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A status yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for County Donegal this weekend. Met Eireann are warning of periods of heavy rainfall at times today, as well as overnight tonight. The warning, which came into effect this morning, is currently set to expire tomorrow, Sunday morning at 9am.

Residents in Crossroads and Killygordon are being invited to a public meeting next week to discuss the future of the area. Particular emphasis is being placed on setting up a Tidy Towns group. The Crossroads and Killygordon Enterprise group CAKE says it qwants to give local people a say in their future as it works

The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority says the EU Commission has agreed to extend the current interim Control Plan for the weighing of fishery products until the end of the year. This means a controversial requirement for 5% of catches to be weighed on the pier will remain in place. The SFPA says it will continue to

Initial project approval has been received for a planned extension at Deele College in Raphoe. The project will consist of nine classrooms, two SET rooms, two engineering rooms, one technology prep room, two science labs, four classroom SEN base, classroom extension, refurbishment of existing woodwork room, home economics room and staff room and conversion of

2000 new cases of Covid 19 have been reported this evening, of which 980 were confirmed by PCR tests. A further 1,020 people registered positive antigen tests on the HSE portal. As of 8am today, 378 COVID-19 patients were in hospital, 39 of them in ICU. Latest figures for Letterkenny University Hospital show 11 infected

The Inishowen Development Partnership is to receive a share of a €526,000 fund for Social Enterprise Awareness Raising Projects. Social enterprises, social enterprise networks and support organisations across the country are to receive funding to carry out a range of awareness raising initiatives. €50,000 has been sanctioned for the Inishowen Development Partnership. Minister Heather Humphreys

A number of towns across Donegal are affected by water outages today. Burst water mains are causing supply disruptions in the Driminin, Barnesmore, Killymard, Gortlosky, Spierstown, Irontown – Donegal, Ballyholey, Slievebuck, Raphoe, Glencar Road, Fernhill, Wolfe Tone Place, College Farm Road, New Line Road, Beechwood, Derryveagh Avenue – Letterkenny areas. It comes as residents in

The U.S. Ambassador to Ireland is to visit Donegal next month. Claire D. Cronin will be in the county from May 9th – 11th. She intends to travel to Carrowmenagh near Moville where her grandfather Hugh McLaughlin was born. Ambassador Cronin says she is looking forward to learning about family connections in Moville and says

EirGrid will hold an energy citizens roadshow in Letterkenny and Donegal Town next week. It will provide information about Donegal’s energy future, future-proofing the grid in the northwest and details about home energy efficiency upgrades and grants. Speakers include representatives from the SEAI, the Western Development Commission and ESB. The events will take place on

A man has been arrested and £3,000 worth of drugs seized in Newtownstewart. Officers from Castlederg, Newtownstewart and Sion Mills seized a quantity of suspected Cocaine and Cannabis during searches at an address in Newtownstewart yesterday. Drug-related paraphernalia was also seized and a 26 year old man arrested. He has since been bailed pending further

Applications for school transport for the new school year will close today. It applies only for new applicants seeking primary and/or post-primary school transport for 2022/2023, which includes students starting school in September this year. It also applies to students moving school, including those moving from primary to post-primary school and those who have or

A Regeneration Strategy has been published for Ballybofey-Stranorlar town centres. The document, which was jointly prepared by Donegal County Council and the Ballybofey and Stranorlar Chamber of Commerce, sets out what the council says is an exciting and ambitious vision, setting out key priorities and actions for regeneration up to 2040 and beyond. This is

Donegal continues to have the second lowest level of PCR confirmed Covid 19 in the state, with a 14 incidence rate of 276 cases per 100,000 people, compared to a national rate of 406. All but one of the seven electoral areas in the county have rates below the national average, and Inishowen continues to

There’s been a drugs find in Newtownstewart. Police from Newtownstewart, Castlederg and Sion Mills have seized suspected cannabis and cocaine with an estimated street value of £3,000. Police also seized drug-related paraphernalia. A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of drug-related offences has since been bailed, pending further enquiries.

In a statement this afternoon, the SFPA says a Common Control Programme that would permit transport to the Republic of Ireland for weighing after a landing in Northern Ireland does not exist, and has never existed. It says operators can choose to land a catch at a port in another jurisdiction, but the catch must

2,370 new cases of Covid 19 have been reported this afternoon. 1,149 have been confirmed through positive PCR tests, while 1,221 people have registered positive antigen tests through the HSE portal. As of 8am today, 412 COVID-19 patients were in hospital, 36 of them in ICU. Latest figures for Letterkenny University Hospital show eight infected

Extra checks on imports going from the European Union to the UK are being postponed. The British government says it would be wrong to go ahead with them this year and risk more disruption at ports. Chilled meats as well as plant and animal produce were due to face tougher checks from July. Ministers say

Three exceedances of pesticides were detected in the public drinking water supplies in Donegal in 2021. Irish Water discovered the pesticides in supplies in Buncrana, Donegal and Fanad East. Bentazone and MCPA have been detected in the public drinking water supplies in Buncrana, the River Eske, Donegal and Shannagh, Fanad East last year following routine

Donegal is set to benefit from a new €50 million fund to improve the waste water needs of rural villages. The scheme announced today by Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien will target the waste water collection and treatment needs of villages and settlements without access to public waste water services. The

Almost €30 million has been allocated to Donegal for the delivery of additional Home Support Hours. A total of €66.6 million has been announced for Community Healthcare Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo Home Support Service. The additional money from the HSE will fund over 2 million hours across the five counties with 1,685 people in

Parts of South Inishowen are impacted by water outages today again. Repairs to a burst water main are being carried out in Magherabeg, Burnfoot, Inch Island and surrounding areas. It’s the second burst within two days. Irish Water were scheduled to carry out replacement works in the area this week but that has since been

Donegal County Council has acknowledged the resurfacing works on the Four Lane Road between the Polestar and Dry Arch Roundabouts have adversely affected traffic movement. In a statement to Highland Radio, the council says the resurfacing of the two outbound lanes which began on Wednesday of last week will be completed as scheduled tomorrow, and

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue met his US counterpart Tom Vilsack at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquarters in Washington DC, for a wide-ranging discussion. Minister McConalogue says he was delighted to meet Secretary Vilsack in person for the first time, having engaged with him virtually before now. Among the issues discussed were the

2,307 new cases of Covid 19 have been reported this afternoon. 982 have been confirmed through positive PCR tests, while 1,325 people have registered positive antigen tests through the HSE portal. As of 8am today, 435 COVID-19 patients were in hospital, 38 of them in ICU. Latest figures for Letterkenny University Hospital show 13 infected

Police in Strabane are investigating a fire at a derelict building on Milltown Road in the town last night. Officers attended the scene of the blaze, which was reported at around 7:30pm, along with the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. Police believe the fire, which caused damage to the building, was started deliberately. They