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The 5 banks that met the Finance Minister over the tracker scandal have issued statements on what they plan to do next. Bank of Ireland says it will start a compensation process for 4,300 customers from 10 November. AIB says by year end it will have identified 3,416 customers – 12 of whom lost their

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries, Wednesday October 25th, 2017.

The driver of a minibus taxi who drove over a Letterkenny woman lying on the road in Ballyshannon on New Year’s Day 2015, thought he had been in contact with a “cardboard box” at first, a court was told. William McKee of Carricknahorna, Cashelard, Ballyshannon is pleading not guilty to a charge of driving without

  There were 16 patients awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital according to the latest trolley watch report. 8 people were waiting on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 8 were on wards. University Hospital Galway was the most overcrowded this morning with 45 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 472 people waiting

There are calls for additional CCTV cameras to be installed within Strabane town centre following reports of anti-social behaviour. There are reports of incidents occurring in the Castle and Market Street areas where properties are being damaged at night. In addition, on Monday night last, glass bottles were smashed in the vicinty of Sigersons GAA

Donegal Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn has pledged to keep on raising the lack of information on flood relief for groups in Inishowen in the floor of the Seanad until he gets some answers. This morning, he again raised the lack of response to funding applications relating to Swan Park in Buncrana, Glenevin Waterfall, and especially

The two and a half year jail sentence handed down to convicted paedophile, and ex journalist, Tom Humphries yesterday has been criticised by victims’ groups for being too lenient. The Judge has also come under fire for saying Mr Humphries’ guilty plea and loss of reputation were mitigating factors. Another charge of sexually assaulting a

  The fire service has brought a house fire under control at an unoccupied property in the Killylastin area of Letterkenny. The alarm was raised earlier this morning after smoke was noticed billowing from a semi-detached house – it’s understood that both houses were significantly damaged during the blaze. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council Cllr.

  A Donegal County Councillor is seeking an urgent meeting between road safety authorities and An Garda Síochána to discuss the apparent increase in the number of road collisions over recent months caused by oil spillages. Cllr John Seamus Ó Fearraigh has written to Donegal County Council, the RSA and local Gardaí requesting the meeting

  The European Commission will be taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for its failure to remedy deficiencies in Donegal water treatment plants and others throughout the country. That’s according to Midlands North West MEP Marian Harkin who believes that a bad planning system by Government has resulted in Donegal featuring as one

  An Inishowen Cllr says he’s disappointed at Minister Boxer Moran’s response to calls for work to be carried out on rivers in Donegal. Cllr Martin McDermott believes one of the key contributors to the extent of flooding in August was the amount of debris in the county’s rivers and met with the Minister in

  Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a crash on the main Ballybofey to Letterkenny road.  The crash happened just after 7.30 this morning just before the Kilross t-junction. Motorists are advised to expect severe delays if traveling in and around the area this morning with reports of traffic backed up to nearly

  A Stranorlar Municipal District Councillor has welcomed what he called a constructive meeting between local representatives, community groups and Minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran to discuss flood prevention measures in the Finn Valley. The meeting was held at the CPI Complex in Castelfinn, which was itself badly damaged by flooding two years ago. Cllr Gary

  It’s been confirmed that Government agencies have paid out more than €360,000 through its humanitarian assistance schemes since flooding hit the North West in August. In a statement Government Chief Whip and Donegal Minister Joe McHugh said that almost €180,000 of the funding has been paid by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social

It’s been confirmed that work on the upgrading of the Newbuildings to Strabane section of the A5 will get underway in January. West Tyrone MLA Declan Mc Aleer says vesting orders for the required land will be issued in November, and a timeline has been put in place to have all the outstanding statutory processes

Concerns have been raised over social housing provision in the Stranorlar Municipal District. Donegal County Council has advised that 28 houses across the areas of Lifford, St Johnston and Raphoe will be made available for families on the Housing Waiting List. However, Cllr Gerry Crawford says this is unsatisfactory, as there is a net housing

