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A number of controversial walking routes have been withdrawn from the draft Visitor Management Plan for Malin Head. The withdrawal was confirmed in a statement this afternoon from Donegal County Council and Failte Ireland. For the past number of months, consultants have been working on the draft plan, with the intention of leveraging Malin Head’s

  There were 33 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO with nine people on trolleys. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded in Ireland today with 63 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 568 people waiting at hospitals across the country today.

  A motorist in the Donegal Town area has been caught driving under the influence of drugs. Gardai arrested the driver on Sunday night after they tested positive for the presence of illegal drugs in their system. In a statement, Gardai say that unfortunately this is becoming a common occurrence on the roads across Donegal.

A new road safety programme has been launched in Donegal to be delivered in secondary schools around the county. ‘Your Life Your Choice’ was developed by Donegal County Council, An Garda Siochana and Pro Social Ireland, with the intention of saving young drivers’ lives. Road Safety Officer Brian O’Donnell says with thousands of vehicles use

Figures just released show rents have fallen for the first time in more than seven years. The average national rent is now 1 thousand 402 euro a month, according to statistics compiled by Daft.ie. In Donegal, rents were on average 4.5% higher in the final quarter of 2019 than a year previously. The average listed

Detectives in Coleraine are appealing for witnesses to establish how a man located in the vicinity of the Foreglen Road, Claudy yesterday evening sustained his injuries. A man is in custody, with police exploring the possibility that the incident is linked to the earlier theft of a van nearby. Police say they received a report

  Mass goers have been targeted by thieves yet again. Two cars were also damaged during the theft which happened at St Columba’s Church in Doneyloop on Sunday morning while mass was in progress. The two cars were parked side by side and the driver’s window was smashed on one and the passenger window on

  A cyclist remains in a serious condition in hospital following a collision last week. The crash, involving a bike and car happened on Friday morning at around 9am at Ballindrait in Lifford. The car – a black Kia – was believed to have been travelling from Ballindrait towards Castlefin when the collision occurred at

A man has sustained a number of injuries in an early morning assault.  The incident happened at around 1am on Tuesday morning last at Sylvan Park in Letterkenny. A male was assaulted by at least two other males and he required hospitalisation afterwards. Gardaí in Letterkenny are appealing for witnesses to the attack, anyone who can

Gardaí are investigating a burglary that occured in the Beechwood Road area of Letterkenny, between Wednesday the 29th of January and Saturday the 1st of February. It is believed that entry was given through a rear bedroom window of the house, and volt leads as well as a transformer box with “SFC” engraved on it

  The man who died in yesterday’s single vehicle collision in Inishowen has been named locally as John Patton, who was originally from Derry. Mr Patton was killed when his dark grey Volkswagen Golf left the road at Three Trees, on the main Muff to Quigleys Point road shortly before 4am yesterday morning. The 34

    Met Eireann has issued a status yellow wind warning for four counties in the north-west. The forecaster says gusts of up to 100 kilometres per hour are possible in Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Mayo. It’s valid from 5pm this evening until 6am on Tuesday morning.

  An investigation is continuing into an overnight fatal collision at Three Trees in Quigleys Point. A man was killed in the single vehicle crash which happened in the early hours of this morning. Shortly before 4am, it’s understood that the car – a deep grey Volkswagen Golf – left the road at Three Trees

  People are being advised to expect severe delays following a minor crash in Letterkenny. The two car collision happened on the Neil T. Blaney road at around 10am this morning. Emergency services are attending the scene with heavy traffic already backed up in the area. Gardai are advising motorists to allow extra time for