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More than a quarter of a million euro has been announced for flood defence works at the hospital end of Circular Road in Letterkenny, with Municipal District Mayor Jimmy Kavanagh saying he wants to see the project expanded towards Glenwood Park and Beechwood as quickly as possible. Minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran has confirmed just over

Enterprise Ireland has reported strong job creation by its client companies in Donegal, with a 4% increase last year compared to 2016. 3,552 people are now employed by companies supported by the agency in Donegal. Over 19,000 jobs were created across Ireland by companies supported by Enterprise Ireland in 2017 with 64% of new jobs

Motorists are advised that the Lifford Road in Strabane has been closed, due to an overturned 40ft lorry trailer in the area.   Diversions are in place and motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek an alternative route for their journey.

There were 26 patients awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, eight of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s down nine on yesterday’s figure of 35. Nationally, there were 677 people waiting for in patient beds this morning, the largest number, 54, at St Lukes Hospital in Kilkenny.

A housing estate in Letterkenny had a lucky escape last night after a significant amount of flood water was close to entering people homes. Glenwood estate and the surrounding area has been prone to flooding over the years, leading to numerous calls for flood defence measures to be carried out. While water gushed through the

27-thousand ESB customers are still without power this morning. The storm has brought major flooding along the West coast – especially in Galway. The effects of this morning’s high tide have yet to be seen but there’s an orange wind warning for Donegal all Atlantic coastal counties until lunchtime. Met Eireann’s Siobhán Ryan says we

A number of premises have been damaged in Inishowen as Storm Eleanor battered the North West coast overnight. Emergency crews attended a number of incidents of flooding last night after torrential rain hit the peninsula. Motorists are advised to exercise extreme caution across the county this morning as there remains a severe risk of localised

Figures revealed yesterday by the INMO, showing that the number of patients awaiting admission to Letterkenny University Hospital in 2017 doubled, has been described as a damning indictment of Government Failure. There were 4,889 patients waiting on a bed at the hospital last year, the highest annual figure since INMO records began. Senator Padraig Mac

The SDLP’s Brexit Spokesperson has welcomed efforts by the Irish Government to meet the increased demand for Irish passports. As Brexit negotiations continue ahead of Britain’s exit from the EU in 2019, MLA Claire Hanna is calling for increased North/South integration and co-operation. She is once again reiterating her call for an Irish passport office

There are reports of flooding across Donegal with Inishowen again one of the worst effected areas. A yellow weather warning was in place for Storm Eleanor which has brought heavy rain and strong winds with spot flooding and fallen trees affecting the north west region. Six fire tenders were deployed to a number of incidents

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday 2nd January:

New car registrations in Donegal are down over 16% compared to 2016. According to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, over 2,900 new registrations were recorded in 2017, compared to 3,523 the previous year, a decrease of 16.46%. Nationally new car registrations are down 10% SIMI Director General, Alan Nolan says; “Without Brexit we

The Department of Justice has announced additional funding for the 2017 Text Alert Rebate Scheme. The rebate will be available to local groups across the country with the application deadline extended until Januray 31st. €100,000 in funding for the scheme was announced in September with a further €50,000 being made available from today. Applications can

There are further calls for schools to close for a period of two weeks as a preventative measure if a pupil contracts the flu virus. Donegal GP Dr James McDaid says children are now returning to school following Christmas and after recovering from the virus but are put in a situation where they could potentially

Donegal County Council has been allocated just over €55,000 to help offset the costs associated with Storm Ophelia on October 16th last. The money from the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government is on top of a grant of €1.76 million to offset the costs of the flooding in Inishowen on August 22nd last.

  People are being encouraged to dispose of their Christmas trees correctly with a number of recycling centers opening across Donegal later this week. Centers will be open from the 5th to the 20th of January at specific times with people being reminded that if they leave trees outside the Council premises out of hours,

The Transport Minister says he wants to bring in bigger speeding fines as soon as possible. Shane Ross thinks the faster people drive the more penalty points they should get. His comments are in response to the latest road safety figures which show there’s been a drop in the number of deaths on our roads.

  The CEO of Udaras na Gaeltachta says the priority for the authority is finding alternative employment for the 32 staff who lost their jobs with the shock closure of SLM in Gweedore just four days before Christmas. Speaking on the 9 til Noon show this morning, Michael Heaney said while over €800,000 was approved

A leading economist has suggested that a fall in house prices in Donegal is due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit. The latest report by property website Daft.ie shows that in Donegal, prices in the final three months of 2017 were 2% lower than a year previously, compared to a fall of 11% seen a

There were 35 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the INMO. 10 people were waiting on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 25 people were waiting on wards. St. Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny was the most overcrowded this morning with 57 people waiting there. Nationally, there

House prices in Donegal fell in the final quarter of 2017. The latest report by property website Daft.ie shows that in Donegal, prices in the final three months of 2017 were 2% lower than a year previously, compared to a fall of 11% seen a year ago. The average house price in the county is

  There were almost 5000 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital last year.  Nationally, there was a six percent increase in the number of hospital patients waiting on trolleys in 2017. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says overcrowding is unlikely to decrease unless drastic action is taken. Letterkenny University Hospital recorded

Donald Trump probably won’t be able to solve the impasse in Northern Ireland, according to the Taoiseach. There’s been no government in Stormont for almost a year now. The Taoiseach says fresh elections or more meetings between the Irish and British government may be needed. Leo Varadkar was asked if Donald Trump could intervene, given

The first storm of 2018 is due to make landfall this afternoon with Eleanor bringing winds of up to 130 km an hour. An orange wind warning has been issued for Munster, Leinster and South Galway, with a yellow warning everywhere else. Forecaster with Met Eireann is Pat Clarke:

Derry City and Strabane District Council have confirmed that the new wheelchair-friendly play area will be open in Brooke Park in the spring of next year. The development will help families whose children are affected by access issues to standard play equipment. Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Cooper welcomed the news, saying: “I would like to

Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a number of separate incidents which were reported over the bank-holiday weekend. Detectives are appealing for witnesses following the burglary of a house in the Melmount Road area of Sion Mills sometime between 10.30am on Saturday, December 30th and 3pm yesterday. Its reported a number of items including passports,

Police in Limavady are appealing for information following a report of a car on fire in the town in the early hours of this morning. PSNI recieved the report shortly after 2am and attended the incident along with units from the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service. The car, a white Volkswagen Golf was completely