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PSNI in Omagh are again appealing for witnesses and information after a car was set on fire. Officers received a report around 1:50am on Saturday, December 2nd that a car was alight outside a property in the Castleview Crescent area of the town. The NIFRS extinguished the blaze which is being treated as arson. There […]

The Arts Council have made 141 offers to schools and centres across Ireland who applied to be part of the Creative Schools initiative, 5 of which are Donegal based. The programme aims to give opportunities to young people to develop their artistic skills by receiving a grant and working with a professional Creative Associate who

Just four TDs and Senators received individual political donations in excess of 600 euro. The Standards in Public Office Commission’s published its report on donations made to TDs, Senators and MEPs in 2022. Public representatives must declare any donations valued or totalling 600 euro or more from an individual source. None of Donegal’s five representatives

HIQA has published a report on Carndonagh Community Hospital following an unannounced inspection at the end of August. There were 37 residents in the facility at the time of the inspection. The report notes that feedback from residents and families was highly positive, but there were three non-compliances noted in the areas governance and management,

The opening date for applications for funding under the Community Climate Action Programme will be the 29th of December. A series of public information sessions will be held by Donegal County Council next month in order to provide local communities with details for advice. The new programme is set to fund non-profit local groups and

Donegal County Council would like to inform the public that gritters will not be out on the road tonight. However, this information can change without notice. The public are reminded to always assume no road is ice free and to take care when driving in stormy conditions.

Police investigating a number of fraud reports across Northern Ireland have arrested two men in Antrim. Six reports were received from a number of local shops of fraud and attempted fraud, where two men were reported to attempt to purchase gift vouchers with a payment card. The men receive the gift card, however the shop

The family of the five-year-old girl stabbed in Dublin City Centre last month say they’re hopeful she will be out of intensive care by the end of the year. In an update, posted to the GoFundMe page dedicated to the young victim, the family have called the young girl a ‘warrior’, and say she is

A 31 year old man has been charged with the murder of Odhran Kelly in County Armagh. The body of the 23 year old was found beside a burned out car in Lurgan in the early hours of last Sunday morning. The man in police custody will be brought before Lisburn Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Donegal County Council has established a livestream service of the Polestar Roundabout. The 24/7 camera system monitors the flow of traffic at the polestar roundabout so the public can assess traffic conditions before heading out on the road. Motorist response to the new traffic light system can also be monitored with the service. The live

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Loughanure and surrounding areas in Co. Donegal. There will be a traffic management plan in place for the duration of the works. Works are scheduled to take place until 5pm today. The council recommends that you allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time

Donegal is set to escape the worst of Storm Fergus today. Storm Fergus will make landfall today, with very strong onshore winds forecast. It’s the second storm in as many days to hit the country, after Storm Elin yesterday, and Met Éireann have issued weather warnings. 16 counties are under Yellow warnings from this afternoon,

The Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm a man has died following a two vehicle road traffic collision in Ballymena on Wednesday, 22nd November. David Blayney, who was 53 and from the Ballymena area, was taken to hospital for treatment to life-threatening injuries. He passed away in hospital on Friday. The collision, involving a

The Christmas tree in Buncrana has been re-lit following an incident of criminal damage yesterday. The people who damaged the tree got in touch with Buncrana Christmas Lights community, owned up and sincerely apologised for their antics. The bill for repairs to the damaged seasonal tree was paid in full by the persons guilty. The

Three people have been arrested for Drink Driving offences in Derry last night. Police from LPT1 Strand Road were out conducting Proactive Patrols in the city yesterday evening. During these patrols, the local policing team located and arrested three persons. The three people will have their chance to appear in court as is usual procedure.

The Christmas tree in Buncrana will be switched off today due to an incident of vandalism. Four people climbed inside the tree causing over €800 of substantial damage to the tree. Members of Buncrana Christmas Lights Community have made an appointment with Gardaí in Donegal to report the issue as they have managed to attain

A number of floods have occurred across the county today. There is flooding on the Ballyliffin to Carndonagh road in places and also at ‘The Mullins’ road from Carndonagh to Quigley’s Point. Gardaí in Donegal have asked the public to turn back if possible when the road ahead appears to be badly flooded. If the

The Road Safety Authority is asking road users to exercise extreme caution while using the roads today. For full press release, see below: 9 December 2023 – The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads on Saturday 9 December as Met Éireann have issued Orange and Yellow

Police are appealing for information following a report of an assault which occurred at the Bank Place area of Derry on Friday 8th December. Sometime between 1am and 1:20am, it was reported that a 23 year old man was assaulted by a group of males outside licenced premises in the area. The male received injuries

The Irish United Nations Veterans Association Post 19 will be holding a Wreath Laying Ceremony on the first anniversary of the late Private Seán Rooney at 3pm tomorrow, Sunday 10th December 2023. The ceremony will take place in Newtowncunningham in Donegal. Forming up is at 2.30pm at the car park of the Church of the

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Tooban and surrounding areas in Co. Donegal. Works are scheduled to take place until 3pm today. The council recommends that you allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for your supply to fully return.

Two public consultation events are taking place in relation to the Burtonport to Letterkenny Greenway, currently in it’s second phase. It is the second series of the events for the public to provide feedback on the project which is now developing and assessing potential route corridors to determine a Preferred Option. Following the feedback received

Saolta says the Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital has been extremely busy over the past few days with high numbers of people attending. Yesterday, 135 people attended the ED. There are currently 80 patients in the ED and 15 waiting to be admitted and 15 COVID-19 positive patients being treated with two wards in

Donegal is to gear up for another yellow wind warning tomorrow. Met Eireann is forecasting strong and gusty west to northwest winds with the potential for wave overtoppping. It will commence at 12 noon tomorrow until 8pm.

The number of people on the Live Register in Donegal for November of this year was 8,973. This is a decrease of 5.5% on the same time period last year. All of the county’s social welfare offices recorded a drop in the number of people signing on with the exception of Ballyshannon, which rose 5%