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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

There are calls today on Donegal County Council and the Office of Public Works of to carry out a flood risk assessment of the county. Finn Valley Councillor Gary Doherty says roads in his area have been particularly badly effected by recent weather with the Castlefin Bridge across the river Finn completely flooded for a

An Grianan Theatre is to close for four weeks in April for roof repairs to take place. The building will be closed to the public for the first four weeks in April, reopening on Wednesday 29th April. In a statement, theatre management says that while the works have been planned for some time, the important

Petrol now costs just under 11 cent a litre less than it did a month ago and diesel prices have dropped by around 10 cent a litre. The AAs latest fuel price survey shows that as the cost of oil on world markets continues to fall, the cost of motor fuels is also dropping. The

The former Northern Ireland Assembly speaker, William Hay, has said he did not quit Stormont over allegations about his expenses. Mr Hay, who has previously served as a Derry City Councillor and a Foyle MLA stepping down for health reasons, and is adamant that is the only reason he did so. Mr Hay has given

  There are almost 500 homes and businesses still without electricity in Donegal this morning according to ESB Networks, some of which have been powerless since yesterday afternoon. Most of the problems are centred in West Donegal, where a major 38kv system fault developed yesterday. Just over 175 of them are in Dubgloe, 160 in

Donegal County Councillor Ciaran Brogan has met with senior Gardai to express concerns about continuing crime across the county. This week along in Letterkenny alone there has been a break-in and an armed robbery. In the early hours of Monday morning the Checkout store on the Lower Oldtown Road was burgled. While the owner of

A Donegal Co Cllr has called for the installation of a CCTV system in the Ballymacool area of Letterkenny. There have been a number of incidents in the area over the past couple of years, including the recent detection and closure of a brothel by gardai.. There have also been reports of anti-social behaviour and

There are now just 345 homes and businesses without power in Co Donegal after winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour battered the north west and west coasts today. At one stage there was almost 12,000 homes and businesses without power, but ESB engineers have now restored power to the majority of these. There

There are now (3:30pm) almost 3,000 homes and businesses without power in Donegal as high winds continue to batter the North West and West coasts. A Met Eireann Status red Weather Alert remains in place. The updated list of affected areas from ESB Networks is – Derrybeg 2344 Stranorlar 103 Milford 37 Donegal Town 47