  It’s hoped that there will be a significant increase in Canadian visitors to Donegal after a delegation of group tour specialists visited the county. The delegation, all of whom are responsible for making the travel arrangements for a diverse range of large groups attended a Failte Ireland ‘Canadian Expo’ workshop in Cavan, before spending

Police in Derry have confirmed that the body of a man was recovered from the River Foyle at around 10.30am this morning. The body was recovered close to the pontoon. A post mortem is due to be carried, but police have indicated the death is not being treated as suspicious at this time. It is

A 19-year-old man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent and is expected to appear at Derry Magistrates Court on 15 November. The charges follow an assault in Newmarket Street in Derry during the early hours of Sunday 22 October. An 18-year-old woman also arrested in connection with the same incident was released

  The government says decisions will be made shortly about the allocation of flood relief funding to sports clubs and other community organisations impacted by August’s flooding in Inishowen and East Donegal. The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport says sports clubs unable to secure insurance were coveree under a Red Cross administered scheme announced

  Gardai in Letterkenny have detained a vehicle for no tax, NCT or insurance.  It’s understood that the traffic unit stopped the car during a routine checkpoint yesterday. Court proceedings are to follow.

  There were 29 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. 6 people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 23 were waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded this morning with 58 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 542 people

There are fears among the Garda Representative Association over the lack of policing resources that would be available to police a hard border as a result of Brexit. It is understood that historically low numbers of Gardaí in Donegal would make policing the vast rural areas surrounding the border virtually impossible. Brendan O’Connor is the

  Serious concern has been raised over figures which show that last week alone, over 100 people in Donegal did not attend their outpatient appointment in Letterkenny. It’s understood that the figures vary from week to week and can range from between 79 to 179. The issue has been branded as a huge waste of

  Funding has been approved for a detailed study of flood mitigation works and coastal protection measures at Portnoo in Co. Donegal. The announcement, which was made during the first day of the Minister Kevin Boxer Moran’s visit to Donegal, will see funding of €76,500 be made available by the OPW for a survey to

  Minister Kevin Boxer Moran is embarking on the second day of his two day visit to Donegal. Later today, the Minister for Flood Relief is due to visit the Finn Valley area and Inishowen. One of the outstanding issues that’s set to be raised with the Minister is the lack of a flood relief

  Untreated sewage is still being pumped into water at 44 locations – with Donegal and Cork accounting for nearly half of these areas.  A new Environmental Protection Agency report found wastewater treatment in over a quarter of Ireland’s large towns and cities is below public health standards. The report says 50 major towns and

  An incident room has been set up at Letterkenny Garda station with certain lines of enquiry being followed after a spate of burglaries at retail premises throughout Donegal. Superintendent David Kelly has told the County Donegal Joint Policing Committee that those carrying out the burglaries are not professional but opportunistic. An incident room has

  Buncrana based Cllr. Rena Donaghey has been elected as Chairperson of the Donegal Education and Training Board, with Cllr. Niamh Kennedy elected as Deputy Chair. The ETB is the leading education and training provider in Donegal, managing fifteen out of the twenty-seven post-primary schools in the county. The board is also the largest provider

Donegal County Council has been told that some of the money being collected in larger towns within Donegal should be spent on areas being overlooked within the County Development Plan. Cllr Paul Canning is calling for investment in smaller towns, to ensure there is development in those areas that do not gather as much revenue

  Lawyers for Tusla and Garda officers have told the Charleton tribunal that their clients have no case to answer in relation to complaints by whistleblower Garda Keith Harrison. The lawyers were making their submissions at the end of the current module which is looking at contacts between gardaí and the HSE/Tusla relating to Gda Harrison.

  The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has signed a declaration that European coastal communities that they won’t accept being left behind or sacrificed when Britain leaves the EU. The Santiago de Compostela declaration was signed in the Spanish city after an alliance of EU fishing organisations attended a conference discussing the potential impact of Brexit onm