Buncrana Gardaí say that they seized a “dangerously defective” vehicle yesterday, as a part of a number of road traffic offences detected by the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit yesterday. Gardaí say that the vehicle in question was stopped as its driver was observed not wearing a seatbelt – and that after the vehicle was stopped, …
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Concerns have been raised about the impact of knotweed at the river walk in Doochary. The invasive plant has been identified at the popular walkway and has previously been treated. However, Cllr Noreen McGarvey believes further professional action is now needed to tackle the recurring issue…
Anyone at high risk of Covid-19 is being asked to get their booster vaccine now so they will be ready for a potential autumn jab. The HSE has been monitoring an increase in Covid cases across the country recently. The rise has been blamed on emerging variants of Omicron with the health service reiterating that …
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A Day of Action on the Cost of Living Crisis is being held tomorrow in Derry, Strabane, and elsewhere across the North. The Derry Cost of Living Crisis Campaign will be holding a series of actions in local communities this Saturday, followed by a short protest at 1pm at Newmarket Street by Millennium Forum in …
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The message being given to drivers going to the Donegal Rally this weekend to drive safely. The Donegal Road Safety Working Group has issued the appeal, saying that some people who attend the rally will drive dangerously and disrupt the local community. They’re also asking parents to make sure their sons and daughters get enough …
Talks between Government and trade unions on a new public sector pay deal have broken up overnight without agreement. Unions sources say the discussions continued until the early hours of this morning at the Workplace Relations Commission, however they say there’s a significant gap between both sides. Unions had been pressing for pay rises in …
The HSE has confirmed that it has shared the validation report which uncovered further abuse at Ard Greíne Court in Stranorlar with Gardai. The report contains information on abuse against residents at the facility carried out by 11 other residents between 1991 and 2002. It’s in addition to the alleged abuse carried out by …
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It’s emerged there was a mistake in the Irish version of the Leaving Cert Higher Level Mathematics Paper 2. The error happened in the Irish version of Question 8(b) for students who sat the paper on Monday morning. The State Examinations Commission’s confirmed the error, which may have been a cause of confusion for candidates …
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Irish cricket legend William Porterfield has today announced his retirement from international and representative cricket – leaving the game with many records and memorable performances, including being the longest-serving Ireland Men’s captain by some considerable distance. Porterfield, 37, amassed 310 caps (across all formats) for Ireland after making his international debut in a First-class match …
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Main Evening News, Sport, Farming News and Obituaries Thursday June 16th:
The Ardara to Ardaghey Road (Inver) will be blocked from 6am to 3pm tomorrow to facilitate essential road works. The exact location of the road blockage on the L2863 is at Meentindea / Cronkerrin. The Diversion route will be via the N56 from/to Inver to/from Ardara and the Council has apoligised for the inconvience.
Exchanges between the Tanaiste and Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty reached new levels today. Heated dialogue between the pair have become the norm in recent times over the cost of living crisis. However, when responding to Deputy Doherty in the Dail today who told Leo Varadkar that people are continuing to struggle with the cost of …
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Gardai in Donegal are warning motorists against excessively tinted windscreens or front side windows. They say it presents a significant safety hazard for drivers and their occupants with visibility greatly reduced, particularly at night time and at times of low light. The use of tinted windows also poses enforcement issues for Gardai in regard to …
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The Letterkenny Foodbank, which is struggling to keep up with demand and has seen a drop in donations, is appealing for support. The foodbank currently needs imperishable goods and a new van for deliveries. Speaking to the Nine til Noon show, Fintan McGrath of Letterkenny Foodbank said the foodbank has not seen a let up …
Repairs to burst water mains are ongoing in Ramelton and Rathmullan today. Irish Water says repairs may cause supply disruptions to Creeve, Lehardan, Rathmullan, Ballgreen, and Ramelton. Works are scheduled to be completed by 2:30pm this afternoon.
