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Donegal County Council’s Environment team has confirmed drones are now being used in the fight against illegal dumping in the county. In reports to members at municipal district meetings this week, the team says waste and litter staff have been trained, licences are in place, and drone work is now in progress. The team says […]

  PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE CLOSURES  WHICH WE HAVE CONFIRMED, AND THE LIST IS BY NO MEANS EXHAUSTIVE. McGettigans Buses are not operating today. Travelmaster bus and coach in Buncrana is not operating today. Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin in Letterkenny is closed today. Educate together in Letterkenny is closed today. Scoil Colmcille in Letterkenny is closed today.

A Donegal TD says the Government must ensure there’s adequate GP and hospital services in areas with large numbers of asylum seekers. Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle says a lack of medical services is the main concern of communities dealing with new international protection applicants. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced yesterday extra resources in health, education and

  Difficult driving conditions are being reported across the region this morning, with snow falling on top of ice on many of Donegal’s roads. Gardai say main rotes are passable with care, and are advising motorists to allow extra time for their journeys and slow down. Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo will remain under a

The Stormont Assembly is to be recalled later, for a final bid to elect a new Speaker before the deadline expires. It collapsed in early 2022 as a result of the DUP’s protest over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland. The institution have been stagnant for 23 months now, and if the assembly doesn’t return,

The Atlantic Technological University has joined the International Alliance in a bid to combat the escalating crisis of plastic pollution in the Atlantic Ocean. The Blue Point project also aims to establish a Blue Circular Economy. The Blue Point project is an ambitious initiative aimed at establishing a Blue Circular Economy, uniting 13 partners from

The Inishowen Municipal District received the highest number of planning applications in Donegal last year. Figures up to the end of December 2023 reveal the MD also had the highest number of invalid applications. Of the 539 planning applications received, 75 were deemed invalid. Meanwhile, Letterkenny had the largest amount of planning applications granted at

Two men have been arrested in Dublin in connection with a number of criminal damage incidents and a car hijacking in Bridgend on Sunday. The two men, aged in their 20s are currently being detained at a Garda station in Dublin. The stolen vehicle has since been recovered. Investigations are continuing.

  The Student Council at St Eunan’s College Letterkenny penned a two page Letter to the Minister for Education, local TDs and councillors to highlight their concerns regarding delays to the construction of their new school building. In the letter they outline the difference of the needs of the school now, compared to 50 years

Another status yellow low temperature/ice warning has been issued for the entire country tonight. Met Éireann made the call this morning, with warnings of difficult travelling conditions due to severe frost and icy stretches. The alert comes into effect at 6 o’clock this evening and runs until 11 o’clock tomorrow morning. Seperately, the Met Office

A number of water outage notices have been issued for the Donegal today. A bust water main in Ballyshannon means works will be ongoing until 4:30pm this afternoon. Meanwhile mains repairs may cause supply disruptions to Cahir O’ Doherty Avenue, Crana Road, Buncrana and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 3pm this

Gardaí in Buncrana have re-issued an appeal for information surrounding a collision between a vehicle and a young person on Monday, December 18th. It happened around Ardaravan Square between 4.30pm and 5pm. The pedestrian sustained non-life threatening injuries. The vehicle in question has been described as a dark coloured saloon, possibly an Audi. Gardaí are

Gardaí are appealing for information after a car left the scene of a collision on the Derry Road last Saturday evening. It happened at around 8.45pm when a blue BMW, partial registration of ‘RNZ’, travelling from the Lifford area towards St. Johnston struck a car travelling in the opposite direction. The driver of the BMW

There’s been another instance of number plates being stolen from a car, this time in Muff. Gardaí say it happened in the area of the Springfield Estate between 4pm on Friday last, January 12th and midday on the following day, Saturday January 13th. A car was parked at a house in the estate, and both the

