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Almost 45% of cars failed the NCT test in Donegal in 2023. 52,135 tests were carried out in the county last year. According to recent statistics from Applus, of those, just over 24,990 passed, 23,320 failed and 3,823 failed dangerously. Letterkenny’s test centre recorded 1,700 dangerous fails – the highest of all centres in the

24 Active Travel schemes in Donegal are to share €4.5 million. An additional €500,000 has been announced for a Bus Stop Enhancement Programme in the county. A total of €290m is being allocated to local authorities across Ireland to support the rollout of walking and cycling infrastructure in 2024. The projects benefitting in Donegal include

ESB is working to restore power in the Moville area. Over 100 customers are affected by a power outage. It’s expected power will be restored by 2:30pm this afternoon.

Gardai have conducted a checkpoint outside Dunkineely National School where serious safety concerns have repeatedly been raised. Most recently, a video shows a number of motorists ignoring the red light signal at the crossing outside the school while a mother and her child waited to cross. The Donegal Town Roads Policing Unit yesterday carried out

The Donegal Executive of Fianna Fail have written to party headquarters appealing for Senator Niall Blaney to be added to the ticket in the European Parliament elections. Senator Blaney narrowly missed out on selection with just 71 votes between him and Laois-Offlay TD Barry Cowen who will contest the election for the Midlands North West

Arranmore RNLI underwent a 26 hour long rescue mission over the bank holiday weekend. It seen a fishing vessel with five people onboard brought to safety 48 miles north of Arranmore. At 10.50pm on Sunday evening, the Coast Guard requested the Donegal lifeboat In conditions which seen swells of up to five and half metres

All roads on the Donegal Winter Maintenance programme will be treated this evening from 6 o’clock. Donegal County Council are urging drivers to assume no road is ice free. The 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

A court has heard a teenager, who was stabbed to death in County Derry last week, was targeted in a revenge attack following an earlier assault. Two brothers appeared in court today, charged with the murder of 17-year old Blake Newland in Limavady on Friday night. 27-year old Stephen Owen McGlinchey of Dunmore Place, and

Police in Derry and Strabane responded to more than 200 calls from Friday last until Monday, including domestic assaults, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage. Two officers were assaulted in the Queens Quay area of Derry on Monday. A man was arrested, and the two officers remain on duty. The incident follows a police vehicle being

A status yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for Thursday for Donegal. Met Éireann says a band of rain will turn to sleet and snow. The warning starts at 11am and runs until 8 o’clock that evening. Icy ground, hazardous driving conditions, and poor visibility can all be expected.

A man has been left badly shaken after a knife attack in Derry. Just before 4:30pm on Thursday afternoon last, a man was walking along the Glengalliagh Road in Galliagh and was assaulted. It’s reported a man in his 60s lunged at the victim with a knife before walking away in the direction of a

A number of issues at a dementia-specific unit in Gweedore have been reported by HIQA. A recent safeguarding concern raised by the family of a resident was highlighted by the safe guarding body. Of the 13 regulations inspected at Aras Gweedore, Meenaniller, 2 were compliant, 8 were substantially compliant and 3 not compliant. Inspectors say

Gardai are seeking to speak to anyone who witnessed a dangerous driving incident in the Manorcunningham area over the weekend. At around 1:40am on Saturday, a black Lexus with a yellow registration plate was observed driving dangerously in the Drumbarnett area. Gardai are appealing to road users who travelled on the N13 or in the

A special plenary meeting of Donegal County Council is underway to discuss the Letterkenny Plan and Local Transport Plan. The Minister for Local Government and Planning has recommended six parcels of land in Letterkenny be changed from use as proposed in the plan agreed previously by Councillors. Particular concern has been raised over the Minister’s

Two women have been arrested in connection with shoplifting in Letterkenny last month. A shop on the Circular Road was targeted on January 28th. The women have been charged and are due to appear in court.

Gardai are appealing for information in connection with a weekend criminal damage incident in Letterkenny. Between Friday and Sunday, a sharp object was used to damage the driver’s side of a car parked at McNeely Villas. Anyone who may have any information which could assist with the investigation is asked to contact Gardai in Letterkenny.

Gardai are appealing for information in connection with the theft of a diesel bowser at Aghanursan Water Treatment Plant in Milford. The theft, only recently reported to Gardai, occurred between January 3rd and 10th at a shed in the area. Should anybody comes across this item for sale, they are asked to contact Milford Garda

Investigations are continuing after an iPad was stolen as goods were being transported from a car into a house in Letterkenny. The stolen iPad is set up as a communications tool for a person with additional needs. It was stolen between 5:30pm and 5:45pm on Saturday in the Rowan Park area. Gardai say they are

Substantial damage was caused to a business premises in Raphoe on Friday morning after it was broken into. An office window was removed from the property at Demense between 8am and 8:30am to gain entry. An alarm was triggered and the perpetrators proceeded to smash the alarm. A number of doors were forced open but

A substantial amount of cigarettes have been stolen from a business premises in Ballyshannon. At around 4:15am on Friday last, the front door of the property on the Assaroe Road was smashed and entry gained. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have been in the area at the time and who may have dash

A programme to vaccinate Leaving Cert and College students against measles is being considered. Its feared there could be a large outbreak, after years of falling uptake of the MMR vaccine. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will brief his cabinet colleagues today on a rapid risk assessment carried out by the HSE on the potential for

The Donegal Garda Division is one of just five in the country that had more Gardai at the start of 2023 than the previous 12 months. According to figures contained in the Irish Independent today, almost a third of the country’s Garda stations had fewer officers at the end of last year. Along with Donegal,

A 22 year old man has been charged after a police vehicle was rammed in Omagh in the early hours of yesterday morning. Two police officers escaped injury during the incident in the Brookmount Road area at around 2:15am yesterday. The man has been charged with a number of offences, including attempting to cause grievous

Donegal Senator Niall Blaney has missed out on a chance to contest the European elections. Last night, Laois-Offaly TD Barry Cowen was selected as Fianna Fáil’s Midlands-North-West candidate for the upcoming elections Senators Niall Blaney and Lisa Chambers had been nominated for selection along with Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher. However, on close of nominations Pat

The Tanaiste landed in the US yesterday afternoon, for a four-day visit across two cities. Micheál Martin is in Washington DC today before he moves to Chicago on Wednesday. He’ll take part in several bilateral meetings, address the Atlantic Council, and meet with members of the Irish community. The Foreign Affairs Minister says the trip

Two men have been charged with the murder of a 17 year old boy in Co. Derry. Blake Newland died after being stabbed in Limavady on Friday night. The 27 and 29 year olds are due in court later – along with two 16 year old boys, who’ve been charged with grievous bodily harm with

Three people were injured in a crash in Carrigans last night. Gardai, the ambulance service and the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue service along with the NI ambulance service attended the scene of the two vehicle collision in the Dunmore area at around 10:30pm. Three people received medical attention following the crash.

A new initiative for children with an interest in gaming is to start in Inishowen next week. It was established by Sproai agus Spórt, in collaboration with the Irish Youth Foundation and McDonald’s. Gaming 4 All will start next Wednesday February 14th and will run on a weekly basis. The free after school activity is

Eleven people have been arrested following pro and anti-immigration protests in Dublin today. Anti-racism demonstrators on O’Connell Street held a counter-protest to an anti-immigrant rally at the Garden of Remembrance. 300 gardaí from the public order, mounted, dog and air support units maintained a strong presence – providing a cordon when the factions came face