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A jury has found a Donegal man guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl at a teenage disco when he was a 15 year old. The 20-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s anonymity, was alleged to have pushed the girl into the ladies toilets and raped her in a cubicle. The man

  Independent Councillor Frank McBrearty has confirmed his resignation of the Independent Grouping on Donegal County Council. Earlier this week Cllr McBrearty stated if Cllr John O’Donnell has not been expelled the grouping he would remove himself as he was not comfortable about working with Councillor O’Donnell. Cllr. O’Donnell was one of a number of

  A meeting regarding the recent flooding  crisis in Donegal has been positive according to various public representatives who attended. The meeting which was arranged by Minister Joe McHugh took place yesterday in Dublin and CEO of Donegal County Council, members of the OPW and the Loughs Agency. Various issues were discussed, including the need

(photo – Irish Independent)    Tributes are being paid from across the political divide following the death of PJ Mara. The 73 year old former Fianna Fail strategist passed away overnight after a long illness. Party leader Micheal Martin has described him as a “true original” who brought immense humour, judgement and commitment to his

  It’s been confirmed the Letterkenny town Centre project will be ending later this month due to lack of funding with Town Manager Dessie Larkin also leaving his role. Mr Larkin, former Mayor of Donegal County Council took on the position 18 months ago. The project centred on revitalising the Main Street area of Letterkenny

  Motorists are being advised to drive with extra care as the cold snap continues to grip the county. Yesterday Met Eireann extended an orange weather alert with snow accumulations of up to eight centimetres predicted in counties Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo until at least midday today. Temperatures fell well below freezing last night

  A judge has told the jury in the trial of a then 15 year old accused of raping a 14 year old at a youth disco that an underage person could not consent to a sexual act even if they appeared to be an enthusiastic participant. The Donegal accused allegedly pushed the 14-year-old girl

Met Eireann has extended its Orange weather warning for snow and ice  for counties Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo until Friday afternoon. Forecasters expect between 4 and 8 centimetres of snow tomorrow. High ground will be worst affected. The status Orange warning is in effect until Friday 15 January 2016 12:00. Snow has began to

A 52-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Donegal pensioner Seamus Doherty at Churchill four years ago. Samuel James Clarke, Magherahane, Raphoe, was remanded in custody at Buncrana District Court this morning. He is charged with murdering 67-year old Mr. Doherty on either June 16 or June 17, 2012. The victim’s body was

  A Donegal Election Candidate has accused the Taoiseach of being wrong in his belief that Donegal drivers will face border controls if Britain should decide to leave EU. The Taoiseach has called for Britain to remain in Europe, warning that any exit would be harmful to both Ireland and the UK due to a

  There have been reports that a man driving a silver/ white van has been lifting dogs in the Castlefinn/ St. Johnston area. A van matching that description and believed to have a northern reg was also seen acting suspiciously in the Lifford and Ballindrait on Tuesday evening. Resident pet owners in the area are

    Gardaí at Milford, Co Donegal investigating the murder of Seamus Doherty  have arrested a 52 year old man in connection with this investigation. The man was arrested last night (13/1/16) in Raphoe, Co Donegal. He is expected to appear before Buncrana District Court this morning (14/1/16) Investigations are continuing. Gardai in Milford launched

A Donegal man has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court accused of raping a younger girl during a youth disco when he was a teenager. The 20-year-old was aged 15 when he allegedly pushed the 14-year-old girl into a nightclub toilet and raped her in a toilet cubicle. The pair were seen kissing

  There have been calls for a protocol to be put in place following revelations that some patients in Donegal are continuing to get very little notice for appointments in Dublin. Measures put in place last month by Government saw patients being called at short notice to alleviate the overcrowding crisis in hospitals for the

  The Government has been criticised over ‘exaggerated increases in Garda recruitment and are creating a spin on the issue. It’s been reported that there are now 81 fewer Gardai in Donegal, compared with five years ago. Nationally, that figure is 2,500. Although the Government have put in place measures to recruit new members to

  A snow and ice warning remains in place for Donegal today. The status orange warning for the North West took effect at midnight last night and is in place until later tongiht. Forecasters expect between 4 and 8 centimetres of snow today. Road users are being advised to clear their windows and mirrors and

  Met Eireann has issued a snow and ice warning for counties Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. Forecasters expect between 4 and 8 centimetres of snow tomorrow. High ground will be worst affected. The status Orange warning takes effect at midnight tonight and remains in place until 11 pm on Thursday.

A new survey of Donegal retailers has found that over 50% intend to take on new staff in 2016. 45% of businesses that responded to the accountantonline.ie survey said they would take on an extra 1 to 5 staff this year, and a further 7% said they would take on more than 5 staff. The

A Donegal Deputy says successive Irish governments have failed the diaspora. Deputy Pearse Doherty says having raised the issue of undocumented citizens living abroad, the responses he has received from Minister Charlie Flanagan have been totally inadequate, particularly in terms of the funding allocated to support them. He says no progress has been made in

Conor McGregor has called on an Oireachtas Committee to have his face put on a one euro coin. The Petitions Committee has received a call from his fans looking for the UFC star to be featured on the coin and will discuss the issue today. The UFC fighter has asked the Oireachtas Committee to “vote

Anne Doherty has described as ‘outrageous’ claims in the media that Robert Black may have murdered her sister Mary. Notorious serial killer Robert Black died in prison in Northern Ireland yesterday while serving 12 life sentences for the murders of four schoolgirls in the 1980s. He has also been widely reported as the main suspect

An analysis of the INMO’s Trolley and Ward Watch figures for the month of December 2015 shows that the level of overcrowding at Letterkenny University Hospital increased by 79% on December 2014. This is against a national fall of 13% in overcrowding nationwide. A total of 106 people were without a bed at Letterkenny University

Councillor John O’Donnell’s attendance at yesterday’s Municipal district meeting has been met with mixed reaction from his fellow Councillors. Yesterday when Councillor Dessie Sheils was made aware of Cllr O’Donnell’s presence, he withdrew his motions and walked out of the meeting. However Cllr. James Pat McDaid says opinion aside, Councillors are obliged to work for

The IFA is seeking nominations for the positions of Deputy President and the four Regional The Chairmen. Donegal members of the organisation are being encouraged to take part in the election process which will also seek the election of the Chairman for the Ulster/North Leinster region. The close of nominations is February 3rd. Ger Bergin