The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council has proposed that the Freedom of Donegal be awarded to Enya. The singer, Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, a native of Gweedore, is held in great acclaim due to her musical talents. Councillor Niamh Kennedy says Enya’s music continues to be a source of peace and inspiration across the world. […]
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Women who gave birth at Letterkenny University Hospital in February and March of this year are being encouraged to take part in the National Maternity Experience Survey. Mothers are invited to share their experiences of maternity services, with the aim of improving the quality and safety of care provided. In the previous survey in 2020,
Rathmullan Pier has officially reopened. It follows the completion of a €4.5m capital refurbishment project that was carried out over a 9 month period. The works involved a complete refurbishment of the pier, which was first constructed in 1957, as well as the removal of the existing 3-tonne weight limit on the access viaduct. Minister
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The victim of a fatal weekend crash in Milford is to be laid to rest later this week. Susan Hamilton from Manorcunningham, who was in her 70s, died following a collision at Bunlin Bridge on Friday evening. Her requiem mass will take place on Friday morning at 11am in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Inch
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Police in County Derry are investigating what is being described as a racially motivated hate crime. A man was arrested in Coleraine yesterday on a report of a serious assault and an aggravated burglary. The first report was received at 10.15 pm last night, outlining that a man had assaulted another man in the Drumard
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The Nine til Noon Show is broadcast live weekdays 9am til 12noon! If you missed Wednesday’s live show, you can listen to the podcast below! We chat to a Letterkenny woman caught up in an earthquake in Turkey, we hear concerns over a government strategy to buy up farm land to extend national parks and
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Leona Macken says getting an apology from the HSE means a lot to her. The 38-year-old was diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer in 2023, after previous smear tests in 2016 and 2020 were wrongly reported as ‘normal’. Yesterday, the High Court heard an apology from the HSE, which also agreed to pay an undisclosed amount
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Donegal is to see seven more charging hubs for electric vehicles. It’s part of a €8 million funding injection to see 53 hubs installed nationwide. In this county, the hubs will be located along the N15 and N13 in Grange, Laghey, Ballyshannon, Ballybofey, Burt, Bridge End, and Lifford.
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A local councillor is calling for the water pipes on Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, to be replaced due to chronic outages and bursts. A number of weeks ago Cllr Michael McBride was called by a concerned resident who thought there was a sinkhole in the town. It was later revealed that it was a severe
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We could be a step closer to seeing a draft of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill become a reality. The Minister for Housing is to seek cabinet approval today. The bill will see cap and rate increases applied retrospectively from March 29th of last year and
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Almost 5,000 students in Donegal are to sit their State Examinations today. It’s estimated that 2,652 will begin their Junior Cert, 2,072 will start their Leaving Cert and 223 are to undergo the Leaving Cert Applied exams. Around 4 million examination papers will be handed out at more than 15,000 exam centres over the next
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A 100% Redress Party Councillor says the Housing Department’s absence is a barrier in resolving a plethora of issues around remediating defective block properties. There’s still much uncertainty over the mortgagability and insurability of affected homes. Members of the defective concrete block committee were told that not enough has been done to put banks at
The L2863 Ardaghey Road is to close today due to essential road resurfacing works. The closure will be in place from 8am until 5.30pm this evening. Donegal County Council apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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The Culmore Fort has been successfully converted for community use. It’s after the Culmore Community Partnership received a major funding boost of £265,000. The fort has undergone three years of planning, community engagement and on-site work. It will now accommodate needed mental health support for youth in the area in addition to hosting meetings for
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries – Tuesday June 3rd:
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1,696 people in Donegal have applied to the Humanitarian Assistance Scheme, which was opened after extensive damage caused by Storm Éowyn in January. Nationally, there were 93,007 applications registered in respect of 75,733 people, totalling almost €12.8 million, according to new figures published by the Department of Social Protection. County Galway had the highest
There’s been a 45% increase in the number of new electric cars registered in Donegal. 188 new Evs were registered in the county last month, up from 129 during the same period in 2024. Meanwhile, new vehicle registrations for May 2025 in Donegal are also up, according to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry.
