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Rank and file Gardai have voted to accept the recent Labour Court pay deal by a margin of 3 to 1. The GRA announced the result of its ballot of 10 thousand Gardai last evening – with a turnout of 69 percent. 75 percent were in favour of the Labour Court’s pay deal – which […]

  A major search operation was launched earlier today for an elderly man who is suspected missing for nearly a month. The 73 year old from Oughterlinn near Rathmullen hasn’t been seen for 3-4 weeks. The alarm was raised by a neighbour and a search by Mountain rescue, Mulroy Coastguard and the Sligo 118 helicopter

352 people are awaiting admission to at hospitals across the country today. According to INMO figures 19 people are awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital. 5 on trolleys in the emergency department and 14 on wards.

A man in his 30s has died following a crash on the Foreglen Road earlier this morning. The two vechicle road traffic collision ocurred this morning at aprroximately 6:30am, involving a car and a van. Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald has expressed her sympathies with the family of the man, and is urging all road

A 16 year-old has been praised for saving the lives of his family after their house caught fire on Friday last. Oran Doherty raised the alarm at approximately 1:40am when he was alerted by a fire alarm. Seven family members were in the home at the time and escaped unharmed but their home was gutted

  Sligo has received the title of European Capital of Volunteering today in London Independent MEP, Marian Harkin along with representatives of Sligo County Council and Sligo Volunteer Centre are attending the handing over of the title at London’s City Hall. Sligo follows Barcelona, Lisbon and London, the current European Capital of Volunteering. MEP Marian

Employment Minister Pat Breen is in Donegal today to meet with managenment and clients at the Local Enterprise Office, which replaced the County Enterprise two years ago. That was part of a shake up which the government says was intended to bring local councils to the fore of local development. Speaking to Highland Radio News

Donegal has the lowest rate of judicial separations in the country. The least amount of legal split ups was recorded in Donegal, with 66 divorces or judicial separations per 100,000 people, followed by Longford and Leitrim. Official figures show that County Carlow has the highest divorce and legal seraration rate in the country, with 150

The A6 is closed at Foreglen Road between Claudy and Dungiven this morning following a crash between a car and a van. The PSNI say diversions are in place, and there are major delays for local traffic, as well as traffic between Derry and Belfast. Emergency services are at the scene.

  Local councillors in Derry are speaking out following a spate of vandalism at the Glen walk in Cregganburn Park. Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Cooper and SDLP’s Shauna Cusack have both expressed their disgust following the trail of destruction left at the scene on Friday night last. On Saturday morning a local resident raised the

One in four of Irish people are planning to leave the state to do their Christmas shopping. That’s a 300 per cent increase on last year. A survey of 9 thousand members of motoring group the AA, found that 12 per cent were planning a trip to the north – while a further 5 per

Detectives in Derry are appealing for information following an arson attack on a car which caused significant damage to a family home. In the early hours of this morning the car was set alight in the Temple Park area of the city. Sinn Fein Foyle MLA, Raymond McCartney has spoken out on the incident, he

Last night, Kerrykeel man, Davitt Walsh received a People of the Year Award for the bravery he showed rescuing a young baby from the Buncrana pier tragedy in March this year. Four-month old, Rioghnach-Ann was rescued when Davitt entered the water in a bid to save the family. The family’s car submerged after slipping off

The UK’s Attorney General says the judges who ruled against ministers over leaving the EU should not “relegate the outcome of the referendum.” A British Supreme Court hearing starts next week to decide whether the Prime Minister can begin the exit process – or whether Parliament has to back it first. Jeremy Wright, the UK

An urgent warning has been issued to business owners in Letterkenny after a number of businesses have been scammed with stolen, false or forged credit cards. Crime Prevention Officer, Sergeant Paul Wallace received reports yesterday evening. He believes retailers were targeted by a Dublin based criminal gang. The gang targeted shops selling high value items

A proposal aimed at resolving the secondary school teachers dispute will be discussed by the ASTI today. The union’s Central Executive Committee will meet in Dublin to consider whether to accept or reject a deal put forward. The proposal is similar to that already accepted by the TUI and INTO unions.

There’s an urgent need for full inclusion of people with disabilities in society. That’s according to Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson on Disability, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony also says that Ireland must urgently ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities. Today is International Day for People with Disabilities, which aims to promote an understanding

We’re being encouraged to shop local – in a bid to save jobs. Today is Small Business Saturday – an initiative aimed at supporting the 280-thousand people who work in retail across the country. It’s been backed by the Taoiseach, the Jobs Minister and Retail Excellence Ireland. The organisation’s Chief Executive is David Fitzsimons:

TDs will be asked to vote on restoring a weekly payment for people who are too old to work, but too young to claim a pension. Sinn Féin is to table a Dáil motion calling for the return of the State Transitory Pension. The payment was previously given to people who were forced to retire

A County Derry farmer has been convicted for making a polluting discharge to a waterway. Mr William Steele from Liswatty Road, Coleraine pleaded guilty to the charge at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court. A County Derry farmer has been convicted for making a polluting discharge to a waterway. Mr William Steele from Liswatty Road, Coleraine pleaded guilty

Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue Fianna Fáil believes Failte Ireland must build on Donegal’s increasing profile and invest in tourism initiatives in the county. It comes after Donegal topped National Geographic Traveller’s Cool List for 2017. Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue Fianna Fáil believes Failte Ireland must build on Donegal’s increasing profile and invest in tourism initiatives

  Donegal County Councillor Ciaran Brogan has been convicted of drink driving. The Donegal Democrat is reporting that the Fianna Fáil Councillor was convicted at Letterkenny District Court yesterday after he denied being in charge of a vehicle while exceeding the alcohol limit on June 22nd, 2015 at Ballymacool, Letterkenny. Garda Stephen Moyles told the

  The Full Capacity Protocol remains in place today at Letterkenny Univeristy Hospital with 14 people waiting on trolleys in its Emergency Department. It comes as figures also published today by the INMO show that last month was the worst November for overcrowding at Letterkenny University Hospital since records began. The Emergency Department at Letterkenny

Prominent Anti-Drugs campaigner PJ Blake says he has been assured by the Chief Superintendent in Donegal that there are no plans to change the Drugs Unit in the county. Mr Blake, a former Town Councillor had been concerned that the unit would be downgraded, but Chief Superintendent Terry Mc Ginn has said that is not

It’s emerged that during the first week of the annual Christmas drink Driving campaign in the North, 72 people have been arrested for suspected drink driving. West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan says he’s shocked by the early statistics, and is calling for more “Designated Driver” schemes, whereby people driving are given free soft drinks in

The importance of the A5 and link roads in the Republic were emphasised last evening when the Chief Executives and Mayors of four cross border councils addressed a meeting of the Good Friday Agreement Implementation Committee in Leinster House. The delegation included representatives from the councils in Donegal, Derry and Strabane, Omagh and Enniskillen and

Figures published this morning by the organisation show there were 481 patients waiting on Emergency Department trolleys or overflow areas of wards at some point during November. That compares to 184 in November last year. The next highest figure was 308, recorded in 2006. Over the course of the first 11 months of the year,

The North West Region’s response to the challenges and opportunities of a Brexit will be explored at a conference taking place next week in Inishowen. This event hosted by Donegal and Derry City and Strabane District Councils will be the first in a series of events led by the two authorities in the context of