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Residents in Kilmacrennan may experience some disruption to their water supply for a time next week.  These works are part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme. Mains repair works may cause supply disruptions to Milltown, Kilmacrennan and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place from 10am until 2pm on  Monday 14th March. Irish water […]

  18 million euro in emergency support is being provided to hauliers. A temporary grant scheme is being set up which will provide 100 euro per week for heavy goods vehicles over a certain weight. The scheme will operate for a period of eight weeks and will then be reviewed. Announcing the move, Minister Eamon

  Police are concerned for the whereabouts of Ross Wray. Ross was last seen in the Waterside area at approximately 10:30am on Thursday. If you have any information in relation to Ross’s whereabouts please contact 101.

  There was a slight increase in the number of planning permission applications approved for homes in 2021. Just under 43,000 were granted, up 1.5 per cent on the year before. Over 26,200 apartments were approved, compared with just over 16,700 houses in 2021.

Police in Derry say they are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare and safety of 17-year-old Patrick Crumlish who is missing from the area. He was last seen yesterday afternoon at around 1:45pm in the Northland Road area of the city. He was wearing a grey-coloured tracksuit and black trainers Patrick is described as 5’8”

Issues around health, fundamental rights, the rule of law, and the economy were discussed at a Conference on the Future of Europe held in Donegal last evening. It was part of a Europe-wide initiative to involve people throughout Europe in a debate about the EU’s future challenges and priorities. Those present at the meeting raised

Three men from County Mayo have been remanded in custody, charged with aggravated burglary at the home of Tom Niland in County Sligo. 54-year old Francis Harmon, Nephin Court, Killala Road, Ballina; 28-year old John Irving, Shanwar, Foxford; and 32-year old John Clarke, Carrowkelly, Ballina appeared before a special sitting of Sligo District Court last

A report by the Police Ombudsman in relation to the murder of republican informer Denis Donaldson has concluded that there was “corporate failure” by the PSNI in the circumstances which preceded his murder. Denis Donaldson was shot dead in a remote cottage near Glenties in April 2006. The Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland has found

  Two men have been been charged and will appear in court tonight over an aggravated burglary in County Sligo. 73 year old Thomas Niland was seriously injured in the incident in Skreen on the 18th of January which left him in a critical condition. Gardai arrested three men in the north-west region. Two of

A package of 150 million euro is set to transform rural towns, villages and communities this year. Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys has made the announcement of supports for rural communities. A new 15 million euro fund will upgrade and refurbish community centres across the country so thousands of people can benefit. There’ll

11,682 new cases of covid 19 have been detected. 4,065 new PCR-confirmed cases have been confirmed and 7,617 have been registered by antigen test. The Department of Health says 877 patients are being treated for the virus in hospital, including 41 in ICU.

  2,602 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the North in the last 24 hours. There have been four additional covid related deaths. 483 patients are being treated for the virus in hospitals in Northern Ireland, with just one patient in ICU.

Residents are advised of possible water supply disruptions today in the Drumerdagh, Letterkenny and surrounding areas. Repairs to a burst water main are being carried out. A traffic management plan will be in place for the duration of the works which are scheduled to be complete by 3pm this afternoon.

Donegal County Council’s Economic Development Strategic Policy Committee has heard of a need for a wider discussion on the county’s fire service. A presentation was made by Chief Fire Officer Joseph McTaggart in response to a motion put forward by Councillor Michael McClafferty who called for the fire service to step in as first responders

Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Doochill, Hillhead, Ardara and surrounding areas in Co. Donegal. A traffic management plan will be in place for the duration of the works. Works are scheduled to take place until 6pm this evening.

Gardai in Donegal are urging homeowners to take preventative measures to avoid the theft of home oil as prices increase. They are advising people to check oil levels frequently, arrange smaller but more frequent deliveries, instal automatic movement sensor security lighting around tank, install access gates and fencing around the tank, consider and alarm system

Residents in the Kildrum Gardens and surrounding areas of Creggan in Derry are advised that preparatory work has now begun to facilitate the extension of the City Cemetery. The works are expected to last approximately nine months. People living in and around the area are advised that during this period there may be some minor

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin will travel to France later for an informal summit of EU leaders. French President Emmanuel Macron, is hosting the meeting which will focus on Europe’s response to the war in Ukraine. Informal EU summits don’t usually reach agreements for EU action but this meeting in Versailles takes on extra importance. EU

Three men are still being questioned by Gardai in connection with a burglary and assault on an elderly man in Co. Sligo. 73 year old Thomas Niland is still in a critical condition on life-support in hospital after the attack in Skreen on the 18th of January. Gardaí yesterday detained three men in the north-west

The Round Room in Dublin’s iconic Mansion House played host to the eighth annual Just Eat Takeaway Awards last night, where two much-loved restaurants. Burrito Loco and Charcoal Grill, Letterkenny, scooped coveted accolades. It was a hattrick for local Mexican eatery Burrito Loco, Letterkenny who walked away with the Just Eat Best in Ulster title

Police in Strabane are urging residents to take extra steps to prevent home heating oil from being stolen following two reports of theft in the town this week. Oil was reported stolen from a tank at a house in the Urney Road area on Monday evening and from a tank at a property in the

Two Donegal projects are to share over €230,000 towards peace building under The International Fund for Ireland. Almost €83,200 has been awarded to Donegal Youth Services with €147,820 allocated to Milford & District Resource Centre. Both projects are funded under the IFI Personal Youth Development Programme, which focuses on supporting at risk youths through programmes,

  A low temperature warning has been issued for Donegal. Met Eireann is forecasting hazardous conditions due to a widespread severe frost leading to ice on untreated surfaces. The yellow weather alert will kick in at 8pm this evening and is valid until 10am tomorrow morning.

  9,070 new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed today. There are 1,715 PCR-confirmed cases, while 7,355 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. 829 Covid patients are in hospital, with 51 in ICU.

Three men have been arrested in connection to an aggravated burglary in a pensioners home in Sligo almost two months ago. 73-year-old Tom Niland received serious head and body injuries after masked men forced their way into his home at Skreen on January 18th. The men aged in their 50s, 30s and 20s have been

  The Government has announced a major expansion of the DEIS programme which will see the inclusion of 32 schools in Donegal. Schools in the programme avail of a range of targeted supports aimed at tackling educational disadvantage. It includes additional classroom teaching posts, home-school community liaison coordinator posts, DEIS grant funding and access to