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Western Health Trust have confirmed that there is NO ceiling collapse and no evacuation at Ward 20 in Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry. There had been reports that a ceiling in the hospital had collapsed and Ward 20 was being evacuated. Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey tweeted “Hearing that the ceiling, has collapsed on Ward 20 at Altnagelvin

Members of the Donegal Mountain Rescue team attending a conference were rushed to the scene of an emergency yesterday. Four of the DMRT members were among a rescue group who attended a call-out after two students fell on Benbulben in Sligo. The members left the conference in Gortatole and joined other rescue teams to the

Three weather warnings have been issued across Ireland. Met Éireann has issued a status orange wind warning across much of the west of the country with winds expected to reach 130 kilometres per hour. A status yellow wind warning is in place for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tipperary and Waterford with gusts of up to

Donegal Tourism have said they are disappointed that there were no Donegal beaches named in Trip Advisors top ten beaches in Ireland. Last week TripAdvisor announced its readers’ favourite Irish beaches, with Inchydoney in Co Cork bagging top spot. No beaches from Co Donegal made the top ten beaches, despite the county having the most blue flag beaches

Sinn Fein are considering running three candidates in the next General Election in Co Donegal. In the last general election Sinn Fein topped the polls in the two former Donegal South-West and North-East constituencies. In the next general election Donegal will become one five-seater constituency. Pearse Doherty and Padraig MacLochalinn will be selected at the

A former Fine Gael Junior Minister for Small Business was convicted and fined eighty euro for a speeding offence, at Sligo district court. Sligo/Leitrim Fine Gael TD John Perry, Perry’s Supermarket,Teeling Street Ballymote who was not in court, was detected driving at 79 kph in a 60 kph at Camross, Ballymote on August 3. Roisin

  Martin McGuinness announced earlier this week the redevelopment of a former army base in Ballykelly in Derry which he said, will create thousands of jobs. SDLP Cllr Patsy Kelly says those jobs should have been awarded to Strabane, who initially topped the criteria when the project was first announced over two years ago. Clllr

Donegal Action for Cancer Care have had conformation from his office that the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar has now arranged for his staff to hold a meeting with key parties, the Dept of Health, The HSE, The Cancer Control Programme, The Saolta University Hospital Group and Letterkenny Hospital next Friday in Dublin. Following this

Detectives at Strand Road are appealing for information about a number of burglaries that occurred last night and into this morning throughout Derry and surrounding area. Two burglaries occurred at houses close to Duncastle Road in the village of Newbuildings.  A further two burglaries occurred in Eglinton village in the area of Dunboyne Park and

A former Fianna Fail TD has launched a scathing attack on Deputy Pearse Doherty, saying he will never do as much for Donegal as Mary Coughlan did. Speaking earlier today Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty said he’d welcome the re-emergence of Mary Coughlan into politics, as it would remind people of what damage Fianna Fail

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

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.  

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

Donegal is one of the safest counties in the country for cyclists. Figures published this week show that in 2012, there was a 59% increase in the number of cyclists injured on the roads. 630 were injured in recorded incidents that year, a 10 year high. However, Brian Farrell of the Road Safety Authority says

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

A new campaign to combat livestock theft is being launched today. It follows a significant rise in the number of animal thefts from farms across the country. Members of the Gardai, Crimestoppers and the Irish Farmers Association have joined forces to launch a new national campaign aimed at reducing animal thefts from farms around Ireland.

A Sinn Fein Deputy in Co Donegal has said that if Mary Coughlan makes a comeback and runs in the General Election it would be good news for his party. In the past few weeks there has been speculation that the former Taniaste is being encouraged to contest the next General Election. Last month she

Both security alerts in Derry have now ended. Pipe bomb type devices were examined by ATO at both Trafalgar Court and Jeffrey Avenue in the Waterside. Area Commander for Derry, Chief Inspector Tony Callaghan, said: “Two viable devices have now been recovered for forensic examination and all cordons have been lifted. Residents who were evacuated

A Judge has ruled that a Derry man accused of having a grenade and being trained in weapons and explosives in Syria is to be released on bail. 25 year old Eamon Bradley, of Melmore Gardens, was arrested in November amid claims he took part in battles against IS and President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Defence

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

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

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..

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

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