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Over 100 people in Donegal are diagnosed with lung cancer each year, with the Irish Cancer Society publishing research today which found over a third of Irish adults who are currently experiencing three or more symptoms of lung cancer are unconcerned about being diagnosed with the disease. Over 1,000 adults were surveyed natioanlly for the

Letterkenny Community Residents Group has decided not to invite Cllr John O’Donnell to attend future meetings. The group has organised several meetings in the last year, which it says have been particularly important since the demise of the town council. However, the group says in light of the findings of the recent RTE Investigates programme,

A 38 year old woman is due before Derry Magistrates Court today charged with burglary and possession of a firearm. She was arrested following a police operation in the Clooney area of the city yesterday, during which a police helicopter was deployed. The charges relate to an incident alleged to have occurred in Newtownstewart, Co

Letterkenny Institute of Technology and the Donegal Education and Training Board will today sign a memorandum of understanding to improve educational links between the two organisations. LYIT Director Paul Hannigan and the new ETB Chief Executive Anne Mc Hugh will sign the documernt today at the ETB’s Further Education and Training Fair which gets underway

  Hotelier Deirdre Mc Gloin has been named Donegal Person of the Year. In what’s being described as a double cause for celebration, Ms Mc Gloin was informed of the honour on the day her hotel, Harvey’s Point on Lough Eske, was named ‘No 1 Hotel in Ireland’ by worldwide hotel review website TripAdvisor for

Donegal Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue is pledging that the education needs of the county will a priority if Fianna Fail is elected into Government. Deputy Mc Conalogue, the party’s Education Sppkesperson says that under the current Government, certain aspects of education have diminished over the years, and it’s Fianna Fail’s intention to counteract that if

A Donegal County Councillor is questioning the government’s claim that Donegal is well into the recovery stage following the announcement of a significant increase in IDA supported jobs last year. Figures published show a total of 311 additional IDA supported jobs were created in 2015 in the county with Fine Gael stating it’s proof Government

Members of the Donegal Mountain Rescue Team were involved in their first rescue mission of 2016 last evening on Muckish. The alert was raised at around 15:45 when a male and female hiker went astray in fog on Muckish. A search party was despatched, which located the walkers before 6 o’clock. All were off the

  A search an rescue operation is currently underway at Muckish Mountain this evening.  Donegal Mountain rescue were called to the scene earlier and the rescue is ongoing. The number of people involved or the extent of injuries is not yet known. There are no further details at this stage.

Police in Derry are appealing for information about the attempted robbery of a fast food delivery driver in the city at the weekend. The man had just completed a delivery in Virginia Court at 7.30 on Saturday, when he noticed two males running down a nearby alleyway towards the Trench Road. When he reached his

  The N13 Letterkenny Derry Road has now reopened at Killyverry near Newtowncunningham following a two car collision just before 10 o’clock this morning. We understand there were injuries, but no further details are available. Donegal County Council says diversions have now been lifted.  

An East Derry MLA says he believes an independent inquiry into the death of a fireman in Limavady over 12 years ago is now inevitable. Joe McCloskey fell to his death when responding to a hotel fire in Limavady, and last week, the Attorney General in the North named the superior fire officer who ordered him

The development of the North West Radiotherapy Unit at Altnagelvin Hospital is continuing on schedule, with the manager of the unit saying they remain confident that the service will be up and running by the end of this year. Una Cardin says construction work is almost completed, and discussions with hospitals and doctors south of

The N13 Letterkenny Derry Road has been closed at Killyverry near Newtowncunningham following a two car collision just before 10 o’clock this morning. We understand there are injuries, but no further details are available. Emergency services are at the scene. Donegal County Council says diversions are now in place in the road. Traffic coming from

  The link between the Port Road and Neil T Blaney Road in Letterkenny is to be completed. A €2 million funding package has been announced for the construction of the final phase of the Joe Bonner link road, and the development of a new Social Enterprise Building. This has been a priority project for Donegal County

The Donegal Education and Training Board’s Further Education and Training Fair takes place tomorrow in Letterkenny, with over 60 organisations taking part. The ETB says the event will provide information and advice on courses, training and educational supports, ranging from return to learning opportunities right through to access to third level education and beyond. Dr

IBEC North West is calling on all election candidates to support key road projects that will make the region a better place in which to live, work and do business. The business and employers organisation says a motorway connection to Dublin and improvements to the N14/15 road network would facilitate business growth in the region.

It’s hoped the new Burglary Act, introduced by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, will lower the level of criminality in Donegal and further afield. The act means that repeat offenders can be refused bail, taking them off the streets and therefore reducing the chances of them committing the crime again. Statistics provided by the Garda Síochána

The Green Party candidate in Donegal says she is hopeful that her party will be successful in the forthcoming General Election following a positive meeting in Dublin over the weekend. A total of 40 candidates from across the country will be running for the Green Party in this years General Election. Paula Flanagan is originally

  The late playwright Brian Friels Dancing at Lughnasa cottage is to be preserved with plans to transform it into a ‘Brian Friel Centre’ in the coming years. The Donegal cottage, situated in Glenties has been bought by Director of Magill Summer School Joe Mulholland who intends to fully restore it to its former glory.

There was a net gain of 116 jobs in Udaras na Gaeltachta supported companies in Donegal last year. The authority’s end of year report has just been published, showing a total of 208 new jobs were created in the Donegal Gaeltacht in 2015, but 92 jobs were lost. Udaras says there were 2,058 full-time equivalent

Fianna Fail Councillor James Pat Mc Daid has claimed there were people within the party in Donegal who actively sought to prevent him from running in the forthcoming General Election. The party confirmed to him on Friday that a third candidate would not be added to the ticket, a decision which Cllr Mc Daid has

The Cleary Centre is to move to a new premises at Lurganbouy in Donegal Town. Agreement has been reached with the HSE on the rental of a new premises after it emerged last year the facility was facing closure, with clients being moved to a number of locations. After a meeting in August between the

1916 commemorations will be officially kick started in Donegal today, with the launch of the county’s Programme of Events by Cathaoirleach Cllr. Ciaran Brogan at the County House in Lifford. The “Donegal 2016” programme contains over 90 events, which the organisers say will recall and explore the Rising itself, reflect on the achievements of the

Donegal is the most expensive county for filling-up a tank of petrol with an average of 128.1 cent per litre, 1.6c higher than the national average. The AA says a number of garages in Donegal have the highest prices in the Republic with rates of 131.9 cent for a litre of the fuel – 5.4

The Fianna Fail Ard Fheis at the weekend has been described as a major success, with Donegal Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue claiming the party can surprise the pundits and return as the largest party in the next Dail. Deputy Mc Conalogue says while the presumption is that Fianna Fail could hope at best to be

The newly confirmed Fine Gael candidate for Donegal says he doesn’t believe geography should be a factor in the election campaign. Paddy Harte, who spent over 25 years working for the International Fund for Ireland, was confirmed as Minister Joe Mc Hugh’s running mate at the weekend after weeks of speculation. They are both based