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Investigations are underway in Derry into an attack on a man and woman in the early hours of this morning. The pair who were in a parked vehicle in the Strand Road were assaulted at around 2:20am. Prior to the incident, it’s understood criminal damage was caused to the vehicle when a bicycle was thrown

Members of the Inishowen Municipal District has this afternoon passed their draft budget for the MD for 2025. They’re being asked to adopt an initial budget of €225,000, the bulk of which will go towards the €25,000 given to each member to allocate at their discretion. As was the case with Letterkenny yesterday, member were

Counterfeit goods worth over £200,000 have been seized from retail premises in Derry, Bangor, Belfast and Lisburn. Inspections were carried out by Trading Standards Officers after receiving intelligence that local retailers were selling counterfeit goods. Complaints were also received from consumers who had purchased what they believed to be genuine branded clothing, only to discover

Members of Donegal County Council’s Defective Blocks Committee have again criticised the downgrading of applications because of the department’s adherence to IS465. Cllr Thomas Sean Devine said it was a disgrace that figures presented to a meeting today show that despite the recent scientific focus on sulphite attack, the number of downgrades has increased by

Just under 9,000 new homes were completed in the third quarter of the year. That’s an increase of 6.3% on the same quarter last year. 179 new homes were completed in Donegal in the third quarter of 2024, representing just 2% of the national total.

Saolta says the Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital has been extremely busy over the past few days with high numbers of people attending. On Monday of this week 209 patients attended the Emergency Department, one of the highest attendances ever recorded there. Yesterday, the figure was 155, while at the moment, there are 38

Letterkenny University Hospital has been the eighth most overcrowded hospital in the country so far this year. An analysis of the first 10 months of the year carried out by the INMO shows that between January 2nd and this morning, there were 4,145 admitted patients awaiting beds in Letterkenny. Of those, 1,525 were on Emergency

  A yellow box is to be installed on the incoming lanes on the N56 Four Lane road for outgoing traffic entering the Cullion Road. The issue was raised by Cllr Donal Coyle, who was told the work is to be done in the coming months, and has been delayed because of works being done

Ballyshannon Gardaí made an arrest yesterday morning for suspected drug-driving. During a routine Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoint, they stopped a driver who tested positive for cannabis. The motorist was subsequently arrested, and a blood sample was taken for analysis. Taking to social media, the Gardaí urged drivers to avoid the risk of endangering lives by

Kim McMenamin is to contest upcoming general election as an Independant under The Irish People/National Alliance in Donegal. Mr. McMenamin previously contested in the local elections in the Buncrana district.  

Eamon McGee has announced that he is to contest the upcoming General Election as an Irish Freedom Party candidate in Donegal. Mr McGee, who is currently living in Conovy, contested this year’s local elections in the Buncrana Local Electoral area. He says he wants to be a voice for the most vulnerable in society. Mr

Buncrana Main Street will be closed this week to facilitate overnight works. Essential roadworks are due to be carried out on existing ramps on Main Street. The road will be closed from 7pm to 2am today and tomorrow.

The chair of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry says his investigation may be the last chance to find out if the atrocity could have been prevented. He’s written an open letter, inviting those affected to submit personal statements. In 1998, a car bomb, planted by the Real IRA, ripped through Omagh town centre. 29 people were

Donegal Sports Partnership has been allocated €78,750 under the new Participation Nation Outdoor Fund. The allocation is part of a €2.26 million package designed to support the purchase and installation of permanent sport infrastructure that can be placed on public land for community use. The money will go towards greenways and walks from Dungloe to

Just under 110,000 people have arrived in Ireland from Ukraine since the start of the conflict with Russia with 8,000 living in Donegal. That’s according to CSO figures released this morning. In September last a total of 7,942 Ukrainians arrivals were recorded to be living in Donegal, registered with PPS numbers. It’s the fourth highest

Uisce Éireann has issued a water outage notice for residents in Clonleigh Park, Lifford. The planned works are scheduled to continue until 4:00 PM today. It may take up to four hours after this time for water supply to be fully restored.

The front of a business in Derry has been damaged following a road traffic collision. Shortly after 5 o’clock yesterday evening PSNI received a report of a single vehicle collision in the area of St. Brigid’s Avenue. They say no injuries were reported. However, the front of the building and it’s shutters sustained damage.

The footpath beside the area of Letterkenny’s Main Street where three building were demolished at the weekend has now fully reopened. Last night, comprehensive site clearance works were carried out, with the demolition site now clear, and measures taken to strengthen the walls of the remaining buildings. The road on the left heading down the

A visit from the Palestinian Ambassador to Donegal has been postponed due to a family emergency. Dr. Jilan Abdalmajid and the Palestinian Embassy have extended their sincerest apologies for any inconvenience caused. It means all engagements have been cancelled, including a public meeting that was due to take place in Scioból an Phobail, Min na

The search of the former family home of Kyran Durnin in Dundalk has resumed this morning. The eight-year-old is missing and presumed dead, with gardaí believing he may have been killed up to two years ago. A search at a house in Emer Terrace in Dundalk, were new tenants unconnected to Kyran Durnin or his

Two people were injured in a fire last night in Letterkenny. It’s understood that the blaze broke out at a house in the Ballymacool area at around 10pm last night. The victims were treated by ambulance personnel at the scene for non life threatening injuries. Gardaí say enquiries are ongoing.

The Dáil will this evening vote on the recommendations of an Oireachtas Committee report on assisted dying. The document recommends assisted dying be made available in Ireland in extremely limited circumstances. The Oireachtas Committee report said people should be able to request an end to their life if they have an incurable and irreversible condition

The Ulster Farmers’ Union says while it accepts the need for the upgrade of the A5, it’s vital that those affected are treated fairly. UFU deputy president John McLenaghan, says a meeting in Omagh brought together over 150 farmers, landowners and local political representatives, and delivered a very clear message. Mr McLenaghan says the key

The Courts Service has said that the members of the Jury panel asked to come back to Letterkenny Courthouse tomorrow, Wednesday October 23rd, are not now required to attend.