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Police are currently concerned about the whereabouts of 31 year old Gary Campbell from Derry. Gary Campbell, from the Creggan Estate, was last seen in the early hours of this yesterday morning in the Creggan Street area. He was wearing a yellow and white checked shirt, black jacket and jeans when last seen. Police are […]

The burning of a 70-foot carved wooden temple has taken place in Derry. More than 15,000 people attended the event last night as the artwork was set alight in the Waterside area. The project was the work of US artist David Best, and his aim was to offer an alternative perspective on bonfires. More than

Detectives in Limavady are appealing for information following a burglary in the Thackery Place area. It is believed three men dressed in dark clothing entered the home of a man in his 80’s between 8 pm and 8.30 pm on the evening of Thursday 19 March. Entry was gained by forcing the door. It is

  Sinn Féin Councillor Liam Doherty has announced he is to raise a motion during the next sitting of Donegal County Council calling on the local authority to recognise the tourism potential of Drumboe Woods in Stranorlar. Cllr Doherty says the forest has potential to more of a recreational site and an amenity for the

Detectives in Derry are appealing for witnesses following a report of criminal damage to a house in the Brookdale Park area of Shantallow in the early hours of this morning. At approximately 4.30 am a wheelie bin was pushed against the front door and set alight. The NIFRS attended the scene and extinguished the fire

A working group report commissioned to exam job creation opportunities in the Gaoth Dobhair Business Park is to be launched next Friday. Údarás na Gaeltachta announced yesterday that groups charged with exploring potential enterprise development for Gaoth Dobhair Business Park will publish its findings – six months after the report was originally expected to be

A Christmas Eve assault on the grandson of Ireland’s longest-serving politician has cost the attacker €3,000 to avoid a term in jail. Judge Kevin Kilrane described the attack on Sean McIntyre, Donegal County councillor Sean McEniff’s grandson, as “absolutely outrageous.” He said it was an aggravated attack when student Conor Gilmartin “pulverised” Mr McIntyre in

Foyle MP Mark Durkan is pressing the case for a “City Deal” for Derry, saying that this would be a way of implementing the One Plan which has been agreed at local and Stormont level. Mr Durkan had a meeting this week with Northern Secretary Theresa Villiers, and says she is supportive of the idea

Figures published this morning by the CSO show that people in Donegal had an average disposable income of 15,921 euro in 2012, down 321 euro on the previous year. In previous years, Donegal has had the lowest disposal income in the state, but this year, that mantle goes to Monaghan, with an average income of

Hopes of a spectacular view of the most significant solar eclipse of this millennium so far were dashed for many people in Donegal this morning, with heavy cloud and mist obscuring the view. Over 90% of the sun was covered by the moon at the height of the eclipse at 9.30 this morning, but at

The North’s Culture Minister has been accused of failing to deliver on promises of a lasting legacy for Derry’s City of Culture. Foyle MLA Colum Eastwood says it’s now emerged that there is no money available to deliver City of Culture legacy projects from the end of this month. He says MInister Carál Ní Chuilín

A policeman sacked after being investigated for allegedly spying on a woman in a tanning salon in Co Donegal has lost a High Court challenge to his dismissal. Paul Laverty was seeking a judicial review over the disclosure of information about the incident to his PSNI bosses. But a judge yesterday dismissed his case due

Co Donegal will be the best place to be in the country this morning to view the first near-total solar eclipse of this millennium. This partial eclipse will be the biggest seen in Ireland since August 1999 with approximately 90% of the sun being covered. The event will finish at around 10.40am as the sun

Hundreds of people from Co Donegal are expected to descend on the capital tomorrow for a national demonstration against water charges. Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend Right2Waters National Anti-Water charges demonstration in Dublin. There are three assembly points for the event in Dublin, namely Heuston Station, Connolly Station and Merrion Square

Police are currently at the scene of a serious road traffic accident in Derry. Police are advising motorists that Chapel Road in the city is currently closed at its junctions with Newlyn Terrace and Spencer Road due to the serious RTC involving a car and a motorcycle. There are no further details at this stage.

A Northwest MEP has said that the Government have shamed the country after it was ruled that Ireland is in breach of a directive on the working hours of junior doctors. A legal opinion from the European court of justice has found that the Irish health system cannot exclude the training hours of non-consultant hospital

A Derry City Cllr has questioned the use of PSNI resources in Creggan in the city last night. During a raid on a house in Ballymagowan Gardens just before midnight up to a dozen PSNI jeeps, two bomb disposal squads and a helicopter were deployed. Police say while there were no arrests, a number of

The Health Information and Quality Authority says it issued immediate high risk letters to 7 public acute hospitals over poor hygiene practices. In it’s latest survey, HIQA found these hospitals had problems with environment and facilities management, hand hygiene, communicable disease control and unclean patient equipment. Letterkenny General Hospital was not among the hospitals where

Plans for a Community Text Alert scheme in Malin are reaching an advanced stage, with a public meeting tomorrow night in the Malin Hotel to guage support for the initiative and provide the community with information on how it works./ Gardai say there’s been a big increase in the number of such schemes in the

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences following a police search in the Waterside area of Derry. Chief Inspector Tony Callaghan said that what are believed to be the remnants of a cannabis factory were fund during a search at Prehen Park last evening. A small quantity of suspected cannabis and

Enterprise Week, Donegal gets underway next Monday, with the Local Enterprise Office in the county urging existing and potential businesses to become involved. There are talks, seminars and workshops taking place at various locations throughout the week, culminating in the Enterprise Awards presentation on Friday March 27th. Ursula Donnelly is the Assistant CEO of the

Up to 500 thousand people take anxiety pills in Ireland. The Irish Examiner says almost 2.3 million prescriptions were written for anxiety and depression drugs in 2012. 330 thousand of those were public patients, at a cost of 40 million euro to the state. The figures published in today’s Irish Examiner are based on analysis

  Donegal Fire Service has urged caution after a number of fires involving multi-fuel stoves. The local fire service said it had noticed a rise in fires, some serious, involving the burners in domestic dwellings around the county. The stoves became hugely popular across Ireland during the recession as householders tried to reduce their reliance

A new report published to coincide with a major Seafood Show in the US suggests that salmon farming has a bright future. The International Salmon Farmers’ Association has published the document, which is titled “Salmon Farming – Sustaining Communities and Feeding the World”. It says there will be significant opportunities ahead, particularly for coastal communities