The HSE has appealed to the people of Donegal to stay at home if they are sick. There has been a rise in cases of the flu while COVID and RSV continue to do the rounds. They say the rise in community infection rates will lead to a higher risk of outbreaks in hospitals, nursing […]
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Donegal County Council has formally published the Commercial Revaluation of Rates notice for businesses in the county. As agreed at November’s Budget meeting, the Annual Rateable Valuation for all rateable properties in the county is €0.232. In the notice published this week, the council says several changes are taking place which will affect all ratepayers
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries – Wednesday January 3rd:
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Motorists traveling through Ballybofey are warned to take care as a set of traffic lights are out of order. They are located on Mainstreet between Foys and Company store and McElhinney’s department store. A sign is in place as efforts are made to see function restored as soon as possible.
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Hope remains that the Ballybofey-Stranorlar Bypass will get over the line. Members of the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District held what has been described as a positive meeting with Transport Infrastructure Ireland in recent weeks. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Councillor Martin Harley says in the coming months, he along with fellow Councillors in the MD
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There could be a new price war on the way in the electricity market. Yuno Energy, which has only been in business for a couple of months, has announced its second price cut. It’s slashing the cost of its electricity supply by around 500 euro a year, and its expected other energy firms will follow
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The Nine Til Noon Show is broadcast live weekdays 9am til 12noon! If you missed Wednesday’s live show, you can listen to the podcast below! After a look at the front pages, we get an update on work at Portsalon Pier, there is also an update on efforts to improve safety outside Killygordan NS. Later
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Businesses in Donegal Town are being strangled by the recent introduction of a one-way system. That’s according to the Mayor of Donegal Town. In November, there were calls for the traffic management plan to be revised as a high volume of traffic was being forced into the Diamond area leading to traffic delays in the
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There’s calls for tech grants to help older people live more independently. Midlands North West MEP, Colm Markey says Government schemes to help older people live in their homes for longer are outdated and need to be revised. He believes funding for the Seniors Alert Scheme should be amended to include assistive technology. Mr Markey
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Gardaí have confirmed that investigations are continuing into an alleged sexual assault in West Donegal on Christmas Eve. A woman is believed to have been assaulted at around 2am on December 24th in the Bunbeg area. CCTV footage was reviewed by investigators.
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An elderly man in the Kilmacrennan area has been left frightened and traumatised after a vandalism incident outside his home on Monday night. Paving stones were pulled up at his front door, pots and plants were thrown around outside his home and his back gate was damaged. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Dennis Sheridan,
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A public meeting is being held next week to discuss ongoing works at Portsalon pier. Works began at the pier in July. However, there was much concern as it was understood the project needed to be completed by October 31st to ensure funding from the Brexit Adjustment Fund could be drawn down. It’s since been
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The fire service is currently at the scene of a car fire in Letterkenny. The blaze on the Windyhall Road is believed to have broken out a short time ago. No further details are known at this time.
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The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party has called on the DUP to end its boycott of the institutions in Northern Ireland. The DUP withdrew from the Northern Ireland Executive in early 2022 over concerns with post-Brexit trading conditions. Assembly elections in May 2022 have been unable to form an executive since. UUP leader, Doug
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The ‘Naloxone’ programme which reverses the effects of overdoses – will be extended further into the community this year. The Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy says its lifesaving effects were highlighted during recent overdose cases in Dublin and Cork. Hildegarde Naughton’s anxious to see more people trained up to use
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The Cathaoirleach of the Glenties Municipal District says the prohibiting of the building of housing on the N56 is hampering efforts to address the housing crisis in Donegal. Councillor Michael McClafferty says it remains a huge stumbling block in providing much-needed accommodation in the county. Last year, all members of the Glenties MD presented a
House prices are set to continue rising this year. That’s according to a new residential market review by property advisors, DNG. It’s recorded an increase in the average price of a second hand home, nationally, of 4.3% last year. DNG’s Director of Research Paul Murgatroyd says the increases were fuelled by the continued accommodation crisis:
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The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council has vowed that housing and the defective block crisis will remain high on his agenda in 2024. Many homeowners affected by the defective block issue have been stuck in limbo in attempts to get their properties remediated under the Enhanced Defective Concrete Block Grant Scheme. Councillor Martin Harley says
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Gardai are investigating the theft of a trailer from Carrickmagrath in recent days. The yellow Kane low loader trailer with a registration of 03 DL 2234 is reported to have been stolen from a yard between 3pm on Monday and 10am yesterday morning. Gardai believe it is most likely to have been towed away by
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A Donegal woman missing from Derry has been found. Police have confirmed that the 26 year old who was last seen in the early hours of New Year’s Day has been located safe and well. They have thanked the public for their assistance.
