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    A severe weather warning has been issued for Donegal ahead of the arrival of Storm Atiyah. The storm is expected to bring strong winds with a heightened risk of flooding in coastal areas. Its set to batter Donegal much of Sunday with gusts from 110 to 130km/h expected. The orange alert for Donegal

    Intoxication will play a major part in the defence of two Donegal men accused of murdering a 66-year-old man in Sydney, a court has heard. 22 year old Nathan Kelly and 25 year old Christopher McLaughlin are alleged to have murdered Paul William Tavelardis in the Summer Hill area of the city in

  There were 36 people awaiting in-patient beds at Lettekenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. The number is up 16 on yesterdays figure of 20. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 62 waiting there Nationally, 525 people were waiting at hospitals across the country today.

  One third of TDs have a second job or income. The Irish Independent conducted a survey of 158 deputies in the wake of the controversy of double-jobbing ex-Fine Gael TD Dara Murphy. It found that at least 54 TDs – mostly in Fianna Fail and Fine Gael – are also landlords, barristers, farmers pharmacists

People are being reminded that visiting restrictions at Letterkenny University Hospital remain in place. General Manager Sean Murphy is appealing to people to cooperate with visiting restrictions and to not visit the hospital due to the significant increase in the number of the cases of flu in the Donegal area recently. Restrictions are in place

  Bus Éireann wishes to advise customers of its timetables for the Christmas and New Year period, with some extra services over the festive season. Buses will run every day across the Christmas holiday period – apart from December 25th – with services operating standard timetables with some slight exceptions. 24 December 2019 Apart from

  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.