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  Work is expected to begin in the coming weeks on a major regeneration of Brooke park in Derry. Derry City Council has appointed a construction to carry out the 5.6 million pounds project which it’s hoped will provide a new focus for the Rosemount area. Local Councillor Mickey Cooper says as well as new

A Donegal County councillor has called for the street lights in Malin Town to be inspected. It’s after a local resident had a lucky escape when a large bulb fell and narrowly missed them. Councillor Martin McDermott raised the issue at yesterdays monthly Inishowen Municipal District meeting in Carndonagh. He says a globe light bulb from

Hundreds of women who are in the early stages of breast cancer in Co Donegal will no longer have to travel to Co Galway for treatment. It’s after a locum consultant breast surgeon was appointed at Letterekenny General Hospital. The consultant will start with immediate effect and will back up the existing breast surgeon that is

Donegal Deputy Joe McHugh says he isn’t even thinking about what the make-up of the next Government will be. Earlier today he Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney suggested Fine Gael could go into Government with Fianna Fáil. But there was opposition to Simon Coveney’s views within his own party, his coalition colleagues – and Fianna Fáil

A West Tyrone MLA has said that union representatives and NI Water should be locked in a room and not allowed out until a resolution has been found. More than 7 and a half thousand properties are without a water supply in West Tyrone and Fermanagh. Staff are working to rule – and not conducting

Donegal is facing an increase in rural crime because of garda cutbacks in the county. Under the proposals, gardaí who had been taken off rural duties for single days up until now will be moved to urban stations for up to eight weeks instead. Gardaí in Lifford, Carrigans, Raphoe, Newtowncunningham, Convoy and Castlefin have been

A survey has shown that while 60% of SME’s in Donegal and the border counties are confident about the year ahead, but 16% are not, and that’s the highest proportion in the country. The inaugural Magnet Regional Business Barometer finds that 9% of businesses don’t believe the government is doing enough to help them, but

A Derry City Councillor says the city should be allocated a significant sum of money to repair broken street and road lights in the city. Cllr Tony Hasson says the Department for Regional Development will receive over £5million for street lighting and roads maintenance as part of the January monitoring round, and works are due

  Families in some rural parts of West Tyrone are facing a fourth day without water today. Thousands of homes in the northwest have been without water since Saturday because repairs are not being done because of a pensions’ dispute at Northern Ireland Water. At one stage yesterday 6,500 customers were off supply. Ciaran Woods

The EPA says water for nearly 1 million people is at risk of contamination as it recommends priority improvements for 121 water schemes, ten of them in Donegal. Over 20 thousand people, on 20 public water supplies, are affected by boil notices, none of them in Donegal. In its assessment of Donegal, the report says

Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has confirmed that she is being encouraged to contest the next General Election. But she denied claims in yesterdays Sunday Times that she had already met with senior Fianna Fail members to discuss the issue. The former Tainaste said that local Fianna Fáil party members are encouraging her to contest the

Charges against a Donegal Senator have been adjourned at Letterkenny Court today. Senator Brian O Domhnaill is charged with a number of alleged motoring offences in the Tullygay area of Letterkenny on September 2 2013. Mr O Domhnaill, whose address was given as Killult, Falcarragh, is charged with being drunk in charge of a motor

Gardai are at the scene of a petrol station break-in on the outskirts of Termon, during which we understand a significant amount of damage was caused, and a sum of money was taken. As part of their investigation, gardai are seeking to trace the movements of a saloon car seen in the vicinity at 5

6 months after Approval has been given for Letterkenny General Hospital to recruit 12 new nursing – the positions have yet to advertised or filled. The news was confirmed by Minister Joe McHugh following a meeting with management at the hospital. Minister McHugh says 12 extra nurses would be a major boost to the hospital

The woman garda arrested in a drugs-gang inquiry once served in Inishowen. She was based at Buncrana before she was transferred to Dublin. Now she is at the centre of an investigation which includes a claim that she once cut cocaine with her garda badge. The 34-year-old is said to have cut the coke at

A low temperature weather warning is in place for Donegal until tomorrow morning. Met Eireann have forecast temperatures to dip as low as minus 5 with some sheltered areas a few degrees lower. Motorists are advised to exercise caution this evening and tomorrow morning as frost and freezing fog will linger in some parts until

    Oakfield Park suffered the effects of Storm Rachel with trees falling victim to the high winds. A large beech tree was among those. On inspection of the tree, staff noticed some large bones under where the roots were. Given the location of the bones under an ancient tree the bones, it’s believed they

Police in Derry are continuing their investigations today following a shooting incident in the Creggan area. The incident took place yesterday evening approx 6.30pm. Masked men entered the Telstar bar armed with bats and firearms, looking for an individual and shots were fired in the air. No injuries have been reported. SDLP assembly member Pat

An Garda Siochana is considering the use of drones. The Irish Times reports that Garda Headquarters is thinking of buying a number of the unmanned remote aircraft. They could be used for surveillance, including tracking suspect vehicles into rural areas, as well as monitoring areas where drugs, fuel, or contraband are stored. However, civil rights

Derry’s District Judge Barney McElholm today described rapper Snoop Dog as ‘a misogynist wretch’ and queried why he was ever allowed into the country. His comments came during the case of Simone Campbell (18) of 26, Edenmore Street in Derry who admitted a series of offences that occurred on October 23 last after the Snoop

Detectives in Derry are appealing for information following a burglary that occurred in the Bethany Hall area in the early hours of this morning. The home owner ended up in an altercation with one of the burglars when he caught them red handed. At around 7.40am, a man aged in his 20s heard people in

A Donegal man charged with the murder of his elderly parents has been remanded in custody following a brief court appearance. 42-year-old Julian Cuddihy of Churchtown, Carndonagh, appeared in court today at a remand hearing at Harristown District Court in Co Roscommon, which is adjacent to Castlerea Prison. He is charged with the murder of