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Police in Strabane investigating the attempted murder of two police officers have arrested a 28-year-old man. He has been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite for questioning. A property in Strabane was also searched and a number of items were seized. The attempted murder investigation continues, and police are appealing to anyone with information to […]

Some elective procedures are being postponed at Letterkenny University Hospital due to site pressures. The hospital remains under significant pressure with high attendances and long wait times in the Emergency Department in recent days. All available beds at the hospital are in use. In a statement, Saolta says every effort is being made to discharge

Gardai in Donegal are urging people to ensure their sheds are locked after a number of items were taken from a shed at a house on Conlon Road in Killybegs on last Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Gardaí say the shed was entered between 8.30pm and 7am. A quantity of coal, a builder’s wheelbarrow and

A special meeting of Donegal County Council will take place on Friday. Cathaoirleach Councillor Liam Blaney has called the meeting to discuss steps the Council can take to secure alternative accommodation immediately for families whose homes are worst affected by defective concrete blocks. An update on a meeting with the Housing Minister is also being

Very high pollution levels have been recorded in the North West. The air quality in Strabane is currently at 8 which is deemed high. Derry City and Strabane District Council is warning that people most at risk to the harmful effects of pollution are the young, elderly and those with existing heart and respiratory conditions.

Five Donegal schools have been included in the Safe Routes to School Programme. The initiative aims to create safer walking and cycling routes within communities, alleviate congestion at school gates and increase the number of students who walk or cycle to school by providing improvements to walking and cycling facilities. The launch of the second

Jonathan Dowdall is expected to be asked about a recorded conversation between him and Gerry Hutch when the Regency hotel murder trial resumes this morning. Yesterday, the former Sinn Féin councillor told the judges that Mr Hutch told him he was one of the men who shot David Byrne at the Dublin hotel in 2016.

Cabinet Ministers will consider amendments to laws around international surrogacy this morning. A joint memo from Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, Justice Minister Heather Humphreys and Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman will approve the drafting of a number of amendments. It’s expected the legislation will allow commercial surrogacy abroad and recognise people to be registered as the

The warmest place in Ireland last night was Malin Head where temperatures of six degrees were recorded. The county recorded the highest temperatures in the country, while the coldest place was Athenry in County Galway, where temperatures plunged to minus eight degrees. According to Met Eireann, Mount Dillon in County Roscommon also recorded a bitterly

A burst water main is causing supply disruptions at Oldtown Bridge, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny this afternoon. Works are scheduled to take place until 4pm. Residents are urged to allow 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for the supply to fully return.

See below a map of gritting routes provided by Donegal County Council. Assume no Road is Ice free. Gritting notice may change depending on weather conditions. 

Met Eireann has issued a new status orange freezing fog warning for 21 counties, including Donegal. Motorists are being urged to take care on the roads with very hazardous driving conditions forecast for the day. Meanwhile, a nationwide Status Yellow low temperature/ice warning remains in place until Friday. The majority of schools have remained open,

Updated as notifications come in: The lough beg and down strand day centre for the elderly is remaining closed until after Christmas due to weather conditions. Fintown Day Centre will be closed tomorrow Tuesday the 13th of December. Closures can be emailed to donnamarie@highlandradio.com or call 0749125000

The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is under significant pressure today with high attendances and long waiting times. INMO figures this morning show 64 admitted patients awaiting beds at the hospital, 3o0 of them on trollies in the Emergency Department. Management say there is significant pressure on bed availability, with lengthy delays in the

An exhibition of the peace accolades awarded to the late John Hume has opened in Derry’s Guildhall. The collection includes the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, jointly awarded to John Hume and Sir David Trimble for their role in the Northern Ireland peace process, the Martin Luther King Jnr Non-Violent Prize bestowed in 1999, and the

An Bord Pleanála will be given a new name, and face fines for delayed decisions under new plans to overhaul the planning authority. They’re among the changes included in the Planning and Development Bill, which is expected to be approved by Cabinet ministers tomorrow. Under the plans, council’s are to be given more powers when

Donegal County Council has urged the public to be cautious on the roads this week as the current cold snap continues on. Officials from the council attended a meeting of the National Emergency Coordination Group yesterday, as the wintry conditions are expected to last until Friday at the least. The Council says their gritters will

Sinn Fein remain the most popular party in the country with less than one week before the Government’s re-shuffle. Leo Varadkar is set to become Taoiseach again next Saturday, December the 17th, but Sinn Fein remain top of the opinion polls unchanged at 34 percent. Fine Gael have gained in the latest Sunday Times Behaviour

Donegal County Council say that all routes on the gritting route are being covered this afternoon, due to the current cold and icy weather present. Gritters have been on all designated gritting route roads since 3pm, and it is expected all routes on the gritting map will be serviced again this evening as another night

A status orange low temperature and ice warning is now in place for the entire country until midday tomorrow, with temperatures expected to reach -5 and below. Severe frost, icy stretches on the roads as well as freezing fog are anticipated. A yellow snow and ice warning has also been issued for County Donegal that