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Met Éireann has issued a status yellow snow and ice warning for Co Donegal. Wintry showers will bring up to 3cm of snow on lower ground tomorrow and into Thursday, with all areas at risk. Showers will be most frequent in the northwest and over hills and mountains, with higher snow accumulations expected there. The

Moya Doherty has been named as the Donegal Person of the Year. The co-founder of ‘Riverdance’ will be presented with the coveted award in Dublin on March 7. Ms Doherty, is a native of Pettigo but grew up in Dungloe. She succeeds Liam Ó Cuinneagáin from Glencolmcille. She follows in the footsteps of people such

The theft of a six-foot sculpture statue of a Celtic sea god, that has prompted a campaign for its safe return, has now led to a ‘missing persons appeal’ by the PSNI. Manannán Mac Lir, which is made out of fibre glass and stainless steel, was stolen last week from Binevenagh Mountain near Limavady in

West Tyrone MP Pat Doherty has strongly denied suggestions that Sinn Fein could be forced to take their seats in Westminster. YouGov’s Peter Kellner has predicted that Sinn Fein will take up their seats in the House of Parliament after the next General Election. The political analyist said that they would have to do this

There has been a further worsening of the overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny General Hospital after a warning from hospital management last night. According to the INMO there are 28 patients either on trolleys or in wards awaiting a bed. Those waiting for a bed at Letterkenny General Hospital have been accessed by medical staff and

There has been a further worsening of the overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny General Hospital after a warning from hospital management last night. According to the INMO there are 28 patients either on trolleys or in wards awaiting a bed. Last night Saolta, the group which runs the hospital urged people to avoid the Emergency Department

It has been revealed for every meeting of Donegal County Council 500 euro is spent on paper. This despite 15 thousand euro being spent on tablets for councillors at the start of the current council’s term. The council has expressed its intention to move to paperless meetings but no timeframe for that move has been

A second rare, endangered turtle has washed up on Co Donegals coastline. A loggerhead turtle washed up on Glencolmcille beach, it’s being treated for hypothermia at Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry, County Down. It is believed the turtle was blown off course, swapping the warmth of the Gulf Stream for the colder waters of the North

Donegal County Council is being accused of using cheap labour to replace staff. Sinn Fein Cllr Mick Quinn was speaking after it emerged that a number of people taken on under the Gateway scheme have been involved in road works in the Stranorlar area. Deputy Thomas Pringle said yesterday that the work would have been

Irish Water has confirmed a major investment in the water infrastructure in and around Letterkenny. Over the next three years as part of its Capital programme, Irish Water will invest in the network supplying areas including Carrigart, Cranford, Millford, Termon, Kilmacrennan and Letterkenny The work will also extend to Gartan, Churchill and Glenswilly. The new

Donegal County Council is to send delegations to the United States and Nottingham this St Patrick’s Day. As has become an annual affair, there was much discussion on the issue at this weeks council meeting with Sinn Fein seeking to see itineraries for the trips before offering their support. It was eventually decided that the

One of the world’s most endangered turtles has washed up on a beach in Co Donegal. A young Kemp’s Ridley was found on the rocks in Rossnowlagh, on Christmas Day. Coastwatch volunteer Aoife Flynn made the discovery. An autopsy on the foot-long turtle was completed over the weekend which has confirmed that the turtleit is

A man in his 30s has been detained after a security operation at an apartment block in Derry today. The incident began at about 2.30pm when police became aware of a man in a distressed state in a flat at John Street, close to Craigavon Bridge. Officers deployed to the scene and over a period

People are being urged to avoid the Emergency Department at Letterkenny General Hospital this evening, as a result of what management say is a very high number of attendances. In a statement this evening, Saolta, the hospital group which runs the hospital says – “The Emergency Department at Letterkenny General Hospital is extremely busy tonight

Foyle Road in Derry has now been closed between Craigavon Bridge and the Foyleside Roundabout as part of an ongoing incident which saw John Street closed earlier this afternoon. Police have issued a statement confirming they are at the scene of an incident at John Street in Derry where we have concerns for the safety of a

77 jobs are being created in Derry with the transformation of two historic buildings into hotels. Work has already begun at the former Northern Counties Club at Bishop Street at and a former bank building in Shipquay Street. The schemes are expected to give the local hospitality industry a significant jobs boost. The building in

A Donegal County Councillor is calling into the question the local authority’s decision to sell off property at half it’s market value. The council executive recommended the derelict property in south Donegal be sold for 16 thousand Euro, despite it being individually valued at 30 thousand Euro. Councillor Dessie Sheils has taken issue with this

A Donegal Deputy has claimed that Donegal County Council has breached the Gateway Scheme Deputy Thomas Pringle says he has been made aware that a number of people were employed under the scheme to carry out roadworks in the Stranorlar area. The Gateway programme is similar to jobbridge where people get an extra €50 on

Irish Water’s offer to each councillor for a ten minute meeting in Lifford today has been described as an insult. Fianna Fail, government parties and some independents met with the company but Sinn Fein and a number of independents did not. Irish Water would noly meet with Cllrs individually in private, and wouldn’t hold a

Independent Donegal Co Cllr John O’Donnell has confirmed that he intends to run in the next General Election. The 33-year-old Kilmacrennan man said he believes there is a massive opening for a ‘strong, independent voice in the county’. Cllr O’Donnel also confirmed that he has met with Shane Ross before Christmas, but he has not

Xtra-vision is closing two stores in Derry and Strabane with the loss of 10 jobs. The company’s store in Strabane will close this week while their store at Lisnagelvin shopping centre in Derry will follow suit on the 2 February. Xtra-vision closed a number of stores last year after going into receivership. Strabane Cllr Patsy

Sinn Fein have confirmed that they will not meet with Irish Water representatives in Lifford today. The party had requested that Irish Water meet them as a grouping in the County House today, but Irish Water said they’d only meet with Cllrs individually. Cllr Mick Quinn has claimed that the offer of ten minute meetings

A wintry blast is to bring snow showers, hail and ice later this week. A cold front is expected to sweep across the country on Wednesday. Met Eireann has forecast several centimetres of snow in places, with the west and north worst affected. Temperatures will drop to as low as minus 4 on Wednesday evening,

Údarás na Gaeltachta has reported an increase in job creation and job losses in the Donegal Gaeltacth in 2014. There were 280 jobs created, while there were 214 jobs lost. The details are contained the the boards 2014 end of year review. Udaras reports that there was a 30% increase in the number of jobs

The Norths Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said that a united Ireland is “inevitable”. The Sinn Féin MLA was speaking at his party’s AGM in Omagh, Co Tyrone on Saturday. He also praised Peter Robinson’s leadership over the Stormont House Agreement. Mr McGuinness said: “Sinn Féin has emerged from the recent negotiations in a

The Red C poll in The Sunday Business Post sees both Fine Gael and Labour gaining 3 points in the last month. Over 1,000 voters were polled between Monday and Wednesday of this week. It’s the first poll since Health Minister, Leo Varadkar came out as gay last week. Red C says Fine Gael would take

A nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has made a complete recovery and been discharged from hospital. Pauline Cafferkey, who has family in Dungloe, is now free of the virus after more than three weeks in hospital, where she was critically ill for a time. She said she is “happy to be