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A man of no fixed adobe has been sentenced to three months in prison today for a sexual assault that happened in Derry earlier this year. 34-year-old Paul Farren was sentenced in Derry Magistrates court today for the assault on June 22nd. The victim and her friend approached Farren out of concern at around 2.15 […]

Donegal County Council has confirmed that all designated routes will be gritted from 8 o’clock this evening. The roads are 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

Madden & Finucane Solicitors, has secured the maximum £80,000 award for a client from the Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board. The client suffered one of the most severe cases of abuse heard to date by the board, which is responsible for compensating victims of abuse in Northern Ireland’s residential institutions between 1922 and 1995. In

Uisce Éireann and NI Water have announced a €32 million PEACEPLUS project called the Water Enhancements through Sustainable Treatment or WEST, to improve water quality in Donegal Bay, Lough Erne and Lough Melvin. The project will address water quality issues caused by agriculture, forestry, and urban runoff in counties Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan, Monaghan, Fermanagh,

National Treatment Purchase Fund figures have been released for November, showing a slight increase in the numbers on the inpatient waiting list at Letterkenny University Hospital, but a fall in the numbers waiting for outpatient appointments. There were 1,349 people awaiting inpatient appointments, up just over 2%, and 14,427 awaiting outpatients appointments, down just over

Uisce Eireann are dealing with another burst water main at Bomany in Letterkenny, with supply disruptions possible up to 5.15 this evening. Meanwhile, in Ballyshannon, repairs to a burst main may cause supply disruptions at Acres and surrounding areas until 4.30 this afternoon.

The owner of nine houses in Ballymacool, Letterkenny where tenants are facing eviction has expressed frustration with what he says is a lack of urgency and communication from Donegal County Council regarding the potential sale of the houses to the council under the tenant in situ scheme. He is now seeking an urgent meeting with

A man in his 30s is continuing to be questioned by Gardai in relation to the investigation into the disappearance and murder of Kyran Durnin. The child was reported missing in August of this year but Gardai believe he was last seen alive in 2022. Yesterday, Gardai searched two properties in County Louth in relation

Labour Party TDs are meeting later to discuss whether to continue with coalition formation talks. Ivana Bacik met with Simon Harris and Micheál Martin earlier this week. The Labour Party leader will give a recommendation to her parliamentary party this afternoon and it’s expected that will be not to continue with discussions about forming a

Information not yet given to the family of Private Sean Rooney regarding his death will soon be made available to them. Private Rooney, a native of Newtowncunningham was killed after the convoy he was travelling in came under attack in December 2022 in Lebanon. His family previously expressed frustration that the UN had failed to

Local businesses have until 4 pm this afternoon to submit their tenders for the sponsorship of prominent roundabouts in Letterkenny. The idea is the sponsor will have the opportunity to showcase their brand to the traffic that passes through daily. The sponsorship period will run from February 2025 to January 2026. The terms include that

The Garda involved in the death of a 21-year-old girl from Derry will not be prosecuted. On May 21st 2023, Rebecca Browne was struck by a garda car in Ludden, Buncrana. Madden & Finucane Solicitors, representing the family of Rebecca Browne, were informed yesterday by a representative of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission that the

The price of a driver licence and learner permit are set to increase by €10. They’ll rise to €65 and €45, respectively, under changes announced by the Road Safety Authority, which will take effect from January 1st. The cost of an NCT will also increase by €5, while a re-test will rise by €12 euro.

The 23rd is expected to be the busiest spending day this month as people prepare for Christmas. Data from AIB shows €3.8 billion was spent in card transactions in the month of December last year, across 78-million transactions. The 23rd was also the busiest day for buying groceries, with 93% of AIB customers shopping in

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Loughanure today. It expected the works will be complete by 5pm this evening. However it may take up to four hour after this time.

Gardai say two new Static Speed Safety Camera systems which have been installed in Mayo and Galway are going live tomorrow. One is located at Ballinsmaula on the N17, north west of Claremorris, while in Galway, the new camera is located on N59 between Galway City and Moycullen. Earlier this year, gardai announced nine new

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance of school boy Kyran Durnin. The little boy from Dundalk in Louth was reported missing in August of this year, but Gardaí believe he was killed in 2022. The man, who was detained today, is being questioned at a Garda Station

A burst water main is affecting parts of Lifford today. Repairs are being carried out which may cause disruptions to The Haw and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 1pm this afternoon.

People in Donegal are expected to spend an average of €615 per person on Christmas gifts this year. According to PayPal, the average spend on social outings in the county is expected to be €303 this festive season. 46% of Irish consumers surveyed say they would prefer to send money to family and friends to

Motorists are advised to expect delays on the Kilmacrennan Road in Letterkenny this morning following a two car collision. The crash occurred a short time ago near Hegarty’s Garage on approach to the Mountain Top.

A vehicle has been seized and a number of fines issued during multi-agency checkpoints in Inishowen this week. On Tuesday, the Road Safety Authority, Revenue and waste enforcement officers from Donegal County Council assisted Gardaí at several checkpoints in the peninsula. Gardai say three vehicles turned away from the checkpoints. They were followed and this

The Taoiseach says it’s important to get a new government in place for January. Simon Harris says negotiating teams will continue to meet over the coming days, in the hope of agreeing a serious policy framework within the next few weeks. Meanwhile the Social Democrats are expected to announce whether or not the party will

A total of 58 police officers have reported injuries after being involved in incidents where police vehicles have been deliberately rammed this year. A large amount of this occurred in Derry. PSNI have recorded 40 rammings this year until the 30th of November. However, it’s believed the figure may not fully reflect the true extent

A meeting to discuss the Donegal County Council Draft Budget for 2025 is to enter its third session today. An increase in commercial rates to 4.47% has become a roadblock to members reaching an agreement. A number of private meetings have taken place between the executive and elected member groups since the initial meeting date,

Tech giant Meta is currently experiencing a major outage across all its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Users are reporting issues with accessing the social media sites right across the world. 888 Facebook users in Ireland have reported problems to the website Downdetector while 583 reports of issues with Whatsapp have been recorded over

Peter Casey, a Donegal businessman and former presidential candidate has been awarded €140,000 in damages for defamation, arising from a social media post. RTÉ reports that Acupuncturist, and former local and general election candidate Kim McMenamin made the post on Facebook in April 2023 to 2,000 followers. It was in relation to a property in

A 37-year-old man has been sentenced at Craigavon Crown Court today, Wednesday 11th December, for being unlawfully at large while under sentence. Shane Frane was given a sentence of six months, to run consecutively with the one he is currently serving. Mr Frane was released from Maghaberry Prison on January 17th last on an eight

Uisce Eireann says repairs to a burst water main in Letterkenny may cause supply disruptions to customers in Hawthorn Heights and surrounding areas this afternoon, with works are scheduled to take place until 5pm. Meanwhile, repairs to a burst water main in Buncrana may cause supply disruptions in Lisfannon Heights and surrounding areas until 6:30

Donegal County Council has launched its Christmas Road Safety Appeal, urging all drivers to remain drug and alcohol free to help prevent collisions. So far this year, 167 people have lost their lives on Irish roads, 18 of them in Donegal roads. Release in full – Stay Safe on the Roads this Christmas   As

Agreement on fish quotas for 2025 has been reached by the EU’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council. The negotiations, which began on Monday and concluded in the early hours of this morning. Marine Minister  Charlie McConalogue says the outcome is positive, as the talks resulted in the successful application of the Ireland’s Hague Preferences for a