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The new Mayor of the Letterkenny Municipal District Council is Sinn Fein’s Gerry McMonagle. He was selected yesterday evening at its annual general meeting in Termon. His selection was no surprise as a deal was put into place following the last local elections about who would be Mayor over the five year term of the

It’s been revealed that Derry and Strabane Council has currently only one engineer to fix and repair street lights. The figures were revealed by the Department of Regional Development. There are over 33,000 lights in the Derry and Strabane districts, with 55 needing fixed or repaired. Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey, who received the figures from

The government’s being urged to expand a scheme that’s had a dramatic impact on the number of dangerous driving incidents in County Donegal. Co-ordinators of the Pro-Social Drivers scheme will present their case before a joint sitting of the Oireachtas Transport and Justice Committees today. The project which is based in Letterkenny says its work

The Dail has heard new claims that IBRC’s liquidators were involved in a major agreement with Denis O’Brien – which will not be investigated by a Commission of Investigation. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty says the liquidators agreed a loan facility of 315 million euro with the businessman – nine months after the bank was

The Chairperson of the Donegal Municipal District has told a meeting that the death late last month of Sergeant Michael Galvin is a tragedy that should never have happened, and those involved in GSOC should now review their own positions. Sergeant Galvin died of a gunshot wound in Ballyshannon Garda Station, and it’s reported he

The Garda Representative Association has echoed calls for reform of the sentencing laws in Ireland which allow prisoners to have 25 per cent of their sentence written off for good behaviour. It’s after the man responsible for the death of Garda Gary McLoughlin was released from prison with 21 months remaining of an 8 year

Donegal County Council has joined the SeaEurope initiative, which is being described as a “transnational sustainable tourism route”. The project is intended to connect European coastal destinations with a rich marine biodiversity, and vivid seas. Joy Harron of Donegal Tourism says this is a new and exciting partnership of regions, which will include new resources

The latest Tax Defaulters list from Revenue shows 7 settlements in County Donegal totaling over 700 thousand euro. The biggest settlement with Revenue was from Isla Lane Limtied a property developer with an address at Pearse Road in Letterkenny – the €201,317.00 settlement stemmed from a Revenue Audit Case for the underdeclaration of VAT. Anthony

This years Ardara Agriculture Show, which was due to take place on the 8th of August, has been cancelled. The show, which attracts hundreds of visitors and brings in considerable revenue to the town every year, has been held at Sandfield for the past three years. The Sandfield area is part of a designated area of conservation, and

An advocacy and support group is calling for a major reform of the sentencing laws in Ireland which allow prisoners to have 25 per cent of their sentence written off for good behaviour. It’s after the man responsible for the death of Garda Gary McLoughlin was released from prison with 21 months remaining of an

Police in Derry are appealing for information about a sectarian attack in the Waterside area of the city in which a woman was injured. Police said the woman was followed down Chapel Road to Clooney Terrace by two women who assaulted her. The victim, who was subjected to sectarian abuse, sustained bruises to her face

Around 200 thousand houses around the country are now thought to have lead piping carrying their water supply. Irish Water says any building that pre-dates 1970 has a good chance of being affected. The metal can cause health problems, particularly in children and pregnant women, and it’s now expected a grant scheme will be rolled

The numbers signing on the Live Register in Donegal at the end of May were 10% down on the same period last year. Latest CSO figures show there were 17,315 people on the register at the end of May, with falls in all of the local offices. Percentage wise, the biggest fall was in Donegal

The appeal of a 32 year old doctor from Strabane who was convicted in April of assaulting police after a Christmas night out has been adjourned again at Derry Crown Court. Dr Eireann Kerr, whio now lives in Belfast, was convicted of committing the four offences inside Derry’s Strand Road Police Headquarters following a Christmas

A Carndonagh man is among four defendants who have denied their involvement in a people-smuggling operation which resulted in the death of an Afghan immigrant. 40-year-old Meet Singh Kapoor was found dead in the container at Tilbury Docks, Essex, in August last year. 34-year-old Stephen McLaughlin, who lives in Limavady and originally from Carndonagh, 33-year-old Timothy Murphy of

A 22-year-old man has appeared in court charged with an arson attack at the weekend. Joseph Gallagher, of Glenvale Road, is charged with arson with intent to endanger life. The charge relates to an alleged incident at a flat in Bayview Terrace on June 5. An investigating officer told Derry Magistrates Court he believed he

A 60 year old man who was acquitted of the 2013 murder of Barry McCrory in Derry has been jailed for 10 years for firearms offences at Belfast Crown Copurt Kieran McLaughlin was found by police hiding under a car with a loaded sawn-off shotgun and other weapons six days after the murder in October

A Donegal North East Deputy has called on the HSE to clarify what is happening with NoWDOC in the county. There had been fears raised that the service was to be cut in Carndonagh and Derrybeg, but the HSE claimed it never sanctioned any cuts. But there are reports today that instead of reversing the

Gardai are appealing after there was a number of robberies in Inishowen over the weekend. Shop at a shop in Muff on where threatened with a hammer Friday evening, while a Cafe in Carndonagh was robbed and ransacked in broad daylight yesterday afternoon. Three individuals are believed to have taken part in the robbery in

The family of Derry sectarian attack victim Paul McCauley want justice, a Sinn Féin politician who met with them yesterday has said. The 38-year-old father of one died in the early hours of Saturday in a care unit in Derry. His family was with him. The civil servant was 30 when he was attacked by

Foyle Search and Rescue have said that lives were saved in what was one of their most challenging weekends ever. On Saturday twenty-six people were rescued from the River Foyle after a boat capsized. It happened on the river between Magheramason and Carrigans. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, the PSNI and the Irish coastguard were

  It’s emerged a robbery took place in Harkins Shop in Muff, Co. Donegal The incident took place at approximately 7.30 Friday evening. Three individuals are believed to have taken part in the robbery. Two entered the premises while one remained a car outside. They demanded the contents of the till while also taking cigarettes

  Gardai are currently at the scene of a road traffic crash on the Derry Road near Manorcunningham roundabout. It’s believed there are up to four vehicles  involved in the incident. The road remains open but traffic control is in place. There are no reports of serious injuries at this time. No further details at

Following the death of Paul McCauley Police have commenced a murder investigation. The following statement has been issued in response to Paul’s tragic death: Senior Investigating Officer DCI Michael Harvey said: “On behalf of the entire police family, I want to extend our deepest sympathies to the McCauley family following Paul’s death. They have conducted