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The number of Garda Reserves is set to increase after the Minister for Justice announced a new recruitment drive which opens today. Helen McEntee has set a target of 1,000 reserves by 2026. The Minister has also announced an increase in the maximum tax-free stipend from €1,000 per annum for over 100 hours of volunteering […]

The Taoiseach is to ask the country’s main banks to meet with him in the coming weeks, looking for assurances that any interest rate decreases will be passed onto customers without delay. The European Central Bank has hinted it could cut interest rates as early as tomorrow, following ten increases since 2022 which were aimed

Donegal gardaí and Latvian police have teamed up in an on going human trafficking  investigation. It’s as Superintendent Karen Duffy hosts her counterparts in a bid to progress the case. The visit marks a first for the North West, as a mutual assistance case such as this has never  before taken place in the region.

Donegal ETB has been allocated €218,642 of REACH funding. It’s from a national total of €5 million to support 700 community Groups in projected related with online learning, to connect communities, and to provide social supports to the most vulnerable groups.

PSNI in Derry are appealing for information following an assault on Saturday the 26th of may that left a man requiring surgery on his face. It happened outside a bar on Strand Road at 10:30pm, there were three victims. One of the men was thrown against shutters and kicked while on the ground, which led

The number of new electric car registrations in Donegal has dropped 28%. According to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, between January and May this year, 129 electric cars were registered in the county. Meanwhile, there’s been an 8% increase in the number of new car registrations in the county to 1,699 during the

Gardai in Donegal are appealing to anyone who may come across Hilti power tools for sale in suspicious circumstances to contact them. Two Hilti drills, two cordless Hilti circle saws, two Hilti angle grinders, a cordless quick cut saw, two Hilti impact guns and two Hilti screw guns were stolen from a red Vauxhall van

A phone has been stolen from a car parked at a graveyard in Kilmacrennan. The black Huawei P-Smart mobile phone in a black cover was taken from the unlocked car between 4.30pm and 5pm on Saturday last. Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have travelled in the area and who has dash cam footage

Donegal is to receive €900,000 as part of a €16.1 million national investment announced today by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys for outdoor recreation projects. €500,000 is going towards the upgrade and completion of the Muckish Railway Walk and €200,000 for a 2km recreational walking path and associated amenities at Millside

Investigations are underway into an attempted break in in Letterkenny in the early hours of Sunday morning. Shortly before 1am a side window of a property at Solomons Manor was smashed and the alarm activated. It’s understood nothing was stolen from the property. Gardai are appealing to anyone with information or who noticed any suspicious

A derelict property in Raphoe has been ransacked and vandalised after being broken into twice within a week. The business premises at Meetinghouse Street was entered on Friday May 24th and on Saturday morning last through a side wooden door. Graffiti was sprayed on the walls inside the licenced premises and some fire extinguishers set

A man has been charged in connection with a public order incident in Letterkenny on Sunday night. Gardai attended the scene at around 11:05pm on Sunday night in the Glencar area. A man in his 20s was arrested. He is due to appear before a sitting of Letterkenny District Court at a later date.

A baby goat trapped at the top of a castle in Greencastle for four nights has been successfully rescued. The alarm was raised by members of the local community over the weekend. The goat was yesterday, rescued in a joint operation conducted by the Donegal Mountain Rescue Team and the ISPCA. Animals in Need Donegal

It was a busy Bank Holiday weekend for Gardai in Donegal. They were out in force on the roads and made a number of arrests for drink and drug driving. A driver was arrested in Ballyshannon on suspicion of drink driving after a report of dangerous driving. Meanwhile, a motorist was arrested upon testing positive

Investigations are continuing into a knife attack in Derry. A man in his 20s is reported to have been assaulted in the Roulston Avenue/ Heron Way area of the city at around 2:20am on Sunday. He was treated at the scene by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service before being transferred to hospital. As part of

Gardaí in Donegal have urged motorists to be aware of agricultural vehicles, especially around this time of year. They have also encouraged farmers to be safety conscious. Full advice from Gardaí: At this time of year, there is usually an increase in the volume of agricultural vehicles on the roads. If you are travelling behind

