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There’s growing concern that Brexit could have a devastating impact for border counties in the North. The ‘Brexit Against Borders’ group staged a protest outside Government buildings earlier to highlight their fears and opposition of Britain leaving the EU. John Sheridan runs a farming business on the border and says his business will be ruined

  The assault case against Donegal County Councillor John O’Donnell has been adjourned today at Letterkenny Circuit Court. Defence counsel for Cllr. O’Donnell said that the assault causing harm charges will be contested and that a trial could take a number of days. The court heard that the case against Cllr O’Donnell and a co-accused

  A 17-year-old male has been charged with the murder of a Donegal man in London at the weekend. 42-year-old Damien McLaughlin was from Manorcunningham but had been living in London for some time. Mr. Mc Laughlin died after receiving a stab wound to the heart on a street in Enfield on Saturday. It’s understood

  The HSE is urging parents in Donegal to have their children vaccinated after it emerged that the numbers availing of the MMR in Donegal have dropped below 90%. That’s a cause of concern, according to Dr Anthony Breslin, a specialist in Communicable Diseases. He spoke on the Shaun Doherty Show………… On the issue of

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is appealing to people to donate blood before the May Bank Holiday weekend, with clinics at two locations in Donegal this week. There are clinics at the Inishowen Gateway in Buncrana today from 2:30pm – 5:00pm, and from 7:00pm – 9:30pm. Tomorrow, the service moves to Carndonagh Community School, with

A Midlands North West MEP says there needs to be a minimum 10 year infrastructural investment programme, which would bridge at least two governments. Marian Harkin was speaking at a conference organised by the Construction Industry Federation, telling them that infrastructural development is vital to ensure balanced development. She told the conference that government spending

There were 17 patients awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, eight of them on Emergency Department trolleys, the same figure as recprded yesterday by the Irih Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Nationally, there were 470 patients without beds, Cork was the most overcrowded hospital, with 49 patients awaiting admission this morning.

It’s been confirmed that a woman has died following last night’s road crash in Strabane. Police in Strabane are appealing for witnesses following the collision on the Urney Road. The collision between a lorry and a car, took place around 10.30pm at the junction between the Urney Road and Great Northern Link. A short time

Work is officially underway on phase two at Malin Head on a Visitor Management Plan for the area. This part of the Visitor Management Plan for the area includes a toilet block, road widening and bus parking and car parking The work is to be finished in June, with  preparatory work for Phase Three expected

£100,000 has been allocated to carry out safety works at Drumquinn waterfalls and Sloughan Glen in County Tyrone, a popular beauty spot. Despite some initial work being undertaken, large parts of the public walkways and viewing points of the waterfalls have been closed to the public for some time. It is understood that investigative work

Gardai in Letterkenny have appealed for witnesses to come forward following an alleged assault of a teenage girl on Thursday night April 20th. It’s understood that the girl attended a disco in the town before the alleged incident took place. She was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treated to injuries she sustained to her

  The Society of the Irish Motor Industry in association with DoneDeal have issued their first Quarterly Motor Industry Review for 2017 which shows a drop in car sales in Donegal.  The report highlights the challenging and uncertain year that the Industry has faced with new car sales (-8%) and commercial vehicle sales (LGV’s -11

  There were 17 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. 8 were on trolleys while a further 9 were waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded this morning – 38 people waiting there. Nationally there were a total of 391

The action group “Border Communities Against Brexit” will carry out a protest outside Government Buildings tomorrow morning, calling that the Irish Government seek special status for the North at the Brexit Council meeting which takes place next Saturday. Speaking ahead of the protest, group spokesperson Declan Fearon said Irish government must push to have Northern

Dredging has begun this morning at Magheraroarty Pier, where representatives of the local fishing fleet say they are regularly affected by a build up of sand which can hamper them entering and leaving the port. The pier is also an important departure point for ferries and other boats serving Tory Island. Local councillor Michael Cholm

It’s been confirmed that the Save Our St Joseph’s Hospital Action Group Committee is no longer affiliated to the Save Our Services campaign, which the Stranorlar gruop was instrumental in forming last year. The umbrella group formed after it emerged that plans for a new community hospital in Letterkenny was been seen as a replacement

Large crowds will gather in Bundoran this morning for the funeral of the late Donegal County Councillor Sean McEniff. Cllr. Mc Eniff passed away on Friday in hospital after being ill for some time. The 81 year old had been Irelands longest serving Councillor and Fianna Fail Leader Micheal Martin described this record as a

The Department of Agriculture is hosting a special information day for Donegal farmers tomorrow about registering online for the Basic Payment Scheme. While farmers can continue to apply using forms, they are being encouraged to go on line and next year it will be come obligatory. Department staff will be available to discuss matters between

It’s been claimed that Irish Water has no plans to upgrade water infrastructure on the Inishowen peninsula. It follows a submission made by Local Councillor Jack Murray, who has been highlighting the frequency of bursts in the main water supply system serving South Inishowen in particular. Cllr Murray has since received confirmation from the utility

The future of wind farms in Ireland could be called into question this week. Seven families from Cork who had to leave their homes five years ago due to noise levels, will have damages and costs decided by the High Court (tomorrow Tuesday). Its the first action of its kind in this country and may

Police in Strabane are investigating a burglary which occurred at Riverside Service Station, Castlederg in the early hours of Saturday morning 22nd April. They are appealing to anyone who may have seen a dark coloured vehicle at the premises at approximately 05.00 am. A cash register was stolen as well as a substantial amount of

  Serious concern has been raised over suspected pollution running into Crana River in Buncrana. There are claims that the source of the contamination is coming from a stream which enters the river above the Caste Bridge. Local Councillor Nicholas Crossan has been contacted by members of the Buncrana Anglers Association who noticed a white

Two people have been hospitalised following a serious two vehicle collision in County Tyrone this morning.  Emergency services attended the crash on the Augher road in Clogher which involved a black Mercedes and a black Audi A4 in the early hours. Police say that one of the people was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

  Police in Derry are investigating an incident of criminal damage which is being treated as hate crime. The incident occurred at St Patricks Orange Hall, Main Street, Claudy on Friday last. Police say that graffiti was spray painted onto the side of the building sometime after 10:00 pm. Officers are appealing for information and