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Donegal TD Charles Ward says delays on the part of Donegal County Council’s administration of the Defective Concrete Block Redress Scheme are unfairly penalising homeowners. Deputy Ward says contractors are taking on other jobs due to cash flow issues, predominantly arising from council processing delays, which stem from excessive paperwork scrutiny, portal outages, slow claim approvals, […]

A video has been circulating on social media of three young men entering Waterworld in Bundoran without authorisation. In the video it’s claimed the door had been left open. The three individuals are seen walking around the premises and going down a slide. A spokesperson from the waterpark say they are grateful that nobody was

  Police in Strabane are investigating a report of theft from a church shed on Longland Road in Donemana. Yesterday, a number of pieces of gardening equipment were reported stolen. These include a strimmer, a lawnmower and a leaf blower. At this time, it’s believed these items were taken sometime between 1st and 8th February.

The trial of a former paratrooper charged with the murder of two men on Bloody Sunday is likely to start in September. Known as Soldier F, he is also charged with five attempted murders in Derry in January 1972, when the British army opened fire on civil rights protestors, killing 13 people. He’s pleaded not

Police in Derry have arrested a 19-year-old man on a number of driving offences on Monday evening. A grey Volkswagen Golf hit a kerb in Marlborough Terrace, causing damage to the car. The driver failed to stop when signalled to do so and subsequently crashed into a parked van. The man behind the wheel then

Gardaí are appealing for information after the front door of a building at an apartment block on Meetinghouse Street, Stranorlar, was damaged on Friday night. A number of men were reported to have caused the damage at around 10:45 pm. They then left in the direction of Lifford. Those with dashcam footage of Stranorlar or

The glass in the front door of a business premises  close to the Craoibhín Centre in Termon was smashed. Gardaí are investigating the incident, which happened between 4:00 pm on Thursday evening and 12:40 pm the following Saturday. Entry was not gained. The authorities are now asking anyone who may have observed suspicious activity or

In Letterkenny, a sum of cash was stolen from a house in An Gleann Rua, Killylastin. Between 9:00 am on Friday morning and 5:00 pm the following day, entry was gained to the home without causing damage. Gardaí are appealing for information in relation to the incident. Those who believe they can assist enquiries are

On Friday last, a house was entered in the Drumcairn area of Manorcunningham. Between 6:45 pm and 7:15 pm that evening, the lock on the back door was forced open to gain entry. A bedroom was ransacked, and a sum of cash was stolen. Gardaí are particularly interested in any sightings or dashcam footage of

A house was broken into in the Raymoghy area of Manorcunningham. It happened between 5:15 pm on Friday evening and 10:30 am the following morning. Entry was gained when the back door was forced open. Nothing was stolen, however, a number of rooms were ransacked. Gardaí are now asking members of the public who believe

A total of 701 new residential address points were added to the GeoDirectory database in Donegal last year. The latest Geo Directory – a joint venture between An Post and the Ordnance Survey – also shows over 22 thousand residential buildings were classified as being under construction in 2024, 722 of those were in Donegal.

A 44-year-old man arrested on November 6th last in Derry returned for questioning yesterday. The man was arrested by detectives from the Police Service’s Terrorism Investigation Unit in relation to an ongoing investigation into illegal money lending. Following questioning, he was released last evening pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service. We understand the

Donegal TD Charles Ward has called on the Minister for Finance to amend the Finance Act to exempt emergency response drivers from having to pay Benefit in Kind. It’s after it emerged that following a decision by Revenue, seven senior ambulance service personnel in Donegal who would have brought their official vehicles home for use

The Arranmore RNLI volunteer crew responded to a call from Malin Head Coast Guard at 10.50pm last night to assist in a medical evacuation from the island. The patient was transferred from the lifeboat to a waiting ambulance in Burtonport for assessment in Letterkenny University Hospital. Crew on board the lifeboat were: Relief Coxswain Sean

Police have seized suspected drugs during searches in Castlederg and Newtownstewart. Officers from Derg Neighbourhood Policing Team, assisted by colleagues from Tactical Support Group and a Police Dog Cooper conducted a search in Castlederg during which a quantity of suspected Class B drugs was seized. A female arrested on suspicion of drug-related offences has been

Both drivers involved in a two vehicle collision in Strabane have been brought to hospital. It happened at 10:15 this morning on the Liskey Road, which remains closed. Police say work is now underway to remove debris to make the road passable once more.

