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Police say they’re looking for witnesses as a man was seen exiting a car along the A5 road in Strabane. They say they’re appealing to anyone who was travelling along the A5 in Strabane last Wednesday (1st June 2022) between 7pm and 7:30pm, and may have witnessed a distressed male exiting the front passenger seat […]

A Donegal woman has been elected as the new Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council. Councillor Sandra Duffy, who is originally from Burnfoot takes over the role from Councillor Graham Warke. The new Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Sandra Duffy has committed to represent all the people of the

Police in the North are appealing for information and witnesses following a report of criminal damage to a premises within the vicinity of Railway Street, Strabane. Police say that some time between 5pm on Wednesday, 1st June and 8am on Monday, 6th June a window of the building was broken – causing extensive damage. Enquiries

The latest figures from the Department of Education show that over 300 Ukrainian children have enrolled in County Donegal schools since the outbreak of war in Ukraine. There are now a total of 229 Ukrainian children in primary schools here, with 85 enrolled in post-primary education as of last Friday. Nationally, 6,797 Ukrainian children have

Two men were killed in a traffic collision that occurred in County Sligo yesterday evening. The three-vehicle incident happened around twenty-past-five yesterday evening. The driver and passenger of one car were killed in the collision. The N15 was closed overnight between Sligo Town and Drumcliffe while Gardaí conducted a forensic examination. Anyone who witnessed the

Today is the final day members of the public can give their opinions on the 11 proposed regeneration sites and initiatives that comprise the 2040 Letterkenny Regeneration Strategy. This is the third and final phase of consultation needed to prepare a Regeneration Strategy for Letterkenny town centre to identify ambitious priorities for it as an

Bus Eireann has cancelled a number of its scheduled routes between Donegal and Dublin today, without providing explanation. In a statement on social media the bus company announced that three of the planned routes would be cancelled between today and tomorrow. The 8am bus this morning leaving from Dublin to Donegal was cancelled, as was

A new report in today’s Sunday Independent claims that residents and family representatives of those who were impacted by what was uncovered in the Brandon Report are intending to pursue legal action against the HSE. The Independent also claims that staff members at the Ard Greine Court Complex in Stranorlar are also looking to pursue

Gardaí in Buncrana say that at least six sheep were killed in a dog attack in Inishowen earlier this week. They say they received a report of an attack on sheep that occurred at Carnagarve, Moville at some stage between Thursday night and Friday morning. At least six sheep were killed and more may have

Donegal County Council has unveiled a plaque to acknowledge the role of the former Letterkenny Town Council in the development of the town. The plaque is located at the Letterkenny Public Services Centre. The Town Council, previously known as the Urban District was the main body for Local Government in the town for over 100

Bord Iascaigh Mhara has today confirmed the Brexit Blue Economy Enterprise Development Scheme is officially open for applications. The €25 million scheme offers grants to enable coastal communities to restructure, reconfigure, retrain, and diversify post-Brexit, with companies and communities within 10km of the coastline qualifying. Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue says the scheme will help strengthen

20 new jobs are being created in Donegal. Bon Appetit by Dudie’s Street Food, based in Killygordan has announced the creation of the posts which include full and part time positions for chefs, food production operatives, delivery drivers, cleaners and admin staff. The food production company supplies over 60 retailers across the Northwest.

The Housing Minister has announced an increase in the discretion rate for all HAP tenancies. Darragh O’Brien says the increase from 20 to 35% will secure and expand more tenancies and prevent new entries to homelessness. He’s also signalled that future applications from single people will be eligible for the couples rate of the Housing

Donegal County Council has opened a second call for the Caravan, Camping, Campervan and Motorhome grant scheme. This round will specifically target voluntary or community-based groups. The grant scheme will be open until the end of June, and will focus on supporting new and additional overnight facilities in locations currently underserved in the county, including

A video which mocks the death of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has been met with shock and anger. Police in the North have confirmed they’re examining the video to determine if any offences may have been committed. The video, which is alleged to have been filmed during centenary celebrations in the north has been met

Gardai in Donegal are warning that they will be out in force this Bank Holiday weekend. High visibility checkpoints and speed checks will be carried out across the county. Gardai say their focus will be the detection of key lifesaver offences including speeding, drink/drug driving and the non-wearing of seat-belts. During National Slow Down Day

Parks, beaches and other swimming spots are likely to be busy this weekend – with temperatures set to reach 21 degrees. There will be some heavy downpours in places this afternoon and evening. However the sun will return tomorrow, over most of the country. Cathal Nolan, from Ireland’s Weather Channel, says Monday will be the

A woman missing from Dublin who was known to frequent Donegal has been found. Gardai say she has been located safe and well.

Over 64,000 ambulances spent over an hour at a hospital last year, before offloading a patient and getting back on the road. It’s nearly one in every four ambulances that arrived at hospitals. According to freedom of information figures, the ‘turn-around time’ was over five hours in 165 cases. David Hall, the chief executive of

Donegal County Council says additional staff have been approved by government to assist with the delivery of housing, both in terms of construction and acquisition. All targets are subject to the Council undertaking due diligence on concrete blocks, including professional testing and geologist reports on blocks utilised on each construction and turnkey scheme. Officials were

374 drivers have been detected breaking the speed limit so far on National Slow Down Day. 78,911 cars have been checked during the first nine hours of the operation. A car was detected travelling at 85km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R265 Porthall Ballindrait Road, while another was caught doing 101km/h in a 80km/h

The PSNI say Toni Ann Shea, who had been missing from Derry has been located. Gardai and Police are continuing to appeal for information on two other missing people. The PSNI are liaising with Gardai in a bid to locate a woman missing from Derry, while Gardai say they are very concerned for missing woman