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Gardai are appealing to anyone who comes across sports equipment similar to what was stolen during a break in in Ardara last week to contact them. Between 9pm on Thursday last and 9:30am on Friday, a black 3 wheel manual golf buggy and a black ‘Powakaddy’ electric golf buggy without the battery were stolen from
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A large quantity of tools has been stolen from a builder’s yard in Burt. A number of shipping containers were broken into at the site at Speenogue between 6:30pm on Tuesday evening last and 8am the following morning. The items stolen include a metal chop saw, lead, two Hitachi angle grinders, a red heavy duty
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Police have labelled an arson attack in Derry as reckless. A gas cylinder is believed to have partially exploded after a metal cage containing a number of gas cylinders was deliberately set on fire in an alleyway on the Lecky Road in the early hours of this morning. The fire spread to a storeroom at
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Gardai in Donegal are warning business owners of a ‘quick change’ scam doing the rounds. It’s after a business in the Ballybofey area was recently targeted. The scam is described as a deceptive tactic where a customer attempts to get more money than they are owed by confusing a cashier into giving them incorrect change,
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Gardaí say a number of youths were observed in the Cannings Lane area of Muff before a car was set on fire last week. The fire service worked to bring the blaze, which broke out at around 4pm on Thursday afternoon, under control. Anyone who observed the youths in the area or who has dash
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Letterkenny University Hospital is the third most overcrowded hospital in the country today. 26 people are currently waiting on a bed at the hospital. 10 of those patients are on a trolley in the hospital’s Emergency Department, while a further 16 are on wards elsewhere in the hospital. According to the INMO, 419 admitted patients
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Investigations are continuing after the windows of a parked car were smashed in Letterkenny over the Bank Holiday. Damage was caused to the vehicle parked on Cullion Road between midnight and 7:50am on Monday. Gardai are appealing to anyone with information to contact Letterkenny Garda Station.
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Gardai are seeking three men in connection with an attempted burglary at a business premises in Ballyshannon. At around 1:25am on Thursday morning last, an attempt was made to force open the front door of the premises on Market Street by the three men who wore their hoods up. Anyone who was travelling in the
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Gardaí believe a number of intruders were disturbed during a break in in Killybegs last week. On Wednesday afternoon, between 3:20pm and 3:30pm, entry was gained to a property in the Tullid area through a rear window. A bedroom within the house was ransacked but Gardai say nothing is believed to have been stolen. They’re
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Gardai are appealing to anyone who noticed suspicious activity in the Oldtown area of Letterkenny on Saturday night to come forward. Entry was gained to a house in the area at around 10:50pm, and damage caused. However, nothing was stolen. Gardai are keen to hear from anyone who has dash-cam footage of the area between
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Gardaí have renewed their appeal for witnesses following a fatal crash in Milford on Friday evening. 72-year-old Susan Hamilton, from Manorcunningham, died following the collision involving a car and a van at Bunlin Bridge at around 7:30pm. A man in his 50s, the driver of the van, was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment
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Kirchhoff Ireland has announced its first large-scale training and transformation initiative will be based at its Letterkenny facility. It’s part of an investment of around €900,000 over the next two years. The training programme will focus on innovation, sustainability, and digitalisation.
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Psychology waiting lists of over a year for children in Donegal have more than halved. 86 under-18s were waiting over 12 months to be seen by a psychologist in the county in October 2021. Figures from the Irish Independent show that the number dropped 58% to 28 in December of last year. Nationally, the number
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Sinn Fein Councillor Ruairi McHugh has been elected as the new Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council. He takes over the role from Cllr Lilian Seenoi Barr. Meanwhile, the DUP’s Alderman Niree McMorris has been announced as Deputy Mayor. Councillor McHugh says he feels “very proud and humbled “ to be given the
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The Maas Link Road in Ardara is closed today to facilitate essential road resurfacing works. The road will be blocked until 5:30pm this evening.
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Motorists are advised that the Scraghy Road near Castlederg is currently impassable due to a fallen tree. Police are urging road users to seek an alternative route as they deal with the obstruction.
