Uisce Eireann says Mains repair works in Gweedore today may cause supply disruptions to homes and businesses in Carrickmccafferty and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place from 10 o’clock this morning until 2 o’clock this afternoon.
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A West Donegal councillor says he’s hopeful a review of flood plains by Donegal County Council will see more land opened up for housing. Cllr Brian Carr was speaking after a comprehensive review of flood risks in the county was presented to members of the council’s Climate Action and Environment Committee. The committee briefed on
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A series of public meetings is taking place over the next two weeks to brief people on the various housing grants available through Donegal County Council and other local agencies. Facilitators from Donegal Local Development Company and Inishowen Development Partnership will be at the meetings to discuss the Defective Concrete Block Grant Scheme, while the
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A €9.6 million cross-border initiative designed to enable people with mild or emerging mental health difficulties, to access early intervention programmes has been officially launched. CCWP, the Community Connections and Well-being Project will operate on the border counties of the Republic and the Western and Southern Health and Social Care Trust areas in the North.
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The government has re-iterated its opposition to the Mercosur trade deal. It comes as EU agriculture ministers meet in Brussels to discuss a range of issues, including the controversial trade deal with South America. There are concerns over its impact on Irish beef farmers, despite the European Commission insisting there are safeguards in the deal.
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Sinn Féin have renewed their calls for a passport office to be opened in the North. This comes as figures show 120,000 passports were applied for from north of the border during 2024. Derry City and Strabane Cllr Aisling Hutton says that opening an office in Derry or Belfast would help issues that occur in
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Nine PSNI officers were assaulted over the weekend in Derry City and Strabane. Three of these incidents happened in Strabane and one in the city which saw officers being kicked, punched, bitten and spat on. Five arrests have been made in relation to these incidents, one person was charged to court for offences including assault
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The British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference is meeting in Farmleigh House today. Tánaiste Simon Harris and Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan are in talks with Northern Ireland’s Secretary of State Hilary Benn and Under-Secretary of State Matthew Patrick. They’re discussing the joint framework on legacy issues, and the Omagh Bombing Inquiry. The two government’s are also issuing a
The Nine ’til Noon Show – Weekday’s 9am to 12noon Magazine type mid morning chat show which aims to inform and entertain listeners and to platform their views and issues: Former Ireland keeper Shay Given reacts to Ireland’s famous victory of Hungry at the weekend to keep our World Cup dreams alive. A Buncrana
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Gardaí say enquiries are ongoing following a one-vehicle collision on the Glenfin Road, Ballybofey on Sunday night. The incident took place just before 10pm where the motorist failed to remain at the scene.
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Donegal County Council is considering installing traffic calming measures at Rossnakill, Fanad. The issue was raised at an MD meeting by Cllr Liam Blaney, who told Letterkenny Milford Municipal District that the area is becoming increasingly dangerous Officials said a speed survey can be arranged to assess the current issues at this location, with a
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A West Donegal councillor is calling on Glenties Municipal District to set up a meeting with the co-op on Tory Island to discuss the fire service. Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig says it’s important that a meeting take place as quickly as possible as part of what he says is an ongoing quest to secure
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The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network and the Irish Hospice Foundation are calling on the people of Donegal to get involved in Bereaved Children’s Awareness Week . The “Children Grieve Too” campaign has been launched to show that, when families, communities, and professionals have access to accurate, up-to-date information about childhood bereavement, they are better equipped
Mains repair works may cause supply disruptions to Aughanursan and surrounding areas today. Works are scheduled to take place from 10am until 2pm Uisce Eireann recommends that those affected allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.
