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  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

It’s been confirmed that The Housing Minister will visit Donegal next week to meet the Mica Action Group. A report published recently has stated that between 1,200 and 4,800 homes are affected in the county. Inishowen is the area most affected. Local Cllr. Bernard McGuinness says the urgency of a redress scheme cannot be overestimated…………..

There have been several reports of non-native Pink Salmon in Donegal according to Inland Fisheries Ireland. The appearance of the species is of concern to Inland Fisheries Ireland as it may impact Ireland’s own Atlantic salmon species. The Pink Salmon species, which is of Pacific origin from the west coasts of the United States and

A section of the Letterkenny/ to Ramelton road, between Castleshanaghan National School and The Silver Tassie has reopened. It was closed much of Thursday following a single vehicle crash. One man was injured in the incident which the Gardai described as ‘serious’. There are no further details on his condition.

There are reports that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is preparing a plan that would see his government recommit the €465milion Irish government contribution to the completion of the A5 dual Carriageway. After overcoming a number of obstacles it is now expected that work will begin in the autumn on the £150 million dualling of the Derry

Killybegs Coast Guard Unit were tasked yesterday evening by Malin Head Coast Guard Station to Rossnowlagh beach after concern was raised over the location of two kayakers. Lifeguards raised the alarm after spotting the kayakers some distance out from the north side of the beach with Bundoran RNLI first on scene. Both boats were stood

Inland Fisheries Ireland has launched a new conservation campaign in Donegal to highlight angling and the importance of conservation. The hashtag #CPRsavesfish has been placed on a couple of high profile locations in Letterkenny, Donegal to engage the public around the pursuit of conservation focused angling. CPR stands for Catch, Photo, release, and its hoped

It’s hoped that the addition of 12 new bicycle stands installed at beaches around the Donegal coast will help promote more cycling in the county. Stands are located at Bundoran, Rossnowlagh, Fintra, Narin, Kilahoey, Downings, Magherawarden, Marble Hill, Lisfannon, Culdaff and Shrove. Donegal County Council says that the stands, which were made locally, have been

A Donegal Deputy is calling on the Agriculture Minister to ensure any emergency tillage crisis aid fund enables the maximum payment under state aid rules of up to €15,000 per farmer. The IFA met with Minister Creed yesterday after suspending their occupation of the Department of Agriculture offices in Kildare Street, Dublin. One of those

People with disabilities will protest outside the Dáil today calling for equal rights. It’s ten years since the UN Convention on rights for Disabled people – however Ireland remains the only EU country left to ratify it. The protest is being led by Donegal campaigner Frank Larkin, who says disabled people are sick of being

A Donegal County Councillor is urging people to attend a special meeting next week with a view of setting up a Community Text Alert in the Ballybofey and Stranorlar area. Donegal Gardai will be there on the night to give details about the text alert scheme and listen to any concerns people may have. The meeting