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  The HSE has issued a statement this evening regarding the suspension of children’s and adolescence’s addiction counselling service in Donegal. It reads as follows: The Addiction Services to people under 18 years is temporarily not available. This is due to the retirement of the Youth Addiction Counsellor in Donegal. A recruitment process is underway

  Ardara councillor Terence Slowey has been officially elected chair of Donegal County Council this evening as part of an inter-party pact on the authority. His Fine Gael colleague Cllr Barry O’Neill has also been elected as Leas Cathaoirleach. They replace the Fianna Fail pairing of Cllrs Ciaran Brogan and Sean Mc Eniff. Newly appointed Cathaoirleach Cllr Slowey

  The British Prime Minister says internal border checks may be needed within the UK, if it votes to leave the European Union. David Cameron was speaking in the House of Commons with one week to go before polling in the Brexit referendum. The Prime Minister has pulled out of an event in Manchester on

  A special meeting of Donegal County Council has heard that people in Donegal will see a huge increase in bin costs with the new pay by weight scheme despite the Government suggesting otherwise. The new system is to come into effect on July 1st and waste collectors have been preparing for the new arrangements

A Dublin based Garda has gone on trial for harassing another officer through Facebook and the Garda PULSE system. Donal Maguire, who’s from Bundoran in Co. Donegal, admits harassing her but has pleaded NOT guilty by reason of insanity. A red and white Valentine’s Day card with a rose on the front was shown to

A Donegal man reported missing in Paris yesterday has been found safe and well. 19 year old Lee McLaughlin from Gleneely went missing in Paris after attending the Ireland – Sweden match at the Stade de France on Monday. He was last seen his Paris hotel yesterday, but did not check in at the airport

Outgoing Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council Cllr Ciaran Brogan issues statement – Later today at our AGM I will hand over the chain of office to the newly elected Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council and this will mark the completion of my own term of office as Cathaoirleach or Chair of the Council.  It has

Housing Minster Damien English has said he will not amend the terms of reference of the Expert Panel set up to examine the issue of Mica blocks in Donegal, but will consider any business case made by Donegal County Council to address issues with publically owned buildings. Minister English said he would be in Donegal

It’s emerged that referrals to the children’s and adolescents’ addiction counselling service in Donegal have been suspended with immediate effect. Depuity Pearse Doherty says GPs in Donegal have received letters from the HSE informing them that the counselling post became vacant last week. He says the suspension of counselling services for under 18s in the

A Councillor has asked for further information on the purchase of land for social housing in Letterkenny. Councillor Dessie Shiels has called on the council to make available who owns the land and how much the council intends to pay. The owner of the land answered a council advertisement earlier this year for suitable land

Ardara councillor Terence Slowey will take the chair at Donegal County Council today when he is elected Cathaoirleach as part of an inter-party pact on the authority. His Fine Gael colleague Cllr Barry O’Neill will become Leas Cathaoirleach. They replace the Fianna Fail pairing of Cllrs Ciaran Brogan and Sean Mc Eniff. Meanwhile, Cllr James

People attending the Donegal International Rally this weekend are being urged to pay heed to the speed limits drive with care. The Donegal Road Safety Working Group have issued a road safety message directed at young men who follow the sport to not imitate what they see during the rally. They are also reminding people

The family of a Donegal man missing in Paris have launched an appeal for help in locating him. 19 year old Lee McLaughlin  from Gleneely went missing in Paris after attending the Sweden match at the Stade de France. He was last seen leaving Ibis Paris Montmartre at 12pm on Tuesday. he did not check in at

  Dog owners in the Letterkenny area are being urged to make sure they pick up their pet’s waste. Councillor Gerry McMonagle says he has been contacted by a number of people lately complaining of dog litter in the green areas of Lettekenny indicating the problem is getting worse. Councillor McMonagle says not only is

  Two Polish men have gone on trial for the alleged murder of another Polish man in Co. Donegal in May 2013. Bogdan Michalkiewicz  was stabbed and beaten to death at his home in Letterkenny. Mr. Michalkiewicz lived in an apartment block just off Main Street in Letterkenny. He came to Ireland in 2005 and

