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Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Moneydarragh and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 4pm this evening. Donegal County Council recommend that you allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for your supply to fully return.

Electric scooters will finally be legal from next Monday but under 16s will be banned from using them in a public place. The regulations have been published that set out a speed limit of 20km an hour on all public roads. Scooters can’t be fitted with a seat, they can only carry one person at

The 100% Redress Party have announced a 6th candidate to contest in the upcoming local elections. Denis McGee will stand in the Glenties electoral area. The Magheraroarty native says defective blocks are also an issue in his locality, although it may be less known.

89% of politicians say they’ve felt anxious or afraid in the face of harassment or abuse. A new survey of Oireachtas members found 94% had experienced some form of threat or violence. This UCD survey of TD’s, Senator’s and political staff working in the Oireachtas has laid bare the extent to which they face harassment,

The Glenties road between Mas and Portnoo is closed following an early morning collision. Gardaí say it happened at 6am. Motorists are advised of the closure. Diversions are in place.

It’s claimed new high-visibility roads policing measures has led to a 55% increase in detections of motorists using mobile phones. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris will address the Oireachtas Transport Committee this afternoon on road safety. Since April 12th, all uniformed Gardaí have conducted 30 minutes of high-visibility roads policing every day. Commissioner Drew Harris will

A man arrested in Derry has today been extradited to the Republic of Ireland. The 27 year old is facing charges of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm in County Louth in July 2022. The man was arrested in Derry in January.

Tributes have been paid today to outgoing Donegal County Councillors Nicholas Crossan and Rena Donaghey. The two long serving Councillors announced earlier this year that they are not contesting the upcoming local elections. Their commitment to serving the people of Inishowen was recalled at today’s meeting of the Inishowen Municipal District by fellow Councillors and

Ann Sweeney is to contest the upcoming local elections in the Glenties Electoral area. Ms Sweeney will run as an independent candidate. Her priorities lie in the areas or housing, health and carers.

More than 3,000 education workers are going on strike in the North. Members of the GMB union – including classroom assistants, drivers and cleaning staff – are set to take four days of industrial action on the 20th and 21st of May and the 3rd and 4th of June. The union says these mainly low-paid

Gardaí have renewed an appeal for information relating to a collision in Clonmany that has left a man critically ill in Beaumont Hospital. The hit and run incident happened on Mainstreet at around 12:15am on Sunday last. A man in his 60s was injured. As a result of further investigations, the driver, a man in

Gardaí in Buncrana are appealing for information in relation to a recent incident that occurred at the marina in Fahan on Wednesday 8th of May at 3.40pm. Upon arrival, Gardaí met a man who had sustained injuries as a result of an alleged assault.  He was taken to hospital for medical treatment.  Gardaí are appealing

A man attempted to break into a house in Tooban Upper, Burnfoot, in the early house of yesterday morning. Just before 5am, the resident of the house got up early and turned on the outside lights. A man who was wearing dark clothing, gloves and with his hood up was to be seen looking in

Money has been stolen from St. Michael’s Church in Creeslough on Sunday last. It’s believed that between the hours of 12.40pm and 9.15pm, a locked office door was forced open and a sum of money was stolen from within. Gardaí are investigating the burglary and are appealing to those who may have observed suspicious activity

Gardaí in Letterkenny are appealing for witnesses to multiple incidents of dangerous driving that occurred in the Circular Road, Ballyraine and Woodlands areas of Letterkenny on Thursday May 9th. These incidents involved a grey 520 BMW and occurred between 2.20pm and 2.40pm. A man has been arrested in connection with these incidents and the car

PSNI in Derry City and Strabane District responded to a total of 204 calls for assistance between Friday evening and yesterday morning. These included domestic-related incidents, missing persons, reports of assault, and reports of criminal damage and a road traffic collision. As well as this, there were a number of events, including a parade and

In the 2023 Census 4,276 British nationals were recorded to be living in Donegal, all of whom are eligible to cast a ballot in the upcoming local elections. The British embassy are urging those living here to ensure they are properly registered to vote before the closing of the deadline on Monday, May 20th. While

Digital driving licenses will soon be available. It will be stored in a “wallet app” on any smartphone and have a built-in signature. The Irish Independent reports that a pilot programme with civil servants has been running since the start of the year. People will still be able to opt for a physical licence when

Residents and businesses in Owenbuoy, Ballinlough, Drumfries, Rathmullan and surrounding areas may experience a water outage today due to a burst water main. Works are scheduled to take place until 1pm this afternoon. Uisce Eireann recommend that an allowance of up to three hours is made for supplies to fully return.

A man was arrested in the Ballymagroarty area of Derry yesterday by police from Northern Ireland’s Terrorism Investigation Unit. It was in relation to terrorism and human trafficking offences involving a child. The 32 year old has since been released pending report to the Public Prosecution Service.

The Defective Blocks Grant Scheme is be discussed in Committee Room 3 of Leinster House again this week, this time by the Housing Committee. This afternoon’s meeting of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage will hear from officials from the Department, as well as representatives from The Housing Agency, National Standards Authority

The N13 Letterkenny Road has reopened between Kilross Junction and McClay’s Corner in Stranorlar, after it was closed for much of the afternoon following a single vehicle collision at Lunchtime. Gardaí say power lines and a pole were damaged as a result, and ESB crews spent a number of hours working to repair them.

  Donegal County Council has welcomed the allocation of €12.1 million to Creeslough under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. Liam Ward, the council’s Director of Community Development and Planning Services is Chairperson of the Creeslough Working Group. This afternoon, he acknowledged the role of the Creeslough Community Association,the Trustees of the Field, ARUP and

Independent Cllr Frank McBrearty has formally signed and submitted his nomination papers for next month’s local elections. Having submitted the documents today at County House, Lifford HQ, Cllr McBrearty has been confirmed as an official Independent candidate for the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District Local Government Elections on June 7th 2024.

Students from Scoil Mhuire Secondary School, Buncrana achieved national recognition at the Young Social Innovators of the Year Awards. The group received the Planet Protectors award for their project ‘WATER WE DOING?’. The students were driven by a desire to combat the urban effects on water quality and the marine environment in their hometown of

Uisce Eireann says repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Church Street and surrounding areas of Ramelton this afternoon. Works are scheduled to take place until 4pm. We recommend that you allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for your supply to fully return.

Update – Gardai say the road will be closed until 6pm this evening to allow the ESB carry out necessary repairs.   Gardaí and emergency services are currently attending a single-vehicle traffic collision that occurred at approximately 1pm this afternoon on the Letterkenny Road in Stranorlar. The incident involved damage to an ESB pole, and

The 100% Redress Party has officially had its candidates for the upcoming local elections confirmed by the county’s Returning Officer. The Party’s five candidates are Ali Farren (Carndonagh LEA), Charles Ward (Lifford-Stranorlar LEA), Joy Beard (Buncrana LEA), Tomas Devine (Letterkenny LEA) and Eamonn Jackson (Milford LEA). The party attended an appointment with the returning officer

Donegal brand Nomadic and BUMBLEance have announced today a new initiative with the aim of raising €5,000 for the charity. For each pot of Nomadic Honeycomb Yogurt and Oat Clusters sold between May and August, 5 cent from each sale will go to BUMBLEance, to give children across Ireland the medical transportation and support they

Letterkenny University Hospital is the third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today with 36 patients waiting for a bed according to figure released by the IMNO this morning. 29 of these are located in wards while the remining seven are in the Emergency Department. University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded today again with 85,