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  A man has been arrested by the PSNI, after a man was shot in the foot in Cookstown this morning. A 33 year old man was taken to hospital for treatment for a gunshot wound to the left foot. It’s not believed to be life threatening. Police arrested a 57 year old man at

  Donegal drivers received the fewest number of penalty points in the country last year despite having the second highest road death rate according  to a new analysis handed out by Gardai. The report also shows Donegal being the second highest in the country for drink-driving offences with a rate of 15 per 100,000 –

  A 54-year-old Donegal man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl has been given a five year sentence. Fergus Carson, of The Green, Main Street in Convoy, Co Donegal, was convicted following a trial earlier this year by a Central Criminal Court jury of six counts of sexual assault of the girl at a relatives

  A Donegal man has been charged with possession of assault rifles and ammunition following his arrest and seizure of the riffles in Slane earlier this week. Shane Rowan, 39, of Forest Park, Killygordan appeared at an out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court last evening. Mr. Rowan was charged with possession of three assault

  A journalist with the BBC has pleaded not guilty to three sex offences including rape when he appeared before Derry Crown Court. Sean O’Halloran, 29, from Northland Road in Derry is accused of raping a woman in May 2014. He is also accused of two counts of sexual assault on the same date. When

  There are calls for an urgent programme to be put in place for the repair to potholes The call comes from Councillor James Pat McDaid who says the problem is worsening across the county and seems to be a particular problem in certain areas. He wants the council to assess why that is but

Detectives investigating dissident republican activity have seized bomb components in Strabane today. They were found during a large scale search operation which has been underway throughout today in Norther Ireland. Officers are warning of widening capabilities, ranging from car bombs to rocket fired grenades. Detectives say they need more community help in thwarting the threat.

It’s reported that Seamus Coleman has donated £5,000 to help a young Irish Everton fan visit Goodison Park next season. Six-year-old Daire Flannagan from Belfast suffers from Apert syndrome A GoFundMe page has been set-up to help Daire furfill his dream of visiting Goodison Park and last night the name of James Coleman appeared along

The Simon Communities of Ireland says we urgently need a Minister for Housing with a seat at the cabinet. The homelessness charity is making the call after new figures show there’s been a rise of almost 50 per cent of the numbers of people in emergency accommodation. In Donegal 27 people are homeless, the highest

A 48 year old Derry man has been arrested in connection with dissident republican activity. The suspect was arrested this morning by Detectives from Serious Crime Branch and has been taken to Musgrave Police Station for questioning. Detectives are also carrying out searches in Derry today.

Ireland South MEP Liadh Ni Riada is calling on the EU to do something about the increase in dolphin deaths and strandings off the Irish coast. Her demands come after the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group revealed that so far in 2016 there were 28 dolphin strandings off the Atlantic coast. Last weekend, a dead white

A Donegal councillor is calling for more resources for the passport office in Dublin, saying that a number of people in the county could miss out on trips abroad because their documents are not ready. In its latest update as of Wednesday last week, the passport says express renewals should take 11 to 15 working

Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty told the Dail last night that the real issues which affect people are not being dealt with because Fianna Fail and Fine Gael are more interested in posturing and divvying up ministries. He said there is a major disconnect between what the people expect and what is actually happening in Leinster

Enda Kenny is now leading the country in a caretaker capacity, after the 32nd Dail failed to appoint a new Taoiseach. Neither Mr Kenny, Micheal Martin, Gerry Adams or Richard Boyd Barrett secured enough votes from TDs to become Taoiseach. The Dail has now been adjourned until the 22nd of March, when there will be

Business owners and locals in Donegal are being asked to ‘Go Green’ for St. Patricks Day, with Donegal County Council striving to make this Ireland’s Greenest Town. . Donegal Tourism in conjunction with Donegal County Council have launched a campaign, encouraging people to green landmarks, heritage sites and other buildings by placing green light filters

40 thousand people will get cancer this year in Ireland, over 600 of them in Donegal. The Irish Cancer Society says the number of cases is increasing – and one in three of us will experience cancer in our lifetime. Today is Daffodil Day, which, over the last 20 years, has raised over 63 million

As the Irish Farmers Association prepares to choose a new president and vice president, the candidates for the two positions were in Letterkenny’s Clanree Hotel last night for a debate. Last night’s meeting was addressed by the three candidates for the presidency of the IFA – Flor McCarthy from Kerry, Joe Healy from Galway and

Police in the North are investigating a shooting at a house in Co Tyrone last night. It happened in Stewart Avenue, Cookstown at about 11.15 when a shot was fired through the window of a house. A man in his 50s who was in the house at the time was not injured, but was left

Negotiations resume shortly on the Rathmullan Ferry Service with hopes it can start on June 1st. The service, which is popular among locals and those using the Wild Atlantic Way, didn’t run in 2014 and ran for a short period last year. But Councillor Liam Blaney is optimistic that a final decision can be made

Letterkenny Municipal District Councillors have backed calls for the installation of a pedestrian crossing or other safety measures at a notoriously dangerous junction in Kilmacrennan. The junction, which is used by children walking to school, has been the scene of a number of crashes and near misses over the years with fears that it is