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A long-delayed inquest into the disappearance of County Tyrone teenager Arlene Arkinson has been postponed again until November. Police admitted they would not meet a 10 July deadline to disclose files to the court. Coroner Brian Sherrard said he knew the development would cause “regret and distress” to Arlene Arkinsons family. He questioned whether the

A 23 year old Derry man has been sentenced to 18 months for having £7,000 worth of cocaine hidden in a training shoe at his home in the city last year. Peter Gallagher Junior, who was living at Tranarossan Avenue, admitted a charge of possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply. As

An American social media management company is creating 100 new jobs in Derry. Metaverse Mod Squad, which has offices in Saccramento and New York, and currently employs 10,000 people, made the annoucement this afternoon. The new jobs will be based at the Old City Factory building on Patrick Street. Local Cllr Martin Reilly, who was

Concerns have been raised regarding the traffic lights at McClays Corner in Stranorlar. The traffic lights which were installed approximately three years ago are said to be faulty and are causing a significant back log of traffic approaching the twin towns from the Letterkenny side. Local Councillor Patrick McGowan raised a motion in the last

  New policing figures show the number of stop and searches carried out by the PSNI in Strabane has fallen by 800 per cent in the past five years. Last year, police stopped and searched 517 individuals in the Strabane district. That number is down from the 4,090 who were stopped in 2010. Twenty arrests

It’s been said water charge protesters are on the verge of success amid estimates that 30 per cent of households are yet to register. Irish Water is refusing to release full details on how many people have paid the charge so far – with just six days left until applications for the conservation grant close.

  A group of residents in Castlefin have launched a petition after vacant council houses in the area had new doors and windows installed while occupied properties did not. The residents in Emmett Park are petitioning the Council calling for equality in how repairs and upgrades to social housing is carried out. They are being

A man who seriously injured another man in a one punch attack wept in court as the facts of the case were given out. Teddy Roulston (30) of Ballycolman Estate in Strabane admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm on the man outside a Derry bar on June 11 last year. The court was told that the

Letterkenny’s Jason Black has arrived in Pakistan to take on the world’s second highest peak and we will be with him every step of the way! He is hoping to be the first Irishman to reach the summit since Ger O’Donnell in 2008 who sadly lost his life making the descent from the perilous mountain.

A Donegal Senator says the government appears to be havong second thoughts about the abolition of Town Councils, a year after they ceased to exist. Senator Brian O’Domhnaill says Parliamentary Questions from Fianna Fail have revealed a new Government review group has been established to investigate whether Town councils should be restored. He says the

A man has been arrested in County Armagh by detectives investigating the discovery of a bomb under a police officer’s car in Eglinton last week. The 57-year-old man was detained in Lurgan this morning. Last week, three men were detained in Donegal and one in Derry. All four were released over the weekend. The bomb

Gardai in Donegal are trying to reace a grey Toyota Corrolla Verso with an 06 WW registration. They believe the car was connected with serious crime in east Donegal, and has now been abandoned The vehicle was last seen in Newtowncunnmingham on Thursday of last week. The investigation is being led by Inspector Pat O’Donnell…….

The implementation of a European Cross Border Healthcare Directive means the HSE is obliged to pay pay for treatments in other EU countries. With over 18,000 people on in and out patient waiting lists at Letterkenny General Hospital, Independent MEP Marian Harkin is urging them to consider travelling across the border, or to other EU

A 21-year-old man is due before Derry Magistrates’ Court today charged with wounding with intent to cause GBH and possession of an offensive weapon. The charges relate to an incident yesterday morning near a bus stop on Strand Road, Derry, close to the junction with Great James’ Street. A 33-year-old man required hospital treatment as

A Donegal road safety campaigner says imposing fines on boy racers is not a sufficient deterrent. A number of young men appeared in court in Letterkenny yesterday charged with dangerous driving over the Donegal International Rally weekend. All of those who appeared before the court were handed down fines ranging from €350 to €500. Mary

Sinn Féin has announced it will conditionally back Finance Minister Arlene Foster’s new budget bill at Stormont. IN a statement last night, Deputy First Minister Martin Mc Guinness said the support would be conditional, with a view to preventing the possible collapse of the assembly. The second stage of the Budget Bill was debated by

A Donegal mountaineer has set off in his attempt to climb the most dangerous mountain in the world. 44-year-old Jason Black from Letterkenny will begin the ten week attempt to climb K2 this week with an experienced team of international climbers. Although Mt Everest is taller, many mountaineers believe that the K2 climb is more

234 house repossession cases are due before the Registrar’s Court in Co Donegal today. It’s the latest in a series of sittings to deal with a massive backlog of repossession cases involving banks and building societies seeking to have houses repossessed. Meanwhile up to 25 protesters from a number of groups gathered outside Letterkenny Courthouse

A number of young men have appeared before Letterkenny District Court charged with motoring offences over the rally weekend. The men were arrested for a range of offences over the weekend. All those who appeared before the court were handed down fines ranging from €350 to €500. Speaking to Highland Radio News, Garda Traffic Inspector,

The Chamber of Commerce in Derry is urging the University of Ulster to prioritise courses that support the economy. Responding to indications that the university may be facing cuts, Chamber President Gerry Kindlon says Derry already has an economy that is in dire straights, and the last thing the city needs is for a reduction

It’s emerged that a whale which was buried on Magheraroarty Beach on Friday evening last has partially resurfaced again, leading a Donegal member of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group to question Donegal County Council’s policy for disposing of such carcasses. Gareth Doherty says it appears that gases within the carcass have caused it to

The N56 between Loughanure and Crolly has reopened after a car went off the road this morning. The femals driver was treated at the scene but is understood not to be badly injured. The car crashed off in the town land of Cranagougie,  a  short distance from the Crolly river.  

Police in West Tyrone are being urged to do more to clamp down on burglaries in Sion Mills. Last Tuesday, a property was broken into via a rear window, with money, jewellery and a laptop are believed to taken. The incident took place just two doors down from another property which was taregetted by burglars

A discussion on Farm Safety takes place tomorrow evening in the Villa Rose Hotel, Ballybofey as part of Positive Health and Well Being Fortnight in the Finn Valley. Last year, sixty per cent of workplace deaths were related to farm accidents, despite farmers representing just six per cent of the Irish workforce. With the summer