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Arranmore RNLI endured a six hour call out after a yacht got into difficulty in the early hours of yesterday morning. Malin Head Coast Guard tasked the RNLI to a yacht with loss of power with one person on board 18 miles west of Arranmore at 2:41am yesterday. The crew were about to board the

The Galdonagh Road in Manorcunningham has reopened following a crash last evening. The crash happened shortly before 8pm. The road was closed for a period of time. No further details are known at this time.

There has been an arrest in the North after a man was seen wielding two machetes in County Tyrone. He was threatening people with the machetes in the Derry Road area of Coalisland shortly before a quarter to 1 this afternoon. Officers attended and quickly arrested a man on suspicion of possession of an article

Northwest Donegal may face supply disruptions tomorrow as repairs toa burst water main are to get underway. Businesses and residents in Aughalatty, Mulroy, Glen and surrounding areas will be affected. Works are scheduled to take place until 4:30pm, it may be up to three hours after this time for supplies to fully return.

There has been 34 cases of vandalism logged at parks and heritage sites across Ireland. Included is an incident in Mullyvea in Donegal which seen an interpretive board being shot with lead last Autumn. A few months prior to this another interpretive board was stolen from the Duntally Wood Nature Reserve in the county. The

A driver in Carndonagh, who was initially caught speeding, was later was found to be uninsured and then failed a road side drug test yesterday. The motorist in question tested positive for cannabis and amphetamine. The car was seized and a court appearance is to follow. An Garda Síochána can test for cannabis, cocaine, opiates,

Public support for Fianna Fáil is now at its lowest point in nearly two years. The latest Red C/Business Post opinion poll shows the party has dipped two points to 14%. This is a blow for Micheál Martin’s party, as local and European elections are on the horizon. Sinn Féin is the most popular party

Abuse towards politicians and attacks on Gardaí are top of the agenda for the Taoiseach as he attends a memorial in Monaghan this lunchtime. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the death of a Senator, who was murdered by the IRA in 1974. This afternoon’s events commemoration centre around a “man of peace” and yet

Donegal County Council is inviting the public to get involved in the EU Climate Hackathon championships. The online event starts on Wednesday the 15th of May and finishes the following Saturday. Those wishing to get involved can do so by emailing  climatereadydonegal@donegalcoco.ie or visiting the EU Sparks website.

Phase one of consultation on the Donegal County Council Draft Residential Zoned Land Tax Annual Map 2025 closed on the Monday the 1st of April. Phase two will remain open until Friday the 31st of May. Donegal County Council say the second phase only allows for submissions from landowners requesting a change in land use

A number of graves have been vandalised overnight in the City Cemetery in Derry. Derry City and Strabane District Council has confirmed the serious incident in which and wreaths and momentums removed and damaged. It happened in the Kildrum section of the site. While the council says its currently not aware of any damage to

Saoirse McHugh is to run for a Midlands North West seat in the upcoming European elections as an Independent. The former Green Party candidate is the latest for put her name in the ring, saying it’s not a decision she has made lightly.

Over 90% of pharmacists report burnout due to administrative burdens and red tape. The issue will be raised at the IPU’s National Pharmacy Conference in Athlone today. The Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will be addressing those who work in the sector – and incoming President of the Irish Pharmacy Union, Tom Murray, says they’ll be

An investigation’s underway following a bomb-scare at the home of Justice Minister Helen McEntee. Today’s Irish Daily Mail reports the late-night threat forced the evacuation of the Minister’s husband and young family. The Minister herself was not at home when the threats were made. It’s understood Gardaí regarded the alert with the ‘utmost seriousness’.

