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There’s been an armed robbery at an Estate Agents premises in Letterkenny. Just before 9.30 this morning, one man armed with a knife held up a staff member at O’Riain Auctioneers and Estate Agents at Academy Court in the town. Ger O’Riain is the owner of the business, he’s offering a reward, and is urging […]

A Strabane councillor is calling on the Housing Executive to carry out a full assessment of the Drumrallagh estate after asbestos was found in a house there. Cllr Patsy Kelly says he’s been approached by a man who was having adaptation work done on his home for health reasons, when workers found the substance. He

A Donegal County Councillor has called for the Wild Atlantic Way to be extended in the county. The tourism route takes in thousands of kilometres of road throughtout Donegal from Malin Head to Donegal Town. But Cllr Enda Bonner says although the route is extensive in Donegal, many roads have been left out. He’s calling

A man has died following a fishing accident off the coast of Donegal earlier this afternoon. The accident occurred just off Horn Head in Dunfanaghy. The coastguard was alerted at around 3:30pm this afternoon that a man had fallen overboard off a fishing vessel. The man was one of two men working on a lobster

Post Offices around the country need to “diversify and modernise” in order to attract new customers. A government commissioned report published this morning examines the mounting pressures being faced by Irish post offices, 24 of which closed between 2011 and 2014. It found that of the 1,100 post offices in Ireland, the vast majority of

A man has been rushed to Letterkenny General Hospital after he fell overboard off a fishing boat this afternoon. The man was one of two men working on a lobster boat off Horn Head this afternoon when the accident occurred. Mulroy Coastguard were the first on the scene and managed to pluck the man from

A number of Irish students have been killed after a balcony collapsed in Berkeley, California. Five people are dead and at least 8 others are critically injured after the fourth floor balcony collapsed at an apartment building on Kittridge Street near the University of California shortly before 9am Irish time. The Minister for Foreign Affairs

Donegal County Council has voted against a motion calling for a monument to be erected in the county in commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising. The Sinn Fein motion called for a monument to be built outside the County House in Lifford in memory of all those who gave their lives for Irish freedom. The

It’s emerged that 21 people are to lose their jobs at Medisize in Letterkenny, all of whom were taken on earlier this year on a temporary basis to cover one specific order. Six people have already gone, with 15 more to go. Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle is Mayor of the Letterkenny Municipal District, he says

The Irish Independent is reporting this morning that thousands of people with loans from moneylenders could be in line to have their borrowings wiped out, and get compensation. It follows a case won by a Donegal couple who took on the State’s largest moneylender through the financial services ombudsman. They had loans from Provident Personal

It is claimed that repairs to the council’s housing stock are not being carried out to a satisfactory standard. Donegal County Council has a set criteria they follow for the repair of vacant properties which include houses being structurally sound, rubbish removal, chimneys being cleaned and walls painted. But Councillor Gerry Crawford says he has

  The Council is being asked to provide extra funding for the countries only Irish language theatre in Gweedore. The Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair in Derrybeg, which opened in 1962, is funded completely independently. Donegal County Council owns two theatres in the county in Letterkenny and Ballyshannon, and is required to fund these assets. But Cllr

Councillor Ciaran Brogan is the new Mayor of Donegal. The Letterkenny based Councillor was elected unopposed at today’s Annual General Meeting in Lifford as part of an inter-party pact. He succeeds Cllr John Campbell. While he has been Mayor of Letterkenny on two occasions, this is the first time Cllr Brogan has been the county’s

It’s emerged the Fire Service has had to be called out to free young children who have become trapped in the grilles protecting the storm drain adjacent to Ringfort Road in Derry. The Rivers Agency has carried out a significant amount of work to upgrade this culvert in response to flooding in the area, but

A Donegal Councillor has claimed that the closure of rural Garda stations is leading to people being unable to get on the electoral register. When registering to vote a person must have their forms signed by a member of the Garda at a station. Cllr Albert Doherty says during the recent referendum many people who

The husband of a woman who died of cancer after it was not detected in earlier tests has said an unreserved apology from Letterkenny General Hospital is too little, too late. On Friday, the HSE has settled an action for damages arising from the death of mother of three Melissa Hamilton. The 34 year old

The Mayor of the Letterkenny Municipal District says he understands there is to be a meeting today between management and union representatives at Medisize in Letterkenny. On Friday, unconfirmed reports began to surface that job losses may be on the cards at the plant. Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle says he tried to contact management on

Parents can register their children under 6 for free GP care from today. 60 per cent of the country’s doctors have signed up to the scheme, however the Health Minister has indicated he expects three quarters of practices will have signed up for the scheme by the end of the week. The highest registration rate

  There have been no reports of injuries following a shooting incident at Fanad Drive in the Creggan area of Derry last night. A number of shots were fired at around half past seven. Condemning the incident, local Councillor Kevin Campbell said this took place on a summer’s night with residents out and about enjoying

A 46-year-old man is in a critical condition in Sligo Regional Hospital following an assault in Donegal overnight. The attack happened at a house on the Tullan Strand Road in Bundoran at around 1am. A 19-year-old man was arrested close-by for public order offences and taken to Ballyshannon Garda Station. He has since been released