A rapidly growing number of politicians from Joe Biden’s party are calling on him to drop out of the US Presidential race. Yesterday 12 more Democrats in Congress asked him to step aside bringing the number up to 35. The US President’s refusing to back down despite trailing in the polls – and having Covid.
Hundreds of suspected Nitazene tablets have been voluntarily handed over by inmates in Mountjoy Prison following a fatal overdose linked to the drug. The Irish Prison Service confirmed the death of an inmate in the Dublin prison was being linked to the lethal drug. They’ve since launched an urgent information campaign which has led to …
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The Government has consistently made progress on increasing income tax bands. The Taoiseach Simon Harris hopes it can do that again in Budget 2025. He says issues around the USC are also “terribly important” along with inheritance tax. Taoiseach Simon Harris doesn’t want people to lose out for working more.
The PSNI is investigating a stabbing incident during an armed burglary in West Belfast early this morning. It took place at a residence in the Gardenmore Walk area shortly before 3:10am during which a man and woman entered the property armed with a knife and baton. A man aged in his 20s is believed to …
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A reservoir interruption may cause supply disruptions to Bomany, Letterkenny and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 4pm this evening. Uisce Eireann recommend that those affected allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.
A reservoir interruption may cause supply disruptions to Carndonagh and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 5pm this evening. Uisce Eireann recommend that you allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.
Police investigating a sudden death in Belfast have made two arrests. Officers say a man and a woman are assisting with their enquiries. They were called to Donegall Avenue, in the south of the city, yesterday.
A man has been hospitalised in Co. Down after a reported sword attack. It happened at a house, in Newcastle, in the early hours of this morning, during which the victim sustained facial injuries and a severe arm injury. A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, and a number …
Derry City and Strabane District Council has confirmed the appointment of a contractor to deliver the Stradowen Drive Greenway project. Works will commence this week and are expected to be completed by December. Adman Civils have been awarded the contract to deliver the 375m, shared-used greenway that will connect the Strathfoyle Greenway to the Maydown …
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It was another good day for Donegal jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle who had a double at the Curragh. Firstly, he rode the 5/2 shot Rudi’s Apple to victory in the Barberstown Castle Sprint Nursery Handicap over six furlongs for trainer Joseph Patrick O’Brien. And he followed it up on board the 5/2 favourite Puturhandstogether for …
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MacCumhaills have been crowned as the Brian McCormick Sports Division 1B champions. They defeated Naomh Conaill by 2-9 to 0-8 at O’Donnell Park. At half-time, MacCumhaill’s led by 0-4 to 0-3. Meanwhile, in the Yes Chef Catering Division 3 Final, played in Burt, Carndonagh (pictured below) had a 2-10 to 1-8 victory over Naomh Brid.
Donegal’s Ethan Dewhirst just missed out on qualification for the 400 metres hurdles final at the European Under-18 Athletics Championships in Slovakia on Saturday morning. The Tír Chonaill AC teenager finished fourth in his semi-final heat, in a time of 52.70 seconds. However, it was not quick enough to earn him a place in the …
Sinn Fein’s deputy leader Pearse Doherty says he’s optimistic that great things lie ahead for Ireland. However he’s also cautioned that we’re losing our ability to have different opinions and still be cordial. Speaking at The MacGill Summer School in Donegal today, he’s warned there’s a ‘viciousness’ creeping into politics.
Police in the North are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing man, last seen in Belfast. 34 year old Kevin Davidson disappeared form the Donegall Avenue area of the city on Tuesday the 9th of July. He’s 5 foot 7, of medium build, with brown hair, and is described as unshaven. Anyone …
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The Tanaiste says he wants to be Taoiseach again. Micheal Martin says his next focus is to winning as many seats for his Fianna Fail party in the next general election, but he also hasn’t dismissed speculation about a run for President next year. The current Foreign Affairs Minister served as Taoiseach in the first …
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A whale has been washed up on a Toraigh beach. The discovery was made this morning. Local councillor Michael Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig says he hopes the whale can be removed as soon as possible so as to prevent environmental damage to the beach and community.
Irish systems are pretty much back-on-line after yesterday’s global IT outage. Experts say there may be ‘lingering effects’ for healthcare, banking and retail systems – and UK travellers are being warned to check their flights. Dublin Airport Authority’s Graeme McQueen says things for Dublin and Cork are running smoothly this morning.
