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    A man has appeared at Derry Magistrates court charged with withholding information about the murder of Derry man, Paul McCauley. 61-year-old Charles Buckingham from Kent, is charged with offences relating to withholding information told to him by Matthew Gillen, who has been charged with Mr McCauley’s murder. The offences are alleged to have

  It has been claimed that the new National Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older people published today will have a positive impact on the provision of residential care in Donegal. The new settings will allow for the maximum of four residents per room in long term nursing care as opposed to the old

  Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage at Strawletterdallon Orange Hall, Plumbridge Road, Newtownstewart overnight. Shortly after 7am this morning it was reported that a number of windows and the door of the hall had been damaged. Police are treating this incident as a hate crime and police are appealing for anyone with

A former Deputy Speaker in the Stormont Assembly is urging people to ensure they come out and vote in tomorrow’s Assembly Elections in Northern Ireland. John Dallat, who will not be contesting the election after stepping down as an MLA in East Derry, says its also important that people think about the fact that unlikely

During the month of April, there were 41 patients awaiting admission in the Emergency Department or on the wards at Letterkenny University Hospital, down from 299 in 2015, a fall of 86%. In the first four months of the year, the Letterkenny figure was 496, compared to 1,544 in 2015, a fall of 68%. These

  A protest will take place in Moville this morning as the first of the turbines bound for a major windfarm on Crockbrack Hill passes through the town. Already this week, there’s been controversry when it emerged Donegal County Council had goven permission for the removal of street furniture and bollards at Bonnars Corner to

SIPO, The Standards in Public Office Commission will sit on Monday the 9th of May to investigate the alleged duplication of expenses claims by Fianna Fail Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill. The allegations relate to when Senator O’Domhnaill was a member of Donegal County Council. The Commission was due to begin a public session concerning the

A 34 year old County Derry man man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his mother at their home in Portstewart. In June 2014, 69 year old retired hairdresser Margo Evans was found dead at the house she shared with her son at Knockancor Drive . Alun Kinney Evans had previously denied a charge

  A new initiative is to be set up in Carndonagh Hospital to certify the standards of end of live care in the hospice ward of the hospital. The ‘Hospice Friendly Hospitals’ programme is an initiative of the Irish Hospice Foundation which seeks to prioritise palliative and bereavement care within hospitals for both patients and

  An Post has issued a statement today regarding the sorting office in Derrybeg amid speculation that it is to close within weeks to be centralised in a new facility in Falcarragh. An Post say there are no immediate plans to move its postal staff from Dunfanaghy, Gortahork and Derrybeg to Falcarragh. The company is,

    Recycling facilities in Buncranna will be temporarily moved to accommodate resurfacing works being carried out in the Super-valu Car-Park. From this Friday until Thursday May 12th members of the public are being asked to use the alternative recycling facilities in Buncrana located at the Tourist Office or at Clarkes Service Station Slavery in the mean-time. The Recycling

  Calls have been made by residents in the Enagh/Strathfoyle, Eglinton, and Culmore areas of Derry to publish a Health Impact Study which was completed in March of last year. The study was commissioned by Derry City Council to determine whether or not there is any evidence that the community’s health and well being is

  Detectives are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary in the Fyfin Road area of Strabane over the weekend.  At approximately 8.00am on Saturday  the occupant of the house heard a banging noise and opened his front door. Three men then forced their way in and assaulted him. The first male is described as

  Concern has been raised over the temporary removal of a number of roadside bollards and street lighting in Moville. Planning permission for their removal at Bonnars Corner in the town was granted by Donegal County Council to facilitate transporting wind turbine blades to the windfarm at Crockbrack Hill. There has also been an agreement

    It has been confirmed to the Post Master in Derrybeg that the sorting office there is to close with speculation it could be within weeks. The move will mean the consolidation of mail operations at offices in Derrybeg, Dunfanaghy and Gortahork moved to a new delivery service unit in Falcarragh. Concern has been

  Sister Claire Crockett has been laid to rest in Derry this afternoon. The 33 year old was teaching music last months earthquake struck in Equcador and the school building she was in collapsed. Sr Crockett was among over 650 people who died in the quake and subsequent aftershocks. Speaking at this afternoon’s ceremony Bishop

  Donegal Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn has rejected a claim by Acting Minister Joe Mc Hugh that the delay in implementing the National Broadband Plan will be less than two years. Last week, it emerged there would be delays in the procurement and tendering progess that would delay the programme. MInister Mc Hugh last week

  Killybegs Coastguard launched a full search and rescue operation this morning following initial reports of a missing fisherman. The man, believed to be Spanish had not returned to his vessel at Killybegs harbour since 3am, sparking concern and the alarm was raised at 10.30am this morning. Two rescue boats along with the Sligo 118

Donegal Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue is being challenged to explain why he is prepared to prop up a Fine Gael led government, while at the same time criticising the party for the delays in implementing the National Broadband Strategy. Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn says Deputy Mc Conalogue was one of the four Deputies who were

Road closures are being implemented in and around Letterkenny this afternoon for the North West 10k, with around 2,000 runners and walkers expected to take. The race starts at the community centre at 2pm, and while the first runners should be back in shortly after 2.30, theere will be large numbers of walkers on the

A 23-year-old man due in Omagh Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with the rape of a woman in Dungannon. The woman was attacked while walking her dog at Peatlands Park, Dungannon on Wednesday afternoon last. The park was closed for some time for a full forensic examination.

Failte Ireland says almost 75% of  providers in the Paid Services Accomodation (PSA) sector are reporting an increase in business so far this year compared to 2015, but with the exception of the Shannon Region, growth in the North West is lower than any other area of the country. 60% of accomodation providers in the