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ALL Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 6PM on Sun. 16/11. Donegal gritting route index as follows: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta East 10: Cill Ulta
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Creches could shut down if the Government don’t offer a solution to the rising costs. 151 creches have withdrawn from the Government’s scheme, according to the Sunday Independent. They say it’s not fit for purpose and parents could face bills of up to €1,400 per month. Last year, in the run up to the General
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Gardai have named the five young people who died in a road crash in Dundalk in Co Louth. The group were travelling to the Dundalk area for a night out when the crash occurred. The three men and two women who died were all in their early 20s and were from a number of areas
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Police in Derry are appealing for information and witnesses following an altercation between young people in the city. At approximately 2.10am this morning, it was reported that a large group of young people were fighting in the Artillery Street area. The young people dispersed from the area, prior to officers arrival and one male, believed
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A major air and sea search off northwest coast for a missing crew member from a UK navy fleet has ended without success. The individual was last seen on Friday night, prompting a two-day operation involving the Irish Coast Guard, RNLI lifeboats and UK naval and air units. The UK Ministry of Defence says an
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The Housing Minister’s drafting a plan which would enable older people to split their homes into flats, without planning permission. James Browne has told the Sunday Times he’s examining a proposal similar to one seen in the UK. He’s also scrapped plans to incentivise older people to downsize their homes, saying people need to have
Police in Derry are appealing for information and witnesses following a vehicle fire in the Ballymagroarty area of the city yesterday. At approximately 11.10pm, a car had been set alight in the Merriman Court area and emergency services attended the scene. No injuries were reported, however, extensive damage was caused to the front of the
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Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Loughanure and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 4pm this afternoon. Uisce Eireann recommends that those affected allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.
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Five people in their early 20s have died following a two-car crash in Louth. Three people have been injured. This crash involved two cars, a Volkswagen Golf and a Toyota Land Cruiser. It happened shortly after 9 o’clock last night, at Gibstown just outside Dundalk. Five people from the Volkswagen car have died One man
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A major search operation is continuing off the northwest coast for a missing crew member from a UK naval support vessel. Lifeboats, the rescue helicopter and an Air Corps plane are involved in the operation. The alarm was raised just before 9am yesterday morning, with the missing person last seen at around half past ten
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Police in Strabane are investigating what they describe as a “racially motivated hate crime” that occurred yesterday afternoon. It was reported that a man delivering leaflets in the Ballycolman Avenue/Columban Terrace area, at around 3.45pm, was verbally abused then physically assaulted by a man who had stopped and got out of a grey coloured car.
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A multi-agency operation is underway off the North West coast after a person was reported as missing from a vessel this morning. The alarm was raised after it was located off Tory Island. The Irish Coast Guard’s Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Malin Head received a distress alert from a UK Naval support vessel just
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There are fresh hopes of a supermarket price war in the lead-up to Christmas. Lidl and Aldi have both dropped the price of their own-brand bread, following on from a milk price cut last month. A response from their other rivals is expected. The Irish Independent’s Personal Finance Editor, Charlie Weston, says it comes at
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Uisce Éireann says it is continuing work to restore normal water supply to homes and businesses in Buncrana following a mechanical issue at the Slurry Water Treatment Plant. As a result of these operational issues, customers in Buncrana and surrounding areas may be experiencing low water pressure or outages. Alternative water supplies are now available
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Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Claggan, Umlagh, Carrigart and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 6pm this evening. Uisce Eireann recommend that those impacted allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.
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A remembrance event for road traffic victims is being held in Letterkenny tomorrow. The event will take place at 1pm in the Mount Errigal Hotel to mark Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims. This day is for families and communities to remember those who have lost their lives or been seriously injured on our roads,
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The Minister for Education has called on all parents and guardians in Donegal to take part in a landmark survey that will help shape the future of primary school provision in the county. The online survey is looking for the views of parents, guardians, and primary school communities on key aspects of school provision, including
Letterkenny Municipal District has been told there have been three collisions over the past two months in an area of Milford where work was carried out less than five years ago. Cllr Declan Meehan told members the area around the Gap junction remains dangerous, and he believes more signage is necessary on Church Road, along
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A Donegal man with previous convictions has been sentenced to five years in prison for rape. The Central Criminal Court heard that 37-year-old Desmond Leitch of Castlefin was found guilty of rape at an address in Convoy in January 2018. Damien Leitch has two significant previous convictions, with the first handed down by the Central
Police in Derry investigating the report of an assault on the Peace Bridge last weekend, have concluded their enquiries. It had been reported that two men were attacked on Saturday last, in what was believed to be a homophobic hate crime. Following enquiries, Police say they are satisfied that no crime of that nature occurred.
