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A new graphic illustrating the allocation of Ability Programme funding has sparked concern in the North West. The Inishowen-based i.C.A.R.E committee shared the graphic to their social media, which shows allocations of €16 million in funding for young people with disabilities, none of which occur in Donegal. It has sparked widespread concern that the North

Irish Water is holding an information evening at the Old School House Kerrykeel, on Monday from 5.30-7.30pm to present plans for the Kerrykeel Sewerage Scheme. Irish Water is working in partnership with Donegal County Council to end the unacceptable practice of discharging untreated wastewater into the Burnside River, which flows into Mulroy Bay by developing

A 14-year-old boy has died following a road crash in Co. Donegal. It’s believed he was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident yesterday evening. Just before 6pm yesterday evening, emergency services were called to the scene of a single vehicle collision at Tullyally near Redcastle. The area’s around a half an hour

Emergency services are currently at the scene of crash on the main Letterkenny to Derry road. The collision between a bus and a car happened just before 4pm this afternoon close to Magherabeg School in Manorcunningham. Gardai say one person is thought to have been hurt in the crash though their injuries are understood to

Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange thunder warning in 15 counties mostly in the west and Midlands. The warning is in place from noon until 11pm today in the following counties: Thunder warning for Connacht, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Limerick and Tipperary. Met Éireann has also issued a Status Yellow

Gardai in Donegal have caught a disqualified motorist driving a tractor in Lifford.  It’s understood that the driver in question was caught in recent days and found to have no insurance and no licence. The driver was subsequently charged and will appear in court at a later date. The incident was shared on the Garda

While overnight works will still take place on the Finn Bridge on the N15 between Ballybofey and Stranorlar next week from Tuesday 12 June to Friday 15 June, the road will not now be closed overnight instead a single lane closure will be used while works are underway. However, temporary road closures are still planned

The State has formally apologised for the failings 37 years ago of Defence Forces operations, when a Donegal soldier was killed and another disappeared as they came under attack while manning an isolated observation post in Lebanon. Minister of State for Defence Paul Kehoe apologised to the families of 20 year-old Private Hugh Doherty from

There’s been a slight decrease in the number of people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital, with 20 recorded there this morning by the INMO, three of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, 347 people were awaiting admission across the country, with the highest number, 40, at University Hospital Limerick.  

Fáilte Ireland has published its annual list of Ireland’s most popular visitor attractions, with Glenveagh again the most popular attraction in Donegal. In the “Fee Charging” category, Glenveagh Castle and Grounds came 20th with 211,000 visitors. In the “Free to Enter” category, the malin head viewing site was in 19th place with 172,329 visitors, while

Detectives in County Derry investigating the murder of a 36 year old Polish man have arrested two teenagers. The body of 36 year old Piotr Krowka, a Polish national, was discovered in a derelict property on the Glen Road in Maghera on Tuesday 3 April. Two teenagers aged 16 and 17, were detained in the

Northern Ireland Water has been fined £40,000 at Derry Crown Court for causing a polluting discharge to enter a waterway in County Derry last year. On February 15th last year, Water Quality Inspectors surveyed the location where the Maghera Wastewater Treatment Plant discharges to the Moyola River. A grey/brown coloured liquid was actively discharging into

Bundoran RNLI has rescued a kayaker who got into difficulty between Rossnowlagh and Creevy Pier. The four person crew was tasked by Malin Head Coast Guard at 8.11 last night. The Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118 from Sligo was also tasked. The RNLI says that when the lifeboat arrived at the scene, the crew

Boris Johnson’s been recorded launching a scathing attack on the government’s Brexit negotiations. In a recording released by Buzzfeed, Britain’s foreign secretary even suggested Donald Trump could do a better job, as he took questions from Tory activists at a dinner. Theresa May is at odds with many Conservatives after acknowledging the need for a

There were 22 people awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. Seven people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 15 people were waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded today with 44 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 384 people waiting at hospitals

The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that Northern Ireland’s abortion laws breech women’s human rights. But a challenge to the laws has been thrown out on technical grounds. Campaigners were hoping that the 7 judge panel would agree that it was unethical not to grant terminations in cases where there was rape, incest or fatal

Two men are in custody after what Gardai have described as a significant drug seizure in Letterkenny. €40,000 worth of drugs were seized in Letterkenny yesterday by the District Drug Unit. Gardaí stopped and searched a male travelling in a taxi yesterday resulting in the seizure of a large quantity of drugs – he was