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The ESRI says that Donegal would be one of the worse places effected by a UK ‘Brexit’ In a report published today, the ERSI says that the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union could lead to lower wages, higher prices and major trade losses for the Republic. There will be a referendum on the

Three units of the fire service from Dungloe and Gweedore attended a house fire at Cruckakeehan near Annagry yesterday evening Wednesday. The old style house was badly damaged in the fire that burned through the roof. The Gweedore fire crew provided additional water back up for Dungloe crews as the house is in an isolated

  Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue says new measures being introduced by Bank of Ireland for in-branch banking pose potential security risks for older people. Bank of Ireland says customers won’t be able to withdraw less than 700 or lodge less than 3,000 at the counter in some of its outlets from the middle of November.

  Detectives from Reactive and Organised Crime Branch have seized drugs with a potential street value of £50,000-£75,000 after searching a property in Draperstown. Cannabis plants and herbal cannabis were uncovered during a search in the High Street area of the town yesterday. A 35 year old man has been charged with possession and cultivation

  Serious concerns have been raised over a stretch of road in Donegal which has been deemed as one of the most dangerous in the county. A total of 9 road traffic crashes have happened in the past year on the N56 between the Log Cabin bar and the Drumaraw Crossroads near Creeslough. The road

    It has been confirmed the Letterkenny to Dublin bus route is to become wheelchair accessible. A number of Donegal people have voiced their concerns in the past over a lack of wheelchair accessible service on vital bus routes in the county. Detailed drawings are currently being finalised to go to tender for the

  Donegal will be promoted as a world-class place to live and do business, at a leading Irish-American event in Boston which gets underway today. The annual conference of Irish Networks USA, which connects Irish associations in cities across the US in order to create business links between the United States and Ireland, is taking

    A Donegal County Councillor is advising residents in his area to boycott Irish Water and not pay their bills. The Churchill town land has been subject to a poor water supply for many years with locals deeming it unfit to drink or wash clothes with. Councillor James Pat McDaid is now advising residents

  Sinn Fein is to hold their ‘Super Sunday’ party convention this weekend in the Villa Rose Hotel in Ballybofey. The convention gets underway at 3pm and will be chaired by Sinn Féin Assembly Candidate for West Tyrone Grace McDermott and will include a number of guest speakers including Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson. It’s

  A car was set alight inside the walls of the city cemetery in Derry last evening. It’s believed the incident happened in the new area of the cemetery, close to where there were new graves. Police are investigating the incident and are appealing for witnesses. Local Councillor Patricia Logue who has been contacted by

    Plans for a multi-agency task force to investigate human trafficking in the fishing industry has been met with some criticism. A year-long investigation by the Guardian newspaper has uncovered widespread abuse of migrant workers on Irish fishing trawlers. Currently, Donegal accounts for over a quarter of the overall fishing industry jobs in the country. Independent MEP

  The Irish Nurses and Midwives’ Organisation is to ballot members working in emergency departments for industrial action over the issue of overcrowding. It follows a meeting of the INMO’s Executive Council today to seek a mandate for industrial action, up to and including the withdrawal of labour. The level of overcrowding at Letterkenny General

A 27-year-old man is expected to appear at Derry Magistrates’ Court today charged with making and throwing petrol bombs. The charges relate to an incident at Strand Road police station on Monday night when petrol bombs were allegedly thrown at a police Land-Rover leaving the premises. The man, who is from Derry, is also charged

Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty has been quizzing the Taoiseach in the Dáil over his claims he was told to be ready to deploy the army to guard banks and ATM’s. Mr Kenny claimed at a conference in Madrid last month that the Central Bank governor told him to prepare to deploy the army if the

Police at Waterside are appealing for information about an assault on two youths at the weekend. The youths, who are aged 16 and 17, were walking to the Cityside via Ebrington Square with a group of friends after the fireworks display soon after midnight on Saturday. Two males in prison costumes walked past nudging one

  A Donegal County Councillor has claimed he has written to management eight times, requesting a draft Municipal District Budgetary plan but has not received a satisfactory resonse. A Budget meeting is planned for this Friday, however according to Councillor Dessie Sheils, legislation states that Councillors are to receive a draft budget a week before

  Donegal Garda Representative Member Brendan O’Connor says although he welcomes additional resources to An Garda Siochana, Donegal is unlikely to benefit much from it. “Operation Thor” was launched yesterday which will target six known gangs and around 200 offenders believed to be behind a spate of robberies around the country. €5 million in funding

  Gardai are investigating an overnight armed robbery in Letterkenny. It happened in the filling station, Circular Road, Glencar shortly before 10 o ‘clock last night. Two men with their faces covered entered the premises, one carrying a firearm. They threatened staff, took possession of the till and a large amount of cash was taken. It’s believed

  The Mulroy Woods Hotel in Milford will this Friday host an international conference on the subject of Farming in Peripheral Areas. The conference will be addressed by both Irish and international speakers and aims to explore the challenges faced by farmers in peripheral areas. It’ll be hosted by Sinn Féin MEP for the Midlands

    A 34-year-old Derry man has appeared in court accused with possessing drugs with a street value of £5,000 with intent to supply. Darren Deeney of Lenamore Park in the city appeared before Derry Magistrates Court charged with possession of cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply, possession of criminal property and obstruction. The