Derry City have moved to the top of the League of Ireland Premier Division after Friday nights 4-1 away win against Galway Utd.Just before half time Eamon Zayed put Derry in front at Terryland Park. Within one minute of the restart James Mc Clean gave the Candystrips a 2-0 advantage. Galway pulled one back on 49 minutes before Derry finished of the home side with another goal from Mc Clean and a fourth coming from Gareth Mc Glynn. That is now two weekends in a row that Zayed and McGlynn have scored. With Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers drawing their games, Derry make it a three way tie at the top with all side’s on 14points

Sinn Fein is hitting out at the continued detention of three men in connection with the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr in Omagh.

The PSNI has been granted a number of extensions to question the suspects, who are aged 26, 33 and 40.

Sinn Fein’s policing spokesman Alex Maskey says it’s not acceptable that people are being held for periods beyond human rights best practice.

25-year-old Constable Kerr died when a booby-trap bomb exploded under his car in Omagh two weeks ago today.

A survey of Highland Radio listeners on Facebook shows that most of those that responded either welcome or are indifferent to the Queen’s scheduled visit to Ireland next month.

Over 50% of people said they welcomed the Queen’s visit choosing the option that it will be good for Ireland. A third of those who took part said they didn’t care either way, while the remainder concurred with Sinn Fein police on the matter, agreeing the visit was premature.

The results of the poll come as Donegal members of the Eirigi Group join others for a mock beheading of an effigy of the Queen in Dublin. The poll is not scientific and just for fun – for more news and interaction on Facebook click HERE

Buncran Town Council has agreed to look at the formation of a youth council.

If established the youth council would shadow the senior council with the aim of allowing younger people in the town raise issues of concern and to encourage an interest in politics.

The idea has been suggested by Councillor Lee Tedstone:

A 22-year-old Limavady man alleged to have set up a bogus model agency site on Facebook in order to entice teenage girls to pose naked for him is back in custody after an apparent breach of his bail conditions.

Scott Joseph Tootill of Meadowvale Park, Limavady who was charged with five counts of causing or inciting child prostitution or pornography and one count of facilitating the commission of sex offences against a child on dates between March 17 and April 14 has appeared again at Derry Magistrates Court.

A Detective Constable told the court that on March 24, police were contacted by social services who told them a 15-year-old girl had been contacted through a model agency on Facebook and invited to have her photos taken either topless or in her underwear.

Details then emerged of three other girls, one aged 13, the others 15, contacted through Facebook by the  Sandra Green Agency, and invited to pose for ‘galmour’ pictures involving ‘topless’ poses.

On March 30 the defendant’s home was searched and he was interviewed about the alleged offences.

He admitted setting up the Sandra Green Agency on Facebook but denied enticing them to have indecent images taken. He was released on police bail.

However, earlier this month, police discovered that the Sandra Green Agency had been set up on a different website. Tootill was arrested for being in breach of his bail conditions which forbid any contact with under 16s.

There was no bail application and he was remanded in custody to appear again by videolink on May 5.

45 members of the European Democratic Party are in the North West this weekend for their annual congress.

The EDP weekend meeting in Sligo is being hosted by North West MEP Marian Harkin, the sole Irish member of the alliance.

The delegation includes MEPs from 10 member states, with the current economic situation high on the agenda, along with consideration of ways to return the EU to growth and long term stability.

Marian Harkin says she’ll be using the weekend to brief the delegates on the current political and economic reality in Ireland, and says the fact that they wanted to come here shows that they have an interest in addressing the issues

The PSNI have been given almost seven extra days to question a man over the murder of officer Ronan Kerr.

The 33 year-old suspect was arrested last week.

On Wednesday detectives were given an extra six days to quiz two men aged 26 and 40 who were also detained last week.

It’s in connection with the booby trap bomb that killed the Catholic officer in Omagh earlier this month.

The two men arrested in connection with the murder of Denis Donaldson have been released without charge.

The men, a 69 year old from Dungloe and a 31 year old from Annagry, had been in custody at Letterkenny Garda Station since Tuesday evening.

A file on the men’s arrest will now be compiled and sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The 69 year old had been living in Glasgow for the past number of months but was arrested on Tuesday evening in Glenties.

The other man was arrested in Annagry on Tuesday night on suspicion of being in possession of a firearm on the day that Mr Donaldson was murdered on April 4th, 2006.

Former Sinn Féin official 56-year-old Dennis Donaldson, who had admitted being a British agent for more than 20 years, was shot dead in his remote home at Cloghercor, Doochary, Glenties in 2006.

Earlier this week the family of Mr Donaldson claimed the British security services may hold the key to solving the crime.

Mr Donaldson’s family claim British state agencies, particularly Special Branch, were “central to the murder”.

They said they were increasingly frustrated and concerned by the lack of progress in the Garda murder inquiry, claiming they haven’t met officers since 2009.

A derelict house was burned down last night at around 2am in the village of Newtowncunningham.

The dwelling was unoccupied and no one was hurt.

Fire Brigade services from both Derry and Letterkenny attended the scene and quickly put out the blaze.

Newly co-opted Fianna Fail Councillor, Paul Canning, says it was lucky the burnt down building was empty, but he says many young people are using derelict buildings as drinking dens…….

A major cross border business forum in Derry has been told it’s time for closer cross border cooperation.

Over 100 business leaders and senior Government officials met in Derry last evening for the second IBEC-CBI Joint Business summit to be held in the North West region.

The forum was hosted by Derry City Council and the Urban Regeneration Company Ilex, and cooincided with the launch of plans for the expansion of Magee by the U4D group.

Speaking to Highland Radio News after the event, IBEC’s Director of Policy Brendan Butler said business groups have been working very effectively together, and now it’s time for statutory agencies to assess wehat they need to do: