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A new cross-community programme aimed at supporting residents in some of Letterkenny’s most disadvantaged areas has been launched. The Letterkenny Community Impact Project seeks to build relationships, empower local leadership, and address issues such as poverty, deprivation, exclusion, and social division. Supported by the International Fund for Ireland, with funding of €122,000 under its Peace […]

Last month seen a decrease in the number of people signing on the live register in all social welfare offices across Donegal. 7,454 people were listed on the register in May, down 10% on the year previous. Killybegs saw the largest decrease of people signing on with a fall of 23% from 507 to 389.

An extension has been implemented on the public consultation of the revised IS465 by the National Standards Authority of Ireland. The standard is used for the testing of defective concrete. The extension is off the back of a request made by Coleman Legal, the law firm representing thousands of homeowners affected by crumbling blocks. The

Police are investigating an incident of anti-social behaviour in Derry yesterday evening. They received a report at approximately 8.15 pm of a large crowd of young people gathered in the Guildhall Square area. Police attended and patrolled the area to attempt to locate those involved, however, the group had mainly dispersed prior to arrival. No

Police from Derry City and Strabane District Support Team have charged two people to court. The charges follow arrests in the city side area of Derry on Friday. A 37-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man have both been charged with a number of offences, including being concerned in the supply of Class A and Class

A man and woman have been arrested in Derry for drug-related offences. Shortly after 4:10 pm yesterday afternoon, police attended a property in the city side area of Derry, where a quantity of Class A, Class B and Class C controlled drugs and drug paraphernalia were located and have been taken away for further forensic

A man has been arrested following a three-vehicle road traffic collision in Muff yesterday evening. The crash took place on Main Street at approximately 8pm. One of the drivers, a man in his 60s, was taken to hospital with injuries which are believed to be non-life-threatening. A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion

Two women have been hospitalised following a collision in Burnfoot on Wednesday. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene at 4pm. The driver, aged in her 50s, and the passenger, aged in her 80s, were taken to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Gardaí say no further information is available at this time.

The North’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has described the illegal dumping of waste at a landfill site in Derry as a ‘deliberate and sophisticated operation.’ Two company directors have been jailed for their role in the illegal dumping at Mobouy. 67 year old Paul Doherty, of Culmore Road, Derry, a director of

Emeis Ireland says it’s cooperating fully with all regulatory and statutory bodies. It’s confirmed that HIQA and the HSE have visited Beneavin Manor and The Residence Portlaoise, and it’s engaging with these agencies. It’s describing the footage which aired on the RTE Investigates programme as both shocking and unacceptable. It says a series of measures

A man remains in a critical condition after being found with serious head injuries at a house in Dungiven last month. Police are seeking the public’s assistance to help determine the movements of a man in his 40s between 1.30am and 3am, on Monday, May 26th. He’s believed to have been wearing a white T-shirt

It’s emerged that seven calves were killed in a crash in Burnfoot earlier this week. It’s understood the calves were on the road at the time of the collision, involving a van at around 11:15pm on Wednesday in the Elaghbeg area. The driver of the van was uninjured. Gardai have confirmed that enquiries are ongoing.

The Minister for the Department of Social Protection and Rural and Community Development is visiting Letterkenny today. Among Minister Dara Calleary’s schedule was a visit to the Department of Social Protection office in the town, which will be the base for the new auto enrolment pension saving scheme. Tata Consultancy Services, also based in Letterkenny,

There’s been a tenfold increase in fraudsters targeting Bank of Ireland customers with a sophisticated scam. It aims to trick people into transferring their money into bogus so-called “safe accounts”, with convincing fake texts and calls. Bank of Ireland says there’s been a dramatic spike in the number of customers targeted by this scam in

Nearly 14,000 children could face surgery delays of up to 10 months after funding for operations at Children’s Health Ireland was suspended. According to the Irish Independent, the National Treatment Purchase Fund had been covering around 480 procedures weekly. However, support was pulled last week amid serious concerns about CHI’s internal practices, including reports of

From September, childcare fees for parents paying the highest rates will be capped at €295 per week. With the National Childcare Scheme subsidy, many parents will effectively pay around €198 weekly, closer to the national average of €197. The cap applies to full-day care of 40 to 50 hours and follows a fee freeze introduced