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A Derry Councillor is urging parents in the Rosemount area of the city to ensure their children do not get caught up in anti-social behaviour. The call comes following a number of wheelie bins being set on fire causing damage to the wall of a house in Lower Nassau Street. It’s understood the incident occurred

  A Donegal County Councillor is backing calls on the Government to increase investment in education to make schooling free for all. It follows a Barnardos report which suggests that parents are paying up to 400 euro to send a child to primary school, rising to nearly 800 euro for secondary school. The charity has

  Police in Derry City are advising business owners and employees to be vigilant following an increase in reports of suspected counterfeit notes. Police are aware of a number of reports of counterfeit notes circulating amongst local businesses, particularly £50 notes. It’s important that staff have the right tools and knowledge to detect fake notes

  NI Water has been commended for its quick response in dealing with a raw sewage problem in the Bishop Street of Derry. Residents in Mary Street and Fegusons Lane had expressed their concerns to local Councillor Patricia Logue when raw sewage starte to entered the backyards of their homes. Cllr Logue has praised NI

  A Donegal arts project has received funding from the Arts Council as part of their announcement of €800,000 funding for projects across the country. ‘Latitude’ is a visual arts project which will be presented as a film and a series of sculptural forms in Malin Head when completed. A total of 7 projects throughout Ireland have received

    Gardai are investigating a spate of vandalism on various churches across Inishowen. It’s understood the vandalism carried out was of a satanic nature with churches in Bocan, Moville and Malin targeted. The vandalism, which included graffiti being written on altar cloths, is said to have taken place at the weekend. Local Councillor Martin

Donegal Road Safety Group Parc wants new legislation, which will allow Garda cars to begin scanning for uninsured drivers, fast tracked There are over 100 Garda cars equipped to scan number plates and cross-check them against the motor insurance database. However the system has not been used for the past two years, because the motor

The are calls for a full investigation in to the cause of pollution which has resulted in over 1000 fish being killed in the river Faughan. Foyle MLA Eamon McCann has described the fish kill as an an ecological disaster. He is now calling for members of the Infrastructure Committee at Stormount to come to

Donegal County Council has prepared a new Draft Donegal Development Contribution Scheme 2016-2021 for the County. This includes the functional areas of the former Town Councils of Letterkenny, Buncrana and Bundoran. The Draft Donegal Development Contribution Scheme 2016-2021 is on Public Consultation during the period from now until 16th August 2016. Written submissions and observations

  Strabane Business Park is close to having its first tenant which will create new jobs for the town. It’s understood there are six expressions of interest from various companies – one at an advanced stage and another two a stage behind. The facility opened three years ago however there are no businesses currently on

A 60 year-old man has died in hospital after being involved in a collision with a van in County Derry. The man was a passenger when the car he was travelling in crashed yesterday afternoon at 4pm on the Foreglen Road, Claudy. Two others were also injured but their injuries are not thought to be

  The HSE has confirmed that there will be no future funding for three Donegal hospitals until the new hospital is built in Letterkenny by 2021. Save Our Services Executive of Lifford, Ramelton and Stranorlar Community Hospitals have met with and engaged with senior executives and CEO John Hayes from the Health Services Executive in

    New car sales in Donegal for the first half of 2016 were up by almost 22% compared with the same period last year. According to figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, sales in Donegal for the first six months of this year amount to 3,192 units, compared with 2,617 for

  Police are investigating a shooting incident in Belleek. It’s understood three masked armed men arrived at a hotel on the Main Street this morning and fired one shot into a van. No-one sustained any injuries during the incident. The shooting happened shortly before 9.30am and police said the men made off in the direction

The PSNI has appealed to the public for information in a bid to locate a Co Derry teenager who has been missing for a week. Police and the family of Michael Kane (18), from the Moneymore area, are concerned for his welfare. Michael was last seen in the Portrush area on Tuesday last, 26 July,

    An apartment block in Derry city was evacuated last night following a detected gas leak. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene at Clarendon Manor, off Northland Road shortly after 8.30pm last night. It’s understood two fire appliances from Northland Fire Station and one fire appliance from Crescent Link Fire

A 74 year-old pensioner has had her home attacked in Derry. Sinn Fein Cllr Kevin Campbell has described these attacks as scandalous. The incident happened in the area of Rinmore Drive, Creggan in Derry at around 3am on Monday morning. The house was attacked with a bat, smashing the living room window of the lady’s

Irish tourism needs the special 9% VAT rate and additional funds for marketing if it is to overcome the challenges presented by Brexit. That’s according to hotelier Deirdre McGlone of Harvey’s Point Hotel, Donegal. Ms McGlone says that there are a number of risks to Irish tourism associated with the decision of the UK to

There are calls for the AIB building in Gweedore to be gifted to the local community. A ‘for sale’ sing has appeared on the building with local Councillor Michael Colm Ma Gillen Asbeg calling for it to be made available to locals. He says the area has no central facilities for youth service and believes

There are calls for the AIB building in Gweedore to be gifted to the local community. A ‘for sale’ sing has appeared on the building with local Councillor Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig calling for it to be made available to locals. He says the area has no central facilities for youth service and

Irish tourism needs the special 9% VAT rate and additional funds for marketing if it is to overcome the challenges presented by Brexit. That’s according to hotelier Deirdre McGlone of Harvey’s Point Hotel, Donegal. Ms McGlone says that there are a number of risks to Irish tourism associated with the decision of the UK to

Gardaí have confirmed that they are investigating an assault on four men at Mountcharles Co Donegal at about 5.50 am on Wednesday past. Inland fishery officers in Co Donegal were held at gunpoint after confronting masked men using illegal nets to catch salmon. The officers were surveilling the area when two men, wearing balaclavas and

A man in his 20s from Omagh has died following a car crash in Co Cavan yesterday evening. The man was killed after the car he was travelling in hit a wall on Station Road, Cootehill just before 6pm. Two other men, both in their 20s from Fintona, Co Tyrone, were injured in the accident.

Ryanair have today announced that they are to cut the number of flights from City of Derry Airport to London Stansted this winter. A spokesperson for City of Derry Airport has confirmed that the airline will cut it’s weekly service from 7 flights to six which will come into effect at the end of October.

The 2016 Mary From Dungloe is the Gaeltacht Mary, Eva Ni Dhoibhlinn. The 20 year-old was announced as the winner at the crowning cabaret held in Dungloe on Sunday night Eva was presented with her crown by 2015 winner, Edinburgh Mary Siobhan Dunn. Eva is currently studying for the B’ Ed in Primary School Teaching in St

The Killybeg’s Coastguard and the Rescue 118 helicopter were involved in a rescue on Slieve League on Sunday. A Dutch tourist raised the alarm when he came across a lady at the top of Slieve League suffering from chest pains. The Killybegs Coastguard were soon on the scene as were the Donegal Mountain Rescue Team

The funerals of the three young people who lost their lives in a horrfic carsh in Donegal last week have taken place. 20 year old Theresa Robinson, Kaylem Murphy and Steven McCafferty who were both 19 died on Thursday morning after their car crashed near Drumkeen. This follows the funerals of 19 year old, Dermot