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Hundreds of people gathered in Letterkenny for a protest against the possible scaling back of the NoWDOC service in Donegal earlier this afternoon As part of a restructuring process which is underway, the HSE is ‘live testing’ the proposed scrapping of the Midnight to 8am services in Derrybeg and Carndonagh, to be replaced by one […]

The RNLI is aiming to halve the number of drownings off the Irish and British coasts over the next nine years. The “Respect the Waters” campaign is highlighting the dangers both on and near the water in a bid to make people think more about the risk it poses and the need for saftey precautions.

Hundreds of people are expected to gather in Letterkenny this afternoon to protest against the possible scaling back of the NoWDOC service in Donegal. As part of a restructuring process which is underway, the HSE is ‘live testing’ the proposed scrapping of the Midnight to 8am services in Derrybeg and Carndonagh, to be replaced by

  District Judge Barney McElholm said that since he came to Derry Magistrate’s Court a man had appeared in front of him 42 times. His comments came in the case against 51 year oldn Patrick McGuigan of Namosa Court in Derry, who was jailed for threatening to destroy property and assaulting police. The court was

35,700 euro has been allocated to clean up Donegal as part of a €1.09 million funding allocation via two environmental grant schemes. The 2015 Anti-Litter & Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant Scheme is providing 20 thousand euro to Donegal County Council, while a further 15,700 is being provided from the Environmental Partnership Fund which supports local environmental

  A Donegal GP says resources provided by the HSE for NowDoc services could be spent elsewhere. The HSE provides a large budget for NowDoc, in and around 3 and half million however, it’s been claimed that the majority of that budget is being spent on the call centre. Doctor Delap says we don’t need

  SDLP  Daniel McCrossan has called on police to review the way in which they carry out search operations and has warned that heavy handed approaches risk losing community confidence. Mr McCrossan was speaking after a search operation in Ballycolman left two disabled older people left shocked and unnerved. Speaking to Highland Radio News, he

A local councillor says urgent action is needed to repair street lights in the Ballycoleman area of Strabane which have been out of action since a junction box fire three weeks ago. Cllr Brian Mc Mahon says they lights still haven’t been assessed by an engineer, and he’s concerned that as a result of recent

Derry’s Northland Road will be closed to through traffic as part of the £200,000 resurfacing programme which is ongoing. The road will close from Crawford Square to Eden Terrace from 8am on Monday August 24th to 6pm on Saturday August 29th to allow for the final surfacing to be laid. A diversion route via Duncreggan Road,

The urgency of the Mica crisis in Donegal has been thrown into focus again this week with news that a Kilmacrennan family will have to leave their home before the end of this year because it is becoming unsafe. Speaking to Greg Hughes on the Shaun Doherty Show today, Patrick Scholes said that he, his

The Donegal based Road Safety Organisation PARC say they’ve had a relatively successfully meeting with the Transport Minister Pascal Donohoe. Last evening, the group met with the Minister who pledged to clarify to the Courts Service that the law does allow for court clerks to record the licence numbers of drivers who have been disqualified.

A Donegal Deputy has hit out over comments made yesterday that Enda Kenny could serve another two terms as Taoiseach. Fine Gael Chief whip Paul Kehoe has said Enda Kenny wants to remain in power “for a long time to come”. Sinn Fein is challenging the Government to call an early election to the test

Donegal County Council is urging anyone with waste electronic equipment to dispose of to use one of eight collection depots across the county this month. The collection points will operate over the next three Saturdays under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment scheme. The council says Donegal has a strong record under the WEEE scheme,

    There have been reports of spot flooding in the North West this evening. The Manor roundabout has been affected and the Letterkenny/Derry road just approaching it. The Lifford/ Stranorlar road has also been reported to be flooded. The area between Killgordon and Stranorlar  and Kilross – Stranorlar has also been affected. Motorists are

  A local councillor has condemned the latest incident  in Strabane. A security operation got underway late last night and a  gun was found during a police search in the early hours of this morning. A suspected firearm was taken away for further forensic examination. The operation ended shortly after 2 o’clock this morning. It comes

Last month saw the highest level of overcrowding ever recorded in hospitals across the country in the month of July. Figures from the INMO show that 6,715 admitted patients were on trolleys during the past month. It’s an increase of 21 percent on July 2014. General Secretary with the INMO Liam Doran outlines how it

  Police are investigating an arson incident that occurred at the Model Primary School, Northland Road, Derry last Thursday The incident occurred at approximately 9.30pm. During this incident, playground furniture was completely destroyed. The estimated value to replace is £3,000. It is believed the fire started in a litter bin and then spread onto a

It has been claimed that two dogs were purposely stuck together with super glue in the Killlylastin area of Letterkenny. ‘Hughie’ says he spotted the dogs stuck back to back and in some distress while driving yesterday – when he later approached the dogs they eventually pulled apart with fur from each stuck to the

It’s emerged that nine children from the Urris area of Inishowen who already go to Carndonagh Community School will be allowed avail of the school transport scheme for another year. However, five others due to start secondary school next month will not be allowed do so. Controversy developed when it emerged that updated school transport

It’s emerged that Donegal has the highest number of Heritage Week events per head of populaton in the country. National Heritage Week gets underway on Saturday fortnight, with 110 events already confirmed, and more to come. Dr Joseph Gallagher is the Heritage Officer with Donegal County Council. He days it’s become a very important part

Over the half the houses built in Donegal in the first six months of the year were one off houses according to figures collated by the Irish Independent. There were 249 houses built in the county in the first half of the year, up 24% on the same period last year. 178 of them single

A gun has been found during a police search in Strabane. The PSNI says detectives from the Serious Crime Branch investigating dissident republican terrorist activity conducted searches in the Melvin Road and Ballycolman Estate area of Strabane last night. A suspected firearm was recovered during the search in Melvin Road and has been taken away

The annual Apprentice Boys of Derry parade will take place in the city this Saturday, with 140 bands and Apprentice Boys’ Clubs expected to attend. There will be smaller parades throughout the morning prior to the main parade, which takes place at 12.30pm. The smaller parades will begin at 9am and will continue throughout the

A Derry and Strabane councillor has renewed calls for an ambulance to be permanently based in Castlederg. Cllr Kieran McGuire says that a critically ill man who was involved in a farming accident victim from Aghyaran was left lying on the ground for 2 hours before an ambulance from Ballyshannon eventually arrived to take him

A public meeting will be held in Simpsons, Carndonagh tomorrow night at 8 pm to discuss the implications and effects of the proposed scaling back of the NowDOC service in Inishowen. A proposal to end the “red eye” service between 12pm to 8am in Carndonagh and Derrybeg and replace them with an extra doctor and