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Police in Omagh are appealing for witnesses following a hit and run involving a Quadbike and a pedestrian in Omagh, Co Tyrone last night. The man sustained serious head injuries on the Erganagh Road at around 10.30pm and was treated at the scene before being brought to hospital. The road was closed for a time

€7,500 of funding has been announced for Donegal Culture Night events. Minister Heather Humphreys has announced almost €200,000 in funding for Culture Nights events being held nationally later this year. The annual event which aims to increase access and participation in cultural activity will be hosted by Donegal County Council on Friday 22nd September. In

Police have issued a warning following an incident involving a stone being thrown at a family car as it travelled along the Strabane Road in Castlederg. The young family were travelling on the Strabane Road near Pentecostal Church on Thursday evening at approximately 10:30pm when a stone was thrown at their car, shattering the drivers

A Donegal man who raped and sexually assaulted the daughter of his former partner over a period of at least five years has been jailed for eight years. The 52-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told gardaí he had “no knowledge” or recollection of abusing the child, but that he did not

Gardai say they are not treating the death of a woman in Raphoe as suspicious. The body of the 43 year old woman was discovered in an apartment on William Street, Raphoe. Gardaí were informed of the discovery last evening at approximately 8p.m. by ambulance personnel. A post mortem has been carried out and Gardai

Police in Derry have arrested three men in connection with an assault on a 19 year old man in the Ballymagroarty area of the city on Sunday last. The men aged 34, 47 and 48 were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of offensive weapons in a public place. Detective

Confirmation has been received that the Foyle Ferry Service will not run this weekend as was previously planned. Councillor Nicholas Crossan received confirmation this afternoon that the Greencastle to Magilligan ferry service which was due to begin its maiden voyage of the summer this weekend will not go ahead. It had been hoped that the

A Co Derry farmer has been fined £1,500 for pollution to a waterway. William Millar Henry of Ballyrashane Road, Coleraine was charged under Article 7(1)(a) of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 with the offence of making a polluting discharge to a waterway. On 11 February last year Water Quality Inspectors, acting on behalf of

There were 17 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO – the second highest in the country today. 8 people were waiting on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 9 were on wards. South Tipperary Hospital was the most overcrowded with 25 people waiting there.

A Donegal Deputy is calling on the Minister for Agriculture to engage with farmers on an emergency crisis aid fund for the tillage sector. There’s an on-going protest at the Department of Agriculture in Dublin, over a payments cap for farmers affected by last year’s weather. So far the Minister has failed to meet with

Gardai say the examination of a flat in Raphoe, in which a woman in her 40s was last night found dead, will determine the course of the investigation. The body of the 43 year-old woman was discovered in an apartment on William Street, Raphoe, Co. Donegal. Gardaí were informed of the discovery on Thursday at

The Director of the National Ambulance Service has agreed to review the service which caters to Inishowen. It follows representations made to him by Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue and Cllr Martin McDermott during a meeting yesterday. There have been calls for a second ambulance to be available to the peninsula on a 24/7 basis for

A Donegal County Councillor has described the lengthy waiting times for driving tests in Inishowen as deeply concerning. Cllr. Nicolas Crossan first raised the issue earlier year however  it has emerged that learner drivers are still waiting over five months before being granted a driving test. It’s understood that the tester conducted up to 40

The head of Tourism Ireland says it’s inconceivable that we’d have a hard border between the Republic and Northern Ireland. Niall Gibbons’ comments come as the European Union’s chief BREXIT negotiator warns the border between it and the UK can’t be frictionless post BREXIT. Michel Barnier says he believes it’s clear a ‘hard border’ with

  Three men have been returned for trial in connection with the murder of Derry civil servant Paul McCauley. Paul McCauley was left in a vegetative state after being beaten by loyalists in Derry’s Waterside area in 2006. He died in June 2015 aged 38. Piper McClements (26) of The Fountain, Matthew Gillen (30) of

  An Bord Pleanala has refused permission for a significant Leisure Park in Greencastle. The council had given the project the go ahead but that decision was successfully appealed to planning authority. The plans, by Carrowhugh Investments Limited, for the Leisure Park at Carrowhugh in Greencastle were for 37 mobile home pitches and 20 stopover

A major drop in the number of young adults in Donegal has been blamed on emigration. Census 2016 figures released today show the number of young adults in the county fell by 16.2% since Census 2011, a fall almost 10% greater than the national average. The numbers in the pre-school age group fell by 15.3%,

The EU’s top Brexit negotiator has warned that the UK still doesn’t understand the full consequences of its decision to leave the EU. Michel Barnier also criticised what he said were false claims by some in Britain about the possible deals to reach afterwards. Barnier said he was not sure the British people understood that

Ministers have been accused of using Gardai as their personal police, in the Dáil chamber this afternoon. It follows the detention of a blogger while travelling through Dublin Airport last week. The blogger was cautioned over a blog post questioning the personal business dealings of the Social Protection minister, Regina Doherty. A spokesperson for the

New figures from last year’s census show a significant fall in the number of young adults in Donegal. Census 2016 shows the number of young adults in the county fell by 16.2% since Census 2011, a fall almost 10% greater than the national average In Donegal, the numbers in the pre-school, young adults and adults

There were 12 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University this morning. According to the IMNO, two people were waiting on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further ten were waiting on wards. Beaumont Hospital was the most overcrowded today with 34 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 276 people waiting for beds

  An MLA says proposals to cut school uniform grants in the North would be a major blow for already struggling families. The Department of Education is set to cut the grant for low income families by £3million. The Department says that it has to work within the budget constraints brought about by the current

Members of the IFA Grain Committee are currently occupying the Department of Agriculture at Leinster House over concerns surrounding the tillage scheme and to seek an urgent meeting with Minister Michael Creed. Farmers in the county and elsewhere are still waiting on payments from the scheme after suffering devastating loses last year with Donegal said to

  The foundation stone has been laid this week for the new Orange Hall in Newtowncunningham. The old hall was devastated in an arson attack almost three years ago. It’s expected that the new hall will be completed and open by spring of next year. Deputy master Stewert McClean says it’s fantastic news:

A Letterkenny Councillor says those behind the latest act of vandalism in the town have nothing to offer to the local community. Significant damage has been caused to a World War 1 memorial situated in St. Eunan’s Cathedral Car Park. The feature was erected by the Letterkenny Heritage Community in 2014 with the stone structure

Special Needs Assistants are threatening industrial action – despite the announcement of almost a thousand new jobs yesterday. An additional 975 SNA positions have been created by the Education Minister – 44 in Donegal – an increase of 7.5 percent. But existing assistants have been told they’ll be made redundant and must reapply for their

Areas of Strabane have been hit with late postal deliveries due to an unusually high level of sick leave in the local office. Councillor Barry McElduff says he has also been told the the under-staffing and increased workload on the staff that remain, has led to low morale. He has raised the issue with the

Rustler Dennis Thomas has admitted stealing 70 sheep worth €4,000. Some of the farmers he robbed, including a near neighbour, told Donegal District Court how devastated they felt over trust within the farming community breached by the 23-year-old. Thomas faced four sample charges of stealing 11 lambs worth a total of €580 from farmers in