Legal notices have been served to 13 operators of illegal streaming services, or ‘dodgy boxes’. The Federation Against Copyright Theft served the notices across Donegal, Dublin, Cork, Offaly, Limerick, Louth, Clare, Westmeath and Laois. They were delivered in person, by post and through email, and resulted in services being shut down, deleted social media profiles,

Today, Vikat Bhagat will be sentenced for the rape and murder of Buncrana woman Danielle McLaughlin in India in 2017. Bhagat was found guilty last Friday, following years of trials and delays. Andrea Brannigan, her mother, along with her family, travelled to Goa to hear the verdict. They told Friday’s Nine til Noon show that

Donegal County Council has commenced the preparation of new area plans for Dungloe, Ballyshannon, Bridgend, Carndonagh, Donegal Town and Killybegs. They will replace the current plans in the Seven Strategic Towns Local Area Plan 2018-2024. The new Area Plans will set out a range of planning policies, objectives and a spatial development framework for these

Police in Enniskillen are dealing with a serious road traffic collision on the Trillick Road between Ballinamallard and Kilskeery. The PSNI says this road is likely to be closed for some time. Diversions are in place in Ballinamallard Main Street at junction of Craghan Road and on the Trillick Road at junction of Killymittan Road.

A man who got stuck in a cave in County Fermanagh yesterday evening has been freed. Cave rescue volunteers worked into the early hours of this morning in Cuilcagh to bring him to safety. The man in his twenties, became too tired to continue while he was on the return leg of a planned caving

A murder investigation’s underway following the death of a man in Dublin City Centre in the early hours of yesterday morning. Tanaiste Simon Harris has described the incident as ‘alarming’ and ‘deeply concerning’. Gardaí say the fatal stabbing happened shortly after 3am on Saturday. A man in his 30s was found with serious injuries and

Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sample over 20 events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in Donegal. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities, takes place from the 3rd

Police have charged a man to court with a number of offences, following a vehicle pursuit in the Strabane area on Friday. The 19-year-old has been charged with burglary and a number of driving-related offences, including aggravated vehicle taking causing damage to another vehicle, driving with excess alcohol in breath and failing to stop for

UPDATE: A teenager remains in Garda custody this morning after a man was seriously injured in an assault in Cavan Town on Friday night. The incident happened outside a premises on Main Street just before midnight. A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with serious injuries. He is being treated in Beaumont Hospital.

A man has been arrested after a woman was struck by a vehicle in Derry yesterday. The incident occurred shortly after 1.30pm, when officers attended and used a drug-driving detection kit to conduct a preliminary drug test. The man, aged in his 20s, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of a number of driving offences, as

Libraries throughout Donegal are taking part in a campaign to get the whole country reading. They have teamed up with publishers, booksellers, authors, and others for the campaign, which is encouraging everyone to ‘Get Lost in a Good Book’. Libraries throughout Donegal are backing the Ireland Reads campaign in the lead up the National Day

The numbers on waiting lists at Letterkenny University Hospital rose sharply in January, particularly in terms of those awaiting in-patient and day case treatment. The figures, which were valid as of January 30th are being compared to the figures on December 9th last year. There were 1,832 people awaiting in-patient and day case treatment in

Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says he’s been in touch with Health Minister Jennifer Carroll McNeill to highlight what he says is the “unacceptable” revelation that as of lunchtime today, Tory Island will not have a nurse until Sunday week, February 23rd. He says it’s outrageous that the HSE seem to think this is acceptable, and