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A new housing development in the Castlederg area has been given the green light. Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning Committee gave the go ahead for the 26 property project in a residential area on the Castlefinn Road. Chair of the Planning Committee, Councillor Fergal Leonard, says the houses will be a welcome boost

Just over €40,000 in funding has been announced to support women’s groups in Donegal. The allocation announced today by Minister Heather Humphreys will assist groups enhance and improve their facilities and to purchase equipment. Among the 20 groups benefitting in Donegal is Donegal Women in Business Network, Letterkenny, Donegal Women’s Centre, Letterkenny Women’s Shed and

It’s been confirmed that an agreement has been reached for Donegal County Council to acquire a site in Gweedore which has capacity for over 20 housing units. Members of the Glenties Municipal District have been told the Housing Capital section has submitted an application to the Housing Agency for funding via the Land Acquisition Fund.

The helicopter that was scheduled to fly a nurse and GP to Tory Island tomorrow has now been cancelled due to technical issues. Interim measures are being put in place. Nurse cover remains on the Island as the existing Nurse who was there is remaining. The HSE has apologised for any inconvenience caused . The

The HSE issued a safety alert over specific vape products that contain illegal levels of nicotine. It’s urging people to stop using the E-Liquid and QST Puff Flex branded e-cigarettes. Lab analysis shows they contain over the legal limit of nicotine, which is 2 per cent. Members of the public should bring them back to

Uisce Eireann says repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Glenmakee, Carndonagh and surrounding areas today, with works scheduled to take place until 2pm this afternoon. It could take three to four hours after that for supplies to fully return.

A Special Military Mass is to take place at the month in Lifford. The mass, on June 28th in St Patrick’s Church, Murlog  is in honour of the soldiers of the 28th Infantry Batallion, who have served in the area over the years. Full details below.

A multi-agency operation took place on Sunday following a distress call from a vessel north of Bloody Foreland. Bunbeg Coast Guard was tasked alongside Arranmore and the Dublin based Coast Guard Helicopter ‘Rescue116’ to assist the fishing vessel, believed to be transiting through the area. It had began to take on water. Search and rescue

A 23 year old woman has been killed in a dog attack in Co Limerick. It happened in Ballyneety last night. One dog has been destroyed while a number of others were removed from the house by Gardaí. Emergency services were called to a house in the village of Fedamore after 11:30pm last night. A

A government digital wallet could be launched by the end of the year. The e-wallet, which could hold the likes of digital drivers licences, birth certs and European health insurance cards, is part of the development of the State’s Digital ‘Life Events’ Service – which is being brought to Cabinet this morning. Public Expenditure Minister

Psychiatric nurses are to ballot for strike action. The Psychiatric Nurses Association says its because the HSE has refused to exempt mental health services from its recruitment embargo. The union says there are currently 700 vacancies in the mental health sector which can’t be filled.

Three people became stranded on a yacht that got into difficulty near the Fahan marina on Monday evening. The Lough Swilly RNLI were tasked by Malin Head Coastguard Radio shortly after 9:20pm. The Inshore Lifeboat was launched at Ned’s Point and the volunteer crew quickly made their way to the vessel. The volunteers helped deploy

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.