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Donegal is one of the most affordable counties for first-time buyers. According to research by Chill Insurance, a single applicant now needs just under €50,000 to qualify for a mortgage, lower than salaries required in Dublin or Wicklow. New analysis from Chill shows a single applicant would need to earn €49,275 to qualify under Central […]

Thousands of people have been refused access to the government’s new pay-related jobseeker’s benefit scheme. The figures offer the first insight into how the revamped unemployment support is being rolled out. More than 6,000 people have been refused the new pay-related jobseeker’s benefit since it launched at the end of March. New figures from the

A man has died following a workplace accident in Buncrana on Thursday. The Health Safety Authority says they are aware of the incident and an investigation has been launched. They say no further information is available at this time.

Police investigating a three-vehicle road traffic collision in Derry on Friday have arrested two men. At approximately 2.40pm, a scrambler, a red Kia Sportage and a blue Volkswagen Polo collided on the Ringfort Road. The rider of the scrambler, a teenage male, was taken for treatment following the incident and remains in hospital in a

Israel has blamed a senior Lebanese intelligence officer for obstructing the investigation into the murder of Irish peacekeeper Seán Rooney. The Donegal native was shot dead while on a UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in 2022. The chief suspect, Mohammed Ayyad, was sentenced to death in absentia by a military court last month. This morning, the Irish

A car has been seized in Derry after Police discovered the motorist had been banned from driving. Officers were patrolling in the Galliagh road area yesterday evening when they stopped a white Vauxhall Insignia. It was quickly established that the female driver is currently banned from driving and, after further enquiries, it was found that

Gardaí say traffic delays can be expected tomorrow due to a number of events taking place. They are asking motorists to leave extra time for journeys in and around the town. The Donegal Half Marathon will kick off at 9.20am tomorrow in Letterkenny and the planned route is pictured below. There will be rolling diversions

Donegal is one of eleven counties in which forestry, timber, and vegetation clearing works are due to be undertaken by the ESB following Storm Éowyn. The risks posed by such material on both private and public land will be identified, and their potential impact on nearby electric infrastructure in the case of extreme weather will

A young boy has died following a tragic incident involving machinery in Dungloe. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene yesterday evening, where the 9-year-old was pronounced deceased. His body has been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Gardaí say the Health Safety Authority has been notified and a file is being

As the dry weather continues, Uisce Éireann is appealing to customers across Donegal to conserve water and protect their water supply. It comes alongside a hosepipe ban in Milford and nighttime water restrictions in Downings over the past week. Customers in Milford, Letterkenny, Downings, Carrigart, Fanad, Ramelton, Rathmullen and surrounding areas are being asked to

Cattle have returned to Inisbofin for the first time in over 25 years. The cattle are part of a new habitat restoration action, which uses livestock to graze areas of unmanaged grassland to improve conditions for one of Ireland’s rarest birds, the corncrake. The initiative has come about through the work of the Corncrake LIFE

A fire at a derelict building in Strabane last night is being treated as arson. The blaze broke out at the former Miltown School on Milltown Road shortly before 10:50pm. The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service worked to bring the fire under control. Police remain at the scene this morning. They’re appealing to anyone

It’s been revealed that children who required an assessment for disability needs in Donegal have not been seen within the legal timeframe so far in 2025. Under the Disability Act, children are required to be assessed within six months. Donegal is one of 9 HSE regions in which this right has not been upheld to

A psychiatrist who took up a job working with children and teenagers in Donegal despite giving an undertaking to the Medical Council not to practise in Ireland due to fears about his suspected misuse of controlled drugs, has been found guilty of professional misconduct. According to a report in the Journal, a fitness-to-practise inquiry by

£630,000 worth of drugs have been seized in County Derry. Searches were carried out in Draperstown and Tobermore yesterday. Detectives seized Class A and Class B controlled drugs, drug paraphernalia, a number of high-value watches, and quantities of cash. A 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drug-related offences and has since been released on

The Donegal Fire Service is currently dealing with a fire in Donegal Town. The blaze is understood to have broken out in the bathrooms of a premises on Bridge Street at around 3pm this afternoon. Gardai are also on the scene. No further details on the extent of the fire are known at this time.

Donegal County Councillor Brian Carr has paid tribute to those involved in the rescue of himself, his son, and his wife’s niece from the water off Tramore Beach last Friday. He says surfers Maitiú Clerkin, Dualta Bracken, Turlough McDaid, and Joe Herron were the right people in the right place at the right time. On

A power outage is currently affecting Newtowncunningham. 114 properties are without power in the area. ESB estimates that power will be restored to all properties by 2:30pm.

Update – Young man has now been reunited with his Mother.     Police in Derry say they are currently with a distressed young male in the John Street area of the City. He is wearing Spiderman night wear.

Four men aged 18, 19, 40 and 44, arrested by officers from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch as part of their investigation into a serious assault on a man in Creggan earlier this year, have been released on bail. Police say their enquiries are continuing