Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious assault on a man in Derry yesterday evening. A report was received, at around 10.15pm that a number of men wearing balaclavas had broken into a residential property in the Creevagh Heights area and assaulted the resident, a man aged in his 30s. He was […]
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Over 50 car passengers killed or seriously injured in the North in 2023 were travelling with a driver aged 17 to 23. Over three quarters of these passengers were aged 14 to 20. That’s according to the latest Graduated Driver Licensing Monitoring Report, which shows an increase in the figure since the previous report. Reacting
The Taoiseach says housing remains a key issue for the government. Speaking at the national conference for the youth wing of Fianna Fáil, he says there remains great opportunities for young people in Ireland. A housing summit earlier this week heard that as few as 25 thousand homes could be build in 2025, half of
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UPDATE: A 35-year-old man arrested on suspicion of drugs-related offences following a search of a house in Strabane on Saturday evening, 12th April has been released on bail to allow for further enquiries. Police have made two arrests after a quantity of suspected Class B drugs were seized from a property in Strabane. Officers conducted
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District Support Team officers in Derry have charged two people to court for drugs-related offences in the Ebrington Square area of the city centre on Friday. A 26-year-old woman and 25-year-old man have both been charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of a Class B drug, offering to supply a Class
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Police investigating a hit-and-run road traffic collision in Derry and other offences, have charged a man to court. No serious injuries were reported. The collision occurred in the Culmore Road area of the city centre on Friday evening. Serious injuries were not reported, however two cars were damaged. A 21-year-old man who was driving the
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A defective concrete homeowner in Donegal says the government must heed the research into what is happening to homes in Donegal and elsewhere, and amend the redress scheme in a way that reflects reality. Chris Duddy was speaking in Burt yesterday, where the 2025 Defective Block Conference took place. This year’s event was focussed on
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A 100% Redress Councillor in Donegal has questioned if the political will is there in government circles to do what needs to be done to provide a proper defective concrete redress scheme which reflects the reality of what is happening to homes in Donegal and elsewhere. Cllr Dennis McGee was speaking in Burt this afternoon,
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Donegal’s senior hurlers were beaten 1-21 to 1-16 in this afternoon’s opening Christy Ring Cup match against Derry at Celtic Park. After being heavily beaten in the league fixture against the same opposition a few weeks ago, Donegal were much better today and actually led by a point at the interval. The Oakleaf county rallied
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Garry Jennings and Rory Kennedy won the Manx National Rally this weekend. The event took place on the Isle Of Man. The Irish duo took an over-night lead of 50 seconds into today’s stages and finished in top spot overall. It’s a big result for the pair who have kept their recent good form going
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Road users are being advised to avoid the Glenshane Road in Dungiven due to a gorse fire in the area.
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Europe needs to look beyond the US, as a new era in global trade begins. That’s the advice from former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, after Trump’s tariffs sent shockwaves around the world. They’ve been put on hold for 90 days – but fears of a global recession remain, with the EU’s trade commissioner travelling to Washington
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A man has been charged to court in connection with an assault and related offences in the Water Street area of Derry on Thursday. The 20-year-old was charged with wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, grievous bodily harm with intent, criminal damage, common assault, disorderly behaviour and attempted criminal damage. He appeared before
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ERNACT participates in GRAAL, the ‘Governance and Regional Atlantic Area Lighthouse’, a new project co-funded by Interreg Atlantic Area. With a total budget of €4.3 million, it’s intended to ensure that members in the Atlantic area ensure that developments are sustainable and environmentally friendly. The GRAAL initiative aims to strengthen the Atlantic Area programme’s contribution
A man in his 30s has died in a crash in County Tipperary. The collision involving a car, and a ride-on lawnmower, happened on the N76 at Kilcash Cross at about 9.50 last night. The man, who was travelling on the lawnmower, was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
