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The Citizens Assembly have voted by an overwhelming majority to recommend a referendum on the Eighth Amendment. However, there has been a huge disruption to proceedings after the village where the Assembly is being held experienced a power-outage. The first results of the Citizens Assembly came in just after midday today. Over 87% of members

The funeral of 20 year old Dylan Crawford will take place on Monday morning in St Patrick’s Church, Crossroads, Killygordon. The remains of the Donegal man who was found dead last week in Manchester are expected to arrive home this evening. Dylan was found collapsed last Wednesday morning at the junction of Spear Street and Back

Efforts to locate two missing crew of Rescue 116 will step up a gear this weekend. A significant dive operation will take place – with over 100 divers traveling to Mayo to aid in the operation. It’s over a month since the Coast Guard helicopter crashed on Blackrock Island. Captains Dara Fitzpatrick and Mark Duffy

Two men have died in a fire in Sligo. Emergency services were called to the scene at Market street in the town at five o’clock this morning. Two men aged in their 60’s and 30’s and believed to be from the one family – were rushed to Sligo University Hospital where they were pronounced dead.

Tributes have been paid to Donegal County Councillor and Ireland’s longest serving Councillor, Sean McEniff, who passed away yesterday in hospital. The 81 year old had been ill for some time following injuries he sustained in an accident while holidaying in Spain last year. His funeral will take place in Bundoran on Monday at 12

Work is currently underway to create a better access route onto Leabgarrow beach on Arranmore Island. Concern had been raised locally that the pathway posed a safety concern for beach goers, particularly for elderly tourists and locals. The new route is expected to be completed in a few weeks. Local Councillor Micheal Cholm Mac Giolla

A shattering claim about drug-taking at a Donegal festival has been made at Ballyshannon District Court. Defence solicitor Gerry McGovern said “about 90 per cent” of people at the Sea Sessions festival in Bundoran were probably taking drugs. Father-of-three Jonathan O’Neill, 25, of Kilclare Drive, Tallaght, admitted possession of 24 ecstasy tablets at the Sea

Donegal County Councillor Sean McEniff has passed away. It’s understood that the 81 year old died in a Dublin hospital earlier this afternoon. Cllr McEniff had been ill for some time following injuries he sustained in an accident while holidaying in Spain last October. Having been transferred to Dublin from Spain he was later moved

It’s emerged that the future of the Cleary House Supervised Residential Unit for vulnerable children in Letterkenny is still under review. It’s almost a year since a number of children were transferred from Cleary House to facilities elsewhere in the country with very little notice. At the time, Túsla blamed the closure on the loss

  Garda in Buncrana were called to an incident on Lisfannon Beach last night. A member of the public raised the alarm and reported a vehicle on the beach at around 9pm . Gardai and the Emergency services attended the scene and a woman, understood to be from Derry area was taken to Letterkenny University

Two of Donegal’s most senior politicians  are offering differing views on the future status of Community Hospitals in Donegal, with Minister Joe Mc Hugh standing by his claim that €4 million has been set aside for St Joseph’s Hospital in Stranorlar and Ramelton Community Hospital. That was echoed by the Save Our Services group last

Police in Derry have confirmed that the body recovered from the banks of the River Foyle on Tuesday evening last was that of Dean Millar. Dean was last seen in the Brandywell area of the city late on Saturday 11th March, and he is believed to have entered the river close to Craigavon Bridge in

The West Donegal leg of the “Tellus” geological survey is underway, with the survey plane now in the air. The low-flying plane, which is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, will be in the air for the nmext number of months, with details of the flight paths being published on a weekly basis on www.tellus.ie. The Sligo

The Chairperson of the Save our Services group has said they are fully confident that the €4million funding will be delivered to both Ramelton and Stranorlar Community hospitals. It follows what’s been described as a positive meeting between campaingers, the HSE and Minister Joe Mc Hugh last evening. Concern has been raised by some campaigners

Plans to establish a digital hub in the Carrigart area are reaching fruition. Organisers say that the hub could have a far reaching demographic once up and running, from Dunfanaghy to Ramelton and surrounding areas. Visitors will also be given the opportunity to “hot desk” during holiday periods. In order to get the project to

The Secretary of State in the North plans to extend the deadline to form a Stormont Executive – as he prepares to take control of some devolved financial powers. Westminster is likely to approve legislation next week which will give parties until the end of June to secure a deal. The extension comes as a

A man will appear in court having been arrested in Letterkenny on suspicion of damaging a car with a hatchet. It is said the man threatened a member of the public before damaging the car at around 7 o’clock on Wednesday evening. The incident happened close to St Eunan’s Cathedral on Castle Street. Gardaí were called

  A farmer in Milford is appealing for information after 10 of his lambs and 6 ewes were killed in a suspected vicious dog attack. The incident is said to have happened in the Golan area at some stage between Wednesday and Good Friday last. Speaking to Greg Hughes on the Shaun Doherty Show today,

Wives and partners of members the defence forces claim one in five personnel rely on social welfare payments to make ends meet. Members of the group are holding demonstrations outside barracks across the country today, on behalf of their partners who are not allowed protest. One of those protests is underway outside Finner Camp in

Sinn Fein will hold a convention on the 4th of next month in Termon to choose a new councillor to replace Mick Quinn, who is stepping down from Donegal County Council for health reasons. Nominations for the position close next Monday, April 24th, with party whip Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle saying the process is open

The Chairperson of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning Committee says balanced development will be the key to maximising the potential of the Ebrington site. The committee and council officials toured the site this week to view progress works, with chairman Cllr John Boyle (second from left in pic) saying they were impressed with

The uncle of missing Derry man Dean Miller says the family believes the body recovered from the River Foyle in Derry on Tuesday night is that of his nephew. Paddy Mc Daid says the police notified the family when the body was found, but it has not yet been formally identified because it had been

Unionist parties in Northern Ireland have confirmed they will meet to discuss constituency pacts ahead of the General Election. British MP’s voted yesterday to support Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans for a snap poll. She says it’s the only way to rid Westminster of division as the country prepares for BREXIT. It comes amid a

A special Mass tomorrow will take place tomorrow to remember Killygordon man Dylan Crawford, who was found dead last week in Manchester. Local Curate Fr. Frankie Lynch has organised the memorial Mass for Dylan so that the community can come together in solidarity with the Crawford family. A spokesperson for The Crawford family say they

Major investment in infrastructure projects can position the North West as a region of long term sustainable economic growth. That’s according to Ibec, the group that represents Irish business and employers, which has now made its submission to the public consultation on the National Planning Framework. The submission was formulated through extensive consultation with businesses