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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

A man has been charged in relation to the fraudulent purchase of gift vouchers in Omagh. The 19 year is charged with six counts of fraud by false representation, four counts of possession of articles of use in frauds, attempted fraud by false representation and going equipped for theft on Tuesday. He is due to

A new pedestrian crossing has been installed in West Donegal. The crossing has been put in place outside Glenties Comprehensive School. Road users are advised that the Flashing Beacons and Zebra Crossing will be in operation from 12noon tomorrow.

Police have reissued an appeal for information in connection to a missing Strabane man. Homeowners, local farmers and landowners are being urged to check sheds, outbuildings or any areas of shelter for any sign of 33 year old Patrick McColgan. He was last seen in the Altiskane area of Strabane at approximately 8.30pm on Sunday

Road users are advised that the Castlebalfour Road in Lisnaskea is closed in both directions at the junctions with Killynamph Road and Aghlurcher Road following a serious road traffic collision. The PSNI has advised the public to avoid the area and seek alternative routes for your journeys.

A bike has been found in Buncrana. It is black in colour with a Belmount logo on the side. If it belongs to you or if you know the owner, Gardaí in Buncrana can be contacted on 074-9320540.  

A man has died following a serious assault in West Donegal last week. A man in his 70s sustained serious injuries in the Derrybeg area on Sunday morning. He was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital and was pronounced dead yesterday evening. A man in his 30s was arrested and detained by Gardaí in connection the

Uisce Eireann says pump repair works may cause supply disruptions in the vicinity of Convoy today. The areas affected include Rooskey, Black Repentance, Findrum, and Corradooey, Convoy and surrounding areas in Co. Donegal. Works are scheduled to take place until 4pm this afternoon.              

Gardaí are warning the public of false information that is doing the rounds. A white Citroën Berlingo van has been falsely accused of being involved in a recent spate of burglaries around Inishowen. Gardaí have said in a statement that this van is “most certainly not a vehicle of interest” in the investigation and that

Derry City and Strabane District Council are urging the public to familiarise themselves with the change in schedule to services and facilities over the Christmas break. This includes bin collections, some recycling centres, leisure services and The Alley Theatre. Households whose bins are normally collected on Mondays or Tuesdays will be affected. Blue and Brown

Figures published this week by the Central Statistics Office shows the population in Donegal Gaeltacht areas is growing, but they percentage of Irish speakers has fallen slightly. Conversely, there’s been a marginal increase in the numbers who can speak Irish across the whole county. The population of the Donegal Gaeltacht increased from over 23,300 to

The HSE is to hold free nasal flu vaccine walk-in clinics for children, after a rapid rise in cases. In total, cases have increased from 170 to 283 for all ages – but there’s been a rise mainly in those four and under. Dr. Aparna Keegan is a Consultant in Public Health Medicine with the