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Residents and businesses in the vicinity of Mountcharles are warned they may experience a water outage today as repairs get underway to a burst water main. Mountcharles Lower, Dromore and Drumgorman are to be affected. The work is due to be completed at 3 o’clock this afternoon, but it could take up to four hours

The Dáil will sit at 11am with Cabinet Ministers to be appointed across the afternoon. Micheál Martin will return for a second term as Taoiseach when he’s formally appointed to the role later. In 2020 he did so alone as his family stayed in Cork due to the Covid pandemic as he was appointed in

A man has died in hospital following a crash in Omagh a month ago. He was 56 year old Sean McGaughey from the Omagh area. The collision between his van and a car – happened in the Drumnakilly Road area on Sunday the 22nd of December, shortly before 8.40pm. Police are again appealing for information

Two arrests have been made in connection with an assault on a father and son in at a house in Lifford. It happened when a group of up to five attackers burst into the men’s home in Coneyburrow road on Monday morning. The son who is aged in his 20’s was critically injured and airlifted

The Strabane Positive Energy District Local Green Deal has officially been signed. It will see to £2 million of funding through the Derry and Strabane Region City Deal. Derry City and Strabane District Council and Donegal County Council have been working together as the North West City Region. As one of 64 locations across Europe

The Atlantic Technological University has received confirmation that it can now begin appointing its Executive Management Team. The move will lead to the open recruitment of senior positions to the executive management team within the university. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O’Donovan says he is delighted to make the

A man wanted in connection with a fatal crash which claimed the lives of two people in Donegal in 2017 has today been extradited from Northern Ireland. Two men have today been extradited from Northern Ireland today, one to the Republic of Ireland and the other to Lithuania. The 31-year-old man extradited to the Republic,

The jury in the trial of a woman accused of murdering a man in Co Donegal has heard a secret recording of her telling someone he was thrown off Sliabh Liag. Nikita Burns, of Carrick, Donegal; and Alan Vial, of Drumanoo, Killybegs, deny murdering 66-year-old Robert Wilkin in June 2023. After allegedly beating him with

HIQA has published a report following an Inspection at an International Protection Accommodation Service Centre in Donegal. The Finn Accommodation Centre in Ballybofey is provided by Townbe ULC on behalf of the government. It was HIQA’s first inspection of the premises, and took place in September. The centre has capacity for 179 residents. At the

Storm Eowyn has been named by the British Met Office. It’s tracking towards Ireland for Friday. Met Eireann has a weather advisory in place until Saturday, with very windy conditions expected.

A derelict premises at Castle St in Letterkenny was broken into last week. Between 12 noon on Wednesday last and 12.30 the following afternoon, a window to the rear of the building was broken and entry was gained. Nothing was stolen from within the building. If anybody can assist with relevant information, we ask them

Gardaí in Milford are appealing for information after five sheep were stolen in the vicinity of Rosskirk, Portsalon. Four black and white Dutch spotted sheep and one yellow painted Suffolk were taken from a field in the area between 3 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon last, January 14th, and 11 o’clock on Thursday morning, January 16th.

Gardaí have made a renewed appeal for information following a fatal collision between a car and two pedestrians this day last week, one of whom died five days later from her injuries. She was named as local woman Rose Byrne. The incident happened on Main Street in Buncrana. Witnesses and those with dashcam footage from

A sum of cash was stolen yesterday during a break-in at Manor View Park in Letterkenny. Gardai say entry was gained to an apartment between the hours  7.30am and 2.30pm. No damage was caused to the property, but a sum of cash was stolen and items were moved around. Letterkenny Gardai are urging  anyone who

Two men have been injured, one seriously during an incident at a house in Lifford this morning. The men were seriously assaulted on the Conneyburrow Road at around 10am. One of the men, aged in his 20s was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, for treatment of serious injuries. The second man, in his

Gritters are to be deployed in Donegal this evening. Temperatures are to fall to between 3 and zero degrees tonight. The following routes will be gritted from 6pm: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 09: Cill Ulta East 12: Binswilly 13: Stranorlar North 14: Stranorlar East 15: Stranorlar West 17: Donegal North 18:

A fog warning comes into force in Donegal from 8pm tonight. Met Eireann is warning of impaired visibility and potentially hazardous travelling conditions due to areas of dense fog. The status yellow alert remains in place until 11am tomorrow.

Met Eireann has issued a wind advisory for the entire country. It’s in place until Saturday, with warnings of very strong winds tracking close to Ireland on Thursday and Friday night. The forecaster says it’s continuously monitoring the situation and weather warnings will be issued as confidence in the forecast improves.

A turning of the sod ceremony took place this morning at Scoil Iosagain Buncrana. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of the Derry Diocese, Donal McKeown. The new building will cater for 750 pupils with 25 classrooms, 8 of which will be dedicated to special education, which has long been lobbied for.

Uisce Éireann has completed major water infrastructure improvements in Manorcunningham under the National Leakage Reduction Programme. These works, finished in November 2024, involved replacing over 3 kilometres of old water pipes. The project was aimed to reduce leaks and improve the overall reliability of the water supply for residents in Manorcunningham, Pluck, and Errity. New

The “Buy Donegal” social media campaign achieved record-breaking results last year, reaching a global audience of 58.9 million people. A review of the campaign’s statistics revealed strong participation from the Donegal diaspora across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond. As a direct result of the campaign, businesses throughout the county have

The Irish Daily Mail reports that there is renewed momentum to reform laws surrounding the use of counselling notes in rape trials as evidence. Outgoing Taoiseach Simon Harris has stated that the incoming government will prioritize amending these laws, which are currently in an advanced stage of development. This push for reform comes after Letterkenny

A disqualified driver was arrested yesterday and his vehicle was seized in Derry. The 34 year old was discovered in the Northland Road area during the afternoon. It also emerged the vehicle was not insured. He remains in custody at this time.

RTÉ reports that a case of avian influenza has been detected in Donegal this month, since the introduction of new, stricter biosecurity regulations for poultry on 6th December. It is the third case reported in Ireland recently. The first two were found in Galway and Dublin. All three cases have been found in wild birds.

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States later today. Mr. Trump has promised as many as 200 executive orders on the first day of his second Presidency. He’ll be sworn in inside the Capitol Building due to freezing cold weather, with highs of -5 degrees forecast today. A

The woman who tragically passed away yesterday from injuries sustained in a collision last week in Buncrana has been identified as local woman Rose Byrne of Mill Brae, Buncrana. The incident occurred on Main Street, Buncrana, on Tuesday last. Following the crash, Ms. Byrne was transported to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment. She was one