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A Donegal Doctor says a decision to put Sligo University Hospital forward as the preferred location for a Surgical Hub is health inequality at its most stark. Dr Pádraig McGuinness is one of 171 doctors demanding an urgent meeting with the Health Minister to address what they describe as a critical threat to patient care
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An East Donegal Councillor has proposed that Ballybofey be marketed as a base for tourists when visiting the county. Councillor Patrick McGowan believes the town is well resourced as a destination for tourists to stay and travel to other parts of the county with a number of blue flag beaches and other visitor attractions located
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The Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter has invited the public, local businesses and community stakeholders to attend their Annual General Meeting this week. The meeting will take place this Thursday at 8pm in Dillon’s Hotel The meeting will provide an overview of the past year’s achievements in the continued revitalisation of the Cathedral Quarter as one of
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As part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme, valve installation works may cause supply disruptions to Ballymaleel and surrounding areas. Works are scheduled to take place from 11am this morning until 1pm in the afternoon. Uisce Eireann warn supply may take 3-4 hours to fully return to all affected properties.
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171 doctors from Donegal have demanded an urgent meeting with the Minister for Health over the exclusion of Letterkenny from the Surgical Hub Plan. They say they feel as though patients in the county are not treated as equals in the health system. In the letter to Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, 171 senior
There was disappointment for both Donegal sides in the men’s finals of the All Ireland Gaeltacht’s in County Meath on Bank Holiday Monday. Coilin Duffy reports from Rathcairn…
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Fresh searches are being carried out in Portugal in the investigation of missing toddler Madeleine McCann. The three-year-old vanished 18 years ago while on holiday with her family. German police are looking near the area where the prime suspect, Christian B, lived at the time. The convicted sex offender has always denied being involved. Reporter
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Letterkenny has seen one of the highest increases in driving without insurance and drink driving convictions in the country. According to the RSA, the number of people convicted for driving without insurance rose from 172 in 2023 to 193 in 2024. Meanwhile, Letterkenny had one of the highest rates than the average of drink driving,
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A man was airlifted to hospital after being struck by a golf ball in Inishowen yesterday. At approximately 4.30pm, Sligo-based helicopter Rescue 118 was tasked by Malin Head Coast Guard to assist, after a man was hit in the head with the golf ball at Greencastle Golf Club. Local ambulance crews also attended the scene.
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It was a mixed day for the Donegal ladies sides at the Comórtas Peile Na Gaeltachta finals in County Meath. Naomh Columba won the junior ladies title while Dungloe lost out in the senior decider. Coilin Duffy reports for Highland Radio Sport…
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A man has been charged in connection with an assault in Strabane that left another man seriously injured. The incident occurred in the Main Street area on Saturday evening, when a man in his 30s was left with severe injuries to his face, head and body, and, as a result, he remains in a critical
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The ESRI predicts just over 34,000 homes will be delivered this year – well short of the Government’s target of 41,000. The Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll published today reveals 61 percent of the public believe the housing crisis has worsened since the new government was elected, with just 3 percent believing it has improved. Sinn
It’s all square between the main coalition partners in Government in a new poll. Today’s Sunday Independent Ireland Thinks Poll shows Fianna Fail is down 2 to 21%, with Fine Gael also on 21, up 1. Sinn Fein has fallen by two to 20%. The Social Democrats are up 1 to 9%, Labour has risen
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The mother of Donegal soldier Private Sean Rooney is suing the United Nations and the Irish State for alleged negligence, which contributed to his death in 2022. The 24-year-old was shot and killed when his convoy came under fire. The Sunday Independent has reported that Sean’s mother, Natasha, filed a lawsuit against the Defence Forces,
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A woman has been hospitalised following a road traffic collision in Milford yesterday morning. The collision involving two vehicles occurred on the R245 at Loughnakey at approximately 10:50am. A woman was subsequently taken to hospital for treatment. Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.
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The woman who was killed in a road traffic collision in Milford on Friday evening has been named locally. 72-year-old Susan Hamilton was involved in the crash with a van on Bunlin Bridge. The mother-of-four was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the van, a man aged in his 50s, was taken to
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Detectives are investigating the report of a serious assault in the Main Street area of Strabane yesterday afternoon. The victim remains in a critical condition at this time. Police responded to a report of an assault at approximately 2pm yesterday afternoon. A man, aged in his 30s, had been assaulted by another man inside flats
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