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There were 35 people awaiting in-patient admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. Of those, 22 were waiting in the hospital’s Emergency Department. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there were 546 people awaiting admission at hospitals across the country this morning, the largest number, 54 of them in Limerick.

Vodafone Ireland say a fault which caused problems for some service users in Donegal has been rectified. Earlier, Donegal TD Pat the Cope Gallagher called on Vodafone to address issues in the west of the county, saying they had left a number of people isolated……. Vodafone statement in full – “Last week Vodafone Ireland identified

The Western Development Commission will reduce the interest rate it charges on its Community Loan Fund to 3% from January 1st. This lower interest rate — down from 5% — will be available for community projects and social enterprises in Donegal and the Western Region. The fund has supported 43 projects over the 10 years

The Chairperson of the Good and New Charity Shop in Letterkenny says every cent which has been donated is receipted and banked, and that can be verified by their accountant and by Revenue. Eamon Mc Devitt was speaking after the Sunday Times ran a story based on figures submitted to the Charity Regulator by the

Two men are expected to appear in court in Derry today after a 16 year old boy was assaulted in the city on Saturday night. The youth was rushed to Intensive Care with facial and head injuries after the assault in the Violet Street area at 7 o’clock on Saturday night. Police say he is

A senior Donegal TD is questioning the quality of Vodafone’s service in the North-West. Leas Ceann Comhairle Pat the Cope Gallagher says he’s received a number of complaints about the availability and quality of the signal, particularly in rural parts of Donegal. Deputy Gallagher says many people can be isolated as a result, and he

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.