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A new helicopter has begun operating the Irish Coastguard’s Rescue 118 service out of Sligo Airport. The AW1898 is being operated by Bristow Ireland under a new contract, with the new service in place since Monday of this week. A Coastguard spokesperson told Highland Radio News the Department of Transport signed a contract with Bristow

PSNI are advising there has been a serious road traffic collision in Belleek, near the South Donegal border. The Lough Shore Road, Belleek, is currently closed. Border-crossing HGV traffic particularly should note the road is impassable. People are advised to travel via Boa Island Road.

Gardaí are stepping up security preparations ahead of Ireland’s EU presidency in 2026. A London-based company has reportedly been hired to supply An Garda Síochána with counter-terrorism training simulators as part of preparations for Ireland’s EU presidency in July 2026. Three simulation units, costing more than half a million euro, will allow senior officers to

ERNACT has announced the approval of its ninth project within 12 months. The funding has been allocated for the INCLUDE project under the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) Programme. This latest approval brings total project funding secured by ERNACT during 2025 to €25.1 million, with €9 million being invested directly in the North West

A coroner’s ruled an inquest into the deaths of three teenagers who died in a crush outside a hotel nightclub in County Tyrone six years ago will not begin until after criminal proceedings have concluded. 16-year-old Connor Currie, and Lauren Bullock and Morgan Barnard who were both 17, died as they queued outside the Greenvale

Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage that occurred in Ballindrait, Lifford on Sunday, 14th December. Between 7:40pm and 7:55pm a car at a premises in the area was set alight. The fire brigade attended the scene and extinguished the fire, with no one hurt during the incident. Gardaí in Letterkenny are appealing for

An appeal for witnesses has been made following an incident of criminal damage in St. Johnston. This occurred in the Craigadoes area on Saturday, 13th December, at approximately 9:25pm. A car at a property in the area had all four tyres slashed and its bodywork keyed. Anyone who witnessed suspicious activity or any dash-cam footage

Investigations are taking place into an incident of criminal damage which has taken place in Lifford. This happened in the area of Beechwood Grove on Saturday, 13th December. Reports were received before 12:35am that three cars were substantially damaged in the estate. Anyone in the area between 12:30am and 1am who witnessed suspicious activity or

An appeal for information has been made following an incident of criminal damage in Buncrana. This occurred in the area of Main Street at around 4am on Sunday, 7th December. A sign at the front of a business at that location was damaged by two males around that time. One of the males is believed

A cross-border operation between gardaí and the PSNI has foiled criminal gangs planning to exploit the border to carry out burglaries in the run-up to Christmas. Yesterday’s high-visibility ‘day of action’ involved officers from a number of units, including neighbourhood policing teams, local policing teams, roads policing, tactical support, air support and specialist detectives. It

Today is the last day for sending standard parcels to both Ireland and the UK, in time for Christmas. The last day to post standard letters and large envelopes from Ireland to England, Scotland and Wales is December 18th, December 19th for the North, and December 22nd for the Republic. However, An Post advises you

It’s claimed that people who can’t get taxis are ringing 999 to get home. Ambulance services have confirmed to the Irish Daily Mail that they’re being abused by people seeking to use them as cabs on nights out. They also claim people are phoning emergency services to get an ambulance to collect elderly relatives and

Donegal schools have been allocated €1.4 million in Minor Works and Information Communications Technology Grant funding. A total of €900,000 will be invested in the county’s primary schools, with €500,000 being invested in its post-primary schools. The Minor Works grant gives schools the autonomy to tackle immediate maintenance and small-scale improvements, such as ventilation upgrades,

Letterkenny University Hospital has welcomed the National Maternity Experience Survey 2025 findings, which reports on the positive maternity care experienced by women earlier this year. They say the results of this survey are contributing to ongoing quality improvements in maternity care. The survey invited women who gave birth in February and March 2025 to share

A new rail strategy for the island of Ireland aims to cut journey times to below two hours between major cities. The infrastructure will be developed over the next five years. Today’s publication builds on recommendations from the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, aiming to cut travel times down by around half an hour from major

Over €100,000 has been allocated to expand domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services in Donegal. Donegal Rape Crisis Centre are set to receive €105,804, Donegal Women’s Refuge will get €12,000, while Donegal Women’s Centre have been allocated €3,948. The national €3.2 million allocation follows a targeted funding call by Cuan, the national agency for domestic,

Police in Derry are growing concerned for missing person Ruairi McLaughlin. He was last seen in the area of Lettershendony on Saturday at about 10pm. Ruairi is known to have links to the Eglinton, Greysteel, Ballykelly and Limavady areas. If you have any information that could assist police in locating Ruairi, please contact 101.

Two drivers in Donegal were caught driving in excess of speed limits last week, as Gardaí continue their Christmas road traffic enforcement campaign. One was caught travelling at 118km/hr in a 60km speed zone on the N15 in Stranorlar. While another clocked in at 192km/hr in a 100km/hr zone on the N56 in Letterkenny. Nationally,

Police in Strabane are appealing for information following reports of two burglaries in rural locations on Saturday. They are also urging people to be security conscious, especially at this time of year. A garage at a house in the School Row area was broken into at around 3am on Saturday morning. A shed and van,

An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority are continuing to encourage motorists in Donegal to prioritise road safety this Christmas. So far this year, 170 people have lost their lives on Irish roads, 10 of them being from Donegal. A heavy enforcement campaign on the roads began at 7:00am on December 1st and will

Gardaí in Donegal are urging motorists to take extra care on the road due to persistent rainfall. They are particularly asking people to avoid the slip road to the side of the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny and other routes that are prone to flooding, especially as it starts to get dark. Drivers are being asked to

Two people have been extradited from Malta to Northern Ireland by the Police Service’s International Policing Unit. A 27-year-old man and 58-year-old woman are due to appear in court in Fermanagh tomorrow. The man is wanted to stand trial in Northern Ireland for two offences of rape, and six offences of assault occasioning actual bodily

Buncrana Hearts FC are urging a group of vandals to come forward after their home dugout was damaged. The club says “extensive damage” was caused to the area in Castle Park last night. In a social media post, they say it is “particularly disappointing” as the dugouts were just upgraded in October at a “considerable