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There will be no nurse available on Tory Island this weekend. The HSE has apologised for the unplanned gap in service, which will affect tomorrow and Sunday. All planned nursing care has already been delivered. An agency nurse will provide cover from Monday until Thursday. The Assistant Director of Nursing responsible for the island has

Three Donegal-based food companies are being showcased in China at Asia’s largest seafood expo. Killybegs Seafoods, Errigal Bay, and Atlantic Dawn Group joined Bord Bia and Minister of State Timmy Dooley. The event is part of an agri-food trade mission aimed at strengthening Ireland’s export relationships, particularly in seafood, meat, and dairy.

If you thought you spotted a UFO in the sky last night, it doesn’t appear to be alien related. Many users were posting videos and pictures on social media of a bright light in the sky, which could be seen right around the country, moving at or below cloud level. Local reports includes sightings in

The UK Government’s confirmed it’s spent over £4.3 million on legal fees for Soldier F to date. Last week the former paratrooper was found not guilty of two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972. The figure was revealed following a Parliamentary Question asked by Foyle MP Colum Eastwood, whose

Foyle MP Colum Eastwood will accept an informed warning from the PSNI for his part in an illegal parade in support of Palestine, while 5 others will contest the charge. It happened on Valentine’s Day last year. 42-year-old Colum Eastwood of Duncreggan Road, 59-year-old Goretti Horgan of Westland Avenue, 36-year-old Davina Pulis of Knoxhill Park,

Letterkenny University Hospital is encouraging the public to know the sign of a stroke this World Stroke Day. Once the signs are detected, its vital to call the emergency services as quickly as possible. When a stroke is underway, 2 million brain cells are destroyed every minute. Christine McLaughlin is a Stroke Specialist Nurse in

Police seized alcohol, fireworks and flares from a bus travelling to a sporting event in Derry over the weekend. Officers made the discovery on Sunday after intercepting the vehicle in Strabane. No arrests were made, but the bus was refused entry to the event. District Commander Superintendent Sinead McIldowney said the operation followed disorder at

Drivers are being asked to avoid the N14 between Ballyholey and Galdonagh following reports of a road traffic collision. Details of the incident have not yet been confirmed. Meanwhile, Councillor Gary Doherty is warning motorists to take extra care on the N15 near Liscooley if it is being used as an alternative route, due to

Around 300 jobs are at risk after the parent company of Fastway Couriers entered receivership. Delays and disruptions to deliveries are expected to follow. Fastway Couriers operates a depot in Letterkenny. Several Donegal-based businesses that use the company’s services have now issued statements. CBM Signs in Letterkenny says it will be appointing a new courier

Gardaí are investigating an incident in Bundoran in which a car and a van were set on fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The vehicles were ignited shortly before 1 a.m. on Church Road, and the blaze also caused damage to a third vehicle parked nearby. Fire services attended the scene and quickly

Gardaí have launched an investigation after a concrete flower pot was thrown through the window of a house in Donegal Town. The incident occurred on Tirconaill Street at around 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday night last. The resident was awoken by the sound of breaking glass and discovered that the concrete base of a plant pot