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Women in the West and North West of Ireland have the highest life expectancy in the country. Figures from Eurostat show women in the region have a life expectancy of 84.9 on average, and while men have a life expectancy of 80.4, marginally below the Eastern and Midlands region. The life expectancy for women across

    The Education Minister will seek cabinet backing today for moves to curtail the use of mobile phones in primary schools. Its understood Norma Foley’s plan does not amount to an all-out ban on the devices, but instead will seek the views of parents through schools surveys. In schools where a majority of parents

The HSE has responded to public concerns about respite care at St Joseph’s Hospital in Stranorlar. People in the Finn Valley say family members who traditionally received respite care at the facility are now being sent to private nursing homes in Letterkenny, while patients being discharged from Letterkennny University Hospital are being sent to St

Two more people have died on Irish roads, one in Monaghan, and the other in Dubin. A man was killed close to the Cavan border yesterday afternoon when two lorries collided on the R188 between Rockcorry and Cootehill. The driver of one of the lorries was pronounced dead at the scene while the other was

Female entrepreneurs in Donegal are being called to apply for this years Go for Growth Programme. It’s the programme’s 16th year which helps business women to achieve their growth ambitions, build stronger companies, create new jobs and increase revenues. The initiative is supported by Enterprise Ireland and KPMG and has a deadline to apply is

  PSNI in Co. Derry have confirmed a 15 year old girl in Derry has died after being stuck by a car on Thursday last. Candice Tosh from Macosquin passed away from her injuries. On Thursday afternoon last the Dunhill Road was closed in both directions as emergency services attended the scene of the collision

Residents and businesses in southwest Donegal are warned of possible water supply disruptions as valve installation works take place. The notice includes Bruckless, Benroe and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 6pm this evening.  

Science Week is getting underway for children in Donegal and across Ireland next week, to promote STEM in schools. It will run from November 12th-19th with the theme ‘Human?’. This year seeks to raise the question of what the decisions we make in today’s world as humans has on future generations. There is a programme

The Atlantic Technological University is now the third largest higher education facility in the state, with nine campuses and a student population of almost 25,000. It follows the incorporation of St Angela’s College in Sligo into the ATU at a special function at its Lough Gill base this morning. Speaking at the event, Higher Education

There are over 800 teacher vacancies at schools across the country. A joint survey by the INTO, the Irish Primary Principals Network and the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association found 28 per cent of all schools have long term vacancies. However, the figure is 50 percent in DEIS schools and Gaelsoileanna, and 43 per cent

BT Ireland says the top themes emerging from the project entries for the 2024 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition are AI, diversity & inclusion and mental health. This January, 550 projects and hundreds of students will represent their schools and communities,  with 12 projects from seven schools in Donegal. They are Donegal Abbey Vocational

The Taoiseach has suggested the last Covid lockdown here in December of 2021, may not have been needed. Leo Varadkar says the draft terms of reference for the long-awaited Covid inquiry have now been cleared by the coalition leaders, but won’t compel Minister’s or advisors to disclose messages on their phones like is being done

A man and a woman, both aged 18, have lost their lives in a single car collision in North Inishowen. It happened on the R238 at Terrawee, Gleneely, at approximately 12:30 this morning. A third person, a man in his late teens,  has been brought to Letterkenny University Hospital with what are believed to be non-life

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced plans to enable pharmacists to extend the validity of prescriptions from the current maximum period of six months to one year. The new measure will take effect from the 1st of March next year and will allow prescribers to write prescriptions with a maximum validity of 12

Donegal has been named as a successful location for projects which help Traveller women who are facing homelessness. The Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Hildegarde Naughton has today announced the allocation of funding for these projects. The programme is a collaboration between the Department of Health, the HSE and the

A small amount of suspected cannabis was seized in Carndonagh last night. The seizure was undertaken by Buncrana Roads Policing Unit who were conducting a patrol in Carndonagh overnight when they detected the smell of cannabis from a car. The driver tested positive for the presence of cannabis and was arrested. Gardaí in Donegal have

PSNI Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a burglary at a property in Maguiresbridge over the weekend. It is believed that someone forced entry into a house in the Boyhill Park area between 2pm and midnight last night. The house was ransacked and a large sum of money was taken. A second

Two people have died in separate crashes over the last 24 hours. In Limerick city, a man in his 30s died when the minibus he was driving crashed into Athlunkard Bridge on Corbally Road shortly before 3 o’clock this morning. While a pedestrian in her 70s died following a collision with a van on the

The death has taken place of Eamonn Mc Devitt, the founder of the Good and New Cancer Bus. Eamonn, from Newmills, passed away peacefully at Letterkenny University Hospital yesterday surrounded by his family. The Good and New service was founded 23 years ago helping many Donegal people, affected by Cancer,travel to Galway for treatment free

The Donegal Road Safety Working Group (DRSWG) is appealing to all road users to be cautious this wintertime. Extreme caution is advised for motorists to be aware of vulnerable road users as the clocks go back by an hour and wintertime begins this weekend. Summertime officially ends tomorrow morning, as the time observed by Ireland

Killybegs Coast Guard were tasked today to a report of a boat in difficulty off Rathlin O’Birne. The shore team conducted an extensive search of the area together with Rescue 118. It was a false alarm with good intent. The Coast Guard wish to remind the public to call 112 if anyone is in difficulty

Police in Derry recovered a quantity of suspected drugs as they attempted to stop a vehicle on Thursday evening whilst on mobile patrol. The suspected Class A drugs have an estimated street value of more than £15,000. They were recovered from the Springtown area of the city. A male was arrested by police on suspicion

A male and female pedestrian have been injured in a road traffic collision in Ballyshannon. Following a series of road traffic collisions a section of the N3 at Templenew in Ballyshannon is closed and will remain closed for a period. Diversions are in place and Gardaí have asked for people to avoid the area if

12 libraries in Donegal are to benefit from €1.3 million in funding announced today to support libraries across the country in becoming more digitally inclusive. Just over €28,730 has been set aside for Donegal libraries and will go towards the provision of new computers, laptops and iPads. The Central Library, Letterkenny and libraries in Buncrana

Down Syndrome Ireland says it is deeply concerned by comments reportedly made by an HSE Children’s Disability Network Team professional in Donegal. The family of a child with Down Syndrome was told last week that ‘children with Down Syndrome learn differently and they can be quite lazy’. Down Syndrome Ireland says as well as being

Police in Derry are appealing for specific witnesses following a report of outraging public decency on a train. It was reported that at around 3.15pm on Sunday September 10th a man committed an act of outraging public decency on the train travelling from Belfast to Derry. He is described as being in his 50s with