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Concern has been raised in the North over cross-border dumping. A former council worker discovered numerous bags of rubbish dumped at a site in Artigarvan which he believes belongs to householders in the Lifford area. With an increase in waste collection charges in Southern Ireland there are fears that there may be an increase in […]

There’s condemnation in Strabane today after a pipe bomb type device was discovered under a car in the Drumrallagh Estate area of the town yesterday. Local Councillor Karina Carlin has spoken out, she says those who are carrying out such behaviour have no thought for the community. A number of houses in the vicinity were

A major refurbishment and improvement programme got underway today at Swan Park in Buncrana, with thr programme being coordinated by Donegal County Council and the Buncrana Tidy Towns Committee. €250,000 is being spent on the improvements, which include drainage, new pathways and the provision of public toilets. Cllr Rena Donaghey says it’s a very important

  The Education Minister hopes to see the first students enter proposed Technological Universities by September 2018. Richard Bruton says he’s aiming to have legislation on the issue passed by the end of the year. The bill would see a number of third level instiutions across the country merge to form Technological Universities. One of

Police in County Derry have confirmed that a woman, aged in her 50’s, has died following a fire at a house in Grange Park in Limavady this morning. Police received a report of a fire at a house at around 6.25am. Emergency Services attended but  the woman was found deceased at the scene. An investigation

Police in Derry are appealing for information following an assault on a man and a woman in a commercial premises in the Ferguson Street area of the city two weeks ago. At around 12.15am on Sunday July 2nd, it was reported that a man was kicked in the face and knocked to the ground. When

A major conservation project has been launched in Buncrana. A local group has announced plans to restore the 14th Century O’Doherty’s Keep in Swan Park, Buncrana. The plans include the construction of a visitor and heritage centre at the site. Specialists will initially carry out investigations and surveying of the building in order to compile

Residents in Dungloe are calling for an emergency meeting with Irish Water over health concerns surrounding the water treatment plant. Concerns have been raised following an incident at the weekend when effluent was observed spilling over the walls of the treatment plant. Local Councillor, Micheal Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says the effluent spray is blowing

Figures reveal that the full capacity protocol has been in place at Letterkenny University Hospital for 50% of the time this year. The information was received by Councillor Gerry Crawford in response to a question to Saolta. The figures show that in 2016 the full capacity protocol was implemented 103 times, while in the first

In something of a surprise Michael Naughton has been selected by Fianna Fail to replace the late Sean McEniff on Donegal County Council. At a convention in Donegal Town on Sunday evening the Laghey resident came out ahead of three other candidates. At one point it looked as though Mr McEniff’s daughter Elizabeth McIntyre would

Bundoran RNLI are this evening reminding people to be mindful of the potential dangers of the water. This follows an incident yesterday when eight members of the Fermanagh Minor Football team were hospitalised after being rescued from the sea when they got into difficulty while swimming at Tullan Strand. Press Officer with Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat,

A 24 year old male is due to appear before Derry Magistrates Court tomorrow in connection with a security alert in Derry. On Friday evening at approximately 11pm police received a report that a suspect device had been left close to the entrance of a property in the Clooney Terrace area of the city. The

One woman is in a serious condition following a road traffic collision last evening. At approximately 6:30pm emergency services attended the scene of the single vehicle collision at Porthall. In a joint operation emergency services from both sides of the border, including the Rescue 118 helicopter attended the scene where the vehicle was in the

The mother of one of the victims of a fatal crash on the Glenfin road has said she is ‘devastated’ after a memorial plaque placed at the scene was removed and thrown deep into bushes Kiara Baird (19) died alongside mother-of-three Maria Wallis (38) when the car they were travelling in rolled over and hit

  Eight members of the Fermanagh Minor Football team were hospitalised on Saturday having been rescued from the sea after getting into difficulty while swimming at Tullan Strand. The group had been training on the Strand and entered the water to cool down following their session. The strong currents at Tullan began to carry a

Two males have been detained in Derry following a security alert in the city last night. Residents in the Clooney Terrace area were evacuated after police received a report shortly after 11pm that a suspect device had been left close to the entrance of a property in the area. Army Technical Officers attended the scene

A specially adapted fishing vessel from Killybegs is headed to Mayo this weekend to begin a new search for the bodies of missing Coast Guard crew. Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, and winchmen Paul Ormsby and Ciaran Smith all died when Rescue 116 crashed near Blackrock Island earlier this year. The bodies of Paul

A County Tyrone farmer has been convicted of one charge of transporting an animal that was not fit for the journey. Ryan McElduff (21) of Creggan Road, Cranagh, Carrickmore, pleaded guilty at Omagh Magistrates’ Court and received a conditional discharge for 18 months. The case arose, when the Official Veterinarian (OV) at an abattoir examined

A Donegal County Councillor is urging politicians to work together with island communities in a bid to get more funding secured. Earlier this week, Minister Joe McHugh announced over €450,000 in funding for improvement works for some of Donegal’s Islands. Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig says while the money is to be welcomed, he was

Shaun Doherty has agreed to become the first patron of the Donegal Hospice. He was asked to take on the role by Dr. James McDaid, chairman of the Donegal Hospice, during a special last edition of the Shaun Doherty show broadcast today. Hundreds of listeners called the station to send their good wishes while celebrities

  The public consultation period for the Donegal County Development Plan has been extended to 4pm of Friday 1st September 2017. The period has been extended to allow extra time for members of the public to make submissions to the plan due to a misprint of the email address on the Council’s website and to

Motorists are being warned of overnight diversions in Omagh at the end of the month to facilitate major works on a stretch of the A5. A £170,000 resurfacing scheme on the Great Northern Road in Omagh is due to commence on Monday 24 July 2017. The works cover almost a kilometre from the Dublin Road

After 27 years at Highland Radio, Shaun Doherty presents his last show today. He announced his intention to leave the radio station two weeks ago to explore other opportunities. Watch this special event with special guests and other suprises live here:

The campaign group ‘Border Communities Against Brexit’ will this evening be presented with an EU Citizenship Award after being nominated by six MEPs. They were Martina Anderson, Lynn Boylan, Matt Carthy, Nessa Childers , Marian Harkin and Liadh ni Riada. The award will be marked at a function in Monaghan tonight, and later in the year, there will be a formal function in Brussels.

Serious concern has been raised over what’s been described as continued disruption being experienced by service users of respite supports provided at Falcarragh Community Hospital. It’s following confirmation from the HSE that appointments to the service are now being reviewed each week due to a number of nursing vacancies yet to be filled at the