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Police look into possible loyalist link to Derry bomb scares

Police in Derry say they are looking into possible links between Thursday’s two security alerts in the Waterside and loyalist groups. There were two security alerts in the Waterside area yesterday. At around 11am yesterday, the PSNI confirmed that they were dealing with a security alert after a suspicious device was discovered in the front

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Letterkenny Hospital has second highest number of patients on trolley’s today

Letterkenny General Hospital has the second highest number of patients on trolley’s in the country today. 32 people awaiting admission at Letterkenny General today according to the INMO. There were 21 patients on trollies in the Emergency Department this morning and 11 awaiting admission on wards.  

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Negotiations to take place in attempt to save NOWDoc service

It’s been confirmed that negotiations will take place in a last ditch attempt to save the NOWDoc service in Co Donegal. An independent third party mediator has been appointed to hold the talks between Caredoc and the HSE. Concerns have been raised regarding the future of the service. All parties will now sit down to discuss all various

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Cllr McMonagle – Clarification needed regarding future of 35 jobs at Gormleys Centre

A Donegal Co Cllr has said that 35 workers at Gormleys Centra have no idea if they’ll have a job next week. Receivers have been appointed to the store and they are due to come in to do a stock take later this morning. Wholesaler Musgrave, who are the stores main suppliers, confirmed yesterday it

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Mc Monagle urges Glencar community to support local Centra

One of the biggest retail supermarkets in Letterkenny is facing an uncertain future, with speculation that receivers are preparing to move in tomorrow. No statement has been issued by Gormley’s Centra in Glencar, but local councillor Gerry Mc Monagle has been speaking to management today. He’s stressing that the shop, which employs 35 people, is

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PSNI

Update – Another security alert in Derry after suspicious object found in Jeffrey Avenue

There are now two security alerts underway in Derry. Within the past hour, the PSNI said a suspicious object had been found in Jeffrey Avenue in the Waterside, and an Army Technical Officer has been tasked to examine it. Members of the public should avoid the area of Jeffrey Avenue and Harkness Gardens. Earlier, police

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Suspicious object has been discovered in the front garden of a home in Derry

A suspicious object has been discovered in the front garden of a home in Derry. Police have closed some roads around Trafalgar Court. Up to 20 homes have been evacuated, Sperrin Park community centre has been opened for anyone that wishes to make use of it. DUP councillor Drew Thompson, is at the scene..

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Cllr Shiels slams Council for not advertising availability of Strategic Development Fund

A Donegal County Cllr has hit out at the Council for not advertising the availability of the Strategic Development Fund. Under the fund 740,000 euro is allocated to community, voluntary and sporting groups in Co Donegal. The minimum amount which may be awarded to any single group is 2,500 euro and the maximum is 25,000

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Inishowen Motors and Highland Radio Celebrate 5 Year Partnership

Inishowen Motors and Highland Radio are celebrating a five year partnership this month. The Letterkenny and Malin dealership has been the motoring partner for Highland Radio since 2010. Earlier this week, Inishowen Motors delivered three top-of-the-range 151 vehicles to the Highland Radio studios: a Kia Sportage, a Kia Ceed SW and a Nissan Qashqai. The

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Bonagee on top of USL

There was one game played last night in the Ulster Senior League with Bonagee United going top of the table after a comfortable win over Finn Harps under the lights at the Finn Valley Centre. Bonagee led 5-0 at the break and went on to record a 9-0 victory. Meanwhile in the Colleges Umbro Cup,

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Deputy Pearse Doherty – Future of NOWDoc service under serious threat in Co Donegal

Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says there are now genuine concerns for the future of the NOWDoc service in the county. Concerns had been raised last week when it was confirmed that ‘Caredoc’, who together with the HSE provide the NOWDoc Service, indicated that it plans to withdraw from the service’s current arrangement. It’s now understood

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Donegal TD says Letterkenny General facing waiting list crisis

A Donegal TD is warning that a serious waiting list crisis is looming at Letterkenny General Hospital. This week, it emerged that more than 1,400 people have been waiting over two years for out-patient appointments, many of them former users of the National Treatment Purchase Fund. This is an issue that Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue

