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Gardaí are currently attending the scene of a collision that occurred on the N13 road, just outside Drumkeen this afternoon. Gardaí say that two vehicles are involved in the collision, and that as the scene is currently still being attended to by emergency services, no further information is available at this time. This story will

A status yellow weather warning for rain and thunderstorms is in place for County Donegal today, beginning at 12 noon. The Met Eireann warning also extends to counties Cavan and Monaghan, as well as the entirety of Leinster. The weather warning is in place until at least 8 o’clock tonight. Meanwhile the Met Office has

Plans are afoot to create a recreational corridor between the twin towns of Ballybofey and Stranorlar, and Donegal Town. The Ballybofey-Stranorlar to Donegal Town Recreational Group say a public consultation will take place regarding the proposed recreational corridor between the two areas, starting next week with two public information events. The first information event will

2,098 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been announced in the Republic of Ireland this evening, the second time in a week cases have exceeded 2,000 on a single day. Today’s figure is the highest since January 22nd. 251 people are now in hospitals with the virus in the Republic, with 52 of those in

Gardaí are once again warning the public of a scam where criminals pretend to be from the HSE, asking a victim to fill out a form with their personal info on it, including their PPS number and banking information, in order to book a fake Covid-19 test or vaccine appointment. The target of the scam

2,397 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the North in the past 24 hours – the highest daily total recorded in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic. There have also been additional 9 covid-related deaths reported in the North today. 388 patients are currently being treated for the disease in hospitals north

A former British soldier is set to stand trial over the killing of Aidan McAnespie in Tyrone in 1988. It’s after a judge rejected his application for ‘no case to answer’. 51 year old David Holden was stationed in Northern Ireland at the time of the shooting. Mr McAnespie was shot dead close to a

Most of the country will be affected by a status yellow thunderstorm and rain warning tomorrow. The alert will impact all of Donegal as well as the counties of Cavan, Lenister and Monaghan. Met Eireann is forecasting heavy showers with localised thundery downpours that could lead to spot flooding. The warning will come in to

There’s been a large drop in the number of people waiting on a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital. According to this morning’s INMO Trolley Watch Report, 20 people are awaiting a bed, down from 45 yesterday. 4 patients are waiting on a bed in the hospital’s Emergency Department and a further 16 are on wards.

56 projects in Donegal will share an €80,000 donation from SSE Renewables. The money is being made available through the company’s Meentycat Community Fund which supports energy efficiency, safety and sustainability projects. Funding has been sanctioned for Covid-19 supports to local schools, local GAA clubs, and other community based organisations and will go towards developing

Work is due to commence on the Derry-Muff Greenway in the coming weeks. Construction of the Muff section of the route forms the opening section of the Inishowen greenway project. Donegal County Council has confirmed that E Quinn Civils Ltd has won the contract to construct the Muff section of the Derry-Muff greenway. This is

The rate of Covid-19 in all Local Electoral Areas in Donegal is now above the national average. The 14 day incidence rate has decreased in the Milford Local Electoral area but has risen in all other areas of the county. North Inishowen continues to have the highest rate of infection in Ireland, at over five