A car parked in an open shed at Carnamuggagh Upper, Letterkenny was the subject of a criminal damage incident last week. Between 9.30pm on Tuesday evening last and 1 o’clock the following afternoon, the shed was entered and damage was caused to a car parked within it. All of the car windows were smashed, Gardaí […]
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Gardaí are investigating an alleged assault at the bus stop side of the Diamond, Donegal Town, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Between approximately 3.30am and 3.45am, it’s believed a man is believed to have been assaulted by another man. Injuries were sustained, none of which are believed to be life threatening in nature.
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Gardaí and other emergency services attended the scene of a fire at a derelict house in Meadowbank Park, Letterkenny shortly after 4.30 on Friday afternoon last. The fire brigade were on scene to extinguish the blaze that is believed to have been started maliciously. No injuries were reported. Gardai are urging anybody who may have
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People in Ballybofey and Stranorlar are being asked to fill out Expressions of Interest forms if they require transportation to day services which were previously offered in St Joseph’s Hospital. While in-patient services remain, out-patient and day services were removed from St Joseph’s pending upgrade works, but the Save our St Joseph’s Hospital Committee now
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Ireland’s electricity network is potentially facing a challenging number of years, due to expected increased demands on its power grid. An analysis of demand by EirGrid over ten years reveals it’s forecast to increase by 45 per cent between 2023 and 2034. Peak demand is forecast to increase by 24 per cent by 2034,
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A man arrested by the PSNI’s Organised Crime Branch in Derry yesterday has been released on bail pending further enquiries. The 42-year-old was detained following two searches at properties in the Carn Manor and Glenabbey Road areas of the city.
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Uisce Eireann say repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Ardsbeg and surrounding areas today. The issue arose last night, with works scheduled to take place until 3o’clock this afternoon. Local Councillor Michael McClafferty is again urging Uisce Eireann to engage with local councillors in a meaningful way. He also says
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The average house price in Donegal is now €230,000, according to the latest Daft.ie report. This figure represents a 54% increase compared to the start of the pandemic, as shown by the first quarter’s data for this year. Furthermore, prices rose by 8% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period
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The Northern Ireland Assembly has been told that no decision has been taken on improvements to the main artery between Derry and Donegal. There’s been a proposal to upgrade the Buncrana Road from the city to the border at Coshquin for some time, but Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins told the Assembly this week that the
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The HSE reports progress in improving healthcare for older adults and individuals with chronic diseases through the Enhanced Community Care Programme, which aims to bring services closer to home, reduce hospital admissions, and enhance patient care. The introduction of Community Specialist Teams for older people in the West and North West region resulted in almost
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A research project investigating climate change impacts on the Irish coast has received a €9.6m investment from PEACEPLUS. The Coastal Monitoring and Adaptation Planning (CMAP) project, conducted by Ulster University researchers over four years, will examine 15 coastal sites, including those in Donegal, Sligo, Derry, Antrim, Down, and Louth. CMAP aims to improve coastal resilience
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Three Donegal organisations have been awarded a combined €15,000 under grants for community climate engagement. Spraoi agus Sport family centre in Carndonagh received the largest amount, €10,000, for their Biodiversity Action Championships project. Barrack Hill Town Park and Greencastle Community Development were each awarded €2,500 for awareness-raising campaigns. The funding is part of a national
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A 42-year-old man has been arrested by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Branch, following two searches at residential properties in the Carn Manor and Glenabbey Road areas of Derry today. The searches, part of an ongoing investigation into drug criminality in the city, resulted in the seizure of suspected drug-related
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries – Monday, March 24th:
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A member of the Stormont Assembly is calling for a review of school security after police confirmed they are treating a security alert which led to closure of nine schools across Northern Ireland today as a hoax. Three of the affected schools were in Strabane. Holy Cross College, Strabane Academy and Strabane Primary School, along
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The Donegal Education Support Centre has announced it will move to its new premises in Letterkenny this coming month. A statement released by the centre confirms a new lease has been signed. The move from Donegal Town to Mountain Top has faced criticism, notably from the Save Donegal Education Centre Committee, who claim that adequate
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€150,000 worth of cannabis has been seized in County Sligo. The drugs were found at a property in the Cranmore area yesterday. A man in his 40s was arrested and is currently being held at a station in the Garda North Western Division. The discovery was made as part of an ongoing operation targeting the
