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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.

The HSE is encouraging those attending Donegal V Galway game in Letterkenny to avail of their mobile vaccination unit on Sunday. It will be located outside O’Donnell Park from 11.30am to 2.30pm. The vaccine will be available to those aged 12 years and over, with a parent/guardian accompanying anyone younger than and including 16 year

Bord Iascaigh Mhara has found Irish seafood has among the lowest emissions of all food production in Ireland. The study, which is the first of it’s kind, is a commitment of the Government Climate Action Plan and provides an important baseline for Irish seafood industry. It identifies targeted strategies to help minimise the carbon emissions

A water outage issue has been reported for Cooladerry. As a result there may be traffic disruptions due to repair works. The works issued by Donegal County Council, may cause supply disruptions to Cooladerry, Magherahann Upper and surrounding areas. They are scheduled to take place from 9am until 5pm on today. It is recommend that

People in Donegal are being targeted in yet another scam doing the rounds. Gardai are warning people about a text scam which purports to be from EFlow claiming an outstanding fee is owed and urging the recipient to click the link contained in the message. People are reminded to never click a link within an

The Western Development Commission has launched a new report on travel trends in Donegal. In total, 35 towns were included in the Sustainable Mobility Index, eight in Donegal. Donegal Town ranked first in access to smaller towns within a 30km radius while people living in Lifford are most likely to car share to travel to

Over 40,000 premises in Donegal are now covered by high-speed fibre broadband. 40,478 homes and businesses in the county now have access to the network following the investment of more than €40 million by eir in the county. On completion, 71,000 premises in Donegal will be fibre enabled. In Donegal, the roll-out programme is already

The HSE has confirmed that a revised planning application will have to be submitted for an extension to the Donegal Hospice building in Letterkenny. The HSE had submitted an application to Donegal County Council to extend the duration of a previously approved planning permission for Donegal Hospice which is due to expire on 20th March