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A Donegal Cllr has claimed that the local authority spent €156,000 two years ago on a water meter survey, the findings of which are now being used by Irish Water. As a result of this survey they now have full details, including photographs, of where the service connection/stop-cock is located for each property in Co

Met Eireann has issued a wind warning for the North West today. The weather forecaster is predicting winds ranging from 50-to-70 kilometres per-hour across Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo – with gusts of up to 110 kilometres per-hour later tonight. The yellow alert, which came into effect at midnight, will remain in place until around

The search for a Donegal father of two who has been missing since New Years Day will resume this morning. It is now the 7th day of the search for David Maguire from Carrick. Weather conditions hampered the search yesterday and as a result the search was concentrated on the town area and rivers. Meanwhile

Police in the North are appealing for witnesses after a woman was struck by a car in Omagh, Co Tyrone, earlier today. It happened on James Street, close to the grammar school, at around five past three. The woman, who is understood to be in her 50s, was taken to hospital for treatment to a

Search volunteers have ended another day of searching for missing Carrick man David Maguire. The father of two has been missing since New Years Day. Weather conditions were said to be terrible today, and the search was concentrated on the town area and rivers as result. Meanwhile a mass was held on the pier this

The payment deadline for this year’s Local Property Tax has been extended from tonight until 4pm on Friday. Revenue announced the decision earlier today following a ‘very large’ volume of calls to a dedicated helpline, and a filing rate of nearly 8 thousand payment notifications an hour at times over the past two days. Members

Millions of potentially harmful types of bacteria have been found in holy water, which are being passed between people at mass, according to a young scientist from Donegal. 14 year old Conor Farrell from St Eunans College in Letterkenny is one of 550 projects in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, which is underway

Michaella McCollum – who was jailed in Peru for drug smuggling – has been told she can serve the rest of her sentence in Northern Ireland. Officials in Belfast have completed the paperwork for the Dungannon woman’s transfer. Her solicitor’s described conditions in the prison she’s currently in as horrendous. She and Melissa Reid from

A judge has queried why a stolen gun charge was not before a higher court instead of in the District Court. Judge Mary Devins was dealing with charges against 40-year-old farmer Paul Roohan, former owner of the Carlton Hotel in Belleek. Defence solicitor Rory O’Brien was applying for an adjournment of the case He told

Donegal South West Deputy Thomas Pringle says he will meet next week with fellow Independent Deputies Michael FitzMaurice and Shane Ross, who are trying to form a national alliance of independents. It’s thought that informal groupings founded by each Deputy already have around 12 candidates ready to run in the next election – including the

The Seaview Hotel in Bunbeg has closed with immediate effect. Workers were informed of the decision last evening, with 35 jobs believed to be lost as a result. Donegal South West Deputy Pearse Doherty said he is sad to hear of the closure of the hotel, adding his first job was with the Boyle family

A man in his 20s has died in an accident on a construction site in Tyrone, close to the Donegal border. It happened at Lisdoo Road, Clady, at about 11 o’clock yesterday morning. In a one line statement, police gave no specific details, save to confim they are investigating the death on behalf of the

The Seaview Hotel in Bunbeg has closed with immediate effect. Workers were informed of the decision last evening, with 35 jobs believed to be lost as a result. Donegal South West Deputy Pearse Doherty said he is sad to hear of the closure of the hotel, adding his first job was with the Boyle family,

There was applause and cheering in Derry Court today as independent republican councillor Gary Donnelly successfully appealed against a term of imprisonment that would have cost him his seat on the new super council. Donnelly (43) of Iniscarn Road, Terry Porter (56) and William Brogan (51) both of Carnhill in Derry had all been sentenced

  Concern is being expressed about Irish Water works which have been taking place at Thorndale in Letterkenny. Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle has said he was called by residents when Irish Water contractors began working there without warning this morning. He claims he was given commitments that people would be consulted, but those were not

More than 10% of those killed in work related accidents during 2014 died in County Donegal. According to the Health and Safety Authority 55 people died in work place accidents last year, 6 of those in Donegal. Figures released by the Health and Safety Authority today show fatalities in the Agriculture sector increased by a

