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Gardaí investigating the murder of Denis Donaldson at Cloghercor, Doochary, Co Donegal in April 2006 have arrested two men in connection with this investigation. The men aged in their 40s and 70s, were arrested in the Donegal area on Tuesday and are currently being detained at Letterkenny Garda Station under  the provisions of Section 30 of

  It’s been confirmed that Donegal has the most patients waiting a year a more for appointments in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. Figures obtained by Sinn Fein have also revealed that Donegal ranks second in the total number of patients waiting a year or more on the service’s waiting lists. This is despite

  The British Prime Minister Theresa May has suggested there’s no reason why the common travel area between Northern Ireland and the Republic should end after the UK leaves the EU. Taoiseach Enda Kenny met with the Prime Minister in Downing Street earlier this afternoon to discuss the relationship between the two countries. Mrs May

    A 29-year-old Romanian man has appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court on human trafficking charges. Florin Gheorghe whose address was given as 31, Meadowbank Court in Derry was charged with five offences. He faced charges of false imprisonment, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, rape, trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation and causing or

A Donegal councillor says works promised by Irish Water to upgrade the pipes between Meenaleck to Ranafast will save a lot of money, because there have been over 100 bursts on the pipe over the past number of years. Clle Michael Colm Mac Giolla Easbuig had queried Irish Water when a recent communication from the

There were 13 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, five on trolleys in the Emergency Department and eight on the wards. That’s the seventh highest number outside Dublin. Nationally, the figure this morning was 323, with Limerick University Hospital having the highest number at 38.

Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue says farmers are rightly enraged at the severe delay in the processing of applications and issuing of payments under the various TAMS II schemes. New figures, contained in a Parliamentary Reply, reveal that more than 4,000 farmers are still waiting for their applications to be processed more than a year after

The status of the post-Brexit border will be a key issue for discussion during the Taoiseach’s first meeting with the new British Prime Minister today. Enda Kenny and Theresa May are meeting at 10 Downing Street, for talks that will focus on the implications of Britain’s departure from the EU. The Taoiseach says he’s hoping

A Derry man who was accused of driving while disqualified, and was said to have fled over the border into County Donegal after being recognised by police while driving, has been remanded in custody. 28 year old James Donegan of Summerhill Park appeared at the local Magistrate’s Court charged with a series of offences, that

Eir says work has started on delivering superfast fibre to the home in seven more towns in Donegal. The company has started laying 2,000 Kilometres of fibre broadband direct to peoples’ homes in Donegal Town, Quigleys Point, Lifford, Kilcar, Killybegs, Dungloe and Carrigart In addition, fibre broadband will soon be available in Creeslough, Dunfanaghy and

Detectives have arrested a 28 year old man in Derry as part of an investigation into human trafficking. A 26 year old Eastern European woman is currently receiving treatment for a range of injuries following allegations of rape and assault. She is also being assessed as a potential victim of human trafficking. Detective Inspector Mark

Donegal County Councillor John O’Donnell has appeared in court today on assault charges. He is charged with two cases of assault at Newline Road in Letterkenny on February 23rd of 2015. The court was told that the 35 year-old is charged with the assaults on two different people on that date. He made no reply

The case against a Stranorlar resident who drove at up to 150 kilometres per hour to escape gardai and then rammed a PSNI car near Castlederg has been further adjourned to check if he committed any more crimes since the chase. Judge Kevin Kilrane said at Donegal District Court today that he wished to know

A public meeting takes place at the Public Services Centre in Letterkenny tomorrow evening to discuss the prospect of the town being designated as a Gaeltacht Service Town. The government has already named the town as one of a number with the potential to be designated, provided certain criteria are met. That would open the

Gardai in Donegal are investigating the severe stabbing of a man in his 20s. It happened at a house party in the Clar area outside Donegal town in the early hours of Saturday. Garda sources said the victim was stabbed at least five times, and was treated for his injuries atLetterkenny University Hospital. Gardai have

Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says Donegal County Council must begin preparing a comprehensive application for resources under the new Action Plan for Housing. However. Deputy Gallagher says he has concerns that emergencies in Dublin and other large cities will take up the bulk of the government’s attention, leaving places like Donegal on the

An MEP is warning that developments in in the border area, worth in the region of €132 million, risk being stalled unless there is clarity about the future of the funding mechanisms and renewed commitment to implementing projects. Midlands North West representative Mairead McGuinness was speaking following a meeting in Newry with the East Border

Former President Mary McAleese and Junior Gaeltacht Minister Sean Kyne are among the attendees at the annual Oideas Gael Irish language summer school in Glencolmcille. Today sees the ‘The Irish Language – Whose Language’ symposium, along with other events to promote awareness of the langauge. Liam Ó Cuinneagáin is the director of Oideas Gael……….

IBEC says the island of Ireland needs to invest in roads and building projects, in order to improve  competitiveness following the Brexit vote. The Irish business and employer association has teamed up with the North’s business organisation CBI, to release a report titled ‘Connected’. The report claims that developing a quality island wide road network

This evening, Sinn Féin will host a public meeting in Letterkenny, to allow people from throughout Donegal to discuss their thoughts and concerns and have their say in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. The meeting will be chaired by Senator Pádraig MacLochlainn, with Sinn Fein’s Finance Spokesperson, Deputy Pearse Doherty and West Tyrone MP,

  The head of Trócaire says charities now need to make efforts to reassure donors that their money is being spent wisely in the wake of the scandal at Console. That organisation’s been wound down amid allegations of financial mismanagement by its CEO. It follows a number of scandals at Irish run charities in recent

The PSNI are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed a robbery in the city on Thursday night past to contact them with any information. The incident took place in the Foyle Road area on Thursday past, just before 11:30pm when a man in his 30s was robbed and assaulted. The man was later taken

Fianna Fail’s Justice Spokesperson says he is not going to ‘politically interfere’ in the investigation into the disapearance of Mary Boyle. Deputy Jim O’Callaghan was questioned on the case at the MacGill Summer School in Glenties last night. Mary Boyle was last seen alive close to her grandparents home in Cashelard in 1977. A Youtube

Derry City and Strabane district council have moved to bring forward planning permission for the Factory Girls sculpture. The sculpture which has been on the table for over 11 years with some concern that it may not come to fruition at all. When complete, it will pay tribute to the women who, for over a

Letterkenny has been named as one of the towns that could apply to achieve recognition as a Gaeltacht Service Town under the Gaeltacht Act 2012. On Tuesday next 26 July at 7pm a meeting will be held in the Council Offices in Letterkenny for any interested parties who would like to learn more about the