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  There were 20 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. The number is down significantly on yesterday’s figure of 30. Cork University Hospital was the most overcrowded with 56 people waiting there. Nationally there were 532 people waiting at hospitals across the country today.

  A status yellow wind warning is now in effect for Donegal with gusts of up 100km/h expected. The alert came into effect for Donegal, Mayo and Galway from 8am and is valid until 8pm this evening Thursday: Met Eireann is also forecasting heavy rain in places today with a risk of hill and coastal

  Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a two vehicle collision just outside Letterkenny this morning. The minor crash between a car and a lorry happened near the Dry Arch roundabout at around 7am. It’s understood that the road is partially blocked which is causing a significant build-up of traffic. Motorists using all

    The Department of Agriculture and the Marine has granted 14 of the 18 licences for shellfish farming at Ballyness Bay near Falcarragh. The controversial applications for aquaculture and foreshore licences have been strongly opposed by a campaign group. Ballyness Bay is a special area of conservation featuring mudflats, sandflats and dunes. The licences are

  The Creeslough water supply has been removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s remedial action list. The latest report from the EPA shows that Irish Water has reduced the number of schemes on the RAL in Donegal from 11 to 4, since 2015. Over 3000 people in Creeslough now have safe drinking water as the

Two men arrested as part of an investigation into the discovery of a mortar device in Strabane in September have been released. The 25-year-olds were arrested by Detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit yesterday and have been released after questioning. Police say the discovery of the improvised explosive device in the Church View area of

Management at Letterkenny University Hospital are requesting people to not visit the hospital due to the significant outbreak of flu in Donegal. Visiting restrictions were first implemented at the hospital on Friday last but have since tightened, in a bid to protect vulnerable patients and prevent further spread of the virus. In a statement this

  The HSE has acknowledged that non compliances were found at an Inishowen car home and various measures are underway to address them.  The James Connolly Memorial Centre in Carndonagh provides residential Care for 16 adults with Intellectual Disability, both male and female in County Donegal. This Centre was registered by the Health Information and

    Revenue has confirmed that a substantial quantity of suspected counterfeit alcohol was seized during raids in Donegal at the weekend. Officers visited various pubs in the county on Sunday evening which was met with widespread criticism locally over the time and hour the raids took place. Revenue Officers visited a total of 15

Hiqa has found several areas of concern within an Inishowen care home for people with disabilities.  Residents were found to have restricted rights to their own property and control of their finances following two inspections earlier this year. The James Connolly Memorial Residential Unit in Carndonagh was visited by inspectors in June and August. A report

There were 33 people waiting for in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. The number is up three on yesterday’s figure of 30. Nationally there were 549 people waiting for beds across the country today.

    A former British paratrooper accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972 is due in court in Derry later. “Soldier F” also faces five attempted murder charges over shootings during a civil rights demonstration. The case was adjourned a number of months ago so evidence against the accused could be considered.

    The Fire Service in Donegal responded to 637 incidents in the first ten months of the year, with the Northern Ireland Fire Service mobilising 79 brigades to assist in Donegal. The figures are presented in a report presented to members of Donegal County Council in conjunction with the budget. Over the course of

36 tax defaulters made settlements totalling 7.9 million euro with Revenue in the third quarter of the year. There was just one case in Donegal – Haulwest Transport of Sheegus, Ballyshannon, paid almost €36,000 in respect of unpaid taxes, interest and penalties. Nationally, two settlements are for more than one million euro, a further five

Detectives from PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit, have arrested two 25 year old men in the Strabane area, and a number of searches have been conducted. Detective Inspector Andrew Hamlin confirmed the arrests and searches are linked to the ongoing investigation into an improvised mortar device that was discovered in Church View, Strabane on Saturday 7th

  Gardai have confirmed that they are treating a weekend house fire at Magherabeg in Burnfoot as suspected arson. The blaze broke out on Sunday evening at around 7.15pm The house was not occupied and it is believed that the fire was started maliciously. The fire brigade attended the scene. There was extensive damage caused

  Gardaí are investigating a burglary in the Hawthorn Heights area of Letterkenny.  The incident happened on Friday evening last at around. 5.50pm. The occupants of the house were asleep as they had been up late the previous night. They awoke to voices in the hallway and discovered that there were 2 men in their

  Gardaí are appealing for information in relation to the theft of numerous items of fishing equipment that were stolen from a fishing boat at Moville Pier. The theft is believed to have happened between the 29th of November (Friday) at 4.30pm and yesterday, Monday the 2nd of December at 3.30pm. A fishing boat owner

  An investigation is continuing after a number of cars have been broken into at the Church of the Irish Martyrs in Letterkenny. The break ins happened on Friday morning last between 9.30am and 9.50am while mass was in progress. Gardai have reissued an appeal for information following a review of CCTV footage in the

  There were 30 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. The number is down 12 on yesterday’s figure of 42. Nationally there were 566 people waiting at hospitals across the country today.