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  A Donegal County Councillor is calling on the people of Donegal to take part in the latest Right2Water demonstration in Dublin tomorrow. Thousands are expected to descend on O’Connell Street for the protest which gets underway at 2pm. The demonstration is leaving from Connolly and Heuston stations and will converge on O’Connell Street at […]

  A spokesperson for Schivo has been critical of the UNITE trade unions for organising protests outside its facilities in Derry and Waterford yesterday. 14 redundancies have been announced at the former Maydown Precision Engineering in Derry since its transfer under Schivo ownership a month ago. UNITE called the protests claiming the company had breached

Today is National Slow Down Day with motorists in Donegal warned to expect an intensive Garda national speed enforcement operation. Gardaí will be out in force, enforcing speed limits on both national primary and secondary roads. Speed vans, in-car speed detection systems and handheld speed detection devices will all be deployed. This initiative is supported

  The conviction of a doctor, originally from Strabane for assaulting police in Derry after a Christmas night out has been affirmed after she withdrew her appeal. Dr Eireann Kerr, 33 from Marlborough Park South in Belfast was convicted of committing four offences of assault and resisting inside Derry’s Strand Road Police Headquarters. Dr Kerr

Sinn Fein has been accused of now using the A5 upgrade as a political football while it did little to progress the project it while the party held the roads portfolio in Northern Ireland. A Sinn Fein delegation led by West Tyrone MP Pat Doherty met with Roads Minister, Danny Kennedy in this week to

Calls have been made on Donegal County County Council to take measures to solve the ongoing housing crisis by allocating vacant houses to families on the housing list. In the Ardara area, there is a vacant house in the Charlie Bennett Drive Estate for some time and calls have been made to allocate the house

  Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says a collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly could see a resurgence in dissident republican and loyalist activity. The Democratic Unionist Party is meeting with Secretary of State Theresa Villiers today to ask for Sinn Fein to be excluded from Stormont. It comes after the UUP said yesterday that it

A man has been shot in a paramilitary style shooting in Derry overnight. The 40 year old received a gunshot wound to the leg. The incident took place in the Corrib Court area of the city. He was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital for treatment to injuies which are not believed to be life-threatening. Police are

Two cars have been stolen overnight in Letterkenny.  The vehicles were taken from the Iona Road area of the town. A black Insignia, registration number 11-DL-3300 valued at about 10,000 euro and a Type R Honda Civic, registration number 07-DL-11632 were both stolen from the same house. It’s believed the individuals involved entered the premises,

People on Arranmore could resort to boycotting Vodafone if the company does not improve its service on the island. That’s the view of Businessman Gerry Early who says that despite having a transmitter on the island for sometime, it hasn’t been upgraded in many years. Mobile phone customers on Aranmore often struggle to get a

  Unite is to hold protests in Derry and Waterford later today demanding Schivo boss Seamus Kilgallen meets the union. Fifteen redundancies have been announced at Maydown Precision Engineering since its transfer under Schivo ownership a month ago. The union says management has breached a recognition agreement by refusing to engage with the union over

Police are appealing for information following a paramilitary style shooting in Derry last night. The incident took place in the Corrib Court area of the city. A 40 year old man received a gunshot wound to the leg. He was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital for treatment to injuies which are not believed to be life-threatening.

Gardai are warning that the theft of farm machinery and equipment is on the increase in Donegal. In recent weeks and months a number of thefts have been carried out in areas including Raphoe, St.Johnston and Convoy. The public is asked to be on the alert and carry out the necessary measures to prevent equipment

The government is being urged to provide urgent funding for Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistri in Donegal Town. The schools Parent’s Association claims that no support has been received from the Department of Education on previous funding applications despite the poor condition of the school. Students currently occupy four prefabs in need of repair. TD Thomas

Around 40 percent of customers of Irish Water are beating the meter. Almost 750 thousand water meters have been installed so far across the country, and the utility says it’s on track to finish its metering programme by the middle of next year. While charges are capped at the moment, metered households that are conserving

Police at Strand Road are appealing for information about an assault in the Kilfennan area of Derry. Att about 8.30am on Monday last, a man reported he was at a bus stop when he was approached and assaulted from behind by three men. He sustained a broken nose and other facial injuries. Information can be

