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    Gardai are renewing their appeal for information on the anniversary of Tori Johnston, who died after attending Voodoo nightclub last year. She collapsed in the nightclub on the morning of 15th July 2015 and was taken by ambulance to Letterkenny University Hospital where she later died at 6:30am. Investigations to date have not

Donegal County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland have been cleared to appoint engineers to carry out Environmental Impact Assessments and Compulsory Purchase Order reports on three major road projects in the county. They are the Letterkenny link, the Twin Towns bypass and the road from the Manorcunningham roundabout to Lifford. It’s anticipated the engineers will

The Donegal Ice Road Trekkers Leslie O’ Donnell & Dennis Ferry along with Highland Radio’s Shaun Doherty, Lee Gooch & Mary Duffy are off to climb Mount Errigal & Croagh Patrick mountains this Monday 18th July to raise funds for our work colleague Yvonne Mc Fadden’s kidney transplant in Coventry. The team will set off

A Donegal Deputy is calling for smaller vessels in Donegal to be prioritised in the allocation of herring quotas. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Michael Creed has confirmed the allocation of a small herring quota to the North West. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says the quota increase would benefit smaller fishermen in Donegal substantially while only

  Donegal has the highest population decrease in the country over the past five years, with an outward migration of 6,731. Donegal’s population fell by 1.5% to 158,755. In contrast, the population of County Meath rose by almost 6%. Preliminary census results announced today show the national population has risen to 4.76 million people, an increase

A Donegal Councillor says next Monday’s meeting of council will be calling for urgent discussions with the HSE about the level of SNA applications for childcare providers being turned down in Donegal. Cllr Martin Mc Dermott, a member of the board of the Donegal County Childcare Committee says he saw figures last night which showed

Donegal County Council is being urged to provide funding for remedial works to allow the cemetery at the Old Abbey in Kilmacrennan be opened for visitors. Cllr John O’Donnell told this week’s meeting of Letterkenny Municipal District that No Entry signs have been placed around the cemetery, preventing some people from visiting loved ones buried

The fisherman who alerted gardai to the disappearance of Mary Boyle in March 1977 has told the irish Daily Star he saw the six year old being driven away in a red Volkswagen Beetle, just minutes before her mother and uncle came looking for her. PJ Coughlan, who is now 73, told gardai about the

It has been confirmed that Ante-Natal Services at Dungloe Community Hospital are to be developed. The news comes following the appointment of a new Director of Midwifery. The services were suspended in November 2014 and relocated to Letterkenny University Hospital, sparking concern in the area as to when and if they would be re-instated. Donegal

A Donegal Senator is calling on the Education Minister to prioritise funding for the new building for Gaelscoil Cois Feabhail in Moville. The building, which is to be used by the school, was badly damaged in a suspicious fire on Tuesday, and now additional funding will be needed to have the school up and running.

Tory Johnston, 17, from Bomany, Letterkenny, a 5th year student at Loreto College, collapsed at Voodoo Nightclub on the morning of 15th July 2015.  She was taken by ambulance to Letterkenny University Hospital where she later died at 6:30am. Investigations to date have not determined the cause of Tory’s death. Gardai wish to thank all those

  Police are investigating a paramilitary style attack that took place in the Glenowen area of Derry City around 11pm last night. It was reported that a number of men forced their way into a house in the area and assaulted the male occupant. The man, aged in his 20’s, sustained injuries to his legs

The twin sister of missing person Mary Boyle is to file a complaint to GSOC over newspaper reports that there will be a ‘Cold Case’ review of Mary’s disappearance. Yesterday, it was reported that Gardaí attached to the so-called ‘Cold Case Review Team’ would investigate the disappearance. In a statement today issued on behalf of

    A lead investigator into the disappearance of Mary Boyle has said there was neither political interference nor a Garda cover up during the investigation of the missing child. In an interview with The Donegal Post, retired Sergeant Martin Collins stressed that no senior Garda influenced other members of the force in the direction

