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  A man has died in a farming accident in Derry. The tragedy happened on the Coshquin road just before 5pm yesterday evening. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive is continuing.

  Gardai have reissued an appeal for information after significant damage was caused to outdoor furniture at St. Johns Park in Buncrana. The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning last June 2nd. In a statement, Gardaí in Buncrana say that there is a lot an anger locally in relation to this incident

  Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a pipe bomb incident at the Lincoln Court area of Derry in the early hours of this morning. At around 1am, it was reported to police that a loud bang was heard in the area. Upon arrival of officers, the remains of a suspected pipe

  The family of a 21 year old hit & run victim are urging the missing driver to do the right thing and come forward to the authorities. Willis Vogel died last week after his motorbike collided with a car in Tyrone – the car was later recovered by Gardai in Donegal. On Sunday 31st

  House prices in Connacht-Ulster are down 2.3% compared to this time last year. According to the latest Daft.ie report, the average rent is now €840 for the province, down 1.7%. House sale prices across the country are lower than a year ago except in Leinster. Ronan Lyons author of the Daft report says the

  A €600,000 fund is being made available to help Gaeltacht companies trade online. The fund has been allocated to Údarás na Gaeltachta to continue the provision of an Online Trading Scheme support in the Gaeltacht. A maximum grant of up to €2,500 or 50% of eligible expenses, excluding VAT, whichever is lower, is available

    An investigation is continuing into a burglary and criminal damage at an Orange Hall in the Tullymoan Road area of Sion Mills. The discovery was made yesterday however the amenity has been closed for a number of weeks. In a statement Sergeant McGuinness said that at some stage between Friday 15th May and

    Donegal County Council is currently finalising arrangements for a new eParking Service, which will provide cashless methods to pay for parking via smartphone APP and website. When launched on the 22nd of June, it can be used on any of the streets and car parks where pay and display parking operates. In the

  Phase Two of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions comes into force from today. Many shops will open, while people’s travel limits have been significantly extended. From today, the advice from Government remains working from home where possible and avoiding unnecessary journeys. However, people’s travel area has been significantly extended – it’s been changed from

    Three people have been arrested in Derry after £30,000 of suspected Class A Controlled Drugs was seized by police in Derry yesterday. It’s after a concerned member of the public raised the alarm over a white Insignia being driven dangerously in the Strathfoyle area. The Insignia was reported to have crashed in to

  An investigation is continuing into an overnight fire at a factory in the Pennyburn area of Derry. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue service brought the fire under control before the structure was damaged. A group of young teenagers were seen running from the site as the fire service arrived on scene. Anyone with

One more person with Covid-19 has passed away in the Republic. The death toll from the disease since the beginning of the outbreak now stands at 1,679. In the past 24 hours 25 new cases have been detected. It brings the total number of positive tests in the country to 25,201

Resurfacing Works and other associated works will be starting on the N14 between Tullyrap to Rossgier on Monday 8 June. Donegal County Council say it is anticipated that the works will take 10 weeks to complete. Traffic flow will be maintained and pedestrians will be diverted around the works. The works will be broken into

An extensive, large scale public safety operation in Derry has concluded. The operation targeting dissident republican terrorist activity, which began in the Ballymagroarty area on Friday, uncovered a bomb, a handgun and ammunition. The items were found during a focused, two day search by police and military personnel of an area spanning more than 38

The National Car Testing Service has confirmed that the phased reopening of the NCT service will begin from tomorrow Monday 8th June with the reopening of 15 centres. Letterkenny and Derrybeg are among one of the first centres to open, while customer protocol guidelines must be followed. More information can be found at www.nct.ie  

An extensive large scale public safety operation is continuing in Derry this afternoon. The search operation, which began yesterday, is concentrated on an extensive area of land in the Ballymagroarty area of the city. Superintendent Gordon McCalmont said: “The 38 acre search covers land adjacent to a local housing area which we believe is being

The Guildhall Clockface in Derry is to be turned yellow today in a show of support for the Black Lives Matter Campaign. Following a request by the North West Migrants Forum, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Cllr Brian Tierney has also agreed to light the Council Offices on Strand Road yellow. It

Detectives investigating violent dissident republican activity arrested a 31-year-old man in the Derry area yesterday. It follows concerns from Police that terrorists may have left items in the Ballymagroarty area which would pose a risk to the public . Police say the man, who was arrested under the Terrorism Act, has since been released following

A number of homes and businesses in South Inishowen are without water this morning. Irish water say repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Burnfoot, Bridgend, Newtown and surrounding areas. Works have an estimated completion time of 8pm this evening. While supply may take 2-3 hours to fully return to all

There has been a drop in the number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Donegal. The Department of Health has revised the figures from 477 to 472, down 5. Its been almost two weeks since any new cases have been reported in Donegal.

A public safety operation has been carried out in the Ballymagroarty area of Derry today. District Commander Superintendent Gordon McCalmont, says as part of the operation searches were carried out as police had concerns that terrorists may have left items in the area which would pose a risk to the public . An item has

Letterkenny Institute of technology has secured a share of €6 million in funding under the Capital Equipment Fund. The funding will go towards a high-resolution scanner that will provide a suite of services to the manufacturing industry in the North West region and across the country. The scanner will provide reverse engineering capabilities for companies

A yellow wind warning has been issued for Donegal. It will be unseasonably windy tonight and for a time tomorrow. The warning will come into effect from 8pm tonight and will remain in place until 1pm tomorrow afternoon. People are advised that given the time of year, there may be some low level impacts from