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Donegal County Council are reminding landowners that today marks the final day of hedge cutting season. Hedges are not to be cut from now until the end of August under the Wildlife Acts with the exception of cases of public health & safety. Reports of unauthorised hedge-cutting should be made to the National Parks & […]

Border Communities Against Brexit has been welcoming the deal being reached on the protocol. In a statement they say it protects and enhances the All Island Economy and protects the 40 million vehicles, with families, workers, and goods, that criss cross the Border as part of their normal life. The dual market access of the

A man has been arrested in Letterkenny after entering a house armed with a hammer and assaulting the occupants. At around 7:55pm last night, the man broke into a house in the Glenard Park area. A woman in her 40s and man in his 20s were injured during the incident. The man was arrested by

Drivers are being warned gardai are out in force this morning for the next 24 hours as part of National Slow Down Day. 156 people died on the country’s roads last year – the highest number since 2016. The aim of this operation is simple – to get drivers to slow down. Road deaths increased

Plans for students to sit their Leaving Cert English and Irish Paper One at the end of fifth year are being delayed. It’s one of a number of planned reforms of the Leaving Cert cycle, aimed at easing exam pressure in sixth year. However, teacher, student and subject unions all opposed the move, claiming it

The Killybegs Coast Guard was involved in an 8 hour salvage operation yesterday after a boat started to take on water. The rescue service was tasked at around 9.40am to a 75 meter vessel at Killybegs Harbour which was taking water on board via the hull. The team commenced pumping using a salvage water pump

The Donegal Public Participation Network is urging community and voluntary groups in the county to become involved. A new national brand identity and awareness campaign for Public Participation Networks across the state has been launched this week by Junior Community and Charities Minister Joe O’Brien. The Donegal Public Participation Network is one of 31 PPNs

The education collaboration organisation Leargas says that CASE, the cross border ‘Collaboration and Sharing Education programme has helped children to acknowledge, accept and celebrate differences between them and their peers from different communities or backgrounds – whether this was religious or otherwise. The six year programme has now come to an end, with an evaluation

A deal has been reached between the UK and EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol, according to senior British Government sources. A press conference announcing the deal is due in the next hour. British prime minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen have been meeting at Windsor. A deal had been

Over €19m is being invested in the Northern and Western with the launch of two new funding programmes aimed at supporting innovators and researchers. The Innovators Initiative is designed to develop five immersive, needs-led innovation training programs while KT Boost is a four year knowledge transfer programme focused on increasing research commercialisation outcomes in Irish

Over 50 vacant pubs across the country are to be turned into housing. The long-closed public houses are to be converted as part of a scheme aimed at boosting housing and reducing the number of vacant properties. In Donegal, 3 pubs have given notification to change use of the building to give way for 5

Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has called for a sense of respect to return to political life. Ms Coughlan told a recent See Her Elected event in Donegal that more support is needed for women to become involved at decision making tables. A See Her Elected event on Friday in Donegal Town heard that a sense

Small businesses in the North West are set to benefit from a new €5.4m European digital innovation hub. The hub is to be established to help SMEs apply cutting-edge technologies and digital skills to their businesses. It will support businesses over the next three years and offers expertise on research and development in areas such

Police have been granted more time to question a suspect in the shooting of an off-duty officer in County Tyrone. Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell remains in a critical condition after the attack in Omagh on Wednesday. So far, six men have been arrested.

All Donegal gritting routes will be treated from 8pm tonight. The  route index is 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 East 10: Cill Ulta West 11: Na Rosa 12:

Over the weekend Ballybofey Gardai have been conducting crime prevention checkpoints which have results in two arrests. One driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving while another on suspicion of dangerous driving following reports from members of the public.

Donegal County Council officials say they’re pressing to have the Letterkenny Flood Relief Scheme prioritised by government because of the risk that flooding poses in the area. In answer to a question from Cllr Gerry McMonagle, officials said the Letterkenny Flood Relief Scheme is listed as one of fifteen viable schemes in the Flood Risk

Police have charged a 37-year-old man with driving without due care and attention and handling property stolen in the Republic of Ireland. He is due to appear before Londonderry Magistrates Court tomorrow, Saturday 25th February. The charges follow a report of a police vehicle being struck by a lorry on the Lifford Road area of

Gardai say the Ramelton Road is closed between the Silver Tassie and the Sheep Dip outside Ramelton as a result of what they’re calling a non-serious accident. No injuries have been reported. Local diversions are in place.  

The government has announced funding to support more voluntary groups with their energy bills under the Community and Voluntary Energy Support Scheme. The scheme sees small grants provided to community groups, development associations, and volunteer-led organisations. Today, it was confirmed a further 134 groups will share almost €189,000. Of those, nine groups in Donegal will

Latest government figures show at the end of January, there there were 108 people registered as homeless In the North West, 35 of them children. There were 49 people registered homeless in Donegal and Leitrim, and 59 in Sligo. Those figures were slightly down on the December statistics. Conversely, the national shows numbers rising for

A man has been arrested after a police car was struck by lorry stolen from Donegal. The vehicle was damaged by the articulated lorry in the Lifford Road area of Strabane last night after the driver failed to stop for Gardaí and Police. The driver of the lorry which was reported stolen from the Donegal

  Ulster Bank is raising its fixed rate mortgage interest rates by 0.4-0.9% effective immediately. As part of its withdrawal from the market, Ulster Bank had previously announced it was no longer accepting applications for mortgages from customers from June last year. Variable mortgage rates are not increasing, while loyalty variable rates are being removed

Gardaí Síochana Donegal are urging road users to be aware of traffic on Sunday afternoon ahead of the Donegal V Galway match at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. They say a large crowd is expected and numerous traffic restrictions will be in place. They shared the following on their Facebook Page: The Round 4 Allianz Football League

80 estates in Donegal have been taken in charge since November 2019. Donegal County Council has confirmed that there are currently 213 live Taking in Charge applications for the county. 82 in the Inishowen Municipal District, 65 in Letterkenny/ Milford, 29 in Donegal, 28 in Lifford/ Stranorlar and 9 in Glenties.