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Surveys carried out by Donegal County Council have revealed the number of vacant properties in the county to be much less than figures provided by Geo Directory. Latest statistics supplied by Geo Directory said there were 7,493 vacant properties in Donegal, equivalent to a vacancy rate of 9.2% which is almost triple the national average.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has referred the HSE recruitment freeze to the Workplace Relations Commission. It says the moratorium is having a “detrimental impact on patient and staff safety” and “poses very serious risks.” INMO figures show 583 people are waiting for beds in hospitals nationwide this morning. 27 at Letterkenny University Hospital.

Brian Carr has been co-opted onto Donegal County Council. He replaces Councillor Marie Therese Gallagher who is on maternity leave of absence. Mr Carr was selected by Sinn Fein to contest the local elections in June in the Glenties Local Electoral Area. Tributes have been paid to Councillor Gallagher today. She has confirmed that she

There was a huge turnout at a public meeting this evening to hear elected representatives views on The People’s Document. The document has been devised by campaign groups and includes recommendations from defective block homeowners put forward at a meeting on March 4th. While outlining the details of the document, campaigner Michael Doherty said homeowners

The three men who were arrested yesterday in connection with the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell have now been released to be reported to the Public Prosecution Service. The men, aged 32, 48 and 49, were arrested under the Terrorism Act yesterday afternoon. PSNI say the investigation continues.

The road between Doochary and Lettermacaward will be blocked today and tomorrow to carry out essential road works. These will take place between 8am and 5pm, at Derryhenny. Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes during those specified times.

Celebrations are underway to mark 125 years since the establishment of modern local government. The Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage, with Local Government Archivists and Records Managers, have produced a national exhibition highlighting what has been achieved in this time. The 1898 Local Government Ireland Act democratised local government and created modern local

Three people have died after a car collided with an articulated lorry on the N17 near Claremorris in Co. Mayo. It’s understood the victims of the crash are a woman and two children. Gardaí and other emergency services are at the scene of the fatal collision which happened just after 2pm on the N17 at

A pilot scheme to facilitate the transfer of patients from Letterkenny University Hospital required to attend appointments in Galway is to commence in the coming weeks. The region’s Chief Ambulance Officer, JJ McGowan has confirmed that the Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital group’s bus will be used to facilitate the attendance of outpatient appointments in

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Co Derry on foot of an extradition warrant issued by Lithuania for human trafficking offences. The man was arrested today in Magherafelt, with assistance from the International Policing Unit. He is expected appear before an extradition court in Belfast later today.

Gardai in Donegal are warning drivers not to take to the roads unless documentation is in order and up to date. It comes as one motorist detected in Mountcharles on Saturday had let their tax expire by 1,483 days. It subsequently emerged that they had no insurance or NCT also and as a result the

Gardai in Donegal are warning drivers not to take to the roads unless documentation is in order and up to date. It comes as one motorist detected in Mountcharles on Saturday had let their tax expire by 1,483 days. It subsequently emerged that they had no insurance or NCT also and as a result the

Police in the North investigating the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell have arrested three men. The 32, 48 and 49-year-olds were arrested in the Belfast area this morning, while a vehicle was seized for further examination. DCI Caldwell was shot at a sports complex outside Omagh on February 22nd of last year

Gardaí are investigating a criminal damage incident at a business premises in the Springfield Industrial Estate in Muff between 4 o’clock on Friday afternoon last and 1 o’clock on Sunday morning.  A number of windows were cracked at the premises and a lot of stones were found scattered outside the building. No entry was gained

Gardaí are investigating a burglary that occurred in the area of Castlequarter, Inch Island between Thursday the 7 th of March and Thursday the 21 st of March. A property in the area which was undergoing renovations was entered through a bedroom window that had been left ajar. Entry to the rest of the house

Gardai have confirmed that seven  inlamb ewes reported stolen from the Downings area earlier this month have been located. It transpires they were lost, not stolen, and were found as a result of an appeal on last week’s Community Garda Information Slot. Gardai have thanked all those who contacted them and reached out to the

Gardaí recently received a report in relation to a criminal damage incident that occurred at the Twin Towns Community Garden in Ballybofey. The incident occurred on Thursday the 7 th of March at 6.35pm. Two males entered the gardens and one of them produced a sharp object and cut a Polytunnel  six times before they

The search for Jordan Gallagher from Strabane, which had been ongoing since March 2nd has been stood down following the recovery of a body from the River Mourne last night. The Community Rescue Service says its volunteers were deployed on a daily basis since then, along with colleagues from Foyle Search and Rescue and Search

The EU Fisheries Commissioner has promised a full evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy in the context of Brexit. Welcoming the announcement at a fisheries ministers’ meeting in Belgium, Minister Charlie McConalogue said Brexit has been the most significant and ongoing, challenge for the fisheries sector, and he has been calling for a comprehensive analysis

It’s emerged escalating costs on a major development project in Burtonport mean Donegal County have had to apply for more money to complete the work. Responding to a Dail question from Deputy Thomas Pringle, Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphries says just over €2,065,000 was approved for Phase Two of the Burtonport project from

Uisce Eireann say leak detection works may cause supply disruptions in Kilcar and surrounding areas today, with works scheduled to take place from 8am until 3pm. It may take two to three hours after the estimated restoration time for supplies to fully return. Leak detection works in Ramelton today are expected to last until 5pm.

Police in Derry are investigating criminal damage caused at a number of locations in the Waterside and Cityside areas on Friday night. Graffiti was daubed on walls and murals at locations in the Irish Street and Fountain Estate areas. A number of murals have been damaged as well as a wall of a community centre

Public consultation should not be a ‘tick the box exercise’. That’s what Letterkenny Cllr Ciaran Brogan told the Lifford Chamber at a meeting of Donegal County Council as discussions around proposed active travel works on the Kilmacrennan Road from the Hospital Roundabout to Knocknamona got underway. Several objections were made by members from Letterkenny Municipal