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A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Strabane following the seizure of approximately £6,000 worth of drugs. The arrest, made in the early hours of this morning, followed a search of a property where suspected herbal cannabis, cocaine, pregabalin, and diazepam tablets were recovered. A quantity of cash and two mobile phones were also seized.

The CAO has received over 83,000 applications, an increase of almost 9% on last year. That includes 7,000 from applicants over the age of 23, a rise of almost 1,000 on 2024 figures. There’s been a surge in interest in a number of disciplines, including healthcare, construction, and engineering.

A high level meeting will be held today to plan for a scenario if Ireland’s energy supply was attacked. The Tánaiste will chair a meeting of the Government’s Taskforce on Emergency Planning, which focuses on dealing with disasters. It’s understood the Taskforce will consider the learnings from so-called ‘Exercise Cathal’, which ‘war-gamed’ a scenario in

A pay deal has been agreed in a long running dispute affecting Section 39 workers in the community and voluntary sector. The breakthrough came overnight, following talks at the WRC between unions and government representatives. The breakthrough at the Workplace Relations Commission follows a long-running dispute which hit the headlines during the general election campaign,

  Site investigation works for a major infrastructural project to improve water supplies in Letterkenny will get underway within the next few weeks. Uisce Éireann says 29,000 customers will benefit from the Letterkenny Water Supply Zone project when it delivers a more reliable water supply but investigative works must be carried out before the project

A Donegal man who sexually abused two teenage girls more than 25 years ago, regularly creeping into one girl’s bed in the night to rape her, has been jailed for 11 years. 59 year old Andrew Robert John McElhinney of Muntermellon, Hornhead, Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal, was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury of

A solicitor told Coleraine Magistrates Court today that a man charged in connection with a so-called decoy case involving a group called ‘Justice Re-Born’ “accepts the allegations against him. Online news service ‘Courts NI’ is reporting that 36 year old Thinira Liyanage, of Fortwell Court in Letterkenny, is charged with travelling to meet a ‘child’

Donegal County Council has strongly refuted a statement released last week on behalf of firefighters at Letterkenny Fire Station, describing the claims as inaccurate, untrue, self-serving, and deeply misleading. The council is rejecting these claims in the strongest possible terms. They have also announced that discussions will be held with the firefighters in the coming

Healthcare workers will conduct a work-to-rule from March 31st. Notice was served to the HSE this morning, in a row over staffing levels. Forsa and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation voted 90% in favour of industrial action in November. It’s in a row related to the HSE’s ‘Pay and Number’s Strategy’, which unions say

A pedestrian was taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in County Derry yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred in Magheramason at approximately 4pm, at the traffic lights near the petrol station. The PSNI are appealing for witnesses, or anyone with dashcam footage, to come forward.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin begins his week-long diplomatic mission to the United States today. The Taoiseach has traveled to Texas before his meeting with Donald Trump on Wednesday. Micheál Martin begins his St Patrick’s Day trip with a journey to Texas where he’ll meet the Republican Governor Greg Abbott later today. He’s also due to make

The Ballyshannon Agricultural Show has received €8,350 in State funding. This funding, administered by the Irish Shows Association, will support the committees in their preparations for the 2025 show season. South Donegal Minister of State Marian Harkin has welcomed this development.

Firefighters from the Letterkenny Fire Service have launched a petition, calling on the Government to reverse planned cuts to their resources. The service had been informed last week that the cuts included the removal of the second fire engine, a substantial reduction in crew numbers and the loss of the vital water tanker and incident

Gardaí investigating the discovery of the body of a man in the Grand Canal in Dublin yesterday are appealing for witnesses. The man’s body was found at Coolscuddan near Newcastle. His remains were removed to Dublin City Mortuary, and a post-mortem has since taken place. Gardaí are appealing for anyone who was in the area,

The Vatican says the pope is resting after a quiet night. Officials yesterday said there’d been a slight improvement in his condition and he was responding well to therapy – though the 88 year old isn’t out of danger. Pope Francis has spent more than three weeks in hospital in Rome. He’s being treated for

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Clonmany, Gortfad, Urris and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 10pm this evening. Uisce Eireann recommend that those affected allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.

The girlfriend of Charles Dooher, who was left seriously injured after he was beaten by a masked gang, has confirmed that he has been moved out of intensive care. The 26-year-old was in his family home when the gang broke in and attacked him with iron bars on January 20th. In a statement on social

Nearly €60,000 in funding has been allocated to agricultural shows in Donegal. The announcement was made yesterday by the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, with over €1 million in supports being given to 123 shows across the country. Ardara, Ballyshannon, Inishowen, Glencolmcille and Finn Valley have been awarded

The public is advised of a walk due to take place in and around the town centre of Strabane this afternoon. The Ending Violence Against Women & Girls Solidarity Walk is scheduled to start at 3pm and finish at approximately 4pm. Participants will assemble and leave from Melvin Hall, onto Melvin Road, over Strabane Bridge

Police are appealing for information following a report of a house on fire in Omagh in the early hours of this morning. At approximately 2.55am, police received a report of a fire at a property in the Riverview Park area. Emergency services attended and extinguished the flames. It is believed that an accelerant had been

Police in Derry are inevestigating criminal damage to a school. They received a report that the new Ardnashee School, located on the Northland Road in the city, had been damaged. Multiple padlocks used to secure a gate to the site were cut by someone who has also been allowing their dogs to roam. The school

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Donegal Road, Church Road, Killybegs and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 8:30pm on 8 March. We recommend that you allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for your supply to fully return.

A man has died after being hit by a bus in a crash in County Galway. It happened at Claregalway yesterday afternoon. The man was walking on the N83 at Claregalway when he was knocked down by a bus at around ten past 2 yesterday afternoon. The pedestrian in his 50s was pronounced dead at

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Glencrow Road, Glencrow Business Park, Moville and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 6pm this evening. It is recommended that those impacted allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.

€50,000 worth of cannabis herb and cocaine was seized in Letterkenny yesterday. The discovery was made during a search of a property in the town. Two men, in their 20s, were arrested. They have been charged and are due to appear before Letterkenny District Court at a later date.

A convicted rapist who threatened to kill three female Sunday World journalists will be sentenced later this year. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that 52-year-old Mark McAnaw, formerly of Letterkenny, pleaded guilty to the harassment of Nicola Tallant, Amanda Brunker and Deirdre Reynolds on various dates in August 2023. The court heard that Mr McAnaw