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  City of Derry Airport has introduced the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme as an aid to any passengers or visitors to the airport with a disability or impairment this is not visible. It’s the first airport in the north to launch this customer service initiative. Sunflower lanyards are now readily available at key customer points […]

  Killybegs was Ireland’s most important port for fish landings last year. According to new figures from the Central Statistics Office, the port accounted for 63.1% of all landings by Irish fishing vessels. The total value of fish landings at Killybegs last year was 127 million euro – 99.8 million from Irish vessels and 28

A motorist has been clocked travelling at 173km/h in the Letterkenny area. The Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit were conducting another speed check in the town again last night and arrested the driver in question. Court proceedings are to follow. Gardai are once again reminding the public to adhere to the speed limits.  

  Police in Derry are investigating the criminal damage of a black Ford Focus which was parked in the area of Melmore Gardens and Greenwalk. The windows of the vehicle are believed to have been broken between 2pm on Sunday 26th July and 2.30pm on Monday 27th July. If you have any information which might

  Substantial progress has been made on Derry City and Strabane District Council’s portfolio of capital projects over the last four months, despite the government imposed Covid19 restrictions affecting the building industry. Members were told that work has recommenced on a number of live contracts, and other contracts are now progressing in line with the

11 more Covid-19 cases were confirmed today in the Republic today, none of them in Donegal. No further deaths recorded. It means there have been 1,764 deaths and 25,892 confirmed cases, 472 of them in Donegal. There have been no new coronoavirus deaths in the North. However, there were 21 new cases recorded in the

The cabinet has signed off on a package worth more than 300 million euro aimed at re-opening the schools next month. It will mean schools can open fully from next month with investment for schools to physically adapt and purchase cleaning equipment. More substitute teachers are seen as crucial to the re-opening. Students from third

  Two motorists have been clocked driving at excessive speeds in the Letterkenny area. The Roads Policing Unit in Letterkenny made the detections in the town last night. One motorist was recorded travelling at a whopping 171km/h and the other at 145km/h. In a statement, Gardai say that one of said motorists was arrested and

  Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Donegal County Council presents a competition for the reimagining of the public space at Market Square, Letterkenny. The competition is inviting concept design proposals for Market Square, Letterkenny, that embrace architecture and design in creating great places that people want to experience and spend time in. The

  The first grants for local community groups and micro enterprises in Donegal have arrived from the Fisheries Local Action Group for 2020. The grants are co-funded by the Government and European Union and have been described as a very welcome and timely boosts to the recipients across Donegal. The total value of the grants

  Donegal’s RNLI emergency services had a busy weekend responding to two call outs. Two teenage girls were rescued just north of Portsalon Pier after getting into difficulty while out kayaking yesterday evening. One of the casualties was picked up by a small fishing boat in the area, the other made her way onto rocks

  A number of social welfare payments which were being given out fortnightly due to the pandemic are reverting to being paid weekly. They include one-parent family payment, working family payment, illness benefit, jobseeker’s allowance and jobseeker’s benefit. Most of these customers will start to get their weekly payment from the week beginning the 17th

  The government is coming under fire after it emerged 104 people had their pandemic unemployment pay stopped for travelling abroad. It followed checks carried out by the Department of Social Protection at airports. The department said it carried out regular inspections on people in airports. The Sunday Business Post reported that social welfare officers

  Irish Water works will recommence in Letterkenny today. Works on the Glencar Road/ Circular Road roundabout will continue today while sewer works on the Joe Bonnar Road are due to start this week as well as water main works on the N13 and N26 Middle Road. Sewer works are due to continue today from

There have been no further deaths linked to Covid 19, while 12 new cases of the virus have been confirmed, according to latest figures from NPHET. It means the death toll remains at 1,764, while the total number of cases has reached 25,881.

Police are investigating reports of an arson attack at a convent in County Tyrone. They received calls about a fire in the Cookstown area at about ten past seven on Saturday morning. A shed was completely destroyed by the blaze, and two windows on the convent building were smashed. The PSNI are treating it as

Police are warning people to be on their guard against cold callers, particularly those who are trying to sell items or services on the doorstep. Supt. Wendy Middleton is appealing to local communities to trust their instincts, if something doesn’t feel right to report it. Superintendent Middleton says unfortunately, there are still people coming into