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The HSE’s IHA Manager for Donegal says the €35 million investment included in the HSE’s Capital Plan for the county is evidence of its commitment to enhancing healthcare facilities in Donegal. Included in the tranche is €27m for the new Community Nursing Unit in Letterkenny which is already under construction. Funding has also been allocated
Killybegs is preparing for a busy cruise season. 24 ships are set to visit the port this summer, brining with them 20,000 passengers and 10,000 crew members. Killybegs is now the third busiest passenger ship birth in the Republic of Ireland. Elaine Quinn, Sinbad Marine Services Port Agent says the arrival of the ships over
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Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries – Friday, April 11th:
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It’s a huge day for the parents of Little Angels School in Letterkenny as a resolution to capacity issues at the new school has been found. Up to 10 pupils were told that they wouldn’t have a place at the new state of the art building come September as it was too small. Junior Minster
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It’s emerged that Donegal received the joint lowest amount in the latest tranche of funding from the Tenant in Situ Scheme. The Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District says in the middle of a housing crisis, allocating just €2 million to Donegal is disrespectful. Councillor Jack Murray is now calling on Donegal County Council to
Three men have been handed suspended sentences for their roles in the supply of controlled drugs in the North West. 38 year old, Barry McLaughlin from Derry, was sentenced to two years while 45 year old Paul Mulhern from Claudy and Jonathan Paul Drake, aged 37, from Coleraine both received an 18 month sentence. All
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The number of people awaiting an inpatient or outpatient appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital has increased. According to latest figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund, 2,208 people were on a waiting list for an inpatient or day case appointment in March, up 7% on the previous month. Meanwhile, there’s been a 3% increase in
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The Donegal fire service continues to battle a gorse fire in Kerrykeel. The blaze broke out this morning in the Gortcally area. Fire service appliances from Milford, Letterkenny and Falcarragh are currently in attendance. A helicopter is also providing assistance. There’s concern the fire could spread as it is in close proximity to a forest.
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A man has been hospitalised following a crash in Carndonagh earlier this afternoon. The two car collision occurred in the Mullins area at around 12:30pm. Gardai say the man’s injuries are non-life-threatening.
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The family of a nine year old boy who was killed in a hit and run in Donegal say they are devastated by the sentence handed down to the driver today. 24 year old, Sergee Kelly of Upper Mullaghmore, Co Sligo, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Ronan Wilson from Kildress, Co
A Co Tyrone man has been jailed for non-recent child sexual abuse. 45 year old, David Haire from Artigarvan has been sentenced to eight years at Dungannon Crown Court for one count of rape and two of indecent assault against a woman, who was only 14 years old at the time of the abuse which took
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Works to deliver fibre broadband to the Moville and Kilcar areas have commenced. Construction is now underway to provide access to high-speed connectivity to 1,600 properties in Moville and Redcastle and almost 1,500 premises in Kilcar and Killybegs. National Broadband Ireland expects properties to be connected by the end of next year.
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The Government has confirmed a dietician will review the nutritional standards of hot meals provided to schools. A further 713 primary schools have been added to the Hot School Meals Programme from today, 12 of them in Donegal. It brings the total number of schools in receipt of hot meals to almost 3,000. However concerns
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The Friday panel is Deputy Pearse Doherty, Cllr Mícheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig and Brendan Byrne – we discuss Trump’s Tariffs, how to improve the health service and tourist public amenities: In this hour we focus on the success story that is Irish Pressings – celebrating 20 years in business, the Gweedore company continues to
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The High Road at Kerrykeel is closed at the moment due to a gorse fire that was reported this morning. We understsand the closure is predominantly to facilitate the movement of fire service vehicles. People are being asked to use the Glenvar Road instead.
