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  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

  Five schools in Donegal have been approved for various building works this coming year. Education Minister Joe McHugh made the announcement today saying the funding approval accommodation and emergency works will makes a massive difference to how a school can operate. St Eunan’s National School in Raphoe has been approved as part of the

Investigations are continuing into an assault in Letterkenny this week. The incident happened in the Ballyraine area of the town in the early hours of Tuesday morning at around 1am. Gardai have confirmed that a man in his 30s was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment. We understand he sustained serious facial injuries and

  Gardaí are investigating an incident at Lower Main Street, Letterkeny on New Years Night. It’s understood that a fight broke out at a premises in the area in the early hours of yesterday morning. A man in his is 30s was arrested for breaches of the public order act and taken to Letterkenny Garda

  Police in the North are investigating an aggravated burglary in Tyrone in the early hours of this morning. It happened at around five o’clock in the McIvor Villas area of Omagh when two men forced their way into a house. The pair – who were armed with a suspected handgun and baseball bat –

The SDLP’s Health Spokesperson says escalating waiting times in emergency departments across the North are another symptom of a health service in crisis. Foyle MLA Mark Durkan says new figures must act as a wake up call. Mr Durkan was responding to a Health and Social Care Board statement which said that health care workers

  There were 18 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. The number waiting at the hospital today is the same as yesterday. Cork University Hospital was the most overcrowded with 73 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 620 people waiting at hospitals across the country today.