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Over 1,000 people have signed a petition calling upon Department for Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon to address the underlying structural problems causing repeated flooding in The Ballycolman Estate and at Pearse Gardens in Strabane. Sinn Fein MLA Maoliosa McHugh is now making arrangements to present the petition to the Minister. Derry City and Strabane District

A charity working to reduce alcohol related harms would like to see a standardised minimum price for alcohol north and south of the border. A survey carried out by Alcohol Action Ireland says drink in Ireland is “exceptionally affordable”, with standard units of cider and beer costing less than 50c in some off-licenses. National Lead

The President of Letterkenny Chamber has described traffic congestion in the town yesterday as a ‘challenging situation’. Traffic was backed up in and around the town as a result of ongoing road works on the Four Lane route between the Dry Arch and Polestar roundabouts. The speed limit on the road has been reduced to

Gardai are appealing directly to three men believed to be involved in the theft of a convex mirror in Dunfanaghy to come forward. On Sunday morning last between 4:30am and 5am two convex mirrors were stolen in Dunfanaghy and Portnablagh. The mirror stolen in Dunfanaghy has since been recovered. Garda Niall Maguire has confirmed that

    The Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland has said there’s no reason restrictions on indoor music shouldn’t be eased. It comes as a member of NPHET, Dr Mary Favier, warned if there continues to be high numbers of new Covid cases more restrictions won’t be lifted in September. Tomorrow the live events sector

Gardai are investigating an incident in Raphoe during which a large coffee advertisement was damaged. Just before midnight on Friday last, the fibreglass structure at McGranaghan’s Supermarket was significantly damaged by a man who was wearing a white t-shirt and jeans. Garda Niall Maguire says the incident occurred at a time when a large number

Gardai are continuing to appeal for information following last Friday’s fatal crash at Ardnawark, Barnesmore Gap. 27 year old Amanda Kinsella died after she fell from a moving bus and was struck by a passing vehicle. Garda Niall Maguire has re-issued an appeal to anyone who was travelling in the Barnesmore Gap area on Friday

A Donegal woman in Afghanistan says things are stabilising after the takeover by the Taliban. Mary Ellen McGroarty from Mountcharles has been working with the UN in the country since October 2020. She says at the moment, she is safe in her compound as things begin to settle. The Taliban is issuing public messaging to

The demand for Covid vaccines in pharmacies by 12 to 15 year olds is ‘nothing like’ as strong as it was among young adults. The rollout among the younger age-group began last week. Over 40,000 jabs have been administered by GPs, pharmacists and in vaccination centres. Darragh O’Loughlin, from the Irish Pharmacy Union, says parents

Up to 150 humanitarian visas are being made available by government for Afghans, under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme. The visas will mean they won’t have to enter the direct provision system upon arriving here. These 150 are in addition to 45 visas which were approved in recent days. Meanwhile an emergency meeting of EU

People in Derry are being urged to give their views on the future recreational development of the Clooney area of the Waterside. The deadline for the online consultation is Wednesday September 15th. Derry City and Strabane District Council says the plans are intended to improve community green infrastructure and connectivity in the area, with enhanced

Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training Service has launched its “FET Fortnight” online event which starts next week. Next week, the ETB will premiere a different information videos on its YouTube account looking at available courses and apprenticeships in Childcare and Healthcare, Engineering, IT and Business. The following week, the focus will be on options

A further 1,558 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed by NPHET this evening. 262 people are in hospital with the virus – up 14 in the past 24 hours. 51 are in ICU – an increase of 3 over the same period. The Chief Medical Officer, Tony Holohan, says there’s a “very high level of disease

This Wednesday is officially #LoveDonegal Day 2021. The day aims to showcase globally all the elements which make the county a meaningful, inspiring, unique and authentic place. The initiative builds on the huge success of last year’s campaign which reached millions of people worldwide. Elaine Whoriskey, Donegal County Council’s Assistant Economic Development Officer says it

Noah’s Bed Push gets underway this week. A team has been assembled and will begin the 250km journey from Crumlin Children’s Hospital, Dublin on Thursday and arrive in Letterkenny on Sunday. Daniel O’Donnell is on board to push the bed the final stretch to Letterkenny University Hospital. Noah Gooch, son of Highland Radio’s own Lee

Investigations are continuing into the death of Amanda Kinsella who died after falling from a moving bus on Friday afternoon in the Barnesmore Gap area. The 27 year old was airlifted to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin where she passed away following the incident at around 3:45pm. She was hit by an orange Opal Vivaro van which

39,000 12 to 15 year olds have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. A total of 89 thousand children have registered since the HSE’s portal opened to the cohort on Thursday. 81% of people who are eligible for a vaccine are now fully vaccinated. HSE National Lead on the Vaccination Programme, Damien McCallion,

A Foyle MLA has condemned those responsible for an anti-vaccine protest at a vaccination clinic in Derry at the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, protestors entered the Foyle Arena during a walk-in vaccination clinic for pregnant women, carrying leaflets and a megaphone. They are said to have shouted abuse at a number of pregnant women attending

There are calls for tougher laws around fly tipping. It comes after a large amount of household waste was discovered dumped in a skip at a graveyard in Falcarragh. Empty drink containers, cereal boxes and domestic cleaning products were found in the skip. Cllr Michael McClafferty is urging people to dispose of their waste in

The country’s five-day-moving average of Covid-19 cases has increased by 15% in the past week. The Department of Health said yesterday its been notified of 1,758 new cases of covid 19 The number of people in hospital with the virus has risen by 19 to 248, with 48 people in ICU. Julian Mercille is a