Category: Old Donegal

A substantial sum of money and a number of high value items have been stolen during a burglary in Letterkenny.

Between 12:30am and 2:40pm on Wednesday last, the back door of a house in the area of The Green, Ballymacool was smashed and entry gained.

Along with the substantial sum of cash, a HP laptop and a Hychika 18 volt cordless drill were stolen during the burglary.

Gardai are appealing to other residents or anyone who may have observed any suspicious activity in the area at the time to contact Gardai in Letterkenny or the Garda Confidential line.

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Work is underway to identify a site for a municipal graveyard in Letterkenny.

Calls for such a facility have been made by the Cathaoirleach of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District for some time now.

Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh believes a multi-denominational burial ground is vital as the size of the town continues to grow as well as to meet the demand being placed on existing graveyards.

He says progress to date has been slow:

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75% of businesses in the Derry and the wider district say they are confident their business can grow in 2022 despite ongoing cost pressures.

A survey of Londonderry Chamber members revealed optimism for the year ahead.

When asked about specific cost increases, 65% of respondents cited energy costs while 58% said staffing difficulties and 6 in 10 businesses said they were considering price increases in the next 12 months in response.

Regional imbalance and further investment are said to be key priorities for businesses while they also want to see the extension of rates relief into the new financial year and a delay to the increase in VAT.

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Investigations are ongoing into a number of criminal damage incidents in Donegal in recent times.

In one instance significant damage was caused to a car in Moville while in Letterkenny a window of a property was smashed by a rock.

Damage was caused to a car in the Ard Foyle area of Moville between 9am on Saturday January 22nd and 3pm the following day.

An attempt was also made by those responsible to set one of the car tyres on fire and the windscreen was cracked.

Meanwhile on Saturday last between 7pm and 7.15pm, a resident of Ard Na Rí estate on the Long Lane in Letterkenny was at their home when they heard a loud bang and subsequently discovered that the sitting
room window of the property had been smashed by a rock.

Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have any information regarding either incident to come forward.

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Searches have been carried out in Derry today following an anonymous report received by police in the early hours of this morning that a device had been left at a school.

Officers conducted searches and checks both in the building in the Hawkin Street area and the surrounding area.

Chief Inspector Clive Beatty has confirmed that nothing untoward has been found and, at this stage, believes it to be a hoax.

Police are urging people living or travelling through the area to remain vigilant and contact police immediately on 101 or 999 if they see anything suspicious.

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The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has warned that chronic overcrowding cannot become the norm once again in the country’s hospitals.

Last month, a total of 8,636 patients were on trolleys at hospitals across the country, 817 of those patients were waiting on a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital.

Letterkenny was the second most overcrowded hospital in the Republic of Ireland last month with 817 patients on a trolley.

NMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha says it’s unacceptable that chronic overcrowding is allowed to continue while COVID is still rampant in many hospitals.

She says while it is only the first month of the year overcrowding records have been broken with the highest levels of January overcrowding since the INMO began Trolleywatch in 2006 seen in a number of hospitals including Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital.

The INMO says members are embarrassed and tired of apologising to patients for the poor standard of care environments.

The INMO is calling for the HSE to request a curtailment of elective surgeries until the end of February as well as bespoke plans for hospitals where chronic overcrowding is a persistent feature of the hospital environment.

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Fines for parking on footpaths, cycle tracks and bus lanes double from today.

The penalty is increasing from 40 to 80 euro.

Announcing the move last month, the Transport Minister Eamon Ryan said it would encourage a more considerate use of road space and promote active travel.

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Superintendent David Kelly of Milford Garda Station has issued a fresh appeal over one of Donegal’s most gruesome murders.

Shaun Duffy was killed at his home in Dungloe over 17 years ago.

On the morning of Saturday 29th January 2005, 36 year old Shaun Duffy was murdered in his home at Meenacross, Dungloe.

Mr. Duffy returned home at around 2.30am that morning after a night out and was attacked and fatally injured in his home.

Gardai involved in the case at the time said it was one of the most gruesome murder scenes they had ever encountered.

Investigating Gardaí continue to appeal for information in this case and believe that a number of people have yet to come forward who may now be in a position to assist in bringing those responsible to justice.

They say that it is never too late to do the right thing and assist in bringing Shaun’s killer or killers to justice.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Milford Garda Station on 074 91 53114 or the Garda Confidential line on 1800 666 111

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Students will sit the traditional Leaving Cert this summer – with greater choice than usual.

Education Minister Norma Foley will bring this proposal to cabinet this morning.

Students had been calling for a combination of written exams and accredited grades – similar to the past two years.

Solidarity TD Mick Barry believes the traditional leaving cert is not the way forward:

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A new national digital strategy will be brought to cabinet today.

The strategy, “Harnessing Digital”, aims to give all Irish households and businesses access to a Gigabit network by 2028, and to ensure all populated areas of Ireland are covered by 5G network by 2030.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment hopes the strategy will increase job and business opportunities, as well as flexible working.

Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly says the strategy would be a game-changer for rural Ireland:

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