  Gardaí are investigating a burglary that occurred at a yard in Priestfield, Malin, between 3pm on Monday the 8th of January and 2.30pm on Tuesday the 9th of January. Entry was gained to the yard after the gate lock had been forced open. A lock on a shed was then forced open, and a Honda power washer was stolen,

Gardaí in Inishowen are appealing for information in relation to a burglary that occurred at a business premises at Main Street, Culdaff  in the early hours of last Tuesday, the 9th of January, sometime between Midnight and 6.20am. The rear door of the premises had been forced open and entry was gained. A substantial amount of cigarettes and cash were

Mains repairs may cause supply disruptions to Cahir O’Doherty Avenue, Crana Road, Buncrana and surrounding areas today. Works are scheduled to take place until 3pm on this afternoon. Uisce Eireann recommend that an allowance of 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time is made for supplies to fully return.

  Some people with disabilities are experiencing financial abuse. A National Advocacy Service report says this is despite new laws which presume every adult has capacity to make their own decisions until proven otherwise. In certain cases, people face banking and digital exclusion, while others had their money restricted or limited by family members. The

The Banking and Insurance Redress Focus Group were in attendance of the first meeting of a sub-group set up by the Department of Housing to see that homes remediated and rebuilt under the Defective Block Scheme will be fully mortgagable and insurable. Minister Charlie McConalogue has said that government will be insisting on cast iron

Police in Strabane are seeking out witnesses to assist an ongoing burglary investigation. It occurred on Peacock Road, Sion Mills at approximately 6.20pm on Sunday evening. Two men entered a property and left a couple of minutes later. PSNI say they are keen to speak to anyone in the area who witnessed anything suspicious around

Maydown Tactical Support Group officers have been conducting road safety operations across Derry City and Strabane District. The results of which included a driver speeding almost 30 miles per hour over the legal limit and the seizure of suspected drugs. On Thursday last the officer on patrol recovered suspected Class B drugs from a vehicle

Donegal County Council plans to spend €670,000 on the provision of a new public burial ground over the next three years. At present, the council says its Roads & Transportation Directorate oversees a limited maintenance programme of a number of historic burial grounds in Donegal, while other burial grounds are largely controlled by various churches.

Detectives in Derry investigating a report of an assault on a man in licensed premises in the city at the weekend have made an appeal for witnesses. The man is reported to have been assaulted in premises on Racecourse Road by another man at around 8.30pm on Saturday evening, 13th January. The victim, aged in

Gardaí are investigating a number of incidents of criminal damage and a car hijacking that occurred in Bridgend yesterday evening around 8.30pm. No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made at this time. Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to these incidents or anyone with information to come forward to them. They

29 Donegal pharmacies are offering free blood pressure checks this Thursday. High blood pressure affects two out of three people over 50 years old but it is symptomless. Once detected, high blood pressure can be managed. The test is quick and afterwards a a detailed result card is issued. The initiative is in partnership with

24 old and derelict buildings across the country are to be repurposed for community use, two of them in Ardara. €4.5 million in funding is being set aside to tackle dereliction and vacancy as part of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. Both Donegal Projects are described as terraced properties to be converted into a

  Donegal Mountain Rescue team were tasked to rescue two walkers who had become lost in the mist at Lough Salt on Saturday evening. It occurred at around 6:30pm at the far side of the mountain from their starting point. The team were able to use Sarlock technology to determine the walkers position. Luckily, they

A Donegal project has been highlighted in a special Heritage Council publication to mark 25 years since the Heritage Officer Network was founded. ‘Opening the door to Ireland’s heritage’ details one key project from each local authority over the last three years to convey the work which has been done to protect Irish Heritage. The

A Tayto crisps sign, which went missing from a pub in Donegal 70 years ago, has found its way home. It went missing from MacGroary’s Bar, now known as The Shamrock Bar, in Mountcharles in the 1950s. The sign, which reads ‘Tá Tato go rí mhaith’, is thought to be one of the first to