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A Ballyshannon cyclist is being treated for injuries after he was thrown from his bike by a length of bull wire stretched across a track on which he was cycling on Wednesday night last. The man, a member of the Bally Boys Cycling Club, was training for a charity event when the incident occurred. The

A service providing support for women experiencing domestic violence in Inishowen is facing closure from March 31st because the national coordinating agency Tusla is discontinuing its funding. Lifeline providwes a range of services including a helpline, counselling for women and children, a drop in service and court accompaniment. However, Tusla says these services are provided

A Garda has been released from hospital after his patrol car was allegedly rammed in the early hours of this morning. The injured Garda had to be cut from the car following the incident at McGrory’s Brae, which is located between Ballybofey and Donegal Town. The Garda Ombudsman Commission has examed the scene, which has

The Garda Onbudsman Commission was notified and attended the scene at an overnight incident in which a patrol car was involved in a collision with another vehicle close to the Barnesmore Gap. Two people were brought to hospital, their injuries are not believed to be life threatening. The road between Ballybofey and Donegal Town remains

Donegal County Council has pledged that all information relating to the county’s Fire Service, including charges and fees, will soon be made available online. The decision comes following a request from Deputy Pearse Doherty to make the information publicly accessible and to ensure that all charges for services are transparent and publicly known. The Chief

The Chairperson of the Stormont Health Committee says the Air Ambulance in the North should be extended to the whole island. Foyle MLA Maeve McLaughlin was speaking after £4 million was announced for the air ambulance last evening, to deliver a service similar to that which exists in Wales. However, Ms Mc Laughlin says emergency

The road between Ballybofey and Donegal Town is closed this morning following an overnight collision close to John Campbell’s Joinery near Mc Groary’s Brae. Traffic in Donegal Town is diverted at Lidl, and traffic from the Ballybofey side is being diverted via the back roads over the Derg Line. Gardai say council signage is in

Picture by Shaun Mc Ginley   The Letterkenny parade prizewinners have been announced this evening. The overall award was won by St Eunan’s GAA Club, which also the sports award. The Business Award was won by Letterkenny Shopping Centre, the community award by Letterkenny CDP and the Youth Award by St Eunans College. Letterkenny CDP

Thousands of people took to the streets of Donegal today on one of the sunniest St Patrick’s Days in living memory. In Derry, Deputy Mayor Alderman Thomas Kerrigan and Councillor Sandra Duffy represented the council, as Mayor Elisha Mc Callion is attending St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the US. Before the main parade, the Apprentice

What’s been described as a substantial cannabis factory has been discovered in Limavady. The find weas made by detectives from the Reactive and Organised Crime Branch. Herbal cannabis with an estimated value of £125,000 was seized along with other drugs paraphernalia. Thre people have now been arrested. A 24 year old man was arrested this

The Sky High Photographer Martin Gallagher has been in the air to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with some delightful footage of the Polestar Roundabout in  Letterkenny.  

Top Ten #LittleThings you can do for your mental health Talk it out: We’re all guilty of harbouring our personal problems/stressful situations, not wanting to burden friends and family… but we need to realise this is merely a short term solution to a long term problem. Conversations are crucial & take a surprising amount of

A US Congressman, with strong Donegal links, has told Anne Doherty that he is Deeply concerned about the case of her missing twin sister Mary Boyle. Brendan Boyle was one of a number of people Anne Doherty met during a visit to the US this week in a bid to highlight her quest for justice.

The INMO says agreement has been reached on the overcrowding crisis in Emergency Departments. It’s after talks resumed at the Workplace Relations Commission earlier. Today, 23 people were on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital, 475 nationwide. The INMO says the HSE and the Department of Health have confirmed that the deal agreed at previous talks

An investigation is expected to be launched after sensitive medical details of a patient from Letterkenny University Hospital were sent to a different person with the same name. ‘Padraig’ opened a letter from the hospital at his Falcarragh address and soon realised that it contained private medical information meant for another person in a different

Donegal County Council is warning that a safety sign at Mulladerg Beach has been removed, and people should not swim on the beach. The sign urges people not to swim because of the presence of dangerous currents, but the sign has become damaged, and is currently being repaired. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig is

The mobile network “giffgaff” has announced 16 new jobs for Derry, as part of a new three-year contract with Firstsource Solutions in the city. Cllr Martin Reilly, the SDLP leader on Derry and Strabane District Council is welcoming the announcement today, saying it reflects a long term commitment to Derry and its workforce. Cllr Reilly,

The Stormont Assembly has been told that in the last number of months, Invest Northern Ireland has had discussions with a number of companies regarding their ‘specific’ interest in locating to Strabane Business Park. Responding to questions from West Tyrone MLA Michaela Boyle, Minister Jonathan Bell said he will keep a watching brief on the

The average rent for all private dwellings in Donegal in Quarter 4, 2015, was €463. That is an increase of €6 when compared to the average rent in the previous quarter and up €23 when compared to a year earlier. The data comes from the latest Private Residential Tenancies Board Quarterly Rent Index which is

There has been a significant fall in the number of cases from Donegal in the latest tax defaulters list released by Revenue. There are just two significant cases for the underdecleration of Income Tax and the non-decleration of Capital Gains Tax. Michael McFadden a company director from Kerrykeel settled with Revenue for a total of

A capacity review has been commissioned by the National Ambulance Service to determine whether cover across the country is adequate. It comes as the campaign for a second ambulance in Inishowen intensifies, after it emerged an injured person was waiting for an ambulance in Culdaff for over a hour on Friday night last. That issue

An EU Council of Ministers’ meeting to discuss how to remedy the farm income crisis has been branded a fauilure by Midlands North West MEP Matt Carthy. Mr Carthy says the Irish government did not bring realistic proposals to the table, particularly in terms of intervention prices in the dairy sector. Matt Carthy says while

A former partner who lied to protect child killer Robert Howard has told Belfast Coronor’s Court that she feared for her life when he locked her in a room at his flat in Scotland for two days. Patricia Quinn said she only managed to escape after slipping sleeping tablets into his tea. Ms Quinn told