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Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare and safety of 14 year old Patrick Crumlish from the Limavady area. The teenager was last seen at the Translink Foyle Street Depot in Derry on Friday afternoon. At this time it is believed Patrick was wearing a dark coloured, long sleeve top with white

Gardai are currently at the scene of a crash in the Mountain Top area of Letterkenny. The two car collision occurred a short time ago with motorists advised to expect delays on approach from the Kilmacrennan direction. No further details are known.

There were 21 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. Six people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 15 were waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded today with 56 people waiting there. The nationwide figure is 433, an

The health watchdog has published 31 inspection reports today three of which are in Donegal. Reports on Ramelton and Carndonagh Community Hospitals and the Rock Nursing Unit have all been released today. While the majority of areas in the hospitals were compliant there were some which were not. In its latest publication, HIQA describes Ramelton

Scotland’s First Minister’s been challenging Theresa May to set out her “plan B” for Brexit in advance of talks between the two leaders. Nicola Sturgeon has been warning against “scare tactics” of talking up a no-deal Brexit scenario before a meeting with the British Prime Minister in Edinburgh. She says a no-deal Brexit would be

There are calls for urgent reform within the Health Service in Northern Ireland. It comes as its revealed the Western Health and Social Care Trust spent over £27 million on locum and agency staff last year. SDLP Health Spokesperson Mark H Durkan says the latest figures revealing that £27 million was spent last year in

Last month Foyle Search and Rescue were tasked to deal with a total of 60 incidents. Latest statistics show that during July, 11 people were rescued from the river and 1 body recovered. Meanwhile, 22 people were brought back from the railings or the river’s edge and 26 people who were reported to be in

Police in Limavady say they are concerned for the safety of 14 year old Patrick Crumlish who was last seen at 2pm on Friday last. It is believed the teenager may have taken a bus to Derry or Strabane. Police are appealing to anyone with any information regarding his whereabouts to come forward.

Police in Strabane have charged a driver to court after they were found to be travelling in excess of the speed limit and possessing cannabis. Police say during a speed enforcement operation earlier today a vehicle was detected travelling at 58mph in a 40 mph zone on the Fyfin Road. The vehicle was subsequently stopped

Tourism and archaeology schemes in Inishowen are set to benefit from over €10,000 in Leader funding. The funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development will support two local projects through the Inishowen Development Partnership. €6000 has been allocated to work on a cross border project alongside a group in North Down to examine

The Donegal Event Guide for National Heritage Week is to be launched next week. National Heritage Week takes place from Saturday, August 18 to Sunday, August 26 2018 and is coordinated by The Heritage Council and Local Authority Heritage Officers. The Event Guide will be launched at Glenveagh Castle on Tuesday by Cathaoirleach of Donegal

Donegal County Council is inviting submissions on its Noise Action Plan. The Plan has been prepared by the Council to address environmental noise from sections of major roads in the county with more than three million vehicles per annum. The aim of the Directive and the Regulations is to provide for the implementation of a