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Two Lough Swilly Lifeboats and the Rescue 118 helicopter were launched on Saturday Night following claims of a flare sighting in the lough. The operation continued through Saturday evening but was called off around midnight when nothing was found. The flare sighting was either  a hoax or a miss-sighting. The search was coordinated by the Malin […]

  Donegal County Council has rejected the proposed demolition of the iconic Ritz Cinema in Ballybofey under the grounds of “its architectural and social value”. An application lodged in October by the local Butt Hall Committee to have the landmark demolished was met with heavy criticism, sparking an online petition which has since gained over

  Detectives are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery of a shop in the Irish Green Street area of Limavady yesterday morning.  Shortly before 8am it was reported that a masked male entered the premises and threatened staff intimating he was carrying a firearm. The member of staff raised the alarm and the man

  The Donegal Bay Group B Waste Water project contract has been signed, paving the way for improved wastewater treatment for certain towns in Donegal but there is concern over the privatisation of the proposed work. The towns which will benefit from the schemes are Killybegs, Bundoran, Glencolmcille and Convoy and it has been claimed

    The issue of flooding in east Donegal will be discussed at a multi agency meeting in Dublin next week. Minister Joe McHugh has called hte meeting in response to flooding in areas including Castlefin, Ballybofey and Lifford. Among those attending will be the Council CEO, representatives from the Office of Public Works, The

Gardai in Donegal are trying to trace the owner of a vehicle after the person who was driving it fled when stopped. The car was pulled over in Buncrana by Gardai but when its young driver was asked to produce his documents, he fled on foot. The car was seized. Gardai are encouraging its owner

There were 994 people on the Live Register in Donegal Town at the end of last month, an 18% fall on December 2014. Inishowen had a fall of 16.5%, with 2,960 signing on, while there were 1,170 on the register in Dunfanaghy, a fall of 11.6%. There were 860 people signing on in Killybegs, a

A contract has been signed for improvements to the wastewater infrastructure in Killybegs, Bundoran, Glencolumbkille and Convoy. Irish Water say the four projects involve a total investment of just over €18 million. In the EPA’s Urban Wastewater Report for 2014, Killybegs and Bundoran were among forty-five towns in Ireland where untreated sewage was being discharged

As speculation continues over who will be Junior Minister Joe Mc Hugh’s running mate in the General Election, its understood a decision may be made when the party’s National Executive meets tomorrow in Dublin. There has been speculation that Deputy Dinny Mc Ginley will revisit his decision to retire, and last night, the Donegal News

Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has said the hospital overcrowding crisis is a national scandal, with latest figures showing a total of 2,814 patients spent time on trolleys, chairs and additional beds at Letterkenny University Hospital during 2015 The health minister says his Department is to hold new talks with the INMO and HSE to try

Farmers who’ve lost fodder due to the severe flooding are being urged to apply quickly to the Government’s assistance fund. Two million euro has been set aside to help farmers replace lost feed for their animals in the coming days and weeks. Floodwaters have encroached on farmlands and sheds – destroying food that had been

  There is an ongoing security alert in the Southway area of Derry A number of cordons are in place and traffic movement will be affected. The alert began after police received a report earlier this afternoon of a suspicious object. A number of residents have been moved from homes overlooking Southway. A respite centre

  Failte Ireland have approved 1.8 million euro for Irish festivals in 2016. The St Patrick’s Festival gets the majority of the money, recieving one million euro. In Donegal, a total of 125,000 euro has been allocated to various festivals across the county. Sea Sessions in Bundoran and the Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival in Ballyshannon

Tributes have been paid today to Paddy Doherty, one of the founders of the Civil Rights Movement, affectionately known as “Paddy Bogside” in his native Derry. Mr Doherty was one of the key figures in the Civil Rights Movement, and was also centrally involved in the establishment of the Credit Union in Derry. Announcing the

Police in Derry are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted while out walking along the Skeoge Road at around 10pm on Sunday night last. The PSNI says the woman was attacked close to the entrance to Glenabbey by two men, one of whom demanded her phone. As she handed it over, they attacked

The National Association of General Practitioners says more investment is needed in GP services in rural areas. The association has set up the No Doctor No Village campaign – to highlight the lack of health services in small towns and villages right around the country. The latest in a series of meetings is to discuss

A number of Stormont ministers are meeting in County Tyrone today to discuss flooding in Northern Ireland. The agriculture, regional development and environment ministers will attend the meeting, along with council chief executives and senior representatives of NI Water, Transport NI and the Rivers Agency. However, Environment Minister Mark H Durkan says while todays meeting

A Donegal County Councillor is insisting that Donegal should not be forgotten about in flood protection plans which are being considered by Government. A taskforce responsible is to be established with the main focus set to be on areas worst affected in and around the River Shannon. Councillor Gary Doherty says a similar agency must

Independent Councillor Dessie Shiels has confirmed he will be seeking election to Dail Eireann in the forthcoming 2016 General Election. The Letterkenny based Councillor made the announcement last evening on the basis that he believes he will be able to deliver for all of Donegal. Cllr Shiels says people outside of Letterkenny town need a

It’s emerged that Letterkenny University Hospital is referring hundreds of patients to Dublin for out patient appointments, sometimes at very short notice. It’s part of a new outsourcing initiative to cut waiting lists. According to the Irish Times, the outsourcing of waiting lists from Letterkenny University Hospital to Dublin has angered local GPs, who say