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Crockahenny Windfarm DAC, Inishowen has announced the re-launch of their Community Fund. The renewable energy project, a jointly-owned subsidiary of ESB and Enercon, offers funding for communities located in the vicinity of Crockahenny to deliver projects and initiatives Groups are now invited to apply for funding with the closing date for applications Friday 16th March. […]

A Donegal Deputy is calling for cross-party backing as the Heritage Licence Bill is due before the Dail next week. The legislation aims to ensure that island based fishing communities have their rights to practice long established traditional fishing methods and practices protected and recognised in law. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty visited Tory Island yesterday

The Donegal National Roads Design Office is due to carry out a Ground Penetration Radar Survey to locate service utilities on the Four Lane Road, Letterkenny and surrounding areas. These works are due to start today, 8th January 2018 and will be carried out at night starting from 8pm onwards. The duration of the works

Karen Bradley has been appointed as Northern Ireland Secretary. She replaces James Brokenshire who resigned earlier today to undergo surgery for a lesion on his lung. Mr Brokenshire says he hopes to make a full recovery in a number of weeks. He says resigning was the right thing to do:

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries January 8th

Two people have had a lucky escape after a small fire started at their home in Letterkenny during the early hours of this morning. Letterkenny Fire Service were alerted to the blaze in the Rosemount area, shortly after 2:15am this morning. Upon arrival at the scene the fire service found one of the occupants outside

Derry City and Strabane District Councillor Gary Donnelly has been released without charge, as the investigation into the murder of Denis Donaldson continues. A second man in his 30s remains in Garda custody. Councillor Donnelly was arrested while attending a commemoration in Donegal yesterday and taken to Letterkenny Garda Station for questioning. Former Sinn Fein

West Tyrone Sinn Fein MP Barry McElduff has been suspended from party activity for three months. It’s after a storm of controversy over a tweet, which families of the Kingsmill massacre found offensive. In a statement this afternoon , Mr Mc Elduff apologised unreservedly for his actions. He acknowledged it was il-judged and caused deep

There are calls for the Minister for Health and the HSE to urgently step up efforts to recruit a number of vacancies at Letterkenny University Hospital’s Radiology Department. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says he has received confirmation from management at the hospital that the department currently only has 5.1 Whole Time Equivalent Posts filled on

The Full Capacity Protocol has been implemented at Letterkenny University Hospital. Management at the hospital apologise to patients and their families for delays as the Emergency Department remains extremely busy today. According to the latest trolley and ward watch figures there were 40 people awaiting admission at the hospital this morning, 16 of those on

Former Donegal TD and Minister of State Paddy Harte has died. He was 86. Mr Harte was first elected to Dáil Eireann to represent Donegal North East in 1961, and was returned at at eleven further general elections. He lost his seat to Independent Fianna Fail’s Harry Blaney in 1997, and retired from active politics,

Up to seven witnesses in a sex abuse trial endured by Derry native John Brown could face prosecution for giving false evidence. The Metropolitan police have sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service regarding the evidence given by the seven in 2014 when Mr Brown, a brother of Eurovision winner Dana, was unanimously cleared

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has resigned for health reasons The BBC is reporting that Mr Brokenshire requires surgery for a lung condition. Mr Brokenshire took the role in July 2016, replacing Theresa Villiers. It’s now thought that Prime Minister Theresa May will implement a cabinet reshuffle  

There were 40 patients awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, 16 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s the third highest figure in the country, surpassed only by Limerick with 55 and Cork with 45. Nationally, there were 555 people awaiting in-patient beds at hospitals around the country.

  It’s been confirmed that two men are now being questioned by garda about the murder of Dennis Donaldson near Glenties in 2006. One of them is Independent Derry City and Strabane district councillor Gary Donnelly. Cllr Donnelly, who is 46, was attending a commemoration in Meenbanad yesterday when he was arrested and taken to

Concern is being expressed after it emerged that a number of cut backs are being proposed at the new Omagh Hospital, just six months after it opened. It’s reported that as part of a cost cutting drive, the Western Health and Social Care Trust plans to shelve expansion plans, redeploy staff, and step down the

Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue has hit out at the HSE for failing to replace nursing staff at Buncrana Nursing Unit, leading to the closure of 5 beds there. There are now fears that unless staff shotages at the facility are addressed, some of its day services may also be affected. Deputy McConalogue says services are

Sinn Féin’s leadership will meet with West Tyrone MP Barry McElduff today over a controversial social media post which showed him with a loaf of Kingsmill bread on his head on the anniversary of the Kingsmills massacre. Mr McElduff posted the video on Twitter on Friday, the 42nd anniversary of the atrocity in which ten

Derry City and Strabane district councillor Gary Donnely was arrested in Donegal on Sunday in connection with the murder of Denis Donaldson. Councillor Donnelly was in Donegal attending a commemoration when he was arrested and taken to Letterkenny Garda Station for questioning. Former Sinn Fein member Denis Donaldson was shot dead in April 2006 in

A security alert in Derry following the discovery of a suspect device in the area of the Lecky Road flyover has ended. The device in question has been declared a hoax by ammunition technical officers who attended the scene. The alert caused a number of houses in the vicinity to be evacuated, those residents have now

Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a missing Strabane woman. 69 year0old Lesley McHugh (pictured) was last spoken to yesterday (Saturday) evening around 11pm. Lesley is possibly in a Silver Peugeot 207 with the registration is NHZ 8423. Anyone with information is asked to call the PSNI on 101 and quote reference 655

Temperatures are set to plummet tonight in many parts of the country, including in Donegal. Met Eireann have issued a status orange low temperature warning from 9pm tonight until 10am tomorrow morning. It follows last night, where temperatures plunged to -5 degrees in places. Meanwhile, forecasts  suggest that tonight could see lows of -6.

Police are dealing with an ongoing security alert in Derry after the discovery of a suspect device in the area of the Lecky Road flyover. A cordon has been put in place and a number of houses in the area have had to be evacuated while the security operation continues. Anyone with information is being urged

Campaigners have launched a new court challenge against plans to upgrade the A5. The project, worth around £800m envisages to upgrade the A5 road between Derry and Aughnacloy in Co. Tyrone to dual carriageway. The new court action, by the Alternative A5 Alliance comes at the front of a long line of legal delays endured

There are calls on Sinn Fein MP Barry McElduff to consider his position after he posted a controversial video on social media. The MP for West Tyrone posted a video of himself with a loaf of Kingsmill bread on his head soon into the anniversary of the Kingsmill Massaccre. In 1976, ten Protestant men were

Gardaí in Milford are advising motorists to avoid the road between Ballyare and Ramelton, which is currently flooded. Donegal County Council are currently working to rectify the problem.

A man’s body has been found by police near Omagh. Police shut the A5 Beltany Road last night in Newtownstewart as rescue teams were sent to the scene. It comes days after a 42-year-old man from Gortin was reported missing.