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A 35 year old woman from Strabane has passed away following a collision on the A5 yesterday. Oonagh Burns was driving a white Seat Leon on the Victoria Road when it left the carriageway close to the junction with the Grangefoyle Road, at around 1.40pm. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The road has

A man has been arrested in relation to an assault that happened in Donegal Town over the weekend. It occurred yesterday. Gardaí say he is due to appear before Donegal District Court this morning.

Works are to commence this week on the Rathmullan Pier Refurbishment project. Donegal County Council say they are scheduled to be completed by November. The pier will be out of use for the construction period, however access to the slipway and ferry service will be maintained under traffic management. The works are essential to secure

Star gazers will have the chance to see part of a solar eclipse this evening. The moon will pass in front of the sun at around 7.55pm, blocking out most of it’s light for a time. The rare celestial event hasn’t been seen in Ireland this century, with the last occurring back in 1999. The

Some AXA car insurance customers could be getting refunds soon. According to the Irish Independent, about 400 customers were overcharged as the company failed to recognise the likes of no-claims bonuses. One customer reported getting a letter to inform them of their refund. The issues are believed to date back to 2020.

Leo Varadkar is expected to step down as Taoiseach today. He will attend his final engagement , the North South Ministerial Council, this morning. Leo Varadkar will meet with members of the Northern Ireland Executive – including First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly – as the North South Ministerial Council convenes

  Donegal County Council have renewed an appeal to dog owners as lambing season gets underway. Farmers have been facing recurring issues of livestock becoming distressed as a result of dogs entering their fields. Therefore pet owners have been warned to keep their animals under control and away from livestock.

Donegal has seen the largest increase in the price to buy a four bedroom semi-detached house in Ireland in the first quarter of the year. That’s according to the MyHome.ie Property Report published today. The price for a four bedroom semi-detached house in Donegal now stands at €235,000 which is 20.5% more than the same

Moya Brennan was officially named as the Donegal person of the year for 2023 last night. Moya was lead singer with Clannad for many years, the band’s farewell tour ended in Seattle last October. She was inaugurated at the Donegal Association Dublin’s annual Gala Ball last night at the Bonnington Hotel. Her nomination was first

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to two separate crashes overnight. A man in his 20s died after the motorbike he was driving crashed in Carnew, County Wicklow at about 6.30 yesterday evening. While in Cork, a pedestrian in his 40s died after he was hit by a car on the N25 near Midleton at about

The Grangefoyle Road in Bready, Strabane is currently closed due to a serious one-vehicle road traffic collision. The PSNI are advising people to take another route for journeys, using local diversions which are in place.

  A partial eclipse of the Sun will be visible in Ireland tomorrow. The west coast of the country will have the best views, especially where there is a clear view of the western horizon. At sunset tomorrow evening the Moon will cover up to 55% of the Sun’s diameter. The full eclipse will be

  183 homes and businesses are without power this morning in Donegal. The areas affected are Buncrana and Carndonagh. ESB aims to have all these outages resolved by 6pm tonight. Live updates can be found HERE.

  Former RTE Midlands Correspondent Ciaran Mullooly has confirmed he will be contesting in the upcoming European elections on June 7th. A member of the Independent Ireland party, Mullooly aims to empower rural communities and represent his constituents issues at the European Parliament. Press release in full: Mullooly confirmed for Independent Ireland in Midlands-North West

Almost 1,800 homes and businesses are now without power in Donegal as a result of storm Kathleen. Killybegs, Kilcar and Buncrana are the worst affected with between 400 and almost 600 left in the dark. Dungloe, Derrybeg and Ballyshannon are also reported to have faults. The ESB says crews are active and responding to faults

Low pressure and supply disruptions to water in Druminardagh, Copany and surrounding areas in Co. Donegal are to be expected today. Scheduled works are to take place until 11:40 tonight.

Gardaí in Letterkenny detected a driver travelling at 131km/h. When Gardaí stopped the vehicle, it emerged that it was not taxed and the driver then tested positive for cannabis. They were then arrested. A fixed charge penalty notices will be issued and a court appearance may follow. Gardaí are urging the public to never drive

The status yellow wind warning in place for Donegal has been extended until 4pm tomorrow. Possible impacts include: Damage to already weakened structures, some fallen trees, difficult travel conditions, debris, loose objects displaced, coastal flooding and wave overtopping.

Independent local election candidate Selina O’Donnell has announced that she will run in the Letterkenny district. She previously announced that she would be running in the Glenties electoral area. The main reason cited by O’Donnell for the change, is due to her living in Letterkenny town.

Storm Kathleen has left over 22 thousand homes and businesses across Ireland without power. As it stands there are two outages reported in Donegal. 1,233 customers are out in Buncrana. That fault is to be resolved by half past 10. Meanwhile, a further 20 premises have no electricity in Derrybeg. ESB have estimated it will

A number of MMR vaccination clinics are to take place from Monday in Donegal. It’s part of the HSE’s MMR catch up campaign following a rise in cases of the disease in the UK and Europe. Ireland has fallen below the recommended vaccination rate of 95% to 90% and is one of the lowest European

A new initiative of Education and Training Boards Ireland, FET Skills Box, was launched at the National Construction Training Campus County Offaly this week. The skills box will be available to every second level student in Ireland, and contains FET Career Charts. The career charts will outline FET career options and education routes for multiple

The Government has officially set Friday, June 7th as the day for the Local and European elections, as well as the Limerick mayoral election. Polling stations nationwide will be open from seven o’clock that morning to ten o’clock that night. Candidates can put their posters up from May 8th, and they must be down within

€3.2 million of funding has been allocated to support digital learning in schools and minor building works in county Donegal. Minister for Education Norma Foley made the announcement today. It’s from a national pot of €50 million for Information and Communications Technology to all recognised primary and post-primary schools across the country, while a separate

Heather Humphreys says she’s “honoured” to take up her new position as Deputy Leader of Fine Gael from today. The Minister for Rural and Community Development takes over from Simon Coveney, who stepped down from Cabinet earlier this week. Minister Humphreys, who is a TD for Cavan-Monaghan, was first elected to the Dáil following the

Disney plus is planning to join rival Netflix in cracking down on password sharing. The chief executive of the streaming platform says they’ll start taking action against such behaviour in some countries from June – with a full roll out in September. Password sharing refers to people giving their login details to family and friends

Storm Kathleen is on the way, with orange weather warnings in place for Mayo, Galway, Kerry, Cork and Waterford. A yellow wind warning is in place for Donegal. Met Eireann says it will be breezy today with scattered showers and a few bright or sunny spells. Highs of 12 to 14 degrees in moderate to

  Dedicated Airport Fire and Rescue team members were brought together this week to mark their years of service, ranging from 20 to 30 years. They were awarded with service medals issued by the department of transport, White Horse Hotel, and a nostalgic look back over the years with presentations from Airport Management and retired