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Works are to progress on the €31 million Uisce Eireann project for the Buncrana, Ballybofey and Stranorlar Sewerage Scheme. Therefore there will be a planned outage this Thursday from 6pm until midnight to facilitate a water main diversion to allow for new sewer construction on Cockhill Road. The works aim to upgrade the wastewater infrastructure […]

Two people have been hospitalised following a crash on the N13 this morning. The two car collision happened on the Letterkenny to Derry road near Manorcunningham at 8 o’clock. Gardaí and Emergency Services attended the scene. Injuries sustained are believed to be non-life threatening.

13 pregnant ewes have been stolen in Co Derry. Between 10am on Wednesday morning last and 10:30am on Thursday, the Suffolk/Texel-cross ewes with red markings were taken from a field at the junction of Kilcreen road and Altinure Road in Claudy. Police believe a trailer may have been used to transport the animals. Investigations are

Thousands of euros worth of damage has been caused to a Tesla parked at a house on Arranmore Island. Gardai are investigating the criminal damage incident which saw substantial damage caused to the vehicle in the Scraig area between 9pm on Tuesday night last and 1pm the following afternoon. Anyone who may have any information

Damage has been caused to the Cois Locha Community Centre in Dungloe. The the lock on the front door of the centre was damaged along with the key safe box 6pm on Tuesday last and 9.30am yesterday morning. Gardai are appealing to anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact them in Milford.

Gardai are appealing for information following the theft of a boat, a mercury boat engine and a boat trailer from the driveway of a house at Drumkeeghan, Donegal Town. The high value items were stolen between 9am on Monday February 5th and midnight on Saturday February 10th. The boat is described as white in colour

Investigations are continuing into the theft of a black VW Passat from Bridgend. The vehicle with a partial registration of ‘FY10X’ is believed to have been taken from the Elaghbeg Business Park between 9am on Wednesday January 31st and 7pm on Monday February 5th. Gardai believe the car was towed away as it was in

A new EV Charging Point has been rolled out in Donegal. ESB say the facility at Donegal Service Station, Ballybofey Road can provide 100km of charge within six minutes. The utility says innovative charging hubs will play a key role in supporting Ireland’s EV transition.

It’s emerged the family of a person with disabilities living in Cork has been told to travel to Donegal to avail of respite care. According to the Irish Independent, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters, Michael Moynihan says he is deeply frustrated with the lack of services available to people with disabilities. He

There’s still no agreement on the new Donegal County Development Plan. Councillors met again yesterday to discuss the draft plan. A number of changes were agreed and changed which means elements of the plan will now be edited before going back out to public consultation. The Office of the Planning Regulator will also review the

Child benefit will soon be paid to those up to their 19th birthday, once they are still in full time secondary education. The extension will also apply to teens with a disability. Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys will tell her cabinet colleagues today that it can now be implemented from May 1st, months earlier than

A woman is due in court in Derry later today following a shop robbery on Sunday. The 32 year old entered the shop in the Earhart Park area of Derry claiming to be in possession of a gun before stealing a number of items and assaulting members of the public who tried to restrain her.

Sinn Fein is calling for the TV licence to be scrapped. The Party will table a private members motion in the Dail later saying the fee should be replaced with exchequer funding for public service media. It’s also calling for an amnesty from prosecution for those who haven’t paid the charge. Currently 60 people per

Donegal Adult Education Tutors are joining a national protest tomorrow to demand parity with post-primary colleagues. A protest is taking place tomorrow outside Leinster House at 1pm calling for Adult Education Tutors to be given a contract that reflects their professionalism and dedication. After an agreement reached between Adult Education Tutors and Government last year

Two people have been taken to hospital following a crash between Strabane and Sion Mills earlier today. The two car collision occurred on the route between O’Neills Roundabout and the junction of Peacock Road at around 2:15pm. Police say the injuries sustained are not believed to be life threatening. The road has since reopened.

Stormont leaders have been asked to give commitments to make sure the devolved government in the North doesn’t collapse again. The Assembly hadn’t sat for two years, until the DUP recently agreed to post-Brexit trade changes. Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole says a commitment from the First and Deputy First Ministers would go some way towards

Two dolphins have been rescued after becoming stranded on a South Donegal beach. A mother and her calf were found in the Mountcharles area on Saturday. The pair were safely refloated. Assistance was provided to locals by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group as they made their way to the scene. A spokesperson for the

The Melmount Road between Strabane and Sion Mills is currently closed following a crash this afternoon. Police are at the scene. The road is closed between O’Neills Roundabout and the junction of Peacock Road. Motorists are advised to seek an alternative route via Liskey Road or Orchard Road. No further details are known at this

It’s emerged police in Derry came under attack while carrying out a search operation on Friday night. Officers were attacked by around 15 young people who had gathered in the Galliagh area and started throwing stones. Derry City and Strabane Superintendent Clive Beatty says no injuries were reported. Meanwhile, in separate incidents, one officer was

A woman has been arrested by police in Derry investigating a robbery at a shop in Earhart Park, Shantallow at the weekend. At around 3.10pm yesterday afternoon, it’s reported a woman threatened female staff members, asking them for money and claiming to have a gun. Failing to gain access to the till, the woman took

There have been a number of water outage notices issued for Donegal this morning. Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Liscooley, Liscooley Villas, Carrick and surrounding areas. A traffic management plan will be in place for the duration of the works which are scheduled to take place from 10am until

People who are medically certified as unfit to drive are to be included in the free travel scheme. Social Protection Minster Heather Humphrey’s has announced the move to mark International Epilepsy Day. From July the State’s free travel scheme will extended to those who’ve never been able to drive because of a disability, and to

There’s a call for pay increases of 4-6% in the private sector. The Private Sector Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is today publishing its Pay Bargaining Guidance for Unions. It’s also seeking to improve the position of lower-paid workers, by improving new entrant rates of pay. Congress General Secretary Owen Reidy says

Donegal County Council officials say the cancellation of the 2021 census for a year is having an impact on the authority’s new Local Economic and Community Plan, work on which will be getting underway in the coming weeks. The 2024 to 2029 plan will be completed in the coming months, but because the census was