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Homes in Donegal have some of the lowest value contents in the State, according to an AA Home Insurance analysis of the value of contents insured in houses across Ireland. The survey found that this year, the contents of homes in Donegal were insured for slightly less then they were in 2017. AA Home Insurance […]

A man in his 20s arrested by Gardaí investigating a fatal traffic collision in Bundoran in the early hours of Sunday morning has been released without charge, a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. Two men in their 20s seriously injured in the collision are continuing to receive treatment at Sligo

In Tyrone, hundreds of people have attended a memorial service for the victims of the Ballygawley bus bombing, marking 30 years since the attack on an unmarked bus full of soldiers which was travelling towards Omagh. Eight people died and 28 were injured when the Provisional IRA detonated the bomb shortly after midnight on August

Tech giants, global banks, drug companies and an online retailer are among the Irish based companies to recieve subsidies for job creation. The Sunday Business Post are reporting that up to €100 millon was given out by the IDA to bring new jobs to Ireland. The figures have been released under new EU rules that

A man in his 20s has been arrested following a fatal crash in South Donegal overnight. A man and a woman, also in their 20s, were killed when the car they were passangers in, hit a wall at Eastend in Bundoran at 3:25am. Three other people in their 20s were seriously injured in the single

Gardaí in Ballyshannon are investigating a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred at Eastend, Bundoran, Co. Donegal at 3.25a.m. this mornin. A man and one woman, both in their 20s, were fatally injured when the car they were passengers in collided with a wall.  Their bodies have been removed to the morgue in Sligo University

Donegal continues to offer the cheapest student accomodation in the country, according to figures published by the Irish Independent. Using figures from daft.ie, the paper says an LYIT student taking a room in a three bedroomed house will paty a average of €198 a month. That compares to over €800 a month for similar accomodation

A Donegal Deputy has hit out at the Agriculture Minister over what he says is Michael Creed’s faliure to grasp the urgency of the fodder crisis. Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue was speaking after it emerged the minister will not appear before the Agriculture Committee to address the ongoing fodder crisis until September 4th. Deputy Mc

A pedestrian has died following a collision on the Foreglen Road near Claudy in County Derry. It’s understood the man was struck by a car at around 2am this morning. Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone who was travelling on the Foreglan Road at around 2am to contact us. They say they are especially

A group from the Cathedral Quarter in Letterkenny has travelled to Belfast to explore how emphasising heritage can lead to economic regeneration. The group met with a number of people involved in similar projects there. On avisit to Clifton House, the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Group met with the Belfast Charitable Society to discuss their involvement

Detectives in Derry are appealing for information after an attempted armed robbery in the city this morning. Its reported that at around 10:50am this morning, a man armed with a knife entered a shop in the Great James Street area and threatened a member of staff before making off empty handed. The man is described

Irish Water has announced a €12 million replacement and rehabilitation project for Donegal. Works are due to begin next month to replace approximately 40km of ageing water mains across 13 priority sections in the county. The works which are expected to take around 14 months to complete will involve the decommissioning and replacement of approximately

A yellow weather warning has been issued for the entire country. Met Eireann says ‘high-intensity’ rainfall can be expected on Saturday night due to Tropical Storm Ernesto. Donegal County Council is warning that up to 20mm of rain could occur quite widely with higher falls locally. The local authority says the situation will continue to

Police in County Derry are investigating apparent links between several overnight burglaries and incidents in Dungiven and Limavady. Police are searching for a male and female, believed to be in their late teens. At around 3:45am, it was reported that a male made an attempt to break into a house at the Lackagh Park area

A block-making firm which is at the centre of the defected block issue in Donegal has issued a statement regarding the on-going controversy. Cassidy Brothers, from Buncrana, spoke out yesterday to address what it has described as ‘misinformation’ and ‘serious allegations’ made by some media outlets. The statement is the first to be issued by

There were 15 people aweaiting in patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, none of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s three down on yesterday’s figure. The INMO say nationally, there were 316 people awaiting admission at hospitals across the country, the largest number, 34, in University Hospital Galway.