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A Donegal TD is urging people intending to travel in the near future to check their passports immediately. Deputy Pearse Doherty says his office has seen a large increase in the number of people finding that their passports are out of date, or that passport applications are taking longer than expected. He says some people […]

Two school extension projects in Donegal have been cleared to proceed to the next steps in their projects. Finn Valley College in Stranorlar has been approved to proceed to tender for an extension including special needs and general classrooms, while Scoil Fhionáin in Falcarragh has been approved to proceed to construction for a two classroom

Reports are emerging that Gardai are treating a suspected assault at Slieve League as possible murder. Two people were arrested but have since been released without charge. Gardai are reportedly treating the incident at Slieve League which sparked a major multi-agency operation on Monday involving Gardai, the Irish Coast Guard and the Donegal Mountain Rescue

Representatives of RTÉ will appear before the Oireachtas Media Committee this afternoon following a damaging week for the broadcaster. TDs and Senators have serious questions about secret payments made to presenter Ryan Tubridy. Yesterday evening RTÉ released a statement laying much of the blame for the controversy at the door of former Director General Dee

Investigations are continuing today into an incident at Slieve League. Yesterday, Gardai said they were investigating an alleged assault at the cliffs that took place between Saturday and Sunday last. Two people were arrested but have since been released without charge. A major multi-agency operation was launched in the area on Monday with a house

Loughs Agency appeals for vigilance to the potential presence of Pacific salmon in the Foyle catchment area. Anglers and members of the public are being urged to report any encounters with the species over the coming months. A small number of confirmed pink salmon were observed in the Foyle system in 2021. As the species

634 homes and business are without power in the Gortlee area of Letterkenny. The outage occurred at around 4:10pm this afternoon. ESB are working to resolve the issue with hopes to have power restored at 7:45pm this evening.    

A meeting of the Regional Health Forum West is currently underway. The AGM has seen the election of Donegal Cllr. Ciaran Brogan as Vice-Chair of the Regional Health Forum West. Galway East’s Cllr. Donagh Killilea is taking up the role of Chairperson, replacing Letterkenny Cllr. Gerry McMonagle.

HIQA has published a report into Dungloe Community Hospital, which had 33 residents at the time of the unannounced inspection in January. The report finds that the residents received good quality nursing care, staff were respectful towards their needs and the patients’ feedback was positive. However, one non-compliance was noted, with the inspectors saying residents

A major operation is ongoing this morning in the Slieve League area. A multi-agency operation got underway yesterday involving Gardai and the Rescue 118 helicopter. It’s understood a house in Killybegs was also sealed off yesterday. Access to Slieve League remains restricted. Gardai say as it is an ongoing operation, no further information is available.

Irish passports are set to get a redesign with the public to be asked what flora and fauna should appear on the new design. The changes will also include security updates as part of the first passport changes in a decade. An online questionnaire will be launched tomorrow with images anchored in Ireland’s natural environment

The Irish Air Corps is to get the first of two new planes for monitoring Ireland’s coasts today. The aircraft were purchased in late 2019, to replace the current maritime patrol planes which have been in operation for almost 30 years. They’ll be used to monitor waters around the country for any potential security threats

Labour Court talks on the retained firefighters dispute concluded yesterday with what were described as ‘major divisions remaining between both sides’. The talks lasted just under seven hours. Members of the retained fire service have suspended strike action, pending a recommendation from the Labour Court. Its expected the Labour Court recommendations on the dispute will

Cabinet will be updated on plans for an external review of the governance at RTÉ this morning. Media Minister Catherine Martin will also brief colleagues on her plans for the terms of reference of the review. While final terms of reference for this independent review into RTÉ are likely to take a number of days

Lough Swilly RNLI was involved in a 9 hour rescue operation yesterday. Volunteers were paged at 8:13am to assist a fishing vessel with 5 people onboard, 25 nautical miles off Malin Head. The boat had developed mechanical problems and had contacted Malin Head Coast Guard for help. Lough Swilly RNLI established a tow and took

Uisce Eireann are warning residents of Derryconor, Meenaclady, Glasserchu, Curran’s Port, Glenhola and surrounding areas of a scheduled works to a burst water main. Works are scheduled to take place from 9am until 3pm this afternoon, and water outages may occur as a result. It is recommended an allowance of 2-3 hours is made after

A syndicate in Donegal today claimed their prize of €250,000. They won in the 27th of May Lotto Plus 2 draw, with the lucky ticket being purchased at Doherty’s Centra in Moville. The Craigtown syndicate was made up of 18 teachers and school staff. Talking in the Winners Room, Syndicate Manager Margaret Farren explained how

Police say human remains found in Ballymena earlier this month were those of Chloe Mitchell. The 21 year-old was last seen by her family on the 2nd of June, and a huge search operation took place in Antrim. Two men have already appeared in court – one is charged with her murder, the other is

The report of a woman who was assaulted in Derry is being treated as a hate crime. The incident occurred at around 12.50am, yesterday morning on Waterloo Street. It’s believed the victim was with her friends, when a number of comments were made to them by a number of individuals. Some of the group then

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has today announced multi-annual funding to connect over 850 households with developer provided water service to the public Uisce Éireann network. 4 of the 21 projects are to take place in Donegal totalling to over €962,000 awarded from the national amount of €14.7 million. The estates include Woodlands in Ballyshannon and

The father of three children who were killed by their mother in 2020 has called for the inquest into their deaths to be widened. Andrew McGinley has long wanted an inquiry into the care of his ex-wife Deirdre Morley. 9-year-old Conor McGinley, his seven-year-old brother Darragh and three-year-old sister Carla died in January 2020, after

It’s understood a house in the Killybegs area is currently sealed off. It’s part of an ongoing operation involving Gardaí and the Rescue 118 helicopter in the Slieve League area. The Coast Guard has confirmed they are providing assistance to Gardaí. Access to Slieve League to restricted. No further details are known at this time.

South Inishowen continues to have the lowest Covid 19 vaccination rate in the state for children aged 5 to 11. The CSO says the completed rate in 5- to 11-year-olds at the end of last month ranged from a low of 4% in South Inishowen, to a high of 56% in Stillorgan, Dublin, those rates

Defective Blocks Ireland is to file a formal complaint to the European Commission against the Irish State. The complaint, spearheaded by Coleman Legal, seeks to highlight the State’s negligence in implementing crucial measures to oversee construction product manufacturing, resulting in severe structural damage to homes and buildings in Donegal and other affected counties. The complaint