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Motorists are being urged to exercise caution due to a bad oil spill on the N56. The spill has gone through Dunfanaghy and is said to be worse towards Ards and Creeslough. Road users are being asked to drive carefully as the roads are very slippery.

A number of vehicles were detected travelling in excess of a 100km/hr speed limit in Letterkenny. Gardaí caught three vehicles travelling at 150km/hr, 141km/hr and 133km/hr. One was also seized for having no insurance. Fixed charge penalty notices have been issued and court proceedings will now follow.

President Catherine Connolly has arrived at County House in Lifford for a Donegal County Council function. She was greeted by Cathaoirleach Cllr Paul Canning and Irish Committee Cathaoirleach Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig.   You can watch a video of the prewsident’s arrival here –     IMG_1001  

Donegal County Council’s Thatch Repair Grant Scheme has opened for applications. Now in its eighth year, the scheme assists the owners and occupiers of historic thatched dwellings and businesses with their maintenance and repair. The council says the scheme allows for small-scale thatch repairs from €500 up to €3,000, and remains open for applications until

The Food Safety Authority issued one closure order and one prohibition order on businesses in Donegal last month. A closure order was served on Letterkenny Spiceland on February 9th after a number of breaches were detected. They included rodent droppings on food packaging, and a dead mouse under a shelving unit.   The order was

A Status Yellow Wind warning has been issued for Donegal, Galway and Mayo tonight. It runs from 6pm this evening until 5 o’clock tomorrow morning. Met Éireann is warning of strong and gusty south-westerly winds, especially in coastal areas, with a chance of difficult travelling conditions, debris, and fallen branches or trees.

Gardaí in Milford were on route to a call on Saturday afternoon last at approximately 3.15pm when they noticed smoke coming from a derelict house on Church Road. They then discovered that a mattress had been set alight upstairs in the house. The fire services attended the scene and extinguished the fire. Gardai are urging

Gardaí are investigating a criminal damage incident that occurred at Sappagh, Muff in the early hours of Wednesday last. Shortly after 1.40am, vehicle was discovered on fire on the R239 approximately one mile outside of Muff on the Burnfoot road. Fire services attended the scene, but the vehicle was totally destroyed. Gardai are urging anyone

Northern Ireland’s police watchdog says “multiple potential victims have been identified” as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged non-recent serious sexual offences by a former police officer. The Ombudsman has provided an update, saying the scale and complexity of the investigation has become clear. The former officer was arrested by Police Ombudsman investigators in

It’s National Tree Week with a week long programme of events planned for Donegal. These events are being led by the Tree Council of Ireland. National Tree Week is Ireland’s largest annual tree celebration, and it aims to inspire, educate, and connect people of all ages with the importance and benefits of trees and forests.

  Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says that Sinn Féin believes that it is “possible to have a public inquiry into the Creeslough tragedy at the same time a criminal investigation is ongoing.” This, she says, was confirmed by the previous Garda Commissioner. These comments came after a meeting with families of those who

Following a meeting with the Department of Transport, Donegal Airport confirms that Department Officials are now engaging on an ongoing basis with the airline who ran the Donegal-Dublin PSO to discuss alternatives to the planned timetable, including reinstating the overnighting of the aircraft at Donegal Airport and the afternoon flight rotations after the conclusion of

Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan has obtained Government approval for a new bill to help assist with the Omagh Bombing inquiry. The International Co-operation (Omagh Bombing Inquiry) Bill 2026 will allow oral testimony to be taken before Irish courts for the purposes of the inquiry. The approval for drafting this bill was decided during December,

A woman has died after a single vehicle crash in County Sligo in the early hours of the morning. Gardaí and emergency services responded to the incident, which occurred on the N15 near Castlegal at approximately 3:30am. A female passenger, aged in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her body has been removed

Uisce Éireann has announced that works will be taking place in Ardara as part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme. They say in the coming days, 175 metres of ageing water mains in Ard Chonaill will be replaced, which is aimed at strengthening the reliability of the local water supply and reducing leakage. Traffic management

Gardai are warning of delays on the road between Donegal and Sligo this morning. Emergency services are currently at the scene of a serious road traffic collision on the N15 between Tullaghhan in Co. Leitrim and Cliffoney in Co. Sligo. The stretch of road is closed with local diversions in place. Road users are asked

Seven agricultural shows in Donegal have received funding totalling €59,400. The funding is part of an overall package of €1,046,400 announced by the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary. The events being supported in Donegal are the Ardara, Ballyshannon, Clonmany, Finn Valley, Glencolmcille, Inishowen and Meenacross Shows. *********   Full

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Enniskillen yesterday evening. Police received a report that a man driving a grey Nissan Juke was involved in a collision on the Carn Road, near Tempo, at around 9.15pm. Enquiries determined that the car was registered to an address in the Corban

Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of missing person, 39-year-old Natalie Gallagher. Natalie is believed to have travelled to Belfast from the Derry area on Wednesday, 4th March. She was last seen in the Amelia Street area on the same date at approximately 8.30pm, walking in the direction of Keylands Place in the

Over €150,000 worth of cannabis has been found in a property in Cavan. It follows the seizure of €125,000 worth of cannabis at a different property on Friday, bringing the total value to €281,000. A man aged in his 30s who was arrested following the first seizure remains in a Garda station in the North

A man’s been arrested following a sudden death in Enniskillen, in County Fermanagh. The PSNI says officers are at the scene of an incident at Corban Avenue. Members of the public are asked to avoid the area.

Police in Derry investigating reports of vehicle tampering and criminal damage in the Epworth Street area yesterday morning have charged a man to court. The 28-year-old has been charged with three counts of criminal damage, interference with vehicles, tampering with a motor vehicle, theft from a vehicle and obstructing police. He is due to appear