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Detectives in Derry are appealing for information following a fire in the Little James’ Street area of the city in the early hours of this morning. The fire, which is being treated as suspicious, started in bins in the Kular Court area. When firefighters and police got to the scene, outside bins were on fire, […]

A Midlands North West MEP is backing calls for a special transport subsidy to cover haulage costs as more and more farmers are forced to bring fodder in to the region from elsewhere in the country. Luke Ming Flanagan says August’s flooding in Donegal and elsewhere on the western seaboard created a serious problem, and

  A Donegal woman has been convicted of failing to adequately feed a dog, fined €10.00 and disqualified from keeping animals for a period of five years at Letterkenny District Court yesterday. Katy McMonagle of Lissmullyduff, Killygordon had admitted a number of offences under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 at a previous court

  Detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch have arrested a 37 year old man today in connection with the attempted murder of an off duty police officer in Derry on February 22 this year. A viable Under Vehicle Improvised Explosive Device was discovered at the home of the officer in the Ardanlee area. He

  The Health Minister and HSE management can no longer continue to ignore the situation at Letterkenny University Hospital. That’s the view of Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalgoue who was responding to the publication of the HSE’s National Service Plan 2018. The plan outlines that a number of hospitals nationwide are to receive additional beds to

There could be light at the end of the tunnel for a cinema complex in Donegal Town. It’s after the developer behind the plans moved to confirm his intentions to submit another application for the project. Last month, plans were rejected for the five-screen cinema along with public parking and a shop and restaurant. This

Police in Derry are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision on the Clooney Road last night. The road remains closed this morning with diversions in place. In a statement Inspector Mark Knowles said that police received a report of a one-vehicle road traffic collision close to the Enagh turn-off, between the Gransha

A West Tyrone MLA is urging Department of Health in the North to provide extra funding for GP Out of Hours services in Strabane. It follows an announcement made by the Department that it is to invest an extra £3.9 million in GP services across Northern Ireland. The Out of Hours service in Strabane has

There’s been a serious single road traffic collision in Derry overnight.  The Clooney Road in Derry has been closed country bound between Gransha Roundabout and Maydown Roundabout following the crash. Diversions are in place.

A man, now living in Donegal, who sexually abused four schoolboys two decades ago has been jailed for eight years. Scott Turner,44, assaulted the children, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at addresses in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire between December 1991 and November 1998. The High Court in Glasgow heard how two of Turner’s victims

The average private rent for new tenancies in Co Donegal was €545 in the third quarter of 2017. According to latest figures published by the Residential Tenancies Board, the average rent is up €21 euro, an increase of 4% compared to the second quarter of this year. Nationally, rents are highest in Dublin at €1,518

Today is the last day for express parcel post for Christmas. An Post says it expects to handle over 18 million pieces of mail between now and Saturday. The usual volume of 2 million per day trebles in the run up to the big day. An Post’s Angus Laverty says even though the deadline for

Letterkenny Tennis Club has been awarded a €53,500 Government regional sports grant. The club had bid for funding under the Regional Sports Capital grants. In a statement Minister Joe McHugh said that the club has ambitious plans to expand and enhance their site and to become a centre of excellence for the entire region, not

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday 20th December

The HSE has published its National Service Plan for 2018 and has set a budget of €14.5 billion for next year, a 3% increase on what was spent this year. The plan has outlined a number of acute hospitals across the country in which additional beds and new units will be opened to increase capacity

A 22 year old man who was sentenced to 10 months in prison and banned from entering Derry for ten years has had his ban reduced to five years. Nathan McDaid, of Meenavanaghan, Quigley’s Point, Co Donegal had been convicted in 2015 for assaulting his former partner. The Court heard today from defence counsel Ms

A 27 year old man with an address at Mountcharles in County Donegal has been sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment for kicking his own dog to death. The case related to the brutal attack on an innocent Yorkshire terrier called Buttons on January 24th 2017. Garda Sergeant Oliver Devenney told the court yesterday how the

Tomorrow is ‘National Be Safe Be Seen Day’ – the shortest day of the year. As part of the initiative, The Donegal Road Safety Working Group with the assistance of members of the Donegal Youth Service will be distributing High Viz vests around Letterkenny. Brian O’Donnell Road Safety Officer with Donegal County Council says with

