Two men have been treated in hospital following a stabbing in Derry.

The incident happened in the laburnum Terrace area between 2 and 3 o’clock this morning. One man was brought to Altnagelvin with stab wounds, but his injuries are not believed to be serious.

Another man was also treated in hospital for injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested.

It’s reported that during the incident, a woman attempted to flag down passing motorists for help.

Police in Tyrone are investigating a robbery on Main Street in Coalisland in which a man was attacked by four men, one armed with a crowbar.

The four men approached their victim shortly after 6 o’clock last evening. He was kicked to the ground, but his injuries are not believed to be serious.

A sum of cash was taken during the attack.

More stong winds are expected in Donegal after Met Eireann issued a severe weather warning for this afternoon and evening.

Gale force winds, gusting up to 120 kilometres per hour are expected to batter the south, west and north of the country.

Coastal counties will be worst effected.

These conditions are expected to last right through the night and into the early hours of tomorrow morning.

Police in Derry are investigating an arson attack at the headquarters of North West Textile Recyclers at Springtown in Derry.

The company, which trades as “Don’t Bin, Cash In” also operates in Letterkenny and Carndonagh.

3 trailers were burned in the fire which was tackled by seven units of the fire brigade.

Jonathan  Mc Gonagle is the company’s owner………

The Taoiseach’s mother has passed away at the age of 93.

Donegal native Eithne Kenny, nee Mc Ginley,  died this morning in Co. Mayo,  surrounded by her family.

Originally from Glencolmcille, Eithne married the late deputy Henry Kenny and had four children.

Speaking just months before her death, Eithne said she was so proud to live to see her son Enda become Taoiseach.

Her funeral arrangements will be announced later.

The BBC is reporting that two Catholic dioceses in Northern Ireland are preparing to publish major reports into historical child abuse, at the same time as a report is published in Raphoe.

The report into the Diocese of Raphoe has been much anticipated, with next Tuesday now believed to be the most likely publication date.

However, the BBC is reporting that reviews will also be published next week into child welfare in the dioceses of Derry and Dromore. All three reports have been conducted by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church.

The board is now reviewing every diocese in the country, examining what was done wrong in the past.

The Raphoe, Derry and Dromore reviews could track back as far as 1975, providing details of how these three dioceses have dealt with child abuse since the mid-1970s, and, how they deal with it now.

The Raphoe and Derry reports come shortly after the resignation of Bishop Seamus Hegarty for health reasons. Monsignor Eamon Martin, a former head of St Columb’s College in the city has been appointed as   diocesan administrator pending the appointment of a new bishop.

IMPACT says a meeting with Donegal Oieeachtas members to discuss the future of the NoWDOC service was a positive one.

The meeting to discuss fears that the NoWDOC service could be scaled back in Donegal.was attended by Deputies Charlie McConalogue, Pearse Doherty and Thomas Pringle.

IMPACT’s Richy Carruthers says he’s disappointed no Government representitives were there…….

Sinn Fein has published a Dail Private Members Motion calling on the Government to maintain current child benefit rates.

The motion will be debated in the Dail next week.

One of the budgetary measures being considered is that the Government may cut child benefit by 10 euro a week in the budget next month.

Another suggestion is that child benefit should be means tested, but Sinn Fein’s Finance Spokesperson Deputy Pearse Doherty  says it should remain a universal payment…….

IMPACT have said that a meeting with Oriechtas members in the County yesterday was a positive one.

All Donegal TD’s were invited to a meeting today to discuss the future of the NoWDOC service in County.

There are fears that the NoWDOC service could be scaled back in Donegal.

Yestertdays meeting was attended by Deputies Charlie McConalogue, Pearse Doherty and Thomas Pringle.

Spokesperson for IMPACT in Donegal, Richy Carruthers, says todays meeting was positive, but he was dissapointed no Government TD’s showed up…….

Fianna Fail Senator Brian O’Domnhaill has rejected out of hand suggestions that his party proposes septic tank legislation with charges greater than currently proposed by government.

Today, the Can’t Pay Won’t Pay Group said it understood  that Fianna Fails proposals include a 200 euro charge on every household, every seven years.

The Groups spokesperson, Danny Brown, said if these proposals were true,  they are even worse than the current Government proposals of a one-off 50 euro charge:

But Senator O’Domhnaill said the group have the facts wrong and that no charge was ever proposed by Fianna Fail: