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  People across Donegal will cast their votes today in the local and European elections. As voters go to the polls they will also be asked to have their say on whether or not they agree with amending the provisions of the institution relating to divorce. Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm. There

National Slow down gets underway this morning. The Garda initiative which aims to reduce the speed of motorists runs for a 24 hour period, commencing today at 7am. During the previous National Slow Down Day in October a motorist was detected travelling at 99 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the N56 in Donegal.

  A 12-year-old boy and two 17-year-old youths have been arrested following what’s been described as ‘orchestrated’ rioting in Derry. Police were responding to reports of a suspect device outside a polling station in the Moss Park area of the city last night. When attending the scene, five petrol bombs were thrown at officers. The

The latest report from the Western Development Commission has revealed that people in Donegal are travelling further to work. A study of census data by analysts at the WDC suggests the county’s larger towns such as Donegal and Letterkenny are continuing to draw workers away from smaller towns such as Ballybofey/Stranolar, Bunbeg, Ballyshannon and Killybegs.

Police in Derry are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a teenager missing from her home in Magheramason. Police say they are concerned for the whereabouts of Serena McDermott who is believed to have left her home sometime overnight. She is described as being approximately 5ft 5in in height with long dark hair. Police say

There were 27 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, 10 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s a rise of 11 on yesterday’s figure. Nationally, the INMO says there were 395 admitted patients awaiting beds at hospitals across the country, the highest number, 63, at Cork University Hospital.

  A fast track design has been confirmed for the planned development at St. Eunan’s College in Letterkenny. The school is one of two Donegal school selected nationwide for the latest round of the Adapt design and planning programme. The Department of Education and Skills has confirmed that the competition for a design team for

  Donegal islanders will be the first to have their say in the local and European elections as they take to the polls today. Voters on the county’s offshore islands will also vote today on a proposal to change the Constitution of Ireland in relation to divorce. This may be the last time island communities

  Derry City and Strabane District Council has put out a last call for nominations to a new arts and culture partnership body. The partnership will oversee the delivery of an ambitious Arts & Culture Strategy for Derry and Strabane, encompassing the period from now until 2024. The strategy is being led by Derry City

The Health and Safety Authority is investigating an explosion at a car yard in Letterkenny. Two men have been hospitalised after a fuel container ignited at a premises in the town at 11.30am this morning. Gardaí and the HSA are investigating the workplace incident.

It’s been confirmed that a Derry Shirt Factory is to close, with the loss of over 30 jobs. The Smyth and Gibson company is based at Victoria Road in the city. The newly elected Mayor of Derry and Strabane has pledged the council’s support. Mayor Michaela Boyle said this afternoon that Council would be working

The people go to the polls this Friday to elect a new Donegal County Council. On Wednesday we concluded our series of debates concentrating on each of the 6 districts in the Highland Radio Franchise area. We returned to South Inishowen District where 11 candidates are vying for 5 seats. The remaining five candidates took

There were 16 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, one of them on an Emergency Department trolley. That’s a fall of nine on yesterday’s figure. Nationally, the INMO says there were 465 admitted patients awaiting beds at hospitals across the country, the highest number, 43, at Cork University Hospital.

  An anonymous donor has offered a cash reward to anyone who can help find the remains of three people who went missing during the Troubles. The 55-thousand euro reward is on offer to anyone with new information on the location of the “Disappeared” – Columba McVeigh, Joe Lynskey and Robert Nairac (pro: Nigh-Rack) It

  Detectives in Derry are investigating after the discovery of a pipe bomb-type device in the Waterside area of the city last night. Police received a report shortly before 9:55pm that earlier, around 6pm, a young boy had lifted the remains of the device from the garden of a house in the Curlew Way area.

  Irish Water has confirmed that the Cashilard water supply has been removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Remedial Action List. Almost 360 consumers in the area will benefit and it brings the total number of schemes on the RAL reduced from 10 to 5 since 2015. The Cashilard supply has been removed from the