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An Overview of the work of Local Government Auditors has expressed grave concern at the deficit run by Donegal County Council. At the end of 2013, the council’s deficit was over 17 million euro, the second highest in the country. The report also found that at the same time, the council had a land bank […]

The first Irish Water bills are due to begin arriving through letterboxes from today. The company has already warned that they are likely to contain errors and incorrect information. They’re urging those affected to contact them, and have hired more than 700 customer service staff to take calls on the company’s helplines. Customers have two

A Donegal County Councillor is calling on the HSE to release to release its report into flooding at Letterkenny General Hospital, or explain what the delay is. It had been expected that the HSE’s flood report publication would be released in the next number of weeks, but it was reported locally yesterday that the publication is

The Chairman of Donegal County Council says the county’s tourism industry is set to have its busiest Summer ever. The Easter weekend saw thousands descend on the county, with attractions such as Glenveagh National Park, Slieve League and Mount Errigal seeing bumper crowds. A number of business owners around the county have also reported seeing a

A woman in her 90s was left badly shaken after man forced her way into her home in Derry this morning. The woman was home alone when man entered entered her home on Rock Road at around 11am. PSNI Detective Joan Rawson said the elderly woman was unhurt but had been left shaken by the

A body of a man has been discovered in the river close to Strabane Golf Course this evening. The body was discovered by a local fisherman in the river close to the 10th hole. Emergency Services recovered the body from the River Mourne a short time later. The body is understood to be that of an angler

An Inishowen councillor is hopeful that plans for a major tourism attraction at Malin Head can be advanced sooner rather than later. Cllr Martin Mc Dermott told Highland Radio News this afternoon that with 150,000 people visiting Malin head every year, the need for a development there has been well documented. However, the lack of

The fire service has dealt with a mobile home fire in Rossnowlagh this morning. We understand there was no-one in the mobile home at the time, and no injuries have been reported. Two units attended the fire, one from Ballyshannon, the other from Donegal Town.

  Right2Water Donegal is to hold a protest outside County House in Lifford on Monday morning next. The protest at 9.30 will take place before Donegal County Council reconvenes to complete its March meeting. The group says it is inviting people to hand back, bin or dispose of Water bills outside the seat of local

Errigal College in Letterkenny has been allocated funding for three new Science rooms. The allocation has been welcomed by Cllr. Jimmy Kavanagh, the Chair of the Board of Management. Councillor Kavanagh says Errigal College has been working extremely hard over the years towards getting the science department upgraded, and that persistence has now been rewarded…………

  Average asking prices for a house in Ireland grew by 4-point-6 per cent in the first 3 months of this year. The latest House Price Report by Daft.ie shows a return to price growth, following a 1 per cent fall in the final quarter of last year. The latest House Price Report by Daft.ie

A man who died after being knocked down in Stranorlar has been named as Kieran Doherty. He was in his late sixties. The incident happened shortly before 3am on Sunday morning at McClays corner. The road was closed for a time as a forensic collision investigation took place, but reopened on Sunday afternoon. Gardai are

A surfer was brought to safety by the Bundoran Lifeboat after getting into difficulty last night. Shortly after 8pm, a passer-by noticed the female surfer in difficulty off Tullan Strand in Bundoran and dialled 999. Within minutes, Malin head Coastguard had contacted the lifeboat and the Atlantic 85 lifeboat was launched, reaching the woman within

The county has been basking in a good deal of Easter sunshine. Temperatures reached a sunny 15 degrees in places here, and the good weather is set to continue until at least Thursday. Patches of mist and fog could form in the coming nights, which could become quite cold, however. We should probably make the

  Following the assumption of local government responsibilities by the new Derry City and Strabane District Council, a Strabane based councillor says the town will not be swallowed up by Derry City. During the transition period, Cllr Patsy Kelly co-chaired a committee overseeing how the services offered by the two council would be converged. He

Stranorlar Area Councillor Patrick Mc Gowan says he believes An Bord Pleanala will reject the application for what would be the biggest ever wind farm development in the state. The proposal was rejected by Donegal County Councillors at their meeting last week, and towards the end of last week, a 250 foot mast was cut

A woman has been slashed in the face by another woman in Derry last night during an attack which police are treating as a hate crime. The victim, who is aged in her 20s, was walking through the subway tunnel in Duke Street, beside the railway station, when she was approached by two men and

Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a petrol bomb attack in the Dublin Road area of Strabane during the early hours of this morning (Sun). It was reported that at around 4.45am a number of petrol bombs had been thrown at a car parked in the driveway of a house in the area.  Damage was

Strabane based Councillor Patsy Kelly says an attack on his car last night will only strengthen his resolve as a public representative. Cllr Kelly told Highland Radio News that when he returned home after mass this morning, he found his car had been attacked and the windscreen smashed. He says if whoever did this thought

Bishop Philip Boyce has published his Easter Message, with a prayer for peace in countries where Christians are being persecuted. The text of the message is as follows –   Easter Message 2015.   Easter is the most important Feast of the whole year. In the liturgy of the Church we have many Feasts –

A Stranorlar area councillor says the cutting down of a mast at the site of a proposed windfarm development at Lismullaghduff will have no impact on the planning process. Cllr Patrick Mc Gowan was speaking after the 250 foot structure was cut down at some point towards the end of last week. The incident, which

A man in his sixties has died after being knocked down by a car in Stranorlar. Gardaí say it happened at 2.50 this morning at McClays corner. The male pedestrian in his late 60s was pronounced dead at the scene and his body remains at scene. The road remains closed to facilitate a forensic collision

Irish Water customers are being asked to specify the colour of their front door if they want to get the right bill. Today’s Irish Examiner claims the utility company needs help matching 50-thousand water meters to houses around the country. It says a large number of properties with similar addresses is causing confusion on their

Donegal Councillor Dessie Shiels is demanding that Health Minister take action after a report by council planners concluded that there was pre-existing knowledge of flood risks at Letterkenny General Hospital. Cllr Shiels says the report clearly shows that the serious flooding in 2013 and 2014 which could have been avoided. He’s now planning to write

As Met Eireann predicts an improvement in the weather, a warning has been issued by the Fire Service and Bord na Mona, on the risk of fires in the countryside this weekend. The organisations say the chance of fire is much greater at Bank Holiday weekends as there are more people enjoying outdoor activities. People

Age Action Ireland says that older people with certain medical conditions aren’t being properly served as part of the Fair Deal scheme. It comes as a review of the scheme was released on the cost of nursing home care here. Older people taking part in the scheme, are currently paying 80 percent of their disposable