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Children at 55 pre-school facilities in Donegal will be included in ‘Bia Blasta, a pre-school nutrition programme designed to provide daily lunches for pre-school children in disadvantaged areas. Children’s Minister Norma Foley says around €4.2 million in funding will be provided nationally to ensure that 25,000 children in areas with the highest concentration of disadvantage

Donegal County Council has announced the completion of significant public realm enhancements and the installation of public artwork in Bundoran. In 2020, Fáilte Ireland launched its Destination Towns Capital Investment Scheme, with the aim of supporting local authorities nationwide to increase the attractiveness and tourism appeal of towns across Ireland. Under the scheme, Donegal County

  The Mica Action Group Committee has issued a final statement confirming its dissolution, and stressing this is not the end of the campaign. The statement says the campaign has evolved over the past year with the election of four 100% Redress Councillors and Deputy Charles Ward. Outgoing MAG Chair Lisa Hone says this marks

A Tyrone man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for a number of child sexual abuse offences. 31-year-old Jason Harkness, from Cookstown, was convicted of sexual assault of a child under 13, common assault, rape of a child under 13, and possessing an indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child. These offences occurred

Donegal County Council has confirmed there’s been contact from six individuals who have indicated that they would be looking to seek a presidential election nomination. A spokesperson indicated however that the council can only give consideration to nominating a candidate following the making of the presidential election order.

Reservoir interruptions being put in place in parts of East Donegal for the next ten days. Uisce Eireann says there may be supply disruptions in Raphoe, Lifford, Convoy, Edenmore, Rossgier, Coolatee, Sixty Acres, Porthall, Carrickmore, Mongalvin, White Cross, Ballylennan, Feddyglass and surrounding areas. The reservoir interruptions are scheduled to take place nightly from 10pm until

Bundoran RNLI launched just before 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon following reports of an injured casualty at the diving boards area of Bundoran beach. They found the casualty in the care of Donegal County Council Lifeguards, along with Bundoran Fire Brigade and the National Ambulance Service. Because of the restricted location, the casualty was transferred by

Two men will appear in court in Tyrone today as part of the investigation into the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell. The PSNI officer was shot multiple times after coaching a youth football team in Omagh, County Tyrone in February 2023. Two men, aged 45-years-old and 25-years-old, were arrested on Monday and

Donegal had the second highest number of seal deaths in 2023. The Journal Investigates is reporting this morning that 69 seals died off Donegal coasts, behind Wexford 103. Nationally, 430 dead seals were reported to the National Parks and Wildlife Service in 2023, compared to 201 in 2020. Seal Rescue Ireland (SRI) says they’ve also

A new heavy cargo service is being established to serve six small islands off the coast of Donegal. The contract is for a year, with eight sailings being made available to Inisboffin, Gola, Inisheer, Iniskerrah, Rutland and Inisfree. During that period, an assessment will be made of the future demand for the service. The project

Gardai in Letterkenny are investigating the theft of a digger bucket from a construction site at the rear of a retail park on Paddy Harte Road. Gardai say the bucket, which was brand new and black in colour, was taken between 2.30 on Friday afternoon and 8 o’clock yesterday morning. It’s approximately 1.6m wide and

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage in connection with an incident that occurred in the area of Gaddyduff, Clonmany in the early hours of Friday morning last. At approximately 3.10, four males were observed smashing the window of a car, which they then proceeded to crash it into a tree, before setting it

Police in Derry say two men, aged 28 and 63, arrested in the city under the Terrorism Act have been released unconditionally. The men were detained yesterday as part of an ongoing investigation into INLA criminality. The investigation continues.

The mothers of eight seriously ill Palestinian say they will not leave their Dublin accommodation in order to transfer to new accommodation in Letterkenny. The Irish Times reports today that the Irish Red Cross had arranged for six families to be moved from private residential housing in South Dublin to Donegal, but the families are

  The Crime Victims Helpline says it saw huge rises in the number of calls relating to thefts and hate crimes last year. The group’s annual report for 2024 shows reports of theft-related incidents rose by two thirds, while burglary related contacts jumped by 46 per cent. The number of racist hate crimes reported to

A 31-year-old man, arrested in the Strand Road area of Derry on Sunday on suspicion of a number of offences has been released on bail to allow for further police enquiries. The man was detained on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a Class A and Class B controlled substances.