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The Donegal Intercultural Platform has expressed fears of a catastrophe in Afghanistan. The group says it is deeply concerned by the recent developments in the country following the takeover by the Taliban and particularly in relation to the impacts on women and girls. In a statement they say those living in Donegal fear for the […]

A security alert in the Carnhill area of Derry has ended. Police responded to a report yesterday evening of a suspicious object found outside a business premises. Police, along with Ammunition Technical Officers attended the scene and a number of houses were evacuated while the object was examined. Inspector Lavery has confirmed that the incident

Six people have been arrested following an incident in the Buncrana Road area of Derry yesterday afternoon. Police received a report at around 12:40pm of a group of men fighting in the forecourt of a filling station in the area. Upon responding, officers arrested the six people on suspicion of a number of offences. It’s

Almost €17,000 in funding has been dedicated to fisheries conservation in Donegal by Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Government. The Rosses Anglers Association has received the funding in order to aid river habitat enhancement measures in the Dungloe catchment area, which are aiming to help salmon spawning and nursery in the area The funding is

A West Tyrone MLA has labelled an arson attack in Omagh as “reckless”. An unoccupied house in the Meelmore Drive area was extensively damaged by the blaze which is believed to have been started at around 3:30am yesterday morning. Police are continuing to investigate the incident. West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan has condemned the attack

Staff and resources at Letterkenny University Hospital are once again under significant pressure. The Saolta Hospital Group says the Emergency Department at the hospital is dealing with record levels of people attending. A Saolta statement yesterday evening says that recent pressure on staff and resources at Letterkenny University Hospital is continuing. They claim that there

153,000 people received the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week – down 3% on the previous seven days. More than €45 million was paid out by the Department of Social Protection. Donegal, Dublin and Cork had the highest number of people who closed their claims, while Longford, Leitrim and Carlow had the least. Almost half of

1,496 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland this evening. As of 8 o’clock this morning, a total of 248 people are in hospital with the virus, of which 54 of those are in intensive care units. Meanwhile, 1,564 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the North in the

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has advised vaccines can be mixed in some limited circumstances. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has signed off on the move and has also confirmed a vaccine booster programme is in the works. The mixing of different types of vaccine will be limited – for instance, where someone has had an

The PSNI are advising motorists to avoid the Derry-Buncrana road this afternoon, due to what they describe as an ongoing incident. They say that the Buncrana road is currently closed near the junction with Springtown road, and that there are no further details available at this stage.

Three Donegal islands are to benefit from €81,000 in funding announced by the Minister for Rural and Community Development. Tory Island, Owey Island and Inishsirrer will receive a share of the funding. The money will go towards capital projects involving road resurfacing, repair and improvement works to piers and the helipad on Tory Island. Donegal

There’s been a jump in the number of people waiting on a bed at hospitals in the North West today to 58. While there’s been a slight decrease in the number of people awaiting a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital to 25 with 7 people waiting on a bed in the Emergency Department and 18

The first Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Heart Failure in the Saolta Hospital Group has taken up the role at Letterkenny University Hospital. Hospital Manager, Sean Murphy has described the appointment of Cathy Farrell as a significant development for Donegal’s new integrated heart failure service which aims to improve quality of life for patients through

239 Covid patients were in hospital last night – after a drop of 23 in the space of 12 hours. Beaumont Hospital has the most Covid patients in the country, at 23. 10 infectious cases are being dealt with at Letterkenny University Hospital with two patients in ICU. 51 patients were in intensive care with

Two e-scooters have been seized in Buncrana this week. Gardai say e-scooters are considered Mechanically Propelled Vehicles and are subject to the regulatory controls that apply to other vehicles. They have warned that e-scooters must be roadworthy, registered, taxed and insured. However, it is currently not possible to tax or insure e-scooters and so they

The Bishop of Derry says he deeply regrets that one of last night’s bonfires included a banner referring to Constable Ronan Kerr who was murdered 10 years ago. Bishop Donal Mc Keown says such an action is highly offensive to the family of Constable Kerr, and an affront to many both in the local community

The final COVID-19 vaccination clinics will take place in Carndonagh Community School next week and anyone who requires a first or second dose vaccine after that will receive appointments for the LYIT vaccination centre in Letterkenny. Saolta has thanked management and staff of Carndonagh Community School for facilitating the clinics, saying it was an ideal

Detectives in Derry are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was assaulted twice in the Galliagh area of the city last night and this morning. Police received a report around 1am that a 19-year-old man, who had been attending a bonfire in the area, had sustained bruising, swelling to his eyes and scratches to his

Northern Ireland has promised action to alleviate pollution from a watercourse that developed in Sion Mills with locals saying it has created foul smells and attracted rats. Ricardo’s Wood in Sion Mills has been polluted due to the discharge of liquid waste into a watercourse. Both NI Environment Agency and NI Water have been aware

Police in Derry are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of two teenagers missing from the city since last week. 17 year old Sophie Hamilton was last seen leaving Altnagelvin Hospital just before 4pm on Thursday afternoon last. She is described as being of slight build and approximately 5′ 3″ in height and was last

Almost 50 people are waiting on a bed at hospitals in the North West today. According to the INMO’s Trolley Watch report, 27 people are awaiting a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital – 6 in the Emergency Department and 21 on wards in the hospital. Meanwhile, at Sligo University Hospital, 22 patients are waiting for