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The Justice Minister insists the commemoration of the RIC is not a celebration. An event is being held on January 17th to commemorate those who served in the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Dublin Metropolitan Police prior to Irish independence. There’s been substantial opposition to the event taking place with Donegal Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla […]

Traffic is to be reduced to a single lane between Inver Bridge and Frosses from tomorrow. Road improvement works are said to be progressing on the N56 Drumbeigh – Inver Road Scheme. However, from tomorrow, motorists are advised to allow extra time for their journeys.

A second status yellow wind warning has been issued. Strong gusts will begin to affect Donegal, Galway and Mayo from 1 o’clock tomorrow morning, and last until 8 o’clock in the night. Meanwhile, a yellow wind alert for the rest of Connacht, most of Leinster and Cavan and Monaghan will become valid from 6am. It

Due to ongoing cases of flu, Letterkenny University Hospital is asking for the public’s assistance to prevent the spread of infection from the flu and to minimise the chances of it being brought into the hospital. The hospital would like to remind members of the public that visiting is not permitted at this time. Seán

The Full Capacity Protocol has been implemented at Letterkenny University Hospital, with management saying the Emergency Department is very busy today. Saolta have this evening issued a statement saying the hospital has admitted a significant number of ill patients recently, many of whom remain in the Emergency Department awaiting a bed. The Full Capacity Protocol

  The number of people waiting for in-patient beds across the country today would fill Letterkenny University Hospital twice over,  the INMO has confirmed. The organization has described today as the worst ever day for trolley overcrowding since records began with a total of 760 people waiting at hospitals across the country. There were 37

  The Long Lane and the grounds of Letterkenny University Hospital have been named as litter black spots in the latest Irish Business Against Litter survey. Letterkenny has retained its Clean status according to the final litter IBAL survey of 2019. It is in 18th position in the ranking of 40 towns and cities, a

Foyle Search and Rescue have issued a public appeal for cooperation that anyone walking across the Foyle Bridge remains on the Pedestrian side at all times. It follows concern locally that taking a short cut over railings onto a pathway is being interpreted as a person in danger activating an emergency response with one such

  Two separate wind warnings are in place for seven counties across the country this morning. A status yellow warning is valid for Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Kerry until eight o’clock. Motorists are being urged to watch out for fallen trees and debris on routes across the county this morning due to overnight heavy winds.

  Talks to restore power-sharing at Stormont get back underway today with a week until Julian Smith’s deadline. If a deal is not reached in Belfast by January 13th, the Northern Ireland Secretary is likely to call fresh Assembly elections. The executive collapsed almost three years ago – and previous attempts to restore the institutions

Gardaí in Letterkenny are appealing are for witnesses following a traffic collision in Co Donegal on Saturday 4th January. Shortly after 9pm Gardaí and emergency services attended at a the scene of a single car crash on Golfcourse Road, a local road on the outskirts of Letterkenny after a car left the road and struck an embankment

Major roadworks will be in place between Stranorlar and Killygordon from tomorrow Monday 6th January. Motorists are being asked to allow extra time for their journeys on the N15 between Stranorlar and Killygordon. Donegal County Council is implementing a special traffic management plan with use of traffic lights to regulate traffic near the Stranorlar ESB

A fire broke out last night at a well known Donegal nightclub. The fire broke out shortly after 9pm last night at the old Dodge nightclub in Gweedore, that had been closed for some time. The blaze was brought under control as a number of fire brigades attended the scene. No one was injured but

PSNI Detectives investigating the attempted murder of an off-duty police officer in Fermanagh have arrested a man. The police officer was at home in Kesh, near the Donegal border when he was confronted by a masked gunman in the early hours of yesterday morning. The man pointed a shotgun at the officer, and then made