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Police have confirmed they are treating an email sent to nine schools across Northern Ireland today which led to their closure due to a ‘security concern’ as a hoax. Three schools in Strabane, namely Holy Cross College, Strabane Academy and Strabane Primary School as well as three schools in Ballycastle and three in Enniskillen received
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Opposition leaders say they’re ruling nothing out when it comes to their response to the Dáil speaking time row. The issue is set to come to a head in the Dáil tomorrow as the Government seeks to approve new speaking arrangements which would give coalition members more speaking rights. Opposition leaders will meet later to
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The Nine ’til Noon Show – Weekday’s 9am to 12noon Magazine type mid morning chat show which aims to inform and entertain listeners and to platform their views and issues : In the first hour we talk to Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty who claims Government has serious questions to answer on Disability Grant
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Works are due to start in the coming days to improve water supply and reduce leakage of treated water in the Keadue area of West Donegal. More than 3.6km of old cast iron water mains will be replaced and new water service connections installed as part of Uisce Éireann’s National Leakage Reduction Programme. Traffic management
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There’s renewed calls for a detox centre in Derry. Ciaran McCarron, a personal trainer from Derry says his own addiction issues spiraled to a point where he lost all he had. Speaking to Greg Hughes, he’s now appealing to elected public representatives in the city to open their eyes to the high volume of people
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The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Donegal has risen by 5.6% to €190,000 in the last three months, according to the latest Real Estate Alliance survey. That’s the second highest increase in the country after Offaly, but still the lowest average price in the country. Prices have increased by 17% since
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Police have confirmed that an email sent to a number of schools across Northern Ireland has led to their closure due to a security concern. Three schools in Strabane, Holy Cross College, Strabane Academy and Strabane Primary School are closed today along with others in Enniskillen and Ballycastle. Police say enquiries are continuing and they
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The government is being urged not to fall into line with the EU when it comes to imposing counter tariffs on the US. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Sinn Fein Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty said there are other issues at play at a European level with which Ireland has no involvement, and the government’s
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A number of schools in Strabane are closed today due to what they say is a ‘security concern’. Holy Cross College and Strabane Academy earlier this morning, issued messages advising parents to make arrangements to collect their children. Strabane Primary School is also closed today. The nature of the security concern is unknown at this
Questions are being asked over who has responsibility for the emptying of Council owned litter bins in Donegal. It comes after a bin at a picnic area on Muff Greenway in recent days was overflowing with nappies and dog fouling bags left strewn across the ground. Councillor Terry Crossan is seeking clarity as to whether
27 community groups in Donegal are to share €166,000 in funding from the SSE Renewables Meentycat Community Fund. The fund distributes wind powered funding from two wind farms in Donegal for a variety of energy efficient and sustainable projects. Among those benefitting from the funding are Donegal Mountain Rescue, Convoy Community and Environmental Committee, Termon
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Holy Cross College in Strabane is closed today due to what it says is a security concern. The school is advising parents of children already en route to school to make arrangement to collect them. No further details are known at this time. Strabane Academy has also issued a similar message.
Holy Cross College, Strabane closed due to ‘security concern’ Read More »
The Irish Cancer Society needs to raise €30 million urgently in order to deliver on transport services. Demand has increased by 126% over the last five years. The group is encouraging the public to go “all in” on Daffodil Day this coming Friday, to help its teams bring patients to and from cancer treatments across
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129 Donegal farmers have been awarded over €78,000 under the Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme. Over €4.73 million is being issued to farmers across the country. The scheme supports dairy farmers in improving animal health and welfare through the use of higher genetic merit beef sires. The scheme provides a payment of €20 per eligible calf,
Donegal farmers allocated €78,000 in funding Read More »
RTÉ is under fire for spending over a quarter of a million euro a year on clothes for its staff. It bought outfits from high-end shops like Brown Thomas, Louis Copeland and Hugo Boss. Between 2021 and 2025, the bill at Brown Thomas came to €71,000 – while €2,000 was spent on fast fashion site
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Talks to try to secure a more permanent ceasefire in Ukraine continue in Saudi Arabia later. Technical teams – but not top officials – from Washington will meet those from Kyiv, then Moscow. Russia has already agreed a pause in attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, but it’s hoped they’ll also stop targeting civilian areas. US
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Opposition parties claim the Tánaiste hasn’t honoured their agreement over Dáil speaking rights. The leaders of Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, People Before Profit and Independent Ireland have written to Simon Harris seeking an urgent meeting over the row. Mary Lou McDonald, Ivana Bacik, Cian O’Callaghan, Richard Boyd Barrett and Michael Collins claim he’s now
