A new Crisis Resolution Team and Solace Café have been announced for Donegal. The new services will be supported by recurring funding of €1.3m in Budget 2026, supporting the recruitment of ten whole time equivalent staff, led by a Consultant Psychiatrist. The Crisis Resolution Team will provide immediate outreach, and short term supports capable of […]
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Due to emergency works, the Drumbern Road in Milford will be blocked to traffic today and tomorrow. The restrictions are in place from 9.30am until 3pm on both days, with local access only. Diversions will be in place via R-246 Kerrykeel Rd, L-1252-2 Coopers Road & R-245 Main Street. HGV’s are asked to avoid this
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A Letterkenny Councillor says a roundabout is no good to anyone if it is log-jammed. Councillor Gerry McMonagle has called for yellow boxes to be added to Knocknamona Roundabout on the Kilmacrennan Road. He says the size of the roundabout cannot cope with the volume of traffic using it, particularly at peak times. Long-term plans
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The Dáil has passed a motion of confidence in the Tánaiste. The Government’s motion won by 29 votes this afternoon. It had been called after Aontú announced it would table a vote of no confidence in Simon Harris next week, over his handling of children’s spinal surgery waiting times. Before the vote took place, Taoiseach
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A teenager has died in an incident at a residential unit in north Dublin. Gardai were called to the scene in Donaghmede shortly after 11 this morning. They found a seriously injured teenage boy, who was later pronounced dead. Another teenage boy has been taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries, while a woman
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A new survey has been launched to explore gambling, substance use, and mental health among college students. AMLÉ, which represents third-level students, has teamed up with the Gambling Authority of Ireland and Ulster University to gather data on these issues. The union’s Vice President for Welfare Emma Monahan says the research will give an insight
Donegal farmers are set to benefit from almost €29.5 million under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability scheme. A total of 7,701 farmers will begin to receive the payments from tomorrow. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, says these payments are a critical element of family farm income and, also make a
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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! We chat to Deputy Charles Ward ahead of his DCB motion in the Dail as he accuses the government of trying to rewrite his concerns, there details of the high
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A new €200,000 ‘Food Equality Initiative’ has been launched to tackle hunger in Donegal. The county-wide project is supported by PEACEPLUS and is being delivered by the Donegal Local Development Company. It aims to address the growing issue of food poverty, the lack of access to sufficient, nutritious food, and its impact on health, culture,
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Gardai are warning people to be vigilant following reports of bogus tradesmen operating in Donegal. It’s understood the group in question was in Inishowen yesterday and has been spotted in Letterkenny today. They are also believed to be selling generators. Sergeant Fergus McGrory, Divisional Crime Prevention Officer in Donegal, is urging people to alert Gardai
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The Government has been accused of gaslighting defective block homeowners. 100% Redress Deputy Charles Ward brought a landmark motion before the Dail today, backed by the entire opposition, which called for reform of the Defective Concrete Block Redress Scheme. Ahead of the motion being presented, the Government put forward an amended text. Deputy Ward laid
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100% Redress Deputy Charles Ward claims the Government is doing all in their power to ensure his motion on reform of the Defective Concrete Block Redress Scheme is not read into the record of the Dail. The landmark motion, which is due to be supported by all opposition parties, is set to come before the
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Supplies of blood are running low. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has issued an urgent appeal for public support to help boost the national blood supply. Blood Donation Clinics are being held at Jackson’s Hotel, Ballybofey today from 3pm to 5pm and from 7pm to 9:30pm and again tomorrow from 12pm to 2pm and 4pm
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Parts of Derry’s city centre have been likened to the Wild West. Foyle MLA Mark Durkan says vulnerable people are engaging in street drinking and anti-social behaviour, which he claims is impacting the city’s economy. People are said to feel unsafe with some parts of Derry designated ‘no-go areas’. Mr Durkan called for progress on
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Members of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District are set to meet with Local Link in the coming weeks to discuss the possible expansion of the service. Councillor Donal Coyle says a recent call out for student accommodation by the Atlantic Technological University highlighted the lack of bus links to the outskirts of Letterkenny. He says
