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Donegal County Councillors have agreed a motion with a view to ensuring companies are awarded contracts by the council recognising unions, collective bargaining and the Labour Relations Commission. The council executive said the motion from Councillor John Campbell would be hard to implement but he noted he is confident the executive would fulfill the intention

A 16 year old boy is due to appear in Derry Magistrates Court today charged with a spate of offences including aggravated vehicle taking and assault on police. The charges relate to a number of incidents of burglary and theft in the Galliagh, Buncrana Road and Ballymagroarty areas of Derry on Thursday night and during

Donegal boxer Jason Quigley is among those paying tribute to Muhammad Ali this morning who has died at the age of 74. The former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered from Parkinson’s Disease, had been admitted to hospital in Arizona on Thursday. Taking to social media Quigley said ‘Rest in Peace Muhammad Ali, he inspired so

    Donegal County Council has begun a review of the existing County Donegal Development Plan 2012- 2018. The purpose of this Plan is to provide a strategic planning framework to guide development in the County over the next six years and beyond. The Development Plan, when adopted, will be a material consideration in making

One of the biggest fundraising weekends of the year gets underway today. Relay for Life Donegal takes place in the grounds of Letterkenny Institute of Technology, with 31 teams taking part. Relay for Life involves each team having at least one person walking laps of a track for 24 hours, with the team members augmented

Top Ten #LittleThings you can do for your mental health Talk it out: We’re all guilty of harbouring our personal problems/stressful situations, not wanting to burden friends and family… but we need to realise this is merely a short term solution to a long term problem. Conversations are crucial & take a surprising amount of

A lotto player from the North West collected their cheque for 8-point-2-million euro at the national lottery headquarters today. The player, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought the normal play ticket in the ‘XL Shop-n-Stop’ on Stephen’s Street in Sligo on the 5th of March. The Lotto jackpot, which had been rolling over since the

The Government is examining how many customs officers and border control points with Northern Ireland would be necessary if Britain decides to leave the EU. A number of Government Ministers and the Taoiseach will also be in the UK in advance of the poll on the 23rd of June. Highland Radio understands that Revenue has

Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle has lent his voice to calls for a protest at the visit to Ireland later this month of billionaire American presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The Green Party and The Anti-Austerity Alliance have also called for a protest against the visit of the presumptive Republican nominee. The news of Mr Trump’s Irish

The Donegal Road Safety Working Group is urging caution on Donegal’s roads this weekend, saying that over the past nine years, 35 people have been killed and 85 seriously injured on Irish roads over June Holiday Weekends. Donegal’s Road Safety Officer Brian O’Donnell says with the Rory Gallagher Festival in Ballyshannon, Relay for Life in

10 staff at the Electoral Office in Derry are engaged in a one day strike today in protest at the proposed closure of the office. There is a proposal to close the Derry office, along with the offices in Banbridge, Newtownards, Newtownabbey, Ballymena and Omagh, and cemtralise all the jobs in Belfast. Speaking from the

A Strabane Councillor is calling on the public to carry out various measures to prevent gorse fire following an extensive fire yesterday evening. Six fire appliances were deployed and forty five fire fighters attended the blaze in the Stroanback, Dunnyboe area of the town. Local Councillor Patsy Kelly is urging people to be careful during

The official opening of the 1916 Commemoration Garden in Ballymacool Town Park in Letterkenny is taking place this evening. The garden will comprise of a stoned area, a flagpole with tricolour, replica of the proclamation and as well as the seven trees to represent each of the executed signatories. The event will include music, poetry

A meeting has taken place in Derry to discuss ongoing issues affecting St Columb’s Park in Derry. Council members and officials, community representatives and the PSNI met to discuss the anti-social behaviour, alcohol consumption and criminal incidents taking place in the park, with reports that there’s been an escalation in the problem over recent weeks.

Fighter fighters are currently attending the scene of an extensive gorse fire in Strabane.  It has been reported that the fire has stretched over a two mile front with six fire appliances deployed and forty-five firefighters currently attempting to bring the blaze under control. The fire is situated the Stroanback, Dunnyboe area and people are

  Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has failed to secure the position Leas Cheann Comhairle today following a two hour election process.  He was defeated by 83 votes to 52. There were four candidates in contention for the position in the Dáil today with  Sinn Féins Sean Crowe defeated by 106 votes to 33, Independent Mattie McGrath

  Six off-duty police officers have been arrested following an altercation outside a licensed premises in Portstewart. It happened at approximately 1am yesterday morning. Eight people in total were arrested and have since been released on bail pending further enquiries. Two of the people involved are foreign nationals and police are investigating a hate crime element. Three

A Derry Councillor says he is not convinced putting CCTV cameras around the City Cemetery would receive widespread support. Cllr John Boyle was speaking on the Shaun Doherty Show after vandalism at the cemetery earlier this week saw several graves and headstones damaged, some of them very old graves. Cllr Boyle says while it is

The IFA is urging MInister Michael Creed to implement the Locally Led Agri-Environment Scheme as quickly as possible. IFA spokesperson Gerry Cunningham says farmers are losing out due to environmental restrictions applying on their land. Under the final element of the EU’s Rural Development Programme, €70 million is being made available. The bulk of the

A Donegal councillor is calling for the scrapping of a new “Pay by weight” system of bin charges which is due to come into effect on July 1st. Waste collectors have been preparing for the new arrangements for some time, with bins being chipped and specialist weight measuring equipment being installed on bin lorries. The

Can’t pay Won’t Pay will host a meeting in Letterkenny tonight to discuss how to move forward with the campaign for the permanent abolition of water charges and a referendum to ensure that water privatisation never takes place. The final bill from Irish Water is due this month with the Government then due to suspend

Communities in Donegal are being asked to consider taking part “Street Feast”, a national day of street parties and community celebrations on Sunday week, June 12th. The initiative involves an individual or a club hosting a lunch in local area, and inviting their neighbours to join them. A total of 24 street parties are already

The jury in a conspiracy to defraud trial will resume its deliberations this morning in relation to two former bankers of Irish Life & Permanent. Yesterday, two former Anglo Irish Bank executives were found guilty of the charge and remanded on continuing bail until tomorrow. After 38 hours of deliberations spread out over nine days,

Top Ten #LittleThings you can do for your mental health Talk it out: We’re all guilty of harbouring our personal problems/stressful situations, not wanting to burden friends and family… but we need to realise this is merely a short term solution to a long term problem. Conversations are crucial & take a surprising amount of