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  Donegal is to become one of Europe’s two test sites for the world’s biggest drone company. The Irish Independent is reporting today that the company ‘DJI’ has teamed up with Donegal Mountain Rescue and will carry out tests to determine how beneficial drones can be in the event of a search or emergency. The

  A Councillor claims that Buncrana, Letterkenny and Bundoran have been severely neglected by the council since Town Council were scrapped. Sean McEniff was speaking ahead of a meeting with Council staff on the issue at the start of next week. He says that in his own town of Bundoran for example, there is no longer the same

A 28-year-old man has appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of Paul McCauley who died after a sectarian attack in July 2006 and the court wads told the main evidence was audio recordings. Matthew Brian Gillen whose address was given as Kennedy Place in Derry was charged with murdering Mr. McCauley on

Fine Gael’s to begin the process today of trying to firm up the support of Independents for a vote for Enda Kenny as Taoiseach next Thursday. Meanwhile the Independent Alliance says it wants to attend a joint meeting with Enda Kenny and Micheál Martin. With the only viable option remaining now for a Government being

Gardai in Donegal have repeated their warning to elderly people not to engage with travelling tradespeople they don’t know, particularly when services such as driveway maintenance or power washing are being offered. The warning is part of Operation Thor, a cross border initiative over the month of April looking at crime prevention in rural areas.

  The leading heart surgeon at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry says lives will be saved as a result of the agreement signed yesterday to bring Donegal patients straight to Derry after serious heart attacks. In such cases, a lifesaving catherisation procedure must be carried out as quickly as possible, and health authorities on both sides

The Chairman of Connemara Mining says there’s a long road ahead as a gold prospecting project in Donegal progresses. The company has announced that initial test drill results confirm the presence of significant grades of gold at the site on Inishowen, but Connemara Mining Chairman John Teeling says it’ll be some time before a decision

It is hoped the Donegal County Council will allocate funding this year for a munument to mark the iconic ship wreck ‘Bad Eddie’ The boat was washed up at Magheraclogher in the 1970s, and came to national fame when it featured in Clannad and U2’s ‘In a lifetime’ video in the 1980s. It is accepted

A Donegal Deputy has welcomed the prospect the Environment Ministers calls for a ‘common sense debate’ on the future of Irish water. Alan Kelly says he’s writing to the leaders of all political parties urging them to meet with Ervia staff before making any decision on their future. The acting Minister says they’ve sought meetings

Government talks appear to have reached an impasse – with no further discussions of any sort scheduled as of now. The Acting Taoiseach’s accused FIanna Fáíl of putting narrow party interests rather than the public interest after rejecting the offer of a equal partnership Government. In a statement last evening, Enda Kenny described it as

Detectives investigating the murder of Paul McCauley in Derry following an attack after a barbeque in 2006 have charged two men with a number of offences, including murder. The 38 year old died last June in a care facility almost nine years after the attack. One man has already been charged with Paul’s murder and

  Gardai are currently at the scene of a road traffic crash in the vicinity of the Dry Arch roundabout in Letterkenny.  The minor two vehicle collision happened shortly after 4pm this afternoon. While the road remains open, traffic is passing slowly and Gardai are advising to exercise caution when approaching the area this evening.

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has welcomed an important new cross-border cardiology service which will give Donegal patients suffering from a STEMI heart attack direct access to services in Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. “This is the first cross-border service of its kind and represents a mile-stone in medical provision in the north west,” Minister Varadkar

The Food Safety Authority ordered ten businesses to stop certain activities last month due to breaches in food related health and safety. Among them was a closure order served on food distribution and wholsesale company Craigs Fresh, based at Drumnabratty in Raphoe. The order remains in place. Full list available HERE

The Greencastle Breakwater is back on the agenda of Donegal County Council with calls on the next government to make available the money needed t finish it. 10 million euro has already been invested in the breakwater but the project was shelved due to the down turn in the economy. There have been claims in

The proposal for a ‘full partnership’ government will be discussed by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in Leinster House this morning. Last night’s face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the two biggest parties came 40 days after the General Election result. The offer was made after the two leaders both failed in their efforts to

Detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating the murder of Paul McCauley in Derry in 2006 have arrested a 61 year old man in England. Two other men, aged 27 and 28, who were detained yesterday in Derry remain in custody. The latest man to be arrested was detained in Kent yesterday and brought to Northern

The Tirconnaill Tribune is reporting today that up to five shots were fired at a house in the vicinity of Ray Bridge on the main Ramelton to Rathmullan road at the weekend. The shots were heard at around 4.20 on Sunday morning. The paper quotes local people as saying this is the second such incident

Workers at one of Ireland’s 999 call centres are on strike again today. The operators at the facility in Navan are taking the action in a long standing row over pay and union recognition. Unions involved in the row say they want every member of staff to be given a living wage of 11.50 per

A shortage of psychologists in Donegal is preventing vulnerable adults from accessing a vital service, according to Deputy Pearse Doherty. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) provides support to people who engage in self-harm and display suicidal behaviour, while also offering assistance to their families. Deputy Doherty has been in contact with families who have been unable

The members of both Ballyshannon Credit Union and Killybegs Credit Union have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the merger of their Credit Unions at Special General Meetings held this week. The merged credit union will be named Ballyshannon and Killybegs Credit Union Limited and is expected to be completed over the next two months. It’s