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44 patients in Letterkenny University Hospital are waiting on beds, that’s according to this mornings IMNO figures. 15 of those are in the Emergency Department while the remaining 29 are in wards elsewhere. 709 are on trolleys nation-wide, which according to INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha cannot continue.

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Dromore, Moneymore, Ballintra and surrounding areas in Co. Donegal. Works are scheduled to take place until 2:30pm this afternoon. It is recommended that you allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for your supply to fully return.

On Saturday afternoon at 1:35pm, Donegal Mountain Rescue received a call out from AGS Galway for a missing person on Carnaween Mountain in the Blue Stacks. It was established that one member of their group had gone missing after their stop for lunch.   Multiple attempts were made to contact the missing person but to

Over the weekend the PSNI terrorism investigation unit have been carrying out searches in Derry as part of an ongoing investigation into the New IRA activity. The planned searches were carried out in the Kildrum Gardens area and have resulted in the recovery of a suspected firearm. It’s reported the firearm is in poor condition

All Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be gritted from 7pm tonight and from 6 am tomorrow morning. Donegal gritting route index as follows: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta

Further searches are being carried out by detectives in Derry today as part of investigations into the New IRA activity. The PSNI are conducting searches in the Kildrum Gardens area. Anyone with concerns or information are encouraged to get in touch.

Detectives are appealing for information following a burglary in Castlederg yesterday evening. Just before 11 pm last night a report was made that two men had arrived at a property in the Carndreen Road road area. One man entered the property through a rear door and demanded the homeowner, aged in their 60s, hand over

Investigations into the New IRA activity have led Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) to conduct a search in Derry. Further searches are being carried out in the Letterkenny Road area with support from District and Tactical Support Group colleagues. Anyone with information or concerns are encouraged to get in touch.

The clocks will ‘spring’ forward to ‘summertime’ overnight. It means the mornings will be darker – but there’ll be an extra hour of daylight to enjoy in the evening

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood will issue a new challenge to the DUP at his party’s annual conference in Derry today. He will tell delegates that the unionist party should either re-enter Stormont or get out of the way of power sharing. He will also accuse DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson of running out of excuses and

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to the Drumkeen area today.   Works are scheduled to take place until 4pm with a 2-3 hour restoration period.  

The number of people of the social housing waiting list in Donegal is up 6.1%. This bucks the national trend, which has seen social housing waiting lists fall by 2.4% between 2021 and 2022. In Donegal, there were 908 people on the social housing waiting list last year, up 6.1% when compared to the previous

Rosapenna Golf Resort has been named as one of the top facilities across Great Britain and Ireland. The course has been ranked in a list of the Top 100 in 2023. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr. Liam Blaney in congratulating the team at the Rosapenna Golf Resort on the achievement, says the resort has

Over 3,000 premises in Letterkenny and surrounding areas have now been connected to high-speed fibre broadband as part of the National Broadband Plan. Construction meanwhile, is underway in the Creeslough area to deliver broadband to a further 2,700 premises in coming months. A total of €128 million is to be invested in Donegal under the

Three organisations in Donegal are to benefit from a €2.3 million investment fund. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, announced the funding today to support social enterprises nationwide. In Donegal, Letterkenny Community Centre CLG, the No Barriers Foundation and Ionad Cois Locha will each receive €100,000.

Management at Letterkenny University Hospital is appealing to the public to consider all care options before attending the Emergency Department. The ED at LUH has experienced four of the busiest days on record this week, with attendances ranging from 162 up to the highest ever attendance 208 this week. As of 9am this morning, there

HIQA has published reports on three Nursing Homes in Donegal this morning, with a number of non-compliances noted. The reports noted that residents were happy in all three centres. Six non-compliances were noted in both Brindley Manor and Harbour Lights Nursing Homes, while one non-compliance was noted at the Lakehouse Nursing Home.     There

Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit are conducting a search in the Letterkenny Road area of Derry as part of an ongoing investigation into New IRA activity. They say the planned search is being conducted with support from local police and officers from the Tactical Support Group. Police say they will continue to use

People who emigrated from Ireland and those who belong to minority groups will be the target of a new Garda recruitment campaign from this morning. Major efforts are underway to recruit 1,000 new Gardaí and have them trained up by the end of the year. The theme of the campaign is that “it can be

A 25-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man arrested in connection with the attempted murder of two police officers in Strabane on Thursday, 17th November, 2022, have been released unconditionally. A 27-year-old woman also arrested has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service. The investigation continues.

The body of a man in his 70s has been discovered in Carndonagh. Gardai have confirmed foul play is not suspected. A file is due to be prepared in accordance with the Coroners Acts. Gardai have warned that they are aware of a video circulating which is believed to relate to the incident. They are

196 people were arrested for driving under the influence of drink and drugs over St. Patrick’s weekend. There were 12 serious collisions on Irish roads over a five day period from last Thursday to Tuesday of this week. Over 1800 drivers were detected for speeding, with one doing 111 in a 60 zone in Trim,

Two brothers have been sentenced to a total of 32 years for the murder of Karol Kelly in Derry five years ago. 35 year old Karol Kelly was stabbed following an altercation at a house in the Grafton Street area of the city in the early hours of March 4th 2018. 24 year old Sean

People across Donegal are benefitting from a first of it’s kind, nurse led oral anti-cancer medication trial. The aim of the oncology research project was to develop and investigate the potential transition of care from the hospital to community settings for patients receiving oral anti-cancer medications. The project led by Advanced Nurse Practitioner Dr Janice

Richard Burke has been found not guilty of the murder of Jasmine McMonagle but guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. A jury has returned a verdict of not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility in the trial of a man who beat his “on and off”

Detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit, investigating the attempted murder of two police officers in Strabane on Thursday, 17th November 2022, have made three arrests in the town under the Terrorism Act. Today, Thursday 23rd March, two women, aged 25 years old and 27 years old, and one man aged 51 years old, were arrested and have been

Police in Derry say a 39 year old woman arrested in connections with a number of incidents in February has been released following questioning. She had been detained by detectives investigating a report of an attempted hijacking in the Hollymount Park area of the city on Friday February 17th and the subsequent discovery of a