It has been confirmed that the Cleary Centre in Donegal Town will complete its move to a newly refurbished premises by the end of the month. The centre, which has provided services for people with intellectual disabilities in south Donegal for more than twenty years, will now accommodate all existing service users at the new

Two Polish men have pleaded not guilty to the murder of a fellow Polish man in Co. Donegal. The body of Bogdan Michalkiewicz was found at his apartment at 15 Westside Apartments, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny on May 15th 2013. It’s believed he was killed a few days beforehand. Krystof Grzegorski of Hazelbrook Park, Letterkenny

  A second public meeting over the ambulance service to the Inishowen area has been arranged for next month with the hope of more public representatives in attendance. There have been on-going calls for a second ambulance to serve the peninsula on a 24/7 basis with numerous reports of delays in call outs from the

An information day is taking place in Dungloe tomorrow (Wednesday June 15th) for individuals and groups who may be planning to start a businesses or enterprise The Dungloe Community Network are hosting the Enterprise and Tourism Fair at the Dungloe Public Service Centre tomorrow  from 11am to 3pm. There’s speakers from “The Wild Atlantic Way”,

  The Mica Action Group in Donegal says there’s been a large increase in the number of people registering with them asince RTE’s Primetime programme featured a segment about homes built with defective blocks. The group’s Chairperson Phil Mc Daid says since the broadcast two weeks ago, the number of homeowners making contact with the

Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coastal Route has made it onto a list of top coastal roads in Europe. The route passes through counties Derry and Antrim, linking Lough Foyle and Belfast Lough. According to TomTom, the only drive above it is the Amalfi Coast in Italy. 14,000 drivers across Europe were surveyed by the company.

There are calls for increased security and protection of the Herdsman’s Mill factory in Sion Mills following two suspected arson attacks at the weekend. The fires, on Friday and Saturday night, caused substantial damage to the historic building. It’s believed this is the fourth time the landmark has been targeted. It’s understood that historical documents

A Derry man has been jailed for the theft of £30,000 from his father who was in residential care. 55 year old Martin O’Brien of Rossnagalliagh Park in Derry used the money to ‘feed his gambling habit’. O’Brien stole the money over a three year period after his 75-year-old father, who had several strokes and

  A Donegal Deputy is urging the Government to take action with the rising costs in motor insurance. Fianna Fail passed a motion in the Dail last week which included calls for the re-establishment of the Motor Insurance Advisory Board on a time limited basis and greater disclosure around policy renewal notifications. Donegal Deputy Charlie

  The search for a missing light aircraft with two people on board is said to be now focused underwater. Debris, including a tail fin from the microlight aircraft was found on Friday evening but no further wreckage has been found since. Sonar equipment is now being used to search under the water between Glenarm

  Police have arrested two women following the report of an assault on a 19-year-old woman in Derry. The assault happened at approximately 11pm on Saturday night in the Lecky Road area of the city. It is being treated as a sectarian hate crime. It’s understood the victim sustained cuts to her head and was

The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association says many farmers who wish to fence their lands are facing the prospect of waiting for months and spending a fortune to get planning permission to do so. The group’s Donegal spokesperson says legislation passed in 2011 means farmers with designated land are now required to get planning

A campaign for a reduction in the speed limit outside an integrated school in Derry is being highlighted, with the North’s new Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazard hopeful of progress in the coming months. In the meantime, motorists on the Coshquin Road in Derry are being urged to slow down, particularly in the vicinity of Groarty Primary

  The outgoing Mayor of the Letterkenny Municipal District says he believes the town can do well in the National Tidy Towns Competition for a second year. Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle was speaking following the visit of President Michael D.Higgins at the weekend for a celebratory event marking Letterkenny’s success last year, taking the national

  The search continues today off the Antrim coast for two people missing since an Ikarus C42 microlight aircraft disappeared after leaving City of Derry Airport on Thursday evening. It was one of two microlights to take off from the airport on Thursday evening bound for Scotland. The second landed safely. Wreckage, including the tail

The EU referendum is fuelling a surge in applications for Irish passports among British people. Figures obtained by Sky News reveal a 25 percent increase in the number of applications being made from Britain. A desire to remain as an EU citizen – in the event of a ‘Leave’ vote – is seen as a