Police in Strabane are appealing for information after KFC in the town was robbed last night.

Shortly before 210am this morning it was reported that a sum of money was stolen from the premises on Bradley Way.

It’s believed entry was gained through a smashed window. No-one was in the premises at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Strabane Police Station.

A date for the hearing of a High Court action against Donegal County Council over a recent co-option will be set on Thursday.

Solicitor Dessie Sheils has been granted a judicial review in the High Court over the co-option of Michael McBride to replace Senator Jimmy Harte.

Mr Sheils contests that the council seat should have been filled by a non-party candidate as Senator Harte was a independent when he was elected.

The Labour Party insists that Councillor McBride was not a member of any party when he was co-opted in May of this year.

Yesterday Councillors formally gave the County Manager the OK to defend the action.

Five men have been arrested and a major search operation is under way across Northern Ireland over the murder of police officer Ronan Kerr.

The 25-year-old Catholic policeman was killed when a bomb exploded under his car in Omagh on 2 April.

About 200 officers are currently involved in seven searches in Coalisland, Toomebridge, Bellaghy and Ballyronan.

The five men, aged from 22 to 46, were arrested under the Terrorism Act.

Before todays operation, a total of 33 searches had been conducted in connection with the murder in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland.

The latest police investigation is being led by detectives from the Serious Crime Branch.

All five men have been taken to Antrim police station for questioning.

Police said clothing, mobile phones, computers and cars had all been seized for forensic analysis.

Police said a £50,000 reward remains on offer for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Constable Kerr’s murder.

A Donegal County Councillor has hit out at officials, saying it’s a disgrace the council applied for government funding without first consulting with elected members.

The debate centered on an application for 600 thousand euro in funding for low cost road safety remedial works.

Councillor Barry O’Neill took issue with the fact that a number of projects had been identified for the  safety work without any input from members.

He says he is now going to raise the issue at government level……

A pensioners home has been targetted in an overnight pipe bomb attack in Derry.

The incident happened at 11.15pm last night when a masked person threw the object at the house in the Glenbank Road area.

A police spokeswoman said the object exploded causing extensive damage to the building.

Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan said luckliy no-one was injured…….

Donegal County Council is to formally object to the H.S.E. over the decision to close beds at Dungloe Community Hospital.

The council will also ask the executive to allow for long term absent staff to be replaced and allow the beds re-open.

Donegal County Council’s monthly meeting yesterday was told that a HIQA report was used as the reason to close the beds, even though the report does not contain such a recommendation.

The HSE is also being asked to outline the long term future of the hospital.

Meanwhile a cross party delegation of councillors is to seek a meeting with the Health Minister Dr James Reilly during his visit to Donegal on Thursday.

Councillor Ciaran Brogan says that the geographical layout of the Donegal means more money should be invested in health as opposed to cuts being made.

He says that case needs to be put clearly to the  Health Minister:

A man who was asked to leave a party in Killybegs has admitted at Donegal District Court that he later set fire to a PVC door in the next building.

The 28 year old from Derrybeg was fined, and ordered to pay compensation.

The court was told that former catering student Michael Gibbons, whose girlfriend had a baby five weeks ago, “took offence” when asked to leave a party.

He left and returned with fire accelerant and mistakenly set fire to the door of the next house owned by Patrick Breslin at Merchant House in Killybegs.

Defence solicitor Francis Gillespie told the court that Gibbons had a “stupid idea” to react in the way he did when evicted from the party on December 4, 2009.

He suffered from depression and had ongoing health problems at the time. He realised alcohol exacerbated his problem and was off it since Christmas and hoped to remain off it for the rest of his life.

Gibbons, of Lunniagh, Derrybeg, was ordered to pay €1,000 compensation and was fined €500.

A fresh appeal has been launched by police in Strabane in the search for missing Lifford man David Colhoun.

Police are calling for anyone who saw the 22 year-old on the night he disappeared to contact them.

Mr Colhoun was last seen at Bridge Street in Strabane at 4am on Sunday, May 22.

Foyle Search and Rescue and the Community Rescue Service continue to search the river area for the missing man.

Speaking on todays Shaun Doherty Show, Strabane PSNI Chief Inspector, Andy Lemon, said the search will remain open until David is found….

The family of Sean McNair are “relieved” that his body has been recovered and can now bury him at home.

The remains the teeanger from Creggan were found yesterday – nine days after he drowned in Lough Swilly.

SDLP councilllor Jim Clifford was with the McNair family when Sean was taken from the water….

Gardai in Letterkenny have confirmed that two people arrested following drug finds on Friday evening have been freed pending files to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Gardai have confirmed the two searches were linked.

Gardai in Letterkenny have confirmed that two people arrested following drug finds on Friday evening have been freed pending files to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Gardai have confirmed that two small drug finds were made on Friday night in Letterkenny as part of an ongoing surveillance operation.

The first seizure happened when a car in which a man and woman were travelling was stopped at Rowan Park on the outskirts of the town. Small quantities of cocaine and cannabis were found in a subsequent search.

A short time later, there was a raid at James Larkin Court in the Oldtown area. Again, a small quantity of drugs was recovered.

Gardai have confirmed to Highland Radio News that two people were arrested as a result of the two searches, which were linked.

They have since been released, and files are being prepared for the DPP.