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People in Letterkenny are being urged to have their say on the town’s Active Travel Project. A public information event is being held this Monday. Donegal County Council is seeking to establish high quality continuous footway and cycleway routes in Letterkenny, to promote active travel journeys from residential areas to key education, employment, commercial, recreational,

  There was a slight rise in the number of families registered as homeless in the North West at the end of last month. However, the number of children included in those families was up 45%. There were 54 homeless adults accessing emergency accommodation in Donegal in the last week of December, down eight on

There’s been delays in repairing street lights in Donegal as a result of the recent storms and power outages. Donegal County Council has acknowledged that some parts of the county are particularly dark after 4.30pm due to a significant number of lights out in one area. The ESB has issued a Safety Notice prohibiting any

Repairs to a burst water main are ongoing in Letterkenny. Uisce Eireann is advising of possible supply disruptions in the Wood Road area and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 4pm this afternoon with a traffic management plan in place for the duration.

A new public sector pay deal will see wage increases of more than 10 per cent. This morning government and union representatives agreed on an increase of 10.25 per cent over-two-and a half years. The previous public sector pay agreement ran out at the end of last year, with workers’ unions demanding pay hikes of

Europcar is opening a new branch in Letterkenny, as part of its regional expansion plans for 2024. It’s one of three branches to open nationally in a €3 million investment, the other located in counties Wexford and Westmeath. Cormac Moran, Head of Regional Operations and Sales, says the company aims to assist local communities by

Mains repair works may cause supply disruptions to Ballynacarrick, Bridgetown, Ballintra and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 3pm this afternoon. It is recommended that an allowance of 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for supplies to fully return.

  Over 34,500 BER audits were completed in Donegal from 2009 until last year. That’s according to figures released by the CSO. 39% of those audited have a C rating. 8% has the worst possible rating which is G meanwhile 7% have been ranked A, which is the best energy rating.

Homes and businesses are notified of a burst water main that may cause supply disruptions to Upper Drumaweer, Cruck Elm, Greencastle and surrounding areas. A traffic management plan will be in place for the duration of the works, which are scheduled to take place until 2 o’clock this afternoon. Uisce Eireann recommend that an allowance

A 63-year-old man is to appear before Strabane Magistrates Court next month, following an arrest in the Ballycolman area yesterday. The charges include being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs, possession of a Class B controlled drug and possession of a Class B controlled drug with intent to supply. As is usual procedure,

A pay increase of just over 10% has been offered to public sector workers by the Government. Talks have been continuing overnight after they failed to reach an agreement in meetings earlier this month. Public sector unions had been pushing for pay hikes of 12.5%. Industry correspondent with the Irish Independent, Anne-Marie Walsh, says negotiations

A 48-year-old man was arrested yesterday in connection with an un-notified parade in Derry. It took place on April 10th last year in the Creggan area. He has since been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.

Almost 700 homes and businesses remain without power in Donegal this morning. Kilcar is the worst affected with 595 premises out, there is an estimated restoration time of 12pm this afternoon. ESB Network crews aim to have the final works for the county completed by 8 o’clock tonight.

The gritters have been out this morning since 6am to treat a number of routes on the Donegal Winter maintenance programme. The routes are as follows: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 09: Cill Ulta East 12: Binswilly 13: Stranorlar North 14: Stranorlar East 15: Stranorlar West 17: Donegal North 18: Donegal South

Energia is the latest energy supplier to announce cuts for electricity and gas customers. It’s reducing its electricity prices by 7.5%, and its gas by 5%. The changes are set to come into effect from March 1st. It’s the second time in six months Energia has reduced its domestic energy prices.

The head of Saolta is to become the Regional Executive Officer to lead HSE West and North West. As part of the implementation of Sláintecare, the HSE is organising service delivery into six health regions. Tony Canavan, the CEO of the Saolta University Health Care Group is to take up the role of Regional Executive

Over 640 new homes were completed in Donegal last year. CSO figures show that’s down 2% on the previous year. Of the 647 new homes completed in the county in 2023, the highest concentration was in the Donegal local electoral area with 167 completed there. Nationally, more than 32,600 new homes were completed last year.

PSNI in Tyrone are investigating a report that a cattle trailer was stolen from a farmyard on Moorlough Road in Artigarvan sometime between 7pm on Tuesday last and 3.15pm yesterday afternoon. The Nugent trailer has a registration of VRM N24 EWE and is silver in colour. Those who know of it’s whereabouts or who has

A man has been arrested in relation to offences surrounding an un-notified parade in the Creggan area of Derry on the 10th of April last year. The 48-year-old was arrested in the Maghera area this morning under the Terrorism Act. He has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station.  

A meeting has been organised in Trinity Court tomorrow evening in a bid to support three families in Newtowncunningham who has their homes struck by lightning earlier this week. Cllr. Paul Canning hopes a committee and fund will be established, telling of how one family essentially left with only the clothes on their backs. It

Police in County Derry have discovered what they describe as a ‘bog body’ dated over 2 thousand years. The Archaeological Unit within the PSNI body recovery team made the discovery during excavations in Bellaghy. They were alerted to human bones on the surface of peatland in October last year, and say a full investigation was

Gardaí in Donegal are urging the public to be on high alert when it comes to mobile scams, as last year seen a 30% increase nationally, while there has already been 114 reports this year so far. They say scammers will contact you via text, email or by phone purporting to be from familiar, reputable

Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue has confirmed €12.7m for 15 marine infrastructure projects that will address the impacts of Brexit on Irish coastal communities. The bulk of the money has been allocated to six projects in Donegal. The projects were previously put forward by coastal county councils under the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure (BALAMI)

Rats, flies and biting insects were the top three pests in Ireland last year. The North-West region saw the highest amount of callouts for flies. Rentokil says the highest number of rat callouts in 2023 was in Dublin. Limerick meanwhile took the spot for issues relating to biting insects.

An independent information campaign is being launched this morning on the upcoming referendums in March. Voters will be asked their views on the definition of a family and a woman’s place in the home. Voters will be asked two questions in these referendums. One would provide for a wider concept of what a family is

In County Derry, a 30 year old man has been charged by detectives investigating reports that a number of masked and armed men entered licensed premises in Dungiven on Friday evening last. He is charged with professing membership of a proscribed organisation, possession of a firearm or imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of

There are still a few hundred homes and businesses without power in Donegal as ESB crews work to repair the last of the damage caused by storms Isha and Jocelyn. There are 22 outages being dealt, mainly concentrated in the Inishowen, Fanad, Letterkenny and Finn Valley areas. ESB Networks says they are now dealing with

Local community and voluntary groups are being invited to submit applications to DLDC under the Local Enhancement Programme 2024. A national fund of €6 million is being made available. The Local Enhancement Programme, funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development is designed to ensure local priorities are identified and met, so as to