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    The N13 Letterkenny to Derry Road has now re-opened following a two car collision near Newtowncunningham shortly after 8.30 this morning. The road was closed for most of today to facilitate a technical examination which concluded a short time ago. A woman remains in a serious condition in Letterkenny University Hospital this evening

    A vigil is to be held on the shore front in Buncrana on Easter Sunday night next to mark a week since the pier tragedy in which five members of the same extended Derry family lost their lives. Sean McGrotty and his two young sons Mark and Evan, along with their grandmother Ruth

  A woman is in a serious condition in Letterkenny University Hospital this afternoon following a two car collision near Newtowncunningham shortly after 8.30 this morning. The N13 Letterkenny to Derry Road remains closed on the Derry side of Newtowncunningham as a forensic examination is currently underway to determine the cause of the crash and

The Western Health and Social Services Trust says the development of the new Radiotherapy Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry remains on track for opening in autumn 2016. In its latest update published this morning, the trust says the main focus is now turning from construction to the design and delivery of high quality patient

A woman has been brought to Letterkenny University Hospital following a two car collision near Newtowncunningham shortly after 8.30 this morning. The N13 Letterkenny to Derry Road remains  closed on the Derry side of Newtowncunningham following the crash. Donegal County Council has issued the following statement –   Due to an accident on the N13

Farmers are being reminded that the burning of land remains unlawful until the end of August. It comes after a number of serious gorse fires in Donegal and elsewhere over recent years. The Department of Agriculture is warning farmers and land owners of the safety risks associated with uncontrolled burning. Ciarán Nugent is a spokesperson

Former DUP Cllr Maurice Devenney has confirmed he will stand as an Independent Unionist candidate for Foyle in the Assembly elections on May 5th. In February, Cllr Maurice Devenney resigned from the DUP, having earlier been suspended for allegedly canvassing support for the SDLP in last year’s Westminister election. That’s a claim he denied. The

The Pennyburn Recycling Centre in Derry is to temporarily close for a four-week period from the beginning of April to allow for major refurbishment works that will transform it into a new multi-functional Recycling Centre. The project represents an investment of over £1.5m from Derry City and Strabane District Council, including £250,000 from Rethink Waste.

There are calls for controversial legislation facilitating the current penalty points system on the fishing industry to be revoked. This allows penalty points be imposed on fishing licences even if the holder is not convicted when a case comes to court. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says a revised Statutory Instrument was signed by Minister Simon

  The owner of a Dublin hotel where David Byrne was murdered says it has suffered  devastating financial losses because of what happened. The High Court heard last month s shooting has directly resulted in the cancellation of a number of events. In a sworn affidavit, the owner James McGettigan who has Donegal connections

The government is being accused of paying lip service to the post office network, while simultaneously urging job seekers to use banks and other financial institutions. Deputy Pringle claims the government is adopting a two faced approach, saying he’s been told by the Irish Postmasters’ Union that jobseekers who are being paid their social welfare

The Taoiseach says ‘once again Europe is under attack’. His comments follow the deaths of at least 26 people in three separate explosions in the Belgian capital. 11 died this morning in two rush hour blasts at the Zavantem airport, while another 15 were killed at the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels city centre near

The five victims of Sunday’s family drowning in Buncrana will be buried together following a service in Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty on Thursday afternoon. The three children and two adults died when their Audi SUV slipped on algae and entered the water from the slipway at Buncrana pier. A four month old baby was taken

A book of condolence has been opened at the Council Offices in Buncrana following the tragic accident which claimed the lives of five extended family members at Buncrana pier on Sunday evening. Books of condolence are also open at  St Joseph’s Galliagh and Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty  in Derry In a statement last night, the Mc Grotty

SDLP Foyle MLA Gerard Diver has condemned those behind a viable pipe bomb discovered in the Sperrin Park area of Caw in Derry. The PSNI say the device was found during a search of a house conducted last evening. Tests were carried out by army experts at the site before the device was taken away

It has been confirmed that former TD Padraig Mac Lochlainn will contest the Seanad Election after receiving a nomination from the Sinn Fein party. MacLochlainn, who narrowly missed out on the final Dail seat in the Donegal Constituency in the General Election, will contest a Seanad seat on the Industrial and Commercial Panel for the

Revenue Commissioners are clamping down on Landlords from Northern Ireland who rent out properties in Donegal but fail to pay tax on rental incomes. According to tax consultants in Letterkenny, there has been a steady flow of cases involving Donegal property owners living in the North being faced with huge tax bills. Mary Farrell of

  Tributes are being paid after five family members were killed in a tragic accident in Buncrana. Sean McGrotty and his two young sons Mark and Evan, along with their grandmother Ruth Daniels and her daughter Jodie Lee lost their lives when their car went into the water off Buncrana pier. The Saint Eithne’s community

  Police are investigating a suspicious object that has been found in the Caw area of Derry. The object was found during a police search of a house at Sperrin Park at about 2pm. There are no further details at this stage.

    Tributes are being paid after five family members were killed in a tragic accident in Buncrana, Co. Donegal. Sean McGrotty and his two young sons Mark and Evan, along with their grandmother Ruth Daniels and her daughter Jodie Lee lost their lives when their car went into the water off Buncrana pier. Emergency

Photo courtesy of : geograph.ie   It’s emerged Gola Island has been without a water supply for the past number of months with islanders who have been travelling out to the island during the winter months having to carry out their own water to the island. A burst in the water main occurred 3 months

A Book of Condolences is to be opened at the Guildhall in Derry following last night’s tragic incident in Buncrana which claimed the lives of five people from Derry, including two children. A two month baby girl was brought to safety. Cllr Elisha Mc Callion, the Mayor of Derry and Strabane District said this morning

More details are emerging about the people who lost their lives in last night’s Buncrana tragedy. It’s believed the driver of the car was a man originally from the Creggan area of Derry, who was in the car along with his partner’s mother, sister and two sons. The man’s two month old baby daughter was

A Derry councillor is urging community vigilance following a break in at the home of a woman in her eighties in the Galliagh area of the city. An intruder entered the bungalow at Glencaw Park, in which the woman lives on her own, at around 3.50 yesterday morning. He went into her bedroom, but fled