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Councillors in Inishowen say the minister with responsibility for flooding has still not revisited the area, months after promising to do so. In the meantime, they say, rivers remain clogged with no clarity as to who can clear them, while in Buncrana, there are residents who are fearful every time there is heavy rain, because […]

Papers outlining the British Government’s worst-case assumptions in the event of a no-deal Brexit have been published. The so-called Operation Yellowhammer document was released late last night following repeated requests for its disclosure by MPs. Food shortages, queues at ports, and “significant” electricity price rises. They’re among what the UK government’s calling “reasonable worst-case assumptions”

The Arts Council led ‘Creative Schools’ initiative is to be rolled out at more schools across Donegal this year. The initiative was developed to help children and young people explore and develop their creative sides, and to link them with the arts and creative infrastructure in their local community and nationally. Four schools in Donegal

An inquest in Buncrana has heard that the name of a 24 year old man shot dead in Lisfannon in 2012 was included on a list sent to a centre in Derry just months before he was killed. The list was in an envelope that also contained a bullet. Andrew Allen, a father of two,

There were 38 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. That’s one down on yesterday’s figure, but Letterkenny had the third highest figure nationally for the second day running. Of those waiting this morning, eight were on Emergency Department trolleys. According to the INMO, there were 503 admitted patients awaiting beds across

Detectives from PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit, investigating the discovery of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Church View, Strabane on Saturday, have arrested a 33 year old man. The man was arrested in the Strabane area yesterday and remains in police custody assisting officers with their enquiries. In a statement Detective Inspector Andrew Hamlin said

  The Finance Minister is to bring a memo to Cabinet today outlining his approach to this year’s budget. It’s expected Minister Pascal Donohoe could tell Ministers whether the budget will be prepared on the basis of a no-deal Brexit. Minister Donohoe has indicated in the past that he would make a judgement call in

  A Donegal man who is a previously convicted sex offender has appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court, following his arrest in Omagh in the early hours of Monday morning. 43 year-old Patrick Gavin Porter from Grange, Inch Island, was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning, and was charged with committing an act of

A Donegal fish exporter has been named on the latest tax defaulters list. Revenue says 43 settlements were made in April, May and June – and over 6 and a half million remained unpaid as of June 30th. Neil O’Donnell, Fair Hill, Dungloe paid over €155,000 in tax, interest, and penalties for non-declaration of income

People are being advised once again to only attend the Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital in the case of a real emergency. Management at the hospital say the ED has been extremely busy over the last number of days with a significant number of ill patients admitted, many of whom are currently in the

  Two way traffic is to be reinstated at Oldtown in Letterkenny from tomorrow and that traffic control lights will be removed from the area. Irish Water is carrying out the sewer upgrade work to stop the overflow of raw sewage into the River Swilly. The work is part of a major investment in water

There were no boil notices or restrictions issued by the EPA across Donegal’s 32 public water supplies last year, with 100% compliance in microbiological parameters and 99.3% compliance in chemical parameters. The EPA’s Drinking Water Quality report for 2018 notes that in April 2018, the EPA took prosecutions against Irish Water for failure to complete upgrade

Letterkenny University Hospital had the third highest number of people awaiting in-patient beds in the country today, with 39. That’s three up on yesterday’s figure. Of those waiting this morning, 15 were on Emergency Department trolleys. According to the INMO, there were 489 admitted patients awaiting beds across the country this morning, the highest number,

Gardaí at Letterkenny are investigating an overnight burglary in Glencar.  The intruder entered the house on Glencar road through an unlocked door and stole a large sum of cash from the residence. The break in is said to have happened between 9.30am, and 10.30am Garda Claire Rafferty is appealing to anyone who was in the Glencar

  Geoffrey Browne has been elected Chairperson of Donegal ETB with Cllr Rena Donaghey elected as Deputy Chairperson. Twenty-one representatives have been appointed to the Board of the largest education and training provider in the county. The new Board is made up of twelve elected representatives, two staff, two parents, two local industry and three

An explosive device has been made safe in the Creggan area of Derry. A number of homes were evacuated overnight but families have since returned to their homes. During the operation a crowd of 60-100 persons gathered, some of whom attacked police vehicles with missiles and over 40 petrol bombs. At least two young people

  Police have been attacked with petrol bombs while carrying out searches in Derry. Some people suffered burns during the violence in the Creggan estate. The searches followed the discovery of a dissident republican mortar bomb in Strabane on Saturday.

  A 33 year old man arrested in connection with the discovery of an improvised explosive device in Strabane has been released following questioning. The device was discovered by residents on Church View Street on Saturday morning. The incident remains under investigation.

  There’s been an increase in the number of pupils being taught at primary school level through Irish. Figures released by the Department of Education show that over 45,000 students across 247 primary schools were taught through the medium of Irish during the 2018/2019 school year. Just over 8% of primary school pupils are being

Efforts are being made to increase the number of Dutch visitors coming to Donegal. Leading Dutch tour operators, travel agents and online travel agents have attended Tourism Ireland’s annual travel trade workshop, which took place in Amsterdam. Nine Irish tourism companies – including three Donegal – hotels took part in the workshop. The Abbey and

A burst water main is affecting parts of Inishowen this afternoon. Homes and businesses in the Lisfannon Industrial Estate and surrounding areas are experiencing supply disruptions. Irish Water say a traffic management plan will be in place as they carry out repairs to the burst water main. Works are estimated to be complete by 3pm

  A driver in Letterkenny has been caught with a quantity of cannabis while also having no tax or insurance. Gardai stopped the car on Friday evening after observing that neither the driver nor the passenger were wearing seat belts. Upon further inspection of the car they discovered that there was no insurance or tax