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  Police in Omagh are appealing for witnesses following the theft of a rock hammer digger attachkent from a business premises on the Corradinna Road sometime between 8.30am and 4pm yesterday. The rock hammer is a JCB 20800 and is painted black. Anyone who may have witnessed any suspicious activity around the area is being […]

  There were almost 400 dwellings added to the Donegal Residential Building Stock in 2017. According to figures revealed in the latest GeoView Residential Buildings Report, the level of demand is still far greater than supply.  The report finds that in Donegal, 393 new dwellings were added to the total residential stock in 2017. The database

  Huge concern still remains over Donegal Gardaí’s ability to cope with severe flooding emergencies. The entire Donegal Garda Division has no access to a 4×4 vehicle with the majority of their cars unsuitable to pass through high flood water. The Donegal GRAs Spokesperson is Brendan O’Connor. He says Gardai have a responsibilty to attend

The Lough Swilly Lifeboat was tasked overnight to assist in landing a fishing vessel at Rathmullen pier after it got into difficulty off the coast of Fanad Head. The alarm was raised at 2.50am this morning after reports of the vessel, which was carrying six crewmen, suffered mechanical failure. The lifeboat was dispatched at 3am

Met Eireann has published its review of the weather in 2017, which shows that Malin Head was the country’s windiest weather station over the course of the year. The highest gust of 84 knots was reported at Roche’s Point, in County Cork during Storm Ophelia. On August 22nd, Malin Head also recorded the highest rainfall

Two Donegal schools are among 40 post-primary schools across Ireland that will begin studying Computer Science as a Leaving Cert subject this September. Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town and Saint Eunan’s College, Letterkenny will be among the first to offer the subject with pupils sitting an exam in 2020. The introduction of Computer Science as

  As the Health Service Executive plans to hold a media briefing today to discuss the current situation at the country’s Emergency Departments, a Donegal Deputy has hit out at the Government. The INMO confirmed numbers waiting to be admitted to hospitals across the country reached a new national record high yesterday with 677 people

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday 3rd January

Police in Fermanagh are appealing to members of the public living in or travelling through the Garrison and Belcoo areas, close to the Donegal border to be vigilant and not to touch any suspicious objects. The warning follows reports that some type of explosive device has been left in a wooded area between Cashel Cross

      ESB Networks say there are still over 400 homes and businesses without power in East Donegal. Earlier problems which saw over 2,000 outages in Creeslough, Glenties and Kilcar have been resolved. Now, there are 409 outages in the Cullion area of Letterkenny, it’s anticipated power should be restored there by 4 o’clock

A Donegal man has been returned for trial to Derry Crown Court charged with wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm to former Derry City footballer Barry Molloy. 39 year-old Martin Cheung of Ardban, Muff appeared at a preliminary enquiry at Derry Magistrate’s Court today. He is charged with wounding Mr Molloy with intent

A Donegal student is undertaking a major study to look at what impact, if any, drinking two pints has on a person’s ability to drive. In what is thought to be a first, over 100 participants in the experiment will drive a simulator without alcohol and again with alcohol and then analysed for any changes.

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