Donegal company Arklu has been named the winner of the Google Adopt a Startup 2016 Spring Programme. Arklu are makers of Lottie and Finn dolls which are based on characters who are 9 years of age and created to be positive role models for children. The company is based at the CoLab Business Icubation centre

The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital remains very busy today, with significant numbers of patients awaiting admission to the hospital. Management and the Saolta Hospital Group are apologising to patients and their families for these delays, and urging people only to come to the Emergency Department when absolutely necessary. The Saolta Hospital Group says

The principal of Gaelscoil Cois Feabhail in Moville has confirmed that plans to take over the former St Joseph’s Boys’ School in the town will be put on hold following the fire which severely damaged the building yesterday. Gardai and the Fire Service say there are indications that the fire may have been malicious, and

A councillor has claimed that some businesses in the vicinity of Pearse Road and Larkin Lane in Letterkenny are witholding their rates in protest at Donegal County Council’s failure to address what they say are serious problems with the junction there. Responding to Cllr Michael Mc Bride’s claim, Director of Service Liam Ward said he

A stand-off between about 200 loyalists and republicans in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast ended last night when members of the Orange order dispersed shortly after reaching a PSNI barrier. There was a significant police presence in the surrounding area. Elsewhere, parades marking the Twelfth passed off virtually without incident. Among the main events

The Road Design Office in Donegal is reviewing the safety of the four lane approach road into Letterkenny, with a number of traffic surveys being analysed. Once all the data has been assessed, a report will be prepared and considered by councillors at a special Letterkenny Municipal District workshop. The matter was raised at last evening’s

The Justice Minister says the investigation into the disappearance of Mary Boyle in Co Donegal – almost 40 years ago – is ongoing. It follows reports that a “cold case” unit is reviewing evidence in the case. Mary went missing near Ballyshannon in March 1977, when she was six years old. Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald

The Old Boys School in Moville has been destroyed by fire. The alarm was raised at 4 o’clock in the early hours of the morning when flames were spotted through the rood. The Moville Fire Service were quickly on the scene backed by their neighbouring station Carndonagh and a platform from HQ It is understood

The Taoiseach has said he doesn’t want to see a European border that runs from Dundalk to Derry. However speaking at a press conference in Berlin he said he can’t say whether there will be a border until after Britain lays out their exit plans. Following a meeting between Angela Merkel and Enda Kenny the

The Council is to hold a workshop to ensure an agreed position on the Bonagee link road. It follows concerns from Councillors Liam Blaney and Ian McGarvey on the current planned location of the bridge. The development is seen as the single biggest solution to Letterkenny’s worsening traffic problem but is not on the current

A warrant for the arrest of Fr Ted actor Gerard McSorley was issued today. He is accused of damaging a bank’s flower-pots,  but gardai have two months in which to serve the warrant before the case is called again. Dungloe District Court was told McSorely is charged with damaging two flower pots at the Bank

A referendum on allowing Irish people living abroad to vote in presidential elections is being planned for early next year. Diaspora Minister Joe McHugh announced the news, saying it may expand to allow people abroad to vote in referenda and general elections. The right to vote in a presidential election may expire after a number

Letterkenny road issues are high on the agenda at this afternoon’s meeting of the Letterkenny Municipal District Councillor Michael McBride is calling for action to address the current layout of the junction at McDonald’s in the town while he and Councillor James Pat McDaid want progess on the Bonagee link. Currently, no work on The

Donegal County Council is inviting submissions from members of the public on whether or not the basic rate of Local Property Tax in Donegal should be changed in 2017. The council can either freeze the rate at this year’s level, or increase or decrease it by a maximum of 15%. The Council’s Finance Director Garry Martin

  The Donegal County Childcare Committee has claimed the HSE in Donegal is removing some Special Needs Assistants grants, which means children with disabilities may not be able to attend mainstream pre-school services in September. The committee is suggesting the HSE locally seems to have gone against a directive from the Department of Children and

Twelfth of July parades are due to be held across Northern Ireland today. First and Deputy First MInisters Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness have called for any protests to be carried out in a peaceful way. Road closures and traffic delays can be expected this morning as feeder parades take place ahead of the main