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Gardai say they are not treating the death of man killed in a house fire in Inishowen as suspicious. Former school teacher Gerry McCabe was discovered dead on Saturday morning after neighbours became concerned for his welfare. It’s understood that the blaze was localised in the kitchen area of the house and it’s suspected that

After a long spell of cold weather, the Donegal Donkey Sanctuary is almost at the end of its winter feed supplies is appealing to the public for help. Owing to issues with harvesting hay and straw last year, supplies are now scarce and expensive with the sanctuary asking people to help keep the donkeys fed

The Taoiseach says Ireland couldn’t possibly entertain a divide with Northern Ireland that’s similar to the US/Canada border. British Prime Minister Theresa May said she’s been looking to the US for solutions in Northern Ireland. Fine Gael’s EU Spokesperson Neale Richmond has described that as totally unworkable. And Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also dismissed the suggestion:

North West business leaders met yesterday with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State to discuss the unprecedented challenges facing the economy in the region. Brexit and the uncertainty surrounding Britain’s exit from the EU was high on the agenda as was the City Deal for Derry. Sinead McLaughlin, CEO of Derry’s Chamber of Commerce met

Opposition parties are claiming the government’s Strategic Communications Unit could undermine the civil service. Sinn Fein will bring a Dail motion calling for the SCU to be disbanded, with Fianna Fail likely to support it. It’s after allegations the unit told newspapers to make ads look like real news. The country’s most senior civil servant

Irish Water is set to commence phase two of the High Road/Windyhall Water Mains Replacement Project in Letterkenny. The work is being carried out as part of Irish Water’s national Leakage Reduction Programme which includes removing problematic pipes from the public water network. The second phase of works on the High Road/ Windyhall Water Mains

Irish Water working in partnership with Donegal County Council are advising customers supplied by the Rosses Regional Water Supply that there will be restrictions imposed on the scheme tonight from 11pm until 7am due to an excessive demand on the scheme. The townlands which will be affected by the restrictions are Meenalough, Knockfola, Ardnaowen, Carrick

Detectives have been granted a 36 hour extension to question two men in connection with the murder of 35 year old Karol Kelly. The two men, aged 19 and 20 were arrested yesterday and remain in custody assisting police with their enquiries. A 27 year old man who was also arrested has been released on

Police have arrested a 45 year old man under the Terrorist Act in the Magowan Park area of Derry. Following the search of a property, a number of items were removed for further examination. The man is currently in custody assisting with enquiries.

There were seven people awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, five of them on trolleys in the Emergency Department. Nationally, 664 people were waiting for in-patient beds this morning. According to the INMO, the worst affected is Cork University Hospital with 63 people awaiting admission, followed by University Hospital Galway with 50.

The PSNI is urging anyone in the Grafton Street or Park Avenue areas of Derry between 2.30am and 3am yesterday to contact them. It follows the death of 35 year old father of five Karol Kelly following a stabbing incident in Grafton Street in the early hours of yesterday. Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan knew

A report reflecting young people’s attitudes to Brexit will be presented to members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly at it’s next meeting. The report follows a conference where over 100 young people gathered to discuss the issue, with the Chioldren’s Ombudsman saying he wants the document to feed into decisions on areas such as education,

The man who died after yesterday’s stabbing in the Creggan area of Derry was 35 year old Karol Kelly. He was fatally injured after an altercation involving a number of men in the early hours of yesterday morning in the Grafton Street area. Three men, aged 19, 20 and 27 were arrested in connection with

Irish Water and Donegal County Council say no restrictions are currently being placed on public water supplies in the county, but people are being urged to conserve water. Up to eight repair teams were mobilised in Donegal over the weekend, fixing in excess of of 30 major leaks and many more minor leaks. There were

Donegal is among a number counties under Irish Water restrictions following what’s described as unprecedented demand following the cold snap. Irish Water working, in partnership with Donegal County Council have been assessing water supply schemes across the county today to monitor usage levels and inform decisions about which supplies need to be restricted overnight. Customers

A murder investigation has been launched in the North after a man was stabbed in Derry. It’s thought the victim was fatally injured after an altercation involving a number of men in the early hours of this morning in the Grafton Street area. Three men, aged 19, 20 and 27 have been arrested in connection

A Donegal man has been arrested in Ibiza on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman who was held against her will for three days. 54-year-old man Michael Murray, originally from Letterkenny was arrested after his alleged victim tried to commit suicide with a knife. The incident occurred at a shop in Ibiza Town at around

A statement from the Department of Education has said that, where possible, schools, colleges of further education and third level institutions will re-open on Monday. However, decisions will be made by schools, colleges of further education and third level institutions on an individual basis depending on the circumstances and conditions in their area. As always,

Fianna Fáil’s Agriculture Spokesperson has called on Minister Michael Creed to convene a meeting next week to discuss the best way to support farmers in the aftermath of the extreme weather conditions that have taken hold this week. Deputy Charlie McConalogue says every farmer in the country has been affected by Storm Emma. Deputy McConalogue

An Garda Síochána say there are no plans to reduce the number of Gardai in Donegal Town following the announcement of plans to reduce the stations opening hours. In a statement the force says despite recent retirements, the number of Gardai in Donegal Town and surrounding areas has been retained in recent years. An Garda

Power has now been fully restored to the entire county. Over 1,200 homes and businesses across Donegal were without power this morning with ESB crews working throughout the day. Donegal County Council say gritting trucks have returned to their normal winter maintenance schedule and will be deployed as per normal from 5pm this evening. However,

Main Evening News, Sport, Obituaries and Nuacht Friday 2nd March:

Irish Water are asking customers in Donegal to conserve water with supplies under pressure due to increased demand during the extremely cold weather of recent. Irish Water working in partnership with Donegal County Council is advising customers that due to the extremely cold weather conditions and exceptionally high usage, water treatment plants are struggling to

Met Eireann have downgraded the weather warning for Donegal to yellow. The snow-ice warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo with scattered snow showers was issued this morning and will remain in place until 9am tomorrow morning.

It appears efforts to discharge patients from Letterkenny University Hospital were broadly successful yesterday, with just five people awaiting admission there this morning, none of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That contrasts with Sligo, where there were 20 people awaiting in-patient beds today, 15 of them in the Emergency Department. Nationally, the INMO says there