The tourism sector may play an increasingly important role in supporting long-term economic growth. That’s according to the latest SME Monitor published today by Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland. Irish GDP grew by over 13 percent in the first quarter of the year, largely driven by medical and pharmaceutical exports, but in counties such […]
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Butcher Street in Derry is to close this evening due to cable works. The closure is from Magazine Street Upper to Waterloo Street. Th road will remain closed between 7pm and 6am, starting this evening until Wednesday. An alternative route can be found through Butcher Street, the Diamond, Bishop Street, Barrack Street, Lecky Road and
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Gardaí in Donegal have issued road safety advice due to current wet weather. Unsettled conditions are expected for the week ahead, with Met Eireann predicting rain every day. Gardaí say during a spell of dry weather, materials such as oil and rubber from tyres are not washed away, causing them to accumulate on the road
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Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín is renewing his call for Irish citizens in the North to be allowed to vote in the presidential election. He’s hitting out at other party leaders, including Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald, for not backing his bill on the issue. Deputy Tóibín says people in the North deserve to be included:
A Donegal woman has died following a two-vehicle collision outside Omagh yesterday afternoon. 82-year-old Bernadette (Bernie) Cranley, from Lifford, was the driver of a silver Toyota Vitz, which was in a collision with a blue Suzuki Vitara on the Mellon Road between Omagh and Newtownstewart near the Folk Park at around 12.30pm The other driver, a
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Sinn Féin remains the most popular party in the country, despite support dropping two points to 22%. The Government parties remain unchanged in today’s Business Post/Red C poll. On 22%, Sinn Féin is now two points ahead of Fianna Fáil – they remain on 20%. Fine Gael is also unchanged since the last Business Post
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The enhanced timetable for Expressway’s Route 32 has come into effect today. The updated schedule includes two extra services, including a midnight service from Letterkenny to service early flights and a quarter past midnight service from Dublin. Bus Eireann says the revised service should also enhance punctuality.
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Gardaí in Donegal are investigating a collision that took place on the main Lifford-Letterkenny road yesterday afternoon. The crash occurred at Ballyholey, Raphoe on the N14 at approximately 1pm. No one was injured. Gardaí say investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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Three women have been killed in separate crashes in Clare, Meath and Wexford. Gardaí have today confirmed a pedestrian in her 20s, who was seriously in a collision with a car near Enniscorthy yesterday afternoon – has since died in hospital. A cyclist in her 70s died following a collision with a tractor in Tulla
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Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Rathmore, Killeen, Lissahully and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place until 4pm this afternoon. It is recommended that those impacted allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.
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Some parents could be waiting six months before they find out if their child had unnecessary hip surgery. An audit has revealed between 60 and 80 per cent of surgeries carried out at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh and Temple Street Hospital may not have met the clinical threshold for those procedures. A full review
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A man arrested in connection with the Creeslough explosion has been released without charge. The man, aged in his 60s, had been arrested yesterday morning for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act as part of ongoing investigations into the fatal explosion. Gardaí say the investigation is ongoing, co-ordinated from Milford
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Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Gweedore, Bunbeg and Meenaniller. Works are scheduled to take place until 3pm this afternoon. Uisce Eireann recommend that those impacted allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for supply to fully return.
