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  Gardaí in Donegal are urging people to be alert to romance fraud. They say this particular type of fraud is enabled via online dating sites or social media by fraudsters who will provide the victims with well-prepared stories designed to deceive. Gardaí say the warning signs of a romance fraudster include: asking the victim […]

Four men have been hospitalised following a two-vehicle collision in Burt this afternoon. The crash occurred at Speenogue at around 3.15pm. The men were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment of injuries not believed to be life-threatening at this time. The road, which had been closed for a time, has since reopened. Gardaí say no

Emergency services are at the scene of a road traffic collision on the Slab Road, Burt. There are reports of tailbacks in the area. No further details are available at present.

A person has been hospitalised following a medical emergency on Arranmore Island. Volunteer crew from Arranmore RNLI were requested by Malin Head Coast Guard to assist in a medical evacuation from the island at 6.50am this morning. The casualty was transferred from the Arranmore ambulance to the lifeboat, taken to a waiting ambulance in Burtonport.

A protest is taking place this afternoon at O’Donnell Park, calling for the GAA to drop Allianz as a sponsor. This is before Donegal play Mayo in the National Football League. Demonstrators are asking the sporting body to drop the insurance company, who have links to Israel. They are asking that the sponsors reflect the

A driver has been arrested after they were caught speeding in Buncrana yesterday. Gardaí had been conducting speed checks when they detected a vehicle travelling at 149km/hr in an 80km/hr speed zone. The motorist then informed Gardaí that his friend, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was late for his date and that was the

The Loughs Agency has announced a decrease in salmon carcass tags for the 2026 angling season. It’s after monitoring revealed exceptionally low numbers of Atlantic salmon returning to rivers in the Foyle area in 2025. Based on fish counter data from the Rivers Finn, Roe, Faughan and Mourne, the Agency has confirmed that none of

A man has been seriously injured following an assault in Derry in the early hours of this morning. At approximately 1.30am, a man was attacked while walking through the Abbey dale area of the city It’s understood he was assaulted by two men dressed in all black clothing and carrying baton-like objects. The victim has

Detectives are appealing for information following the report of shots being fired at a residential property in Derry. It was reported to officers at around 10:00pm yesterday evening that gunshots had been fired through the living room window of a property in the St. Brecan’s Park area of the city. This is believed to have

It’s emerged that Donegal County Council is in discussions with Google Maps in a bid to have their designation of a road in Letterkenny. There are several housing estates on the Old Glencar Road, but on Google Maps, the name of the road is given as ‘The Grange’. In a written question, Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh

€747,000 has been spent on emergency repairs to social homes affected by defective concrete in the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District, while 43 affected homes are now vacant. Answering questions submitted by Cllr Thomas Sean Devine, officials confirmed there are currently 43 social homes vacant in the MD because of the presence of Defective Concrete Blocks.

Driving tests are set to be disrupted by strike action next week. Testers working for the Road Safety Authority are staging a work stoppage next Friday. Members of the Fórsa trade union are concerned about the number of uninsured cars presented by people to sit their tests in, and the lack of a verification system

Temperatures are expected to plummet over the next 24 hours as the country is hit by an arctic blast. Met Éireann has issued warnings for snow and ice, particularly in northern and western regions with temperatures dipping to as low as minus 4 degrees in places. ************************************** Met Eireann forecast for the next 24 hours

Suspected Class A, B and C drugs have been seized following searches in Strabane today, 12 February. Two suspected imitation firearms, cash, drug-related paraphernalia, fireworks and a number of electronic devices were also seized this morning. Multiple officers from a number of departments took part in the searches including from the Sperrin Neighbourhood Policing Team,

Donegal County Council have advised that all winter maintenance routes will be gritted from 10pm Thursday, and again at 6am on Friday morning. Road users are advised to assume no road is ice free. The routes: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06:

New listenership figures have further reinforced Highland Radio’s position as the North West’s most popular radio station. The latest JNLR/Ipsos results show that 82% of the population tune into Highland Radio on a weekly basis. Daily listenership remains exceptionally strong, with 56.6% of adults equivalent to 67,000 people listening every day. Highland Radio continues to

New data has revealed that 16 dogs died during or immediately after races at Lifford Stadium during 2025. This data was obtained by People Before Profit TD, Paul Murphy in a Parliamentary Question to Agriculture Minister, Martin Heydon. 15 of the 16 dogs were euthanised by a vet at the track, with the 16th dog

Two people have been arrested following vehicle stops in the Waterside area of Derry. Police say at approximately 4.15pm yesterday, officers on proactive patrol stopped a vehicle in the Groarty Road area. The driver, a man in his 20s, was found to be in possession of a quantity of cannabis and was subsequently arrested. He

After weeks of rain, now we are being warned of ice. Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning for the entire country. It comes into effect at 9pm tomorrow night and lasts until 10am Saturday morning. The forecaster says temperatures will fall to as low as minus 3 degrees, with

In figures released to Highland Radio News, Donegal County Council issued zero fines for dog fouling during 2025. Throughout the year the council received 11 complaints concerning the issue. This marks the fourth year in a row where no fines were handed out in the county for dog fouling.

A new development from Radius Housing has been completed at Daisyfield Court on the Letterkenny Road in Derry. This development is comprised of townhouses and apartments which will be able to house up to 114 people. The £8.25m has been delivered in partnership with developers GEDA and provides a mix of family and accessible accommodation

A Midlands-North West MEP has called on the European Commission to urgently step up action on nitrous oxide, which is commonly known as “laughing gas”. Nina Carberry is seeking that the EU formally recognise nitrous oxide as an emerging psychoactive substance of concern and incorporate it into the EU’s Early Warning System and accelerate its

Part 8 planning has been granted today for five Council houses at Cosan na nIarlaí, Rathmullan, consisting of two one-bed, two two- bed and one three- bed units. The decision was taken at a special housing meeting, which was told progress continues to be made on the council’s social housing programme. The go ahead for

Uisce Éireann have advised that reservoir cleaning works will continue in south Donegal throughout this week. They have said that this may cause some disruption to supply, reduced water pressure and temporary discolouration. On Wednesday, cleaning works will take place at Cullion Boy Reservoir, part of the River Eske Water Supply Area as well as