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123 vehicles have been caught speeding in the first two hours of National Slow Down Day – out of nearly 25 thousand checked. Among them, a motorist was caught driving 130 kilometres per hour on the M50 in Dublin – which has a limit of 100 kilometres per hour. A driver on the Skehard Road

  Gardai in Donegal are encouraging people to review their home security in light of an increase in burglaries. Over the weekend there were four break-ins in Inishowen and one in Lifford, which gardai believe may have been linked. On today’s Community Garda Slot, Garda Niall Maguire said this reflects an increase in burglaries, particularly

A Ukrainian woman living in Letterkenny says shock has now turned to reality. Oxana says she thought it was impossible in 21st century that the events witnessed in Ukraine over the past 6 days would ever occur. She told Greg Hughes today that given the actions of Vladimir Putin no one knows what the world

The Canadian Ambassador to Ireland is in Donegal. Nancy Smyth has met with the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Councillor Jack Murray and representatives of Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce and Letterkenny Institute of Technology during her visit. She’s praised Ireland for it’s efforts in terms of tourism. Speaking on the Nine til Noon Show a

Gardai say they’ll be conducting high visibility checks on routes right across the country today as part of National Slow Down Day. More than 1,300 speed enforcement zones will be monitored over the next 24 hours, a number of them in Donegal, with the operation due to end at 7am tomorrow. The Road Safety Authority

Satellite images show a 40-mile long convoy of Russian military vehicles near the Ukrainian capital. Airstrikes have also been carried out on an airbase on the edge of Kyiv. The first round of talks between the two sides have ended without agreement. Meanwhile, the UN says more than half a million people have now fled

A West Donegal Councillor says if dog owners don’t take control of their animals, farmers will have no other option than to take matters into their own hands. Councillor Michael McClafferty says the frequency of dogs chasing sheep in the area, particularly in Creeslough is worsening. He raised the issue a number of weeks ago

Irish Water is under pressure to fast track upgrade plans for Inch in south Inishowen. It follows yet another water outage to hit the area yesterday evening and another one over the weekend, leaving hundreds of homes without supply for a time. Irish Water gave a previous commitment that it would carry out the necessary

The Vice President of the GRA says the attack on a Garda in County Cavan has sent shockwaves through the force. The Garda stopped a car in the Blacklion area in the early hours of yesterday morning when he was held at gun point and dragged into a car. The unarmed Garda was subsequently assaulted,

A conference in Donegal has been told that two research projects at Letterkenny University Hospital have been a very successful, with both set to be extended beyond the county. The first, which has been running for some years examined how best to support patients after treatment, and analysis of the data has shown that those

  Listen back to the main evening news, sport and obituaries for Monday February 28th: 

A South Donegal Deputy is calling on the Department of Finance to investigate whether cars are being “unjustly seized” by customs for non-payment of VRT. Deputy Marian Harkin believes there is a discrepancy between the number of warnings issued compared to the number of vehicles impounded. Currently, customs officers have the power to seize a

Investigations are underway into a spate of burglaries in Lifford and Inishowen over the weekend. A property in Lifford was broken into on Friday night while on Saturday night, a property in Newtowncunningham and Bridgend was targeted along with two houses in Burt. Gardai say they are following a line of inquiry and at this

The Foreign Affairs Minister says he understands calls for him to expel the Russian Ambassador from Ireland. There have been demands for Yuri Filatov to be expelled after he made repeated denials that Russia was poised to invade Ukraine. A petition was initiated by members of the Fianna Fail parliamentary party demanding that the Russian

The Housing Minister is due to receive the SCSI’s construction rates proposal today which will determine rebuild costs for Mica homeowners. Details of the proposal is expected to be made public today. The body was requested to devise a new costing model after much backlash from the controversial sliding scale element that was included in

An East Donegal cycling group has called for major safety improvements to be made on the Ballybofey to Donegal Town road. Over the weekend Finn Wheeler Cycling Club launched a campaign for a hard shoulder to be added to a 750 metre stretch, known as McGrory’s Brae. This campaign was initiated after a near fatal

The Tanaiste says today marks another milestone in our pathway out of the pandemic. People no longer have to wear facemasks in shops, public transport or in schools. Leo Varadkar says it’s especially significant for anyone working in a customer facing role. Retail Ireland Director, Arnold Dillon says the lifting of the facemask requirement in

Concerns have been raised regarding the designation of up to 40 acres within Letterkenny town as wetlands and floodplains, under a prospective new town plan. The designation would prevent building on lands between the Port Road and the Neil T. Blaney Road – despite numerous developments taking place in that area in recent years. Councillor

  Ireland’s expected to expel some but not all Russian diplomats as part of the next round of EU sanctions against Russia. EU Foreign Affairs Ministers are meeting this evening to discuss harsher measures. Simon Coveney says Ireland plans to ban all Russian aircraft from Irish airspace, and will encourage other EU countries to do

There was a three-fold increase in confirmed cases of flu last week. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre says 113 were recorded – compared to only 37 the previous week. 17 percent of last week’s cases were among hospital inpatients, and their median age was 65. Donegal GP Ciarán Ó Fearraigh says the increase in cases

The country’s newest airline is up and running in County Donegal this morning. Emerald Airlines is starting flights today between Donegal and Dublin airports, with a contract for the route that will last for the next three years. Junior Transport Minister Hildegarde Naughton says Emerald Airlines will be providing important options for passengers:

An extensive list of Mica homeowners’ questions has been sent to Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien. The 13 page document raises questions on issues which the Mica Action Group believe have not yet been addressed or require greater clarity, including; the sliding scale element, the inclusion of foundations in the scheme, a Defective Concrete Block Scheme

A Donegal Deputy claims the Finance Minister’s inaction despite repeated warnings has excluded citizens with disabilities from financial support. Deputy Pearse Doherty has criticised the Minister for ignoring repeated warnings from the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal that citizens with severe and permanent disabilities were being unfairly excluded from a financial support scheme that

A Donegal County Councillor is confident that the money allocated to Newtowncunningham today will lead to big things for the village. €100,000 has been allocated to Newtowncunningham under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, with the intended project providing for a dedicated outdoor space for young people. However some of the money will also be

A big crowd demonstrated at the PSNI headquarters in East Belfast earlier as the mother of Noah Donohoe made fresh calls for more information on files relating to his death. The 14-year-old was found dead in a storm drain in North Belfast in June 2020 – 6 days after he went missing. Assistant Chief Constable

  The Bishop of Raphoe has described the violence in Ukraine as diabolical. It’s understood Russian troops have now reached the streets of Kyiv as civilians are warned to stay at home. Missile strikes have continued since the early hours of this morning and gunfire can be heard in the governmental district. A special rosary

  A message in a bottle launched into the Atlantic 13 years ago has made it all the way to Donegal. Mairead Gallagher and her friend made the discovery while walking on Magheraroarty beach this morning. The pair stumbled upon a plastic bottle and upon closer examination discovered a handwritten note inside it. It’s the