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  A major security operation is in place for the visit of Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall to County Donegal. A huge security operation is in place in both Donegal Town and Letterkenny with traffic restrictions and an air exclusion zone in operation. The details are as follows –  

A teacher with the Donegal Education and Training Board has been elected, by a significant majority, as the next President of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland. Following a ballot of the Union’s 15,000 members, Joanne Irwin received 66% of the vote and will take up Office on July 1st. Joanne, who is based at the

MEP Matt Carthy belives European Money should be made available to improve tourist facilities at Malin Head and boost the numbers visiting the area. The Midlands Northwest MEP was speaking following a recent visit to the area during which he met with the Malin Head Community Associations. Mr Carthy says that while european funding oppurtinities

A Donegal Deputy is calling on Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar to speed up the application process for Carers Allowance and Carers Benefit. Pat the Cope Gallagher says the delays are causing unnecessary hardships and stress to many families who are caring on a full time basis for their family members and loved ones.

The Sinn Fein Mayor of Letterkenny says the visit of Prince Charles to Donegal tomorrow is a positive step in the peace process. However,Councillor Gerry McMonagle says his thoughts will be with the family of murdered Donegal Sinn Féin Councillor Eddie Fullerton and with the families of those killed in Derry on Bloody Sunday. The

Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn is calling for a full audit of all vacant housing stock in Donegal. He says figures presented to the government last week suggest over 13,000 homes, not including holiday homes, were vacant in Donegal. Senator Mac Lochlainn is challenging Housing Minister Simon Coveney to explain how over 2,500 applicants and families

A 16 year old youth has appeared at Derry Magistrates Court charged with the murder of Gerard Quinn at in the Waterside at the weekend. The youth, who cannot be named, was also charged with attempted GBH to Mr Quinn’s brother. The court was told that the cause of Mr Quinn’s death was stab wounds

The Castlefinn Partnership Initiative has begun a series of political meetings to secure funding to prevent further flooding in the town. The CPI’s own building sustained serious flood damage last year, and the initiative says the flooding which hit Castlefinn twice during 2015 caused significant destruction and distress for residents, business owners and service providers

Three pro-choice women handed themselves into Derry’s Strand Road police station yesterday claiming they had accepted a delivery of abortion pills on behalf of women who were too afraid to receive them delivery to their own homes. 71 year-old, Diana King, 68 year-old, Colette Devlin and 69 year-old, Kitty O’Kane were questioned after arriving at

The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council says tomorrow’s Royal visit to the county is a great opportunity to showcase all that Donegal has to offer. Councillor Ciaran Brogan will be hosting a special welcome reception for Prince Charles at the Letterkenny Institute of Technology with invited guests from all sectors in the County. Earlier in

  A 34 year old mother of three from Omagh and now based in Walsall has been jailed for two and a half years in the UK for failing to tell the authorities that her husband was about to join ISIS. Trainee maths teacher Lorna Moore, who converted to Islam, is one of a group of

Donegal County Council has launched a new Public Wi-Fi network in 25 public buildings around the county. The network is now live in all Public Services Centres, libraries and other public buildings. The networks are not open, people can log on to WiFi in the Libraries by using their Library card credentials. Access to the

Gardaí have issued traffic advice for motorists and pedestrians ahead of the visit to Donegal of The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. The couple visit Donegal Town and Letterkenny on Wednesday. Gardai say there will be some delays & traffic disruptions will occur in the areas where the visit is scheduled and

It has been confirmed that the Prince of Wales will visit Donegal as part of a three-day visit to Ireland which began today. Charles is in Belfast today and tomorrow will be joined in Northern Ireland by the Duchess of Cornwall. The royal couple will then travel to Donegal on Wednesday for an official visit.

An independent junior minister says he’s likely to vote against the government in the Dáil this week. John Halligan says he will probably support a motion signed by 39 TDs, calling for the immediate abolition of domestic water charges. The motion is set to go to a vote in the Dáil on Wednesday night –

Donegal County Council is considering the erection of CCTV cameras in the Twin Towns. The issue was raised at a recent meeting by Cllr Martin Harley, says there’s been an ongoing problem with anti-social behaviour in the area recently, with a number of serious incidents in recent weeks. Most recently, he says, a woman was

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors says it will not make any comment on weekend reports that a judicial inquiry which looked into the death of Donegal based Garda Sergeant Michael Galvin has cleared the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission of wrongdoing. Sergeant Galvin took his own life at Ballyshannon Garda Station on Thursday May

Junior Minister Joe Mc Hugh says he intends playing a role in enhancing cross border relations and promoting cross border projects during his tenure. Last week, MInister Mc Hugh was named as Minister of State with responsibility for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid. He will have responsibilities with the Departments of the Taoiseach and

The weekend announcement that JobBridge is to be replaced in September has been welcomed by Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle. However, the independent TD says it will not be enough to simply change the name of the scheme. He says whatever replacement is announced by Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar must respect the workers who take

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in Co Monaghan. A Donegal man in his 50’s died yesterday in Castleblaney when his car left the road and crashed into a wooden fence. The incident happened at Drumcrew, on the N2 road at approximately 4pm. The man, who was the driver of

Police in Derry have named the 24 year old man who died following an assault in the Waterside last night as Gerard Quinn. The incident happened in the Milldale Crescent area of Derry, at around 10.30 last night. He was taken to nearby Altnagelvin Hospital, but died a short time later. A second 24-year-old man

It’s being reported today that a judicial inquiry which looked into death the Donegal based Garda Sergeant Michael Galvin has cleared the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission of wrongdoing. Sergeant Galvin took his own life at Ballyshannon Garda Station on Thursday May 28th last year. He had been the subject of a GSOC investigation, but was

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in Derry last night. The 24 year old was assaulted in the Milldale Crescent area at about 10.25 last evening during what police have described as an altercation. He was rushed to hospital, where he later passed away. Another 24

Police in County Derry say a motorcyclist has been left with life changing injuries following a serious crash near Limavady. The man in his 40’s was injured in the collision with a car on Ballyquin Road just before 2.45 yesterday afternoon. He’s understood to be in a serious condition in hospital – while the driver