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A number of homes and businesses in Donegal remain without power this morning after Storm Brendan. Its after strong winds and heavy rain caused power cuts, fallen trees and flooding when it hit yesterday. The issue is confined to the Cullion and Derrybeg areas. ESB hopes to have power restored to all areas by 5pm […]

WARNING CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGERY An 18 year old man has been arrested after a taxi driver was assaulted in Strabane in the early hours of yesterday morning. At around 1am on Monday morning, the taxi driver picked up a fare in the Abercorn Square area of the town and took him to Glebe Gardens where

As Storm Brendan grows in intensity, we will provide any updates here. Donegal County Council and the RSA have urged drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to be very careful on roads. Households and businesses in Cullion and Derrybeg are currently without power, ESB Networks say there is no indication as to when power will be restored The

A Sports Capital grant of almost €327,000 has been announced for the development of a sports campus project at Letterkenny Institute of Technology. The investment will see LYIT working hand in hand with Donegal County Council, Ladies Gaelic Football Association and Cricket Ireland to draw up a plan and assess how to bring the proposal

Its emerged that Seaview Respite Service in Mountcharles has not opened today, as was scheduled. The HSE had confirmed that the centre would reopen today on a 5 day a week basis. However, parents were left furious upon being informed just this morning that the centre would not be opening. The centre was due to

With an election on the horizon, questions are now being asked about the Terms of reference for the Mica Redress Scheme, which have yet to be published. Donegal Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue says this is not an issue that needs Dail approval, and he sees no reason why the document should not be published immediately……….

A Consultant Geriatrician at Letterkenny University Hospital says if an Acute Stroke Unit is not approved and established in 2020, he will not remain at the hospital. Professor Ken Mulpeter says a unit had been approved before the flood of 2013, and again it was approved last year, but was sidelined because of what he

Peter Casey has confirmed he will be contesting the upcoming general election. The former Dragons Den investor will seek a Dail seat in Donegal. He came second in the 2018 presidential election and missed out in a bid to become an MEP last year. He says he will be focusing on the need for investment

The Labour Party leader is urging Leo Varadkar to end the agony of the current Dáil and announce a date for a general election. Brendan Howlin says the Taoiseach’s fired the starting gun anyway, after yesterday stating that he has a date in mind. There’s speculation an election will be called in the coming days

The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh has today announced a further €50 million investment in ICT infrastructure for all primary and post-primary schools. The funding can be spent on technology which will allow schools to purchase equipment such as PCs, laptops and tablets. This will then aid supports for schools such as the

Finn Harps have said they are ‘surprised and disappointed’ after being left out of a sport capital grant from the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund. The €77.4m fund, which is to be allocated between 25 individual projects around the country, was announced on Friday by Minister for Sport Shane Ross. Over €1m was already spent

Met Éireann’s extended a status orange warning for storm force winds tomorrow to the whole country. Storm Brendan will bring sustained southerly winds of up to 80 kilometres an hour — with gusts up to 130 kilometres an hour. The warning comes into effect at 5am tomorrow for counties in the west and southwest, and

Up to 50 millimetres of rain is likely to fall in parts of Ireland today, causing localised flooding. A yellow rainfall warning is place for Connacht and Donegal until 3 o’clock this afternoon. Forecasters are also warning of winds of up to 110 kilometres an hour today in Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Kerry. Meteorologist Cathal

A Donegal Councillor says Irish Water still hasn’t clarified why an improvement project, which was to have taken place in West Donegal this year has been deferred, even though the pipes there are prone to regular bursts. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says the pipes around the old Garda barracks in Gweedore were to

The funeral takes place this afternoon of Bishop James Mehaffey, the former Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Bishop Mehaffey, who had been ill for some time, died on Monday night. He was 88. Donal Kavanagh has more:

There are hopes that this evening’s acceptance of a proposed Stormont deal by Sinn Fein and the DUP will kick start some crucial North South initiatives. Speaking earlier today, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the proposed agreement paves the way for a number of projects, including the A5 linking Tyrone, Derry and Donegal……..

The Tanaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister says “history has been made” with Sinn Féin and the DUP backing the proposed agreement to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland. Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says he hopes the other political parties in the North will follow suit……………..