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The PSNI have confirmed that the Police search operation at Killen in Co Tyrone has now ended. Searches began after a local farmer reported a piece of disturbed land. Police were searching the land for the remains of missing Arlene Arkinson. The teenager went missing after a night out in Donegal in 1994 and was

Searches are continuing in County Tyrone, for the remains of a teenage girl who went missing more than 20 years ago. 15-year-old Arlene Arkinson disappeared after a night out in Donegal in 1994. Arlene’s sister – Kathleen – has thanked a local farmer who reported a piece of disturbed land to police. The PSNI along

A man with 159 previous convictions will be sentenced in two weeks time for his involvement in a crime spree which saw an attempted robbery of a credit union office and the theft of a car from a house in Derry. 34 year old Henry Marley of no fixed abode admitted three charges in relation

Derry City has picked up a number of awards in the Ulster in Bloom Competition, including first in the City Category. Foyle Street Bus Station and the Garden of Reflection also took prizes. The judges praised Derry’s well maintained open spaces and beautiful plant and floral presentations throughout the city. Mayor Hilary McClintock praised council

A dispute between the Psychiatric Nurses Association and the HSE in Donegal about whether permanent positions would be offered to temporary staff and new graduates has been resolved. It emerged at the end of last week that 11 graduates from LYIT would not be offered contracts, despite that terms of a national agreement, with the

  Police are advising people to expect traffic delays in Derry city tomorrow due to a band parade.  Participants will assemble at Rossdowney Gardens at 10.45am and the route will follow along Glendermott Road, Bond Street, May Street, Limavady Road, Clooney Terrace, Spencer Road, Craigavon Bridge, Carlisle Road, Ferryquay Street, The Diamond, Bishop Street, Palace

  Concern has been raised following reports of people from Northern Ireland not being able to renew their passports in Donegal and told they can only do so in the North. A number of people from the Strabane area and other border towns have been in contact with local representatives about the issue, saying that

  A Letterkenny man became overall winner of the Enterprise Awards last night in Dublin after expanding his business from a spare bedroom to a state-of -the-art premises. Derek Walker who is registered blind set up his business ‘Simple Health’ in 2014, which involves wheatgrass production and selling frozen wheatgrass shots. Mr. Walker has also

  A Donegal County Councillor is urging homeowners throughout Donegal to be vigilant for signs of defective blocks in their homes following reports of new cases in the Finn Valley and East Donegal areas. It’s understood the council is continuing to test homes throughout the county, with the first report from the expert panel due

  Thousands are expected to descend on the capital tomorrow for the latest Right2Water protest and people in Donegal are being urged to attend. This will be the 8th national Right2Water protest to take place since October 2014. Participants will be asked to gather at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay  at 1.30pm or Connolly and Heuston

    A campaign group against the A5 development has reignited its call for the project not to proceed. The Alternative A5 Alliance is to lodge a second legal challenge against the project. The group has already lodged papers with the High Court seeking a judicial review of plans to construct the so-called Western Transport

  Police are appealing for information following two incidents of fraud that occurred in the Strabane area. It’s understood the incidents took place within the last week but details are only emerging now. It has been reported that two businesses received payment over the phone by a man using a credit card which turned out

  A fresh search is underway in near Castlederg in Tyrone for the remains of Arlene Arkinson, who has been missing for 22 years. It’s understood that the PSNI have called in a specialist team to help examine a site which is approximately one mile from Castlederg. The area is close to a road the

  Letterkenny Univeristy Hospital has implemented the full capacity protocol for the second day in a row due to overcrowding in its Emergency Department. Yesterday, there were 19 people awaiting admission in Letterkenny, according to the INMO. This morning, there were 16 people awaiting admission, 12 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. In a statement,

    The NI Executive has agreed a multi-million pound funding package to support City of Derry Airport. The details of this financial support are yet to be revealed but it’s understood the deal has been signed off earlier today. SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has welcomed today’s news saying: “It is not just an announcement of

  A Donegal Deputy believes an opportunity is available for Donegal Airport in light of Ryanair pulling its London Stansted flight from Derry. It is thought that Storbart Air, which already provides services from Donegal Airport, could establish a flight from Carrickfinn to UK airports. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has already been in touch with

  A 31 year-old man has been arrested following an incident in the Chapel Road area of Derry in the early hours of this morning. The man was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence, aggravated burglary and common assault. It

The British Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has pledged to consider providing Public Service Obligation support for a twice daily service between City of Derry Airport and London Standstead. The issue was raised by Foyle MP Mark Durkan during Transport questions in the House of Commons this morning. Mr Durkan asked that the Secretary of State

The recent EU Commission ruling on Apple’s tax arrangements with Ireland leaves many unanswered questions that need to be dealt with in the European Court of Justice. That’s the verdict of the Independent MEP Marian Harkin who was speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. MEPs yesterday debated the Apple ruling with the EU Competition

21 new Community Healthcare Organisation General Managers. Fr John Joe Duffy while there is an overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny University Hospital, beds are lying empty in community hospitals because funding is not available to recruit nurses and other frontline staff. He says it beggars belief that while that is happening, the HSE can find the

A Donegal Deputy is calling on the Health Minister to ring fence extra funding for the HSE in order to solve issues in Letterkenny University Hospital. €40 million euro is being allocated across the country as part of the Winter Initiative announced last week. However Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says when divided, the extra

150 jobs are being announced in an expansion of Nightline’s courier service today. The logistic and delivery service is creating the positions in three new depots, in Swords county Dublin, Omagh in Tyrone and Kilbarry in Waterford. The firm says the jobs on offer include delivery drivers, depot support and sortation staff they’ll be spread

Police in Derry are appealing for information following what appears to be an incident of criminal damage at the Peace Flame monument in the Foyle Street area close to the Guildhall. It was reported last evening that glass had been cracked on the monument, and it is believed that this would have occurred in the

It’s been confirmed that €1.7 million is to be allocated for upgrade works to the N14 from Lifford Roundabout to the Murlog junction. It’s understood the development will be combined with an Irish Water project which will see new water and sewerage mains also provided to the area. Local Councillor Gerry Crawford says the road

A Councillor has expressed serious concern following the IDA’s lack of response to an invite to attend the latest Inishowen Municipal District meeting. It had been hoped that Council members would have had the opportunity to discuss recent unemployment statistics for the district and the county. The Council was particularly interested in hearing from the