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A Donegal travel agency has been named as the best in the Republic of Ireland. Atlantic Travel was named Ireland’s Top Agency as part of the TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2022: an annual power-list of the nation’s best agents by industry bible, Travel Trade Gazette. TTG group editor Pippa Jacks said: “Now in its […]

A man’s been arrested and a number of searches carried out in Strabane in connection with an assault in the town last month. Police have confirmed the arrest is linked to an incident at 7.20 on the evening of February 9th, in which a 19-year-old man was beaten with a baseball bat before being shot

A security alert on Derry’s Waterside has ended. The alert was sparked by the discovery of a suspicious object in the Campsie area shortly after 3 o’clock this morning. Police and army technical experts attended the scene on the Clooney Road ; the object was examined and declared as nothing untoward. The access road to

The validity of online Municipal District Meetings has been questioned by a councillor today. Speaking as an online meeting of the Lifford Stranorlar MD got underway this morning, Cllr Frank McBrearty said there was no facility for the public to attend the meeting, and in his view, that rendered the meeting illegal. On advice from

Gardaí are investigating criminal damage incidents in Milford and Buncrana. At Golan, Milford, between 7 o’clock on Wednesday night and 7 o’clock on Sunday morning last, the windows of a Komatsu digger parked in the area were smashed. Meanwhile, at St. Egney’s Terrace on the Cockhill Rd in Buncrana, the front window and the glass

PSNI Update – “Our officers remain at the scene of a security alert in the Campsie area following the discovery of a suspicious object. The dual carriageway remains open, however, the access road into the Covid test centre is closed. We’ll keep you updated”.   Police are currently in attendance at a security alert in

Employees will have 4 euro paid into their pension for every three euro they contribute under the auto-enrolment scheme going to Cabinet this morning. The move from Minister Heather Humphreys will mean 750-thousand people without any pension will be automatically signed up for one in 2024. Auto-enrollment will see all workers earning over 20,000 euro

A woman is in a critical condition following a three-vehicle crash in Co. Sligo. The collision, involving a lorry, a car and a van, happened on the N15 at Grange at around a quarter-to-four yesterday afternoon. The female driver of the car was taken to Sligo University Hospital, where her condition is described as critical.

  Ryanair is advising its passengers to arrive at least three and a half hours early for flights out of Dublin airport. It follows long queues at security over the weekend, for all flights. The airline says the issue is due to DAA staff shortages. Ryanair says its check in desks and baggage drop will

  The Department of Agriculture has issued a Fire Danger Notice, Condition Orange, for all areas where hazardous fuels such as gorse, heather, dried grasses, and other vegetation exist. The Notice is in effect from now until midday on Friday, 1st April 2022. Donegal County Council is appealing to landowners and members of the public

  39,561 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed over the past three days. There are 11,729 confirmed today, and figures for the weekend have also just been released. 15,460 cases were confirmed on Saturday, along with 12,372 on Sunday. 1,624 Covid patients are hospitalised, of whom 54 are in ICU.

There’s been a minor crash on the main Letterkenny – Derry road this afternoon. Gardaí attended the two vehicle road traffic collision at Burt at around 13.30pm. Gardai say that no injuries were reported and that the road will reopen shortly.

  Ulster Bank will start writing to current and deposit account customers in the coming weeks, to give them notice to move and close their accounts. They’ll be written to in tranches and given six months notice in order to facilitate orderly account switching. The bank has also announced it will not accept new mortgage

  Police in Strabane investigating the theft of machinery from a premises in the town have released images of the equipment. The machinery is believed to have been stolen at around 9:30pm on 16th March. The stolen machinery includes a JCB telehandler, a JCB Micro digger and a JCB Micro dumper. A blue DAF lorry

  The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 has doubled in the past three weeks. Today the figure stands at 1,624 – the highest in over 14 months. Three weeks ago, the number was only 808. Latest figures show that there were 60 Covid patients being treated on site in Letterkenny University Hospital.

