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People in the Finn Valley area are being warned to exercise caution following reports of bogus callers in the locality. The warning was issued after Gardai were alerted yesterday to a person calling to a house in the Lifford area, portraying themselves as Department of Health officials. Gardai are appealing to anyone who may know

Parts of the country have been affected by flooding as Storm Brian makes landfall. In Limerick the River Shannon has overflowed with emergency crews being deployed while flooding in other areas of the south and west have also been reported. A status orange wind warning remains in place for many coastal areas with gusts of

225 people were caught speeding yesterday during National Slow Down day. The most notable incident nationwide, was a vehicle doing 177km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N13 at Listillion in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. Throughout the county a total of 5 motorists were detected travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit. In Drumskellan, Muff, a

Searches are continuing today of the River Foyle for a man who has been missing for over a week. It is believed that 46 year-old, Mark Gallagher entered the water on Friday last. The PSNI say Foyle Search & Rescue are coordinating searches while anyone who wishes to assist in the search are advised to

€2.3 million has been allocated by the Department of Rural and Community Development for the renewed Seniors Alert Scheme, coming into effect from November 1st. Since 2015, 490 senior citizens in Donegal have received a personal alarm with more to qualify this year. Government Chief Whip Minister Joe McHugh has welcomed the news, he says

A woman has been seriously assaulted by a number of males in Derry during the early hours of this morning. Shortly before 5:25am police responded to a report of a disturbance in the Carnhill area of the city. A female, aged in her 20’s, sustained injuries to her head and face after she had been

Two Dublin men have appeared at Derry Magistrates court charged with theft and possessing articles for use in fraud which police believe to have occurred on both sides of the border. 40 year old Nicholas Keane of Chapel Street and 22 year old Jamie Shannon, of Empress Place, both in Dublin, are jointly charged. Keane

There are further calls for the Irish Government to include measures to minimise the impact of Brexit on communities on both sides of the border. Government Chief Whip and Minister Joe McHugh says the National Development Plan needs to be Brexit proof and build more bridges across the border. The draft National Planning Framework –

Nationally, over 110,000 vehicles have been checked by Gardai and Go Safe since national Slow Down Day began this morning at 7am. 172 vehicles were detected travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit. In Donegal 5 motorists have been caught speeding with detections in the Lisfannon, Muff, Lifford, Tawnawully Mountains and Newtowncunningham areas.  

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries, Friday October 20th

A missing Donegal teenager has been found. The teenager was reported missing today after not being seen in over 24 hours. It is believed that she left for school yesterday morning to get the bus into Buncrana and then went to a friends house to collect some things however, she did not make it to

The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council has refused to meet with Prince Charles on his visit to the city today. The Prince is visiting the North West where he will meet with victims of Augusts flooding. In a statement issued by Mayor Maolíosa McHugh he says he believes the meeting is ‘premature

As national Slow Down day continues, Gardai have released details of a number of detentions already made today in Donegal. A vehicle doing 119km/h was detected in a 100km/h zone on the N13 at Lisfannon, Bridge End. Another motorist was found traveling at 125 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the R238 at Drumskellan

  Pramerica has officially opened its new state-of-the-art campus. The new 130,000-square-foot premises located at Letterkenny Business & Technology Park has grown to become the largest employer in the northwest region with more than 1,500 people on staff. Vice President of Technology and Communications at Pramerica is Gerard Grant. Speaking earlier at the event he says the

Leaders from the other 27 EU countries have agreed to begin talks among themselves ahead of the second phase of Brexit negotiations. But they insist there’s still not enough progress to officially enter the next stage. The European Commission president says he’s still working on the assumption a final Brexit agreement will be reached. Meanwhile,

The number of people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital fell to 27 this morning, with 14 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s down on Wednesday and Thursday’s figure of 38, with 25 on ED trolleys. Nationally, the INMO says there were 466 people awaiting admission at acute hospitals, with the highest number,

Efforts will be made to secure more support and investment for flood hit communities in Donegal as Minister Kevin Boxer Moran visits the county next week. The Minister with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief is to visit Donegal this Monday and Tuesday and will meet with various groups, including

The official opening of Pramerica’s new state-of-the-art campus is getting underway this morning. The premises located at Letterkenny Business & Technology Park is one of the county’s biggest employers. Government Chief Whip and Minister Joe McHugh says the new campus shows a firm commitment by the company to Donegal:

  It’s national Slow Down day, and motorists are warned of extra speed checks right across the county.  For 24 hours, the garda roads division is pulling out all the stops to detect speeding motorists. There’ll be garda vans and laser checks as well as 50 Go Safe vans in areas where speeding is common.

