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Schools in Donegal remain closed today due to the adverse weather conditions. A status yellow low temperature and ice warning remains in place for the county until lunchtime tomorrow. The full list of closures and service interruptions are below. School Closures: Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Letterkenny Carndonagh Community School will open at 11am today. Buses

Donegal property prices rise by €15,475 in the last three months of last year, according to myhome.ie The median asking price for a property in the county is now €245,475, with year on year price inflation in Donegal twice the national average. The report, which covers Quarter 4 of 2024 shows that the median asking

Donegal County Council has launched a new Cultural Calendar to celebrate the diverse cultures in the county. The initiative has been developed as part of the EU BELONG pilot project. This initiative, aligned with the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Inclusion Strategy for Donegal 2021-2026, aims to foster inclusivity and understanding by highlighting key cultural

A list of those contesting the Seanad elections has been revealed with five candidates from Donegal vying for a seat. On the agriculture panel, Senator Niall Blaney of Fianna Fáil is contesting, as is John McNulty of Fine Gael who recently was a candidate in the General Elections. Also from Fine Gael is Cllr Jimmy

Ireland has joined South Africa’s International Court of Justice case against Israel. Tánaiste Micheál Martin secured Cabinet approval in December to intervene in the case, which alleges Israel is breaching the Genocide Convention through the war in Gaza. Ireland’s intervention in the case requests the court broaden the interpretation of genocide within the Convention. The

It’s understood that there is severe traffic congestion between Kilross and Stranorlar this evening. It follows reports that a lorry has broken down leading to delays on the road. Gardaí have been dispatched to the scene.

The first reports from the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery, created under the Legacy Act, are expected to be published in the Autumn. The Irish Examiner reports that the new body, tasked to probe cases from the Troubles, is currently looking at 25 cases and has also accepted a request for an investigation

Gardaí tended the scene of a road traffic collision in Creeslough this morning. No injuries have been reported from the incident that happened on the N56 in Derryfad at around 10:30 am. However its understood that the car involved is blocking the road at the moment and is due to be moved. Update 13:52pm:  The

Government formation talks are continuing as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil hammer out the details of a programme for Government. The attention has been turning to which independent TDs may support that coalition. With the Social Democrats joining Labour on the opposition benches for the next five years, it’s clear independents will be the ones

Derry City and Strabane District Council is advising the public that the ongoing severe weather conditions is impacting on some services today. City of Derry Airport is open, but people are advised to allow extra time for journeys, and check arrival and departure times online. Refuse collection services are operating, but there may be delays,

There were 27 admitted patients awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, 11 of them on trolleys in the Emergency Department. In Sligo, the figure was 53, 31 of them in the ED. Nationally, the INMO says there were 658 patients awaiting beds.

A man is due to appear before Derry Magistrates Court today in connection with a number of drug-related offences. The 36 year old was arrested in the city by District Support Team officers last evening. He is charged with possession of a Class A controlled drug, being concerned in the supply of a Class A

As the cold snap continues, Donegal remains under a status yellow low temperature and ice warning. Icy conditions on the roads are impacting services today with a number of schools closed. Donegal County Council is urging motorists to assume no road is ice free. Gritters were deployed at 6am. School Closures: Deele College, Raphoe Royal

Gardaí in Donegal are appealing to motorists travelling between Stranorlar and Killygordon to slow down and remain alert. It’s after a lorry went off the road at Cavan Lower yesterday. The lorry has since been removed and the road reopened. However, gardaí are warning motorists that as a result of the crash there is no

A low temperature of -3 degrees was recorded in Donegal this morning. The county remains under a status yellow low temperature and ice warning while most of the country is covered by an orange weather warning until later this mrning. Met Eireann is warning of extremely cold conditions and widespread severe frost. Co Tipperary recorded