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A Donegal man has landed the first Salmon of 2024 in the Leannan River. Angling Ireland reports that James Kenny caught a released the first salmon shortly after 1 o’clock in the afternoon on New Years Day. The fish measured at 69cm in length and weighed around 8lbs.
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A bereavement charity is reaching out to parent who lost a child to reach out. Anam Cara, a support service organisation for bereaved parents will hold a meeting next Thursday, in The Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny at 7:15pm. All bereaved parents from the Donegal area are welcome. Anam Cara can be contacted on 085 2888888 or
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries – Tuesday January 2nd:
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Highland Radio are delighted to partner with Coimisiún na Meán in launching a new series dealing with various topics on sustainability. Donna-Marie Doherty of Highland Radio will have a weekly feature on Tuesdays at 12:30 covering a real mix of different topics and interviews with businesses and experts who have a common interest on expertise
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New tax changes have come into effect for 2024. Around 2 million people are set to benefit. The changes to USC mean that if you earn €25,760 or under, you’ll be charged the 2% rate. The 4.5% rate is now changed to 4% for those earning above that. The personal tax credit is now €1,875
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In the first Community Garda Information Slot of 2024, Donal Kavanagh speaks to Garda Grainne Doherty about drink and drug driving arrests, road safety in 2024, and a number of appeals for information………..
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The Nine Til Noon Show is broadcast, live Weekdays from 9am to 12noon, with Donal Kavanagh standing in for Greg Hughes today- the podcast is below. In Part One, after a look at the papers, we chat to photographer Brian McDaid about the Drive around Ireland which started this morning. We discuss delays and damage
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The North’s Victims Commissioner has warned future generations will inherit the trauma of the Troubles if legacy issues aren’t addressed. The statement was part of a proposal for a compensation scheme for victim’s families. The advice paper suggests that all victims families – including paramilitaries – would get a once off payment of over 11,000
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Gardai in Milford are continuing to investigate the theft of Christmas gifts from a car. On Friday, between 5:30pm and 6pm, a resident had arrived home to Back Lane Upper, Ramelton and while in the process of taking bags into their home from their car, one of the bags containing Christmas gifts and sportswear was
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Two walkers have been rescued from Mount Errigal in some of the worst conditions the Donegal Mountain Rescue Team say they’ve experienced. The team were tasked shortly before 3pm yesterday afternoon to assist a person who had sustained a lower leg injury descend the mountain. As daylight faded and temperatures dropped, the casualty was located
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People are being urged to enjoy Donegal’s mountains responsibly. It’s after a false alarm on New Year’s Eve saw the Donegal Mountain Rescue Team deployed to Mount Errigal. The service was tasked just before 1:30am to investigate reports of flashing lights and flares being launched on Mount Errigal. It was later established that people who
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Homeowners are warned of an upsurge in distraction burglaries. While they have been centered in parts further down the country, Gardai in Donegal are warning that there is a possibility those responsible can target any area. Distraction burglars frequently present themselves as utility workers or Gardai but their only aim is to gain entry to
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Police are treating an attack on a man in Strabane on New Year’s Eve as a “racially-motivated hate crime”. The man in his 40s sustained serious facial injuries after being punched and kicked outside Strabane Library on Railway Street just before 2:15am on Sunday. Police have described it as a nasty assault. They say they
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A set of number plates have been stolen from a vehicle parked overnight in Muff. The items were removed from the vehicle parked at Main Street at around 11am on Wednesday morning last. Gardai are appealing to anybody who travelled within Muff village or in the direction of Quigleys Point between 10.30am and 11.30am who
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Gardai are seeking information on a grey/ silver coloured transit van in connection with a theft from a business premises in Castlefin in recent weeks. Two industrial sized wheelie bins were stolen from the property on the Urney Road in Cloughfin between 2:30pm and 5pm on Sunday December 17th. Anyone who noticed any suspicious activity
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Investigations are continuing into a weekend hit and run in Letterkenny. A dark coloured saloon style car is said to have fled the scene of the two car collision on the Ramelton Road on Saturday shortly after 9:40pm. There were no reports of any injuries. Gardai are seeking dash cam footage from anyone who travelled
