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Mulrines have issued a statement this afternoon saying that while they are looking at expansion opportunities in Tyrone, their ballybofey site will continue operations as normal. There’s been speculation that the company is set to announce a development at the old Herdmans plant in Sion Mills as part of its response to Brexit. The company

The EU says there are ‘serious divergences’ between both sides after this week’s talks about a Brexit deal. The EU’s Michel Barnier and the UK’s David Frost had four days of face-to-face discussions – the first since the Covid-19 pandemic. But Mr Barnier says both sides remain split on a number of issues, including fisheries

  A man remains in Garda custody following a suspected stabbing incident in Letterkenny. An investigation is continuing into the assault which happened in a house in the Oldtown area in the early hours of this morning. Gardai were alerted to the scene shortly after 2am. It’s understood that two people may have been injured

  A new report from Pramerica has indicated that just 1 to 2 per cent of their employees worked at their Letterkenny campus during the Covid-19 lockdown. With more than 1,650 employees in all working for the largest employer in Donegal, that meant many hundreds of their staff worked from home over the last few

    Two people have been injured in a suspected stabbing incident in Letterkenny. The assault happened in a house in the Oldtown area in the early hours of this morning. Gardai were alerted to the scene shortly after 2am. It’s understood that both people were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment – the

  Gardai are currently attending the scene of an incident in Letterkenny. It’s understood that they were first alerted to the incident at a residential premises in the Oldtown area in the early hours of this morning. The area has been sealed off, no further details are known at this stage.

  A new survey shows that Donegal is the second favourite summer staycation destination nationally post lockdown. While Bundoran features in the top three seaside restorts people would like to visit Kerry has come out on top when it comes to staycations. 25 per cent of people said the Kingdom would be their number one

    Full planning approval has been granted for the redevelopment of the former Café Roc Bar and NightClub on Derry’s Strand Road to provide 27 self-contained apartment accommodation units. The apartments will cater for over-55 active elderly people and will include a wheelchair accessible unit on the ground floor. Planning officials considered the application

Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue has been appointed Minister of State. He will serve in the Department of Justice, with special responsibility for law reform. The appointment was confirmed in a statement last night by Taoiseach Michael Martin

Ardara based Senator Eileen Flynn met with Taoiseach Micheal Martin today to discuss her hopes and aspirations in the Seanad. Speaking to Highland Radio after her nomination by the Taoiseach at the weekend, Senator Flynn, a member of the Travelling Community, said she will very much operate as an independent, with a particular emphasis on

Another three people have died of Covid-19 in the Republic and there are six new cases. There has now been a total of 1,738 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland, and 25,477 confirmed cases of disease. No new cases have been reported in Donegal, where the figure stands at 465. Earlier no further deaths related to

Two men have been arrested in Derry on suspicion of a number of offences including criminal damage and assault on police. It’s after cars were damaged in the Knockalla Park area of the city early this morning. At around half past midnight it was reported that two males were kicking wing mirrors off cars. Police

  A major water infrastructure project in Letterkenny has now been completed and equates to an investment of over 20 million euro.  The plant located at Goldrum in Termon is said to have improved water quality for over 25,000 customers in the Letterkenny area. The works were carried out by Glan Agua on behalf of Irish

    It’s expected the government will appoint junior ministers following a cabinet meeting today. There’s 17 roles to fill with an extra focus on the appointments following criticism of the geographical spread of the cabinet ministers. As with the cabinet itself there are far more TDs hopeful of a call-up to a junior ministry

  The new restrictions on pubs will be monitored by hundreds of health and safety inspectors and Failte Ireland staff. The Irish Times reports bars will face no criminal sanctions for breaking the rules. People are supposed to have a substantial meal if visiting a pub and leave after 105 minutes. Pubs found to be

    Police in Derry have charged two men with attempted hijacking. A 21 year old man was charged with a number of offences including criminal damage, assault on police and possession of a controlled drug. An 18 year old male has been charged with attempted hijacking. Both men are due to appear before Derry

  A man is in a serious condition in hospital after sustaining injuries during an altercation in Derry. Detectives are appealing for information following a report of the incident which happened at a residential premises in the Pump Street area of the city in the early hours of yesterday morning. In a statement, Detective Sergeant

One more Covid 19 death and 11 new cases have been reported in the republic. It brings the number of deaths to 1,736 and the number of confirmed cases nationally to 25,473. One of the new cases in in Donegal, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 465. No further deaths

  Two men have been arrested in Derry following a number of incidents in the early hours of this morning. Several cars were vandalised, and an attempt was made to hijack a car. At around 3:30 this morning, police responded to reports of two males causing damage to cars in the Brookdale Park area, including