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Some traders in the Lower Main Street area of Letterkenny have hit out at Letterkenny Chamber for not erecting Christmas Lights in the area. Responding, The Letterkenny Chamber say there is not enough money to cover the whole town and it’s a work in progress. Lower Main Street Businessman Anthony Arthur says the 25 businesses

Many homes and businesses in the Clady area remain without a fixed line broadband and or phone line service following a lightening strike earlier this week. A number of BT crews are in the area trying to reconnect anyone effected. SDLP West Tyrone representative Daniel McCrossan says most of the areas 600 residents were effected

The Chairman of the Letterkenny Municipal District has welcomed indications from Letterkenny General Hospital that a review of hygiene and cleaning practices have been concluded, and new protocols are being implemented. However, he’s expressing concern at a suggestion that staff who do not comply with hand hygiene regulations may be named and shamed. Along with

A suspicious object left on Derry’s Strand Road last night has been declared a hoax, but a security alert is continuing. The cordon has been reduced down to a part of Asylum Road between Queen Street and Strand Road and nearby residents who had been evacuated remain out of their homes at present. Police say

Police at Strand Road are appealing for information about the theft of lead from the roof of a church. The theft took place from a church on Longtower Street and is only the latest in a series of lead thefts. Constable Morrison, the investigating officer, said that clergy and lay people at St Columba’s Church,

Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn today called for an end to what he described as wage disrimination by the H.S.E. In June of this year it emerged that the H.S.E. in the county have been witholding unsocial hours premium payments from around 500 home helps in Donegal. Deputy MacLochlainn says he has now

IBEC North West has launched its General Election campaign oulining its key priorities in the region for the next government. The business representative group says creating jobs and maintaining a positive business enviroment must be the priority for the next administration. Unemployement in the North West has fallen from 17.8% in 2012 to 9.3% in

A security alert is continuing on Strand Road in Derry this morning. Police have not released details, but DUP MLA Gary Middleton says he believes a suspicious object has been placed in a hijacked vehicle and parked close to the PSNI station. The alert in Derry began shortly before 11 o’clock last night, just a

A Donegal man was ordered to pay a total of €605, after pleading guilty to illegally docking the tail of a puppy. Cathal Crawford of Ballyarrell, Killygordon, Co Donegal was ordered to pay €355 in costs and a further donation of €250 to the ISPCA at Letterkenny District Court today. Judge Paul Kelly said he

Donegal’s Garda Crime Prevention Officer has issued an alert in response to reports from the west of the county of a telephone scam targeting older people. The scam takes the form of a phone call to the elderly person offering security advice and/or information about alarm systems and monitoring. Once contact is established, the elderly

The twin sister of Mary Boyle has today met with the Taoiseach pleading with him to do everything he can to bring her murderer to justice. 6-year-old Mary Boyle vanished from her grandparent’s farm in Cashelard near Ballyshannon on the 18th of March 1977. Ann Doherty believes that her sister was murdered by somebody close

Donegal’s Islanders will still have to vote ahead of those on the mainland after the Government voted against an amendment to the electoral bill 2015. Voters on 12 offshore islands, 5 in Donegal, cast their ballots ahead of the rest of the country in case bad weather delays the journey of the ballot boxes to

  It has been claimed that there are a number of foreign factory boats invading local crab pots off Tory Island. The Annelies Ilena, , the biggest trawler in the world, the Margiris and two German boats and are apparently towing their nets off Inishbofin near Tory Island. One local fisherman has stated that the

   The local authorities revenue budget for 2016 was passed last night and there has been a generally positive reaction. Donegal County Council will spend almost €133 milion in 2016, almost €1.6 million more than last year. The biggest single area of expenditure will be payroll and staff costs of over €52 million, 39% of the

  The twin sister of Ireland’s youngest ever missing person is to meet with the Taoiseach today. 6-year-old Mary Boyle vanished from her grandparent’s farm in Cashelard near Ballyshannon on the 18th of March 1977. Today her sister Ann Doherty will take her campaign for answers to Enda Kenny in Leinster House. Ms Doherty believes

  The local authorities revenue budget for 2016 has been passed without a vote. Donegal County Council will spend almost €133 milion in 2016, almost €1.6 million more than last year. The biggest single area of expenditure will be payroll and staff costs of over €52 million, 39% of the total. A further €9 million

  There has been a road traffic crash on the main Letterknny – Derry road. Emergency services are currently at a crash involving two cars which happened just a short time ago. The extent of injuries is not known but no injuries are thought to be serious. The road remains open but motorists are being

Councillors are currently debating the local authorities revenue budget for 2016. Donegal County Council will spend almost €133 milion in 2016, almost €1.6 million more than last year. The biggest single area of expenditure will be payroll and staff costs of over €52 million, 39% of the total. A further €9 million will be spent

  There are 23 people awaiting a bed at Letterkenny General Hospital today, one of the highest in the country.  Sixteen patients are on trolleys while there are seven on wards according to today’s INMO figures. It was announced earlier this month that 10 additional beds are to be provided at the hospital to help

  Ten thousand people are still without power this lunchtime, after Storm Barney swept across the country. Nearly 150 homes in Donegal  are without power  – 99 in the Rossgeir area and 50 in Donegal Town. It’s expected power will be restored in both areas at approximately 6pm this evening. It’s believed the power outages

  Searches for the missing Derry man John Concannon are to continue. Last night police visited the Lenamore Road area outside Derry, where the last confirmed sighting of the 71-year-old pensioner was noted. He is believed to have travelled by bus to the area. Vehicles were stopped to ascertain whether anyone who had been the

The Government is to spend 2.5 million euro on a new North West Gateway Initiative, with the money being matched by the British government The Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan made the announcement in Derry today, saying it will help release the economic potential of Derry and Donegal. Junior Minister Joe Mc Hugh says the

The Pat Finucane Centre and Justice for the Forgotten have issued a joint statement expressing deep disappointment at the failure of the Stormont talks to reach agreement today on legacy issues and truth recovery. The sticking point is the British Government’s insistence that it must be able to redact or censor reports from the proposed

A Donegal County Councillor has claimed 45% of the treated water supply in Donegal is being lost to leaks, and Irish Water will end up charging consumers an 80% premium for water supplied. According to Councillor Dessie Shiels, a recent Local and Economic Community Plan released to County Councillors has revealed that between 2008 and

Concerns have been raised as to when a school in Donegal Town will receive funding under the Capital Grant programme 2016-202. Yesterday, it was announced by the education minister that 12 schools in the county are to be included in the programme. However, it has been claimed Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí which is in temporary

A special sitting of the Assembly will be take place at Stormont to pave the way for Westminster to legislate for welfare reform in Northern Ireland. It follows a new agreement between the DUP and Sinn Féin yesterday, which also allows for the North’s Corporation Tax rate to be lowered to match the 12.5% rate

Donegal County Council meets in special session today to discuss its draft revenue budget for 2016. The council will spend almost €133 milion in 2016, almost €1.6 million more than last year. The biggest single area of expenditure will be payroll and staff costs of over €52 million, 39% of the total. A further €9