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Police in County Derry are investigating an incident in which a tractor was driven into the side of a house in Feeny at around 10 o’clock last night. Significant damage was caused to the exterior and interior of the property, which was unoccupied. The tractor, which was taken from a building site in the Feeny

There were 14 patients awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hopspital this morning, 10 of them on Emergency Department trollies. Nationally, 532 people were awaiting in-patient beds in hospitals across the country today. According to the INMO the worst affected is once again University Hospital Limerick, with 48.

Police in Strabane are currently investigating an incident in Clady in which a dog suffered injuries after being hit by a vehicle. The PSNI received the report at around 4:10pm yesterday, of a damage only road traffic collision in Clady. It was reported that earlier that day when a woman was walking a dog on

Members of the public are being invited to attend public consultation events to view and comment on potential route corridors identified for major National Road Project in Donegal. This major road project is part of the Trans-European Transport Network, or TEN-T which is a selection of strategic transport corridors throughout the European Union (EU). Three

A Letterkenny councillor says there needs to be a conversation about security and safety at the Bernard Mc Glinchey Town Park. Cllr Dessie Shiels says there have been a number of reports of incidents at the park, and additional measures may be needed to address the situation. Cllr Shiels says this may include the positioning

Only 10% of patients brought to Letterkenny University Hospital received an ambulance within 20 minutes. Latest figures from the HSE reveal that of the 760 calls received by the National ambulance Service in Donegal in September of last year, almost 83% of patients waited up to an hour. Over the four week period, two patients

A senior Coastguard officer in Donegal is urging people using the water to ensure they are adequately prepared. As the weather improves, more and more people are taking to the water in boats and other pleasure craft. Charlie Kavanagh of Greencastle Coastguard, who was involved in yesterday’s rescue of two divers at Bunagee, says when

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a road traffic collision on the main Manorcunningham to Derry Road. The two vehicle collision happened this morning at approximately 9:10am with Gardai and the fire service at the scene. Gardai say when they arrived to the scene of the collision one person was trapped but there

Two divers were rescued yesterday near Bunagee following a rapid ascent. The Greencastle Coast Guard and the Rescue 118 Helicopter were tasked to the scene after Malin Head Coastguard were alerted at about 12:15pm. The Coastguard says the divers weren’t displaying any symptoms but were airlifted to Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry as a precautionary measure.

  Police are appealing for witnesses following an arson attack on a car, belonging to the former Mayor of Derry, Kevin Campbell, in the town in the early hours of this morning. Shortly before 2.45am it was reported that a blue coloured Renault Modus parked in the Lislane Drive area had been set on fire.

People who take their driving test in Buncrana face the longest wait to sit it. It takes an average of just over 19 weeks from the date of application to sit the test in the Donegal town. Gorey in Co Wexford is next with a wait of around 18 and a half weeks, despite the

Police in Strabane have issued a warning alerting people to two scams currently targeting people in the area. Police say they have received a very large number of calls in the Northern Contact Management Centre especially for the Foyle area about HMRC phone calls. The PSNI have warned that this is a scam with callers