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Leo Varadkar says a new border with Northern Ireland is not an option. The Taoiseach addressed the challenge of Brexit in his keynote speech at the Fine Gael National Conference last night. The event continues in Cavan today – 4 miles from the border. He said our history with overcoming differences with the UK has

  A grant of almost €60,000 has been approved for the development of a helipad for Tory Island. Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands Joe McHugh has sanctioned a grant of €58,736 for Donegal County Council to allow works to be undertaken to relocate electricity

Police in Derry have charged a 41 year old man following the seizure of drugs in Derry. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Branch seized an estimated £150,000 worth of cocaine after a car was stopped by police in the city last Thursday. The Class A drugs were seized after a Grey Volvo was stopped by

BirdWatch Ireland says it is extremely concerned about the deaths of at least 15 migratory Whooper Swans in Co. Donegal. Their carcasses were discovered lying under electricity lines close to the village of Carrigans on Friday. An initial investigation suggests the swans had collided with the wires in flight and that the cause of the birds’ deaths

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in his 30s in Carndonagh. Shortly after 8pm yesterday evening Gardaí were called to an incident at a house in Carndonagh. Emergency Services were at the scene providing treatment to a 37-year-old man. The man was pronounced dead a short time later and his

A former GAA coach has been jailed for seven years for indecently assaulting two brothers between 1972 and 1975. Ronan McCormack from Cloonloo, Co. Sligo denied the charges but was found guilty following a trial earlier this year. The two brothers came forward in 2014 after hearing Ronan McCormack groomed and abused five young boys

The Government’s handling of the Commonage Management Plans has been heavily criticised by Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue. The Fianna Fail Agriculture Spokesperson, challenged Minister Michael Creed on the delay of GLAS payments for farmers who have yet to submit their Commonage Management Plans. In an exchange in the Dail Deputy McConalogue said the 2 and

Main Evening News, Sport, Obituaries and Nuacht Friday 10th November

Businesses are being warned of a new scam which centres on the purchase of vouchers by phone using credit cards which later turn out to be problematic. Crime Prevention Sergeant Paul Wallace says gardai are still piecing together the details of how this apparent scam works, and is urging any business with knowledge or experience

The number of patients awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital fell this morning to 23, with 10 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Yesterday, there were 37 patients awaiting admission, the second highest figure in the country. Nationally today, the INMO says there were 342 patients without in-patient beds, 37 of them, the highest

Representatives from Letterkenny Institute of Technology will visit Philadelphia and Boston this coming week as part of a North West Trade and Investment Mission. In collaboration with Donegal County Council, Derry City and Strabane District Council and Údarás Na Gaeltachta representatives from the University of Ulster, LYIT and the North West Regional College will join

  Serious concern has been raised over the safety of school children going to and from Ballyraine School in Letterkenny. It’s understood that some motorists have been breaking the red light at the crossing outside the school with fears that a child will be seriously injured if action isn’t taken. The Council is now being

A Donegal County Councillor is calling for more flexibility in the Tenant Purchase Scheme. The scheme is up for review next month with Inishowen Cllr Martin McDermott that only 6 people in Donegal availed of it this year. He says while the scheme should easily allow tenants buy their own homes, there are too many

The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council is calling for lighting to be installed at an anti-social hotspot in Letterkenny. The bandstand located at the top of the Market Square has been subject to gangs of youths congregating with reports of passers-by feeling intimidated and vulnerable. Cllr Gerry McMonagle believes that if lighting were installed the

  The EU Commission says a hard border can only be avoided if Northern Ireland stays in the single market after Brexit. A position paper sent by the EU to the British government says the north should also stay in the customs union. It says this is the only way that the common travel area

Donegal County Council has confirmed that the Donegal Road Safety Working Group will examine the increase of oil spillages on the county’s roads. The decision comes following a request made by Councillor John Sheamais Ó’Fearraigh calling for heightened cross party and interagency co-operation between the various bodies responsible for road safety. Councillor Ó’Fearraigh has welcomed

Community groups in disadvantaged areas of the county are being urged to submit applications for funding under the RAPID Scheme. €65,000 is being made available to County Donegal by the Department of Rural and Community Development to support projects across the county which would improve the quality of life for residents in disadvantaged towns with

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Thursday 9th November

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a collision on the main Glenties to Dungloe Road. Gardai say it is not believed to be serious and the road remains open. This is the second road traffic collision in the county today, it follows an earlier collision at Tullyrap on the main Lifford to Letterkenny

Gardai are currently attending the scene of a road traffic collision at Tullyrap on the main Letterkenny to Lifford Road. No further details are known.

It’s been claimed that waste from Donegal is piling extra costs on to people in Derry and Strabane. Cllr Patsy Kelly says up to 30% of the items being brought to recycling facilities in the area are coming from across the border, and that is putting pressure on other services. Speaking on the Nine ’til

One of the most prominent investigators of the Hillsborough disaster is in Derry for a series of screenings of an Emmy nominated film which explores what happened on the day, and the subsequent campaign for justice. Queens University Professor Phil Scraton was primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel’s Report, and after tonight’s screening of

Gardai are beginning to circulate a poster in both English and Polish as the investigation into the murder of 36 year-old, Sebastian Adamowicz continues A checkpoint was carried out yesterday in the Gortlee area as part of a reconstruction of the last known movements of Mr Adamowicz. The 36 year old was found with extensive head

An investment of €230,000 has been announced today for libraries throughout Donegal. The funding is part of a national Government strategy for local libraries with €3.7 million being made available to libraries across the country. In Donegal, €172,000 has been invested by Central Government with Donegal County Council matching funds of €57,500. Government Chief Whip

Derry City and Strabane District Council has announced a new support programme for enterprises in the Council area that employ fewer than 50 people, and have an annual turnover of less than €10m. The council says “Business Boost” is an innovative project to help create new, sustainable jobs in the area, while also strengthening the

  The number of people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital has risen once again with 37 people without in-patient beds this morning, 10 up on yesterday. Of those 24 were on Emergency Department trolleys. The INMO says the Letterkenny figure was the second highest in the country, along with Galway. University Hospital Limerick had

Gardai in Letterkenny say a driver is lucky to be unharmed after their car collided with a fence overnight. The motorist in question was driving without insurance at the time of the crash. Court proceedings are to follow. The incident has been highlighted on the Garda Twitter page today: