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Police in Derry are continuing their investigation into a sectarian hate crime which took place on Monday. The incident occurred in Shipquay Place where a girl was attacked by a number of other girls. Officers are currently speaking with witnesses and a number of identified suspects but anyone with additional information is asked to come

A joint water safety appeal has been issued by the Coast Guard, RNLI & Water Safety Ireland this Easter bank holiday weekend. It comes with the expectation of more people getting on the water with the brighter evenings and better weather. However, spring tides this weekend increase the pre-existing level of risk associated with water

People receiving social welfare will get a €200 Cost of Living lump sum payment in just over a fortnight. The support for pensioners, carers, people with disabilities, the unemployed, and lone parents will be paid on the week beginning Monday April 24th. The payments, which will cost the State €261 million, will also benefit those

Rules around the wearing of face-masks in hospitals are to be relaxed later this month. Despite the ending of all other Covid 19 restrictions over a year ago, the universal mask-mandate for staff, patients and visitors has remained in all acute hospitals across the country. The Irish Independent reports that will end from April 19th.

Health services in the North West are warning the public of long wait times in the emergency department for those with non-urgent cases. It comes with the anticipation of a busy weekend over the bank holiday break. People requiring non-urgent care are asked to consider facilities such as injury units, out of hours GP services

The PSNI has expressed a ‘real concern’ there could be a public order incident staged effectively to become a ‘platform’ for terrorist attacks on police. It’s warned there will be a strong ‘community intelligence’ operation in place this weekend, with special focus on Easter Monday, the anniversary of the Easter Rising. Britain’s intelligence service, MI5,

The latest figures from the IMNO show that of 8am this morning, 41 patients were awaiting beds in Letterkenny University Hospital. It’s the fourth most overcrowded hospital in the country today. Of those 14 were in the emergency department and the remaining 27 were in wards elsewhere. The national total this morning was 527 patients

Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Cllr Sandra Duffy has condemned the recent hate crime attack on a young schoolgirl in Derry’s city centre. Mayor Duffy said the incident was shocking and appealed to anyone with information or who witnessed the attack to contact the PSNI. Mayor Duffy said: “As a mother of

A driver has been caught speeding in Letterkenny in the early hours of this morning. The driver, who had no insurance, was travelling at 166KPH in a 100KPH speed zone. Gardaí from Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit arrested and charged the driver and say a court appearance is to follow.  

Improvement works on the A2 Buncrana Road in Derry are to be delayed, pending the preparation of a new regional transport plan. DFI says the road is a key link in the North West which serves as the main corridor from the city centre to industrial and residential areas, as well as a link to

Donegal TD Thomas Pringle, has welcomed the Government’s confirmation of delivery of the 58 school building projects that had been halted, and has credited the school community at Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí for their campaign. On Friday last, a delegation from the school met with Education Minister Norma Foley, and held a protest outside a

Animals in Need Donegal have taken to social media to make an appeal against the mistreatment of animals, in particular, cruelty to cats. The post comes with the shocking discovery of pellets from a type of gun embedded in the skin of a cat in the charities care. In the post, the charity say they

It’s emerged the man who died in a house fire in Cork had previously been convicted of the murder of a Donegal woman. Conor Downey was convicted and served three years in prison for of the murder of Letterkenny woman Suzanne Reddan. While the murder occurred in 1988, it wasn’t until a confession to strangulation

Police in Derry are appealing for information and witnesses to a fire in a derelict building in Gransha Park in the Waterside during the early hours of this morning. The blaze was reported to police at 1.25am and has now been brought under control and extinguished. The building has sustained significant structural damage and, at

The US president has confirmed his planned visit to Ireland next week – and Donegal is not on the itinerary. Dublin, Louth and Mayo will be visited by Joe Biden, as part of a three-day stay in the Republic. First arriving into Northern Ireland to mark 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement Joe Biden

The Environmental Protection Agency is urging people in Donegal to read in 2022 review, and in particular look at figures relating to the county. The review found over 90% of people in the county accept and support the need for action to tackle climate change, and there is support across the board for the EPA’s

Over 15,000 Ukrainian children are enrolled in Irish schools, 1,296 of them in Donegal. Data shows 90 per cent of 5 to 18 year olds who have come here fleeing war in the past 14 months have been enrolled. Of those attending school in Donegal, 838 are in primary school and 458 in secondary school.

Donegal County Council has issued an update on the activity of the Creeslough Working Group which was announced in October and met for the first time on December 20th last. Since then, the group has met on three more occasions. The work of the Group to date has focussed on identifying potential projects and areas

Police in Derry say the Fire Service is dealing with a fire at a derelict building in Gransha Park this morning. Residents are urged to be aware of subsequent dust/smoke, and to please keep doors and windows closed.  

We could get details today of US President Joe Biden’s itinerary for his visit to Ireland. It’s understood he could make a public address in Ballina in Co. Mayo next week, which is home to his ancestral family. Advance teams have been in Ireland and Northern Ireland preparing for Mr Biden’s five-day visit to mark

Almost half of all secondary schools have unfilled teaching positions, according to a Red C survey for the ASTI. The survey of teachers also found 75 per cent have considered leaving the profession. Over 80 per cent of principals and deputy principals say they’ve employed unqualified teachers to deal with the non-availability of teachers this

Police arrested a 53 year old man on suspicion of four counts of sexual assault following incidents in Derry City and onboard a train between Derry and Ballymoney on Monday evening last. Two women reported being approached and sexually assaulted at their place of work in Foyle Street at around 5.30pm. A third woman was

Donegal County Council has approved a €300,000 Bridge Strengthening Programme 2023, which will see works on nine bridges over the next six months. The nine bridges approved by members for inclusion in this year’s strengthening programme are Mullinamuckley in the Donegal MD, Clonbeg and Graffy in Glenties, Ballymagaghey and Glashkeelan in Letterkenny-Milford, Mount Scourge and

35% of homes in Donegal were bought with a mortgage in 2021. Nationally, 63% of homes purchased were with a mortgage, down from a high of 65% in 2019. According to CSO figures published today, of the 1,330 people who purchased a property in Donegal in 2021, 460 were mortgaged transactions while 870 people purchased

Gardaí have launched an investigation into the theft of four Charolais Heifers from land in the Cashleenan area of Kilmacrennan. The animals are believed to have been stolen between 4pm on Friday afternoon last and midday on Struday. Two are white full bred weanling Charolais Heifers and two cross bred weanling Charolais Heifers, one of