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An action committee founded to fight for the retention of services at St Joseph’s Hospital in Stranorlar has outlined a three point plan of action. The Save Our St Joseph’s committee fears the proposed transfer of of long term beds will lead to further reductions of service, and the eventual closure of the hospital. The […]

A Donegal councillor says parents’ associations in schools across Donegal should be demanding better safety measures outside all national schools in the county. The issue was raised following a collision outside Magherabeg National School last week, despite it being highlighted as an accident black spot for some time. It’s feared many schools in rural Donegal could see

The numbers signing on the Live Register in Donegal at the end of January were almost down 11% on the same period last year. Latest CSO figures show there were 16,224 people on the register in the county at the end of January, down 1,970 from the same time last year. There were falls in

A new study funded by the Environmental Protection Agency finds that while EU limits were not breached, significant air pollution was detected in Letterkenny and three other towns between 2010 and 2011. According to the Irish Independent, the report, ‘Assessing the Impact of Domestic Solid Fuel Burning on Ambient Air Quality in Ireland’, found that

Crime levels in the Finn Valley area have increased dramatically over the last 6 years according to figures obtained by Sinn Fein. The level of burglary and theft increased by more than 50 per cent in Ballybofey in 2014 compared with two years previous, while reports of theft had risen by 82 per cent in

    A 24 year old man who was arrested following a creeper burglary and a two vehicle rtc has been returned to prison having had his licence revoked.  The RTC occurred on the Caw roundabout in Derry on Friday afternoon last after a police pursuit of the stolen vehicle. It is not believed that

The N56 has reopened at the Mill Bridge in Kilmacrennan following a collision this morning in which three cyclists were injured when they were involved in a collision with a car. We understand all three have been brought to hospital, none of their injuries are life threatening. The collision happened shortly after 9 o’clock this

Junior Minister Joe McHugh told a public meeting in Ramelton last night that he has received assurances from Health Minister Leo Varadkar that the local Community Nursing Unit and similar facilities in Lifford and Stranorlar will not close. He’s pledged to work with the local community to ease the fear that exists. Minister Mc Hugh

The N56 is blocked at the Mill Bridge in Kilmacrennan following an incident on the road within the past half hour. We understand there has been a collision in which at least one person has been injured. Gardai say emergency services are at the scene, and the situation is being assessed. No further details are

There are renewed calls for restrictions on Heavy Goods vehicles in the Clady area. It is claimed that the problem is worse on the Bellspark Road from Victoria Bridge to the Donegal border with locals frustrated by HGV drivers using Clady as a shortcut between the A5 and Donegal. The Department of Transport has to

Specialist divers from Drogheda are in Strabane today to join the search for missing local man Sean “Smurf” Diver. The 39-year-old was reported missing last Wednesday, January 27 The last confirmed sighting of him was in the Townsend Street area at around 10pm. In what the family hope will be the last day of the

A 24 year old man has been arrested following a two vehicle crash that occurred on the Caw roundabout in Derry just before 12.30pm today. A grey Skoda Superb was stolen in a creeper burglary in the Lindenwood Park area in the early hours of the morning. This car was later spotted by police just

Emergency services have attending the scene of a road traffic collision close to Magherabeg National School in Manorcunnungham. There were no serious injuries. Taffic in the area was disrupted for a time but has now returned to normal. There have been continued calls for traffic safety measures to be put in place at Magherabeg National

A meeting in the Finn Valley Centre in Stranorlar to discuss the future of St Joseph’s Hospital broke up in disarray after an hour last night, after attempts were made to elect members to a committee dedicated to fighting for the retention of services there. Between 400 and 500 people attended what was described as

The number of companies and individuals in Donegal taking out .ie domain names on the internet rose by 21% last year. A report published this morning by the .ie Domain Registry says 480 .ie domains were registered in Donegal in 2015, the highest in Ulster, bringing the .ie addresses in Donegal to 2,846 at the

HSE Donegal Community Services have confirmed that HSE National Estates office have given approval to lease the ‘Victor building’ Donegal Town as alternative accommodation for the service users of the Cleary centre. The fire certification application by the landlord has been approved by Donegal County Council.. The landlord will now proceed with the renovations to

Police in Omagh are appealing for information following a serious crash in the early hours of this morning. A motorcyclist in her 20’s was injured in an incident – at about 1.30 on the Clanabogan Road. The woman is receiving treatment for her injuries in hospital and her condition’s described as serious. Anyone who may

The support group “Our Childrens Voice”, which represents parents of children with terminal illnesses, says it feels let down by the HSE after promised advances did not materialise. The group established in Donegal in 2014, and last year, gained national prominence when it launched a campaign for more support services locally, and sought clearance to

The driver of an articulated truck had what’s been described as a miraculous escape last evening after his vehicle jackknifed at the Rinmore Junction, 3 kilometres from Fanad Head Lighthouse at around half past six. The driver of had just left the Marine Harvest Processing Plant for Dublin Airport with a forty foot refrigerated container

Five highly skilled jobs are to be created in Kilcar after An Bord Pleanala gave the go ahead for the construction of a new facility to manufacture cosmetic products. AlgAran Seaweed makes body and skin products from seaweed which are distributed world wide. The council had already granted permission for the company’s expansion but it

  A public meeting takes place tonight in Ramelton the discuss the future of the Community Nursing Unit there. Last week, questions were raised when a government release mentioned the centralisation of long stay beds to a new unit in Letterkenny. Those concerns were heightened when the Health Minister said he couldn’t give ‘any cast