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There’s been another paramilitary style attack in Derry, this time in the Creggan. A man in his thirties was badly beated at around midnight last night. Condemning the incident, local Councillor Kevin Campbell says in a sinister twist, a wheelie bin was placed against the house and set alight…………..

Concerns have been raised about what is believed to be ‘organised fighting’ among a number of youths in the Culmore area of Derry. Over 30 youths are believed to have taken part in the fight, which began in a shop. SDLP Cllr Angela Dobbins witnessed the incident ………..

Irish Water will tomorrow start reading meters in advance of their first round of bills. The utility confirmed last week it’s expecting a large number of queries about the bills, because of gaps and errors in the information they have on some properties. Meanwhile it’s reported today that the names of more than 100 thousand

Foyle MP Mark Durkan has welcomed the news that after a year of protracted price negotiations between the British government and drug manufacturers a deal has been struck. The life-saving vaccine against Meningitis B disease will be made available for free on the NHS for babies in Derry and across the North from September. Mr

A number of children have been taken to hospital following a bus crash in Co Donegal. The bus was carrying the Carrickfergus Rugby Club’s Under-14 team and their coaches. It is understood the bus overturned on the Laghey to Pettigo Road just before 3pm this afternoon. The team had travelled to Donegal town to play a

The skipper of the world’s largest trawler, branded King of the Seas by a judge, has been convicted of breaching EU fishing regulations on board a vessel that’s half a metre longer than the Croke Park pitch. Two of the five charges against Gerrit Plug, skipper of the 144.6 metres long Annelies Ilena, were rejected

454 drivers were detected speeding – between 7 o’clock yesterday morning and 7am today – during ‘Operation Slow Down’. Gardai launched the 24 hour initiative in an effort to reduce the number of speed-related collisions and officers say reports from around the country show the message was heeded, and there was a visible reduction in

A Donegal South West TD is hoping that the latest development package for the Irish seafood sector announced by Minister Simon Coveney will see substantial investment in Donegal. 241 million euro is being pumped into the industry by the government, backed by substantial private sector investment. Minister Coveney says it will provide capital to assist

  Donegal South West Deputy Pearse Doherty has welcomed Údarás na Gaeltachta’s 4.7 million euro plan to support the creation of three hundred new jobs in the Gweedore Business Park. However Deputy Doherty says there is no government commitment to address problems identified in the report. They include delays in the long awaited Gweedore Sewage

An investment package for the Irish seafood sector has been launched with the aim of creating thousands of new jobs. 241 million euro is being pumped into the industry as part of a new development programme, from which Donegal will be expected to benefit. It will provide capital to assist seafood enterprises to grow their

Donegal County Cllr Ciaran Brogan has announced that he will NOT be seeking the Fianna Fail nomination to run in the next General Election. The two three-seat Donegal constituencies, North East and South West, will come together as one five-seater for the next election. A number of names within the Fianna Fail party have been

A Derry man has been found not guilty of murdering Barry McCrory in Shipquay Street in 2013. 59 year old Kieran McLaughlin, from Elaghmore Park, had consistently denied murdering Barry McCrory, who was shot dead in October 2013. In delivering his reserved judgement at Belfast Crown Court, Judge Mr Justice Horner, who sat alone without

Údarás na Gaeltachta have announced that they are to support the creation of 300 new jobs on the Gaoth Dobhair Business Park over the next 3 years. 80 new jobs for the Business Park will also be coming on-stream in the near future. The agency is to invest a total of €4.7 million over the

A Donegal Cllr has claimed that UK windfarm developers targeting the county are laughing all the way to the bank. Planree Ltd have applied to An Board Pleanala to develop Irelands biggest onshore windfarm at Carrickduff Hill and Lismullyduff. The proposed windfarm could see up to 49 wind turbines built over 20 townlands from Barnesmore

New research shows strong regional preferences when it comes to buying fruit and vegetables. While bananas top the charts in most counties, and berries, tomatoes, potatoes and oranges are also in the top five, there are also strong regional preferences, according to a study by Tesco of the bestsellers in its stores nationwide. The supermarket

Claims that the government’s jobs strategy is working in Donegal have been rejected by Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle. Launching the Action Plan for Jobs in the Border region, Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton said there’s been a 40% increase in IDA jobs created in Donegal since 2011. However, Deputy Pringle says less than 800 jobs over

The former skipper of the Irish naval vessel LE Roisin has told of the day he ordered his officers to board one of the world’s largest trawlers off Tory Island when it was suspected of breaching EU fishing regulations. The retired Lieutenant Commander said he was in charge of the LE Oisin on fishery patrol

  Sinn Féin Cllr Elisha McCallion has been elected Mayor of the new Derry and Strabane Council. which formally takes office next week. She was elected to the position at the council’s AGM in the Guildhall tonight. Speaking in the Guildhall after being appointed as the first mayor of the new council, Councillor McCallion said

A group of 15 ministers and workers from a variety of Christian churches in Donegal have issued a statement calling for a no vote in the upcoming referendum on same-sex marriage. They say they believe they have a moral and biblical duty to uphold God’s standards and God’s definitions, and as leaders in our churches

The owner of a Derry restaurant gutted by fire earlier this month says he’s hopeful of getting his business up and running again. Almost 70 staff at the Mandarin Palace are now out of work after the inside of the building was gutted last month. The start of the fire was captured on the restaurant’s

The Jobs Minister has said that there has been an increase of 40% in employment at IDA companies since 2011 in Co Donegal. Minister Richard Bruton is in the Northwest today to launch the third action plan for jobs in the border region. The plan aims to accelerate the progress already made by Enterprise Ireland