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Hundreds of homes are currently without a water supply in Lifford, because of a burst water main. Irish Water says crews are working to restore supplies and they hope to restore supply to the affected areas as soon as possible. There is a tanker in place at Daly’s Shop. Dozens of areas have been affected:

Strabane District Council have proposed that the new pedestrian bridge in the town be named after former Sinn Fein Cllr Ivan Barr. The new bridge, which will link the Ballycolman and the Head of the Town areas, is expected to be completed by the Summer. Sinn Fein made last nights proposal, which had to be voted

Police in the North have arrested a 44 year old man in connection with the disappearance of a woman in Co Tyrone two years ago. 34 year old Charlotte Murray – who is originally from Omagh but had been living in Moy – was reported missing in May 2013 but had not been in contact

The case against a republican accused of killing 29 people in the Omagh bomb is likely to proceed, the high court in Northern Ireland heard today. Doubts had been raised over whether the murder charges against Seamus Daly would be maintained. But a judge was told the test for continuing with the prosecution is now

One hundred and eighty two charges of illegal fishing against 44 men and one woman were called at Dungloe District Court today. Judge Paul Kelly was told nine of the charges against three men were new. He adjourned them for mention to March 10th. The judge was also told that many of the other one

  The Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse service is being implemented in Donegal on a pilot basis. The service allows GPs refer patients they believe to be at risk of suicide or self harm to a specially trained nurse, who will offer an assessment to the patient within 48 hours. The service is being implemented in

The Road Safety Authority is in Donegal this week to highlight the importance of fitting car seats properly. The RSA says as many as three out of four child car seats may be badly fitted, increasing the risk of death or serious injury to children in the event of a road traffic accident. The ‘Check

A Donegal County Council engineer is to assess a house near Gortahork which was struck by a van at the weekend in the second such incident in less than three years. Joanne and Milo Butler were unloading shopping at the house at Cashel na gCor on Saturday evening when a van came off the road

A 46-year-old man has been arrested in the Creggan area of Derry by detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating dissident terrorist activity in the city. The PSNI say the suspect was arrested in an operation this morning and has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Antrim police station for questioning. A house in

  There are calls for the return of the Garda dedicated drugs units with claims the use of illegal substances is rampant across Donegal. The units were either removed or down graded in Donegal over the last number of years. Councillor Rena Donaghey wants their return, she says they were very effective:  

There are calls for a review of Donegal County council’s winter gritting programme with claims many important routes are excluded. The issue has been raised by Councillor John O’Donnell who highlighted a number of areas in Letterkenny that he says should be treated when temperatures drop. He has welcomed the council executive agreeing to hold

Police have warned Stormont’s deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness of a threat against his life from dissident republicans. McGuinness, said he was informed of the threat by police tonight. He says PSNI told him dissidents planned to attack him using a rocket launcher. Police say the threat was made by the CIRA. Issuing a statement

Donegal Cancer Care have learned that the locum breast surgeon appointed at Letterkenny General Hospital will only be there short term. DACC met with the Chief Operating Officer of the Saolta Group, Dr Tony Kavanagh in Letterkenny today. It was understood that the locum breat surgeon appointed a number of weeks ago would be there

A 25-year-old man has appeared at Derry Magistrates Court after drugs with a street value of 20,000 euro were discovered in his car and home. Gary McLaughlin from Rosskeen Park, Hazelbank was charged with possessing, possessing with intent to supply and being concerned in supplying cocaine and mephadrone. The court was told that he failed

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in Derry and is being questioned in relation to a number of ram raids in Co Donegal overnight. A pharmacy in Newtowncunnigham and a take away in Killea were targetted just before midnight last night. It’s understood a jeep, which was stolen from the Fortwilliam Terrace area of Derry,

Tributes have been paid to former Donegal County Councillor Denis McGonagle who died this morning. Today’s meeting of the council was adjourned for a time as a mark of respect to the former Fianna Fail representative for Inishowen. He was described as a gentleman and a true and loyal servant to the Fianna Fail party.

Gardaí are continuing to question socialist TD Paul Murphy over a protest in Jobstown where Joan Burton was trapped in her car. Deputy Murphy is still being held at Terenure Garda Station, where his detention was earlier extended for a further six hours. It’s believed that three other men arrested in connection with the protest

Police in Derry have recovered an abandoned jeep which may be linked to a number of ram raids in Co Donegal overnight. A pharmacy in Newtowncunnigham and a take away in Killea were ram raided just before midnight last night. The front of the premises in Main Street Newtowncunningham was badly damaged, but those responsible

The price of an average three bedroomed semi-detached house in Donegal rose by 12.4% last year according to figures published today by the Real Estate Alliance. Donegal now has the fourth cheapest such houses in the state according to the survey. According to figures collated by the Real Estate Alliance, the average three-bed semi-detached house

Police in Derry are investigating an armed robbery at a shop in the city last evening. It happened in the Laurel Hill Road area at around 6.20pm. It’s understood a man, believed to be in his mid 20s and armed with a knife, made off from the shop with a sum of money and a

  Fáilte Ireland is meeting members of the Donegal tourism industry in Letterkenny as part of a series of Fáilte Ireland briefings, with a focus on the Wild Atlantic Way. Over the coming week 6 additional workshops will take place along the Wild Atlantic Way route for members of the trade. At the briefing, Joan

A prominent cancer campaigner says there are very real fears for the future of breast cancer services at Letterkenny General Hospital. Betty Holmes of Donegal Action for Cancer Care was speaking as a Sinn Fein deputation prepares to meet with senior personnel from Saolta, the management group which runs the facility. Items on the agenda

    Gardai are investigating after there was an attempted robbery in Newtowncunningham. A pharmacy was ram raided in the early hours of this morning. Barry Whyte reports………….. We’ve had confirmation within the past few minutes that the chemist in Newtowncunningham is open for business as usual this morning. Matt Crossan is the owner of

  Engineers Week, the national campaign to promote the possibilities of engineering as a career kicks off today with events around the country. During the week, themed ‘Engineering is for Everyone’, hundreds of events will be taking place around the country to inspire the next generation of engineers. According to the Engineering Perspectives 2013 report,

Donegal Sinn Féin Representatives are to Meet Saolta Group Management over concerns about Letterkenny General Hospital. Donegal Sinn Féin Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty, along with HSE West/ North West Health Forum member Cllr. Gerry McMonagle are meeting with management at 1.30 tomorrow. They are due to discuss the on-going issues at Letterkenny General

The news that narrow country roads will soon lose their 80km per hour road signs has been described as farcical The Department of Transport is to implement that recomendation of The Speeds Limits Working Group. The 80km sings will be removed and replaced by generic safety signs which will not recomend a maximum speed limit.