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The redevelopment of the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in Derry is to begin this week. The works will make way for the building of a new stand. Derry City and Strabane District Council and Derry City FC have confirmed that the initial stages of works for the redevelopment of the stadium will commence later this […]

Bundoran RNLI were involved in the rescue of two people who became trapped at the bottom of a cliff in Sligo this afternoon. The inshore lifeboat was requested to launch shortly after 2:40pm after being alerted by the Coast Guard that two people were trapped at rocks at Mermaids Cove. Upon arriving at the scene,

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a crash on the Four Lane road in Letterkenny. The two car crash occurred shortly after 3:45pm. Gardai say there are no reports of any injuries.

Derry City and Strabane District Council has agreed to increase rates by 6.5%. A Special Meeting of the Council agreed its budget for 2024/2025. Included in that is the rates hike which will see rates bills increase on average £35.92 per year. Today’s meeting heard that a number of challenges remain for Council including high

Police in Derry have launched an investigation as a dog was seriously injured after being struck by a scrambler yesterday. A man was walking in Creggan Country Park with his pet Poodle, Maud at around 3pm when a blue scrambler, travelling at speed hit the dog. The driver continued on before stopping and then making

Over £1 million has been announced to protect the continuation of flights from the City of Derry Airport to London. The Heathrow route operated by Loganair is jointly funded by the Department for Transport and the Department for the Economy. The funding will come into effect on April 1st and go towards the provision of

There were 657 new cars registered in Donegal last month according to figures released by the CSO, a 26% increase on January 2023. The most popular car brand in the county last month was Kia, with 94 registered. There were 93 Toyotas, 52 Volkswagens, 51 Hyundais and 46 Fords. Nationally, new car registrations are up

  The region of Derry City & Strabane recorded the second highest level of alcohol-specific deaths in Northern Ireland in 2022. These include conditions known to be exclusively caused by alcohol and not conditions which may only be partially attributed to alcohol use. Belfast Local Government District had the highest age-standardised rate at 30.1 per

The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency has today released the House Price Index report for Quarter 4 of last year. The average price for a house in Northern Ireland is over £177,000 and ranges from just under £158,200 in Omagh and Fermanagh to over £204,800 in Lisburn and Castlereagh. The standardised price of a

Cllr. Marie Therese Gallagher has announced she will not seek re-election. The Glenties councillor said in a statement that it has been an honour to serve the people of the county since 2007. She says it is the right time for someone else to come forward and represent the interests of workers and families in

A number of water outage notices have been issued this morning in Donegal. Works in Rahan, Leck, Oldtown, Oldbrooke, Newbrooke, Lismonaghan, Newmills and surrounding areas are scheduled to take place until 6pm this evening due to water main repairs. Similarly, those in Keenagh, Lower Bree, Malin Head and surrounding will take place until 3pm. Meanwhile,

Lovers of love are being warned ‘Romance Scammers’ will steal your heart and swindle your money. Gardaí say more than €7 million has been stolen from the victims of romance-fraud in the past five years. This Valentine’s Day, they’re advising the public to beware of romance scams and those taking advantage of the increasing popularity

RTÉ executives will face another grilling by an Oireachtas Committee today. They’ll be facing questions about Toy Show the Musical, which cost just under €2.7 million to produce but generated less than half a million in revenue. The board will attempt to reassure the Media Committee that governance at the State broadcaster has improved.

The mother of six-year-old Matthew Healy has appeared in court charged with his murder. 37-year-old Ruth Purcell Healy of Bishopsfield, Williamstown, Waterford city was brought before a special sitting of Waterford District Court last night. She was charged with the murder of Matthew Healy on the 8th or 9th of February at Rathmoylan, Co Waterford.

PSNI received a report that a suspicious object had been left at Omagh Police station this afternoon. Officers then carried out searches, however nothing untoward was found. In a statement police say they have declared it as a hoax call.

Members of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Business and Culture Committee are welcoming news that final Letters of Offer have now been received from all funding partners for the much-anticipated Derry on the North Atlantic/DNA Museum in Ebrington Square. Funding of over £12.7 million pound has been secured from all project partners, including Inclusive

Works are to progress on the €31 million Uisce Eireann project for the Buncrana, Ballybofey and Stranorlar Sewerage Scheme. Therefore there will be a planned outage this Thursday from 6pm until midnight to facilitate a water main diversion to allow for new sewer construction on Cockhill Road. The works aim to upgrade the wastewater infrastructure

Two people have been hospitalised following a crash on the N13 this morning. The two car collision happened on the Letterkenny to Derry road near Manorcunningham at 8 o’clock. Gardaí and Emergency Services attended the scene. Injuries sustained are believed to be non-life threatening.

13 pregnant ewes have been stolen in Co Derry. Between 10am on Wednesday morning last and 10:30am on Thursday, the Suffolk/Texel-cross ewes with red markings were taken from a field at the junction of Kilcreen road and Altinure Road in Claudy. Police believe a trailer may have been used to transport the animals. Investigations are

Thousands of euros worth of damage has been caused to a Tesla parked at a house on Arranmore Island. Gardai are investigating the criminal damage incident which saw substantial damage caused to the vehicle in the Scraig area between 9pm on Tuesday night last and 1pm the following afternoon. Anyone who may have any information

Damage has been caused to the Cois Locha Community Centre in Dungloe. The the lock on the front door of the centre was damaged along with the key safe box 6pm on Tuesday last and 9.30am yesterday morning. Gardai are appealing to anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact them in Milford.

Gardai are appealing for information following the theft of a boat, a mercury boat engine and a boat trailer from the driveway of a house at Drumkeeghan, Donegal Town. The high value items were stolen between 9am on Monday February 5th and midnight on Saturday February 10th. The boat is described as white in colour

Investigations are continuing into the theft of a black VW Passat from Bridgend. The vehicle with a partial registration of ‘FY10X’ is believed to have been taken from the Elaghbeg Business Park between 9am on Wednesday January 31st and 7pm on Monday February 5th. Gardai believe the car was towed away as it was in

A new EV Charging Point has been rolled out in Donegal. ESB say the facility at Donegal Service Station, Ballybofey Road can provide 100km of charge within six minutes. The utility says innovative charging hubs will play a key role in supporting Ireland’s EV transition.

It’s emerged the family of a person with disabilities living in Cork has been told to travel to Donegal to avail of respite care. According to the Irish Independent, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters, Michael Moynihan says he is deeply frustrated with the lack of services available to people with disabilities. He

There’s still no agreement on the new Donegal County Development Plan. Councillors met again yesterday to discuss the draft plan. A number of changes were agreed and changed which means elements of the plan will now be edited before going back out to public consultation. The Office of the Planning Regulator will also review the

Child benefit will soon be paid to those up to their 19th birthday, once they are still in full time secondary education. The extension will also apply to teens with a disability. Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys will tell her cabinet colleagues today that it can now be implemented from May 1st, months earlier than

A woman is due in court in Derry later today following a shop robbery on Sunday. The 32 year old entered the shop in the Earhart Park area of Derry claiming to be in possession of a gun before stealing a number of items and assaulting members of the public who tried to restrain her.