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Gardai in Letterkenny have confirmed they are investigating a report that a girl was approached in the Bernard McGlinchey Town Park.  The incident is said to have taken place at approximately 8.30 yesterday morning. The teenage girl was walking through the park when it’s believed she was approached from behind. The girl managed to get away

    Met Eireann have issued a fog warning for Donegal. The orange weather alert is in place until tomorrow morning. As a result the RSA is warning road users of the dangers of driving in heavy fog. Motorists are being advised to switch on their dipped headlights, reduce their speed and keep a safe

  Health Minister Leo Varadkar has denied that the centralisation of cancer referrals to Galway University Hospital represents a scaling down of cancer services at Letterkenny General Hospital. Minister Varadkar was speaking ahead of a meeting with Donegal Action for Cancer Care and Cooperating for Cancer Care North West, which is currently underway. He told

    Police continue to appeal for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the Tobermore Road in Magherafelt last Thursday evening, 24 September. A man, aged in his 20’s, died in the collision. He was the driver of a car that was involved in a single vehicle collision shortly before 6:45pm. Police continue

  The Health Minister, Leo Varadkar has arrived at Letterkenny General Hospital. Minister Varadkar will take a tour of the hospital and meet with various groups during his visit. Included will be a meeting with Donegal Action for Cancer Care and Cooperating for Cancer Care North West. There were a number of protestors outside the

Gardai have arrested a man in connection with the theft of livestock worth more than 100 thousand euro in Co Donegal. It’s off the back of an appeal by gardai for information following the theft of livestock between 9pm on the 24th June 2015 and 1.15pm on the 25th June 2015 from lands at Cornaher,

  The GP serving Dunfanaghy says if the local health centre is not upgraded soon, it may face closure because it fails to meet basic standards. Dr Paul Stewart was speaking ahead of HIQA inspections of the premises, which he says are likely to be negative. There is a fear in the area that a

A Letterkenny Councillor says the failure of the government to include the Bonagee Link in the Capital Investment Programme for transport announced this week proves there is no political will to progress the plan. Donegal County Council recently bought Martin’s Filling Station on the Dry Arch Roundabout as part of its preparations for the scheme,

The North’s Deputy First Minister says substantial progress on the A5 will be a ‘red line’ issue for Sinn Fein when it comes to agreeing a future programme for government at Stormont. Martin Mc Guinness told a public meeting in Derry last night that while legal issues have severely delayed the A5, there is a

Derry City and Strabane District Council has launched one final push in its quest to have the city named the 2015 Foodie Town of Ireland. Online public voting until finishes tomorrow evening , with the title being determined on the basis of both the public vote and the verdict of a judging panel which visited

Senior NAMA executives will face questions from the Public Accounts Committee today about the controversial sale of the agency’s Northern loan book. The 1-point-6 billion euro sale has been the focus of intense scrutiny on both sides of the border in recent weeks – and members of the Northern Assembly’s Finance Committee are also expected

Calls have been made once again to give fire fighters in Donegal permission to act as first responders in the event of an emergency. Donegal Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has raised the issue with Health Minister, Leo Varadkar and the Ambulance Service following discussions with fire fighters across the county. Deputy Mac Lochlainn says the

A Donegal County Councillor is criticising the school transport scheme, claiming it’s preventing children from attending preferred schools. Councillor John O’Donnell says it’s unfair that parents are being forced to choose the school closest to where they live if they are to avail of the eligible transport ticket which would otherwise cost 350 euro. Councillor

  Concerns have been raised about the effect the combination of low tides and gathering sands is having at Bunbeg Harbour. The harbour is regarded as one of the busiest in the North West and there are now claims that day-to-day activity by fishermen is curtailed due to a huge build-up of sand. There have

  A man who was arrested in connection with alleged human trafficking in Letterkenny has been released from custody. The man, who is in his forties was detained yesterday during one of a number of searches in the town. He was released this afternoon and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. It follows

The business and employers group IBEC has broadly welcomed a Government commitment to address critical infrastructure investment needs in the North West as part of the Capital Programme announced yesterday. The plan will be reviewed in 2017, with IBEC saying it’s important that part of that review see how effective the plan is being in

    (Pic: Independent.ie) A community which has campaigned for decades for the upgrade of a road known as the most dangerous stretch in Ireland is welcoming the news that the road is to be upgraded. 30 white crosses – each one marking a life lost – line the stretch on the N4 between Castlebaldwin

Gardai say their investigations into alleged human trafficking in Letterkenny, in conjunction with the HSE, the employment authorities and other agencies. Yesterday, a man in his forties was detained during one of a number of searches in the town. It follows the release of six men, believed to be Romanian, at the end of August.

A Donegal TD is questioning the accuracy of Department of Education priority lists after a Donegal school failed to show up on a list of schools identified as having pre-fab classrooms and no permanent structure. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked for the list in the context of determining the status of Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí in

People can have their say on Development Charges in Donegal, which could see charges reduced for those building a home and introduced for companies wishing to construct windfarms. People wishing to build their own homes face charges of anywhere between 2,000 euro and 4,000 euro for the provision of services in neearby towns and villages. Also up

Donegal County Councillors have said they are fully committed to supporting the undocumented in The United States with a proposal for a conference on the issue to be held in the county. Michael McMahon, representing Familes of the Undocumented Irish in the United States, this week addressed the council, stating that for 20 years public

Gardaí in Letterkenny are continuing to question a man in connection with alleged people trafficking. He was arrested yesterday as part of an ongoing operation which saw six men rescued in the town last month. On the 30th of August last Gardaí found five men in a business premises on Pearse Road – they were

Four projects in Donegal are to benefit from 250 thousand euro worth of funding under a new rural development pilot scheme. As part of the Rural Economic Development Zone initiative Buncrana has been allocated €150,000, Carndonagh €50,000, An Bun Beag €25,000 and Doe Castle €25,000. The concept of a REDZ involves supporting communities to avail

A Donegal County Councillor is calling on Irish Water to make Inishowen a priority in their water infrastructure plans for Donegal. Irish Water confirmed yesterday that it will spend over €73 million upgrading the water supply in Donegal over the next four years including piping water from the Eddie Fullerton damn in Inishowen to Letterkenny.

  Calls have been made to provide free bus travel for cancer patients travelling from Donegal to Galway and Dublin for treatment. The call comes as many people are struggling with being able to afford countless bus fares to make the journey for their appointment. There is also concern that although there is currently free

  New statistics show the closure of five rural Garda Stations in Donegal has saved the state 25 thousand euro. Garda stations in Annagry, Brockagh, Churchill, Glencolmcille and Malin closed under the Garda District and Station Consolidation Programme since 2013. The latest figures compiled by the Central Statistics Office have revealed that nationally, the overall