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A man’s been arrested in relation to an assault in Derry last night. At approximately 10.25, police received a report that a man, aged in his 20s, had been assaulted and was injured in the Water Street area of the city centre. It’s understood there was an altercation between the two men before the suspect
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Uisce Éireann is not ruling out restrictions on water supplies in Ramelton, Milford, and Kerrykeel as it reiterates it’s appeal to customers to conserve water as much as possible. The utility says recent dry weather conditions in these areas have resulted in record low water levels in the area’s water source. North West Regional Operations
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A Donegal TD says there should be surgical hubs in both Letterkenny and Sligo. So far, six hubs have been announced, all of them south of the Dublin – Galway line. Now, a hub is to be developed in the North West, but in Sligo rather than Letterkenny. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Deputy
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Outsourcing public health care to private companies devalues workers and undermines patient care. The SIPTU trade union says the practice is the biggest threat facing workers and patients within the public health service. The union says private contractors cut costs wherever they can, usually at the worker’s expense. Up to now, outsourcing has not been
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Less than 1 in 10 disqualified drivers handed back their licences and permits last year. New statistics from the Department of Transport show only 7% of disqualified drivers surrendered their licences. The figures provided to Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly, show only 4% of disqualified drivers in Dublin handed back their licences. Of 227 disqualified
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€350,000 has been announced by the Heritage Council for two projects in Donegal. A grant of €300,000 from the Heritage Towns Initiative will go towards further developing the potential of ‘The Laurels’, the Glenties home of writer Brian Friel’s mother. The 2025 project involves Donegal County Council working with the Brian Friel Trust to
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CSO figures are showing inflation is on the rise for the first time since last July. Prices have risen by 2 per cent in the year to March with increases in food and drink prices driving the rise. Inflations’ up from a rate of 1 point 8 per cent in the 12 months to February.
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There must be clarity on if there is going to be a cost per unit to Donegal County Council to remediate social houses affected by defective concrete under the long awaited redress scheme. There are 1800 homes estimated so far that are affected by the crisis. Cllr Gerry McMonagle says that this scheme must cover
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Donegal County Council is being urged to seek a meeting with the new Transport Minister to discuss ongoing infrastructure projects in the county. Councillor Ciaran Brogan believes with works at an advanced stage for a number of major projects, a visit to the county by Minister Darragh O’Brien is warranted. He says traffic management in
The Dail has been told it’s unacceptable that development is being stymied in parts of North Inishowen because of inadequate water supplies, even though one of the biggest water supply projects in the county is just a few kilometres down the road. Speaking during a debate on Uisce Eireann, Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn told the Dail
Main Evening News Sport, Farming News and Obituaries – Thursday, April 10th:
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A wildfire which broke out in the Ballybofey area earlier today has been brought under control. It was feared the blaze which started in Corraffrin could have quickly spread to nearby properties, fields and other vegetation as well as a local forestry due to the current spell of dry weather. Councillor Patrick McGowan has praised
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Uisce Éireann is appealing to customers in Ramelton, Milford, and Kerrykeel to continue efforts to conserve water and protect supply. The utility says recent dry weather conditions in these areas have resulted in low lake levels at Milford, the area’s water source. As a result, customers are again being asked to be mindful of their
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An MEP claims Donegal shoplifters are giving two fingers to the state. Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has been reacting to figures which show shoplifting offences in the county rose 138.5% from 2003 to 2024. There was however a 10% decrease in incidents between 2023 and last year. Despite this, Ms Ní Mhurchú has raised concerns that
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The Chairperson of Donegal County Council’s Defective Block Committee says he is sceptical that any legislation to progress the delivery of a defective block scheme for social housing will be passed through the Dáil before the summer recess. Councillor Martin McDermott says the delay in setting up Oireachtas committees due to the speaking rights row,
30 new jobs are to be created in Donegal with the opening of a new Lidl store next week. The €7m store will officially open in Carndonagh on Thursday. The 2,209 square metre development will feature state-of-the-art facilities, an off licence, and bakery as well as a range of sustainability features.
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More than 1,200 drivers were caught speeding during yesterday’s National Slow Down Day. Gardaí say it’s disappointing, as the total number is an increase on recent 24-hour operations. Among the motorists detected speeding was a driver caught travelling at 105km/h in a 80km/h zone in the St Johnston area. Gardaí say the numbers are evidence
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The Education Minister says she will do everything possible to ensure the 10 pupils of Little Angels School in Letterkenny who it’s feared will be without a school place in September are accommodated. Minister Helen McEntee was responding to Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty who described the pupils’ mothers having to protest outside the Dail last
There were 579 private cars registered for the first time in Donegal during March, 288 of them new vehicles. Of the new vehicles, the most popular brand was Kia, while hybrid engines accounted for almost half the cars sold. Of the 288 new cars bought in Donegal last month, 71 were petrol and electric hybrids,
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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: After the newspaper review – we preview this weekends Ulster Talks event, an international conference on the Irish concrete crisis in Donegal before we hear of a community fundraising drive for Eddie
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