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    A Strabane cemetery has been closed over reports of a suspicious object in the area. The cemetery is located in Townsend Street/Cemetery Road in Strabane. Police are continuing to warn public not to touch any suspicious objects if they happen upon them. The cemetery remains closed at this time and a search operation […]

  A judge has said it is with ‘a heavy heart’ that he remanded a 16-year-old boy in custody after being told he was found unconscious on a bathroom floor after taking drugs. In a case at Derry Magistrate’s Court where the youth was brought on charges of possessing class b drugs on July 30

An MEP for Donegal is accusing the Government of discriminating against young people with disabilities with how it is implementing the Youth Guarantee Scheme. Under the scheme those under 25 are guaranteed a job offer, an apprenticeship of continued education within four months of leaving formal education or becoming unemployed. However the scheme is available

  Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has again called for the HSE and Now Doc to stop gambling with people’s lives and to reverse the pending cut to the Now Doc services. Deputy Doherty said by proceeding with the cut to the Gweedore and Carndonagh services, the HSE and NowDoc were taking risks with the lives

Police investigating the murder of Paul McCauley in Derry are conducting a leaflet drop in parts of the city this morning. Uniformed officers are distributing leaflets to properties in the Fountain estate and in the Irish Street area, close to the scene of the attack in 2006. In a statement this afternoon, police say enquiries

Donegal Councillor Dessie Sheils says the response he received this week in relation to concerns about potential land deals involving politically connected people not only fails to give the commitments he sought, it actually raises more questions. Cllr Sheils wrote to the council expressing concern some of the persons involved in negotiations to sell property

Top Ten #LittleThings you can do for your mental health 1. Talk it out: We’re all guilty of harbouring our personal problems/stressful situations, not wanting to burden friends and family… but we need to realise this is merely a short term solution to a long term problem. Conversations are crucial & take a surprising amount

Farmers concerned at low milk prices in Northern Ireland protested outside Stormont yesterday, and a number of County Derry farmers then went on to picket three supermarkets in Coleraine to highlight below cost selling. The protest at Stormont coincided with a meeting of the Assembly’s Agriculture Committee. West Tyrone MLA Joe Byrne is Vice Chair

Young people are being encouraged to warn their friends against dangerous driving. The appeal comes as thousands of people are expected to take to the roads this bank holiday weekend. So far this year 91 people have lost their lives on the country’s roads. A campaign in Donegal is focusing on young drivers, with gardai

Letterkenny is among seven gateway towns and cities being invited to benefit from a new €14 million Urban Fund launched by the Minister of State Paudie Coffey this week. The fund is now open and is to be managed by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA). Letterkenny and the other selected towns are invited

  A man who was arrested by Detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating the murder of Paul McCauley in Derry has been released. He was released yesterday evening pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service. Detective Chief Inspector Michael Harvey said: “A 46 year old man, arrested yesterday in the Fountain area of Derry

  Two men accused of smuggling 35 immigrants in to the UK in a container in which one man died are facing a possible retrial, the Belfast Telegraph is reporting. Four defendants stood trial at Basildon Crown Court after denying organising the operation after 35 Afghan Sikhs, including 15 children, were found inside the container

The new Lough Swilly Ferry Service linking Buncrana and Rathmullan is underway, the first sailing from Buncrana left this morning. The Arranmore Car Ferry Company which is operating the service says some dredging has been necessary, and that curtailed services to some extent, but a full schedul;e will be operating by tomorrow. Spokesperson Dominic Sweeney

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Paul McCauley in Derry. The 38-year-old died last month in a care facility almost 9 years after he was attacked by a group of up to 15 people at a BBQ at a house on the Chapel Road on July 15th 2006. Since Paul’s

A Councillor claims that the vast majority of money collected through the Local Property Tax in Donegal is being spent on administration. Patrick McGowan says his inquiries have shown that the LPT, which replaced the local government fund, is not being used to provide any additional services to the public. The Councillor says this is

A rally is to take place in Letterkenny next week calling for the A rally is to take place in Letterkenny next week calling for the retention of a full out of hours GP service in Donegal. The rally was organised following a meeting in Dore last night attended by over 200 people to discuss

A Donegal TD is urging more GPs to speak out about the reason they are proposing reducing the overnight out of hours services in Carndonagh and Derrybeg. Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn says people need to realise the NoWDOC service is facing cuts because the government and the HSE are not providing the necessary resourcesd to

Police in Derry say the presence of army personnel on a search in Galliagh yesterday was necessary because they believed they might have foundmunitions or explosives. The search concluded yesterday evening A number of items were taken away for further examination. No arrests were made. The military presence has been questioned by local people, Councillor

The government is being criticised for refusing to fast track reports into flooding in Letterkenny and Ramelton. Deputy Charlie McConalogue says after he lobbied Junior Minister Simon Harris to prioritise the reports, he was told the OPW does not plan to publish its findings and recommendations on flooding until the second half of next year.

Police in Derry were backed up by military personnel during a number of searches in Galliagh area of the city today. A number of items were taken away for further examination. The military presence was requested due to the suspected presence of munitions or explosives. No arrests were made. Chief Inspector Tony Callaghan said: “Searches

A Donegal County Councillor has sought immediate commitment from Donegal County Council that it will not purchase any property from politically connected persons. Cllr Dessie Sheils says he has received information that Donegal County Council are presently negotiating with Landowners in Donegal to purchase various sites for social housing. He has further said that people

  An examination was carried out earlier today in Annagry by Gardai in conjunction with the coroner for the North West of Donegal. That investigation has now been concluded. For operational reasons there are no further details at this stage.

  Police in Derry are appealing for information about an assault incident in the Foyle Springs area of the city. The incident took place at around 6pm yesterday evening. Police received a report of an altercation involving two men at Glenside Gardens. One sustained a number of injuries, including a gash to the back of

  Sinn Féin Councillor for Creggan area in Derry, Kevin Campbell has condemned vandals who have damaged a local play park in the Oakland area. The damage, which is believed to have been caused by children, has resulted in the park having to close due to health and safety concerns. Cllr Campbell says it’s an