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Ireland could be facing blackouts this winter, as planned emergency power generators will not be in place in time for the colder months. The Business Post reports the Commission for Regulation of Utilities and Eirgrid are plotting new tariffs. which will charge large energy consumers, particularly data centres, extremely high rates at peak times. A

  Gardaí say they’ve arrested two drivers this weekend in Donegal on suspicion of drug driving-related offences. The first driver was pulled over by Gardaí in the Redcastle area because of the way he was driving, and he subsequently tested positive for the presence of cocaine and cannabis. Gardaí say the driver was arrested and

Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for hot temperatures expected over the next week. The forecaster is warning of heat stress, especially for the more vulnerable, as temperatures reach the mid to high twenties. Met Eireann has also warned of a high solar UV index, and a “risk of water related incidents”. The advisory

A 4 year old girl has been pronounced dead after an accident at a caravan park in Sligo yesterday. Gardai and emergency services attended the scene in Enniscrone after the girl was hit by a vehicle yesterday afternoon. She was later pronounced dead at University Hospital Sligo. A family liason officer has been appointed to

Police in Derry City & Strabane are are warning people to be on their guard against scammers. It’s after a person was scammed out of £300 after they bought what was believed to have been online gift vouchers. Sergeant Walsh says scammers will stop at nothing in an attempt to dupe people, whether it’s on

The number of people homeless in Donegal continues to rise. Latest figures from the Department of Housing show a 3% increase on the prior month. There were 79 adults registered as homeless in the North West as of figures from June 20th-26th. Of those, 65 were Irish, 11 were natives of a European country or

Three people have been arrested and a quantity of drugs seized in Newtownstewart today. During searches, drug-related paraphernalia, cash and an offensive weapon was also seized. Two men aged 45 and 43 and a 40 year old woman were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including possession of drugs with intent to supply

The new Newtowncunningham Primary Care Centre will be fully functional from Monday. The Castle Medical Centre, located on the Main Street opened its doors on Monday last. The new Primary Care Centre in Newtowncunningham will offer a wide range of services including; GP Services, Public Health Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. It also has capacity

Two police officers have been injured after they attempted to arrest a man in County Tyrone. It happened just after midnight, when a man ran off as they tried to engage with him in Dungannon. When the officers caught up with him, the man threw metal garden furniture at them and smashed a glass bottle

Donegal TD Pearse Doherty says the Taoiseach should intervene to ensure frontline workers in Donegal receive the pandemic bonus payment that was signed off on by cabinet nine months ago. He says frontline workers were rightly praised for all the work they did in demanding circumstances during the pandemic, but this praise has not been

A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in Omagh this afternoon. It follows an incident in the Market Street area. The man is currently in police custody. Police are appealing to anyone who was in the area between 1pm and 2:30pm, to contact police on 101.

A man has died as a result of a crash in Co Derry on Tuesday. It happened on Smith Street in Moneymore shortly after 5 pm. The victim was the driver of a blue BMW Z3 which collided with a HGV lorry. Police are appealing for witnesses.

The unemployment rate for July was 4.2%, a slight drop on the revised rate for June of 4.3%. It compares to a figure of 5.8% in July last year. The seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed in July was 113,000, a fall of 900 compared to the previous month. The unemployment rate for those aged

Police are investigating what they have described as ‘a calculated and callous attack’ in the Galliagh area of Derry last night involving around 10 masked men. Shortly after 11pm the men, believed to have been armed with baseball bats, started a fire on the bonnet of a car parked in the Moss Park area and

A 28-year-old arrested by detectives investigating the death of 18-year-old Caoimhin Cassidy from Creggan in Derry on June 1st 2019 has been released unconditionally. Police say the investigation continues, and anyone with information is asked to make contact with them.

Two male teenagers have been taken to hospital following an early morning bus crash outside Buncrana. Gardaí and Emergency Services attended the scene of the single vehicle collision on the Buncrana to Clonmany Road, near the North Pole at around 1am this morning. Two male teens suffered non-life threatening injuries and were taken to hospital.

Police in Derry and Strabane are appealing to business owners and employees to be vigilant following a report of counterfeit notes in circulation. A fake £20 note was recently used in a shop in the city. Police say the paper was of high quality and that it is understandable how it could go unnoticed in

A major pipe burst is affecting water supplies in South Donegal. Irish Water says it’s working with Donegal County Council to restore water as quickly as possible following a burst on the trunk water main between the main storage reservoir at the water treatment plant and Bundoran Town. Bundoran Town, Ballyshannon South, and surrounding areas

There were 5,384 deaths attributed to Covid 19 in Ireland between March 2020 and February of this year. Of those, 182 were recorded in Donegal, that’s 3.3% of the national total. Central Statistics Office figures this morning show none of those who died in the county was under 34. One death was recorded in the

The HSE has issued a statement in response to a HIQA report published yesterday on a residential centre for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities in Donegal Town. Two non-compliances were identified at Tus Nua while five regulations were found to be substantially compliant. The HSE says, to address the areas identified, staff training