  Donegal had a housing turnover rate of 1.4%, the second lowest turnover rate in Ireland, according to new research published by GeoDirectory today. Unsurprisingly, the Capital had the highest average transaction price (€342,284) in the country over the 12 months from June 2014 to June 2015. There was 1,190 transactions in Donegal with an

Detectives are re-appealing for information in relation to the sudden death of Derry man Connall Kerrigan. The body of the 25 year old was discovered in the area of Bank Place in Derry at around 10.20pm on Sunday evening. Results of yesterday’s post-mortem have led them to believe his death was not the cause of

Work on upgrading high speed broadband for Gaeltacht areas in Donegal has been undertaken in conjunction with Udaras na Gaeltachta and Eircom. Areas such as Glen Cholm Cille, An Charraig, Falcarragh and Annagry to name a few will now avail of better broadband services. The news has been welcomed by local Councillor Seamus O’ Domhnaill

A Sinn Fein delegation led by West Tyrone MP Pat Doherty have met with Roads Minister, Danny Kennedy in relation to work being carried out on the A5 cual carriageway. There have been claims that work on the project has been stalled and has been politically motivated. The Sinn Fein delegation pushed Mr. Kennedy for

  Derry Crown Court heard how a website set up by man from his Carnhill home could have cost film and TV producers as much as £120 million. Paul Mahoney (30) of 372 Carnhill in Derry admitted four charges of concealing criminal property, conspiracy to defraud and acquiring criminal property in relation to infringing copyright

  A new report has been published highlighting the importance of Donegal pubs to the county’s tourism economy In Donegal, there were 199,000 overseas tourists in 2013, spending €63 million The report showed that overseas visitors to Ireland spend 21% of their holiday expenditure on food and drink, with 26% of overseas visitors using pubs

A post-mortem carried out today on the body of Connall Kerrigan indicated his death was not the result of a crime. The body of the 25 year old was discovered in the area of Bank Place in Derry at around 10.20pm on Sunday evening. Police say that while they await the results of some tests,

    The 27-year-old trawler fumes victim who has died in hospital has been named by gardai as James Joyce from Pump Rd, Inis More in the Aran Islands. The 46-year-old Filipino working with him was said to be still in a serious condition in intensive care in Letterkenny General Hospital. Fumes from stagnant water

A 37-year-old man arrested yesterday by police investigating a serious assault on a man in the Bloomfield Park area of Derry has been released on bail pending further enquiries. The assault took place in the early hours of yesterday morning. Shortly before 6.30am yesterday, it was reported that a man aged in his 50’s had

One of two fishermen who was rushed to Letterkenny General Hospital after an incident at Killybegs pier yesterday evening has died in hospital. The victim was a 27 year old from County Galway. The other man, a native of the Philippines aged 46,  remains in a critical condition in Letterkenny General Hospital. The two men were

Both the Bundoran and Sligo RNLI lifeboats were launched yesterday evening. The alarm was raised when a kayak was spotted overturned in the Mullaghmore area. As it transpired, the person in the kayak had got into difficulty, abandoned the kayak and made it safely ashore alone. Shane Smyth from Bundoran RNLI is reminding people if

Work is to begin in the coming days on land in Donneyloop which has been subject to numerous incidents of flash flooding over the years. Last year, it was reported that people were trapped in their cars by excessive water. In recent days, residents bore the brunt of flash flooding in the area due to

  Concerns have been raised once again in relation to the water supply in the Derrybeg area. It’s been claimed that water pipes have burst on numerous occasions, which has left residents fearful of drinking from their water supply. Both Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle and Cllr Michéal Cholm Mac Giolla Easpaig have been in contact

A solicitor at Derry Magistrate’s Court took the unusual step of asking the judge to jail his client for a lengthier period than he might have. The situation arose during the case of Joseph Damian Young (49) of no fixed abode in Derry who appeared charged with two counts of criminal damage. The court heard

  A post-mortem is due to be carried out this morning on the body of Conall Kerrigan. The body of the 25 year old was discovered in the area of Bank Place in the city at around 10.20pm on Sunday evening. Detectives investigating his sudden death are making an appeal to the public. They say