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The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy. According to a statement from the HSE today, there have been 110 presentations to the ED with 27 patients on trolleys awaiting admission to an inpatient bed. They are advising that patients who attend ED for routine and non-urgent treatment will experience very long waiting times

Donegal recorded one of the highest percentages of vacant homes nationwide during quarter four of 2024. This is based on data from the Central Statistics Office, which measures the amount of electricity used by a dwelling to consider its vacancy. If a home used less than 180 kilowatt-hours in a single quarter, it was considered

At Derry Magistrates Court a barrister has said the decision is ‘ridiculous’ to prosecute a 93-year-old woman for criminal damage in a case described as a neighbour dispute. Evelyn Land (93) of Burnside Manor in Derry is charged with criminal damage to a neighbour’s vehicle on August 14 2025. Defence counsel Grainne McAnaney said that

Petrol and diesel prices will be reduced from midnight tonight for a period of two months. Cabinet ministers are to sign off this morning on the 17c and 22c per-litre cuts to petrol and diesel to help relieve the sharp price hikes caused by the war in Iran. Last night Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Simon

The man accused of killing his grandfather in Gweedore over two years ago has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Derek Mulligan (39), of Carrickcoyle, Doirí Beaga, Gaoth Dobhair, is said to have long suffered from mental health difficulties. His legal team also told the court he was the victim of sexual abuse as

Bundoran Fire and Rescue Service have praised one of their firefighters for their lifesaving actions. An off-duty EFR Firefighter initiated early CPR at an incident on the Tullan Strand Road yesterday. In a social media post, Buncrana Fire and Rescue Service thanked colleagues in the National Ambulance Service for their rapid response. They added that

A vigil will be held in Derry for a mother of two who died over the weekend. Amy Doherty was found injured at a house the Summer Meadows Mews area of Derry on Saturday, but later died in hospital. Police say a man who was arrested on suspicion of murder remains in police custody. The

The jury in the Natalie McNally murder trial has retired to consider its verdict. The 32-year-old was 15 weeks pregnant when she was attacked and died in her home in Lurgan County Armagh in December 2022. 36-year-old Stephen McCullagh of Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, has denied her murder.

The Swilly Mulroy Credit Union is set to merge with Letterkenny Credit Union. Recently members were informed of that Letterkenny Credit Union passed resolution to accept the transfer of engagements from Swilly Mulroy Credit Union. Both the Central Bank of Ireland and the Irish League of Credit Unions are in favour of this merger taking

The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Donegal rose by 3.6% to €215,000 in the last three months. Average Bundoran prices rose 4.8% this quarter to €220,000, while prices in Milford rose 2.4pc this period to an average of €210,000. Dublin remains the most expensive county to buy a home. The average

Gardaí in Letterkenny are appealing for witnesses in connection with two car break-ins that occurred at Coravaddy Woods between approx. 5.45pm and 6pm last evening. Two parked cars in that area were broken into between those times. Both cars were entered after a window on each was smashed. Nothing was stolen from one of the

Therapeutic services for people with Down Syndrome are being expanded. A new partnership is being unveiled on Down Syndrome Day to deliver expanded services across the country, including in early intervention, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy. The Department of Children, Disability and Equality says services will begin immediately on a phased basis,

Three people have been hospitalised following a road traffic collision in Carndonagh yesterday evening. The single-vehicle crash occurred near the R240 at approximately 6.30pm. The driver, a man aged in his 20s, and the occupants, men aged in their teens and early 20s were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital. Gardaí say their injuries are not

The Board of Donegal Airport says it will continue to work with and press the Department of Transport for an early conclusion to allow the reinstatement of the overnight aircraft and the midday flights between Dublin and Donegal within the earliest possible timeframe. It’s after Donegal TD Pat the Cope Gallagher received a letter last

Donegal TD Pat the Cope Gallagher says he believes the lunchtime flight from Dublin to Donegal will be restored within weeks. He’s received a letter today from Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien, in which the minister says discussions are ongoing in relation to restoring elements of the existing service, including the overnighting of the aircraft in

Letterkenny University Hospital has been allocated a consultant dermatologist after being denied the appointment earlier this month. This is after representations were made at the latest meeting of the regional health forum and elsewhere. The U-turn comes after a refusal by the National Clinical Lead for Dermatology, Professor Anne Marie Tobin to appoint a consultant

Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning Committee has today given approval for the progression of two major housing developments that will deliver almost 750 new homes for the city. One of the developments is on the Springtown Road, the other on the Upper Galliagh Road. The development of the affordable homes is being carried

Commencement notices were issued for 45 homes in Donegal last month, all of them one off housing units. That’s a 50% drop on the 90 notices issued in February 2025. Meanwhile, Cllr Joy Beard has said the latest housing commencement figures for Donegal clearly show that the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme is failing homeowners