Lough Eske Castle has joined a delegation of 13 Irish tourism companies to travel to the United States in a bid to sell the ‘Best of Ireland’. The group will visit key cities including Cleveland, Cincinnati, Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Chicago. The trip entails a B2B event in each location, in which interactive presentations will be

A local GAA club has made an appeal for respect on social media. Red Hughes GAA shared images which showed tyre tracks on their newly resurfaced car parking facilities. A spokesperson said that at 10.10pm on Wednesday night a car entered the facility and attempted to do donuts, tearing up the work that had been

95 bicycles collected in Donegal are currently being refurnished before they are sent to The Gambia. It’s after Letterkenny Rotary Club organised a collection as part of their annual School Bikes Africa appeal in conjunction with Donegal County Council and Bryson Recycling. The bikes were collected from the Milford recycling centre, and have now been

Donegal has the most expensive non-residential land in Connacht and Ulster for the third year in a row. For holdings under 50 acres, good quality land cost €13,400 per acre. The same figure in 2022 was €12,143. The findings were released in a new report by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. Nationally, Donegal is

A car was seized in Derry today after it emerged the driver was disqualified and without insurance. Police stopped the car, which also had defective tyres, on Maydown Road earlier. PSNI says that such actions are selfish and dangerous and have appealed to the public to think about the potential consequences at hand.

Two men have been arrested in relation to dangerous driving in Letterkenny this morning. It follows a number of incidents involving one vehicle, which Gardaí later seized. The men were detained and questioned before one was released and the other charged and brought before Letterkenny District Court. Gardaí are asking those who have footage of

13,866 people were registered as homeless in Ireland in March – a new record. The total figure includes 4,147 children. There was a marginal decrease of 0.5% in the number of adults homeless in the North West, totalling to 172 , 70 of them in Donegal. The North West seen 23 families without a home

More than 21,000 couples got married last year in Ireland, 857 in Donegal. Nationally, the number of marriages fell by almost 9% last year, that figure was almost doubled in this county with a drop of 17%. There were 17 same sex marriages in the county, 13 of those between men and 4 between women.

Education workers in Northern Ireland say they’re “ready to strike” after the Stormont Executive failed to deliver on their demands. The GMB Union says it’s “disgraceful and insulting” to its members that they’ve been told “there’s no money to fund this pay and grading review.” It says it’ll now engage with members – along with

Uisce Eireann says repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions at Bellanascaddan and surrounding areas between Letterkenny and Kilmacrennan. Works are scheduled to take place until 2:45 this afternoon. Meanwhile, a power outage may cause supply disruptions to Corradooey, Rooskey, Findrum, Blackrepentance, Convoy and surrounding areas until 4 o’clock this afternoon. In

Gardai in Donegal say they continue to work in partnership with other agencies to deter crime along the county’s coastline and waterways and to keep rural communities safe. It’s after Gardai met yesterday with the Killybegs Coast Guard to discuss enhancing Coastal Watch in Donegal. The multi-agency initiative is aimed at preventing and detecting the

There were more than 100 direct physical assaults on prison officers last year, one involving a female officer who was left with life changing injuries. Figures from the Prison Officers Association show an increase of 137% in assaults in the space of three years. The POA is calling on the Government to provide incapacitant spray,

Gardaí say they came under attack last night at the site of a house earmarked for asylum seekers in County Wicklow. 6 arrests have been made after fires were lit at the scene in Newtownmountkennedy. Footage emerged on social media showing a blaze outside Trudder House which is being planned for use to accommodate asylum

The N56 Dungloe to Glenties road was officially opened by Mr Jack Chambers, Minister of State at the Department of Transport this afternoon. Over €100M has been invested in improving around 26km of the road and to see the addition of a 2m wide shared footway and cycle track. The project was delivered in 5

A search has been conducted and a man arrested in Derry following the discovery of £42,000 worth of suspected drugs at the start of the month. Police intercepted the parcel containing 3kg of suspected herbal cannabis on Tuesday the 2nd of April. A search was then carried out in Beraghvale earlier today, which seen a

A memorial has been erected at Private Seán Rooney’s graveside. The 24-year-old was killed in an ambush in Lebanon on December 14th, 2022. He was buried with full military honours in Newtowncunningham. An inscription on Private Rooney’s headstone reads: “Proud I stood, now proud I lie, pray for peace, as you pass by, my life

Gardaí in Donegal are again asking the public to not take risks when driving. It follows one driver being detected 51KPH over the 100KPH zone in Letterkenny on Tuesday, and another motorist failing a drug test in Ballyshannon in the early hours of this morning. The Letterkenny driver will now receive a fine of €160