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Investigations are continuing following a road traffic collision that occurred in Killygordon yesterday evening. Gardaí attended the scene of the  single-vehicle road traffic collision involving a lorry and an ESB pole at approximately 7.55pm. The driver failed to remain at the scene and investigations are ongoing. Meanwhile, 96 properties in Killygordan remain without power following

Police in Derry have seized suspected drugs and made one arrest during a planned search yesterday. Officers from the District Support Team Supported by officers from Ballyarnett Neighbourhood Team carried out the search at the property in the Shantallow area of the city. A quantity of suspected Class A and Class B controlled drugs were

A buoy off the west coast of Donegal reached heights of 18 metres during Storm Éowyn, the Irish Marine Institute has said. The five buoys situated around the coasts of Ireland recorded the intense weather conditions brought by Storm Éowyn. The buoys collect weather and ocean data, including wind speed and direction, atmospheric pressure, air

Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be treated this evening at 7 pm. The routes will be gritted again at 6 am tomorrow morning. Drivers are urged to assume that no road is ice free by Donegal County Council. The Donegal gritting route index as follows: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central

A man is in a critical condition after being assaulted last Saturday in Limavady. Police received a report at around 3 am of a serious assault on Irish Green Street by another man. The 22-year-old also had his phone and house keys stolen. Detectives are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and are

Donegal County Council and the PEACEPLUS Partnership Committee have launched their co-designed Local Community PEACEPLUS Action Plan. Securing €7,635,396 in funding, the plan will deliver 32 peacebuilding projects over the next two years. Supported by the Special EU Programmes Body-managed PEACEPLUS programme, the initiative aims to foster positive relationships and bring about real change in

The prosecution has closed its case in the trial of two people accused of murdering a pensioner in Co Donegal almost two years ago. Alan Vial, of Drumanoo, Killybegs; and Nikita Burns of Carrick, Co Donegal, deny murdering Robert Wilkin, whose body was found in the waters below the cliffs at Sliabh Liag. The prosecution

A block of flats is believed to have been deliberately set alight in what officers have described as a malicious attack in Strabane this morning. Emergency services attended the blaze shortly after 1:35am in the Main Street area. A man and a woman who were inside the flats escaped injury. The PSNI are appealing for

Police are at the scene of a two vehicle collision on the Doogary Road in Omagh. The road has been closed in both directions as a result. PSNI are urging the public to seek an alternative route at this time.

A road traffic collision has caused severe traffic delays on the Culmore Road in Derry. Two lanes are blocked near the Ulster Bank at the Pennyburn Roundabout. Police advise that traffic is moving in one lane in each direction, but drivers should avoid the route if possible. Update 2:05pm: The road is now clear. We

The make up of the next Seanad will be known later today when the final seats are filled by the Taoiseach. 43 of the 60 seats were filled by the vocational panels at the start of the week. The National University of Ireland and Trinity College have each elected three senators. This afternoon, the final

All routes on the Donegal Winter Maintenance Programme will be treated from 7 o’clock this evening. A second round will be facilitated at 6 am tomorrow morning. This comes as temperatures are forecast to reach -2 degrees Celsius overnight. Donegal County Council is urging drivers to assume that no road is ice-free. The following routes

Midlands Northwest MEP Maria Walsh has been appointed the European Parliament’s rapporteur for UK agricultural matters. She will lead policy discussions on EU-UK relations, engaging with stakeholders, scrutinising trade rules, and shaping responses to challenges faced by Irish farmers and exporters. A key focus will be ensuring the upcoming Trade and Cooperation Agreement review does

Highland Radio is once again Ireland’s most listened to local radio according to listenership figures published this morning. The figure from the JNLR / Ipsos poll from January to December last year shows that 60.1% of adults in the catchment area listened to Highland Radio the previous day, a rise of just over 3%. Meanwhile,

A High Court judge in the North has ruled members of a specialist British military unit who shot dead four IRA men in an ambush, used lethal force that was not justified. The Provisional IRA members were killed in Clonoe, County Tyrone in 1992 – minutes after they’d carried out a gun attack on Coalisland

eir says almost all confirmed faults caused by Storm Éowyn in Donegal have been rectified. The communications network says this storm ranks among the most significant weather events to impact Ireland’s telecommunications infrastructure in recent decades, affecting all counties across the country. As of today, around 25,897 homes and businesses in Donegal have been reconnected,

There are reports of a considerable back-up of traffic in Strabane as a result of an incident at the Derry Road/Bradley Way roundabout. We believe there are lorries on the roundabout, and police vehicles attending. The nature of the incident isn’t clear, but we understand there is traffic building up across the bridge towards Lifford,

The Boil Water Notice on the Glenties-Ardara Public Water Supply in County Donegal has been lifted with immediate effect. Uisce Eireann has confirmed that, following consultation with the HSE which has been sampling the supply, customers on this supply can now resume normal use of the public water supply. The notice was issued on Friday,

A new Garda recruitment drive gets underway today and will run until the 27th of February. They’ll be paid for training once that’s completed starting salaries will be in excess of 35 thousand euro. After 36 weeks trainees start on a salary of €37,311 which rises incrementally. Garda Trainees will be assigned to work the

Ireland is still playing ‘catch up’ when it comes to house building. Figures yesterday showed just over 30 thousand new homes were built here last year, despite government pledges it would be over 40 thousand. Taoiseach Michael Martin told the Dail there was ‘no intention to mislead anybody. However Susanne Rogers research and Policy Analyst

Police in West Tyrone say a 31-year-old man has been charged with offences, including grievous bodily harm with intent, and is due to appear at Strabane Magistrates’ Court today. The man was arrested on Monday, following a serious assault on a male at a property in Beechmount Village in Strabane earlier that morning.

Police in Derry have seized suspected Class B drugs with an estimated street value of around £6,500, along with a quantity of cash. The seizures were made during a search of a property in the city this afternoon. A 21-year-old man has been arrested on a number of drug related offences. He remains in custody

A 21-year-old man arrested following a serious house fire in County Tyrone last Monday has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life. He is due to appear before Strabane Magistrates’ Court tomorrow in connection with the incident at Cunninghams Lane, Dungannon. A 15-year-old boy, also arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to

Donegal Education and Training Board will receive a maximum of €435,000 in capital grant funding. It comes as the Department for Further and Higher Education, has confirmed details of €8 million for ETBs nationally. Donegal ETB was included in the lowest funding band, however, this is said to reflect the overall scale of each organisation