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Police in Derry are appealing for witnesses following the burglary of a shop on the Creggan Road. The incident took place at around 4 o’clock this morning. The PSNI say a white coloured car was used to force entry into the rear of the premises. A number of hooded males then entered the shop and

The Government is being urged to do all it can to keep Northern Ireland within the EU. The Taoiseach is due to chair an all island forum on BREXIT next month – in the absence of the north’s First Minister Arlene Foster. Sinn Féin says the body needs to come up with a practical way

Colum Eastwood has become the first leader of the nationalist SDLP to address the Ulster Unionist Party conference. He’s called for greater co operation between the parties, in an address at the gathering in Belfast. Both parties have withdrawn from the power-sharing executive – and are the leading opposition forces in the northern Assembly. In

National Slow Down Day began yesterday morning at 7am and finished this morning at 7am. An Garda Siochana and Go Safe checked over 135,000 vehicles over the 24 hour period with 341 vehicles detected driving at excess speed. In Donegal, a driver was recorded doing 129 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N13

Councillor John Sheamais Ó Fearraigh has called a Public Meeting next week to discuss the future of the post office in Dunlewey. The Post Mistress is stepping down after over two decades of service – An Post has instead of automatically placing the contract out to a competitive tendering process, put the contract for the

A Garda crackdown on speeding continues as part of “Slow Down Day” continues until 7 o’clock on Saturday morning. A full complement of GoSafe vans has been deployed and are being backed up by extra garda patrols. There have been an number of notable detections in Donegal since the initiative got underway on Friday morning.

There are calls on the government to appoint a full Minister to deal with Brexit. Fianna Fail TD Mark McSharry says the North West is already suffering as a result of the Brexit vote with the collapse of Sterling is sending shoppers across the Border. He says the lack of a tangible plan to deal

There are question marks over the future of the post office in Dunlewey. The Post Mistress is stepping down after over two decades of service – An Post has put the contract for the branch out to Public Consultation. While the fate of the branch in Dunlewey is uncertain there is no guarantee that the

  The IFA is accusing Transport Minister Shane Ross of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut in discussions on the development of greenways. There are a number of greenway proposals being considered across the country, including some in Donegal, and this week, Minister Ross said he believes compulsory purchase orders may be necessary. However,

A military parade will take place in Donegal Town on Monday ahead of the deployment of a number of Donegal based soldiers to serve with the 109th Infantry Batallion in South Lebanon. The 28th Infantry Batallion at Finner Camp will be the lead batallion in the UNIFIL deployment, which has a total of 336 troops

Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan says recent figures prove that mental health services in Northern Ireland have been criminally underfunded. Mr Durkan, the SDLP’s Health Spokesperson told the assembly this week that although mental health issues account for around 25% of healthcare cases, mental health services receive only 5.5% of the healthcare budget. Health Minister

Gardai have launched a crackdown on speeding to coincide with “Slow Down Day”, which got underway this morning. Inspector Michael Harrison of the Traffic Corps in Donegal says as well as a full complement of GoSafe vans, extra garda patrols are also being deployed today. Earlier this week, gardai say one man was detected doing

Garda sergeants and inspectors have started a work-to-rule, for the first time ever. It’s part of an historic campaign of industrial action over pay and conditions which includes 4 strike days next month. Thousands of middle ranking officers won’t use the PULSE computer system until 7pm this evening. It was agreed yesterday that custody sergeants

Parents are paying the price of the the Government’s failure to commit to a Minor Works Grant for schools. That’s according to Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher who claims the scheme has been consistently underfunded by the government in recent years, which has led to schools having to forgo essential maintenance work. The Grant is

Donegal County Council is advising farmers & growers who are experiencing problems with birds, that the use of crow bangers should be considered only as a last resort. The bangers have been tradiontally used to scare of birds affecting crops or grain storage areas but have been known to cause annoyance to those living close

Donegal County Council are advising motorists using the dual carriageway between Manorcunningham Roundabout and the Dry Arch Roundabout in Letterkenny that the Contractor doing this work on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland has engaged additional resources to try and complete the works this evening. However, the new surfacing requires 5 hours before traffic can run

A three year collaborative project to address environmental issues facing seven northern European upland areas has been officially launched in Donegal today. Donegal County Council is leading the ASCENT project, which was launched today in Dunlewey, in the shadows of Errigal, one of the pilot sites chosen for this project. The ASCENT acronym stands for

A senior official with Derry and Strabane District Council says the Northern Ireland Economic Conference which took place yesterday in the City Hotel was a major success. It was the 21st year of the conference, and the first time it took place outside of Belfast. The council’s Head of Business Kevin O’Connor says the conference

        A man is recovering in Altnagelvin Hospital after he was shot in the leg in Dungiven, County Derry just befoe 8 o’clock last night. The BBC is reporting that Sean McGlinchey, a Dungiven Sinn Féin councillor, said he spoke to the victim who told him he was from Derry, and had

There’s positive news for the Donegal fishing industry with the news that the mackerel quota for Ireland next year will be 86,429 tonnes – an increase of over 10,500 tonnes from 2016. The news has been welcomed by Minister Joe McHugh who says the increase is worth over €10million directly to our catching sector with

There are reports of counterfeit 20 euro notes in circulation in Buncrana with the local Chamber of Commerce advising business owners and the general public to be vigilant. The notes are said to be of a good quality. Councillor Nicolas Crossan says this is a problem that raises its head from time to time –

Minister Michael Noonan is expected to announce wide scale changes to the help to buy scheme today. The plan aimed at helping first time buyers get on the property ladder has been met with criticism since it was announced in the budget last week. The mortgage percentage threshold and the value of property to which

Marine rescue services in Canada are among those praising the brave rescue of two people from a yacht which went aground on rocks at St Johns Point in the early hours of this morning. Killybegs Coastguard, the Arranmore RNLI and the Sligo based Rescue 118 helicopter were involved in the rescue of the two canadians

Secondary teachers have admitted they’re running out of time to avert next week’s strike. Thursday the 27th will mark the first of seven days that teachers will walk off the job in a row over pay for new staff. A meeting with the Department of Education today provided little progress. The two sides will meet

Detectives are appealing for information following the report of an attempted robbery at premises in the Academy Terrace area of Derry on Tuesday 18 October. At approximately 4pm a male entered the premises carrying a black holdall. He pulled an item out of the holdall which was wrapped in a plastic bag and pointed it

A garage owner in Strabane says he is shocked that a car which he had loaned to a Donegal woman whose car was being fixed was seized by Revenue officials last week. Campbell spoke on the Shaun Doherty Show today, outlining how the woman’s car is having extensive repair work done in his premises in