Last year a record-breaking €544 million was invested in the economy across the screen industry. Screen Ireland is funding 87 new projects this year, including 22 feature films, 17 documentaries, 13 TV dramas and animated series, and over 30 short films. Among them is ‘Skintown’, a feature film adapted from a book about two friends […]
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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
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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.
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Severe coastal erosion has significantly altered the landscape at Ballymastocker Strand. Cllr Liam Blaney says it began with a small burn, which has since grown to affect the sand dunes. He has been raising concerns about the issue for the past 12 years, but says they have largely been ignored. Speaking on this morning’s Greg
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On Business Matters this week Chris Ashmore looks at a great Donegal success story. He’s been speaking with two brothers who started out selling bobble hats to local sports teams, and who are now presiding over an expanding and thriving business that is now employing more than 30 people in Ballybofey and which is also
The Taoiseach is attending a conference celebrating 100 years of radio in Ireland today. The two day event is being held at University College Cork. Micheal Martin is speaking at the event alongside representatives from Coimisiún na Meán and UCC. The conference will explore the legacy, culture, and future of radio through a programme of
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Donegal Local Development Company has launched its Social Enterprise Strategy for 2025 to 2028. The strategy aims to strengthen the capacity and sustainability of social enterprises through innovative partnerships, diverse funding models and collaboration with the private sector and third level institutions. It was developed in partnership with Atlantic Technological University Donegal, Social Enterprise Republic
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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.
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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.
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A HIQA inspection of a designated centre for adults with disabilities has found the service to be fully compliant. The centre in Killylastin had three residents present during the unannounced risk inspection carried out in September. The report noted that while the residents were still adjusting to living together, as all were new to the
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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
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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.
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A mother of three says an attack on her home in Derry, which police are treating as a sectarian hate crime, has left her angry and frustrated. The family are now leaving their house in the Waterside, after paint and other items including a brick was thrown and windows were smashed on Monday night. Chloe
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Police are warning road users to park responsibly. It’s after several car owners in Derry City Centre received warnings from the neighbourhood policing team for illegal parking on footpaths. Notices were placed on the windshields, reminding drivers that pavements are for pedestrians. The warnings state that if vehicles are found obstructing footpaths again, enforcement action
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Dylan Browne-McMonagle has had a winner racing in Hong Kong this afternoon. The Letterkenny jockey rode “Romantic Son” to victory for trainer David A Hayes in the Southorn Handicap. The horse went to post at 9/2.
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The ESB is working to restore electricity to 140 premises in Donegal following two separate faults. An issue affecting 53 properties in Kilcar is expected to be resolved by 5:45pm. Meanwhile, power should be restored for the remaining 87 homes and businesses in Derrybeg.
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Industrial action is set to go ahead this week after no agreement was reached at the Workplace Relations Commission. The Fórsa trade union says the action involves clinical measurement physiologists working in the HSE and voluntary hospitals, likely including Donegal. The action will take the form of a work-to-rule, meaning CMPs will strictly adhere to
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Pobalscoil Gaoth Dobhair have retained their FAI Schools Senior ‘B’ Girls National Cup for Under 20, Small Schools after a 4-0 win over St. Peter’s Community School of West Cork in Athlone this afternoon. The Donegal side were 1-0 up after just three minutes thanks to an early effort from Lily NicRuairi and it remained
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The Sacred Heart Church in Dunlewey remains closed following damage caused by Storm Chandra. Slates were blown from the roof onto the ground below. A spokesperson says efforts are ongoing to reopen the church for Mass on Friday morning, but in the meantime, the public is asked not to visit the site. Parish Priest Fr.