A man has appeared in court this morning charged in relation to an alleged shooting of another man last weekend. 46 year-old Patrick Joseph Friel of Ballinakillew, Churchill appeared at Letterkenny District Court facing two charges relating to the incident. Both offences are alleged to have occurred at Ballinakillew last Saturday. He was remanded on

Both Eircom and the Government have been criticised by the Arranmore Island Community Council for what has been suggested is a deliberate snub to the islands community. Eircom has confirmed that the island is not in it’s eFiber broadband plans while the government’s rural broadband scheme will not deliver increased speeds until 2020. It is

There has been a further worsening of the overcrowding crisis at Letterkenny General Hospital. According to the INMO 31 patients are either on trolleys or in wards awaiting a bed. All day surgery cases and theatre lists have been CANCELLED for the week ahead. Nationally, the numbers on trolleys and in wards has surpassed 600

Lucinda Creighton is Co Donegal today to meet with potential candidates, including currently elected representatives. The former Fine Gael Minister announced on Friday that she is setting up a new political party. It will be launched in the next eight weeks – but it has yet to be named. She will be coming to Donegal

Derry Trades Council has pledged to support workers at Firstsource in Derry who have been suspended. The company has indicated that an investigation is underway after a number of policies and procedures have been breached. The trades council is trying to clarify the situation, including confirmation of how many workers are affected. Spokesperson Eamon Mc

Gardai in Co Donegal will resume questioning a man this morning about a shooting last weekend. It happened at Churchill last Saturday morning and a 42 year old man sustained minor injuries. He was taken to Galway University Hospital for treatment. A 46 year old man is being held at Milford Garda Station.

Four men have been arrested over a gun attack on a house in County Tyrone, on New Year’s night. Seven members of a family, aged between 18 and 53, escaped injury in a gun attack at McClay Park in Omagh. Police searched two properties in Omagh yesterday and arrested the four men, two of whom

The search for a Donegal father of two who has been missing since New Years Day will resume this morning. It is now the 5th day of the search for David Maguire from Carrick. Up to 100 people were involved in the search yesterday including locals, gardai, Donegal Mountain Rescue teams and air support from

Gardai investigating a shooting incident in county Donegal over the weekend have arrested a 46-year-old man. It happened at Churchill  on Saturday morning. A 42 year-old man suffered minor injuries – he was taken to Galway University Hospital for treatment. A 46 year-old man is being held at Milford Garda Station.

  Nurses want all elective and routine admissions cancelled for a fortnight as record numbers of patients wait on trolleys in hospital. As of today, 563 patients are waiting for a bed in emergency departments around the country, 20 of them at Letterkenny General Hospital. Management at Letterkenny General Hospital say the spike in the

A daughter of Frank Shortt, the Donegal publican who received 4.5 million euro for a miscarriage of justice, claims she is being harassed by two former Scientologists. 36 year old Sabrina Collins Short, who is a member of the Church, alleges she was intimidated while handing out literature on drugs in Dublin city centre in

Highland Radio has today announced that Shaun Doherty has stepped down as Managing Director to focus primarily on developing Ireland’s most listened to local radio chat show. Commercial Director and Board Member, Fionnuala Rabbitt, will take over the role as Managing Director responsible for the day to day running of the station, effective from today.

Thieves have targeted the homes of two families who were attending the same wedding at the weekend. The houses were broken into between the hours of 4.30pm and 10.30pm on Friday night in the Glengad area of Malin. Jewelry and other expensive items were taken from the home of the mother of the groom and

Just one area in Ireland is now classified as a ‘litter blackspot’. Farranree in Cork city has been given the title in the latest survey from Irish Business Against Litter. Locally Letterkenny was again deemed “Cleaner than European Norms” The town retained its position as 11th in the ranking of 40 towns and cities nationwide.

A young man facing more than 50 charges appears in court later today. On Friday Ballyshannon district court was told that 21 year-old Philip Moore from Cruckageen, Annagry had “been dodging bullets” to avoid appearing in court. He was before Ballyshannon District Court following his arrest at 3.15 a.m. on New Year’s Day. The court