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The Strand Road in Derry is to benefit from a £680,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme. Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced that works on the A1002 will commence on Monday, February 16th. The scheme will involve the full resurfacing of 750 metres of the four lane carriageway from Queens Quay Roundabout to Meadowbank Avenue. It will

Police in Derry have seized electronic material following two planned searches in the Creggan area this afternoon. The searches are part of wider investigations into INLA activity. It is understood that no arrests were made by the Organised Crime Branch.

A driver was detected travelling 64 km/h over the speed limit in Letterkenny last night. The Roads Policing Unit recorded the vehicle travelling at 164 km/h on the dual carriageway. The driver was arrested, the car was seized, and a court appearance will follow.

Gardaí received a report of a burglary at a commercial premises at Main Street, Ballybofey, last night. A door was damaged in the incident, which occurred shortly after 11:15pm. Nothing reported stolen at this time. Investigations are ongoing at this time.

Gardaí are re-issuing an appeal for information on the 21st anniversary of the murder of Shaun Duffy of Meenacross. The 36-year-old was a local man who lived in a bungalow just outside Dungloe. Mr. Duffy worked as an undertaker and a mechanic, and had a keen interest in motor racing and horse sales. He had

A new report by MABS, titled “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”, highlights the financial strain facing homeowners affected by defective concrete blocks who are also in mortgage arrears. It outlines how ongoing structural damage and delays in remediation are combining to increase pressure and anxiety for families across the west and north west.

A €30 million project for a Donegal school has been announced this morning. The announcement comes as part of a national plan to deliver 57,000 additional school places by 2030. Of the 105 projects approved today, one is located in Donegal, the extension and refurbishment of St. Columba’s College, Stranorlar. Welcoming the news, Deputy Pat

57 patients were admitted to Letterkenny University Hospital without a bed this morning, the fourth highest figure in the state. That is according to figures gathered by the INMO. The number of patients awaiting beds at Sligo University Hospital was 55, giving a north west total of 112. Nationally, the figure is 695, an increase

Over €100,000 of Cocaine and Cannabis has been seized and three arrests made in County Sligo as part of Operation Tara. Members of Sligo/Leitrim Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by the Armed Support Unit, searched a property in the town and seized suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €70,000, cannabis with a value of

Police in Derry are investigating a sectarian-motivated hate crime following an attack on a house and a vehicle in the Waterside area yesterday evening at 7:45pm. Paint and various objects, including a brick, were thrown at a house in the Ebrington area, causing damage to a door and a window. A nearby car had its

Gardaí are investigating a road traffic collision on the N14 between Lifford and Letterkenny that occurred between 6:30am and 7:00am on Saturday. A driver, travelling towards Letterkenny, was forced onto the grass verge to avoid a silver car overtaking a lorry on a bend. The driver was not injured, but her vehicle was damaged. The

Gardaí are seeking information after a car was reported driving dangerously on the Ballybofey to Crossroads backroad, forcing oncoming traffic to take evasive action. The incident occurred in the Carrickshandrum area on Friday night at around 11:15pm. A silver Volkswagen Golf GTI, with a partial registration of ‘08 D’, was observed travelling at high speed

Gardaí are investigating a burglary at a vacant property in the Ballyloughan area of Bruckless between Friday, January 9th and Wednesday last. It’s believed entry was gained through a previously broken window. Furniture inside the property was moved and the electric heating was turned up, however nothing is believed to have been stolen and no

Gardaí from the Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit have carried out a number of searches across East Donegal as part of Operation Tara on Thursday last. Operation Tara seeks to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels. Garda Sean Sweeney told the Greg Hughes Show this morning that a number of items were

€4.3m has been allocated to rural water services in Donegal. Under the allocation Rutland Island Group Water Scheme will be in receipt of €2, 985, 619, while Rathdonnell and Sockar Group Water Schemes will receive €1,364,213. These projects will now move forward, the funding will support the ‘taking in charge’ of Group Water Schemes (GWSs),