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The Justice Minister and Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald has announced that funding for Community Text Alert systems is to be doubled. The local text alert system is an initiative to support and protect rural communities. Funding is to be doubled to €350,000 as part of the Community Alert Programme. Applications are open from now util 31st

Denis Donaldson’s family has spoken out saying that they do not believe the claims put forward in a BBC Spotlight programme that the Provisional IRA killed him, or that his death was sanctioned by Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams. Yesterday, a lawyer for the Donaldson family, met with the Garda Deputy Assistant Commissioner and two

A Donegal County Councillor is calling on the Council to clamp down on dog owners who are not controlling their dogs properly. The issue is said to be particularly prevalent on beaches across Donegal. Cllr Kennedy says while dogs not on their leads is an issue, dog fouling still remains an on-going problem in the

A Derry Councillor is calling on the council to support a fairer housing point’s scheme. Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson in the city, Councillor Tony Hassan, is to bring a motion before the local authority next week. The motion will be to call on the Minister for Communities to bring forward a replacement to the Housing

  The deputy leader of Sinn Féin says the makers of a TV programme that alleged Gerry Adams ordered the murder of an IRA informer should go to Gardai with the identity of their source. Mary Lou McDonald’s comments come after BBC spotlight broadcast an anonymous source who claimed the Sinn Féin President was behind

Dairy Farmers in Donegal and the North West are being urged to attend a meeting in Carrick on Shannon on Monday to discuss the income crisis in the sector. Among the speakers will be Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue, the Fianna Fail Agriculture Spokesperson. The meeting is being organised by the IFA, its National Dairy Chairperson

  Herbal cannabis estimated to be worth more than £280,000, as well as a substantial amount of cash, have been seized in Derry. The drugs were found during a search of a car in the Trench Road area. About £10,400 in cash was also seized during the search of a van on the Toombridge Bypass

A Donegal County Councillor is questioning whether or not the antenatal services in Dungloe will be re-instated in the New Year. Yesterday, Deputy Pearse Doherty announced that he’s been told in response to a Dail question that it’s envisaged clinics will be restored in January. A meeting involving the HSE, Saolta and management in Dungloe

Donegal County Council is being urged to devise a ‘Funding Application Guide’ for community groups in the county. It is hoped if the guide were created, it would provide clearer information as to how voluntary and sporting groups can apply and assess funding. Councillor Gary Doherty says the process in applying for funding can be

The Annual Tip O’Neill Diaspora Award ceremony is taking place tonight with this years recipient American political commentator Chris Matthews. The Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Award was initiated in 2012 on the centenary of the birth of the former US Speaker, whose maternal grandparents hailed from Donegal. With the US Presidential campaign underway, well known

  The North’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says Sinn Fein’s President Gerry Adams had absolutely nothing to do with the murder of Denis Donaldson. Mr Donaldson, who was an IRA informer, was shot dead near Glenties in April 2006. A BBC Spotlight programme claims Mr Adams had ordered his killing. But Martin McGuinness, says

The Ulster Farmers’ Union, deputy president, Victor Chestnutt, has stressed the importance of cross border trade for cattle and sheep. Victor Chestnutt was speaking during a visit to the National Ploughing Championships in County Offaly, where he said this trade must be protected in the Brexit negotiations. UFU Deputy President Victor Chestnutt warned this week

A Donegal Deputy says delays in completing the MICA expert panel report are totally unacceptable. Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue says the Government is allowing the MICA issue to drag out longer than necessary, and a number of deadlines have not been met. Last December, the then Housing Minister Paudie Coffey promised a report bythe end

Derry has been placed second in the Foodie Destinations 2016 competition, the second time in two years it has taken the runner up slot. This year’s winner is Boyne Valley, with last year’s winner The Burren, placed third. The results were announced last night by the Restaurants Association, with the results based on an internet

    The road between Glenfinn and Ballybofey has reopened following yesterday’s fatal road traffic collision on the outskirts of Ballybofey which left two women, aged 19 and 38, dead. The single vehicle collision happened at 4.30 just outside Ballybofey. The women have been named locally as 19 year old Ciara Baird, originally from County

A Donegal County Councillor is calling for an increase in Community Garda foot patrols in the Letterkenny area. The call comes following a spate of anti-social behaviour in some estates which has left some elderly residents frightened. Local Councillor Gerry McMonagle says particularly coming into the dark evenings, elderly residents will feel more vulnerable. He

  Gardaí are investigating a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the R252, Glenfin Road, Ballybofey, County Donegal this afternoon, Wednesday 21st September 2016 at approximately 4.15pm. Two women, aged 19 and 38 years, were fatally injured when the car they were travelling in left the road, collided with a pole and came

  A number of people have been taken to hospital following a serious road traffic collision just outside Ballybofey.  It’s understood the one-vehicle crash occurred on the road between Glenfinn and Ballybofey within the last hour. Details of injuries have not yet been released but Gardai are describing it as a serious collision. They are also

  Letterkenny University Hospital is asking people to only attend its emergency department this evening only in the case of real emergencies. According to figures from the INMO today there were a total of 21 people awaiting admission to the hospital this morning however that figure has risen dramatically over the course of the day.

    There were 21 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny Univeristy Hospital’s Emergency Department this morning according to the latest figures from the INMO. 14 of those people are waiting on trolleys while the other 7 are waiting on wards. Nationally there are a total of 357 people waiting admission to hospitals around the country.