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Derry City and Strabane District Council have cancelled their Countdown to Christmas event in Guildhall Square today due to weather conditions. In a statement they apologise for any inconvenience caused but say that public safety is paramount. The windy conditions means that some of the infrastructure associated with the event can not be safely erected.

Police in Strabane have renewed their appeal for missing man Patrick McColgan. The 33-year old was last seen around Altiskane at approximately 8.30pm on Sunday evening last. He is described as 5ft 11 inches tall, of medium build with short dark hair and was last seen wearing green tracksuit bottoms. PSNI is asking homeowners, local

157 patients are waiting for a hospital bed today, only five of those are in Letterkenny University Hospital. The latest Trolley Watch numbers from the INMO show 110 of those patients are waiting in Emergency Departments, with 47 in wards or hospital corridors. The HSE has been aiming to discharge as many patients as possible

Locals are warned of a water outage due to a burst water at Guesthouse End, Meadow Hill Estate, Carnowen Road, Gort Glebe, Raphoe and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 1pm this afternoon It is recommended that an allowance of 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time is made for your supplies

Donegal Minister Charlie McConalogue and Minister Heather Humphries have urged dog owners to be responsible this Christmas. The government’s issued a new leaflet today to raise awareness about the responsibilities of dog ownership. The Agriculture Minister and the Minister for Rural and Community have joined forces to issue the Christmas message about the responsibilities involved

Christmas spending is in the rise for Donegal, according to Bank of Ireland who have released the spend trends for the first two weeks of December. Card spending increased by 8% in the first two weeks of this month when compared to last year. Donegal along with Kildare and Longford seen a rise of 9%.

A Go Fund Me to see the mother of a Letterkenny University Hospital nurse’s body repatriated to Zimbabwe has reached its goal of €10,500 Valerie’s mum, Mavis travelled to Letterkenny to spend Christmas with her around two weeks ago. Sadly, she passed away suddenly within 24 hours. Valerie’s friend Faith organised the drive, and said

A Donegal production is among the most notable investments in a landmark year for the Western Development Commission. The WDC secure an additional €11 million in EU funding for regional development. An investment of €200,000 to Magamedia for the Obituary TV series filmed in Ballyshannon.  

The NoWDOC service, which provides an urgent GP family Doctor service to patients in Donegal has issued its Christmas/New Year opening hours. The service is expected a high volume of calls over the holiday period, with management stressing it’s designed to provide urgent GP care to patients, is not a substitute for the Emergency Ambulance

The PSNI is appealing for witnesses after a petrol bomb attack at a house in Derry. It happened at a property in Coleraine in the early hours of this morning. A man and a woman were inside at the time, and escaped injury. Anyone with CCTV footage is being asked to contact police.

The Letterkenny to Trentagh road in Garrowcarry is closed due to a bridge collapse and will remain closed until the new year. Local diversions are in place, meanwhile those travelling from West Donegal to Letterkenny are asked to use an alternative route. Donegal County Council apologise or any inconvenience caused.

Every household in the country will be provided with a brown bin for food waste and light garden waste by their waste collector. The Environment Minister has signed new legislation which will enable all households to segregate their waste, minimise the amount of waste that goes to landfill, and reuse waste through measures such as

There has been a road traffic collision on the Blaney Road in Letterkenny. Traffic is slow but moving, delays may occur. No serious injuries have been reported.

The Harry Blaney Bridge in Fanad is closed to all high sided vehicles due to high winds. A status yellow wind warning is currently in place for Donegal. The alert is due to remain in place until 8pm tonight. Met Eireann says northwest winds will be very strong and gusty at times.

Investigations are continuing into a crash between Donegal Town and Killybegs yesterday evening in which two men were injured. Gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene of a two vehicle collision at Mountcharles at around 6:40pm. The two men aged in their 30s and 20s were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment

A further power outage has hit Donegal. Over 2,700 homes and businesses in the Milford area are without power while 28 properties in the Cullion area also affected. ESB say power will be restored to all areas by 11:30am. A status yellow wind warning is in place for Donegal until 8pm tonight. Motorists are urged

A number of properties are without power in Letterkenny this morning. It comes as strong winds batter the county. 28 homes in the Cullion area are currently affected with power expected to be restored before 10am. Earlier, 1,387 properties in Stranorlar were without power. That fault has now been restored.

£50,000 worth of drugs have been seized in Derry. Two men, aged 46 and 43 years old, have been charged following the seizure during the search of a van travelling in the vicinity of Foyle Bridge yesterday. The 43 year old was charged with possession of a Class A controlled drug and possession of a

A new €50 million Technological Sector Advancement Fund will see the Atlantic Technological University receive €8.5 million. The fund replaces the Technological Sector Transformation Fund, which focused on the establishment of Technological Universities and moves now to embed the five TUs in the regions they serve. The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris

Declan Meehan has announced that he will contest the upcoming local elections. He has been working as the Manager of Milford & District Resource Centre for the past four years. Mr Meehan says he is focused on delivering for people and communities.

£50,000 worth of drugs have been seized in Derry. The suspected Class A controlled drugs were found following the search of a van travelling in the vicinity of Foyle Bridge yesterday. A mobile phone was also seized. Two men, aged 46 and 43, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of possession of a Class

A post mortem is due to be carried out on a man in his late teens who died following a collision between a van and a car in Co. Sligo. The collision happened on the Ballymote to Tubbercurry Road shortly after 11:30am yesterday. The man driving the car was pronounced dead at the scene and

A status yellow wind warning for the entire country is now in place. Met Eireann is warning of very strong winds, which could lead to difficult driving and cycling conditions. Counties on the west are also being warned of potential wave overtopping. The warning is in place until 8 o clock this evening.

19 schools in Donegal are to benefit from over €172,000 in STEM grants. Two post primary schools and 17 primary schools are among 531 schools nationwide that will share a total of €4.7 million. The STEM grant scheme aims to empower schools to provide the required STEM education to all students. Welcoming the funding announcement,

People across the North West are being urged to know their care options this Christmas. Tony Canavan, CEO of Saolta University Health Care Group says while this time of year is an extremely busy period for hospitals, additional resources and plans are in place to deal with an increased demand. ‘Be prepared – Know where