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7 Family Resource Centres in Donegal are to receive additional core funding of over €100,000. The Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley made the announcement today, with the investment going towards supporting the centres in their vital work with children and families. Cara House FRC, Moville & District FRC and The Forge FRC
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Our Friday Panel is Cllr Patrick McGowan, Cllr Dakota Nic Mheanman and Paul Harkin – topics include post Ten-T Twin Towns, the new housing plan and more: The show today is live from the Finn Valley College to mark the launch of their ‘Our Donegal’ album. Over the next two hours we chat to teachers
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The Government has announced a new adaptation plan to strengthen communication networks, in preparation of more extreme weather events. It hopes to improve power and phone line infrastructure, to prevent damage caused by climate change. Earlier this year over 600 thousand homes and businesses were left without power following Storm Eowyn. The plan can be
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Uisce Éireann says is working to restore normal water supply to homes and businesses in Buncrana following a mechanical issue at Slavery Water Treatment Plant. They say customers in Buncrana and surrounding areas will experience low water pressure or outages today as a result. Water service crews have been deployed and are on site working
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Uisce Eireann say they are investigating reports of water supply disruptions affecting Faugher, Dunfanaghy and surrounding areas today. They say works are scheduled to take place until 2:30pm this area. The area around Creeslough, Dunfanaghy and Falcarragh has been plagued by water outages in recent times.
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An Inishowen councillor is calling for a review of the ESB infrastructure in South Inishowen after a series of power outages yesterday. This morning, there are still 300 homes, farms, and businesses without power in the vicinity of Tooban, Burnfoot and Inch Island, with a projected restoration time of midday today. Cllr Jack Murray says
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Ireland’s life expectancy is now 82.9 years, putting the country above the OECD average but still behind the top performers. A new OECD report shows it rises slightly year on year, but warns major health access issues remain. Ireland’s life expectancy moves up by 0.3 years, according to the latest Health at a Glance report,
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Ronan Keating is making a new travel documentary about the Wild Atlantic Way. The singer is the face of the new BBC Northern Ireland programme, ‘Ronan Keating’s Wild Atlantic’. It’s being described as a’ deeply personal journey along the west coast of Ireland’ – a place that Ronan says means so much to him and
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The government’s latest effort to tackle climate change comes in the form adaptation plans for 13 different sectors. Each individual plan, shaped by Met Éireann climate data, will published by the relevant minister over the coming weeks. The overall aim is to set out effective ways each sector – like agriculture, energy and tourism –
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A West Donegal Councillor says a lot of very good work is being done to improve tourism facilities in Donegal, but one area in which the council is falling down is in the provision of public toilets. Cllr John Sheamais O’Fearraigh told a meeting of Glenties Municipal District that locations such as the Railway walk
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The appointment of Bishop Niall Coll to the Raphoe Dioceses is the first Irish appointment made by Pope Leo. Bishop Coll, a native of St Johnson, was welcomed warmly today in St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny. Parishioners, local schools and members of his family were in attendance for the announcement. Speaking to Highland Radio, Bishop
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Uisce Eireann says reservoir interruption may cause intermittent supply disruptions to Glenswilly and surrounding areas over the coming days. Works are scheduled to take place from 1pm today until 10am on Monday next.
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The Nine Til Noon is broadcast live weekdays from 9am to 12noon. Here you can listen back to a Podcast of Thursday’s show: We discuss the ongoing road flooding in Trentagh and see what is being done to address the issue. Later we hear calls for more engagement with students in schools on politics: Kevin
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A group of leaders from the Irish fishing industry were in Brussels yesterday. The Seafood Ireland Alliance met with MEP’s to urge them to back emergency EU action to save the industry. This comes as new EU scientific advice points to quota cuts for key Irish fish stocks next year, these cuts have been described
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The new Bishop – Elect of Raphoe has told a packed congregation at St Eunan’s Cathedral that there will be changes in how parishes and dioceses are organised into the future. Bishop Niall Coll, a native of St Johnston, has been Bishop of Ossory for the past two years, and will be installed as
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A security alert has ended in Derry after two suspect devices found in the Skeoge area were confirmed to be viable pipe bombs by Ammunition Technical Officers. They’ve now been made safe and removed, and will now be subject to further forensic examination. The alert which saw over 20 homes in the Glenabbey Close/Beraghvale
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