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  Concerns have been raised after vandals have stolen numerous road signs in Donegal. The majority of the signage has been stolen from the Inishowen area and without them there is a fear a traffic collision is inevitable. The incidents are believed to have happened in recent weeks and months. Councillor Albert Doherty has been

The National Ambulance Service has confirmed that two back wheels dislodged from an ambulance transferring a patient from Letterkenny General Hospital to Galway University Hospital. In a statement the NAS said the incident occurred on the 26th August last at approximately 14.10. The driver of the ambulance  experienced  a shudder and some noise in the vehicle

Donegal South West Deputy Pearse Doherty is calling on the Government to fulfil its pledge to introduce a new personal microcredit scheme to assist people who have no or limited access to loan finance. The proposed scheme, which has yet to be formally introduced, was advocated in a report by the Social Finance Foundation and

A Donegal Councillor says many people are being left in limbo because it is taking months to review their eligibility for a medical card. Cllr Ian Mc Garvey says reviews are taking place at a centralised office in Dublin, very often leaving people in severe pain because they cannot afford GP visits or drugs while

The Red Door Country House in Fahan, Co Donegal has been announced as the AA’s ‘Guest Accommodation of the Year’, an award bestowed to the best AA accredited Bed and Breakfasts, Guesthouses, and Farmhouses in Ireland. The award was presented by Minister of State Michael Ring at a prestigious ceremony in Dublin’s Westbury Hotel on

  An investigation is underway following the death of 65 year old Patrick Dowds on a farm in Burt. His twin brother George was injured, but has since been discharged from Letterkenny General Hospital. It’s understood a bull attacked both men. The incident is said to have happened at approximately half past two yesterday afternoon

Two people arrested in Derry yesterday by detectives investigating offences committed at the wake and funeral of Peggy O’Hara in the city in July have been released unconditionally. A 53 year old man was freed just before teatime last night, a 44 year old woman was released shorly afterwards. Examinations are continuing on a numner

A new survey has revealed that Donegal people are more likely to apply for a visa to emigrate. The study conducted by www.visafirst.com shows that applications from Donegal are eighty per cent higher than other counties when the populations are compared. Applications from more suburban areas such as Dublin have decreased dramatically compared to last

    A man has died and another man has been injured in a farm in Burt. Gardai are currently at the scene of a farming accident in Burt. The incident is said to have happened at approximately half past two this afternoon. A man in his mid 60s was fatally injured and another man

  Detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating offences committed at the wake and funeral of Peggy O’Hara in Derry in July have arrested a 53 year old man and a 44 year old woman in the city. Both suspects have been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Antrim Police Station for questioning. Detectives also

Irish Water has said it will meet with residents in the Churchill area about the ongoing water situation there. The meeting is to take place on Friday morning and will be the fourth meeting to take place in relation to it. Severe discoloration caused by vegetation seeping into the supply has become an annual occurrence,

A group of disability campaigners have spent the first of three nights camped outside government buildings, with a group from the the Donegal Centre for Independent Living joining them in Dublin today. They’re calling for a 300 million euro investment in disability services in the budget – to redress the cuts suffered during the recession.

The trade unions affiliated to the Right2Water campaign have announced plans for a series of ‘town hall’ meetings to discuss the policy principles which should underpin a future progressive government. The Donegal meeting will take place in the Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny on this night week, Wednesday September 23rd. Right2Change has emerged from the Right2Water Campaign

A former senior member of the North’s Policing Board is calling for the power sharing institutions to be suspended for a time. It comes amid ongoing efforts to resolve a row that saw the First Minister Peter Robinson stand aside, and all DUP ministers but one resign last week. Britain’s Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers

The state of the water supply in the Churchill area is once again under scrutiny. Severe discoloration caused by vegetation seeping into the supply has become an annual occurrence, and it is at its peak at this time of year. Residents claim the water is undrinkable and unusable for washing clothes. Local Councillor James Pat McDaid tabled

It has been claimed the state of the roads in the Stranorlar Municipal District poses a threat to motorists, and not enough funding has been set aside to repair them. The Finn and Lagan Valleys are deemed the most intensively farmed in the County, resulting in industrial scale agriculture. The large volume of agricultural traffic has

  One thousand jobs are to be created in the North West as work on two films at a former British army barracks in Derry is beginning in the coming months. According to Shackelton Studios in Ballykelly, the budget for the first film is 65 million pounds and will create 1,000 jobs in the North

  Tributes are being paid to Fine Gael Deputy Dinny McGinley, who has confirmed he will not be standing in the next General Election. Both The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny and Gaeltacht Minister Joe McHugh have expressed their high regard for the TD. In a statement, Taoiseach and leader of the Fine Gael Party, Enda Kenny

  Police at Strand Road in Derry are appealing for information about a theft from a shop. The incident took place on Sunday last. Three youths went into an electronic cigarettes shop at Spencer Road and stole four iPhones that were on display in a glass cabinet in the front window. This was the result

The search for a man who’d been missing in the Carrigans area since yesterday has ended, after he was found safe and well. Local Sergeant Jim Collins says just before the search was to resume this morning, news came through that the man was safe. Sergeant Collins says the man is now receiving medical attention,

  Donegal County Council has made its public services centres available for the collection of clothing, tents and toiletries to be sent to refugees currently awaiting processing at Calais. A truck from Donegal will join an aid convoy on Friday, and between now and then, items are being accepted at public services centres and the

Gardai and Donegal County Council are investigating illegal dumping at Ballyharry close to Culdaff in Inishowen, with concern growing at the extent of the dumping and the potential hazards being presented by the materials being left there. Its believed that at regular intervals, lorries arrive, usually in the dead of night, and dump the materials.

Calls for the removal of the PSNI station in Castlederg have intensified following the announcement of new PSNI Local Policing Teams. Local Councilor Ruairi McHugh has said the building currently serves no practical purpose, and it costs the community to keep it there. He says police officers assigned to Castlederg currently operate out of Strabane,

Following confirmation that Rory Mulcahy SC has been appointed to review allegations of planning irregularities in Donegal, Independent Councillor Dessie Shiels has written to the Environment Minister asking that the scope of the review be widened to allow the public make submissions. Cllr Shiels says anything less will be a token gesture which will not

40 full time permanent jobs are available in Strabane. I.T. company Allstate NI is holding a recruitment open day at their Strabane office on Thursday week from 4pm-7pm. The jobs available are all Technical Support Analyst positions. The Strabane office currently employs 450 people and is the town’s largest employer. Andrena Bradley is Senior Division

A senior counsel is to investigate allegations of planning irregularities in Co Donegal. The Irish Times reports this morning that the Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly has appointed Rory Mulcahy SC to prepare a review into certain planning decisions by Donegal County Council. The investigation will include an examination of claims that a council