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A man remains in critical condition following a crash outside Omagh yesterday. Police received a report around 7.10am that a black Volkswagen had left the Clanabogan Road. The driver, a man aged in his late teens, was taken to hospital by air ambulance for treatment of serious injuries. He remains in a critical, but stable,

A status yellow wind warning has been issued for four counties. Donegal, Galway, Sligo and Mayo are under the alert until 8 o’clock tonight. Met Éireann are urging people to be wary of wave overtopping along coasts and difficult travelling conditions.

Suspected firearms have been seized from a property in Derry during searches by the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit. The searches were carried out in the Curryneirin and Creggan areas yesterday, as part of an ongoing investigation into dissident Republican activity. A number of items were seized for further examination, including two suspected firearms. Police say

A woman has been charged to court following an assault on a bus driver in Derry yesterday. The woman, aged 28, has been charged with common assault, criminal damage and two counts of assault on police. She was due to appear before Derry Magistrates’ Court today.

A man from Derry has been sentenced for possession of pipe bombs that exploded outside homes in the Waterside area of the city between 2017 and 2019. At Laganside Crown Court yesterday, 38-year-old Noel Logan was sentenced to eight years, half of which is to be served in custody and half on license, for three

A bill on the Omagh Bombing Inquiry has been published. It’s designed to allow oral testimony to be given before the Irish courts for the Inquiry. It includes new features aimed at maximising evidential opportunities available to the Chairman of the Inquiry to fulfil the terms of reference and enhance transparency. Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan

No injuries have been reported following a road traffic collision near Drumkeen yesterday evening. The collision involved two vehicles and occurred on the N13 at around 7.50pm. Gardaí say no injuries were reported at the time.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a single-vehicle collision in Laghey this morning. The incident occurred at around 9:30am. No serious injuries have been reported.

Hospitals in the north west recorded the highest number of patients without beds this morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Letterkenny University Hospital recorded the second-highest number of patients without a bed at 43, with 34 in the emergency department. The highest figure nationally was at Sligo University Hospital at 52, with

HSE West-North West is advising everyone to use all care options this bank holiday weekend. In a statement, HSE Healthcare Manager for Donegal Dermot Monaghan said that St. Patrick’s Day is one of the busiest times for the health services and that by considering all available care options, people can help ensure Emergency Departments are

As part of the National Broadband Plan, 1,603 homes and businesses in Fintown have now been made available for connection by National Broadband Ireland. This new connection means almost 25,300 premises in Donegal can now connect to the network. This follows connection works that have been carried out in rural areas surrounding Bundoran, Ballyshannon, and

Detectives investigating the sudden deaths of two men in the Garvaghy area of Ballygawley on Tuesday 10th March have confirmed that following the completion of post mortem examinations, the deaths are not being treated as suspicious. All road closures have now been lifted. The PSNI have said there are no further updates.

Donegal County Council have advised that select routes on the winter maintenance programme will be treated from 9pm on Thursday. This comes as a status yellow warning for Snow and Ice has been issued by Met Éireann. Road users are asked to assume no road is ice free. The routes: 02: National Primary Central 05:

People are being warned of new online scams offering accommodation to members of the public. The Department of Housing says the scams are purporting to be from ‘Housing For All’ or ‘Ireland’s Housing Plan’. The Department is reminding people it does not engage directly with the public about accommodation provision and never seeks personal details.

A protest is set to take place this Saturday in Buncrana over ongoing delays to upgrade works at Buncrana Community Hospital. The demonstration is being organised by the Inish Theatre Group. Families and friends of residents say they are furious after years of promises and deadlines that continue to be pushed back. They say the

  Donegal County Council’s Defective Concrete Committee has been told that as of February 28th, 3,652 people had registered on the council’s Redress Scheme portal, with just over 2,500 applications received. Of those, 288 have had their works completed, with work underway on another 592 homes.   Of the 2,523 applications received by Donegal County

A woman’s been arrested after Police seized suspected Class A drugs during a search in Strabane yesterday afternoon. The woman was detained on suspicion of a number of drug offences, including possession of a Class A controlled drug with intent to supply. Drug-related paraphernalia was also seized during the search. Police say their enquiries are

The entire country is under a Status Yellow Wind Warning until 6 o clock this evening, with a similar warning in place north of the border. There had been some power outages in the county this morning, with around 1,500 premises without power in Stranorlar and Derrybeg. However, the ESB Powercheck service shows all have

  The British Prime Minister is making the cost of home heating oil a key focus during a visit to Belfast today. It follows a dramatic jump in oil prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East. James Gould has been previewing the visit.………….

A 45 year old man is due before Strabane Magistrates Court today charged with the murder of Ellie Flanagan. The 23 year old was found dead at a house in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh over the weekend by police investigating a road collision in Tempo, 10 kilometres away. The man’s been charged with murder and possession

Minister for Children, Norma Foley has announced €2,500 of funding for Spraoi agus Spórt CLG in Donegal. This funding comes of a wider allocation of funding going to 49 parenting peer support projects nationwide. Grants of up to €5,000 are being provided to organisations working with parents and/or carers to support them to develop parent

The number of parking fines issued in Donegal during 2025 fell compared to 2024. In figures obtained by Highland Radio news 10,782 parking fines were issued, with the total income of these fines coming to €449,280.56. In 2024, the figure was 11,623. The largest number of fines was issued at No 4. Car Park, Donegal

The National Lottery have confirmed that a player of EuroMillions Plus in Ballybofey has matched all five numbers from Tuesday night’s draw and has won the top prize of €500,000. This ticket was purchased on Tuesday, 10th March at Harkin’s Gala, Donegal Road, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal, and the player is the biggest winner in the