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HSE West and North West has introduced a new falls prevention framework, accompanied with information leaflets ; one for the general public and another for clinicians. The framework is based on the findings of research that shows 82% of major trauma in older adults in Ireland are attributable to low falls, and 70% of these
There were two farm fatalities in Donegal over the past 10 years involving tractors, vehicles and machinery, equating to 2.5% of the national total. The Health and Safety Authority has published figures outlining the dangers as part of a new safety campaign highlighting the dangers around silage spreading. The HSA says between 2015
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News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries on Friday May 23rd…………
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The HSE says Letterkenny University Hospital has identified the need for a stand alone facility on the hospital campus to provide non in-patient care. The hospital is working on a business case for the centre, which would include theatres to facilitate the additional capacity being created in surgical hubs being developed elsewhere. In a statement this
A number of parades are taking place across the Derry City and Strabane District over the next three days. Tonight, a parade takes place in Newtownstewart 7.30pm to 11pm. Diversions will be in place, and anyone not attending is advised to take an alternative route. There are parades in Castlederg tomorrow and Sunday, while in
Our Friday Panel is India Kennedy, Grainne Hines and Richard Logue – topics include no surgical hub for Letterkenny, the war in Gaza, more money spent on the infamous bike shed and controversial comments on holiday homes: We have news of a very special fundraiser and later Eamon McGee previews Donegal v Tyrone: Richard Crawford
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A quantity of drugs and a vehicle has been seized in Derry. Police observed a number of men fleeing a silver-coloured Audi A3 in the Stevenson Park area of the city at around 8:45pm. A search of the vehicle uncovered suspected cannabis and cocaine, as well as drug-related paraphernalia. Police believe the same vehicle which
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A teenage boy has been charged to appear before the court in Derry for what is being treated as a sectarian-motivated hate crime. The 15-year-old has been linked to graffiti that was put on a building yesterday. He is being charged with the offence of criminal damage and will appear before Derry Youth Court on
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Registered births in Donegal fell by 6% last year. In total, 1,667 births were registered in 2024, down from 1,773 the year before. Of those, 869 were male, a drop of 5%. The remaining 798 babies were female, recording a decrease of 7% from the previous year.
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33 illegal entrants and suspected people-smugglers arrested and £160,000 of assets seized in Northern Ireland as part of a cross border operation tackling abuse of the Common Travel Area. The UK Home Office has been working with Police in the North, Gardai, the National Crime Agency, other police forces, Border Force and international partners to
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Farmers are being urged to protect waterways as the silage and land spreading season gets underway. The appeal comes from the Local Authority Waters Programme and LAWPRO’s Farming for Water European Innovation Partnership. As water levels are low due to the current spell of hot weather, it is vitally important to ensure that streams, rivers,
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The Minister for Rural and Community Development has announced €1 million in funding for Men’s Sheds Associations. Grants of up to €3,000 are available for groups. The funding will go towards operational costs such as heating, utility and insurance bills. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher in welcoming the announcement says the work Men’s Sheds
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€51,000 in funding has been allocated for the repairs of footpaths in Rathmullan. Works are scheduled to take place in the near future. Cllr Pauric McGarvey has welcomed the allocation, given the increase in footfall during the summer. He says every effort must be made to ensure the safety of residents and visitors:
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116 homes, farms, and businesses are without power this morning in Moville. The fault was reported just before 7:50am this morning. ESB are yet to give an estimated restoration time.
116 without power in Moville this morning Read More »
It appears a surgical hub that is set to be established in the North West will be based in Sligo as opposed to Donegal. During a recent visit to Letterkenny University Hospital, Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill stated that no decision had yet been made. However, during a meeting in recent days, the HSE West
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The 125th Irish Infantry Battalion who have served in South Lebanon for the last 6 months, are coming home today. 170 troops, including a large proportion stationed in Donegal, will land at Dublin Airport this afternoon following their tour of duty. Personnel consisting of different units across the Army, Air Corps, and the majority of
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A West Donegal Councillor says despite numerous discussions, consultations, and reports, there are still no by-laws governing the use of campervans in Donegal. Cllr Michael Cholm McGiolla Easbuig says that the recent spell of good weather saw a large number of campervans in Donegal, with many of them gravitating towards the west of the
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The Tanaiste has been told that the reality of the defective concrete block crisis is that many are still being left behind. Donegal Deputy Charles Ward lobbied Simon Harris in the Dail to extend the current defective block scheme to include additional buildings such as; community and childcare centres. The need for a new building
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Tory Island is still waiting for a new ferry despite a commitment from the government eight years ago. The Dáil heard yesterday that it was supposed to be delivered within three years. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty was addressing the Minister for Rural and Community Development, when he said that the proposal is yet to even
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Police in the North are investigating a report of criminal damage in Limavady. Teenagers entered a recreational area and caused substantial damage to a piece of play-park equipment. It happened in the Roe Mill Road area at around 7pm on Friday the 9th of May. Police are appealing for information.
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56 new housing units have been granted planning permission under 25 conditions in Carndonagh. Donegal County Council granted conditional permission for the construction of 18 apartments in three blocks, a bungalow, three terraced houses and 34 semi-detached homes on Malin Road, Churchland Quarters.
