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A large fire has broken out at an industrial estate in Derry. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service remains at the scene battling to bring the blaze which broke out shortly before 2pm, under control at Pennyburn Industrial Estate. Police were in attendance earlier. No further information is available at this time.

Uisce Eireann has confirmed that water supply is returning to parts of Inishowen following an operational issue at Illies Water Treatment Plant yesterday. The outage impacted water supply in Redcastle, Quigleys Point, Muff, Moville, and surrounding areas. The utility says the treatment plant continues to recharge, and it’s expected that the majority of properties will

District Support Team officers in Derry have arrested a man following a traffic stop yesterday. They were alerted to a white MG car which failed to indicate at a roundabout. The car was signalled to pull over, and officers noted a strong smell of cannabis. A search of the car was conducted, ands a bag

Buncrana’s Children’s Charity has published figures this week showing that the so far this year, the initiative has helped 26 children and their families, providing over €7,640 in direct support since January. The committee says that none of this would have been possible without the continued support of local people, businesses, and councillors, who have

Uisce Eireann says mains repair works may cause supply disruptions to Buncrana, Tirimacool Road and surrounding areas today. Works are scheduled to take place from 10am until midday today.

Donegal County Council has announced its first awardee under the pilot Rope Thatch Mentorship Scheme. Under the scheme, the first of its kind in Ireland, David McFerran and he will work alongside master rope thatcher Brian Lafferty. The council says the selection process involved people who have undertaken initial rope thatch training courses at the

Resurfacing works are taking place in the Oldtown area of Letterkenny today. Traffic management will be in place for the duration of the works on Knockanarr Road.

Uisce Eireann says meter installation works in Milford may cause supply disruptions to Aras Ui Dhomhnail, Mageradrumman and surrounding areas this morning. Works are scheduled until 10 o’clock this morning. Meanwhile, in Letterkenny, new connection works may cause supply disruptions at Drumnahoagh and surrounding areas from midday until 4pm today.

An operational issue at Illies Water Treatment Plant is causing supply disruptions in parts of Inishowen this evening. Uisce Éireann says residents and businesses in Upper and Lower Redcastle, Quigleys Point to Muff, Ture, Clar, Moville Lower, Moville to Greencastle Road, Cruckglass, Ballywalter, Meenavenaghan, and surrounding areas may experience low water pressure or outages this evening

Five people have been taken to hospital following a serious crash in County Derry. It happened shortly before 7 o’clock this morning in the Tamnadeese Road area of Castledawson. Six ambulances, along with the air ambulance, were called to the scene.

VHI customers are being hit with a price hike in their health insurance. The health insurer is set to increase prices across a range of their health insurance plans by an average of 3% on adult premiums across its plans. Consumers will be informed of any changes to their plan in their renewal letter.

Twenty-seven sheep have been stolen from a field in Newtown, Ramelton between Tuesday, the 15th of July, and Sunday last. Gardaí are now appealing to anyone who noticed any suspicious activity in that area between those dates to come forward as they pursue an investigation. They are especially appealing to those within local farming circles

Drivers are being reminded to ensure their cars are locked while unattended. It comes following the theft of cash from an unlocked car in Letterkenny between 3 pm on Tuesday last and noon the following day. The car was in a carpark at a medical centre on the Pearse Road. Motorists are also asked not

Gardaí all over the country are investigating alleged incidents of online fraud in terms of the resale of event tickets. They are urging those wishing to go to events to only shop through official channels. In an appeal this morning on the Nine ‘Til Noon show, Garda Gráinne Doherty issued advice to those looking to

Gardaí are investigating a break-in at a vacant house in Brandon Park, St. Johnston, sometime between the 1st and 19th of this month. A TV and a copper cylinder were stolen from the house, but gardai say the incident was only recently discovered. Anyone who may have observed any suspicious activity or vehicles between August

Gardaí are  investigating a criminal damage incident that happened at Lawn Park, Ballyshannon on Saturday evening last at approximately 9.10pm. The front window of a house in that area was smashed. Gardai are anxious to speak to anyone who may have been in that area with a dash-cam between 9pm and 9.15pm. They’re also urging anyone

The average wait for a driving test has fallen to under 10 weeks, according to Parc Road Safety Group. Figures show the average learner driver is waiting 9.6 weeks to sit their test. However, figures vary from county to county, with two Donegal test centres above average. A learner driver in Mulhuddart Maple in Dublin

Areas that are supplied by the Kinnalargy and Gainne Hill Reservoirs may experience outages today, due to a water treatment plant interruption. Affected places include Carrigart, Downings, Glen, Glencoe, and Gortnabrade. Works are scheduled to take place until 6 pm this evening.

An unaccompanied learner driver has been caught speeding in Inishowen. Last night, Buncrana Roads Policing Unit detected a car travelling at 132KPH in a 100KPH zone. The car was seized and Fixed Charge Penalty Notices issued. Gardai are reminding all Learner Permit drivers that under the ‘Clancy Amendment’ they must be accompanied by a qualified