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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

A new survey shows house prices in Donegal rose slightly in the last quarter of 2014 compared to the previous year. The average house price is now €115,000, 57% below its peak in 2007. Daft.ie compilled the figures, spokesperson Ronan Lyons says the major fall in prices in Donegal has stalled:

Up to 150 people yesterday(Sun) joined the hunt for a father of two missing since early on New Year’s Day. It was the second day of the search for 38-year-old David Maguire from Carrick, Co. Donegal, who was reported missing to gardai in his home town on Friday night. The Coastguard Rescue 118 helicopter from

A member of Derry’s new super council who was sentenced to six months in prison in November is due appeal that decision tomorrow. 43 year-old Gary Donnelly of Iniscarn Road, was convicted of criminal damage to the city walls on February 1st 2014. District Judge Barney McElholm had adjourned sentencing for Donnelly to pay for

Gardaí are continuing their investigations following a shooting incident in Churchill yesterday. A 42-year-old man was taken to hospital after he was shot in the body at half ten. He has since been transferred to Galway University Hospital, where his injures are described as not life-threatening. The area where the incident took place was sealed

Parents need to earn up to 30 thousand euro a year to cover the cost of childcare for two children. That’s according to an investigation by the Irish Independent, who say families face bills of more than 2 thousand euro a month to keep a baby and toddler in a creche. A survey by the

A professional gang are carrying out false burglaries by setting off alarms in businesses and monitoring how long it will take owners to respond to alarms. The gang have used the method during a number of break-ins across Donegal over Christmas. It’s been reported at least three premises in Letterkenny have been broken into alone.

A Donegal Deputy says Lucinda Creighton’s new political party will just be ‘more of the same’. The former junior minister yesterday confirmed plans for a new party, to be launched later in the spring. It aims to support entrepreneurs, but also make sure that everyone in Ireland has a minimum standard of living. Independent Thomas

A member of the Bloody Sunday Trust says families of those that died on Bloody Sunday need and deserve substantial progress in the police investigation into the atrocity. Councillor Brian Tierney says a series of announcements about the future of the Bloody Sunday investigations team over recent months has created uncertainty. He says that must

A young man facing more than 50 charges, had “been dodging bullets” to avoid appearing in court, a Garda Inspector claimed today. Philip Moore, 21, from Cruckaheen, Annagry, was before Ballyshannon District Court following his arrest at 3.15 a.m. on New Year’s Day. The court was told that the latest new charges against him included

A protest is to take place in Glenties on Sunday fortnight next, January 18th, to highlight the continued closure of the Mullantiboyle Bridge outside the town. The bridge collapsed four years ago closing what was seen locally as an by-pass around Glenties Town. There is no money currently available to replace the bridge on the

The head of the Garda Traffic Corps in Donegal says there was one less life lost on the county’s roads in 2014 compared to the previous year, but with more care on the part of road users, that can be reduced further. Inspector Michael Harrison says there’s been a worrying increase in the number of