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SDLP Councillor Sean Carr has resigned from the party, but will remain on the Derry City and Strabane District Council as an Independent representative. Cllr Carr announced his resignation yesterday. Speaking to Highland Radio News, the now former SDLP Cllr has said he is disappointed in having to make the decision but says he will

The 15 year-old boy who was reported missing in Derry two days ago has been located and is safe.   Police in Derry have thanked the public for their assistance.

  Police at Strand Road are seeking assistance in locating a 15-year-old youth who is missing in Derry. Jamie Armstrong was last seen at his accommodation at Irish Street shortly before 9pm on Tuesday last. He is described as being five ft 6 and of a slim build. Jamie has fair hair and blue eyes.

  Donegal Sinn Féin TD, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has received confirmation from the Minister of State for the Environment, Paudie Coffey that test reports on concrete blocks affected by Mica in Donegal are currently being reviewed by his department officials. A technical report is being prepared on the matter. Deputy Mc Lochlainn is welcoming the

  Met Eireann is warning that the current spell of good weather is coming to an end, and it’ll be much cooler by Saturday. Temperatures will plummet to as low as 9 degrees in some parts of the country. Forecaster Pat Clarke says people should make the most of the sun before the rain comes

The General Secretary of the INMO says there is a serious shortage of beds at Letterkenny General Hospital. Liam Doran was speaking after figures were published today showing there were 2812 patients on trollies at the hospital last month. He says it’s a serious situation…………..

  A PSNI Area Commander in Derry says whoever left three viable devices in Drumahoe will be found and brought before the courts. The pipe-bomb devices were found by a member of the public on a riverbank close to a pub car park at around 10.30am. Police have said the devices were designed to kill

Almost nine thousand patients were on trolleys at hospitals around the country last month – the worst March figure in over a decade. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says the figure confirms the extent of the growing crisis. St Vincents Hospital in Dublin saw the biggest increase between March 2014 and March 2015 –

A show of support for the staff and owners of the Cairo 24/7 shop in Derry will take place outside the Strand Road premises at 4 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. The gathering is being organised by People before Profit following what they described as a campaign of intimidation. In the latest incident on Tuesday, one worker

The IFA has just launched its Save Lives Campaign to promote farm safety and to try and reduce the number of fatalities as a result of accidents on farms. The Chairperson of the Donegal IFA Farm Family and Social Affairs Committee, Lisa McMonagle, has been explaining why the campaign is so important……….. You can hear

Organisers who brought the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil to Derry two years ago will bid for the festival to return, possibly in 2017. Derry City and Strabane District Council lent its support to the move after a meeting with the Derry Comhaltas this week. An estimated 400,000 people attended the event in 2013 when it was

Three viable devices have been made safe by Army technical experts at Drumahoe outside Derry. The pipe-bomb devices were found by a member of the public on a riverbank close to a pub car park at around 10.30am. Chief Inspector Alan Hutton said the devices were designed to kill or maim. “At this stage it

Police and Army Bomb Disposal Experts are currently examining a number of suspicious object at Drumahoe Road in Derry. Drumahoe Road has been closed at its junctions with the Fincairn Road and Church Road and diversions are in place. It’s understood that three pipe bombs have been discovered. DUP councillor, Hilary McClintock has visited the

The Junior Education Minister has told the Dail that the government will not be introducing an appeals mechanism against changes to the school transport scheme, which it’s claimed will see pupils from the Urris area forced to relocate from Carndonagh to Buncrana. The change, which sees a new system of calculating distances, was brought in

Police and Army Bomb Disposal Experts are currently examining a suspicious object at Drumahoe Road in Derry. Drumahoe Road has been closed at its junctions with the Fincairn Road and Church Road and diversions are in place. There are no further details at present.

Donegal County Council has been hosting a delegation from Al-bireh Municipality in Palestine this week. The three delegates have been briefed on economic, social and cultural position of Donegal, and tofay has been visiting Sliabh Liag and other tourism sites in South and West Donegal. The Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland joined the delegation for a

Three arrests were made in Derry yesterday in relation to alleged drugs offences. A man is to be reported to the PPS after cannabis and diazepam tablets were seized in a search in the Shantallow area on Tuesday morning. And in another search in the Shantallow area on Tuesday afternoon, a man was arrested on

The retail giant Primark is holding a jobs fair in Omagh, with 108 positions on offer at its new store on Market Street. West Tyrone MLA Joe Bryne says it’s to be welcomed that over 100 people from Omagh and the surrounding areas will be given the opportunity to find employment today. Mr Byrne says

A National Conference on Alcohol taking place today to discuss how communities can tackle alcohol abuse. It’s part of Action on Alcohol Week, which is organised by the Donegal based Alcohol Forum. The role that marketing plays in influencing young people’s attitudes and behaviours to alcohol is also being discussed. The Chief Executive of the

A Donegal Cllr has said it’s time that the government acted on the youth unemployment crisis in the county. New figures released show that there are almost 3,000 people under the age of 25 in Co Donegal unemployed. And the statistics released by the Department of Social Protection also show 1197 of these people have

A number of people in Donegal have been the victim of a fraudulent online Tax Refund scheme. People have received e-mails linking them to a bogus website which looks like a legitimate Revenue website. The scam artists then instruct people to submit their personal details in order to claim back the tax. Michael Coll of

Hundreds of jobs are on the line at the Irish division of betting giant Ladbrokes after it suffered losses of €5m last year. The company has sought court protection to try to turn around its loss-making venture and secured the appointment of an interim examiner after several years of declining profits. Ladbrokes said lay-offs are

A former British soldier who lined his children up ‘like mini soldiers’ before punishing them sometimes with a poker has been jailed for ten and a half years at Derry Crown Court. The 60-year-old man from County Derry who cannot be named to protect the identity of his victims, had admitted three counts of cruelty

Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are to visit Ireland next month. It’s been confirmed that the royal couple will visit Ireland, and Northern Ireland, for four days beginning on May the 19th. It’s the couple’s first visit to Ireland together – and Charles’ first visit since 2002. It has been reported they will

The EPA says it expects water quality on Lady’s Bay in Buncrana to improve. Figures published this morning show that of 19 bathing areas assessed, 16 were of excellent quality, two, Rathmullan and Portnablagh were deemed ‘good’ and one, Lady’s Bay in Buncrana was deemed ‘sufficient’. Tony Dolan is a member of the EPA’s Bathing

Police in Derry will be stepping up their patrols in the Galliagh area this weekend after incidents last weekend involving young people, two of whom were arrested. There were reports of young people throwing petrol around and setting it alight, on some occasions throwing it at each other. Yesterday, Chief Inspector Tony Callaghan and other

A special meeting of the Donegal Education and Training Board will take place on Monday next to discuss the future of Colaiste Chineal Eoghain in Buncrana, which is set to be closed on a phased basis because of insufficient numbers applying for enrolment. The special meeting was sought by Cllr Rena Donaghey, a member of

A man who police describe as a ‘trusted and important’ member of an organised crime gang responsible for trying to import more than £2 million worth of drugs into the North has been refused bail. The Derry man who cannot be named as an anonymity order has been imposed by the court faces a total