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Environment Minister says Irish Water workers receiving appalling treatment

The Environment Minister says the abuse suffered by water meter installers is unacceptable. Alan Kelly says he’s heard of one individual who was bitten by a water charges protester. The Minister is adamant that the water metering programme is proceeding as planned. And he says workers have been treated appallingly by some protesters:

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Elderly woman being forced to make round trip to Galway for cancer treatment

An 89-year old cancer patient from Co Donegal is being forced to find her own way to travel 250km to receive treatment. The elderly woman, contacted a local charity which operates a volunteer bus service transporting cancer patients the four-hour journey to Galway or Dublin. The woman, who does not want to be named, has

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Children’s Outreach Nurse to be appointed in Donegal this year

Junior Health Minister Kathleen Lynch has confirmed a Children’s Outreach Nurse will be appointed in Donegal this year. The deployment of such a nurse was one of the key requests made by the “Our Childrens Voice” group which met with Minister Leo Varadkar last week to discuss palliative care for children in the county. Now,

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Gardai will seek to adjourn Donaldson inquest for the 15th time

It’s emerged that the state has applied to adjourn the Inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Denis Donaldson for the 15th time. Solicitors Madden and Finucane say the family was informed that Gardaí would be applying to further adjourn the Inquest “due to their continuing investigations into the death of Mr Donaldson.” Dennis

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LGH cancelled over 60 surgeries last month because of overcrowding

It’s emerged that 55 daycare cases and 7 inpatient cases were cancelled in Letterkenny General Hospital last month as a result of the hospital overcrowding crisis. The crisis has continued into this month, with 27 patients awaiting admission today, 20 on trollies in the Emergency Department and seven on wards. That’s down from 33 yesterday.

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Inishowen Cllrs to meet with the Minister for Transport over Cockhill Bridge

A delegation of Inishowen Cllrs are to meet with the Minister for Transport to discuss Cockhill Bridge. A location and dates are currently being finalised for the meeting, where councillors will discuss funding for a new bridge over the Crana River at Cockhill with Minister Donohoe. At yesterday’s monthly meeting of Inishowen Municipal District Cllr

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Social welfare staff in Letterkenny moved to different office over asbestos fears

Part of the social welfare offices in Letterkenny remains closed this morning as specialist tests are carried out over fears of asbestos. Up to 30 staff have been transferred from the building to work from the Department of Social Protection Offices at Oliver Plunkett Road. Arrangements are in place to ensure there will be no

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Donegal priest says Government small schools reforms not enough

A Donegal priest has said measures announced by the Government aimed at sustaining small schools, particularly in isolated areas, do not go far enough. From September, a school will require just 53 pupils to retain a third teacher, previously a roll of 56 students was required. In addition, schools trying to retain a fourth teacher,

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Report on boosting island and coastal communities “gathering dust”

A report published more than a year ago on boosting island and coastal communities has been “gathering dust”, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has heard. A group of island representatives told the committee it was disappointing that the Promoting Sustainable Rural, Coastal and Island Communities report had made little progress

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Why was Catherine Tyldesley upset about her Coronation Street final scenes?

Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley has revealed she got very emotional when she read her exit storyline. The actress’ character Eva Price is set to leave Weatherfield – and boyfriend Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) – while in real life, the 31-year-old is taking maternity leave to have her first baby. “I got upset reading the

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Social Protection Offices closed in Letterkenny for second time

The Department of Social Protection offices at High Road, Letterkenny have been closed again today, for the second time in a fortnight, over fears of asbestos in the building. Staff have been removed from the building and sent home by management following growing concerns the offices are contaminated with asbestos materials. The building was also

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PSNI

Bomb disposal officers remain at scene of suspicious object in Derry

Bomb disposal officers are examining a suspicious object in Derry found at a housing estate in the Waterside. Police began searching the Currynierin estate yesterday, after they received phone calls claiming an explosive device had been left in a laneway. Several homes have been evacuated and some roads remain closed. Marguaritte Doherty lives in the

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