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A Sinn Fein Housing Spokesperson in Derry has welcomed the news that Derry City and Strabane District Council has approved an application for 25 private homes in the Buncrana road area of the city. Councillor Tony Hassan says that there is now ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ after campaigning for houses to be

Border Communities Against Brexit are holding 6 protests at borders across the country today. The protests begin at 3pm,this afternoon. Protests will be held on the Armagh / Louth border, Tyrone / Monaghan border, Fermanagh / Cavan border, and locally at Lifford and Bridgend. Tom Murray, organiser of the protest at Bridgend says that there

The HSE has agreed to relax time rules for Children’s In-Home Palliative Care in Donegal. The news comes from this mornings meeting between ‘Our Children’s Voice’, the HSE area manager John Hayes and others including elected representatives. The support group “Our Children’s Voice” is fighting for improved services for their terminally ill children and those

There is significant Donegal interest in a new, critically acclaimed film which today went live on Netflix. Kevin Brodbin from Laghey wrote the screenplay for the ‘The Siege of Jadotville’ which depicts the 1961 siege of a 150-strong Irish UN Battalion by 3,000 Congolese troops. The film has been well recieved by critics and enjoyed

It has been confirmed by Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard that the Waterside rail station in Derry is to be repurchased and reopened. The news is part of a £26 million transport scheme for the city. It was announced that work will begin on the old historic railway site in Derry’s Waterside within the

A Donegal Deputy has confirmed that repairs will be carried out and the X ray Unit reinstated at Donegal Community Hospital. The X Ray Unit was initially funded through community fundraising but when the digitiser broke in August this year, patients had to travel to Killybegs to attend the X Ray Unit. Deputy Pat the Cope

Two men with addresses in County Meath will go on trial in Belfast later this year in connection with a bomb attack on the Waterfoot Hotel in Derry. Darren Poleon (42) of Drumbaragh, Kells and Brian Walsh (34) of Culmullen, Drumree both in County Meath appeared at a preliminary inquiry at Derry Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Donegal County Council has agreed to review the strict criteria for those with a disability applying for a grant to adapt their homes. It follows a motion from Councillor Patrick McGowan who said that as a result of the recession there was less money available for the grants and fewer people qualified to apply for

The Government says the expert group examining the Mica blocks issue is taking the time it needs to make sure its report comes up with the best way to remedy the problem. Hundreds of private homes and around 450 council owned properties are thought to be effected by the defective blocks which can cause cracking

    The Derry City football club chairman has expressed his disappointment and frustration at the incident following the Derry City versus Dundalk FAI Cup game on Tuesday night. It has been reported that a young Dundalk supporter suffered head injuries while extensive damage was also caused to a supporters bus. Mr. Philip O’Doherty says

    There are fourteen people awaiting admission to the Emergency Department at Letterkenny Univeristy Hospital today. The latest figures from the INMO show that there are nine people on trolleys while a further five waiting in wards or overflow areas. Yesterday Full Capacity Protocol was implemented at the hospital due to overcrowding, with people

  A Donegal Deputy has proposed an overhaul in Social Protection payments to address the plight of seasonal workers. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has written a submission to his party, outlining how the daily subsidiary income from a secondary income should be raised from the present €12.70 a day to €50 a day. This,

  Pauline Cafferkey, the British nurse who contracted Ebola while working in West Africa in 2014, has been taken back into hospital. An ambulance was given a police escort from her home in Glasgow this morning. She was recently cleared of misconduct charges by the Nursing and Midwifery Council over allegations she allowed a wrong

A Donegal County Councillor says the forthcoming Budget provides an opportunity to invest in front-line services, particularly for people with disabilities. In Sinn Feins proposed budget, almost €55 million would be invested into the prioritisation of disability services. This would include employing 600 additional front line staff and a 20% increase in respite care services.

  The EU has been asked to look at other models to help fishermen deal with the impact of Brexit on their industries. Sinn Fein MEP Liadh Ni Riada is warning Brexit will dramatically change the Common Fisheries Policy. And she says there will be a huge knock-on impact on Irish fleets fishing in British

  Concern has been raised after reports of an elderly resident being confronted by a so-called ‘street drinker’ in Strabane. The man wasn’t injured in the incident but was left badly shaken. It’s understood the issue of street drinkers and subsequent anti-social behaviour has been an on-going issue in both Strabane and Derry. Local Councillor

  There are calls for what’s been described as funding “discrimination” against Letterkenny Hospital to end. Figures suggest that Dublin hospitals are allocated two to three times more than Donegal. Donegal Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has raised the funding “discrimination” against Donegal’s major county hospital, Letterkenny University Hospital in the Seanad and appealed to the