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An appeal for information has been launched following an assault on two young men in Strabane last night. The two men were left with serious injuries following the attack by up to 9 assailants which happened in the town centre. Sinn Féin MLA Michaela Boyle has spoken out in condemnation of the attack and has

IMPACT says it wants to meet Ryanair sooner rather than later to see if Wednesday’s planned strike action by pilots can be called off. The airline wants to meet representatives on Tuesday and the union says it won’t know if the strike will go ahead until after this meeting. Ryanair said on Friday it would

Motorists are being urged to avoid the Tullymoan Road between Clady and Strabane due to a traffic accident. The accident is believed to have resulted from icy conditions on the road this morning. Emergency services are attending the scene.

  Sinn Féin Councillor for Rosemount Mickey Cooper has spoken out in condemnation of recent damage to a set of locks in Creggan Burn Park in Derry. The locks, were installed on the gate at the top of the ‘zig-zag steps’ in the park in an effort to prevent anti-social behaviour. The locking of the

SIPTU’s warning a strike could be on the cards in some of the country’s best known care organisations. The dispute involves 8 thousand staff at organisations like the Irish Wheelchair Association, Rehab Care and The Cheshire Homes. The union says these workers had their pay cut in line with HSE staff during the recession, but

A Donegal Deputy has received confirmation from Transport Infrastructure Ireland that phase phase 1 of the Mountcharles to Inver upgrade of the N56 will commence in 2018. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has this week welcomed confirmation from the TII that phase 1 of the N56 upgrade from Mountcharles to Inver will begin next year. Deputy

100 youth projects are to benefit from half a million euro in funding. The funding has been granted under the Local Youth Club Equipment Scheme with scout groups, music groups and youth clubs among those in receipt of the grant. Government Chief Whip Minister Joe McHugh says the funding will be of great benefit to

Main Evening, News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday 15th December

Members of the North West Strategic Growth Partnership met yesterday in Derry where they were informed of Northern Ireland’s Executive Office’s intention to release over €2.5 million in funding to facilitate in the work of the Partnership. At the bi-annual meeting, jointly led by Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council, the

A judge said today that a young man deliberately “went out in a blaze of glory” with a series of church robberies because he knew was going to jail for earlier crime. Ballyshannon District Court was told that Nathan Coughlan was already serving a 12 month sentence for attacking and robbing a widow shortly after

Gardai have advised that the road at Tieveban, Burnfoot has reopened following a serious collision in the early hours of this morning. A 22 year old man was rushed to hospital after the 4×4 vehicle he was driving hit a stone wall. Gardai are continuing their investigations, and witnesses, or anyone who was on that

A Donegal Deputy has criticised the Government for continuing to fail in ensuring the inclusion of schools throughout Donegal in the DEIS programme. Sinn Fein Finance Spokesperson Deputy Pearse Doherty raised the issue during a Topical Issue Debate in the Dail last night, calling for a review of the scheme after the latest Pobal HP

€47,000 has been sanctioned to construct an outdoor adventure arena at Letterkenny Town Park. The project will be delivered by the Donegal Sports Partnership and will include the roll-out of an activity programme to engage local people in outdoor recreation sports. The funding issued by Minister Sean Kyne from the Dormant Accounts Fund will enable

The PSNI are continuing their investigations into the cyber theft of £86,000 from a church in County Derry. The money was removed from the church’s accounts after hackers gained access by persuading a priest that they were rectifying problems on his computer. The PSNI are liaising with the bank, and also the UK National Fraud

There were 28 people awaiting in-patient admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, two more than yesterday. Of those, 15 were waiting in the hospital’s Emergency Department. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there were 407 people awaiting admission at hospitals across the country this morning, the largest number, 43, in Limerick.

Detectives investigating a paramilitary style shooting in Derry last month have today arrested two men. The arrests relate to a shooting on Madam’s Bank Road on Sunday November 12th, in which a 44-year-old man was shot in the leg. A planned search was also carried out today at a house in the Shantallow area. The

Donegal County Council is inviting people to submit nominations for next year’s Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Awards. The Awards ceremony has become a highlight of Donegal County Council’s calendar of events. The Award is presented on an annual basis to members of the broad Irish Diaspora who have achieved prominence or recognition in the area

  Derry City and Strabane District Council has adopted a final strategy document on how best to embrace the principles of a Zero Waste Circular Economy. The strategy is intended to help aim is to keep resources and products in use for as long as possible. In conjunction with Zero Waste North West, the council

Police in Tyrone say there has been a two vehicle collision on the Beltany Road in Omagh which is causing major delays in this area. No further details are available.  

A Donegal Deputy has welcomed confirmation that his Climate Change Bill is to progress to the next stage in the Dail. The Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill has received unanimous support from the Oireachtas Committee of Financeand will move to the next stage when the Dail resumes after Christmas. The Bill seeks to divest public money

A man in his 20s has been seriously injured in a crash in Inishowen. The crash happened at ten past three this morning at Tieveban, Burnfood, five miles from Buncrana. A four by four vehicle hit a stone wall, seriously injuring the sole occupant, a 22 year old man. he’s been rushed to Letterkenny University

Flood relief payments for farmers affected by the falsh flooding that hit Inishowen on August 22nd are currently being processed. Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn has welcomed the confirmation from Minister Michael Creed with affected farmers due to receive funding, up to a maximum value of €15,000. However, Senator Mac Lochlainn has expressed his disappointment over

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday 14th December

A security alert in Derry has now ended. A security operation was launched following the discovery of a suspicious object in the Ederowen Park area last night. A number of items found during the alert have been taken away for further examination. Police say during a search of a property in the Ederowen Park, earlier this