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The Northland Road in Derry is closed due to a serious road traffic collision at the junction of Rock Road with Northland Road. Police are on scene and diversions are in place. No further details are currently known.

The government will launch a new stay-and-spend initiative to boost tourism as part of the July stimulus package today. Holidaymakers will get 125 euro back on roughly 600 euro spent on accommodation and food bills. As part of a new stay-and-spend programme people will get money back for holidaying in Ireland in the form of

Two women have been charged with the murder of a 75-year-old man in Co Derry. Daniel Guyler was found with serious injuries in Termon Street in July 2018, and died in hospital in May of the following year. Two women, aged 33 and 44, were charged with murder and robbery yesterday. They’re due to appear

There’s been 1 further death from Covid 19 here while 17 more cases have been confirmed. The death toll is 1754, while there are now 25,819 confirmed cases in the Republic.

Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a 75 year old man in Derry two years ago. Daniel Guyler was found with serious injuries in the Termon Street area of the city on Monday, July 23rd 2018 and later died in hospital on May 1st 2019. Following extensive investigations, two women aged

Donegal Airport is to receive over €276,000 in funding as part of a €2.5 million Exchequer fund for regional airports announced today by the Department of Transport. The allocations, will go towards capital investment in the areas of safety and security. Just over €1 million has been sanctioned for Ireland West Airport, Knock.

A teenager has been taken to hospital following a collision between a van and a horse and carriage on the dual carriageway on approach to Letterkenny earlier today. Emergency services attended the scene of the crash at around 12 noon. The male teenager was transferred to Letterkenny University Hospital with what are believed to be

A HIQA inspection into Tusla services in Donegal has identified areas for improvement including; significant delays in the completion of preliminary enquiries and initial assessments as well as improvements required to ensure safety plans for children are monitored and reviewed. The report published today, highlighted a number of positive aspects of the Child and Family

  It’s emerged that two caravan/campervans have been stolen in Donegal since January 2019. In total, 43 have been stolen nationwide over the same period – 13 since March of this year. The most recent incident occurred this month where a caravan worth around €4,000 was stolen from a yard. The owner had no record

  The government has agreed on a ‘green list’ of 15 countries it’s safe for people to travel to without having to quarantine upon return. It was agreed at a meeting of Cabinet late last night after a day of obvious division in government over the plans. However the official advice remains for people to

  There are calls for some restrictions to be re-imposed after the country reported its highest number of cases in a month yesterday. 36 new cases were confirmed, but there were no further deaths. There are no new confirmed cases in Donegal with the number standing at 472. For three weeks in June, people had

  A boat carrying three passengers has been towed safely to shore after getting into difficulty off the south Donegal coast last night. The volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI lifeboat were called out to the boat which had broken down off Mullaghmore Head. The alert was raised shortly after 9:30pm by Malin Head Coast Guard

  The High Court has granted an injunction against a Donegal quarry operating near the Leannan River Special Area of Conservation. Donegal County Council sought an interlocutory injunction restraining P Bonar Plant Hire Ltd trading as Bonar’s Quarry from further work at a quarry situated at Calhame, Letterkenny. Irish Legal News reports that permission for

  It’s expected 160 million euro in extra funding for third level education will be announced later. It will include around 15 million to support access to devices for online learning – which could give 10,000 students access to laptops and tablets. There will be around 3 million for mental health supports announced by Minister

36 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 — the highest number of cases confirmed here in a day in more than a month. There were no further deaths among patients, according to the latest figures from the National Public Health Emergency Team. It means 25,802 people have tested positive for the virus here, with

Businesses in Donegal are being urged once again to apply for the Restart Grant. To date, 1,600 businesses in the county have availed of the scheme with over €3.4 million paid out by Donegal County Council. The Restart Grant offers direct grant aid to small businesses to help towards costs associated with reopening, remaining open

There have been no new Covid related deaths in the north for the eighth day in a row. The number of people who have died in Northern Ireland remains at 556. There were two new cases bringing the total to 5,859.

Gardai are appealing for information following a number of criminal damage incidents in recent days. A window at a house in Letterkenny was smashed while in a separate incident, a house in Ballybofey was vandalised with graffiti. Gardaí are seeking witnesses to a criminal damage incident that occurred at a house in Fairgreen Hill in

  A man has been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital following a crash on the outskirts of Letterkenny this morning. The minor collision happened at around 11am in the Ballaghderg area at around 11am. The man is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

It’s emerged that the GAA pitch in Downings was vandalised last week.  The incident happened between 11pm on Monday and 10am on Tuesday morning last. There was damage caused to panes in the dugouts at the pitch overnight. Gardaí in Milford are investigating and are asking anyone who may have observed any people or vehicles

  Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a crash on the outskirts of Letterkenny. The collision happened in the Ballaghderg area shortly before 11am. Traffic is said to be building up with motorists advised to expect delays and avoid the route where possible. The extent of injuries is not yet known.

A woman in Letterkenny sustained minor injuries after an intruder struck her with a stick through her window. Gardaí are investigating the incident which occurred at Glenwood Park in the early hours of Thursday morning, at approx. 4.55am on the 16th of July. The resident of the house was in bed when she heard knocking