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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

A member of the Islands Committee has written to the Minister for Rural and Community Development calling for funding to be ring fenced for LIS ON Donegal’s islands. Seamus Rogers says there are no monies available to improve non-county roads and the estimated cost of repairing roads on the islands is much higher due to their

Business owners in Donegal are being urged to be on high alert after reports of an email scam doing the rounds in the county. The scammers gain access to personal details from the company and compose an email which appears to be from the CEO to the finance department requesting a money transfer. In some

Letterkenny University Hospital was the most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today with 43 people awaiting admission there this morning. 21 people were waiting on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 22 were waiting on wards. Yesterday, there were 44 patients on trolleys or in overflow areas at the hospital, the second highest figure

Detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch have arrested a 41 year old man in connection with the attempted murder of an off duty police officer in Derry on February 22, 2017. A viable Under Vehicle Improvised Explosive Device was discovered at the home of the officer in the Ardanlee area. The man was arrested

Concern has been raised over what’s been described as a huge increase in illegal dumping at a popular Inishowen amenity. There’s been an on-going problem with fly tipping and littering in and around Lis na Gra Woods located near Muff however the issue is said to have escalated in recent weeks. On New Year’s Day,

There are further calls on Minister Joe McHugh to appoint a new board to Údarás na Gaeltachta without further delay. Last month, 32 people lost their jobs following the shock closure of of SLM Éire Teo located in the Gaoth Dobhair Industrial Estate The agency has been without a dedicated board since last November. Donegal

A Government Minister says everything that can be done – is being done to solve the hospital trolley crisis. 44 people were waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital yesterday – the second most overcrowded in Ireland. The full capacity protocol had been in place Monday and Tuesday of this week at the hospital.

Donegal County Council is being asked to publish a list of all applicants who were successful in obtaining funding under the LIS scheme. Last year the scheme was reinstated, with Donegal receiving the biggest allocation in the country for the upkeep of non-public roads. Despite this, a large number of applicants in Donegal lost out

Gardaí in Letterkenny are awaiting the results of a post mortem on the body of a woman found at her home on Monday. The woman, who was in her fifties, was discovered at a house in New Brook Court. Her remains were removed to Letterkenny University Hospital, where a post mortem was due to be

Letterkenny Municipal District has been told it will be at least three years before any substantial work is done on the Bonagee Link, and the delay should be used to ensure the final route meets future needs. During a lengthy discussion on the issue, Cllr Liam Blaney told members that Letterkenny is projected to grow