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The official opening of the new Ballyshannon Community Hospital will take place on Friday. The facility has been operating for a number of months now however, Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, will travel to Donegal to officially open it. Minister Butler will also meet with representatives of the Restoration

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Allstate Northern Ireland has opened a new office in Derry as part of £1.6 million expansion in the North West. The new state-of-the-art premises at the Innovation Centre in the city officially opened in recent days. Allstate NI Managing Director Stephen McKeown says the opening of the new office marks not only the company’s commitment

Three people have been seriously injured in a crash on the A5. The collision involving a blue BMW M4 and a black Kia Sportage occurred in the Old Omagh Road area of Ballygawley yesterday afternoon at 4pm. One man, in his 50s, and two women, in their 20s and 50s, were taken to hospital for

A motorcyclist in his 60s has been killed after a crash in Cork yesterday evening. The single-vehicle collision happened on the R579 at Glen South in Banteer, with Gardaí called to the scene at 6:45pm. The road between Banteer and Nad remains closed this morning while a technical examination is carried out. Gardaí are appealing

Ulster University is undertaking a study into the mental health and familial impact of the defective concrete block crisis. A group of researchers from the Schools of Psychology, Business, and Geography and Environmental Sciences at Ulster University are undertaking a study into the unique experiences of defective concrete blocks and the mental health and stressors

Another candidate has declared their intention to contest the European elections in the Midlands North West constituency. Leader of the National Party, James Reynolds has also previously held roles in the IFA and Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmer’s Association. A full-time suckler and sheep farmer and campaigner, James says he wants to make sure the

A man has died after a fall while hill walking in Dunlewey over the weekend. Gardaí and local rescue services were notified of the incident involving two walkers at Poisoned Glen at around 1pm on Saturday afternoon. The man in his late 50s was fatally injured and following a recovery operation, he was removed from

  Dog owners are to be targeted in a new national awareness campaign. ‘Its not your dogs fault, it’s yours’ is aiming to highlight the harm out of control dogs can do to both people and livestock. Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys says the goal is to remind owners they must always

The first non-statutory public consultation for the Three Trees to Carndonagh greenway project is set to get underway this week. Donegal County Council with the support of Transport Infrastructure Ireland are inviting the public to have their say on the project which is in Phase 1, the concept & feasibility stage which includes the identification

A car was seized in the Ballybofey area in the early hours of this morning after it emerged the vehicle’s tax expired 1,390 days ago. Gardai say there was nothing displayed on the windscreen so they will now make further enquiries in relation to NCT and insurance. Motorists are being reminded to never take to

Letterkenny man, Michael Harte scooped an award at last night’s Irish Film & Television Academy Awards. He was recognised for his editing work on ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ at last night’s awards ceremony in Dublin. This is just the latest award for Michael who also won an Emmy for the feature documentary.

A number of items have been seized by police in Co Derry as part of investigations into dissident republican activity. Searches were carried out by detectives in the Currynierin and Foreglen Road areas yesterday. The items seized have been taken away for further examination.

Another driver has been arrested in Donegal after being caught driving under the influence. The Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit initially detected the car travelling at 129KPH in a 100 KPH speed zone yesterday. The motorist subsequently tested positive for cocaine. Gardai are reiterating their warning to never drive while under the influence of alcohol or

Planning permission for a major extension to Scoil Mhuire, Buncrana has been granted. The proposed two-storey 2,023 square-metre development will include two mainstream classrooms, three special education training rooms, three science labs, a science prep area, a home economics room, a design and communications and graphics room, and four special education needs bases. Welcoming the

Motorists are advised of traffic delays in Letterkenny this afternoon following a crash on the Four Lane route. The two car collision occurred a short time ago on the inbound lane of the Four Lane road.

Safety experts are warning people to be water-safety aware near beaches, lakes or rivers – amid the promise of warm, sunny weather over the next few days. It follows the deaths of a man and a young boy in two separate drownings here and abroad in the past 24 hours. A 7-year-old child died in

FuturEnergy Ireland is holding an information event on the Ballynahone Energy Storage Project in Buncrana next week. Project Manager, Fionn McDonagh says Battery Energy Storage Systems are essential in effectively combating climate change. The project proposed to use iron-air batteries capable of storing energy for up to 100 hours compared with existing technologies, which are

Over 750 motorists were caught speeding during National Slow Down Day. Gardai were out in force along with GoSafe between 7am yesterday and 7am this morning. Quite a number of notable detections were made in Donegal including a driver speeding close to a primary school near Burnfoot. A motorist was arrested last night by the

Police in Derry came under attack yesterday evening while dealing with disorder in the Lone Moor Road area following a football match. When responding to the incident, masonry was thrown at police and while there are no reports of any injuries a large group of young people were involved in causing damage to a number

The Taoiseach is set to meet today with the families of the Stardust Inquest. Simon Harris will seek to address the Dail on Tuesday to discuss the case. 43 years on from the night 48 people lost their lives at the Stardust Nightclub, their loved ones found some solace. After a year long inquiry, the

There has been a record number of home commencements in Donegal during the first quarter of this year. According to the Housing Department, commencement notices for 200 homes in Donegal have been issued. That is up 95% on the same period in 2023 when construction started on 70 residential units. Nationally, the building of almost

Gardai in Donegal are out in force today on National Slow Down Day. A motorist was caught speeding near a primary school in the Burnfoot area this morning while two other drivers were detected travelling in excess of the speed limit in an 80KPH zone in Carndonagh. The Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit meanwhile, stopped three

The families of the victims of Bloody Sunday say they are disappointed and perplexed by the decision not to prosecute any former soldier for perjury in relation to the events of January 30th 1972. The PPS announced today that fifteen former soldiers who were investigated for providing false evidence in relation to Bloody Sunday will

A woman has died following a two-car crash in Limavady yesterday. PSNI received the report shortly after 4pm involving a grey Citroen C3 and a blue Alfa Romeo. Medical treatment was provided to both drivers of the cars, two men aged in their 70s, for injuries believed to be non life threatening. A passenger, a

The Irish Red Cross is re-issuing its appeal for people to pledge a room in their homes for Ukrainian refugees. It says State accommodation services are under significant pressure, and its concerned many of those fleeing the ongoing war will end up homeless. Almost 11,000 refugees have already been accommodated through the scheme here in

A Strabane motorist has had their van seized after it was detected for not having insurance or an MoT. This occurred at around 7:40pm Wednesday, a busy day for Derry and Strabane PSNI. In the Waterside area, the District Support Team officers conducted a search which led to a man being arrested on suspicion of

Speeding motorists will be targeted by Gardaí as part of the latest National Slow Down Day which began at 7 this morning. The Garda operation will centre on high visibility speed enforcement across the country’s road network. Already this year 63 people have died in road traffic collisions. Last year saw 184 road deaths, 19%