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Police in Derry have arrested two men aged 30 and 31 and a woman aged 36 on suspicion of burglary. The arrests took place following a report that a number of people had entered a flat in the Strand Road area and removed a laptop computer at around 10pm yesterday evening. In a follow up

Detectives in Derry are investigating an armed robbery at a shop in the Park Avenue area yesterday evening. Police received a report that two males, one armed with a knife, entered the shop at around 9.30pm and threatened a female staff member. A small sum of cash was handed over and the males left the

Gardai are expected to interview more people in relation to an alleged assault on a young girl in Letterkenny on Friday night. The alleged assault took place in the rear carpark of Mr Chippie and O’Boyces Corner at the Port Roundabout. Two juvenile males arrested at the scene were yesterday released without charge. The incident happened

A new poll shows Sinn Féin is now the most popular political party in the country. The Millward Brown survey for today’s Sunday Independent has found that Gerry Adams’ party has 26 per cent support. Fine Gael is up 3 points to 25 per cent, Fianna Fáil on 19 per cent is up 1 point and

Gardai are interviewing two juveniles as part of an investigation into an alleged assault on a young girl in Letterkenny last night. The carpark at the back of Mr Chippie and O’Boyces Corner close to the Port Roundabout was sealed of as investigators carried out a search of the area. The incident is believed to

  An Inishowen man charged with murdering his parents at their Carndonagh home is to appear in court again on March 13th. Julian Cuddihy appeared at Harristown District Court yesterday where he was remanded in custody. The 42 year old is charge with killing his parents Jimmy, 77, and Kathleen, 73, last October.  

Especially for Valentine’s Day, The Yes Equality Donegal group are hosting an online fundraising event as part of their campaign for a Yes vote in the Marriage Equality referendum. The Facebook event, calls upon people to “Share The Love” this Valentine’s Day by donating to Marriage Equality. The event has reached over 3000 people. Donations

An investigation is under way to find the people responsible for significant dumping at a popular beauty-spot in Strabane. Five bin-liners containing hundreds of nappies were discarded on the Park Road. SDLP Councillor Patsy Kelly says this is a cross-border issue and it’s not the first time illegal dumping has taken place in the Strabane

  Health Minister Leo Varadkar is being urged to meet with management at Letterkenny General Hospital and the Saolta Hospitals Group in the wake of comments made by consultant urologist Kevin Moran, who confirmed this week he is stepping down from his position. Donegal North East Deputy Charlie McConalogue says the Government must address the

  Gardai are investigating an alleged assault in Letterkenny. The incident is said to have taken place last night. The scene has been preserved in an area at the back of Mr Chippie. Two juveniles have been arrested for questioning. There are no further details at this stage.

The Manager at Letterkenny General says he was surprised to hear Urologist and surgeon Kevin Moran was resigning his position having instead been told that he retiring. Mr Moran has been 24 years in the post, but informed bosses of his decision to resign in December. He told the press the decision was taken because

A blade control system has been blamed for the destruction of a 100-metre wind turbine near Fintona in County Tyrone. The turbine collapsed during light winds on Friday 2 January, scattering debris more than 250 metres away on the Screggah windfarm on Murley mountain. People in the area said the rotor blades were spinning out

Donegal County Council is in the process of finalising its Corporate Plan for the current council term, with a public consultation process set to end next week. The council’s Communications Officer is urging community groups, organisations, businesses and members of the public to say what they believe the council’s priorities should be. Anne Marie Conlon

Nine staff at a television company in Derry have been told their jobs are gone. 360 Production, set up in 2009, makes programmes for broadcasters including the BBC, Sky and Channel 5. The company says its future is not in doubt, but a lack of new commissions has led to the job losses.

Donegal Action Against Cancer Care have said they are horrified by the resignation of a top cancer surgeon at Letterkenny General Hospital. Urologist and surgeon Kevin Moran is to leave his post next month, saying he no longer has the resources to take care of his patients. He tendered his resignation to hospital authorities and

Donegal Co Council and the Derry/Strabane super council are to apply for funding for the Riverine Project. The cross border initiative is aimed at regenerating the Strabane/Lifford border riverside area. Among the proposals were a network of cycle paths and a pedestrian bridge linking Strabane and Lifford. Two years ago the project collapsed because of

Deputy Thomas Pringle has said that the recently announced Action Plan for jobs by the Government does little for Donegal. Last month the Government unveiled the €250 million five-year strategy aimed at accelerating jobs recovery in every part of the country. The plan includes up to €150 million for an IDA property investment programme to

Up to 150 people turned out in Meenreagh last night to show their opposition against a proposed Windfarm development in the area. 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

A top cancer surgeon is to leave his post next month after claiming he no longer has the resources to take care of his patients. Kevin Moran, a Urologist and General Surgeon at Letterkenny General Hospital, tendered his resignation to hospital authorities and expressed his growing fear for the future of Urology services at the hospital. Mr Moran has

Tory Islands only cafe has been destroyed in a fire. The roof and building of the family run Cafe Anchreagan was gutted in the blaze on Wednesday night. Garda forensics spent all day yesterday on Tory, at this stage it is not known what caused the fire. Jimmy and Mary McGinty had run the cafe

At Derry Magistrates Court today, District Judge Barney Mc Elholm granted anonymity to a man charged with a series of drug offences, including possessing ecstasy that was linked to the English batch which left 6 people in hospital. The judge granted the order after being told that while there was no specific threat against the

Police in Derry have confirmed that new ‘super-strength’ ecstasy tablets have been seized in the north west. A quantity of 1,200 tablets were recovered by police in one of two seizures in Derry. Police also seized another quantity of the tablets in Portstewart in recent days and three people have been arrested. The new yellow

A public meeting is to be held in the Finn Valley tonight over plans to build a massive windfarm in the area. 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.

A Donegal Deputy has raised concerns surrounding the uncertainty of the future of the Out-of-Hours GP Service ‘NOWDoc’ in the county. It has been confirmed that ‘Caredoc’, who together with the HSE provide the NOWDoc Service, has indicated that it plans to withdraw from the service’s current arrangement. Caredoc had requested additional funding from the

One of Ireland’s foremost experts on climate change is addressing a meeting in Letterkenny’s Regional Cultural Centre tomorrow evening. Professor John Sweeney is founder of the Irish Climate Analysis Research Unit in NUI Maynooth, and has collaborated in a number of international initiatives, one of which won a Nobel Prize in 2007. He’ll be speaking

The head of the H-S-E says the decision to pay for expensive drugs for patients with a rare blood disorder will have a knock on effect on the rest of the health service. Tony O’Brien says the cost of the Soliris drug – which costs 430 thousand euro a year for every patient – will