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Gardai advise of road closures ahead of Glenties Harvest Fair. The main street Glenties will be closed tomorrow from the Grotto to Glenties Church car park between 12 noon and 9pm. On Monday 12th September the main street will be closed between 8am – 9pm. Traffic coming from Fintown in the Letterkenny direction will be

Gardai are investigating a road traffic collision that occurred this morning in Woodland Dooish, outside Ballybofey. The crash happened this morning at around 6am, involving a single vehicle which was burnt out at the scene. Gardai have confirmed that they are currently making attempts to identify the car.

It’s been confirmed that the Greenway project for Donegal – Derry routes is to receive £15 million in funding. The project when complete, will take place on two key routes from Derry city into Donegal, linking the city with Buncrana and the village of Muff. Welcoming the news, Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney says the routes

  A Belfast judge has refused bail to a man from Northern Ireland who’s wanted in connection with the murder of David Byrne in a gang-related shooting in Dublin. Forty six year old Kevin Murray was arrested at his home in Strabane earlier this week by police officers using a European Arrest Warrant. He’s been

  Residents in Dungloe staged a protest earlier this afternoon by blocking the road outside the new Sewerage Scheme there. A private workshop between council officials and Irish Water in relation to the new Scheme today had been criticized during the week, prompting calls for the public to be prioritised in the matter. Local Resident

A teenager has appeared in court accused of the robbery of a Waterside chip shop. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, is the third person to appear in court charged in connection with the robbery on September 4. Two others, a 16-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man were refused bail and

The annual “Northern Ireland Economic Conference” will tke place in Derry next month. The conference, which is now in its 21st year, is oprganised by the business magazine Agenda NI, and will be opened by Deputy First MInister Martin Mc Guinness. The event has been goven a cross border theme, with speakers including Donegal Local

Postmasters are holding an emergency meeting in Dublin tomorrow to discuss what action is necessary to secure the future of the Post Office Network. The Irish Postmasters’ Union says it’s frustrated that there is no apparent commitment by the Government to use the Post Office Network. Promises to deliver Government Services such as Motor Tax

A 17 year old man is due in court in Derry charged with robbery, possession of an offensive weapon with intent, possession of a class A controlled drug and possession of a class A controlled drug with intent to supply. The charges relate to a robbery at a commercial premises in the city on Sunday

A number of appeals have been launched after 65 Western Trust employees living in the Republic were told they can’t drive their cars on this side of the border unless the vehicles are registered here and VRT is paid on them. Their cars are leased from companies in the North via a Western Trust scheme,

Met Éireann has issued yellow wind warnings for several areas. Its warning of high winds in Donegal, Clare, Kerry, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. The forecaster says winds could reach up to 65 kilometres an hour – and gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour at times. The warnings are in effect until later

People are being reminded of the serious damage marine litter can have on our environment following the discovery of a dead seal at the beach in Malin Head. A passer-by came across the seals corpse with discarded rope around its neck. It’s believed the rope had been in the sea for some time and the

Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has described Orthodonic services for patients in Donegal as ‘totally shambolic’. Recent figures from the HSE reveal that there are currently 39 people in the county waiting for more than 4 years to receive necessary dental treatment. The figures also reveal that there are currently 428 patients in the county on

  A new summer route for 2017 from the City of Derry Airport has been officially announced. It’s understood the new route to Palma will commence next June and run for eight weeks. It’s also been confirmed that Thompson and First Choice airlines will rung the service. Commercial and Marketing Manager Charlene Shongo says it’s

The bereavement support group Anam Cara has launched a new resource pack aimed at supporting bereaved parents in the early days after the death of a child. Over 50 local organisations were at represented at the Donegal launch of the pack, which contains seven booklets on different themes related to parental grief. Anam Cara Donegal

It’s emerged that an Aer Lingus plane came off the run way for a time when attempting to land at Donegal Airport last night. The plane was carrying 17 passengers at the time. It’s understood the incident happened during the heavy winds and lightning which battered the North West last night. Stobart has issued a

The Saolta Hospital Group has confirmed there were two unconnected cases of Necrotizing Fascilitis, the so-called “flesh eating disease” at Letterkenny University Hospital earlier this year. The infections came to light following the publication of a stroy in today’s Donegal Democrat. The statement says the condition is a relatively rare one, and is not a

It’s been claimed that gardai are delaying the inquest into the murder of teenager Arlene Arkinson by failing to produce documents or nominate witnesses. At Belfast Coroner’s Court yesterday, Judge Brian Sherrard said delays are stalling the conclusion of the long-running inquest. He indicated the court has been in correspondence with An Garda Siochana for

The abolition of mobile phone roaming charges within the EU will commence on June 15th 2017. The date of the abolition has been confirmed by EU Commission Vice-President Andrus Ansip who has responsibility for the digital market. Vice-President Ansip is in Dublin today for talks with the Taoiseach and technology company leaders. However, Independent MEP

A Donegal knitwear company is considering expansion as it celebrates 25 years of its leading brand. Kilcar based Bá Dhún na nGall is now exporting its ‘Fisherman Out of Ireland’ knitwear label to over fifteen countries. The company wants to increase that, and plans to further invest in textile technology and upgrade its production equipment

Plans for a new 116 bedroom city centre hotel in Derry have progressed to the next stage. Members of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning Committee have cleared the way for the demolition of existing buildings at Great James Street and Strand Road. As well as the hotel the new development will include three ground

A Donegal County Councillor is criticising plans for a private workshop in relation to the new Dungloe Sewerage Scheme. The workshop between council officials and Irish Water is taking place tomorrow with a meeting for the public to be arranged thereafter. Concern has been raised in the past over work carried out to build the

Police in Derry are appealing for information following the theft of livestock in the area. A total of 55 lambs and two ewes were stolen from the Lisglass Road area in recent days. It was reported that sometime between 9am on Tuesday 30th August 2016 and 11.30am on Monday 5th September, entry was gained to

Two young men who assaulted another young man after he escaped drowning when he climbed out of a river have been ordered to pay him a total of €6,000 compensation. Judge Kevin Kilrane said that was separate to any civil proceedings 21-year-old Pauric Reynolds might wish to pursue. Donegal District Court was told of a