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There were 40 people awaiting admission to LUH this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. Eight people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 32 were waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 59 people waiting there. Nationally there were 528 people waiting at hospitals across

Police are appealing for information following a report of arson at residential premises at the Greenhaw Avenue, Shantallow area of Derry last night. At around 8:30pm, it was reported that a number of bins were alight spreading to a nearby oil tank at the back of a house in the area, causing it to go

  The gaelscoil in Donegal Town – Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistrí – has been approved to go to detailed design. Education Minister Joe McHugh says the school is currently housed in portacabins and it’s important for the school community that the building project moves forward as soon as possible. It’s hoped that a planning application

Tourism Ireland in the US has joined forces with one of the world’s largest magazine publishers in a new initiative to promote Donegal and Ireland. Three videos are being produced for the online versions of Esquire, Elle and Town & Country. Tourism Ireland says this collaboration with Hearst Media is part of its strategy to

The PSNI say detectives from the Organised Crime Branch, investigating the activities of INLA, have arrested two men in the Strabane area today. The men, aged 44 and 46, were detained yesterday under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000, on suspicion of a number of offences including blackmail, membership of a proscribed organisation and

  The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy this week and the hospital has admitted a significant number of ill patients, many of whom remain in the ED awaiting a bed. In a statement, Saolta say yesterday, 164 patients attended the ED. This is significantly higher than the average number attending the

The Referendum Commission is encouraging people to make sure they are registered to vote. The campaign comes ahead of the Local and European elections and a referendum on Divorce on May 24th. Registration closes on May 7th. The Chair of the Commission, Judge Tara Burns, addressed students at Letterkenny Institute of Technology this afternoon to

Detectives investigating reports of a rape and attempted murder in Derry on Sunday last are appealing to members of the public for information. A 27 year old man has been charged in relation to this incident, and appeared in court earlier this week. However, in a statement this afternoon, police say they are conducting further

The government’s denied there’ll be medicine shortages after a possible no deal Brexit. It says that although some products come here through the UK, Ireland’s supplies are unlikely to face supply issues. The government says it’s confident there’s enough stocks to manage and that people with prescriptions don’t need to order more. The Department of

  The number of people on hospital trolleys has hit 631 – the highest recorded this year. 30 people were waiting on a bed at LUH this morning – 7 on trolleys and 23 waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick is the most over-crowded with 55 patients waiting on a bed. That’s followed by 50

  A 50 year old Donegal father of 6 has pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to repeatedly raping his then teenage daughter weekly at his home on dates between November 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. The court was told that the accused’s wife lived away from home four nights a week during

  There was a 20 per cent increase in arrests for drink-driving in February compared to the same month last year. Gardai arrested 646 people during the month, according to the Irish Times. It follows the introduction of more Garda checkpoints to catch drink-drivers – over 11 thousand have been set up around the country

  A year on from Molly’s Case, a report published by the Ombudsman for Children in 2018, the HSE and Tusla are still not in agreement on the number of children in Donegal with disabilities who are in care. Ombudsman for Children Dr. Niall Muldoon says while some progress has been made it’s not good

Technology giant Amazon has announced a deal to purchase the entire energy output of a new wind farm development in Donegal. The 91.2 Megawatt facility to be constructed at Meenbog is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. The purchase of the Meenbog wind farm power output by Amazon is part of a

A project which promotes cross border dialogue between marginalised men in Donegal and Tyrone has been allocated almost €94,000 by the International Fund for Ireland. The Finn Valley Men’s Project which operates through the Lifford/Clonleigh Resource Centre encourages dialogue between different religious communities in these areas. The latest round of IFI funding also includes almost

There were 76 people awaiting in patient beds at hospitals in the North West this morning, according to the INMO. Figures published this morning show that Sligo University Hospital had the second highest figure in the state at 39, while Letterkenny University Hospital had the third highest figure at 37. That’s in stark contrast to

It’s emerged senior government officials raised serious concerns about tens of millions of euro in cuts to make up for cost over-runs at the National Children’s Hospital. The Irish Times reports that rural funds, flood risk management, roads and higher education projects were among the areas that lost out on funding. It was because of

A special meeting has been called by Donegal County Council to discuss the findings of a report by the Standards in Public Office Commission on Cllr John O’Donnell. It comes in the wake of a SIPO report into the conduct of the councillor when he appeared on a secretly filmed RTE investigates programme in 2015.

The Taoiseach will meet the EU’s Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Dublin later. The meeting comes ahead of a crucial week for Brexit. Michel Barnier requested this visit to Dublin to show EU solidarity with Ireland in the week of what will be a crucial European Council meeting. The Taoiseach and Mr Barnier will