A man has been arrested in Co Tyrone in connection with the discovery of a suspected bomb in Co Louth last year. A second man was arrested in Fermanagh yesterday, also as part of the investigation into the incident on June 9th 2024. The men aged 44 and 49, have been taken to the Serious
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A motion of confidence in the Tánaiste will be voted on in the Dáil this afternoon. The move by the Government aims to pre-empt an Aontú plan to table a no-confidence motion in Simon Harris next week. Aontú says it’s over Simon Harris’ time as Health Minister, when the party claims he failed significantly to
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Sinn Fein says Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil must recognise they’ve failed people with disabilities. The party has hit out at what it says was a paltry Budget for people with disabilities. During a Dail debate last night, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty said the €10 disability allowance increase is pitiful and will be eaten up
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Donegal County Council has been told that it is only a matter of time before there is a tragedy among defective block homeowners during extreme weather events. Councillor Tomas Sean Devine is urging the local authority to prepare and open community centres as a place of shelter when a status orange weather alert is issued,
Uisce Eireann is warning customers in Bundoran of a planned outage which is scheduled to take place tomorrow. Water supply may be interrupted from 11pm until 6am on Friday and will affect; Main Street, Church Road, Bayview, Promenade, Sea Road, West End and Finner. The planned outage on the Bundoran Public Water Supply is to
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Fáilte Ireland will be hosting five Tourism Business Clinics across Donegal in November. The joint initiative with Donegal County Council and the Local Enterprise Office marks a further collaboration between the three bodies to assist both new and existing businesses to diversify into the tourism industry. The project offers opportunities to discuss ideas for tourism
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A Letterkenny Councillor has called for an Active travel project ongoing in the town to be stopped. Works on the Kilmacrennan Road today led to serious traffic delays in and around the town with traffic restricted to one lane to facilitate works. Councillor Donal Mandy Kelly fears this is a sign of the impact the
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The Loughs Agency has confirmed they are investigating a fish kill in the Ballykelly River in Derry. They say are looking into the cause in collaboration with relevant authorities. The Loughs Agency are asking anyone who discovers a dead fish in the are to leave it and contact them to arrange collection with the Fishery
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A minute’s silence was held at the start of today’s meeting of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District in tribute to the father of MD Chair, Councillor Ciaran Brogan. Councillor Donal Coyle, spoke of the late Phil Brogan as the inspiration for his son, Cllr Brogan’s interest in politics. Cllr Coyle says Mr Brogan was involved
Funding has been secured to progress a new Garda Station in Carndonagh. Announcing details of his department’s spend for Budget 2026, Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan identified Carndonagh as one of two towns for funding under the National Development Plan. The other is in Castleroy, Co. Limerick. Welcoming the announcement, Donegal
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A Closure Order has been served on a Donegal takeaway for serious breaches of food safety legislation. The MOMO House, East Ocean, 61 Port Road, Letterkenny, ceased trading on October 10th following an order by the HSE. A recent inspection carried out by Environmental Health Officers found there to be an increased risk of food
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The Nine Til Noon Show is broadcast, live Weekdays from 9am to 12noon- the podcast is below: We talk to a councillor who says drink spiking cases have been normalised and aren’t being taken seriously. Later we hear of renewed efforts to stamp out drug smuggling of the Donegal coast: Garda Grainne Doherty is in
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Long-awaited road safety works are due to commence on the Raphoe to Convoy road in the coming days. Councillor Patrick McGowan, Cathaoirleach of the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District, has welcomed the allocation of €170,000 for the works, which will see the construction of a crash barrier on the R236 Burnside Scheme. Works will start tomorrow
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The road between Station Road and Laurel Road in Artigarvan is currently closed due to a fallen tree. Efforts are ongoing to make the area safe. Police anticipate the road closure could remain in place until at least this evening.
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Investigations are ongoing into a recent theft in Ardara. The lock on a shed belonging to a local community garden group was broken, and a mobile gas ring and connector were stolen from within. The incident occurred between 5pm on Wednesday, October 1st, and 1:30pm on Wednesday, October 8th. Gardai are appealing to anyone with
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Anyone who noticed any suspicious activity in the Linsfort area of Buncrana over the weekend is being urged to contact Gardai. It’s after a number of garden lights at a property in the area were smashed between 8pm on Saturday and 11:30am yesterday morning. Gardai in Buncrana are investigating the matter.