There could be thousands of more homes impacted by mica defective blocks throughout the country. It’s estimated 7,000 homes are impacted, mostly in Donegal. The rough cost of the mica redress scheme announced by the Government this week is 2.7 billion, and it has been extended to homeowners in Clare and Limerick. However, Josephine and …
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A Donegal TD says it’s vital that the voting age be lowered so that young people’s voices are heard in the climate debate. Deputy Thomas Pringle is bringing a bill forward next week on lowering the voting age to 16. He says the voices of young people must be part of the climate debate, as …
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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a hit and run road traffic collision on the N2 at Kilcrow, Clontribbet, Co. Monaghan, yesterday evening. At approximately 6.45pm, a gold coloured BMW X5, was in collision with an Irish Prison Services van. No injuries have been reported at this time. The BMW X5 left the scene and …
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The PSNI is urging young people who have been sexually abused to come forward. A week ago today, on Thursday June 9th, a 26 year old man from the Derry area was sentenced to 10 years at Coleraine Crown Court. Joshua Olphert was sentenced for a number of serious sexual offences against children. He will …
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An engineer again has raised concerns with the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme, saying he doesn’t believe the enhanced scheme agreed this week will adequately address the problem. Dr Ambrose McCloskey says there is still not enough information about the exact nature of block degradation, and previous recommendations that there be more research have not been …
Engineer fears new enhanced Defective Blocks Scheme will not work Read More »
Donegal County Council is being asked to consider allocating its vacant houses through a choice based letting model, which would involve advertising vacant properties and inviting people to register an interest. The change was suggested by Cllr Michael McBride, who suggested it could speed up the letting process. Officials told him that while choice based …
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Parts of the country will see a mini heatwave before the weekend, but it will largely bypass Donegal. Temperatures will reach up to 22 degrees in parts of the country this afternoon, rising to almost 25 degrees tomorrow. However, the weekend will see cooler temperatures and more unsettled weather. Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather says …
More Irish household are experiencing fuel poverty than ever before. An ESRI study found 29% are struggling because of soaring energy costs, up from the previous high of 23% back in 1995. Inflation between January and April means households are now paying an extra € 21.27 per week on energy, that rises to € 38.63 …
Letterkenny Milford Municipal District has been told that keeping traffic moving and the town open will be priorities for gardai over the rally weekend. Cllr Gerry McMonagle, chair of the Joint Policing Committee, told the meeting that very productive discussions have taken place between the council, gardai, Letterkenny Chamber and the rally organisers. He said …
Traffic disruption will be minimised during rally weekend – JPC Read More »
Donegal’s first fully fitted changing places step down facility will be officially opened later today in Narin. The changing places toilet facility, just off the car parking area of the beach, will provide an electric hoist, adult sized changing bench and a wheelchair accessible toilet. Cllr Anthony Molloy says the facility will be a great …
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Donegal County Council has confirmed that it has no responsibility for the completion of Tory Island Seawall. The seawall on Tory island was started a number of years ago, but was never finished due to a lack of funding. At a recent Glenties Municipal District meeting, it was stated that the council has liaised with …
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday June 15th:
There are tentative signs house price inflation is slowing, despite price rises of 14 percent in the past year. Outside of Dublin, the area that saw the largest rise in house prices was the Border, which includes Donegal, at 22.1% The mid-point price of a home bought in the past year was 286-thousand euro. …
The Lenalea Wind Farm project in central Donegal has completed the first pour of low carbon concrete for the project’s turbine foundations. The landmark is a significant construction milestone in the delivery of this new onshore wind farm which is approximately 10km southwest of Letterkenny.
Update: Police have confirmed that nothing untoward has been found ***************************************************************************** Police in Derry are currently dealing with three different security alerts in the city. Police received a report this afternoon that devices had been left in three areas of the city – The Diamond, Shipquay Street and Lisnagelvin. The areas have been closed off …
Energia Group has partnered with St. Francis National School, in Barnesmore, Co. Donegal, for Global Wind Day on 15th June, to continue to spread energy awareness and promote citizen education, in line with Ireland’s National Climate Action Plan. With the help of Energia Group, who operate the Meenadreen Wind Farm, the pupils from Barnesmore have created …
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The Tanaiste says he will not criticise the President for his comments about housing, because ‘some of what he said was true’. That sentiment has been echoed by Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty who says the truth about the housing crisis is being spoken in a powerful way. Yesterday, Michael D Higgins said housing in …
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Students and academic mentors from ATU Donegal, Killybegs, recently attended Salon Culinaire at IFex 2022, which is Northern Ireland’s largest and most prestigious chef competition with hundreds of chefs competing during the three days. There was a variety of junior, student, senior competitions and ATU Donegal, Killybegs was proud to receive nine awards across a …
