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The ferry service from Magheroarty Pier to Inishboffin Island has been re-opened. In the month of June there will be trips on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays meanwhile daily crossings in the morning, afternoon and evening will commence in July and August. More weekend trips may be added should the demand grow. The island is located

A number of arrests have been made by the PSNI in Derry over the sunny weekend. Officers from the Waterside Neighbourhood Policing Team made a total of 5 arrests over from Friday until Sunday. These include two arrests for Driving with Excess Alcohol, one arrest for Driving whilst Unfit Through Drink or Drugs, two arrests

Online tributes have been made following Fr. Paddy Dunne’s final Mass in the Parish of Kilmacrennan yesterday afternoon. An online petition and candle vigil was organised by local parishioners in a bid for Fr. Dunne to retain his role as Parish Priest. He is to relocate to Ballyshannon following 13 years in the parish.

A Derry Hydroelectric site manager was found guilty of fisheries related offences and fined a total of £415 at Coleraine Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena Magistrates Court on Friday last. 70 year old Gerry Mullan of Glen Road, Garvagh, Coleraine, was found guilty of two breaches of legislation. These were failure to place gratings, and

The public are urged to take note of traffic diversions that will be in place from 2:45 this afternoon in Buncrana Town Centre for the Inishowen Pride Parade. The restrictions will be in place until 5 o’clock this evening. As well as this Gardaí ask that people park in a responsible manner, ensuring that footpaths

A security alert in the Aileach Road area of Derry has now ended after being declared a hoax. Police received a report around 7:10 yesterday evening of a suspicious object that had been left in the area. While officers attended to scene to examine the object they were attacked by a large group of youths.

Gardaí from Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit conducted speed checks yesterday at Leck following recent reports of cars going too fast. They detected a driver travelling at 98KPH in a 60 speed zone. A second driver was recorded as hitting 138KPH on a 100kmp road in the Dromore area. These drivers will now receive 3 penalty

It will remain dry and mostly sunny this morning. There’ll be plenty of sunshine through the day though a little more cloud will bubble up at times through the afternoon. Highs of 18 to 22 degrees, coolest near coasts, in mostly light easterly breezes. A reminder that the UV index will be high through this

The possibility of the country facing water shortages and boil water notices next week has been avoided after a dispute involving members of SIPTU at 30 local authorities was settled. The local authority staff were due to stage a 2-day strike next Wednesday and Thursday . The dispute related to the transfer of water services

Gardaí say they attended the scene of a fire yesterday evening in Ballyshannon. A number of people were taken to hospital for treatment of their injuries. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) have been notified and investigations are ongoing.

Derry City and Strabane District Council is to join the International Cities of Peace network. Confirmation of the move came from Mayor Councillor Sandra Duffy and Reverend David Latimer at an event in the Guildhall this week, which was also attended by students from a number of local schools. Derry and Strabane will sign up

Investigations are continuing into an alleged assault on a teenager in Lifford over the weekend. The male youth is reported to have been set upon by an older man on Saturday evening last. No further details are known at this time.

A primary school programme designed to educate children on the environmental and economic advantages of blanket bogs is to be rolled out in Donegal. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has launched the programme developed by the Heritage Council as part of LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature. It aims to improve Ireland’s

Gardai in Donegal are urging motorists to save lives this Bank Holiday Weekend by slowing down. It’s after two drivers were caught speeding by the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit this week. The motorists were detected travelling in excess of the 100kph speed limit near Burt. A Fixed Charge Penalty Notice was issued to both drivers.

The Ukrainian Ambassador is in Donegal today. Larysa Gerasko will officially open an art exhibition at An Grianán Theatre this afternoon. The exhibition will feature a range of works by more than 20 artists from Ukraine who are now living in Ireland, reflecting the creative process of painters who are adjusting and acclimatising to life

More roadworks are set to commence in Letterkenny next week. Essential road maintenance will be carried out on the N13 Dual Carriageway between the Dry Arch Roundabout and the Manorcunningham Roundabout from June 7th to 9th. Donegal County Council is advising motorists that lane closures will be in operation and to allow extra time for

The Health Minister has announced GP training places are to increase by one third by 2024. Stephen Donnelly says the numbers are to rise from an intake of 258 in 2022 to 350 next year. He says he’s committed to increasing the country’s medical workforce. Minister Donnelly says it offers more training places to doctors

The HSE is encouraging people who are eligible to get their COVID-19 Spring Boosters in the coming days, as the programme is winding down in Donegal. With just over two weeks left of the current booster programme, the HSE are encouraging people aged 70 or older and those aged 12 years or older with a

43 percent of British people wouldn’t be bothered if Northern Ireland left the UK. A new YouGov poll surveyed over two thousand people in England, Scotland and Wales. The British public were asked a number of questions as part of this new YouGov poll and the results have shown that 40% want Northern Ireland to