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  The Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce CEO is reassuring people in the North West that the majority of businesses in the south are continuing to accept sterling notes. It emerged earlier this week that Tesco Ireland decided to no longer accept sterling notes from customers, prompting concern that other businesses may follow suit. However, Chamber […]

    A large crowd is expected to gather in Ballyshannon for the ‘March for Mary Boyle’ tomorrow. People donning purple and white ribbons will assemble at the Abbey Arts Centre at 2pm, proceeding through the town and finishing the march at the Garda Station. The event has been described as a peaceful and non-political

  A man has been remanded on bail following the discovery of a cannabis grow house with an estimated street value of over 70,000 euro in Malin Head. The Derry Journal is reporting today that Gardai made the discovery at Ballygorman on the 4th July but details are only emerging now. Super Intendant Eugene McGovern

  Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy is visiting Letterkenny today. Carthy will meet with Failte Ireland representatives at 11am to discuss the tourist potential of Malin Head. The meeting follows a recent meeting between Mr Carthy and community representatives at Malin Head who are seeking to develop tourist facilities and services at the Donegal beauty

    Gardai in Donegal are urging residents in coastal areas and boat owners to safe guard their boats and marine equipment from theives. Gardai say that the summer months are peak time for this kind of theft, with 113 marine items stolen across the country last summer alone. Donegal Crime Prevention Officer Sgt. Paul

The late Brian Friel will be commemorated at the 2016 MacGill Summer School this weekend when the Arts Council stage a series of events dedicated to the playwright’s legacy. This year, two additional days are being added to the MacGill programme to commemorate some of Friel’s best work. Director of the Arts Council, Orlaith McBride

  A Donegal Deputy has rubbished claims that the Government is prioritising balanced regional development. The comments come following todays Census results which show Donegal had the biggest drop in population in the country. This equates to least 6,731 people leaving the county over the past five years. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says it’s proof Donegal

    A Donegal Deputy has claimed Donegal’s population loss will have far reaching implications for the county. The comments come following today’s Census results which show Donegal had the biggest drop in population in the country. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says should the decrease continue, it will no doubt have a detrimental effect on

    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