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A war of words has broken out between Children’s Health Ireland and Sinn Fein over the number of chemotherapy appointments cancelled last year. Sinn Fein claimed in the Dáil yesterday that 800 chemo sessions for children and young people were called off in 2023, but CHI says most of the cancellations were for ‘clinical reasons’ […]

John Waters has announced that he has put his name in the ring for the upcoming European elections. The former Irish Times Columnist will run as an Independent candidate in the Midlands Northwest constituency.

Government is being asked to consider what it feels like to be diagnosed with cancer in counties with the highest death rates in the country. Independent TD Marian Harkin claims Ireland is performing poorly in relation to many western European countries when it comes to survival rates from cancer, and the west and northwest are

    Taxi numbers have dropped in most parts of the country, including in Donegal. Taxi licence numbers fell in 23 of 26 counties in the past five years. Monaghan saw the most significant drop, with 26% fewer taxis in the county since 2019. Donegal came in7th ay 18%. The Taxis for Ireland Coalition, wants

A remembrance service will be held later this month in Letterkenny for families who have experienced the loss of a baby or child. Ahead of the service, Letterkenny University Hospital will hold a tidy up of the Little Angels burial ground in Leck cemetery on Thursday, April 25th to remove old flowers and broken items.

Works on a €31 million project to upgrade wastewater infrastructure in Buncrana, Ballybofey and Stranorlar Sewerage Scheme are progressing. Uisce Eireann says the sewerage scheme is a significant development for the towns of Buncrana, Ballybofey and Stranorlar, which will see knock-on benefits to the local natural environment of Lough Swilly and the River Finn, as

€25,000 in SEAI funding is being made available for an Energy Master Plan for the Milford, Kerrykeel, Ramelton and Rathmullan areas. The evidence-based study will outline the current use of energy in the area, the future growth of energy demand and will presents opportunities for decarbonising projects to achieve carbon emissions reductions, as well as

Pet owners are being urged to be on alert after a cat was shot at with a pellet gun in Ramelton. The cat’s owner contacted Animals in Need Donegal. They say their cat was out for 10 minutes last Wednesday in the Castle Street, Back Lane area during which it was injured by a pellet

The body of a Donegal man who was killed in a motorcycle collision in Perth, Australia over Easter weekend is due to arrive home this week. 30 year old AJ Doyle moved to Australia several years ago. Thousands of euro had been raised through a Go Fund Me page to repatriate AJ. He will be

Gardai in Donegal are once again warning that speed on the road kills. It’s after the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit detected a vehicle travelling at 137KPH in a 100KPH zone this morning and another travelling at 123KPH in the same area. Both motorists have been fined €160 and hit with 3 penalty points. Another driver

Firefighters in Co Derry have helped rescue a person who got trapped in mud. It happened in the Aughrim Road area of Magherafelt yesterday afternoon. Emergency services helped the woman out, and she avoided injury.

A 17 year old in Derry has been arrested in suspicion of criminal damage and attempted criminal damage following an incident in the city centre last night. Just before midnight, police responded to the incident in the vicinity of Waterloo Street. A fire extinguisher had been thrown onto the street and a bicycle was damaged

A new Dublin airport passenger panel met yesterday for the first time. The group talked with Gary McLean, Managing Director of the airport, who was in ‘listening mode’ to discuss passenger experiences while traveling through the facility. He says it was a constructive first meeting and that he is aware of recent feedback regarding the

New laws are being suggested to protect vulnerable adults. A report from the Law Reform Commission recommends four new criminal offences to safeguard at-risk adults from physical, emotional, sexual and financial harm. It also wants to see the establishment of a specialist safeguarding body, and reporting obligations for the likes of nursing homes, disability day

Donegal County Council is holding a number of events next week to provide information on the supports available to refurbish vacant and derelict properties. Under the Vacant Property Refurbishment and Repair and Lease Schemes, the council says grants up to €84,000 are available to refurbish vacant and derelict properties that have been vacant for two

A 39-year-old man, arrested by detectives from the PSNI’s Organised Crime Branch following a search and the seizure of a quantity of Class C controlled drugs in Limavady today has been released on bail to allow for further enquiries. A 37-year-old woman also arrested at the scene was released on bail pending further enquiries earlier

Saolta is reporting this evening that the Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital has been extremely busy over the past few days with high numbers of people attending. So far today 111 people have attended the Emergency Department. They say the high number of people attending who need to be admitted for ongoing treatment means

North West Simon Community has confirmed that it has made the difficult decision to wind up operations, due to the inability to secure increasedfunding. The charity will go into receivership in the coming weeks. The volunteer North West Simon Community board said its focus will be on ensuring the charity’s clients and service users are

Power has been restored to Buncrana. A major fault left over 2,600 residents in businesses in the dark for almost 2 hours. It was resolved at approximately 12:30pm.

Update – Road open again.   Drivers in Derry are warned that there is limited access to Spencer Road as emergency services deal with an incident where debris is falling from an insecure building. The road is closed to traffic coming from the Victoria Road and Duke Street junction and access is also not possible

Investigations are ongoing into an incident of criminal damage and an attempted theft at a business premises on the Church Road, Carndonagh last Sunday morning just before 12 noon. Gardaí say CCTV is being collected and viewed but are looking for dashcam footage in addition to this. Those with such footage captured between the hours

Two men who were believed to be intoxicated are reported to have damaged flower beds in the Market Square area of Moville on Sunday evening. It happened at around 9:15pm. Gardaí are asking those with dashcam footage who was in the area from 8:30pm until 9:30pm to get in contact in a bid to assist

A power outage has left over 6,243 residents and businesses in the dark in Buncrana. ESB have estimated that the fault will be restored by 12:30pm this afternoon. Local Cllr Jack Murray shared on social media that while it was hoped the outage would be fixed by 11:15 am this morning, the issue was more

Two doors have been stolen from a caravan an park in the Ludden area between 10pm on Monday the 8th of April and 7am the following morning. Buncrana Gardaí are currently investigating. They say entry was not gained to the caravan nor was anything stolen from within it. Gardaí are appealing to those who believe

Gardaí are appealing to the public for assistance in relation to the theft of a Black Mercedes E Series with a partial registration number of ‘161 D 166’ in Letterkenny. It was taken from Carnamuggagh Close on Wednesday night last at around 11pm. The stolen car was then located on the Pearse Road in Letterkenny

A rear window of a vacant property in Oaklands Park, Letterkenny was smashed in a bid to steal a copper cylinder. It happened on Monday, the 8th of April, between 3.30pm and 5.30pm. Entry was gained but the attempt was ultimately abandoned. The property was water damaged on the inside as a result. Gardaí are

40% of police station enquiry offices in Northern Ireland are to close, including the Waterside branch in Derry. The Police Service says it’s facing unprecedented financial pressure and the cuts are ‘necessary.’ It says over 90% of households will still be within 15 miles of a front desk.

The PSNI’s warning people to be wary of ticket scammers ahead of some big concerts this summer. Almost £300,000 was lost to ticket fraud in Northern Ireland last year – with around 300 reports made to police. Recent examples have included ‘Swifties’ being scammed when trying to get their hands on Eras tour tickers –

The Donegal Mountain Rescue Team were tasked by an Garda Síochana to assist a walker who sustained a lower leg injury on Lough Salt over the weekend. The alarm was raised around 1:20pm on Saturday afternoon, and the team made their way to the casualty using location technology and with the assistance of others in