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A number of women who took part in a protest in Dungloe against the temporary closure of the antenatal clinic there want to meet with HSE management. The executive confirmed the temporary closure because of staff shortages caused by sickness a fortnight ago but a date for the reopening of the clinic has not been […]

A total of 27 patients are on trolleys or waiting in wards at Letterkenny General Hospital according to the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation today. The INMO figures show that 20 patients are on trolleys, while a further 7 are on wards. Letterkenny General has the 4th highest figures in the

The Taoiseach has described as “an historic day in our country” the Cabinet’s approval of the wording for the referendum on same sex marriage. The Justice Minister has published the wording which states “Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex”. While ministers signed off on

The father of a young man killed in the Omagh bomb has won the legal right to challenge the Government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into the atrocity. Michael Gallagher’s son Aiden was among 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, killed in the August 1998 outrage. Mr Gallagher was in court today

A Foyle MLA says he believes there is more of an appetite for shared health services, which could see White Oaks in Donegal used as a cross border addiction treatment centre. Pat Ramsey was speaking as new figures from Stormont show a rise in the number of people receiving drug and alcohol treatment to over

Motorists are advised to drive with care this morning following reports of ice in a number of areas and reports of a number of minor collisions. Met Eireann issued a ‘status yellow’ snow and ice alert overnight, and AA roadwatch is warning of icy conditions in Donegal, as well as in Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Galway

  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