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High Court action over the Buncrana Pier tragedy has been settled. Louise James from Derry, sued the estate of her late husband Sean McGrotty who was the driver of the car that entered the water on March 20th 2016 and Donegal County Council. Sean McGrotty died along with his sons Mark and Evan, his mother-in-law […]

Dromore National School in Killygordon has been approved to proceed to tender for additional school accommodation. Welcoming the confirmation, Minister Charlie McConalogue commented said this will add to the capacity of the school. He praised staff, parents and local public representatives for the work they have done to bring the project to this point.

Letterkenny University Hospital has the highest number of infectious cases in the country. According to latest figures, 12 people are being treated at the hospital with 2 people in ICU. The figure is still dramatically lower than a high of 120 infectious cases at the hospital in mid January.

Work is to begin on the construction of a telecoms mast in the Ramelton area, at a site near Drummonaghan Woods. The contentious plan was approved by Donegal County Council in 2019 and ratified by An Bord Pleanala last year. Local Cllr Ian McGarvey has sought to have the permission overturned at recent council meetings,

North Inishowen now has the highest Covid 19 incidence rate in the country at almost 2,000 cases per 100,000 people. South Inishowen is the second highest with a rate of just over 1,200. The Donegal Local Electoral Area has also entered the national Top 10 for the first time, after recording a substantial increase in

1,189 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening in the Republic, with 95 Covid patients hospitalised, 23 of them in ICU. North of the border, 1,430 new cases were confirmed today, with no additional covid related deaths. 162 Covid patients are currently being treated in hospital, 10 of them in ICU. Latest HPSE

The walk-in Covid-19 test centre located at Nailors Row Car Park behind Cockhill Health Centre in Buncrana will continue to operate until August 1st. No appointment is necessary at the centre, which will operate from 11am to 7pm daily. Young people under 16 years of age must be accompanied. The centre was established in the

Representatives of the Pat Finucane Centre have left a meeting with with officials from the Northern Ireland Office to discuss the British government’s proposals on legacy. The meeting was cut short after ten minutes because of a claim in one of the British Government’s documents that the majority of killings carried out by members of

It’s been announced today that Donegal will recieve €550,000 in funding as a part of a new Connected Hubs Scheme. The scheme will bring a total of €3 million of funding to the North West region to enhance existing remote working hubs and their broadband connections, as well as a number of other improvements aimed

A man has been arrested this morning by the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit, in connection with alleged activities of the New IRA. Police say the 35 year old man was arrested on suspicion of involvement in a number of firearms assaults that occured in the Creggan area of Derry on the 6th of January, the

Another burst water main is affecting parts of Inishowen today. Irish Water say supply disruptions may be caused to Magherabeg, Inch Island and surrounding areas. Repair works are underway and are scheduled to be complete by 4pm this afternoon.

Two men arrested yesterday as part of investigations into the activities of the new IRA have been released. The men aged 23 and 28, arrested by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Terrorism Investigation Unit, have been released following questioning. Police say the investigation remains ongoing.

Gardaí have issued a warning after a number of people got text messages claiming to be from Permanent TSB advising of unusual online activity. The messages contain a link, which will bring customers to a cloned website of the bank and ask for pins and passcodes, as well as other information. Officers say the information

The Western Health and Social Care Trust has confirmed a reassessment has been carried out of CT Coronary Angiogram Imaging carried out over a 13 month period in Omagh. Letters have been sent to the 99 patients whose scans were reassessed, with further action required in some cases. The trust says psychological supports are being

Killybegs Coast Guard were tasked last night following a report of kayakers in difficulty in Fintra Bay. The rescue services launched shortly before 10:20pm and boat and shore crews conducted a search of the area along with the Rescue 118. Contact was made with the kayakers who had safely made it back to shore.

The highest temperatures of the year so far have been reached today in three locations around the country. Longford, Roscommon and Eastern parts of Mayo baked under 30.5 celsius at a peak. Yellow and orange warnings are still in place for heat, but an additional status yellow warning has been issued for thunderstorms in Donegal,

A further 1,378 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed this evening – the highest figure in nearly 6 months. 96 people are in hospital, up 7 in the past 24 hours, while the number in ICU has increased by one to 22. Meanwhile the growth rate of new cases is roughly 7 per cent per day,

An inquest into the death of Tyrone teenager Arlene Arkinson has found that she was murdered by convicted child killer and rapist Robert Howard. The 15-year-old disappeared in August 1994 after a night out in Bundoran in County Donegal. She was last seen in a car driven by Howard, and her body has never been

A Donegal based father of two has been found guilty of murdering his wife during a boating holiday in County Fermanagh. 44 year old Stephen McKinney, a native of Strabane who had been living in Convoy with his family had denied murdering Lu Na McKinney in April 2017. Mrs McKinney’s body was recovered from Lough

As part of an ongoing investigation into the activities of the New IRA, the PSNI has arrested two men, and conducted a number of searches in Derry today. The two suspects, aged 23 and 28, have been arrested under the Terrorism Act on suspicion of involvement in four assaults involving firearms that occurred in the

The Bishop of Raphoe has announced a number of clerical changes for the Diocese of Raphoe. The changes are to take effect from 28th/ 29th August. Bishop Alan McGuckian has announced that the very Rev Eddie Gallagher, PP, Kilcar will take up the role of Assistant Priest, Parish of Templecrone with residence in Leitirmacaward. While