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  The Public Expenditure Minister says there’s no significant risk of fuel shortages or rationing. The European Commission is looking at a ban on oil imports from Russia after announcing a similar move on coal. Minister Michael McGrath says plants powered by fossil fuels will have to operate for longer than envisaged.

  An appeal has been issued over a young man missing from the North West. Gardaí are trying to trace the whereabouts of Richard Thien, who is missing from Kinlough, Co. Leitrim, since Tuesday. The 22 year old is described as being 5′ 8” in height, of strong build, with short black hair. When last

The security alert in the Waterside area of Derry has ended. A suspicious object discovered in the Corrody Road area on Monday evening has been declared an elaborate hoax. The object has been taken away for further examination. Corrody Road has re-opened. Superintendent Marty Reid said: “First of all, I want to thank the local

  8,354 new cases of Covid19 have been confirmed today. There are 4,076 PCR-confirmed cases, while 4,278 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. 1,333 patients are in hospital, which is down 27 on yesterday. 58 are in ICU, which is an increase of 4.

  Donegal County Council has been told it will not be possible to have an external report on the purchase of five houses in Buncrana by the end of the month. In the meantime, the council says the matter has been referred to An Garda Síochána, the Department of Local Government, and the Department of

  The adjourned March meeting of Donegal County Council is underway this afternoon. Cllrs have assembled at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny for the meeting which has been postponed last week over an incident at the facility. At the time, Gardai were called to the Aura as some staff and a number of elected

There’s been a two vehicle collision in Derry.  The Glenshane Road in Derry is closed from its junction at Ardmore Road to the Altnagelvin roundabout as a result. Diversions are in place and we ask that drivers follow these diversions. Access to Altnagelvin is via Crescent Link or Irish Street.

Four masked men forced their way into a house in Castlederg yesterday evening before making off with the occupant’s car. Detectives are investigating the aggravated burglary and are appealing for information. Shortly after 6pm yesterday, four males, wearing masks and carrying weapons, forced entry to a house in the Drumnaby Park area of Castlederg. Detective

Aurivo last year recorded a 16.7% increase in turnover. The agri based company in previous years took over Donegal Creameries. The company’s financial results for the year up to December 31st 2021 recorded a total turnover of €570.3 million.

Police in Derry City and Strabane are urging the public to be vigilant after recent reports of cold callers in the District. People are being urged to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to police. It was reported just before 1:40pm on 26th March that two men arrived at an address on Tornoge Road

A status yellow warning for wind has been issued for 4 counties in the north and west. Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo will be affected from 1pm today until 9pm tonight. Met Eireann’s warning of very strong winds from the south west that could make driving conditions difficult.

Donegal County Council’s Regeneration & Development Team in collaboration with GM Design has announced the opening of public consultation to hear the views of the community on the Draft Dungloe Regeneration Strategy & Action Plan. The draft plan will be on public display from today Tuesday 5th April until Tuesday 2nd May 2022 and the

There are 7,733 new cases of Covid today. 2,743 are PCR-confirmed cases, while 4,990 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. 1,360 COVID-19 patients are in hospital, which is a decrease of 73. 54 are in ICU, down from 59 yesterday.

  There’s been an increase in the number of uninsured drivers on the roads. The Motor Insurer’s Bureau of Ireland says the issue is ‘problematic’. More than 174,000 vehicles are uninsured, according to the body, an increase of over 23,000 since 2018.

  New regional health areas will have budgets based on population. Cabinet approved the establishment of regional health areas in a radical shake up of the structure of the HSE. One person will be in charge of service delivery in the six regions with a slimmed down central HSE overseeing national policy. Each area will

A status yellow wind warning has been issued for four counties for tomorrow. It will be in place in Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo from 1pm until 9pm. Met Eireann is predicting very strong winds which may make driving difficult.

  A security alert in the Waterside area of Derry is continuing this afternoon. It follows the report of a suspicious object discovered in the Corrody Road area yesterday evening, shortly after 7pm. Corrody Road remains closed between its junctions with Strabane Old Road and Kittybane Road and is expected to remain closed for several

A man has been arrested and a quantity of drugs seized in Strabane following an incident in the town in the early hours of this morning. Substantial damage as also caused to a flat on Main Street after a fire broke out at 12:40am today. Police and Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service responded to

The Bishop of Raphoe has launched a new Pastoral Plan for the Diocese of Raphoe. Bishop Alan McGuckian says the future decline in the number of priests is a big worry. The new Pastoral Plan for the Diocese of Raphoe for the next two years was launched at 7pm Mass on March 31st, in the

Gardai are urging people in the Whitethorn Park area of Letterkenny who may have observed a man acting suspiciously on Tuesday last to come forward. A resident arrived home on Tuesday last to discover an intruder in her home. She is said to have entered via the front door and when she observed the man

Gardai in Ballyshannon are investigating a number of break ins in the district. They are particularly keen to trace the movements of two vehicles they believe to be connected to one incident. Between 9am and 12 noon on Wednesday last, the rear window of a property in Tobber, Ballintra was forced open and entry gained.

Gardai are appealing for information relating to a criminal damage incident in Donegal Town. On Wednesday last at around 3:40am, residents of a house in Millrace Crescent were wakened by a loud bang. They subsequently discovered that the front sitting room window and glass in the front door had been smashed. Gardai are appealing to

Donegal is to receive over €716,000 in funding under the Local Improvement Scheme. The county has received the third highest allocation in the country for upgrade works on rural roads and laneways. The money will help in improving access to homes, farms and outdoor amenities.

The government is inviting applications from cross-border Local Authority Partnerships for the new Shared Island Local Authority Development Funding Scheme. The €5m scheme is being funded through the Government’s Shared Island Fund, and will support the development of new joint investment projects. Minister Charlie McConalogue says this is a timely announcement, coming after the Taoiseach’s

A man has been shot in Derry. It’s believed that shortly after midnight, three masked men entered a property in the Kildrum Gardens area. Two of the men entered a bedroom where a man, aged in his thirties, was sleeping and shot him twice – once in each leg. Detective Sergeant Galbraith has confirmed that

Government Ministers will be asked to approve the creation of regional health areas this morning in a major reform for the health service. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will bring a memo to Cabinet this morning saying the new regional healthcare model will be phased in from the start of next year, being fully operational by