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While welcoming the appointment of two new Garda sergeants who are to begin duty in Carndonagh next week, an Inishowen Councillor believes the pressure needs to remain on to ensure the delivery of a new station for the area. In 2018 Carndonagh Garda Station was deemed “not fit for purpose”. Councillor Albert Doherty says …
New Garda station in Carndonagh remains a priority Read More »
The latest Global Peace Index has been released and Ireland has been named the third most peaceful country globally and second most peaceful country in Europe. Globally, Iceland ranked first followed by New Zealand and Ireland. In Europe, Iceland has held the top spot while Ireland follows having moved from seventh place last year. This …
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Ever feel like you are having the same argument at home all of the time? Well you aren’t the only one. A study commissioned by the British International Education Association have found that the average family in the UK will argue about forgetting to turn off the lights and TV three times a week. Other …
Average family will feud about eco-friendly habits three times a week Read More »
Close to one in ten remote workers have relocated within Ireland since the pandemic began. Research by the Western Development Commission and NUIG shows Cork and Galway are the most popular places to move to, 4% of people relocated to Donegal. Meanwhile 16% said they’d like to leave Ireland entirely. Policy Analyst with the Commission …
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Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle is calling on the government publish the data on the number of children with additional needs who are without an appropriate school place for September. A survey, carried out by the group ‘As I am’ showed at least 267 children are in that position, a number of them in Donegal . …
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Two people have been arrested in Donegal as part of an ongoing targeting organised crime, human trafficking, organised prostitution and money laundering. Gardaí from the Human Trafficking Investigation and Coordination Unit at the Garda National Protective Services Bureau carried out an operation in Letterkenny on Monday. A man in his 40s arrested under organised …
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Donegal County Council is to carry out a review of vacancy and dereliction across the county, with the possibility potential Compulsory Purchase Orders and other measures to promote regeneration and provide housing options. The review will draw on a high-level examination of vacancy in the region that was recently published by the Northern and …
Council must do more to tackle dereliction – McGarvey Read More »
The new Cathaoirleach of the Donegal Municipal District says the housing crisis in the county is becoming very worrying, particularly with the number of young people who do not have somewhere to live. Cllr Niamh Kennedy was elected to the chair, with Cllr Tom Conaghan as her deputy. Cllr Kennedy says it’ll be a challenging …
Cllr Niamh Kennedy is new Cathaoirleach of the Donegal MD Read More »
A woman has been attacked by masked men in what police are describing as an aggravated burglary in the Fountain Hill area of Derry. Police say shortly 10.15 last night, four masked men entered a flat and forced their way into a room where they struck the female occupant, aged in her forties, on her …
Derry PSNI investigating attack on woman in Fountain Hill Read More »
Donegal County Council is being urged to install portaloos at Burtonport Harbour. The public toilets in the area are currently closed due to regeneration works ongoing at the pier. Cllr Noreen McGarvey says toilets should be provided at the harbour for what is expected to be a busy summer period……..
Donegal and Inishowen will contest quarter finals at the Kennedy Cup tournament today in Limerick. With the details on the last eight line ups, here’s Padraig Harnett:
It’s claimed that President Michael D. Higgins ‘crossed a line’ in comments he made about the housing crisis. According to reports a number of Government Minsters are said to be ‘furious’ about the remarks made in a speech yesterday. President Higgins took aim at government housing policy yesterday while making an address at the opening …
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The countdown is on to this weekend’s Donegal International Rally with some crews putting the final touches on their notes as they recce the stages today again. Three time British Rally Champion Matt Edwards will take on the Donegal Rally this weekend for the first time. David Moynihan will join the Welshman in a Citroen …
The new Mayor of Letterkenny Milford Municipal District says reducing housing waiting lists, the cost of living, Mica and spiralling costs in the agriculture sector will be on his agenda over the coming year. Councillor Donal Mandy Kelly was elected unanimously last evening, with Councillor Ciaran Brogan elected Deputy Mayor. Councillor Kelly says he wants …
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A Donegal County Councillor is calling for all meetings, including committee meetings to be streamed live. Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiollaEasbuig believes the public deserve an insight into all council business. He says the pandemic proved that the streaming of meetings can be facilitated. Councillor MacGiollaEasbuig says it would be an important step……….
There have been calls for a traffic management plan to be put in place in Dungloe. Cllr Mary Therese Gallagher says at times, people are unable to get out of their homes as entrances are being blocked by motorists. She says it’s vital for the future development of the town that the ongoing issue is …
The European Commission is expected to agree on legal action against the UK, when they meet in Brussels this morning. It’s after the government in Westminster revealed a plan to override parts of the Northern Ireland protocol. The British Government insists changing it IS in line with the law – however the Irish Government and …
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