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33,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without power in Donegal today. ESB says all available crews in Killybegs and Letterkenny depots, as well as contracting partners, are deployed across the county, and progress has been made given approximately 87,000 were out at peak on Friday. They say some customers won’t have power restored until next […]

There have been water outages across the county due to a loss of power. Uisce Eireann say they are coordinating closely with the ESB to prioritise power restoration, as well as liaising with the National Emergency Co-ordination Group and local authorities. Power outages at treatment plants and pumping stations continue to impact on supplies across

Donegal County Council have urged the public to continue to exercise caution today as a status yellow wind warning remains in place for the county. Further damage to already weakened structures and trees is possible together with dangerous travelling conditions. People are being reminded of the danger of fallen trees as it may be the

Storm Éowyn Update: ESB Networks restore power to 366,000 homes, farms and businesses: 402,000 remain without electricity supply  Storm Éowyn brought unprecedented, widespread and extensive damage to electricity infrastructure resulting in 768,000 customers losing supply on 24th January. This is by far the worst storm experienced by ESB Networks both in terms of customers losing supply and the scale of damage across the network. Important Public Safety Message: We have been

Uisce Eireann update – Saturday, 25 January, 2025: Uisce Éireann crews are on the ground across Co Donegal continuing to work to restore water supplies. We are actively sourcing and deploying generators at sites where power has not been restored.  We are coordinating closely with the ESB to prioritise power restoration and we are also

Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of a road traffic collision in Clonleigh. The single-vehicle collision occurred on a local road in Glenfad at approximately 10:30am this morning. No serious injuries have been reported at this time.

A moderate wind warning has been issued for Donegal, as well Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. The alert comes into effect at 11am tomorrow morning and will last until 9pm that evening. Met Éireann are warning of strong and gusty winds and the potential of further damage to already weakened structures and trees and dangerous travelling

It’s been confirmed a man has died in a road traffic incident on the N14 outside Lifford. At approximately 5.30 this morning, Gardaí say they were alerted to the incident at Feddyglass, Raphoe, in which a tree had fallen fell onto a car during storm Eowyn. A male driver, was fatally injured during the incident.

  Rolling Updates – “Can you share a warning to the local walkers. The big beech tree next to the Red Hughs wee gate (Top Entrance from Clubhouse into the woods) is hanging onto other trees, send a message that it isn’t safe to walk around there.”   As a result of Storm Eowyn, NoWDOC

All Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 5PM this evening. Donegal gritting route index as follows: 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 10: Cill Ulta West

As a result of Storm Éowyn, a Boil Water Notice (BWN) is being issued to protect the health of approximately 3,576 customers due to a deterioration in the raw water quality impacting the treatment process at the water treatment plant following last night’s storm. Customers can check if their property is included by visiting the

A yellow snow-ice warning has been issued for Donegal. The alert comes into effect at 9pm this evening and will last until 9am tomorrow morning. Met Éireann are warning of icy stretches and snow showers which could lead to hazardous travelling conditions.

  This was the scene at the Forte Retail Park in Letterkenny this afternoon, where the side was ripped from the Callaghan’s Electrifcal premises there. No injuries have been reported, and no other buildings have reported a similar level of damage.      

A status red weather warning for Donegal has expired. The alert was in place from 7am this morning as strong winds battered the county. An orange wind warning is now in place for Donegal until 4pm this afternoon. Strong winds are to persist over the coming hours. A substantial amount of damage has been caused

Approximately 90,000 homes and businesses are currently without power in Donegal. The impact of Storm Eowyn is being felt right across the county. Power outages are affecting, Milford, Donegal Town, Bundoran, Dungloe, Stranolar, Ballyshannon, Convoy, Kilcar, Newtowncunningham, Creeslough, Derrybeg and Gweedore. Siobhán Wynne, ESB Networks Regional Manager says estimated restoration times will be given tomorrow

Detectives are appealing for information after a hoax pipe bomb-type device was discovered at the front of a property in the Waterside in Derry. The incident in the Winchester Park area was reported to police at approximately 10.50pm last night. Police attended the scene with Ammunition Tactical Officers. Cordons were implemented and, following examination, the

The impact of Storm Éowyn will be felt for many days in Donegal. That’s according to Donegal County Council’s Director of Economic Development, Emergency Services and Information Systems, Garry Martin. He says fallen trees and damaged electricity lines are affecting the entire county. People travelling after the current weather warnings are lifted are being urged

A 34-year-old man has been charged with drug-related offences to appear before Derry Magistrates’ Court today. The charges include possession of a Class A and B controlled drugs, possession of a Class A controlled drug with intent to supply and being concerned in the supply of a Class A controlled drug. As is normal procedure

Wind speeds of 141km/h have already been recorded in Donegal. As the red weather alert came into force at 7am this morning the high speed gusts were recorded at Finner weather station. Currently, the highest mean wind speeds recorded at Finner are 94km/h and 89 km/h at Malin Head.

A serious traffic collision has occurred at the Ballinlecky to Lifford Road as the result of a fallen tree. The road is closed and will remained so for some time. Gardaí are appealing to the public not to travel this morning unless it is absolutley necessary.

Donegal County Council is warning that road conditions throughout the county are treacherous this morning. Fallen trees are affecting numerous routes across the county as a result of Storm Éowyn. A red weather warning is in place today from 7am to 2pm. The Council is asking people to not travel until the storm has passed

8,298 homes, farms and businesses have lost power in Donegal with the arrival of storm Éowyn over night. In the Donegal area over 3,400 are without. Convoy, Derrybeg, Dungloe and Killybegs are also impacted so far. Restoration times remain unknown. For live updates please check https://powercheck.esbnetworks.ie/

The record for the maximum ever gust of wind in Ireland has been broken overnight. Met Eireann says a gust of 183 km/h was recorded at Mace Head, breaking the previous record of 182 km/h which has stood since 1945. Gusts of 139 and 137 km/h were also recorded in Knock and Shannon respectively. The

Gardaí will be sporting changes to their uniform from today. All members of the force will now wear baseball caps while on the beat, replacing the traditional garda cap, which they say had become cumbersome and was prone to getting knocked off. Thermal gilets have also been issued after gardaí complained their uniform wasn’t warm

Diversions are in place at Ballinalecky Crossroads on the main Letterkenny to Lifford Road following a serious crash. The road is closed and is expected to remain closed for some time. Diversions are in place. Gardai are appealing to people to not travel today unless absolutely necessary.

Over 8,000 properties are already without power in Donegal this morning as Storm Èowyn takes hold. 8,298 homes and businesses in Convoy, Dungloe, Derrybeg and Donegal are impacted. ESB says crews will be on the ground to restore power when the red weather warning is lifted.

Thurs 7.40pm   Update regarding Accommodation Safety Concerns and Adverse Weather Assistance during Storm Éowyn   Donegal County Council encourages people concerned about residing in mobile homes, or other accommodation with potential structural issues, to consider making alternative accommodation arrangements tonight through family or friends for the duration of the Storm Éowyn Red Weather warning.

A man extradited from Northern Ireland earlier this week has appeared before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of two teenagers. RTE is reporting this afternoon that 31 year old Ricky Fagan was charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of 17-year-old Nathan Fullerton and 18-year-old Nathan

All Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 4PM. Donegal gritting route index as follows: 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 10: Cill Ulta West 11: Na