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Derry City and Strabane District Council has confirmed that St Patrick’s festivities in Derry and Strabane have been cancelled in response to concerns around the spread of Coronavirus. Following a meeting of party leaders and Council officers today, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Councillor Michaela Boyle, said that the decision was taken as

Investigations are continuing following the discovery of a growhouse in Newtowncunningham. Gardai carried out a search at a property in the Woodthorpe area last night at around 8pm. Cannabis plants with an estimated value of €15,000, Cannabis Resin with a value of €1,000 and a small quantity of MDMA were seized. A man in his

  A man has sustained serious injuries during a weekend assault in south Inishowen. The victim was found unconscious by Gardai outside a hotel in the Bridgend area. On Saturday night last at around 11.45pm, the Garda armed support unit were conducting a checkpoint in Bridgend when they were alerted to the fact that a

A Foyle MLA says pressure must be put on the UK Government to drop what she called its baseless territorial claim over Lough Foyle. Sinn Fein’s Martina Anderson was speaking after Stormont’s Agriculture committee received an update on a territorial dispute which has seen both the Dublin and London governments claiming ownership of the Lough.

Gardai have re-issued an appeal for witnesses to a weekend crash near the Twin Towns. The collision happened on Sunday night just before 9.50pm on the Glenfin Road in Ballybofey. Gardaí were alerted to a cyclist lying on the road injured. A number of people had stopped to assist the injured male who alleged that

At Stormont, it’s been confirmed that First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill have cancelled their planned trip to Washington for the St Patrick’s celebrations to support the ongoing efforts to deal with Covid-19. In a statement, they say they took the decision this morning to allow them to participate in ongoing

  Two males are wanted in connection with an act of criminal damage in Lifford. The incident happened on Wednesday night last at around 11pm in Beechwood Grove. The occupants of a house in the estate observed two males outside their house smashing the windows of their car with what appeared to be metal bars.

  Gardaí are investigating a burglary in the Convoy area. It happened on Thursday evening last between 6.45pm and 7.05pm in Manor Court, Convoy. The back PVC door of a house was forced open and the upstairs in the house was ransacked. Nothing was taken from the property. Two males were observed leaving the property

  Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a road traffic collision at Drumkeen. The crash happened at around 9am just off the main Letterkenny – Donegal Town road. There are no details of injuries at present.

There were six patients awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, one of them on an Emergency Department trolley. That’s a fall of 12 on yesterday’s figure. The Sligo figure was 11, also down 12 on yesterday. The sharp fall has been reflected nationally, with the INMO saying 167 admitted patients were waiting

  A Inishowen Cllr has hit out at those behind extensive fly-tipping at a well known scenic spot on the peninsula. Numerous bags of rubbish were discovered dumped on Lagg road in Malin near some picnic benches in recent days. Donegal County Council has since carried out a clean up operation. Cllr Albert Doherty says

  The Education Minister has given the green light for works to go ahead at two schools in Donegal. Improvement works are to be carried out at Scoil Roisin Dungloe and Dunkineely National School. Scoil Roisin Dungloe has got the go-ahead for works to insulate a roof and upgrade the heating system while Dunkineely NS

  The Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil leaders will meet again this morning to discuss policy issues. It comes amid speculation government formation talks may start sooner than expected because of the coronavirus outbreak. Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin met for more than an hour last night to discuss policy face to face after their

Three new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed today in Ireland. One case involves a female in the south of the country, associated with close contact with a confirmed case and another woman in the West of the country, also associated with close contact with a confirmed case. The third confirmed case is that of

A District Court judge has accused the Irish Cancer Society of “laxity” as he convicted a woman of collecting for the Society without a permit and keeping the money for herself, over a period of six years. Judge Kevin Kilrane asked that gardai contact the Society to convey the court’s “displeasure” at the “laxity of

Gardai have launched an investigation following the theft of a trailer in the Glenties area on February 20th. Its believed the trailer which Gardai say is very distinctive was stolen between 6:30pm and 7pm and driven away by a White, long wheel base, Hi Top Ford Transit van with a red and yellow reflective strip

There were 18 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, four of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s the joint second highest figure in the country today, along with St Vincents in Dublin. Nationally, the INMO says 234 admitted patients were waiting for beds in Irish this morning, the highest number, 23,

Management at Letterkenny University Hospital say that Outpatient, X-ray and other scheduled appointments and procedures are going ahead as usual. On Friday all the hospitals in the Saolta Group introduced visiting restrictions and that includes Letterkenny University Hospital. However, General manager Sean Murphy says services at the hospital are not impacted. He says if appointments

  A motorist has been caught driving four times over drink drive limit in Strabane last night. Police received a number of reports last evening about a vehicle being driven erratically in the Town Centre. On catching up with the driver it was discovered he was approximately four times the drink drive limit as well

  An investigation is continuing into a suspected arson attack in Castlederg. Both the Fire Service and police attended the scene in the McCay Court area after receiving a report of a car set on fire on Saturday night. A black Ranger Rover Evoque was destroyed, enquiries are still ongoing to establish the cause of

  Gardai in Letterkenny say that a new mobility app is helping them in detecting offences locally. They have also confirmed that a significant number of different offences happened in the town over the course of the weekend. Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit detected a number of offences over the weekend including one driver testing positive

  Irish Rural Link is calling for the HSE and Department of Health to issue a directive for community and voluntary groups on Covid-19. The group represents the interest of rural communities. It says it would be helpful for these groups as well as charities, to have guidance on continuing their services during this outbreak.

  A section of the Glenfin road has reopened following a road traffic collision there last night. The crash happened between Jackson’s Hotel and Glenfin Court at around 10pm. Gardaí are investigating a road traffic incident involving a cyclist that occurred in the Glenfin Road in Ballybofey at approximately 9:45pm. It is alleged a vehicle