People in the Strabane area are being urged to get involved with the town’s annual St Patrick’s Day Parade. Derry City and Strabane District Council is urging people to help make the celebration in March bigger and better than ever. Mayor Cllr Lilian Seenoi Barr has this week issued an invitation to people to get

Blackmount, Ballygorman and Glen Garden Mount are to be without water for most of today as repairs get underday to fix a burst water main. The work is due to start at 8:30am this morning and will be complete at 6pm this evening. However, Uisce Eireann are warning that it may take up to four

PSNI in Strabane are appealing for information following a burglary in the Killen area over the festive period. A copper water was taken from 21 Killen Park, between Saturday the 21st of December and Thursday last. Police are asking those with information or CCTV footage that can assist with investigations to get in touch.

The N15 connecting Stranorlar and Killygordan is closed at the moment. It’s understood a lorry has gone off the road. Local diversions are in place, it is believed the alternative route may not be gritted so drivers are advised to travel with extra caution.

Drivers are warned that the traffic lights at Lennon View in Ramelton are experiencing an outage. Cllr Pauric McGarvey is urging motorists to approach with caution on the Rathmullen road. It’s understood that the isuue has been reported and will be repaired at the nearest convenience.

Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage to a car at Coill an Airgid, Ballybofey between 3pm on Thursday December 26th and 11.30 on the following Saturday morning. A car parked at a house was keyed along the passenger side. Gardaí are urging anyone with relevant information to contact them in Letterkenny on 074-9167100.

The gritters will once again take to roads in Donegal this afternoon at 3 pm to treat all routes on the winter maintence programme. Drivers are instructed to exercise caution and assume that no road is ice free as temperatures are forecast to plummet to -5 degrees tonight. The following routes are to be gritted:

Phase 1 of the Downings to Carrigart foot and cycle path is expected to commence before this summer. Cllr Declan Meehan says the tendering process is well underway, and it’s expected a contractor will be appointed by the end of the month. Land procurement is also understood to be at an advanced stage. Cllr Meehan

Gardaí are investigating criminal damage incidents at houses in Buncrana and Letterkenny. At approx. 11.30pm on Friday last, January 3rd,  a number of windows were smashed at a house in the Burwood area of Buncrana. Windows of a vehicle parked at the address were also smashed. Gardai in Buncrana are appealing to anybody who may

939 people were arrested for drink or drug driving during the Garda Christmas Road Safety Campaign. It spanned from November 29th to January 6th, and saw gardaí conduct nearly 10 thousand checkpoints. During the course of the six-week garda campaign, 17 people died on Irish roads, while there were 85 serious collisions. 13,573 drivers were

Gardaí are investigating a burglary that took place in the Killylastin area of Letterkenny area between Midday on Sunday the 15th of December and 2pm on Saturday 21st of December. A shed was broken into, with a lock cut and damage caused to the roller door.  Two ladders were stolen from within the shed. One

The Western Health Trust has issued an urgent staff appeal for Altnagelvin Hospital. They are asking any available staff to urgently cover shifts at the hospital tonight. It comes a number of days after the Western Trust warned that if a condition is not critical, patients in the hospital’s ED may have to wait longer

Gardaí are appealing for information after a pedestrian was struck in a Hit and Run incident at Churchtown, Carndonagh on Wednesday December 18th. A man was crossing the road at approximately 7.50pm, when he was struck by a red car and knocked to the ground, sustaining non life threatening injuries. The driver of the car continued on

Gardaí are on the hunt for a youth they believe may be connected to a criminal damage incident in Buncrana. At around 3:30am on Friday last, a number of window panes at the front of a business premises at Lower Main Street were smashed. Gardaí are particularly interested in any sightings or dash cam footage

Gardaí are investigating incidents of dangerous driving involving a number of vehicles at Main Street, Falcarragh on Christmas Eve night. Between 11.30pm on December 24th and 00.30am on December 25th, vehicles were repported to have been driving dangerously. Anyone who was travelling in the area between those times with a dash-cam is being sked to make the footage available.