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Catherine Connolly’s taken a strong lead over Heather Humphrey’s in the race for the Aras. The latest Ipsos B&A poll for the Irish Times shows the independent candidate is 18 points ahead of her Fine Gael rival with just over a week to go to polling. The survey also found more than half believe the

Due to emergency works, the Drumbern Road in Milford will be blocked to traffic today and tomorrow. The restrictions are in place from 9.30am until 3pm on both days, with local access only. Diversions will be in place via R-246 Kerrykeel Rd, L-1252-2 Coopers Road & R-245 Main Street. HGV’s are asked to avoid this

A teenager has died in an incident at a residential unit in north Dublin. Gardai were called to the scene in Donaghmede shortly after 11 this morning. They found a seriously injured teenage boy, who was later pronounced dead. Another teenage boy has been taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries, while a woman

Donegal farmers are set to benefit from almost €29.5 million under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability scheme. A total of 7,701 farmers will begin to receive the payments from tomorrow. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, says these payments are a critical element of family farm income and, also make a

A new €200,000 ‘Food Equality Initiative’ has been launched to tackle hunger in Donegal. The county-wide project is supported by PEACEPLUS and is being delivered by the Donegal Local Development Company. It aims to address the growing issue of food poverty, the lack of access to sufficient, nutritious food, and its impact on health, culture,

A man has been arrested in Co Tyrone in connection with the discovery of a suspected bomb in Co Louth last year. A second man was arrested in Fermanagh yesterday, also as part of the investigation into the incident on June 9th 2024. The men aged 44 and 49, have been taken to the Serious

A motion of confidence in the Tánaiste will be voted on in the Dáil this afternoon. The move by the Government aims to pre-empt an Aontú plan to table a no-confidence motion in Simon Harris next week. Aontú says it’s over Simon Harris’ time as Health Minister, when the party claims he failed significantly to

Uisce Eireann is warning customers in Bundoran of a planned outage which is scheduled to take place tomorrow. Water supply may be interrupted from 11pm until 6am on Friday and will affect; Main Street, Church Road, Bayview, Promenade, Sea Road, West End and Finner. The planned outage on the Bundoran Public Water Supply is to

A minute’s silence was held at the start of today’s meeting of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District in tribute to the father of MD Chair, Councillor Ciaran Brogan. Councillor Donal Coyle, spoke of the late Phil Brogan as the inspiration for his son, Cllr Brogan’s interest in politics. Cllr Coyle says Mr Brogan was involved

Long-awaited road safety works are due to commence on the Raphoe to Convoy road in the coming days. Councillor Patrick McGowan, Cathaoirleach of the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District, has welcomed the allocation of €170,000 for the works, which will see the construction of a crash barrier on the R236 Burnside Scheme. Works will start tomorrow

The road between Station Road and Laurel Road in Artigarvan is currently closed due to a fallen tree. Efforts are ongoing to make the area safe. Police anticipate the road closure could remain in place until at least this evening.

Investigations are ongoing into a recent theft in Ardara. The lock on a shed belonging to a local community garden group was broken, and a mobile gas ring and connector were stolen from within. The incident occurred between 5pm on Wednesday, October 1st, and 1:30pm on Wednesday, October 8th. Gardai are appealing to anyone with

Anyone who noticed any suspicious activity in the Linsfort area of Buncrana over the weekend is being urged to contact Gardai. It’s after a number of garden lights at a property in the area were smashed between 8pm on Saturday and 11:30am yesterday morning. Gardai in Buncrana are investigating the matter.

Gardaí are appealing for information in connection with a weekend criminal damage incident in Ballybofey. Between 8pm on Friday last and 11am the following morning, damage was caused to a timber fence at a house in the Meenavoy area. Gardai say tractor marks were visible along the grass verge of the laneway beside the fence

Investigations are continuing after a car parked at St Patrick’s Church, Donegal Town, was damaged in recent days. Considerable damage was caused to the vehicle, which was parked at the location between 8am and 1pm on Friday. It appears the car was keyed along the passenger side. Anyone with information is asked to contact Gardai

A motorist has been arrested in the Burnfoot area following a Garda chase. In the early hours of yesterday morning, a driver failed to stop at a crime checkpoint in the village. A stinger device was subsequently deployed, bringing the vehicle to a halt. The motorist was found to be 5 times over the drink

Letterkenny Rovers has been honoured with a Mayor’s Reception at Letterkenny Public Services Centre. The award last Thursday, was in recognition of the club’s outstanding contribution to local sports after being crowned Donegal League Premier Division Champions, Ulster Junior Cup Champions, and Women’s 7-Aside Winter League Champions. The club’s Chairman, Eamonn McConigley, and Senior Team