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  The members of the Letterkenny Municipal District have committed themselves to supporting the Lough Swilly Ferry, which will shortly be going to tender. The service didn’t run last year after the previous operator said the subvention available from Donegal County Council was not enough to make the service commercially viable. Mayor Cllr Michael Mc […]

The Minister for Health will visit Derry today to view progress on the North West Radiotherapy Unit. The cross border unit at Altnagelvin Hospital, which is being part funded by the Irish government, will cater for 90 per cent of suitable cancer patients in the North West of the island. Minister Leo Varadkar will also

  There are road closures in effect on the Derry side of  Strabane as a result of a security alert which has been ongoing since last night. The closures affect parts of the Ballyheather Road and the Ballylaw Road in Artigarvan. Diversions are in place.

A Donegal County Cllr has claimed that the county could lose out on hosting the Irish Open because of coastal erosion. Currently the 14th hole of Ballyliffin Golf Club is only a metre away from being taken away by the sea. The club want to carry out work to stop the erosion, but this is

An 18-year-old Strabane man accused of trying to rape a girl aged 15 while on police bail for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman has been remanded into custody. Ross Donahoe, of Altiskane, Strabane, was charged at Enniskillen Magistrates Court with raping the woman on March 22, and attempting to rape the girl two weeks later.

The prospect of a major gold find in Donegal has been raised once again following the announcement that a mining company has been granted five new prospecting licences covering 187 sq km on the Innisowen peninsula. Conemara Mining’s geologists believe there is a very good chance of making a high grade gold find in the

The Chief Executive of Donegal County Council says there is no question about the solvency of the organisation. Seamus Neely has issued a statment responding to the recent publication of a government overview of the work of the Local Government Auditors. It found that Donegal and Sligo had the two biggest deficits in the country.

Concerns have been raised following a creeper burglary at a house in the Gleneagles area of Derry. At approximately 5 am on Saturday morning, two men entered the house and when confronted by the occupant left. It is thought they took the keys of a blue Octavia Skoda and returned later and made off in

A Donegal County Councillor has called for an end to political parties being funded by public funding. The State currently provides €14.3m every year to four political parties: €4.9m to Fine Gael; €3.1m to Labour; €2.8m to Fianna Fail; and €1.8m to Sinn Fein, and €1.67 to independents. Cllr Dessie Shiels raised his concerns at

Calls have been made for Donegal County Council meetings to be webcast. A number of councils in Ireland already broadcast their meetings online, while proceedings in the Dail and Seanad are broadcast on a daily basis. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Eaispaig says the council should look at how much it would cost. And he

A lorry driver has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal crash in County Tyrone. The two vehicle collision happened on the Melmount Road between Sion Mills and Victoria Bridge just after 10pm on Saturday night. Albertas Daskevicius, from Ballykelly, County Derry, was charged over the death of Sean McIlwee on

  A new tourism survey finds that 44% of visitors to Ireland reported that their trip exceeded their expectations, while 55% had their expectations met. The list of reasons for exceeding expectations was topped by the friendliness of the people, followed by irish people, Scenery, hiostory and culture, and the weather being better than anticipated.

A Donegal County Councillor has called for a freeze on granting planning permissions on windfarms until new guidlines are adopted. Cllr Gary Doherty says the increasing size of turbines being proposed means the guidlines in exsistence are not fit for purpose. The Council passed a motion today calling on the Environment Minister to introduce a

Foyle MP Mark Durkan says there will be ‘consternation and frustration’ in the North West after it emerged today that work on a second major upgrade of the Derry to Coleraine railway line has been delayed by a further four months. Mr Durkan expressed concerned that once again, key months are being lost on a

Right2Water Donegal staged a protest at this mornings adjourned meeting of Donegal County Council. The group were protesting at the handing over of County Council housing tenants details to Irish Water, despite a motion from councillors urging him not to do so. One member of the group, Margo Mc Grory, handed a letter of objection

A 49 year old man charged with dangerous driving causing death after a fatal road collision just outside Sion Mills is due to appear before Enniskillen Magistrates court later today. The two vehicle collision involving a lorry and a van happened just after 10pm on Saturday night close to the turn off to Bellspark Road

  Sinn Féin Councillor John Shéamais Ó Fearraigh has described plans to force local authorities to hand over development levy funds to Irish Water as scandalous. The levy which in recent years was charged on new developments by local authorities throughout the country is now to be transferred to Irish Water because of a vesting

As two one teacher schools in Donegal face an uncertain future, Donegal North East Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue says this is the legacy of a government which has seen the number of one teacher schools quadruple. He was speaking after it emerged in yesterday’s Sunday Business Post that Doaghbeg National School in Fanad and Leabgarrow

  An investigation is under way following an incident on Aranmore Island. A woman has been taken to Letterkenny General Hospital for treatment. She is believed to be in her 30s. Gardai were called to the island in the early hours of this morning. Gardai say are investigating the incident. There are no further details

  A body has been recovered from the River Foyle in Co. Donegal  earlier this afternoon. Gardai were alerted to the scene when a passer-by discovered the body at the banks of the River Foyle in Co. Donegal at approximately 12 noon this afternoon. Gardai say they are liaising with the PSNI in their inquiries.

The 49 year man arrested following a fatal RTC on the Melmount Road, Victoria Bridge, Strabane last night, has been charged with dangerous driving causing death, causing death by driving whilst uninsured, no insurance and failing to have recording equipment fitted to his vehicle. The man has been charged to appear at Enniskillen Magistrates Court

  Detectives from Public Protection Branch have charged an 18 year man with rape and attempted rape. The charges  relate to two incidents in the Strabane area. The incidents are said to have taken place on 22 March 2015 and 7 April 2015. He is due to appear at Enniskillen Magistrates Court tomorrow.

A man in his 40s has died following a road traffic accident just outside Sion Mills. The two vehicle collision happened on the Melmount Road between Sion Mills and Victoria Bridge. The RTC involving a lorry and a van happened just after 10pm close to the turn off to Bellspark Road. The road at the