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Gardaí are appealing for information in connection with a weekend criminal damage incident in Ballybofey. Between 8pm on Friday last and 11am the following morning, damage was caused to a timber fence at a house in the Meenavoy area. Gardai say tractor marks were visible along the grass verge of the laneway beside the fence
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Investigations are continuing after a car parked at St Patrick’s Church, Donegal Town, was damaged in recent days. Considerable damage was caused to the vehicle, which was parked at the location between 8am and 1pm on Friday. It appears the car was keyed along the passenger side. Anyone with information is asked to contact Gardai
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The Co-operation and Working Together Partnership has launched a €7.9 million PEACEPLUS-funded Early Intervention Support Youth Hubs project. The cross-border EASY project is aimed at providing early intervention support to 9,000 children, young people, and families living in the border area with social, emotional, or behavioural issues. EASY will provide high-quality and targeted early intervention
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Donegal has been found to be one of the safest counties in Ireland. According to an analysis carried out by Long & Co, the county has a safety score of 0.68, making it the fifth safest county in the country. Roscommon has been named the safest county with a score of 0.77. The safest county
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The overall quality of surface water in Ireland is continuing to decline despite a drop in levels of excess phosphorus and nitrogen in the country’s rivers and lakes. The Environmental Protection Agency’s current three-yearly assessment has found that close to half of Ireland’s surface waters are in an unsatisfactory ecological condition. However, improvements in a
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Tánaiste and Defence Minister Simon Harris will address low-paid army cadets at today’s RACO conference in County Meath. The Commissioned Officers Association is using the two-day event to highlight how wages are a significant barrier to boosting army numbers. It says cadets get paid €493 a week, meaning many of their representatives are making less
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EirGrid has launched a public consultation on proposed projects in the North West. ‘Powering up the North West’ is a programme of works to address the growing demand for electricity in the area as the existing electricity transmission infrastructure is as risk of reaching capacity. The consultation will take place this Thursday in Coláiste Cholmcille,
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The search is ongoing today for a man missing in the River Foyle in Derry. Foyle Search and Rescue are asking anyone wishing to join the search to call into Hillcrest Trust for a search briefing, information, and a bib, and to follow the guidelines provided. They say the public’s support and contribution means so
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One Lotto player in Donegal has scooped half a million euros. The Daily Million Plus player purchased the winning ticket for yesterday’s draw on Friday at Ardara Filling Station. The winning numbers were: 9, 16, 24, 29, 32, 38, and the Bonus number was 5.
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A motorist has been arrested in the Burnfoot area following a Garda chase. In the early hours of yesterday morning, a driver failed to stop at a crime checkpoint in the village. A stinger device was subsequently deployed, bringing the vehicle to a halt. The motorist was found to be 5 times over the drink
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The Nine ’til Noon Show – Weekday’s 9am to 12noon Magazine type mid morning chat show which aims to inform and entertain listeners and to platform their views and issues: We hear of an incident in Buncrana at the weekend when a number of people had fireworks fired towards them, there’s a warning about
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A number of public buildings in Donegal will light up pink and blue this week to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025. On Wednesday, Letterkenny University Hospital and public services buildings will be illuminated. Féileacáin Wave of Light is a global event where people light a candle to remember babies lost during pregnancy or after
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Letterkenny Rovers has been honoured with a Mayor’s Reception at Letterkenny Public Services Centre. The award last Thursday, was in recognition of the club’s outstanding contribution to local sports after being crowned Donegal League Premier Division Champions, Ulster Junior Cup Champions, and Women’s 7-Aside Winter League Champions. The club’s Chairman, Eamonn McConigley, and Senior Team
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A motorcyclist has been hospitalised following a crash near Dunfanaghy yesterday morning. The single-vehicle collision occurred at around 11:20a.m. Gardai say the man in his 50s was brought to Letterkenny University Hospital as a precaution.
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The Tanaiste says he is well aware of the significant concerns of fishing communities in Donegal. Simon Harris, following a recent meeting with the Seafood Ireland Alliance, says he too is concerned about proposed cuts of 70% to the mackerel quota, as well as severe cuts to blue whiting and boarfish quotas. The Tanaiste says
Gardai are understood to be aware of a weekend incident in Buncrana during which fireworks were thrown at members of the public. A father and his young daughter, as well as a woman crossing the road, narrowly escaped injury after a firework was fired in the Main Street area at around 8pm on Saturday night,
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Government opposition parties are set to unite this week when a landmark motion, demanding accountability for the defective concrete block crisis, is brought before the Dail. 100% Redress Deputy Charles Ward says the motion on Wednesday will expose State failures, broken promises, and the abandonment of thousands of families living in crumbling homes. The motion
Donegal County Council has conducted a total of 18 investigations into suspected illegal short-term lets in the county over the past 3 years. According to figures obtained by the Irish Independent, 4 investigations have been carried out so far this year, 9 last year, and 5 in 2023. 1,617 investigations were opened since 2023 into
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Communities are being urged to help protect older people from fire. A new campaign reminds people to check in on their neighbours, especially those aged 65 and over. National Fire Safety Week, which launches today, is urging people to support their communities with simple actions and shared knowledge among neighbours, friends, and family, such as
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