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The Labour Senator Jimmy Harte has resigned from the Seanad. Mr Harte was seriously injured in a fall at the end of 2013. On November 16th 2013, Senator Harte was found unconscious close to his Dublin apartment in the Newmarket Square area of Dublin 8 with life-threatening head injuries caused by a “tragic fall.” Jimmy […]

    Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has claimed there is a serious design flaw in some ambulance vehicles in the country. Mr. Adams raised the issue in the Dail following the most recent incident where the rear wheels of an ambulance transporting four staff and a patient on life support from Donegal to Galway

A 172-year-old courthouse is closing down under health and safety regulations. District Court Judge Paul Kelly said he was sitting for the last time today in Glenties courthouse, built in 1843, which is moving temporarily across the road to a community centre across the street. He pleaded with the Court Service not to shut the

Irish Plastics in Fintown have announced the creation of 23 jobs over two years, with their new plant opening later this year. Speaking to Greg Hughes on the Shaun Doherty Show today, Project Manager Jim Curran confirmed half the new jobs will come on stream when the new plant opens in November……  

  A man in his 40’s has been arrested in Donegal in relation to the murder of Edward Gibson in Belfast. The 28 year old father of one was shot dead in the Divis area of the city last October. Shortly after 9 o’clock this morning Gardai arrested a man in his 40s in south

The Taoiseach has admitted the government’s 30 million euro rural renewal scheme ‘won’t do a lot’ on its own. Enda Kenny and several of his Ministers announced the plan at the National Ploughing Championships in Co Laois this morning. The Village and Town Renewal Scheme will see funds channeled through local authorities to areas which

It’s emerged that plans for a Primary Care Centre in Gweedore are a step closer this week after the HSE gave a commitment to lease a premises in the area. The plan is to locate the Primary Care Centre in the current out-of-hours NoWDOC building, with the new facility opening after some refurbishments and adaptations

Discussions are at an advanced stage which could see the resumption of rheumatology clinics at Letterkenny General Hospital. The Irish Medical Times reports this week that a new plan would see a three-person rheumatology team in Galway covering the south of Saolta Group and a three-person team in Sligo General Hospital (SGH) covering the northern

Almost 9 and half million euro will be issued to Donegal farmers under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme. The announcement was made by the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney. 4,410 Donegal farmers are eligible to receive the payment. It is also expected that 70% of the Basic Payment Scheme will be paid from

Donegal Fianna Fáil TD Charlie McConalogue has accused the Government of betraying medical card holders with a five-fold increase in prescription charges – despite a promise four years ago to abolish them. It comes as new figures released to Fianna Fáil show that the Government has collected €312m in prescription charges in the four years

  Gardai are currently at the scene in Letterkenny where it’s believed a has car went on fire. The incident occurred in the Glencar area of the town. The car is currently being removed and traffic is said to be easing off. Delays are expected for the next hour or so. The cause of the

Work has begun on a new relief road coming out of Letterkenny Shopping Centre. The road has been designed to alleviate the backlog of traffic at the station roundabout in the town. Motorists using the shopping centre will be able to avoid using the roundabout entirely but by only turning left to go back out

Concerns have been raised about a large amount of stones being removed from the top of Mamore gap. Residents fear should the large scale removal of the stones continue a landslide is inevitable. It’s believed the stones were taken away in recent weeks and at industrial level. Nobody to date has witnessed anyone carrying out

  Police at Strand Road in Derry are appealing for information about an assault incident. The incident is said to have taken place at 2.30am Monday last in Westland Street of the city. A man in his twenties sustained a dislocated left shoulder as a result of the assault. Four attackers are believed to have

One of the key GPs involved in recent discussions on the future of the NoWDOC service says the on call service is secure into the future. Dr Martin Coyne was Clinical Lead for the GPs in the talks involving the HSE, Caredoc and other agencies. Speaking to Greg Hughes on the Shaun Doherty Show this

The latest figures from the National Housing Construction Index reveal that sentiment in construction sector in Donegal remains positive as planning applications rose by 35% in the first six months of 2015 when compared to same period in 2014. However, in its analysis of the figures, property consultancy company Link2Plans says despite the positive outlook,

The Cup and Saucer junction outside Ramelton has bee closed following a collision this morning. Gardai say the diversions are in place while the road is being cleared, and it should open again by half ten. No serious injuries have been reported.

Drink driving cases could be thrown out of District Courts from today, after a High Court ruling. It was decided yesterday that a statement printed from a machine at a Garda station in cases of suspected drink driving is invalid if it’s only in English. Department of Transport officials have been consulting with legal officials

The National Ambulance Service Representative Association says it is concerned at the increasing number of reported ambulance breakdowns throughout the country. In the most recent incident,the rear wheels of an ambulance transporting four staff and a patient on life support from Donegal to Galway fell off The ambulance has 412,000 kilometers on the clock. NASRA

New figures show Donegal politicians miss almost a third of votes in the Dail. Figures compiled for the Irish edition of the Times show that the TDs in Donegal South West missed votes 34.7% of the time while the vote absenteeism rate in Donegal North East as 30.7%. The Donegal TD least present for votes

Police in Derry are currently investigating a report of an assault on a woman. On Sunday evening, 20th, a woman in her 40s was walking at Spencer Road when a car with three men on board stopped beside her. Detective Inspector Conor McStravick said  one of the males got out of the car and assaulted

A new survey has confirmed that Donegal is one of the counties with the lowest record in electing woman to the Dail. Since 1918 only 95 women have been elected to the Dail and just two of those from Donegal namely Cecila Keaveney and Mary Coughlan. The figures were compiled by ‘Women in Politics’. Director

The Public Water Forum will be a watchdog that both bites and barks. That’s according to Tom Collins, who’s leading the independent group which is now looking for members. 12 of them will represent organisations in areas like the environment and disability, and another 20 successful applicants will be domestic consumers. Tom Collins has also

The broadcaster and hotel manager Noel Cunningham has said he’ll confirm in two days time whether or not he will be a candidate in the next general election. There has been speculation linking Mr Cunningham to Renua, after he delivered a paper on the decline of rural Ireland at the party’s recent conference. Speaking to

A campaign is intensifying to have Derry named “The Foodie Town of Ireland. The city has been shortlisted in the prestigious national industry competition which is organised by the Restaurants of Ireland, with an online public vote underway to determine the winner. Voting closes in two weeks, and Derry and Strabane District Council is now

Donegal County Council is meeting in private session today to discuss the Local Property Tax, and whether or not it should be increased for Donegal householders. Under legislation, local authorities have the scope to either increase or decrease the Local Property Tax by 15%, based on its own financial needs and its ability to absorb

Wicklow has elected the most female candidates in Ireland to date. Women For Election has compiled a table, which highlights the low level of women in the Dail. Three counties, Cavan, Laois and Louth have never elected a woman, Donegal has elected two ; Mary Coughlan and Cecilia Keavney. Speaking to Greg Hughes on today’s