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Main Evening News, Sport, Farming News and Obituaries – Thursday, May 22nd:
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The public is being asked to share its experiences of Covid-19 for an evaluation report. The independent Covid-19 Evaluation panel is appealing for lived experience contributions on how the pandemic affected people, to help prepare for future emergencies. The consultation window will be open until July 1st and will be combined with research to get
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The Nine Til Noon is broadcast live weekdays from 9am to 12noon. Here you can listen back to a Podcast of Thursday’s show: Listener Pippa joins Greg to reference comments on the show yesterday about Trans Women in Women’s spaces. We also talk to Falcarragh Tidy Towns after newly planted trees were ripped up for
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The latest deadline for completing the National Children’s Hospital will be missed by a further 3 months. Construction work was due to finish next month, but it will now be September at the earliest. The delay is the fifteenth time in the last four years that a promised completion date has not been met. The
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A dead dolphin that washed up in West Donegal is hoped to be removed this evening. The 8ft mammal was found on Tráigh ‘n Bháid near Donegal Airport this morning. It has been reported to Donegal County Council. We understand that a contractor has been tasked to remove the animal later today pending the tide
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HIQA has today published reports of inspections at five nursing homes in Donegal. The inspections took place between September and January in Donegal Town, Portnablagh, Gweedore, Bruckless and Falcarragh. There were 21 residents at Donegal Community Hospital when it was inspected in September of last year. Six non-compliances were identified in the areas of
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Police have launched a review of the murder of a teenager in Co Tyrone over 50 years ago. 18 year old Marian Beattie’s body was found at the bottom of a quarry near Aughnacloy in March 1973. She was last seen leaving a charity dance in Aughnacloy with a young man just after 1am on
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35 new jobs are to be created in Letterkenny as B&Q announces the opening of its new store. The store will open on Friday, May 30th. The 35,000 square foot store will be located in Letterkenny Retail Park, at the site of the previous Homebase store. It’s been confirmed that 19 staff formerly employed by Homebase
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Nine projects in Donegal have secured a total of €145,915 in funding for heritage initiatives. The Heritage Council grants are intended to allow local communities to conserve and celebrate their built, cultural, and natural heritage. The projects being supported include an ongoing sustainable access project at Errigal Mountain, repair works at Kilbaron Castle and church
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Investigations are continuing after a car was kicked and damaged while waiting at traffic lights in Derry on Monday morning. At around 7:40am, a man approached the Black BMW X5 while stationary at traffic lights at Culmore Road Roundabout near Foyle Bridge and kicked the driver’s door and wing mirror several times, causing damage. Police
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Kneecap is denying the terrorism offence one of their members has been charged with. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh will appear in court in the UK next month, following an anti-terrorism investigation into one of the group’s shows. Liam also known as Mo Chara, is accused of flying a Hezbollah flag at a concert. The band
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Latest figures have revealed that 17 greyhounds were injured or euthanised at Lifford Greyhound Stadium in the first four months of this year. Figures from Greyhound Racing Ireland show 6 dogs were euthanised in Lifford, the second highest figure in the country. Meanwhile, 11 greyhounds were injured. Across the country, 106 greyhounds suffered injuries at
The family of Rebecca Browne, who died after being struck by a Garda patrol car in Buncrana in 2023, says the fight for truth and justice still burns, two years on. A decision was made last year not to prosecute the Garda involved in the 21-year-old’s death. Marking the second anniversary of the death of
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A new plan has been launched to cut the long waiting times for driving tests. 100,000 people are currently waiting to take their exam. In Donegal, the current waiting list for a test in Buncrana is 26 weeks, while it will be 21 weeks before you can sit your driving test in Letterkenny and 18
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Ireland is at a crossroads when it comes to safeguarding its children. That’s according to the Ombudsman for Children, after his office received another 1,772 complaints last year, 3% of the complaints received were recorded in Donegal. Dr Niall Muldoon says it’s time children’s rights were fully incorporated into Irish law:
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The Tanaiste says he wants to see a full investigation after Irish diplomats were shot at by the Israeli Defence Forces. Two Irish representatives were part of a group that was fired upon while visiting the occupied West Bank yesterday. The IDF says they fired warning shots and Taoiseach Micheal Martin says he is demanding
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