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Gardaí have confirmed that a man in his 40s has died following a weather related incident in Letterkenny this afternoon. Gardai and emergency services attended after the incident at a domestic property at around 4:15pm. The body of the man was removed to the morgue at Letterkenny University Hospital, where a post mortem examination will […]

Following a Red Alert between 4pm and 6pm today, an Orange Wind Warning remains in place in Donegal until 10pm tonight, followed by a Yellow Wind Warning until 12 noon tomorrow, Saturday. There are reports of multiple trees down across the county, blocking or partially blocking roads. Donegal County Council crews are now re-mobilising and

R252 at Cloghan/ Galwolie open again. Tree has been removed. R253 Glenmore to Reelin open again. Tree at McGlynns shop removed. ______________ Tree Down on the R238 near Skeoge Road Junction —————————— R253 Glenmore to Reelin blocked at McGlynns shop due to fallen tree —————————— Tree Down on the R238 near the Red Door Restaurant in

Latest updates from the ESB are available HERE With tens of thousands of homes, farms and businesses without power in the county, Donegal County Council is urging people to be very cautious. The council is advising householders who may be experiencing loss of heat or power due to the effects of Storm Amy to take

Gardaí and emergency services are attending the scene of a serious injury incident involving a male in Letterkenny, Co Donegal. The incident occurred shortly after 4:15pm. As this incident is ongoing, there is no further information at this time.

HSE West and North West is advising that there will be significant disruptions to health services today (Friday, 03 October) due to the status red weather warning associated with Storm Amy. Due to the Red Weather warning in place, the Out of Hours GP service (NoWDOC) in Donegal will be limited to a phone service,

As Storm Amy grows in intensity, there are 4,400 homes and businesses currently without power in Donegal, mainly concentrated on the West and South of the county. Outages are being reported in Ballyshannon, Donegal Town, Killybegs, Dungloe and Stranorlar.

Letterkenny Main Post Office will close at 3pm today and customers in county Donegal are advised that some post offices may close early today Friday for the safety of customers and staff. They say any uncollected Social Welfare benefits, parcels etc will be safe, secure and available for collection once weather conditions are safe and

There has been a 5% decrease in the number of people on the Live Register in Donegal last month. 7,289 people were signing on in the county during September. That’s down compared to 7,665 during the same period in 2024. Across the country, 169,300 people were on the Live Register in September, up 100 from

Five sets of historic, skeletal human remains have been found during the excavation at the former mother and baby home in Tuam. The remains are consistent with the Workhouse era of 1841 to 1918, before the site housed the mother and baby institution, and are undergoing analysis. The excavation has been ongoing for 10 weeks,

A man is to be further charged in connection with the discovery of a body in County Donegal earlier this year. The body of a man was found in Killybegs on April 13th. A man in his 50s is due to appear before Ballyshannon District Court this morning. Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.

Gardaí in Inishowen say they are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man with injuries on the road at Bridgend last night. At approximately 8:20 last night Gardaí received a report of a male with injuries on the road at Bridgend. The man, aged in his 20s, was subsequently brought to

Four men have been hospitalised following a medical emergency in Strabane. Police were alerted to the incident at a house in the Derry Road area of the town this morning. They say they are content that the cause of the emergency has been identified and that there is no risk to any other members of

Employees in Donegal have the lowest average income in the country. Latest CSO figures show that last year, employees in Donegal had an average annual income of €40,600. That’s up 7% compared to the previous year. Those aged 40-49 were the biggest earners in the county last year with men earning more than women. You

Donegal County Council is warning of a risk of flash flooding across Donegal as Storm Amy approaches. A status yellow rain warning remains in effect for the county until 8pm this evening while a status yellow wind warning comes into effect at 12 noon tomorrow which will upgrade to status orange at 2pm. In addition,

A new marketing campaign for Donegal, aiming to target the domestic market, has been launched. Following on from the TBEX conference, which saw hundreds of travel writers and content creators descend on the county, the “Unrushed. Unspoiled. Donegal” campaign will showcase the best of Donegal through a targeted digital marketing campaign and a dedicated offers

Enquiries are ongoing following a three-car crash in Newtowncunningham last night. Three drivers and one passenger were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital after the collision, which occurred at around 8:15pm. Gardaí have described their injuries as non-life-threatening.

Over 2,200 complaints were made to the Garda Ombudsman Commission last year. 58% of those were ruled admissible, according to the latest GSOC annual report. In Donegal, 63 complaints were made against 73 Gardai in 2024. Within the 2,226 complaints received by GSOC in 2024, there were 2,883 allegations. 37 referrals came from An Garda