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The search for missing Stephen Martin is being stepped up in the vicinity of Fanad Lighthouse, with Mulroy Bay Coastguard and gardai involved. 29 year old Mr Martin is a singer, who performs under the name Rainy Boy Sleep Because of the terrain involved, and the dangers posed by the coastline, members of the public

A Donegal Deputy is urging the Government to increase the hours of Home Help Service which is provided to elderly and vulnerable people. Currently the time allocated to Home Helpers to carry out various work is 30 minutes a day. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says the number of people aged over 65 next will

A man’s been shot a number of times in the legs in the Creggan area of Derry. Police say the shooting happened in the Rinmore Drive area at about 10.30 last night. The victim, who is in his thirties, was shot in each ankle and once in the thigh. He is currently recovering in hospital.

Donegal Road Safety Group Parc has expressed concern over an alleged new driving craze which is said to be widespread across the county. Drivers are taking part in a daring game in which they drive at speed towards each other before one swerves to one side moments before they are set to collide. The one

A Donegal County Councillor has raised concern over the amount of money allocated to Donegal under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme for Rural Ireland. A total of €380,000 will be available to Donegal County Council as part of 10 million euro project which aims to regenerate places with populations of less than 5-thousand-people. However

  Police and the family of missing person, 29 year old Stephen Martin, are becoming increasingly concerned for his well-being. Stephen was last seen in the Derry area approximately 3 weeks ago. He is described as being 6’ tall, of slim build, with brown coloured shaven hair and facial stubble. It is believed that Stephen has

  A 40 year old man arrested earlier by detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating violent dissident republican terrorist activity in the Derry area has been released unconditionally. In a statement this morning, the PSNI sais the man had been arrested and taken to Musgrave police station for questioning.

  A Donegal Senator has claimed that there are more than 15,000 Donegal people on hospital waiting lists. Out of the 15,000, almost 4,500 of whom have been waiting for more than 9 months Senator Padraig MacLochlainn says it has been well documented that Letterkenny University Hospital has been seriously neglected through the years. He

  Three people have been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital this afternoon following a crash at Cloughwally near Lettermacaward. A motorbike and a van have collided on the main N56 road. The main N56 road at Cloughwally is closed and motorists are asked to divert via Doochary village on the R252 on then to Ballinacarrick

  The Health watchdog is highlighting a failure to ensure a safe and good quality service for residents at a number of residential centres for people with disabilities. HIQA has issued 20 reports today from facilities across the country with one issued following an inspection in Ballytrim House in Raphoe. It found that there the

  Co-founder of Clannad Pádraig Duggan  has died in Dublin at the age of 67. Following a recurring illness, Duggan passed away in hospital and survived by his wife Jan. Pádraig along with his twin brother, Noel, were the youngest of six children of Aodh and Máire Duggan. They grew up in the Gaoth Dobhair Gaeltacht

Donegal had the second lowest housing turnover rate in the country over the last 12 months according to figures published today by GeoDirectory. The county returned a turnover rate of 1.5%, against a national average of 2.1%, with only Monaghan returning a lower rate at 1.3%. Nationally, the average house price for the year was

A man’s been arrested in Derry as part of an ongoing investigation into violent dissident republican activity in the city. in a statement, the PSNI confirmed detectives from Serious Crime Branch arrested the 40 year old this morning. He has been taken to Musgrave police station for questioning.

The Irish Government is coming under pressure from Europe to maintain water charges. The EU Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella has warned our housing Minister not to violate international water laws. According to the Irish Daily Mail Simon Coveney has asked for ‘time and space’ to find an ‘enduring’ funding model for water. In December 2012

  The Funeral will take place former Bishop of Derry, Edward Daly on Thursday in St Eugene’s Cathedral. Dr Daly died aged 82 after a battle with cancer. He featured in one of the most icononic pictures of Bloody Sunday when he waved a bloodied handkerchief as a group of men tried to carry mortally

Councillors in Donegal are awaiting the details of a new Town and Village Renewal Scheme, to be launched today by Minister Heather Humphries, who’s responsibilities include Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. It’s understood the scheme will be delivered by Local Authorities, with each authority identifying towns and villages it wishes to support, and undertaking public consultation

A Donegal County Councillor is calling for a meeting to discuss how the Inishowen 100 route can be rejuvenated. The route begins and finishes at Bridgend, covering many small towns and villages on the peninsula including Culdaff, Clomany and Ballyliffen. Councillor Martin McDermott believes that due to the huge publicity the Wild Atlantic Way has

  A man and three children were rescued from the water just off the Gaoth Dobhair coast, near Gola Island at the weekend. The alarm was raised 3.30pm on Saturday afternoon when the individuals were out body boarding and got into difficulty. The Bunbeg Coastguard along with the Arranmore and Swilly lifeboat and Sligo 118

  A man arrested in connection with the murder of Denis Donaldson has been released without charge. The man aged in his forties was arrested on Thursday last and was detained at Letterkenny Garda Station for questioning. Gardai have confirmed that the man was released on Friday last without charge and a file is being

The Dove House Community Resource Centre on Meenan Square in Derry was attacked at the weekend, with paint thrown at outside walls. There are also reports of paint bombs being thrown at cars nearby. Cllr Patricia Logue says Dove House is a very important community facility, and this attack is oparticularly disgraceful as events connected to

The Food Safety Authority served closure orders on 12 restaurants and take aways last month, one of them in Donegal. The closure order was issued to the Nite Star take away on Main Street in Glenties on July 13th, and lifted a week later on July 20th. Meanwhile, five closure orders were issued nationally under

Tributes have been paid to the retired Bishop of Derry Dr Edward Daly, who died this morning. The current Bishop of Derry, Dr Donal Mc Keown, said he was blessed to be walking in Dr Daly’s footsteps. He spoke on the Shaun Doherty Show this morning……….. Also paying tribute on the show this morning was

The former Bishop of Derry, Dr Edward Daly has died. A native of Belleek in County Fermanagh, he was ordained a priest in 1957, and consecrated as Bishop of Derry in 1974, serving for almost 20 years, until he retired for health reasons in 1993. The 82-year-old, who has been ill for some time, was

The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation – in its pre-budget submission – is calling on the Government to retain competitiveness and restore investment in the tourism sector as key priorities. It says that Brexit poses an immediate-term challenge for the tourism sector in Ireland. Paul Gallagher of the ITIC says the fluctuations in Sterling since the

A Donegal TD is calling on the Minister for Education Richard Bruton to increase the level of schools capitation grant available to primary and secondary schools. Deputy Gallagher says that the 11% cut in fincance for schooling has put a financial strain on schools, as well as parents. He added that schools are finding it

Another incident has occurred in Derry over the weekend which saw further vandalism being carried out in the city. In the early hours of Saturday morning wheelie bins were set on fire in the Galliagh area and pushed into the middle of the main road. This follows a spate of incidents last week were the

Two men aged 29 and 32 have been charged with disorderly behaviour in Derry. Detectives at Strand Road were investigating an incident after being called to a block of flats in Westland Street after a fight broke out around 4am on Saturday morning. It is thought around 30 people were involved in the incident after