Category: Old Donegal

Police in Derry are appealing for information, after a man was stabbed in Derry City in the early hours of this morning.

Detectives say that the man was stabbed in the abdomen in the Stevenson Park area of the city at approximately 12:15am.

The victim was then transferred to hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition.

Police say a 22 year old man has been arrested in relation to the incident, and is currently being held in custody.

Police are appealing for anyone with any information to contact them on the non-emergency number 101.

The Government has once again been accused of signing away Ireland’s “historic fishing rights” at Rockall in the North Atlantic.

The uninhabited island of Rockall is around 419km off the cost of Donegal, and around 386km from St Kilda’s to the north-west of Scotland.

Ownership of the island and the fishing rights in the waters surrounding it has been a hot topic over the last couple of years.

Earlier this year a Greencastle fishing vessel was prevented from fishing in the waters around Rockall by a Marine Scotland patrol boat.

Speaking in the Dail, Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn says its unacceptable that the issue has been allowed to drag on:

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There’s been a big increase in cold caller fraud in Donegal.

Donegal’s Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn made those comments at the latest sitting of the Joint Policing Committee.

In many cases in the county, people have lost large sums of money as a result of such fraudulent activity.

It’s believed that a lot of incidents also go unreported as people may have fallen victim to so-called ‘romantic scams’.

Chair of the Donegal Joint Policing Committee Cllr Gerry McMonagle is encouraging people to report these type of crimes:

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There are just a few days left to contribute to a new strategy prioritising the needs of the older community as part of a consultation being led by Derry City and Strabane District Council.

The consultation, which closes on December 17th, is one element of the campaign of engagement with older people which will help shape the new Age Friendly Strategy for Derry and Strabane.

The strategy aims to ensure that the needs of older people are reflected in all future policies and services for the Council area.

A Co-Design Steering Group of older people and people who advocate for older people will meet monthly, and stakeholder workshops have taken place in recent months involving a range of partners.

There will be a series of other chances for the public to engage including focus group meetings, pop up engagement opportunities, creative workshops and even postcards based on age friendly themes which can be returned by Freepost.

You can access the survey online until December 17th

Kieran McGeary

All Ireland football champions Tyrone swept the boards at the PWC GAA/GPA Football All Stars.

Kieran McGeary was named Footballer of the Year, and was one of eight Tyrone players included on the team of the year.

Joining him were goalkeeper Niall Morgan, captain Padraig Hampsey, along with Conor Meyler and Peter Harte.

Brian Kennedy was named in midfield, with Niall Sludden and Darren McCurry in the half-forward line.

All Ireland finalists Mayo picked up three All Stars in Lee Keegan, Matthew Ruane and Ryan O’Donoghue.

Kerry’s Clifford’s – David and Paudie – were also recognised, along with Kingdom teammate Tom O’Sullivan.

Ciaran Kilkenny was the lone Dublin player on the team.

Mayo’s Oisin Mullin won Young Footballer of the Year for the second year in a row, despite missing out on an All Star.

PwC All-Stars Football 2021 (Previous winning years in brackets)
1. Niall Morgan (Edendork, Tyrone)
2. Padraig Hampsey (Coalisland, Tyrone) (2018)
3. Lee Keegan (Westport, Mayo) (2012, ’13, ’15, ’16)
4. Tom O’Sullivan (Dingle, Kerry) (2019)
5. Conor Meyler (Omagh, Tyrone)
6. Kieran McGeary (Pomeroy, Tyrone)
7. Peter Harte (Errigal Ciarán, Tyrone) (2016)
8. Brian Kennedy (Derrylaughan, Tyrone)
9. Matthew Ruane (Breaffy, Mayo)
10. Niall Sludden (Dromore, Tyrone)
11. Paudie Clifford (Fossa, Kerry)
12. Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock, Dublin) (2015, ’16, ’18, ’20)
13. Darren McCurry (Edendork, Tyrone)
14. David Clifford Fossa, (Kerry) (2018, ’19)
15. Ryan O’Donoghue (Belmullet, Mayo)

 

A young man has died following a collision in Killygordon this afternoon.

Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision involving a car and a motorcycle that occurred at approximately 2:00pm this afternoon on Railway Road.

The motorcyclist, a man aged in his late teens, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been removed to Letterkenny University Hospital where a post mortem will take place. No other injuries have been reported.

The road is currently closed and will remain closed overnight. The services of Forensic Collision Investigators have been requested. Local diversions are in place.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to contact them. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash cam) and were travelling in the area at the time are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Letterkenny Garda Station on 074 9167100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.

 

Listen back to Main evening news, sport nuacht & obituaries for Friday 10th December:

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4,115 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported this evening.

Latest figures show the country’s 14-day incidence rate is 1,334 cases per 100,000 people – with Carlow, Westmeath and Kildare having the highest rates.

The Chief Medical Officer, Tony Holohan, is expressing ‘very significant concern’ at the situation – saying we’re in an ‘uncertain’ and ‘unstable’ situation.

511 Covid patients are in hospital, down 19 from yesterday, with 110 in intensive care, down five.

 

1,806 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Northern Ireland.

Two coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in the past 24 hours.

317 Covid patients are in hospital, with 40 in intensive care.

Over 3.1 million vaccines have been administered in the North.

 

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a serious collision in Killygordon.

The crash happened before 2pm this afternoon near the CAKE centre on the Railway Road.

Gardai say the road is closed and is expected to remain so for the rest of the day.

Motorists are being advised to seek an alternative route for their journey.

There are no further details at this stage.