Farmers stand to lose out on thousands of euro if the Government refuses to reinstate a €12 million scheme. Under the Straw Scheme farmers get paid to chop straw and re-incorporate it into the soil in order to increase organic carbon levels. The scheme was scrapped last week by the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue …
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The Mussenden Road, Castlerock is closed in both directions, following a serious road traffic collision this morning. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternative main routes for their journey.
Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Falcarragh and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 12pm today. Uisce Eireann recommend that those affected allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.
There are calls for works on the collapsed roadside near the Harbour Bar in Downings to be expedited amid growing safety concerns. Cllr Declan Meehan says a number of residents as well as the tidy towns committee have flagged the issue with him. However, in a written response from Donegal County Council, funding appears to …
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The 31 year old man arrested in connection with a security alert in Creggan on Tuesday the 9th of July was last night released on custody. Police say investigations are continuing into the incident that happened in the Southway area. He was taken to Belfast yesterday for questioning.
An investigation has been launched in Convoy following a fire at a premises which was understood to be attached to rumours in relation to the housing of refugees. Gardaí say that no injuries were reported in the blaze which was brought under control in the early hours of Thursday morning. A spokesperson says that they …
The Taoiseach visited the No Barriers Foundation in Letterkenny this evening, where he says he was inspired and motivated. Simon Harris was in Donegal to attend the MacGill Summer School. He addressed the crowd after a tour of the building and said that government has much to learn from facilities such as this one, saying …
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A man arrested in relation to the death of a man in his 80s in Derry will continue to be questioned as detectives have been granted a 36 hour extension. The deceased was found in a house in the Culmore Road area on Wednesday last. A post mortem examination was complete today, however, the results …
A community campaigner says it’s soul destroying that yet another life ring has been stolen, this time from the water wall, near the Port Bridge in Letterkenny. It appears that the life saving equipment was severed using a blade and discarded. Colm McDaid says that these are costly to replace, and if absent in the …
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A man was attacked by a group of people in Derry City last night. Its understood to have happened on Magazine Street between 11pm and midnight. During the assault a mobile phone also went missing. Police are now appealing to anyone who may have information to assist with enquires to get in touch.
Somebody in Donegal is €50,000 better off today after winning this weeks Prize Bond Star Prize. The bond number ADL 839320 was purchased in 2016. Prize Bond holders can check draw results online at www.StateSavings.ie. The tax-free winnings can be cashed in at any time after the minimum holding period of three months. More information: …
Donegal County Council is being urged to secure funding to maintain the new Linear Park adjacent to the Letterkenny Public Services Centre, after it emerged this week that no funds are available for the upkeep of the €1.1 million project which opened just over a year ago. Cllr Donal Mandy Kelly told an MD meeting …
Council told funds must be secured for maintenance of the Letterkenny Linear Park Read More »
At the European under-18 Athletics Championships in Slovakia this morning, Tir Chonaill AC’s Ethan Dewhirst was first in his 400 metres hurdles heat and also set a new PB of 52.80 – smashing his previous record by over a second. Dewhirst said it was down to not letting his nerves get the better of him: …
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A man has been arrested following a security alert in Derry last week. The incident happened in the Southway area of Creggan on Tuesday the 9th of July. Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit arrested a 31 year old man in Derry yesterday evening. He’s been taken to Belfast for questioning – and officers …
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The Garden View Unit at the new Ballyshannon Community Hospital has opened, and begun taking admissions. The unit offers long term care to people who have been treated at the university hospitals in Letterkenny and Sligo that may no longer need acute care, but are still not ready to go home. In a statement today, …
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The brother and sister who died in a fatal collision in Kilmacrennan on Wednesday night have been named as PJ McGettigan of Fawns, Termon and Una McGettigan, of Glenaraugh, Carrigart. They were both in their 70s. The car in which they were travelling was in collision with another car at ten to midnight. The driver …
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The Nine Til Noon is broadcast live each weekday between 9am to 12noon. You can listen back to a podcast of the latest Friday edition below! Our Friday Panel is Islingtron Cllr Troy Gallagher, Paddy Rooney and Leonard Watson – topics include unrest in Coolock, politicians and Guinness phot ops and favorite summer memories: …
