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A search operation is ongoing in Derry this afternoon following a report that a man was seen entering the River Foyle. Police say they received a report at around 11 o’clock this morning of the person entering the water in the Craigavon Bridge area. The search operation is ongoing with emergency services and Foyle Search

There were 19 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, three of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, the INMO says there were 393 people awaiting admission, the largest number, 42, at Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore.

SIPO, the Standards in Public Office Commission has announced that the Investigation Hearing into alleged ethics breaches by Donegal Councillor John O’Donnell will take place at its Dublin offices on Tuesday next. Councillor O’Donnell was one of three politicians who featured on an RTE Investigates programme on planning matters in December 2015. On the programme,

  Significant road works begin today on High Road in Letterkenny from the intersection with Port Road and main Street to the junction at Newline Road. The works, being carried out on behalf of Irish Water, will see road closures and diversions from today until Friday September 27th. Irish Water has met with local councillors

Derry City and Strabane District Council are are urging people to have their say on the naming of the new pitch at Melvin in Strabane with just one week left to register their views. A public consultation led by the council has been ongoing for the past 12 weeks on naming the new facility in

Police in Derry are investigating the theft of a charity box from a food outlet in the Beechwood Avenue area of the city on Tuesday last. It’s believed that at around 11pm on Tuesday night, the charity box was stolen from the premises by two young men. Police say an investigation into the incident is

The INMO says this month has been the worst August on record for hospital overcrowding. Nationally, almost 8,000 people were on hospital trolleys this month, 359 of those at Letterkenny University Hospital. Compared to figures from the same period last year, there has been over a 30% increase in the number of people awaiting inpatient

Over €1.6 million in funding has been announced for 51 rural communities across the country under the CLÁR Programme 2018. It follows an allocation earlier this year of €7.5 million for 240 projects. The funding will go towards; providing safety measures, play areas and multi-use games areas for schools and communities. In Donegal, almost €185,000

Figures published this morning by the Central Statistics Office show there were 459 births registered in Donegal between January and March this year, a birth rate of 11.4 per one thousand in the population, against a national average of 13.1. 234 of the babies were boys and 225 were girls. The average age of mothers

The downward trend in the number of people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital continued this morning, with just one person, who was on an Emergency Department trolley. Nationally, the INMO says there were 246 people awaiting admission, the largest number, 39, at University Hospital Limerick.

  Rural businesses and community groups across the Derry and Strabane District are being encouraged to avail of LEADER funding. The Derry City and Strabane District Council area has been allocated a total of £7.54 million in LEADER funding up to 2020. The programme aims to support rural enterprises in areas such as; job creation

Mid-Ulster District Council will consider today if a chemical deep clean is necessary in Aughnacloy after a large quantity of food waste was spread around the Moore Street area yesterday morning. The Department of Agriculture says it believes the material to be whey – a dairy by-product which is often used as a feed supplement