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Investigations are continuing into two burglaries at apartments in Ardara. Between Saturday December 23rd and Wednesday last, a window was smashed to gain entry to an apartment at Glengesh Court while another apartment was forcibly entered. A number of doors were forced within the building. Nothing of value is believed to have been stolen. Gardai
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Gardaí in Ballyshannon are appealing for witnesses to an assault in the early hours of Saturday December 23rd. A man is believed to have been attacked by another man at Main Street, Killybegs between 3.15am and 3.40am. The man was hospitalised. Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has dash cam footage of the area
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19 motorists have been arrested in Donegal for driving under the influence over the Christmas and New Year period. 12 drivers were arrested for drink driving and 7 for drug driving over the past two weeks. Six of the arrests occurred between New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. A number of other road traffic
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Guarantees have been given that works started on Portsalon Pier will be completed. A public meeting was told last year that works at the pier had to be finished by October 31st to ensure funding from the Brexit Adjustment Fund could be drawn down. While works commenced in July, they are still ongoing. However, the
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Detectives investigating the murder of a Donegal woman in Scotland have reissued an appeal for information. 61 year old Ann Coll who was originally from the Gweedore area was found dead on December 22nd. Detectives from the Major Investigation Team are continuing to appeal for information over a week on from the murder Ann Coll
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Gardai in Donegal are urging people to make road safety a New Year’s resolution. They’re urging people to make responsible decisions where road safety is concerned in 2024. Motorists are reminded to slow down as speed kills, ensure seatbelts are worn, never drive under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, do not use or hold
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House prices rose last year, but by the smallest margin since 2019. The end of year report by Daft.ie shows the average house price nationally in the closing months of last year was just over €320,000, 14% lower than at the peak of the Celtic Tiger. In Donegal, prices in the final three months of
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The number of Gardaí working in roads policing in 2023 was at its lowest in 6 years. Department of Justice data analysed by the advocacy group Parc and published in the Irish Times, shows there were 641 Gardaí assigned to roads policing at the end of November, 47 less than at the start of last
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122,879 people were without hospital beds in 2023, according to new figures from Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation. The figures also reveal that 3,494 children were admitted to hospital during last year without a bed. Letterkenny University Hospital saw the number of people waiting on a bed there drop 22% last year. 5,448 admitted patients
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Irish house prices rose by an average of 9% in 2024, according to figures just published by daft.ie In Donegal, prices in the final three months of 2024 were 5% higher than a year previously, compared to a rise of 7% seen during 2023. The average price of a home is now €217,000, 45% above
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A Vigil for Palestine will take place today at noon at the Courthouse on Omagh High Street. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the event which aims to show solidarity with the people of Gaza. Anton McCabe is the Press Officer for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign Omagh branch. He says that the Omagh
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The Minister for Health has today announced the expansion of the free contraception scheme to include women aged 31, as previously announced in Budget 2024. The free contraception scheme is open to women, girls and other people identifying as transgender or non-binary, who are ordinarily resident in Ireland and for whom prescription contraception is deemed
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The traditional New Year’s Day Swim will take place along the country’s coastlines tomorrow. Participants will gather at iconic locations such as, the Forty Foot in Dublin’s Sandycove, Rathmullan Beach in Donegal and beaches all around the country. The event, symbolises the start of new beginnings, among those who brave the cold to welcome the
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Donegal is to benefit from a tax break as the country is to receive a major break in taxes from tonight. Measures introduced in the budget will kick-in overnight – in a bid to counter the cost-of-living crisis. Fine Gael Deputy Alan Dillon says it will put a lot more money back into peoples’ pockets.
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