Children awaiting spinal surgeries are to be sent to hospitals in the United States for treatment. It’s expected dozens of families will be eligible for the scheme. Surgeons from New York are to travel to Ireland shortly to meet with children who are suitable to travel for the procedure. It’s after a similar clinic was …
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Families in parts of east Donegal are being left without water for days at a time. It’s due to ongoing pressure issues in Commeen, Stragally, Ballinaman and Drim. Cllr Martin Scanlon told a meeting of Lifford/Stranorlar Municipal district that the issue has been ongoing now for four years. He’s calling on Uisce Eireann to come …
Scanlon demands action from Uisce Eireann on water problems in Glenfinn Read More »
Stormont’s Agriculture and Environment Minister says he’s not surprised to see the return of blue-green algae in Lough Neagh. Last summer saw the blooms develop all over the lough and they’ve resurfaced again this year. The Executive has now signed off on an action plan to tackle it. Minister Andrew Muir says he needs to …
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Plans for Ireland’s COVID Inquiry are set to be published before the return of the Dail this September. The Tanaiste says he ‘regrets’ it hasn’t been established before now, admitting the time to do so is winding down before the end of the current government. Government leaders have stressed in the past it should be …
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A post-mortem’s expected to be carried out today on the body of a man in his 80s’ found dead in Derry. The discovery was made at a house in the Culmore Road area on Wednesday. Police are continuing to question a man in his 50’s as part of the investigation.
Donegal County Council is being urged to immediately implement a one-way system for the remainder of the summer in Rathmullan. Cllr Pauric McGarvey was told in response to the motion that there is a proposal for a permanent system, but there is a planning process to be gone through, and an allocation of €10,000 was …
One way system needed in Rathmullan – Cllr McGarvey Read More »
There are calls for more signage in the vicinity of Letterkenny University Hospital. At a meeting of Letterkenny Milford Municipal District, Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh told members there needs to be improved signage for the main hospital entrance, the short stay car park, and the Emergency Department entrance. He’s also seeking a safety survey for the …
More signage around Letterkenny University Hospital – Cllr Kavanagh Read More »
The Taoiseach will travel to Donegal today to attend the MacGill Summer School in Glenties. Today’s agenda includes a discussion on future health crises with former CMO Dr Tony Holohan, a debate on elections in an era of artificial intelligence, immigration, and a conversation between Taoiseach Simon Harris and the Provost of Ulster University. The …
It’s been revealed in an article published by The Ditch that former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was given political advice from Attorney General Rossa Fanning following the resignation of Deputy Joe McHugh from the Fine Gael parliamentary party. Deputy McHugh stood down in July of 2022 after voting against Government in the controversial Enhanced Defective Concrete …
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Eleven Donegal organisations will benefit from the latest round of the Communities Integration Fund 2024. €49,630 will be provided to local community-based projects to support the integration of migrants. Seven have received the maximum grant of €5,000, including the Dunfanaghy Learning Support Group, the Bluestack Summer Camp and Donegal Sets the Pace. Nationally over half …
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Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as European Commission President. She received the backing of 401 members of the European Parliament, comfortably meeting the threshold. That’s despite the majority of Irish MEPs opting to vote against her, with many opposed to her position on Gaza. In Midlands North West, Fianna Fáil’s Barry Cowan and …
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Police in Derry have launched an investigation after a man in his 80s was found dead yesterday afternoon. He was located in a house in the Culmore Road area of the city. A man aged in his 50s have been arrested in connection with the investigation. He remains in custody at this time, assisting with …
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The road which was the scene of a fatal collision last night in Kilmacrennan last night has reopened. The N56 seen two lives lost, a man and a woman in their 70s with a woman in her 40s seriously injured. Gardaí have notified Highland Radio that following forensic investigations, diversions have been lifted and the …
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Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with an online death threat made against the Sinn Féin leader. The man in his 20s is being detained at a Dublin Garda station and can be held for up to 24 hours. It’s after a video appeared online of a man in a balaclava threatening to shoot …
Man arrested in connection with threats against SF leader and Garda Commissioner Read More »
The Taoiseach and British Prime Minister have agreed to hold an annual summit to agree a programme of work, with Keir Starmer set to visit Dublin on September 7th. Mr Starmer and Simon Harris met last night at Chequers, where a meeting of 45 European leaders is taking place today. Speaking after last night’s initial …
Harris and Starmer agree to hold annual summits to discuss Anglo Irish co-operation Read More »
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