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Donegal County Council has announced its first awardee under the pilot Rope Thatch Mentorship Scheme. Under the scheme, the first of its kind in Ireland, David McFerran and he will work alongside master rope thatcher Brian Lafferty. The council says the selection process involved people who have undertaken initial rope thatch training courses at the […]

Resurfacing works are taking place in the Oldtown area of Letterkenny today. Traffic management will be in place for the duration of the works on Knockanarr Road.

Uisce Eireann says meter installation works in Milford may cause supply disruptions to Aras Ui Dhomhnail, Mageradrumman and surrounding areas this morning. Works are scheduled until 10 o’clock this morning. Meanwhile, in Letterkenny, new connection works may cause supply disruptions at Drumnahoagh and surrounding areas from midday until 4pm today.

An operational issue at Illies Water Treatment Plant is causing supply disruptions in parts of Inishowen this evening. Uisce Éireann says residents and businesses in Upper and Lower Redcastle, Quigleys Point to Muff, Ture, Clar, Moville Lower, Moville to Greencastle Road, Cruckglass, Ballywalter, Meenavenaghan, and surrounding areas may experience low water pressure or outages this evening

Five people have been taken to hospital following a serious crash in County Derry. It happened shortly before 7 o’clock this morning in the Tamnadeese Road area of Castledawson. Six ambulances, along with the air ambulance, were called to the scene.

VHI customers are being hit with a price hike in their health insurance. The health insurer is set to increase prices across a range of their health insurance plans by an average of 3% on adult premiums across its plans. Consumers will be informed of any changes to their plan in their renewal letter.

Twenty-seven sheep have been stolen from a field in Newtown, Ramelton between Tuesday, the 15th of July, and Sunday last. Gardaí are now appealing to anyone who noticed any suspicious activity in that area between those dates to come forward as they pursue an investigation. They are especially appealing to those within local farming circles

Drivers are being reminded to ensure their cars are locked while unattended. It comes following the theft of cash from an unlocked car in Letterkenny between 3 pm on Tuesday last and noon the following day. The car was in a carpark at a medical centre on the Pearse Road. Motorists are also asked not

Gardaí all over the country are investigating alleged incidents of online fraud in terms of the resale of event tickets. They are urging those wishing to go to events to only shop through official channels. In an appeal this morning on the Nine ‘Til Noon show, Garda Gráinne Doherty issued advice to those looking to

Gardaí are investigating a break-in at a vacant house in Brandon Park, St. Johnston, sometime between the 1st and 19th of this month. A TV and a copper cylinder were stolen from the house, but gardai say the incident was only recently discovered. Anyone who may have observed any suspicious activity or vehicles between August

Gardaí are  investigating a criminal damage incident that happened at Lawn Park, Ballyshannon on Saturday evening last at approximately 9.10pm. The front window of a house in that area was smashed. Gardai are anxious to speak to anyone who may have been in that area with a dash-cam between 9pm and 9.15pm. They’re also urging anyone

The average wait for a driving test has fallen to under 10 weeks, according to Parc Road Safety Group. Figures show the average learner driver is waiting 9.6 weeks to sit their test. However, figures vary from county to county, with two Donegal test centres above average. A learner driver in Mulhuddart Maple in Dublin

Areas that are supplied by the Kinnalargy and Gainne Hill Reservoirs may experience outages today, due to a water treatment plant interruption. Affected places include Carrigart, Downings, Glen, Glencoe, and Gortnabrade. Works are scheduled to take place until 6 pm this evening.

An unaccompanied learner driver has been caught speeding in Inishowen. Last night, Buncrana Roads Policing Unit detected a car travelling at 132KPH in a 100KPH zone. The car was seized and Fixed Charge Penalty Notices issued. Gardai are reminding all Learner Permit drivers that under the ‘Clancy Amendment’ they must be accompanied by a qualified

428 admitted patients are on trolleys in hospitals this morning. 279 of those are in emergency departments while 149 are in wards, according to the INMO. University Hospital Limerick accounts for the largest number of people waiting for beds, with 102, followed by University Hospital Galway with 51 and Sligo University Hospital with 37. Meanwhile,

There may be water supply issues in Convoy today due to repairs to a burst water main. Affected areas include Magheranappan, Glassley, Lettermore, Midcut, Cloughroe, Augheygault, and Drumgumberland. Works are scheduled to take place until 4:30 pm this afternoon. It may take up to four hours after this time for supplies to fully return.

The Tánaiste will meet with the French Foreign Minister today to solidify support for peacekeepers in Lebanon. The UNIFIL mandate will be decided by the UN Security Council this week. The Irish Defence Forces have been working under UNIFIL since 1978, with over 30,000 peacekeepers serving in Lebanon since then. The current mandate will expire

As part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme, hydrant installation works may cause supply disruptions to Kilmacrennan Road, Milford and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place from 9am until 1pm. Meanwhile, mains repair works may cause supply disruptions to Radharc na Cille, Milford. Works are scheduled to take place from 2pm until 4pm