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New analysis from the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) has revealed that Irish electricity price growth has dramatically outpaced both general inflation and the energy price trajectories of almost all other EU states. While other prices in Ireland were in line with Europe over the past decade, electricity prices underwent a massive divergence. The report

The Department of Further and Higher Education have welcomed changes by SOLAS to entry requirements for craft apprenticeship programmes. One of the changes means a pass result in a colour vision test will no longer be mandatory for entry to almost all craft apprenticeships. The alterations to requirements have been informed by independent research commissioned

Donegal County Council have said all winter maintenance routes will be gritted from 6am Friday morning. Road users have been asked to assume no road is ice free. The Routes: 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:

Derry Magistrate’s Court heard today that the case against a priest facing sex offences involves some 650 pages of communications that police have to go through. Edward Gallagher (58) of Orchard Park in Lifford County Donegal had been charged with one count of attempted sexual communication with a child on dates between April 2 and

Property prices in Donegal have risen by over 4 and half thousand euro in the last year, according to the lates MyHome Property Price report. The report states that in Donegal the average asking price for a property is now €250,000. It also shows that the asking price for a 3-bed semi-detached house in the

The Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland is to attend a meeting of Donegal County Council’s Defective Concrete Blocks Committee to discuss number of pressing issues regarding the government’s DCB programme. 100% Redress: Cllr Joy Beard says it’s a critical engagement that must address what she says is a fundamental failure at the heart of

A man is in critical condition following a two-vehicle collision in Tyrone. PSNI are appealing for information after reports were received about a collision between a white Audi A4 and a yellow Renault lorry just before 8.10 this morning on the Annaghilla Road in Augher  . At this time, it isn’t believed that the driver

Donegal County Council have said that select routes will be gritted from 9pm Wednesday and again from 6am Thursday morning. People have been urged to assume no road is ice free. The Routes: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07:

The Fisheries and Local Action Group (FLAG) North have released a statement expressing their sadness at the passing of their Chairman Stephen McCahill. Mr. McCahill served as Chair from 2020, and had been involved with the group for a decade. Members of the FLAG board have said that Mr. McCahill was passionate about developing the

Uisce Eireann says it is continuing its efforts to lift the Boil Water Notice in place for customers supplied by the Slavery Public Water Supply in Buncrana. The restriction was imposed on Friday on foot of mechanical issues encountered at the plant. Urging people to continue boiling their water, Uisce Eireann say their priority is

The Donegal Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre is expressing grave concern about the proliferation of AI apps to alter pictures, particularly in light of a current trend to take existing pictures of real people, particularly women, and manipulate them to make the subjects naked or suggestively dressed. It’s become a particular feature on the

Funding has been released by the Department for Infrastructure for greenway projects in Derry City and Strabane District Council. This funding of over £1m follows a call from Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins during 2025, for different councils to submit proposals for greenway projects. These projects will be funded by 50% capital funding while the other

The Department of Transport has released a new report relating to the Irish Coast Guard in 2025. It revealed that during the year the Irish Coast Guard managed 2,793 incidents, ranging from search and rescue operations to maritime casualty responses, as well as pollution control and preparedness activities. 44 Coast Guard Units were deployed 1,187

A 32 year old man has appeared at Letterkenny District Court tonight, charged with the murder of businessman Stephen McCahill at Beagh, Ardara. Michael Maloney of Loughross Point, Ardara appeared before Judge Ciaran Liddy at a special court sitting last night. Detective Garda Patrick Kelly gave evidence of arresting and cautioning the accused man, before

There’s been an arson attack on a house in Derry. Police say they received a report at approximately 6.45 last night that a suspected petrol bomb had been thrown through the window of a property in the Circular Road area, and they are treating it as arson with intent to endanger life. The occupants of

A man in his 30s has been charged  in connection with the death of  Stephen McCahill from Ardara. He was found dead after gardai responded to a call at his home in the early hours of yesterday morning. The man is due to appear before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court at 8 o’clock

Today’s Climate Statement from Met Éireann revealed that 2025 was the second warmest year in Ireland since 1900, with each of the last four years being the four warmest on record. This, along with multiple named storms, has led different weather events being highlighted around Donegal. During 2025 there was an above average amount of

Singer Imelda May has also paid tribute to Mr McCahill, describing him as the glue that held together the community of Ardara. In a social media post today, she says she had been singing at the Corner House Bar in Ardara, which Mr McCahill co-owned, just last Saturday. She says it’s where he encouraged live

  16 people have been detected driving under the influence in Donegal in the past fortnight. During the final stage of the Christmas and New Year Enforcement Operation, there have been nine arrests in relation to suspected drink driving offences and seven arrests in relation to suspected drug driving offences across the county. The enforcement

Details have emerged of a criminal damage incident in the graveyard of St. Mary’s Church, Sessiaghoneill, Ballybofey over Christmas. Between 7am on Christmas morning and 6.30 on the evening of Sunday  December 28th, a headstone on a grave to the rear of the Church was pushed over and damaged. Anyone who observed any type of

Gardaí are investigating a criminal damage incident at Gortnamuck, Castlefin on Saturday December 27th. Shortly before 6.40 that evening,  three men wearing balaclavas set fire to an oil tank at a house in that area. They also smashed six windows of the house and the rear windscreen of the car parked outside., The fire service

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland have advised that Nestlé is voluntarily recalling specific batches of SMA infant formula and follow-on milk to the potential presence of Cereulide. They say that this recall is precautionary and that there has been no reported cases of illness to date. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has said

Temperatures hit just over 16 degrees celcius at one weather station in Donegal, a nine year high. Meanwhile, rainfall levels in the county were below average for the month. Met Eireann’s provisional climate statement for December shows an average temperature of just over 7 degrees in December, about one degree above the long term average.