of issues, including the campaign to secure a City Deal for the region. SDLP Leader says he secured the commitment from Karen Bradley at their first meeting in Stormont. The previous Northern Secretary James Brokenshire

Donegal County Council is being urged to carry out repairs to a small bridge on the Bomany to Letterleague Road which has collapsed on one side and blocked a drain. Cllr Adrian Glackin told a Municipal; District meeting this week that the road is now being affected where the bridge has fallen in and could

The health watchdog has published reports on two separate residential centres in Donegal for people with disabilities. The two centres in question are Seaview Respite House in Mountcharles and Fernhill Respite House in Donegal. In other areas, HIQA has found the centres to be compliant however they’re advising on-going monitoring of fire risk management, staffing

There were 23 patients awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, 10 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s 20 down on yesterday, which saw Letterkenny return the highest figure in the country for people awaiting in-patient beds. Nationally, there were 544 people awaiting admission at hospitals around the country today, with University Hospital

A GAA club in the Creggan area of Derry has agreed to open its car park to local residents during adverse weather in order to allow gritting lorries access to local roads. Earlier this week, it emerged that gritting lorries could not get into Creggan Heights because of a high volume of parked cars blocking

Serious concern has been raised over what’s been described as an alarming level of anti-social activity in Strabane. Some residents have made complaints over large groups of youths congregating and consuming alcohol at ‘McElhill’s derelict Dental Practice’ in the Lower Main Street area of the town. The building has been closed for some time and

There are calls for the government to invest more money in the health service throughout the year, rather than fire-fighting problems in January. The HSE will give an update this afternoon on the situation in emergency departments and the flu season. According to the INMO, Letterkenny University Hospital was the most overcrowded in Ireland yesterday,

Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a two vehicle collision on the main Letterkenny- Derry Road. The minor crash happened just before 7am this morning close to Kernans petrol station in Newtowncunningham. It’s understood that nobody has been injured in the crash but Gardai are advising motorists to approach the area with caution

The number of people working in the agriculture sector in the Northwest and Western regions is falling alarmingly. That’s according to a report from the Irish Farmers Journal which shows that in the past 5 years, the number employed in the agri sector in Donegal fell by 7% with a decrease of 25% since 1996.

A Donegal Councillor says national funding should be made available to enable the purchase of houses at Municipal District level. Speaking at a Letterkenny M.D meeting this week, Cllr Ian McGarvey said an assessment of available housing stock should be carried out at a local level, and then funding sought to allow those houses to