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The Government has serious questions to answer on the Disability Grant scandal. That’s according to Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty, after the HSE confirmed they didn’t receive approval nor funding for the grant announced by the Government days before last year’s local election. He raised the issue in the Dáil this week, that €3.4
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There are a number of planned water works taking place across Donegal today. Valve installation works may cause supply disruptions to Longlands and Convoy from 1oam until 2pm. Mains repair works may lead to disruptions to Mountain View, Heather Drive and Letterkenny from 10am until 2pm. Meanwhile, mains repairs in Calhame and Ballaghderg will take
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There are fresh calls for more investment in the country’s regional airports, following the chaos in Heathrow this week. The closure in London, caused by a substation fire, led to over a thousand flights being grounded. Writing in the Business Post, Shannon Airport’s CEO, Mary Considine, says it’s time to rethink our aviation policy, describing
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The following routes will be gritted from 5PM this evening: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta East 12: Binswilly 13: Stranorlar North 14: Stranorlar East 15: Stranorlar West 16: Donegal West
Most Donegal roads to be gritted this evening Read More »
There’s a warning of high rates of the winter vomiting bug at the moment. 100 cases of norovirus were recorded last week alone, according to data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre. Anyone suffering from vomiting or diarrhoea is advised to avoid emergency departments, and contact their GP or pharmacist by phone instead. Monaghan-based GP,
100 norovirus cases detected in Ireland as high rates of winter vomiting bug continue Read More »
The search for a missing man in County Kerry has resumed. 56 year old Michael Gaine – who also goes by Mike – has been missing from his home near Kenmare since Thursday morning. Hundreds of people have been helping with a search operation, as well as local agencies like Kerry Mountain Rescue.
Search for missing Kerry man continues Read More »
Rescue 118 was called out to help an injured walker in Donegal yesterday afternoon. The woman suffered a serious ankle fracture while on a walk near Melmore in Downings. She managed to reach her car, where she was able to call the emergency services. Malin Head Coastguard were contacted and the Rescue 118 helicopter arrived
Walker rescued after suffering serious leg injury in Downings Read More »
Gardaí in Donegal have stopped several vehicles in Donegal Town with excessively tinted windows. The vehicles’ light transmission levels were measured and fell well below the expected light transmission rate. Gardaí say the excessive tinting of windows creates enforcement issues for Gardaí in relation to driver recognition, the detection of driving offences such as driving
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Pope Francis has waved to crowds from the window of the hospital where he’s been treated for double pneumonia. It’s his first live public appearance since being admitted five weeks ago. The 88-year-old is being discharged today and is heading back to the Vatican to ‘rest and recover’. These people have been gathering in St
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A reservoir interruption may cause supply disruptions to Clonmany and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 3pm this afternoon. Uisce Eireann recommend that those affected allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.
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The Tánaiste says Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon are safe, following an escalation in the region overnight. Lebanon’s National News Agency says 2 people were killed, including a child – when Israel responded to rockets fired from Lebanon, with airstrikes in the south of the country. Hezbollah denies it was involved. Simon Harris is calling for
Irish UN peacekeepers safe in Lebanon following overnight airstrikes Read More »
Outpatient appointments will take place on weekday evenings and Saturdays, under new HSE plans. It follows an increase in hospital consultants working over the St. Patrick’s Day bank holiday weekend, in a bid to reduce overcrowding. HSE boss Bernard Gloster wants staff across the health service to be rostered outside normal office hours by
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The Pope is planning to offer a blessing from the window of his hospital in Rome tomorrow, as he continues to battle double pneumonia. It would be his first appearance in more than five weeks. The only glimpse the public’s had of him recently, is the release of a photo last week. He went in
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Sinn Fein’s calling for an-all island approach to tackling President Trump’s US tariffs. It wants the Enterprise Minister to work with his counterpart in the Northern Executive to host an all-island summit to hear business leaders’ views on the threat. The party’s enterprise and employment spokesperson says mitigation steps need to be taken to protect
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Pump failure issue may cause supply disruptions to Bray Road, Burnfoot, Carnamoyle and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 5pm on this evening. Uisce Eireann recommend that those affected allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.
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Efforts to engage with banks and insurance companies on the defective concrete block issue that’s affecting thousands in Donegal has taken a significant step forward. The Banking and Insurance Focus Group has confirmed that key stakeholders including the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland, Engineers Ireland, Insurance Ireland and the Institute
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