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The Government is being urged to introduce a €400 winter payment for people with disabilities. A motion from the Social Democrats has been backed by a number of disability organisations. The Department of Social Protection has repeatedly said it will not introduce any one-off disability payments, but says it is examining more permanent supports. Speaking
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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
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A Letterkenny Cllr has called on Donegal County Council to review its homeless policy This is with the aim of providing more regional accommodation and more avenues to get people into long term accommodation Cllr McMonagle highlighted the issues of homeless people not being recorded as such He explained the criteria to be classed as
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Nominees, family, friends, and all guests attending the Donegal Sports Star Awards on Friday night, January 30, are encouraged to get there in good time for the beginning of the awards, as final preparations are being made. The 50th anniversary of the awards takes place in the Mount Errigal Hotel, with the awards due to
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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
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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
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The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Ruairí McHugh, has made a special presentation to Derry City footballer Michael Duffy, in recognition of his outstanding achievement in winning the League of Ireland Men’s Player of the Year 2025 award. It was a positive year for Duffy, who ended the season as the
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Ireland’s latest rallying season gets underway this weekend with the Galway International Rally, where a high-quality entry will tackle two days of tricky asphalt rallying. Reigning Irish Tarmac Champion Callum Devine leads the entry list alongside co-driver Noel O’Sullivan in their Skoda Fabia Rally2. Despite a dominant 2025 campaign that included four consecutive victories, the
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A Donegal Aontú representative has called for the garda vetting process to be centralised and simplified. Mary T. Sweeney says the current system involves unnecessary bureaucracy, with volunteers having to restart the vetting process from scratch for each facility where they wish to offer their time. She believes that once a person has provided their
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ATU Donegal advanced to the Trench Cup semi finals as group winners on Tuesday evening thanks to a 3-21 to 1-11 win over SETU Carlow at Darvar in Louth. They secured top spot with their third win on the bounce help by goals from Paddy McElwee, Bailey McBride and Sean Breen. Shea Malone, Luke McGlynn
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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
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Over 250 premises have lost power this morning with the arrival of Storm Chandra. Donegal is under a yellow wind warning until 11pm tonight. ESB crews are working to restore electricity, with repair times staggered throughout the day. The latest updates can be found HERE. Meanwhile, Uisce Éireann has warned that customers in Gortahork, Falcarragh,
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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
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Gardaí are investigating a single-vehicle collision on the R238 near Templemoyle Crossroads, between Culdaff and Malin. The crash occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning at around 12:40am. The driver and one of four passengers sustained non-life-threatening injuries and received medical attention at hospital. Gardaí are appealing to anyone with information or dashcam footage
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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
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Gardaí are investigating damage to a broken-down car in the mart car park in Donegal Town over the weekend. The vehicle was left in the car park between 2:00pm and 3:30pm on Sunday. The front driver and passenger side windows, as well as the rear window, were broken, and one of the lights was also
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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
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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
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€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),
€4.3m allocated to rural water services in Donegal. Read More »
Abbey Vocational School of Donegal Town were beaten by 1-20 to 20 points after extra-time by St. Patrick’s Academy of Dungannon in their Danske Bank MacRory Cup semi-final played at Páirc Naomh Bríd, Ballintra. Abbey VS, last year’s finalists, had led by 0-9 to 0-3 at the break. An injury-time two-pointer from James Mulgrew looked
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It was a disappointing day for the Ford Puma Rally 1 crews in Round 1 of the World Rally Championship in Monte Carlo. Derry’s Josh McErlean, who was alongside Eoin Treacy, and Enniskillen native Jon Armstrong, co-piloted by Bruckless’ Shane Byrne, were caught out by the treacherous icy conditions on Stage 16 that have dominated
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Tyrone were beaten 3-23 to 1-18 by Donegal in Round 1 of the National Hurling League Division 3 in Garvaghy this afternoon. Having only trailed by three points at half-time, Tyrone found themselves beaten by eleven after a strong second period from the away team. After the game, Tyrone manager Stephen McGarry told Francis Mooney
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Donegal put up 3-23 in their defeat of Tyrone in Garvaghy this afternoon, something that manager Mickey McCann was very pleased with after the game. Donegal are competing in Division 3 of the National Hurling League, and McCann says the squad are pushing to try to return to Division 2. The Donegal manager spoke to
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It has been a busy 24 hours for local athletes. Patsy McGonagle spoke to Ciaran Cannon on Sunday Sport this afternoon to keep us up to date with all the latest as local athletes Lauren Callaghan, Sophia Thompson, Mark English, Leah O’Gara and Oisin Gallen were all in action over the weekend…
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Donegal Ladies manager James Daly was pleased with his team’s second-half performance against Westmeath in Letterkenny this afternoon. Having been level at 0-6 to 1-03 at the break, Donegal ran out 2-11 to 1-06 winners at O’Donnell Park. Daly gave his thoughts to Highland’s Maureen O’Donnell at full time and was delighted with the win…
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Donegal got their National Hurling League Division 3 campaign off to a winning start with a 3-23 to 1-18 victory over Tyrone in Garvaghy this afternoon. Francis Mooney has the full time report for Highland Radio Sport…
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It was a case of so close but yet so far for Eamonn Sheridan’s Donegal Junior League team in Castlebar this afternoon. Despite being well in the game and looking more threatening for large periods, Sheridan’s side were beaten 2-1 after extra-time by Limerick in Castlebar. A Gareth Harkin penalty made it 1-1 on 66
Donegal have beaten Westmeath 2-11 to 1-06 in their National Football League Division 2 Round 1 clash with Westmeath at O’Donnell Park. Maureen O’Donnell was there for Highland Radio Sport…
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Donegal have been beaten 2-1 after extra-time by Limerick in the Oscar Traynor Trophy Semi-Final in Castlebar this afternoon. After going in at half time locked at 0-0, it was the Munster side who struck first when Ciaran O’Connell dispatched a penalty just after the hour mark to give them the lead. A Gareth Harkin
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