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A man and a woman, both aged 18, have lost their lives in a single car collision in North Inishowen. It happened on the R238 at Terrawee, Gleneely, at approximately 12:30 this morning. A third person, a man in his late teens,  has been brought to Letterkenny University Hospital with what are believed to be non-life […]

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced plans to enable pharmacists to extend the validity of prescriptions from the current maximum period of six months to one year. The new measure will take effect from the 1st of March next year and will allow prescribers to write prescriptions with a maximum validity of 12

Donegal has been named as a successful location for projects which help Traveller women who are facing homelessness. The Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Hildegarde Naughton has today announced the allocation of funding for these projects. The programme is a collaboration between the Department of Health, the HSE and the

A small amount of suspected cannabis was seized in Carndonagh last night. The seizure was undertaken by Buncrana Roads Policing Unit who were conducting a patrol in Carndonagh overnight when they detected the smell of cannabis from a car. The driver tested positive for the presence of cannabis and was arrested. Gardaí in Donegal have

PSNI Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a burglary at a property in Maguiresbridge over the weekend. It is believed that someone forced entry into a house in the Boyhill Park area between 2pm and midnight last night. The house was ransacked and a large sum of money was taken. A second

Two people have died in separate crashes over the last 24 hours. In Limerick city, a man in his 30s died when the minibus he was driving crashed into Athlunkard Bridge on Corbally Road shortly before 3 o’clock this morning. While a pedestrian in her 70s died following a collision with a van on the

The death has taken place of Eamonn Mc Devitt, the founder of the Good and New Cancer Bus. Eamonn, from Newmills, passed away peacefully at Letterkenny University Hospital yesterday surrounded by his family. The Good and New service was founded 23 years ago helping many Donegal people, affected by Cancer,travel to Galway for treatment free

The Donegal Road Safety Working Group (DRSWG) is appealing to all road users to be cautious this wintertime. Extreme caution is advised for motorists to be aware of vulnerable road users as the clocks go back by an hour and wintertime begins this weekend. Summertime officially ends tomorrow morning, as the time observed by Ireland

Killybegs Coast Guard were tasked today to a report of a boat in difficulty off Rathlin O’Birne. The shore team conducted an extensive search of the area together with Rescue 118. It was a false alarm with good intent. The Coast Guard wish to remind the public to call 112 if anyone is in difficulty

Police in Derry recovered a quantity of suspected drugs as they attempted to stop a vehicle on Thursday evening whilst on mobile patrol. The suspected Class A drugs have an estimated street value of more than £15,000. They were recovered from the Springtown area of the city. A male was arrested by police on suspicion

A male and female pedestrian have been injured in a road traffic collision in Ballyshannon. Following a series of road traffic collisions a section of the N3 at Templenew in Ballyshannon is closed and will remain closed for a period. Diversions are in place and Gardaí have asked for people to avoid the area if

12 libraries in Donegal are to benefit from €1.3 million in funding announced today to support libraries across the country in becoming more digitally inclusive. Just over €28,730 has been set aside for Donegal libraries and will go towards the provision of new computers, laptops and iPads. The Central Library, Letterkenny and libraries in Buncrana

Down Syndrome Ireland says it is deeply concerned by comments reportedly made by an HSE Children’s Disability Network Team professional in Donegal. The family of a child with Down Syndrome was told last week that ‘children with Down Syndrome learn differently and they can be quite lazy’. Down Syndrome Ireland says as well as being

Police in Derry are appealing for specific witnesses following a report of outraging public decency on a train. It was reported that at around 3.15pm on Sunday September 10th a man committed an act of outraging public decency on the train travelling from Belfast to Derry. He is described as being in his 50s with

The former Garda Station in Bunbeg has been sold. The lot went for €85,000, exceeding its reserve price. It was sold during an online auction hosted by O’Donnellan and Joyce Auctioneers, Co Galway. The company says there was intense bidding for the garda station with 16 interested bidders.

A teenage girl remains in a critical condition in hospital following a crash in Co Derry yesterday afternoon. The girl was struck by a car on the Dunhill Road, Macosquin at around 12:50pm An investigation is underway and police are appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time, and witnessed the crash

Gardai in Donegal are urging homeowners to Lock Up and Light Up to protect their home. They say burglaries increase during winter months, mostly between the hours of 5pm and 10pm. People are advised to lock all doors and windows, turn on lights, use an alarm, not keep large amounts of cash at home and

A Donegal dog re-homing charity has been forced to close it’s doors, as it simply cannot take in anymore animals. A social media post on the Donegal Dogs Rescue page said there is a crisis of neglect in the county, and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. In the statement the

The iPhone is the country’s favourite smartphone. Wisetek Store looked at Google search data over the last five years for its research. It found in Letterkenny, there were no searches registered for Android Phones, however the town ranked the third highest in Ireland for searches in relation to iPhones, scoring 210 from a possible 300.

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Milltown, Beltony, Raphoe and surrounding areas. A traffic management plan will be in place for the duration of the works which are to finish at 1 o’clock this afternoon. Uisce Éireann recommend that an allowance of 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time is

Further works are planned to take place at the Polestar Roundabout to improve the phasing of lights and address issues that have been encountered since their introduction. Works are due to commence on Monday. It hoped that traffic flow will be optimised as well as having safe pedestrian and cyclist crossings implemented. It is possible

2,906 Donegal homes, farms and businesses in the Carndonagh deployment area have recently completed engineering surveying works under the National Broadband Plan. This includes Culdaff, Dunaff, Malin and Glentogher and will lead to the next stage of the plan – the deploying fibre on poles and ducts. The work will involve the erection of poles,

PSNI are appealing for information following a hit and run incident that happened in Castlederg, Sunday October 22nd. The traffic collision happened on Ferguson Crescent between 7:00pm and 7:30pm. Police are interested in hearing any information or reviewing dashcam footage.

A new campaign to tackle dog fouling in the Derry City and Strabane District area has been launched. Councillor Lilian Seenoi Barr is calling on Derry City and Strabane District Council to collaborate with organisations such as; Dogs Trust NI to launch a comprehensive educational campaign as well as the adoption of a campaign in

The Irish Farmers’ Association says this year’s potato harvest is the worst in recent memory, which is rapidly turning into a salvage operation. It says around 60 percent of this year’s crop remains to be harvested, and adds “sizeable losses have occurred already and are likely substantially increase.” IFA National Potato Committee Chair, Seán Ryan,

Nine weather stations have already recorded a year’s amount of rain – with two months remaining. Met Eireann has released its climate report looking at conditions over October. The wettest day of the month was on the 18th at Cork Airport – which had its highest daily amount of rain since 1995. Another area in

The unemployment rate edged up in October. CSO figures show it was 4.8%, that’s up from 4.7% in September. In October 2022 the rate was 4.5%.