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  A number of homes have been flooded in Donegal Town with the fire service on the scene. There are concerns of further flooding in the New Row area of the Donegal Town with the river Eske already high and the tide rising. There is also flooding on the approach road from Laghey to Donegal

  Irish Water working in partnership with Donegal County Council is replacing approximately 5km of ageing water mains at Three Trees, Quigleys Point and Cabry areas of Inishowen. The route of the water main runs along the R238 regional road and L-1951-1 local road via Quigleys Point Village and will also extend into side roads

  Overnight flooding is affecting some routes around Donegal this morning. Gardai are advising that there may be surface water at various locations across the county. The Gaoth Dobhair road in Dungloe is reportedly flooded. The road, adjacent to the local fire station, is said to be passable with care. Meanwhile flooding has also been

  There were 28 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded today with 49 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 388 people waiting at hospitals across the country today.

  Social Inclusion Week gets underway in Donegal today. The event runs until October 12th October and coincides with World Mental Health week. Donegal County Council’s Chief Executive Seamus Neely says “every week should be social inclusion week”. The annual Connecting for Life Donegal Conference is taking place today in the Central Hotel, Donegal Town

  Drivers are facing price hikes on petrol and diesel prices following next week’s Budget. According to the Irish Independent, it’s predicted motorists will end up paying an extra 1 euro 20 cent at the pumps to fill up their tank. It’s expected the Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe will order the prices go up from

Over €3,000 worth of drugs have been seized following the search of a property in Letterkenny. Last night Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit at Letterkenny Garda Station carried out a search warrant in the High Road area of the town. €2,780 worth of cannabis and €350 worth of cocaine was seized. One man was

Donegal County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team has been monitoring local conditions closely as #StormLorenzo progresses and is urging the public to remain vigilant. Met Eireann’s status yellow wind warning for Ireland remains effective until 6pm this evening and there is a status yellow rain warning for Donegal until Friday at 6am. The public is

  Hundreds of homes and business and a local school are currently without water in the Cloughaneely and Gaoth Dobhair areas. Irish Water says crews have been tasked to the scene and are currently working on the issue. The supply is expected to be out for some time today.

  There were 32 people awaiting in patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning – making it the fourth most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today. University Hospital Limerick was once again the most overcrowded hospital today with 66 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 466 people waiting at hospitals across the country today.

  A man has been intercepted by Gardai at Dublin airport in relation to an incident in Letterkenny last year in which an elderly man’s bank card was stolen and used to withdraw a large sum of money. The man was arrested and remains in custody at this time. Gardai in Donegal say in April

A new charge on all new petrol and diesel cars is expected to be introduced in next week’s budget. Reports suggest the new environmental health surcharge would be linked to nitrogen oxide and other pollutants. The Department of Finance had already earmarked an environmental health surcharge for vehicles as a potential new policy. But according

Boris Johnson has told the EU the backstop is a ‘bridge to nowhere’ as he outlined his plans to replace it. The British Prime Minister has sent his plans to the European Commission saying it would be a failure of statecraft if they can’t reach a deal. This is Boris Johnson’s 11th hour compromise and

  It’s estimated that around 160 wheelie bins of untreated sewage is being discharged into Rutland Sound, Burtonport per day. Irish Water has submitted a planning application to Donegal County Council with a view towards building a new sewerage scheme including a wastewater treatment plant for the area. The new plant would treat effluent from

  There were 36 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO with 11 on trolleys in its Emergency Department. It’s the third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today yet down two on yesterdays figure of 38. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 82 people waiting there.

  Falcarragh Community Hospital has come in for criticism from the Health Watchdog. HIQA found issues of major non-compliance at the hospital whereby some actions required from the previous inspection were not satisfactorily implemented. The latest inspection was carried out in July with the details published this week. The inspector found that the design and

  There’s a car on fire on the main Letterkenny to Ramelton road. Emergency services are currently attending the scene which is reported to be close to the Kiltoy junction. Motorists are being advised to approach the area with caution and allow extra time for your journey until the site has been cleared.