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The five West Tyrone MLAs have been elected as vote counts continue across the North this afternoon. With 63 of the 90 seats now filled nationally, Sinn Fein are on 21, with the DUP trailing behind in second at 19, and a resurgent Alliance Party third with 12 seats. Sinn Fein won the day in […]

Counting will continue this morning in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. Sinn Féin topped the polls nationally when it came to percentage of the vote, with 29 percent. With 47 of 90 seats filled, currently Sinn Fein have 18, the DUP are currently second with 12, and the Alliance party are third with 8 seats.

Current research into sports concussion at the Atlantic Technological University’s Donegal campus is to be discussed at an event on Thursday next. The research at the ATU is being undertaken in conjunction with the Sport Concussion Awareness and Training project. SCAT, the Sport Concussion Awareness and Training project is an international study being funded under

The PSNI’s Collision Investigation Unit has welcomed the sentence handed down to a 22-year-old man for causing the death by careless driving of a man in County Derry four years ago when he was 18. Bliain O’Connor from Derry pleaded guilty in March this year, last evening, he was sentenced at Derry Crown Court to

  A 47 year old man who had been missing from the Gortinlieve area between Newtowncunningham and Derry has been found safe Gardai have thanked the public and media for their assistance in this matter.

Motorists in Derry are being asked to avoid the city side lane of the Foyle Embankment due to a build-up of traffic as police deal with an ongoing incident. The PSNI says people should seek alternate routes for their journey.

This afternoon, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar visited the home of Peter and Michelle Patton, whose living room ceiling is being propped by scaffolding up for fear of collapse. Eileen Doherty Mica campaigner said that the image  conveys the devastation that this issue has caused and the constant fear, trepidation and stress that families are enduring. Mr

Tata Consultancy Services hosted a visit today by  Tánaiste and Enterprise Minister Leo Varadkar TD at its Letterkenny base earlier today.  One of the North West’s largest employers, TCS briefed Minister Varadkar and other visiting guests from IDA Ireland on its plans to further cement this Centre as a strategic hub to provide digital transformation,

Three people have been arrested following an incident in Sion Mills this morning. At around 7:20am, Police received a report of a fight on Main Street in the village. Officers went to the scene where they found two men, both of whom had sustained head injuries. The two men, who are aged in their twenties,

Damage has been caused to a number of parked cars during an early morning hit and run incident in Letterkenny yesterday. Gardaí are investigating a road traffic collision involving a car and three parked vehicles at around 3:45am in the Harmony Hill area. No injuries have been reported. However, the driver of the car failed

A record number of passengers flew between Donegal and Dublin last month. Passenger numbers on the Donegal-Dublin PSO route operated by Emerald Airlines are said to have exceeded pre-Covid levels in April. Ciarán Smith, Head of Commercial at Emerald Airlines, says it is clear to see that recovery is well and truly underway with the

Counting gets underway in the Northern Ireland Stormont Assembly elections this morning. Turnout was down on the 2017 Stormont elections after something of a lacklustre campaign that could yet see a historic result. If the actual voting mimics what the polls are saying Sinn Féin will be the largest party in Stormont for the first

A proposed extension at St Catherine’s Vocational School in Killybegs has received initial project approval. The project will consist of a construction studies room, prep areas, a science lab, a preparation area and two SEN bases. Minister Charlie McConalogue says the extension will improve the offering and services of the school, and paid tribute to

  Donegal now has the third lowest level of PCR confirmed Covid 19 in the state, with a 14 incidence rate of 222 cases per 100,000 people, compared to a national rate of 291. All but two of the seven electoral areas in the county have rates below the national average, and South Inishowen now

Detectives from Strand Road investigating an incident on Skeoge Link Road in Derry earlier this week have charged a 28-year-old man with 11 offences. Following the man’s arrest yesterday, detectives have since charged him with offences including attempting to cause grievous bodily injury by dangerous driving, dangerous driving, two counts of assault on police, common

The Tanaiste will visit Donegal tomorrow ahead of Fine Gael’s AGM. It comes following the news that party colleague Deputy Joe McHugh is stepping away from national politics. Leo Varadkar will pay a visit to the Donegal County Museum during his time in the county. He will attend The Treaty, 1921: Records from the Archives

Six new regional health areas are expected to be fully operational by early 2024. The Department of Health has set out a timeline for the introduction of the RHAs, which are part of the Slaintecare plan. It will see regional structures set up within the HSE, which will continue to act as a national centre

There was a drop in the rate of unemployment in April. It now stands at 4.8 per cent, according to CSO figures. That’s down from a rate of 5.1 per cent in March and from 7.5 per cent in April last year.

Donegal company Mulrines has signed a multi-million euro deal with Lidl. The €8 million partnership will see Mulrines juices and smoothies feature on shelves across 210 stores throughout Ireland, Northern Ireland and some stores in Britain. Mulrines, established in 1919 in Ballybofey has been working with Lidl since 2009. Currently they produce a variety of

Representative of the Irish Farmers Association will meet officials from Ulster Bank today to discuss the bank’s exit from the Irish market. The IFA says the withdrawal is creating huge uncertainty and adding to the stress being felt by farmers concerned about escalating costs and falling farm incomes. The association says it’s heard anecdotal reports

People in Northern Ireland are taking to the polls today to elect a new Stormont Assembly. Sinn Féin is expected to comfortably be the largest party in Northern Ireland for the first time. Voting will begin at 7am and last until 10pm tonight as Northern Ireland votes to fill the 90 seats in the Stormont

Two school extension projects in Donegal are to progress. Scoil Naomh Colmcille in Kilmacrennan has been given the go ahead to proceed to tender, while Scoil Naomh Colmcille in Drumoghill has been cleared to go to construction. The Kilmacrennan project will consist of two classrooms, an SEN base and an SET room, while the Drumoghill

Donegal County Council is hosting a number of public consultation events across the county over the month of May. People are being invited to participate in a pre-draft public consultation for the new County Donegal Development Plan, and the proposed variation to the current County Donegal Development Plan in respect of wind energy policy. A