A man was assaulted and robbed in the Shantallow area of Derry during the early hours of this morning At around 12:30 this morning, the man in his twenties was making his way through Carranbane Walk from Earhart Park. It’s reported up to four masked men attacked him, punching him in the face and stamping

During the month of April, the Donegal County Library Service, in association with Donegal County Council, are holding a special programme of events for children up to the age of 10. Spring into Storytime 2022 will feature a range of interactive in-person events across public libraries in County Donegal. Spring into Storytime 2022 is the

50 new jobs are to be created in the CoLab facility on the Letterkenny I.T. Campus over the next 18 months. Zinkworks, a Telecoms & Financial Services Research & Development company with its Irish base in Athlone has announced the establishment of a software engineering hub. This project is supported by IDA Ireland. Tánaiste and

Two new housing reports show house prices continued to rise in the first quarter of the year, particularly outside Dublin. The publications, from MyHome and daft.ie have also warned the number of units available on their sites reached new lows since the new year. MyHome’s report shows a 12 per cent rise year on year

Covid infection rates in hospitals continue to rise, with 1,569 people currently receiving hospital treatment nationwide, that’s up 111 in 24 hours. There are also 51 Covid patients in ICUs, unchanged from yesterday. At Letterkenny University Hospital there are still 67 Covid-positive patients admitted there, down 9 from yesterday, but still continuing one of the

Police in Derry say they’re appealing for information, following reports of a robbery in Derry city yesterday afternoon. They say the robbery occurred at a bookmakers’ shop on the Lecky Road, at approximately 4:10pm on Saturday. According to Police, the suspect, described as being around 6’2” tall and wearing a grey hooded top and dark

Gardaí have warned of new so-called “smishing” scams that aim to impersonate the HSE. They say they wish to alert the public about a “smishing” scam that is impersonating a message from the HSE, claiming the victim has contracted Covid-19, and has to pay to order a PCR test. Gardaí say that the HSE will

HSE officials in the North West are urging everyone aged 12 years and older, who have not yet received their booster Covid vaccination to do so now if they are eligible. They say there’s a large number of people, who had Covid 19 over Christmas and the New Year who are now eligible, and they’re

Almost €6 million is being invested by the EU to save the corncrake. It’s hoped the LIFE project, which was launched in Gortahork last evening, will increase corncrake numbers by 20%. Ministers of State Malcolm Noonan and Pippa Hackett were in Gortahork yesterday for the launch of the €5.9 million scheme, which will see a

19,866 new cases of Covid 19 have been reported this afternoon. 9,324 cases were confirmed through PCR tests, while a further 10,542 people registered positive antigen test through the HSE portal yesterday. As of 8am today, 1,466 people with Covid 19 patients were being treated in irish hospitals, 55 of them in ICU. Latest figures

Detectives in Derry are appealing for witnesses and information following what’s been described as an aggravated burglary in the Clon Dara area last night. At around 9.35, police received a report that a number of masked men, who were armed with hammers and baseball bats entered a flat in the area. They were dressed in

Five pubs around the country will be transformed into community hubs during quiet trading times, under a new pilot scheme from the government. One of them will be in Donegal. It will see bars transformed into the likes of digital hubs, community cinemas, book clubs, arts and crafts workshops and meeting spaces. The Vintners Federation

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has been moved to a secure location in the North, due to a bomb scare at a John and Pat Hume Foundation peace-building event in North Belfast. It’s believed that a van was hijacked at gunpoint, and the driver was made to take the van to the venue where

A status orange fire danger notice has been issued for County Donegal, as a period of warm, dry weather continues. The Department of Agriculture has issued the warning for all areas where hazardous fuels such as gorse, heather, dried grasses, and other vegetation exist. The notice will last until midday on Monday the 28th March. In

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has tested positive for Covid-19. He’s self-isolating after a positive antigen test. His spokesperson says he has some mild intermittent symptoms but is otherwise well and intends to carry out any functions that he can virtually. He had tested negative yesterday while in Brussels.