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Neale Richmond has been appointed as a junior minister in the Department of Enterprise. The Dublin Rathdown TD replaces his Fine Gael colleague Damien English, who resigned earlier this week amid controversy over his housing affairs. English failed to declare he already owned a property when applying for planning permission for a family home in […]

All counties saw an increase in the number of people on the Live Register in the year to December, with a year on year increase of over 21% in Donegal. The seasonally adjusted total was 185,700. In Donegal, there were 9,824 people signing on at the end of last month, a 21% increase on the

  Community groups in the vicinity of Meentycat Wind Farm have been awarded funding from SSE Renewables. A total of 59 community groups will benefit from the €81,000 fund, including schools, sports clubs and community centres. The annual sponsored walk on Meentycat Wind Farm, which was due to take place in September 2022, was unable

A man has been arrested following a seizure of suspected drugs and a sum of cash in Derry. A 46-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class B controlled drug, possession of a Class B controlled drug with intent to supply, and being concerned in the supply of a Class B drug.

Around 167 properties across the county are without power as a wind warning is in place. The fault in Derrybeg was reported around 2.30pm and ESB says 131 properties are affected. 15 customers are without power in the Carndonagh area and the outage is expected to last until around 7pm. In Donegal Town area, 21

A Shared Island Civic Society Fund has been launched by the Foreign Affairs Minister, Micheál Martin. It’s designed to promote practical North South co-operation and engagement. The scheme will provide 500,000 euro to cross-border projects in the first year of operation. In its first three years, the Shared Island Civil Society Fund will enable organisations

A status orange wind warning has been issued for Donegal. Met Eireann is warning of the potential for downed trees, power outages and disruption from 2pm until 8pm today. A status yellow alert for rain is also running in the county until midnight, with flooding possible in some places as a result of heavy downpours.

Donegal TD Pearse Doherty is seeking a meeting with the HSE to discuss the future of the GP out of hours service in the county. At present, it’s managed and delivered by the HSE’s NoWDOC service, with Caredoc providing GPs for the delivery of care. It’s understood the talks currently underway may see Caredoc take

Police in Derry City and Strabane carried out 40 drugs seizures and 25 related arrests during the Christmas period. Police conducted more than 600 patrols in the District during Operation Season’s Greeting which ran from November 17th 2022 to January 2nd 2023. This year’s operation focused on a range of safety priorities including roads and

ShopLK gift card sales have reached over €4,000,000 making 2022 a record breaking year. Sales reached €4,066,695 in 2022, a 34% increase on last year. First established in 2004 by Letterkenny Chamber as a local shopping initiative, The ShopLK gift card is redeemable at over 240 member outlets. Since moving to the gift card in

Detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit, assisted by uniform colleagues from Derry City & Strabane, are conducting a search in the Evish Road area of Strabane today, Wednesday, 11th January. Detective Inspector O’Flaherty said, “The search is part of an ongoing investigation into the activities of the new IRA and is a continued demonstration of

Donegal native and Senator Robbie Gallagher has been appointed as Government Whip in the Seanad. The Cavan-Monaghan representative was previously selected to run in the next General Election for Fianna Fail. His party leader and the Tanaiste, Micheal Martin, says he looks forward to working with Senator Gallagher in the upcoming term.

  The Regional Cultural Centre in Donegal has been granted €180,000. The Arts Council, the Irish government agency for developing the arts, has today announced its Arts Centres decisions for 2023. Funding will be distributed to 42 organisations across all parts of the country, including €180,000 to The Regional Cultural Centre. Maureen Kennelly, Director of the Arts

Donegal County Council has extended the consultation period on the new County Heritage Plan. A process has been taking place to identify priorities and highlight what the needs of the community are. People have until Tuesday, January 31 to make their suggestions to Donegal County Council and the County Donegal Heritage Forum as regards the

Met Eireann has issued a Level Yellow severe weather alert (Wind) for Donegal. Westerly winds will be very strong and gusty from tomorrow morning in the west at first, progressing eastwards from the afternoon, with particularly strong wind gusts especially around coasts and high ground in the northwest. The warning is valid from tomorrow at

ESB Networks personnel are working to resolve two power outages in the Dungloe area this afternoon. They estimate thatt he first, which affects 100 homes and businesses should be resolved by 1.15, while the second, which affects 74 customers should be resoplved by 12.45. Earlier, just over 15,000 homes and businesses are affected by a

A post mortem examination is to be carried on the body of a woman who died following a road traffic collision in Killybegs. The pedestrian, who was in her 60s, was struck by a van on Main Street in Killybegs shortly before 6 o’clock yesterday evening. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardai have

Irish Water says repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions in Crolly, Ranafast, Annagry, Mullaghduff, Kerry Town and surrounding areas in Co. Donegal today. The works are scheduled to take place until 2pm this afternoon, with Irish Water saying it may take 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time for supplies to

The British Foreign Secretary has promised to address protocol issues which “risk and undermine” the Northern Ireland peace process. James Cleverly’s meeting with political and business leaders in Belfast to discuss the impact of the trade agreement. The Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, will also take part in the talks – which the British government

Bank of Ireland has announced a €11.5 million investment in upgrades to its branches nationwide, including refurbishments to their Buncrana and Ballybofey branches. The investment will include installation of new internal and external ATMs in Ballybofey in Buncrana. The bank say works will also be carried out at their six other Donegal branches, with and

The Donegal Road in Killybegs is closed following a road traffic collision this evening. One person was injured in the incident which involved a single vehicle close to the local community hospital. Local diversions are in place and are expected to remain in place overnight. No further details are available.

Trooper Shane Kearney, who was injured in the attack in Lebanon which killed Private Sean Rooney, is no longer in a critical condition. He is continuing his recovery in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, where his condition is now described as stable. Private Rooney died following the incident on December 14th last year, while Shane Kearney

Irish Water say that the R245 road at Tank Brae in the Ramelton area is to be closed at night-time for works. The road will be closed from 7pm to 6am, from tonight until Thursday the 12th of January for essential water maintenance works.

Gardaí say the search for missing 21-year-old Daena Tighe from Buncrana has been stood down, following the discovery of a woman’s body. Daena had been missing from the Buncrana area since Friday, the 6th of January. Gardaí have thanked the public for their assistance in the matter.

New figures released by the CSO have revealed that Inishowen has the lowest Covid vaccination rate for young children, as well as first booster doses in the state. Inishowen returned the lowest vaccination rates for 4 to 11 year olds in the country, with just 4% of that cohort vaccinated in the North and South

77 food closure orders were served on businesses last year. That’s an increase of 31 per cent on 2021, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. The FSAI says there are a number of recurring issues including a lack of pest control, inadequate training in relation to food safety and personal hygiene, and improper

Following the appointment of Fr Niall Coll as Bishop of Ossory, the Bishop of Raphoe Dr Alan McGuckian has announced a number of changes. Fr James Gillespie leaves Falcarragh to replace Fr Coll as Parish Priest of Tawnawilly, incorporating Donegal Town and Clar. Arranmore curate Fr John Boyle goes to Falcarragh as Parish Priest ;