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Coalition leaders will begin a series of meetings with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe tomorrow. They will also meet with Public Expenditure Minister, Michael McGrath – to discuss a new round of interventions to help the cost of living crisis. It comes amid reports the Government is poised to announce a ‘Christmas-bonus style’ social welfare payment […]

A driver with cocaine in their system was arrested last night after being caught speeding at 173 kph. Gardaí from the Donegal Town Roads Policing Unit say the driver tested positive for the presence of cocaine, after being pulled over for driving at 173 kph in a 100 kph zone. Gardaí say the driver has

A teenage girl has been found safe and well following a search and rescue operation involving the Greencastle Coast Guard and the Rescue 118 helicopter. It’s believed the girl was missing overnight, but an update from the Greencastle Coast Guard on social media confirmed she was found safe and well this morning by rescue crews.

Gardaí from the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit say they arrested a man, after they detected a car travelling at almost twice the legal speed limit in the Letterkenny area overnight. The man was caught 82 kph over the speed limit – doing 182 kph in a 100 kph zone. Gardaí say the driver was arrested

The cost of a taxi is set to go up later this year. Fares are set to rise by an average of 12 percent from September. The National Transport Authority says the planned increase reflects the increased operating costs faced by drivers. It also takes into account the cost of introducing mandatory cashless payment facilities.

  There’s been a 15.3% increase in employment in Derry and Strabane. The Strategic Growth Partnership for Derry and Strabane has heard that employment rose from 58,900 in 2001 to 67,900 in 2021. The quarterly meeting of the Strategic Growth Partnership for Derry and Strabane was told that there would continue to be challenges in

A US cross-party committee has criticised the British government’s plans to overturn parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The Ad Hoc Committee to Protect the Good Friday Agreement has called on US President Joe Biden to use all diplomatic tools to suspend any talks on a trade agreement with Britain until a the bill to

A man has been taken to hospital following a crash in the Manorcunningham area. Gardaí are currently at the scene of the collision which took place in the Dooish Hill area shortly before 4.00pm this afternoon. The man, a pedestrian has been transferred to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment of his injuries which at this

A new state-of-the-art fishing vessel navigation simulator has been unveiled at Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s training college in Greencastle. An investment of €465,000, the simulator and radio suites are designed to imitate real-life navigational conditions for helm, ship control training and practice, and for vessel routine and distress alert training. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the

Letterkenny University Hospital is warning of high attendances as the Donegal Rally weekend gets underway. The hospital continues to see high attendances at the ED which is leading to significant wait times. The Saolta University Health Care Group says the hospital is in high escalation today as a result of the pressures. On Tuesday the

An online public meeting is being held next week on the future of the Western rail corridor. Midlands North West MEP Chris MacManus will host the event on Monday June 20th at 7:30pm. The meeting is expected to provide an update on the current situation with the Western Rail Corridor and promote the benefits of

A woman arrested earlier this week as part of an ongoing operation targeting organised crime, human trafficking, organised prostitution and money laundering has been released. Gardaí from the Human Trafficking Investigation and Coordination Unit at the Garda National Protective Services Bureau that carried out the arrest on Wednesday morning have released the woman without charge.

The full list of road closures for this weekend’s Donegal International Rally has been confirmed. Road Closures Friday June 17th: Dooish Hill (Stages 1 + 4) 10:30am-5:30pm: L-1194-1, L-1194-2, L-1214-6, L-5084-1, L-5134-1, L-5164-1, L-1224-2, L-1224-1, L-1264-3, L-5194-2, L-8171-3, L-8171-2, L-8271-1, L-2091-2. Townlands: Veagh, Drumbarnett, Castleblaugh, Ryelands, Lismoghry, Ardagh, Tober, Listicall Upper, Tullyannan. Grianan (Stages 2

Buncrana Gardaí say that they seized a “dangerously defective” vehicle yesterday, as a part of a number of road traffic offences detected by the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit yesterday. Gardaí say that the vehicle in question was stopped as its driver was observed not wearing a seatbelt – and that after the vehicle was stopped,