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A Derry GP has declared as an independent candidate in the next Assembly elections. Dr Anne Mc Closkey will contest the Foyle constituency on an anti-austerity ticket. She has been involved in a nuimber of meetings with independent councillors and others from both sides of the border, including Derry and Strabane councillors Gary Donnelly and […]

A man’s been arrested in Derry in connection with a death in Glasgow 21 years ago. Officers from Police Scotland assisted by detectives from PSNI Serious Crime Branch detained a 39 yr old man in Derry this morning as part of an investigation into the death of 24 year old Derek Sheerin, who was found

A Donegal-born Nobel prizewinner says he’d love to bring his award to his home county, but he doesn’t know if he’ll be able to manage it. Dr William C Campbell was confirmed yesterday as onme of three who are being honoured in the field of medicine, for work in tackling infections linked to roundworm. Dr

A Donegal farm management software company has been chosen as one of nine being supported by Microsoft under its Accelorator programme. Farmflo will receive one to one mentoring from Microsoft‘s business, tech and marketing experts, as well as being given access to Microsoft services such as Azure Cloud. The package will be worth €675,000 to

Both of the unsuccessful Fianna Fail selection convention candidates have called on the party to add a third candidate to the ticket. At the weekend Pat the Cope Gallagher and Charlie McConologue were selected to run at convention, this week the party’s HQ will decide if a 3rd candidate should be added to the ticket.

Families of some of those those killed in Omagh bombing are meeting with the Taoiseach later today. They’ve been calling for a meeting with Enda Kenny for three years, and are seeking a public inquiry into the real IRA explosion which killed 29 people in 1998. The British government is already facing a legal challenge

A Derry man charged with weapons and explosives training in Syria has had his bail varied to allow him to avail of computers in a course he is doing. 26 year old Eamonn Bradley of Melmore Gardens in Derry is charged with taking part in weapons training and explosives on dates between January 4 and

There’s been a strong increase in house prices in Donegal according to the latest report from daft.ie. Prices were 10% higher than a year previously, compared to a fall of 2% seen a year ago. The average house price is now €127,000, 12% above its lowest point. Nationally, prices rose by 3-point-9 per cent over

A Donegal Councillor says more community hospital beds need to be opened in Donegal, with a need for a new facility in Letterkenny. Cllr Ian Mc Garvey says he raised this during a conversation with Health Minister Leo Varadkar in Donegal last week. He also pressed the minister on the pressures being felt by many

Postal services could be restored as early as tomorrow (Tuesday), after it was announced that industrial action by workers has been suspended. The Communications Workers Union says it’s suspending its strike, with a new round of talks with employer IO Systems to begin tomorrow. The dispute between the two groups has seen the postal service

The sister of Mary Boyle who disappeared in 1977 will meet with a number of Dail Deputies tomorrow to discuss developments in the case in recent weeks and months. Ann Doherty visited Pearse Street Garda Station last week and gave a statement to gardai in which she claimed to know the identity of the alleged

A Donegal born scientist is among those who’ve been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for 2015. Massachusetts based Doctor William C. Campbell, a native of Ramelton, and two colleagues from Japan and China have been honoured for their work helping doctors fighting malaria and illnesses linked to roundworm. It’s the first Nobel prize announced

Failte Ireland says the visit to Donegal of a group of 20 UK travel and holiday specialists over the past two days has the potential to pay dividends in the years to come. The 20 inbound buyers arrived in Donegal yesterday, and walked part of the Wild Atlantic Way around Horn Head, before overnighting in

A former Assistant Chief Constable of the PSNI has said today he believes Robert Howard killed Arlene Arkinson in 1994. Howard, who had been serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of a girl in South London, died in prison in Durham, England. He was acquitted of the murder of Arlene Arkinson, but

The Community for a Clean Estuary group in Moville is questioning why, six years after flagging its intention to apply for a discharge licence for a waste water treatment plant at Carnagarve, no such application has yet been made. The campaign has also pointed out that the notice appeared in the Donegal News, which is

A group of 20 travel and holiday specialists are in Donegal this morning ahead of the second workshop in a series of six Fáilte Ireland Autumn Sales events. The inbound buyers will be hearing pitches and presentations from a number of local tourism businesses. The group was brought on a guided walk along the Wild

Convicted child killer Robert Howard – who was acquitted of the murder of Castlederg teenager Arlene Arkinson – has died in Frankland Prison in Durham, England. The 71-year-old had been serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of south London teenager Hannah Williams. He died on Friday. His death is being investigated by

Fianna Fail veteran Pat the Cope Gallagher is returning to the hustings, after topping the poll at the party’s selection convention for the new Donegal constituency. He and sitting TD Charlie Mc Conalogue will contest the election, with the possibility of a third candidate being added by party headquarters later. Pat the Cope topped the

As expected, Fianna Fail veteran Pat the Cope Gallagher is returning to the hustings, after topping the poll at the party’s selection convention for the new Donegal constituency. He and sitting TD Charlie Mc Conalogue will contest the election, with the possibility of a third candidate being added by party headquarters later. Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill,

The funeral has taken place of Brian Friel, one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights. He was laid to rest in Glenties this afternoon after a private funeral service. He died at his home in Greencastle on Friday morning, at the age of 86. Liam Neeson paid tribute to the writer, describing him as Ireland’s Chekhov and

There’s a strong turnout at the Fianna Fail selection convention in Letterkenny this afternoon. Voting has concluded, and the delegates’ ballots are now being verified and counted, with two candidates set to be selected. It’s expected that former Junior Minister and MEP Pat the Cope Gallagher will be selected, along with sitting TD Charlie McConologue.

A pipe bomb attack in the Waterside area of Derry is being treated by police as a sectarian hate crime. The device exploded on the windowsill of a house in Lincoln Court at 10 past 10 last night, smashing the window. A woman in her 20s who lives in the house was unhurt. Army bomb