A man will appear in court this morning charged with the murder of 81 year old Patricia Aust in County Down. The grandmother, also known as Patsy, was found dead in the living room of her home in the Hawthorne Court area of Bangor on Sunday. The PSNI arrested an 85 year old man in

Emergency laws are needed to double the penalty points for speeding or using a mobile phone while driving. The demand is being made by the Road Safety Authority to combat a continued increase in road deaths this year. According to the Irish Times briefing documents from the RSA shows it wants a doubling of the

Its reported Gardaí are conducting security assessments of some polling stations ahead of this week’s local and European elections. There are concerns protests could be staged, something which could deter people from coming out to vote on Friday. The Irish Daily Mail reports there may be a heightened Garda presence at polling stations to protect

Restrictions on vehicle movements will be in place to accommodate resurfacing works in Donegal Town. Beginning today, Water Street, New Row and Tirchonaill Street will be affected from 6pm until 6am daily until Friday. Diverted traffic routes will be in places during these hours with local access maintained.

The Cabinet has met to discuss plans to ban the developers of the National Children’s Hospital from applying for State projects. The hospital has been hit by delays and cost overruns, with reports it may not open for patients until 2026. The Irish Mail on Sunday reports BAM’s liable for over 20 million euro in

There are 636 self-catering houses and apartments in Donegal under threat from a new piece of EU legislation. That’s the warning from the Irish Self Catering Federation, which says the issue is what it describes as the Irish government’s poorly thought out implementation of European Union legislation on short -term rental data collection and sharing

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Letterkenny and surrounding area. Works are scheduled to take place until midnight on 2nd June. Uisce Eireann recommend that those affected allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.

Drug tests are the latest step to safer roads this bank holiday. Mandatory drug-testing for drivers in serious crashes has been introduced this weekend. Gardaí have been supplied with 10,000 ‘drugwipe’ kits for roadside testing after new measures were signed into law last Wednesday.

Gardaí in Buncrana have seized a van while on patrol last night. The vehicle no tax or insurance. Buncrana Roads Policing Unit also arrested a driver at a checkpoint on suspicion of drink driving. It comes as high visibility checkpoints across Donegal come into force this Bank Holiday weekend.

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Ramonaghan, Sandhill, Dunfanaghy and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 2pm. Uisce Eireann recommend that those affected allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.

Drivers are being reminded the only way to remove alcohol from the body, is time. DrinkAware is encouraging people to count their drinks, stop drinking in plenty of time and leave an hour per unit of alcohol before driving in the morning. It comes after 196 arrests for driving under the influence were recorded over

Letterkenny University Hospital’s Emergency Department is to be provided with 10 extra beds under the Health Capital Plan for 2024. Minister Charlie McConalogue says the project is one of 22 earmarked for funding in Donegal. The increase of capacity at LUH’s Emergency Department will involve the relocation of the existing Acute Medical Assessment Unit and

Letterkenny University Hospital and the Saolta University Health Care Group welcome the announcement of 72 new beds for the hospital. The HSE says this is part of an ambitious plan to develop adult acute inpatient beds over the course of the next seven years. The new beds in Letterkenny will be provided between 2029 and

Footage of the final moments of Lyra McKee’s life have been shown at a trial of three men accused of her murder. The 29-year-old journalist died after being struck in the head by a bullet in April 2019, while observing a riot in the Creggan area of Derry. 56 year-old Paul McIntyre, Peter Cavanagh, 35,

There is uncertainty over the future of GP services at the Ardara Health Centre. In a statement posted on social media this morning, Dr Mireille Sweeney confirmed that after 29 years as a GP in Ardara, it is with a heavy heart that she has handed her resignation to the HSE. She says for years,

The State has released its emergency accommodation statistics this afternoon. Figures in the North West are virtually unchanged, with 172 adults accessing homelessness services in the region at the end of April, the same as in March. Of those, 69 were in Donegal, down one. There were 23 families registered at the end of last