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Donegal County Council says there may be opportunities for artists to take up short term leases at the Donegal Craft Village outside Donegal Town in the coming months. The council says for the past 30 years, the village has been a hub for creativity, serving both the local and tourist markets. The council says It

The head of the country’s biggest nursing union says the overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny General Hospital this year had nothing to do with the flood of 2013. Neither, he says, is there a major problem with delayed discharges. INMO General Secretary Liam Doran says the core problem at Letterkenny General is that there are not

There are calls for a large turnout at the latest protest against Irish Water in Letterkenny, which gets underway at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon under the banner “Bin the Bills”. The event, which is being organsied by Can’t Pay Won’t Pay is being supported by Donegal Right2Water. Francis Mc Cafferty of Can’t Pay Won’t Pay

It’s being claimed that small businesses in Donegal could benefit substantially if a  Fianna Fáil Bill on tendering procurement passes into law. The draft legislation is aimed at supporting SMEs by improving their chances of securing public contracts has passed through second stage in the Seanad. Dublin Senator Darragh O’Brien secured support from all sides of

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive has announced plans to transform an area in Galliagh, Derry into community allotment gardens for residents. Work is to begin on the area between Glencaw Park and Leafair Gardens this coming Monday. Last week, the area saw up to 40 youths taking part in anti-social behaviour, leaving residents distressed and

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