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John Kerry says Northern Ireland’s economy depends on fixing legacy issues leftover from the troubles. The US Secretary of State claims peace in the North is vital for attracting investors in the aftermath of Brexit. Critics of the UK’s exit from the EU claim the move will destabilise the North’s Peace Process. But Mr Kerry

The Government Chief Whip says Irish retailers will suffer if shoppers choose to go to Northern Ireland to do their Christmas shopping. Since the Brexit vote, Sterling has taken a slump and consumers are cashing in on the weak exchange rate to Euro. A Red C poll in the Sunday Business Post shows that one

A local business is this evening offering a 500 euro reward after a substantial amount of criminal damage was caused to their premises and a sum of money stolen. Sometime between 5:30pm yesterday evening and 10am this morning, Universal Books in Church Lane, Letterkenny was broken into with damage caused to the rear of the shop

Local businesses owners are calling on speedy progress to be made on the Gas to the West Project according to Sinn Fein’s infrastructure spokesperson, Declan McAleer. The £250 million project will connect natural gas to thousands of homes across the North West including Strabane, Derry and Omagh. The West Tyrone MLA says that the Gas

The north’s first minister Arlene Foster has accused the government here of trying to poach foreign direct investment from northern Ireland. In her first speech to the DUP’s annual conference as party leader, she also accused the republic of trying to talk down the north’s economy. Ms Foster said Brexit was Britain’s biggest economic opportunity

Derry IRA informer Raymond Gilmour has been found dead in his flat in Kent. The Belfast Telegraph is reporting today that his body was lying there for up to a week and it was so badly decomposed that he had to be identified from photographs. An autopsy is currently being carried out to determine the

A reminder that clocks go back this weekend. Winter Time will begin at 1am this Sunday, 30th October and run until 26th March 2017. Clocks and watches are to be put back at 1am on Sunday morning.  

Gardaí say they will break their strike if victims are in danger. They’ve drawn up a list of priorities for Friday when thousands of members of the force will refuse to work as part of their pay row. Gardai across Donegal will take part in the strike scheduled for Friday. The Irish Independent claims that

The eRoster Project at Letterkenny University Hospital won two awards for their e-rostering system at the hospital. The project was a finalist in five categories at the Allocate User Group Conference which took place recently in Birmingham. Dr Anne Drake, Director of Nursing, received an award for improving working lives through technology. The second award

Deputy Charlie McConalogue has welcomed confirmation from Irish water that water mains improvement works will be carried out at Cloontagh, Clonmany. The Fianna Fáil TD described this as an ongoing problem in the area and has been the source of much frustration among local residents and businesses. Confirmation was received from Irish Water that the

Donegal, Derry and Tyrone are amongst the counties to benefit after it was confirmed that two major European funds will start released cash soon, despite Brexit. It has been confirmed that “letters of offer” for the PEACE IV and INTERREG VA programmes will begin being issued from next week. Most of the money in both

Donegal County Council’s Road Safety officer has urged motorists to watch out for children this Halloween weekend. Drivers are being reminded to exercise additional caution while on the roads and particularly when driving through housing estates with children out trick or treating. Brian O’Donnell is also asking motorists to ensure their dipped headlights are on

Northern Ireland’s High Court has dismissed the first legal challenge to Britain’s EU leave vote. A cross-party group of politicians argues it would be illegal to take the country out of the European Union against its wishes. But a judge ruled there is no legal issue with the UK government triggering exit negotiations. S-D-L-P leader

The National Bravery awards are being presented in Farmleigh in Dublin this (Friday) afternoon. Buncrana hero Davitt Walsh and one of the survivors of the Carrickmines fire John Connors are some of the recipients. Various acts of bravery from across the country are being recognised.  

420 people were waiting on beds at hospitals across the country this morning, 16 of them in Letterkenny University Hospital. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says 314 people are on trolley’s while a further 106 are in overflow areas of wards. In Letterkenny, 10 of the 16 patients waiting this morning were on trolleys

The government has launched a funding package to support schools in Gaeltacht areas who pledge to carry out Junior and Senior Infant classes completely in Irish, even if the children don’t speak the language at home. The Irish Language Immersion Scheme, which was launched in Conemarra today, was first mooted while Donegal TD Joe Mc

EU leaders are hoping to sign off on the EU-Canada trade agreement following a breakthrough in a deadlock that had threatened its future. Yesterday the Belgian Prime Minister confirmed that all five regional parliaments in Belgium had finally agreed to the deal. The Walloon regional parliament initially rejected the accord, but a compromise was reached

The State Examinations Commission has promised to overhaul the Reasonable Accommodations at Certificate Examinations, or RACE scheme following a number of complaints about the scheme last year. RACE is intended to help students with special needs, providing supports such as large print papers, readers and computers on which to do exams. In many cases, individual

A driver was arrested following a fatal road traffic collision on the Glenhead Road in Limavady last night. A male pedestrian, aged in his 40’s, died following the collision involving a Renault car shortly before 6.15pm. The 41 year old male driver of the car, who was arrested as part of the investigation, was later

Letterkenny is one of the international finalists in the Communities in Bloom competition, the results of which are being announced in Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada this weekend. The Letterkenny Tidy Towns Committee is represented at the ceremony, with adjudicators from Canada and Holland visiting the town over the summer. Omagh is also one of the

A Derry man who hijacked a car in the city and eventually crashed in Donegal has been jailed for three years at Derry Crown Court. 25 year old Kevin Doherty, whose address was given as c/o HMP Magilligan admitted hijacking and dangerous driving on July 5 2013. The court heard that on that date a

Fianna Fáil Agriculture Spokesperson Charlie McConalogue has said that he is shocked at the likely €377m underspend in GLAS payments. According to new figures received by Deputy McConalogue, only €11.5m was spent on GLAS in 2015, with the average annual payment to date of €4,600. The GLAS scheme aims to encourage farmers to promote biodiversity,