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  Police have charged a 24 year old man with a total of 31 offences, including two counts of attempted murder of police officers. He is expected to appear before Derry Magistrates Court tomorrow morning, . All charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service. The charges are in connection with the arrest of

  A 30 year old woman has died following a collision in Newtowncunningham yesterday. The collision happened on the N13 at Castleforward at around 8:30am when two cars collided. The driver of one of the cars, a 30-year-old woman, was taken by ambulance to Letterkenny University Hospital where she passed away a short time ago.

  Talks are underway at Government Buildings where Fine Gael is hoping to build support for a minority government. But of the party’s negotiators Simon Coveney has again said any minority coalition will still need Fianna Fáil’s support. Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says he was approached Minister Coveney to partake in today’s talks. He’s been

The funeral for the five people who died at the weekend in Buncrana is taking place this afternoon and will be buried after the service in Derry.   The five hearses drew up side by side at the Holy Family Church. The three white coffins of Mark and Evan McGrotty and Jodi-Lee Daniels led into the

    A barrister has said the forthcoming trial of a Derry man facing charges in connection with his involvement in the Syrian civil war is ‘a show trial.’ Mr. Joe Brolly was speaking at Derry Magistrate’s Court before a preliminary enquiry for Eamon Bradley (27) of 48, Benview Estate, Coshquin in Derry who faces

An Bord Pleanala has rejected a planned windfarm in Donegal, which would have been the largest on shore windfarm in the country. Cork based company Planree Limited had lodged an application the facility at Carrickaduff, which would have seen 49 turbines constructed. Carrickaduff was filed under the state’s strategic infrastructure planning process and was based on

Almost 50 percent of motorists say bad habits of other drivers cause road rage, according to a survey commissioned by Continental Tyres. The most annoying habit identified by those surveyed was mobile phone use behind the wheel. The other most annoying habits identified include dangerous or illegal overtaking; driving too slowly, not indicating or bad

Fishermen could be forced to ermbark on a complicated and expensive legal challenge to a revised penalty points system after Minister Simon Coveney signed a revised Statutory Instrument at the beginning of the month. The document he signed on March 1st replaced a previous version which was deemed unconstitutional by the High Court, but the

The funerals will take place later today of the five members of the same extended Derry family who tragically lost their lives when their car went off the slipway at Buncrana pier on Sunday last. A funeral service will take place at Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty for Sean McGrotty and his two young sons Mark and

    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