Communities along the west and south coasts are preparing for another potentially damaging storm. Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning from midnight, as Storm Brian approaches. Ahead of that, a Status Yellow Rainfall is coming into force this morning in all Atlantic coastal counties from Donegal to Waterford. Storm Brian’s arrival comes

  Education Minister Richard Bruton has been accused of showing a complete lack of respect to students, parents and teachers in Buncrana. When he was questioned in the Dail yesterday about the Three College Crana Campus plan, Mr Bruton said his department and Donegal County Council are still working on a site, and while that

An Independent Senator says the Defence Forces are not being given the resources to respond adequately to flooding and the effects of high winds. Earlier this week, Defence Minister Paul Keogh said the army was “ready, willing and able” to help local authorities deal with the effects of bad weather, with engineering capabilities in barracks

Four people will be presented with Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Awards at a ceremony in Buncrana next month. The four recipients are former Ireland and Celtic goalkeeper Packie Bonner, Fraser Doherty, founder of Super Jams in Scotland, Barbara Koster, Senior Vice-President of Pramerica and Marty Meehan, President of the University of Massachusetts, Boston. The award

Farmers are being urged to put safety first while dealing with the fallout from winter storms. IFA Deputy President Richard Kennedy says many farm families still have no electric power and are in a very stressful situation having to deal with farming operations, like milking. He’s urging farmers to look for help, and not take

There are reports of surface water on a number of roads in Donegal this evening, particularly in the vicinity of Creeslough, Carrigart, Cranford and Termon. Water is also being reported on the road from Kerrykeel to Fanad. It follows persistent rain this afternoon and evening, which Met Eireann says will ease off tonight. Meanwhile, Met Éireann

Education MInister Richard Bruton has indicated he does not intend meeting with the ETB in Donegal to discuss the three college campus in Buncrana. Mr Bruton told the Dail this afternoon that everything that can be done, is being done. He was asked about the issue in the Dail this afternoon by Deputy Charlie Mc

A Donegal Priest says a number of people have travelled to Knock from the county to find that the Apparition Chapel and Parish Church are both closed. Knock Shrine has confirmed that both churches are closed for renovations until April of next year, but Fr Padraig O’Baoill says he only became aware of that thias

An Bord Pleanala is being asked to decide if the closing of an entrance to the Pollet Great Arch requires planning permission. The was great anger in the summer when public access, to what is one of Fanad’s renowned attractions, was blocked. It was claimed there had been a right of way in place for

The Chief Constable of the PSNI is facing an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office. George Hamilton and two other senior officers are being investigated by the Police Ombudsman. The claims, from former senior officers, surround the way the PSNI handled an inquiry into contracts to supply vehicles for the force. Mr. Hamilton says

Questions are being asked over the general upkeep of the Market Square in Letterkenny. It follows the vicious assault of 18 year old Shanan Reid McDaid in the area in the early hours of Sunday morning. Gardai are examining CCTV but there are now fears that overgrown trees and foliage may have blocked some of

Letterkenny University Hospital was the second most overcrowded hospital in the country today with 38 people waiting for a bed. According to the latest trolley watch report 25 were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 13 were waiting on wards. The hospital was the most overcrowded in the country yesterday returning the

A Donegal County Councillor is demanding urgent answers from the Council’s Roads Department following claims from some local representatives that they were briefed incorrectly on allocations for the LIS scheme in Donegal. It’s after revelations that the Donegal allocation falls far short of what was initially thought to have been earmarked for upgrading small access roads