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A status yellow fog warning has been issued for Donegal. Met Eireann is warning of hazardous travel conditions with fog forecast to become dense and widespread this evening and linger until tomorrow morning. The warning comes into effect at 6pm this evening and will remain in place until 10am tomorrow morning.

An attempted murder investigation is underway in Derry after shots were fired at a house last night. Police received a report that three shots had been fired through a window of a house in the Ardkill Road area of Ardmore last night at around 9.15pm, narrowly missing an occupant who was inside at the time.

A firefighter has been injured by a firework during a disturbance in Derry yesterday. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service and Police were deployed to the scene in the Craigavon Bridge area of the city following reports a number of people had climbed up a crane and erected a flag. A crowd had gathered

The Arranmore RNLI all weather lifeboat volunteer crew have already been tasked three times this year. Since the New Year, the rescue service has responded to three calls for assistance for medical evacuations from Arranmore island. The first call out was just before 11:10am on Tuesday morning to transfer a patient to a waiting ambulance

Investigations are continuing into the death of a woman in a crash near Letterkenny yesterday evening. The woman, a pedestrian in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene on the N56 at Illistrin yesterday evening, having been hit by a car. The road remains closed this morning between Letterkenny and Kilmacrennan with local diversions

Donegal County Council are now accepting planning permission applications online. Yesterday the Local Government Online Planning portal was launched across all Local Authorities in Ireland. The online portal was designed to streamline the planning permission process and allows agents, developers, and members of the public to lodge their planning applications and to make third party

Donegal was among the worst hit counties for COVID, flu and RSV over Christmas week. The Irish Independent reports that it’s estimated around 10,000 people will have caught the flu from mid-December until the third week of January. It’s set to peak over the next two weeks. Meanwhile there were 345 cases of RSV reported

Main Evening News, Sport, An Nuacht and Obituaries – Friday January 5th:

Derry City & Strabane District Council have issued a public notice detailing a technical fault that has caused problems to their phone lines. They say lines are down across a number of services and venues. There are technical teams working to fix the issues as soon as possible. The council has apologised for any inconvenience

More than 13,500 people were living in emergency accommodation in November – a new record homeless figure, 177 of them in the Northwest. Of the 177 in the region, 62 were adults in Donegal, almost an 11% increase on the figure for October. November seen 15 families homeless in the Northwest including 33 children, a

A number of Donegal roads will be gritted this evening from 6pm. The County Council has reminded the public to assume that no road is ice free. The following routes will be treated: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford

Walkers at Ballyhiernan Bay have been urged to not approach a seal pup on the beach which was spotted earlier in the week. When a member of the public seen the pup, they called Seal Rescue Ireland. The advice issued by the animal organisation is to stay away, give them a call and alert other

PSNI in Derry have launched an investigation following the theft of copper piping from a premises in the city. It happened on Northland Road between 10.30pm last night and 12.15am this morning. Police ask anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the area between the times reported, or has dash-cam footage available to make contact on

It’s expected that a walking and cycling hub planned for Inishowen will be up and running by the start of the summer. The project is being coordinated by the Active Inishowen Project,  a collaboration led by Donegal Sports Partnerships in conjunction with Inishowen Development Partnership and local community groups and organisations. Welcoming the progress, Minister

A seismograph in the physics lab of St Columba’s College measured the earthquake which struck the Noto peninsula Japan at 07:10 hrs GMT on Monday morning, January 1st. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5. Teacher Brendan O’Donaghue, who released the picture says the focus was shallow, so the damage on the surface was significant.

Over half of those who were killed in workplace accidents last year were self-employed. The Health and Safety Authority says 43 people died in work related incidents in 2023, one of them in Donegal. 51 per cent were aged over 55, with an ongoing high level of deaths in farming and construction. HSA Assistant Chief

There are calls for restaurants to cut down on the amount of food they put on people’s plates. Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue also says no food outlet should be in a position to offer ‘doggy bags’ to customers. A recent EPA report shows 23 percent of Ireland’s waste in 2020 came from the food service

45 new homes are to be constructed in Ramelton. Donegal County Council granted planning permission to Glenmac Developments Limited. The permission includes the dwellings, all associated site works, sewer connections and existing access through Coylin Court Housing Estate as well as a proposed pedestrian/cycle path to Bank Terrace Road.

There’s been a three car crash in County Derry. It happened on the Killyneese Road in Castledawson and a closure is in place between the roundabout and Aughrim Road. Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes for travel. The PSNI says they should expect knock-on delays in the area as a result.

Climate change projections indicate Ireland will get warmer. It’s part of Met Eireann’s annual statement as it confirmed 2023 as the warmest year on record. The report confirms that Malin Head had the highest average wind speed for the year, but also recorded the highest amount of sunshine on one day on three separate occasions

2023 has been confirmed by Met Eireann to be the warmest year on record in Ireland. The body’s climate statement says temperatures were more than 1.6 degrees warmer than the long term average. Record sea temperatures contributed to the record, while it also says current climate change projections indicate further warming in the future.

Investigations are continuing into an arson attack on a house under construction in Derry. Significant damage was caused to the property that was set alight at around 2:30am this morning on the Buncrana Road. The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service attended the scene and extinguished the blaze. They believe the fire was deliberately. Police

A pensioner has been charged in connection with fraud at a business premises in Donemana, Co Tyrone. The 79 year old man is charged with the offences of fraud by false representation, fraud by abuse of position and making or supplying articles for use in fraud. He is due to appear before Strabane Magistrates Court

Donegal County Council has opened its Development Fund Initiative for 2024. The Fund supports initiatives which benefit local communities, areas and groups through economic, social, cultural or heritage development. The closing date for applications is 4pm on Friday, February 2nd. More information is available on donegalcoco.ie.