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Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a crashed gyrocopter in Omagh. It is reported that the rotorcraft crash landed in the Whitebridge area of the town this afternoon. The PSNI say two people who were in the aircraft at the time are currently being treated at the scene for non-life threatening injuries.

One of last nights National Lotto winning tickets was bought in Donegal. There were two winners of last night’s €12.3 million jackpot. One ticket was purchased at Mickey Joe’s Country Store, Umlagh, Carrigart, Co Donegal the other in Westmeath. This is not the first time a winning ticket has been purchased in Carrigart. Last October

Claims have been made that the Out-of-Hours GP service in Strabane is failing the people with only 40% of cover being provided on a weekly basis. MLA Daniel McCrossan said a meeting with the managing director of Western Urgent Care confirmed his fears that the service in Strabane is one of the worst in the

Donegal Fire Service has issued a warning to the public to avoid the area near Glennevin Waterfall, Clonmany. The Fire Service are currently working to bring a gorse fire under control. They are asking members of the public to cooperate fully with them on this matter. This is the latest in a number of gorse fires

Over 150 thousand people have taken part in Pieta House Darkness Into Light events across the country this morning. It saw people embark on a 5 km walk or run as dawn broke – it’s aimed at encouraging us to talk about suicide and mental health issues. In Letterkenny over 1600 people took part in

Derry and Strabane District Council have given the green light for a walking trail at Plumbridge and a woodland trail at Donemana. They have agreed to commit £31,000 in Council match funding towards the development of the project at Balix Hill, Plumbridge, and £125,000 of match funding towards the development at Donemana. The Aghnacbrack &

A 64-year-old man has been accused of sex offences dating back 37 years ago. He appeared at Ballyshannon District Court accused of three sexual offences against two females. The man is charged with two counts of indecently assaulting a female on July 20 1980 under Section 6 of the Criminal Law Act. He is further

Donegal County Council is inviting expressions of interest from any groups, towns or villages that are interested in becoming a Tidy Towns group. The Council will provide any support and advice necessary to potential future participants and groups can receive a start-up fund of €250. The closing date for applications is 26th May 2017 at

Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle is calling on the Government to quash what he terms illegal convictions under Inland Fisheries Act 2010. Speaking on the Inland Fisheries Bill 2017 Deputy Pringle says that this legislation was introduced in light of advice that Inland Fisheries Ireland had unlawfully prosecuted people in court for breaches to fishing legislation.

Irish Water is asking consumers living in Donegal to conserve water and minimise water usage for the foreseeable future. The call comes due to the unseasonable dry weather conditions where records indicate that April 2017 has been the driest April experienced for 67 years. Consumers connected from both the Lough Colm source which serves the

The Head of HIQA says it is the case that service providers and planners sometimes use the authorities reports to close a unit or facility. Phelim Quinn was in Donegal as part of the first ever national survey of patients, with those being discharged from Letterkenny University Hospital in May being encouraged to take part.

  Work has begun in Lough Foyle on the construction of a pipeline for use as a storm water outflow in Blackpool. Sections of the pipe are being towed into the lough, and when construction is complete, the pipe will be over 4kms in length, the longest ever constructed in Europe on this way.  

The numbers awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital fell to 23 this morning, 14 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s down 10 from yesterday’s figure of 33. Nationally, the INMO says there were 350 people awaiting in-patient beds this morning, LImerick University Hospital had the highest figure with 42.

There’s been a 17% increase in air passenger numbers on the Donegal Dublin route in the first quarter of 2017. The Aer Lingus Regional route has been operated by Stobart Air on a Public Service Obligation (PSO) basis since February 2015. Over that time, there’s been consistent growth on the route, which saw over 40,000

Donegal is set to benefit from a scheme to have empty local authority properties returned to productive use this year. 128 units are proposed for Donegal, the highest number outside Dublin, with a projected investment of just over €1,875,000. Nationally, a budget of just over €24 million has been set aside for the scheme, announced

There are more people approved for mortgages in Ireland than there will be new houses for them to buy. Around 20 thousand first time buyers have been cleared for a mortgage this year – but only half of this number of new homes are for sale. The average approval amount was € 214,400 in March,

Glenswilly GAA manager Adrian Glackin is to become Donegal’s newest councillor, representing Sinn Fein in the Letterkenny Municipal District. He defeated former Letterkenny Urban Councillor Sean “Johnny” O’Donnell at a selection convention in Termon last night. The convention was called following the decision of Cllr Mick Quinn to step down from the authority for health

Concern has been raised that the fire service in Donegal is being stretched to the limit following a spate of gorse fires in the county in recent days. Numerous fires broke out in the West Donegal area yesterday with fire crews from the locality having to bring all of them under control with very limited

A Donegal Deputy is calling on the Health Minister to address what’s been described as a serious contradiction in relation to the vacant breast surgeon position at Letterkenny University Hospital. It follows confirmation from Minister Simon Harris that a locum consultant post is being pursued. Deputy Pringle says this is a far cry from a

A multiple purpose all weather facility for Stranorlar is now a step closer following funding being earmarked for the project. The 1 million euro funding has been allocated through Peace IV with the facility to be located in the Councils Sports Master plan area of the town. Other details including the design of the facility