Donegal Airport is to receive almost €700,000 in Government funding towards operating costs. It’s part of an overall allocation of €3.6 million in grant aid to regional airports nationwide which is aimed at contributing to enhanced regional connectivity for businesses and tourism. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says the money will to a long

Lifeline in Inishowen could be facing closure due to funding issues. The centre located in Carndonagh provides services for women and children affected by domestic violence. The organisation has to vacate its current premises and is looking for a new base but its funding runs out at the end of March 2018. Speaking on the

The second phase of works at Malin Head is expected to be completed in the New Year. The work includes road widening, car parking improved and toilets provided. It had been anticipated that phase two would be finished before the end of the year however some issues reulted in the work being delayed. Local Cllr

60 percent of the Irish Hotel sector say Brexit has negatively affected their business this year. Latest research from the Irish Hotels Federation shows that Britain leaving the E-U remains a top concern. The industry is calling for an increased investment in marketing. Paul Diver, Chair of the Donegal branch of the Irish Hotels Federation

A Donegal Deputy is calling for urgent funding to be approved for Killybegs Tourism Information Centre. The centre has not received any offical funding for the past two years and is currently benefitting from donations to keep the centre afloat. Deputy Thomas Pringle says this is a vital amenity with volunteers working with cruise ships, contributing

An Post is reminding people that it’s the last day to send cards and parcels to guarantee they’ll get there by Christmas. Final delivery is this Saturday with Post Office’s closing at half one. An extra 300 staff were hired to help with the increase in demand this year. Anna Mc Hugh is from An

A Donegal County Councillor says an issue of public safety has now been resolved after the installation of new public lights at Lismonaghan Road in Letterkenny. For a long period of time, a substantial amount of the road leading to housing estates was without lighting. Councillor Dessie Shiels says this work combined with the construction

  It’s being recommended members of the North’s power-sharing assembly take a pay cut – because it’s not been functioning since January. 90 politicians haven’t been engaged in parliamentary work since a crisis saw the first minister and deputy first minister quit. Former Assembly chief executive Trevor Reaney has recommended pay is reduced in two

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday 19th December

More than €1.7 million has been approved by Cabinet to Donegal County Council to cover the cost of the initial clean-up following the Inishowen floods in August. Government Chief Whip Minister Joe McHugh has welcomed the payment of €1,729,122 due to be made to the local authority in the coming days. Minister McHugh has paid tribute

A statement this afternoon has been released on behalf of the Good and New Charity Shop in Letterkenny, in response to an article in the Sunday Times revealing that the charity had received over €400,000 more than it had spent in the past two years. The organisation say auditors have confirmed to them that the

Minister Kevin Boxer Moran has confirmed 8,000 homes across Ireland are to receive flood defences as part of a €260 million plan due to be signed off today. Minister Moran said the OPW carried out a CFRAM report which surveyed the country and identified flood-risk areas, including Castlefin. The Independent is reporting that separate supports

The Housing Minister has given the go-ahead to Donegal County Council to work on initiating a process which would provide housing for homeowners in Donegal affected by Mica. Many families have been forced out of their homes as they have been deemed unsafe to live in. Local Councillor Martin McDermott has welcomed Minister English’s commitment

A 94 year old woman who died in a house fire in Buncrana has been named locally as Sadie Gill. The blaze broke out just after 4pm yesterday afternoon at her farmhouse in Illies just outside Buncrana. Ms. Gill who was the sole occupant of the house was pronounced dead at the scene and her

The water conservation notice on the Lough Colm and Lough Fad supplies has been lifted eight months after it was first issued. Records showed that April 2017 was the driest April experienced for 67 years leading to the conservation notice being put in place in May of this year. Although the request to conserve has

The contract for the new Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) for the five year period 2018-2022 was officially signed yesterday at the County House in Lifford. The contract, which will see a combined budget for SICAP in Donegal of just over €2 million per year across the lifetime of the programme, was signed

There were 32 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. 19 people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 13 were waiting on wards. Yesterday saw 35 people waiting for a bed at the hospital which resulted in the full capacity protocol implemented. University