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A special chewing gum cleaning project has been completed across Derry and Strabane. Derry City and Strabane District Council received a grant of £27,000 to tackle the issue earlier this year. Cleansing teams have been carrying out work on pavements and walkways as well as placing signage on the areas where cleaning has taken place

Donegal is set to turn pink next week to support calls for an end to violence against women and girls. The initiative is being spearhead by Queen’s University Belfast’s Walkie Talkie Girlies which was established in 2023 and is dedicated to standing in solidarity with all those affected by gender-based violence. The initiative has grown

A man in his 20s who was assaulted in County Kildare last weekend has died. The man in his 20s who was assaulted in Kildare Town in the early hours of Sunday has since passed away in hospital. He was found unresponsive on McGee Terrace at around 3:15am. The coroner has been notified, and a

A cross-border policing operation was conducted yesterday in the Killea area. Police and An Garda Síochána were focusing on road safety, drugs, and border-related crime. Police say forces on both sides of the border are working together to ensure people are kept safe.

Communities across Donegal are being encouraged to apply for funding from the Community Climate Action Fund. The initiative aims to build low-carbon, sustainable communities, which will, in turn, contribute to the national climate and energy targets. Applications have now opened with funding of between €20,000 and €100,000 available to not-for-profit community groups and clubs in

The R262 road in Kilraine has reopened following a fatal crash. A woman in her 80s was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-vehicle collision shortly before 4pm yesterday. A man, also in his 80s, was taken to hospital for treatment to what Gardai say are non-life-threatening injuries. Gardai are continuing to appeal for

Ards Forest Park in Donegal was one of Coillte’s most visited recreational parks last year. Over 87,000 people visited the park in 2024, placing it eleventh overall in the top 20 most visited Coillte recreational sites nationwide. Ards Forest Park spans approximately 480 hectares and encompasses a diverse range of habitats, including sand dunes, beaches,

Donegal County Council is warning people to be aware of illegal waste collectors. The local authority says unauthorised collectors often dump waste illegally, leaving communities to deal with the mess. Householders and business owners could be fined up to €3,000 if their waste is found fly-tipped, even if they paid someone to dispose of it.

Over 4 million euro in money seized from criminals is being allocated to community safety groups across the country. 42 organisations have been successful in applying for funding ranging between 20-thousand and 150-thousand euro. In Donegal, Greencastle Community Development Company has been allocated €20,000 for its “Our Voice, Our Vision: If Walls Could Talk” project.

Three in four people still haven’t filed their property tax valuation. Revenue is asking homeowners to revalue their properties by Saturday, and then indicate how they will pay their Local Property Tax by the following week. However only 550,000 returns have been filed to date. Financial Advisor Karl Deeter says Revenue just wants an estimate of

  A status yellow wind warning for Derry, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Antrim, Armagh and Down comes into effect at 1 o’clock this afternoon, and will remain in force until 11 o’clock tonight. The UK Met Office is warning a period of strong winds, accompanied by heavy rain, could bring some disruption this afternoon and evening. The

A 19-year-old man has been arrested and a scrambler and quantity of drugs seized in Strabane. Police responded to a report of anti-social scrambler riding in the Bradley Way area yesterday. The man was apprehended before he could flee the scene, and a stop and search uncovered a quantity of suspected class B drugs located

Tomorrow’s Awakening the Walled City Trail in Derry has been cancelled on foot of weather warnings for strong wind and rain. With no weather warnings in place for this evening, tonight’s event will go ahead as planned from 6pm – 9pm. Derry City and Strabane District Council says Friday’s main celebration is still planned to

Donegal County Council says due to resurfacing works, the L-1192-7 Lough Salt Rd at Termon will be blocked to traffic until 6pm this (Weds) evening . Traffic is advised to use the N-56 & L-5542-1 during these times.

People are being advised to plan ahead as over 120,000 visitors are set to descend on Derry this week for Europe’s biggest Halloween festival. Events are running in the city until Thursday with the annual Carnival Parade and Fireworks finale taking pace on Friday. In order to keep disruption to a minimum throughout Halloween festivities

Tesco has launched a nationwide festive recruitment drive. The retailer is creating 1,100 temporary jobs this Christmas, 17 in Donegal. Applications are now open.

A man missing from Co Wexford may have travelled to one of Donegal’s islands. 58-year-old Gerard (Gerry) Lynch was last seen at his home in New Ross on Sunday morning at around 9.15am. He’s described as being about 5 foot 9 inches in height, with a slim build, grey hair and green eyes. It is

  Gardaí seized a car in the Carndonagh area over the Bank Holiday weekend, and the driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. In a social media post this evening, they say the owner will now have to apply to the Judge of the District Court to get the car back. Meanwhile, three quads

Police in Strabane say they will be conducting patrols after a group of around 30 young people were involved in a disturbance in the town yesterday evening. Shortly before 6pm last evening, Police received a report that approximately 30 youths were causing a disturbance in the vicinity of Bradley Way by running into traffic and