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The road has now reopened after emergency services attended the scene of a road traffic collision on the Strabane/ Lifford bridge. The collision occurred this afternoon at approximately 1:30pm.  

A postmortem has been carried out in Dublin on the body of Buncrana woman, Danielle McLaughlin. Danielle’s body has been returned to Ireland after she was murdered in Goa over 10 days ago. A postmortem carried out by authorities in India found that Danielle had suffered brain damage and constriction to the neck. Further examinations

Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a road traffic collision on the Strabane/ Lifford bridge. It is reported that traffic is down to one lane, causing long tailbacks. No further details are known.

European leaders have been told they must remain united, in the face of challenges facing the EU. The call came from President of the European Council Donald Tusk at a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. The Taoiseach Enda Kenny was among 27 leaders who attended – however British Prime

Another round of crunch talks will get underway at Stormont this morning in a bid to save Northern Ireland’s power-sharing deal. Parties have until Monday afternoon to appoint an executive and deal with outstanding issues such as legacy, BREXIT and the Irish language. It’s unclear if the DUP will agree to discussions on Sunday. Minister

The body of one of the missing crew members of Rescue 116 has been found in the wreckage of the helicopter off the coast of County Mayo. Divers are continuing efforts to recover the 3 missing Coast Guard crewmen who were on board when the aircraft crashed over a week ago just off Blackrock island.

It’s day two of the Bus Éireann strike – with no end in sight. Drivers say they can’t afford to take pay cuts as the company says its facing imminent insolvency. The unions involved say they’re prepared for the long haul with pickets continuing at depots around the country. NBRUs local representative David Mugan says

Donegal’s farmers are the latest group to hit out at Ulster Bank closingit s branches in Raphoe and Ardara. The company confirmed during the week that 22 branches are to close with the loss of 220 jobs. Management says that – in the past week – an average of 30 people per day used the

  A County Councillor has highlighted what he terms ‘the big problem’ of derelict buildings across Donegal. Michael McBride says the run down buildings are hampering the efforts of the Tidy Towns group who are trying to get the property owners to address the issues. Cllr Micheal McBride says that in many instances the derelict

The security alert in Strabane has ended. It started on Tuesday night when a road side bomb was triggered as police patrolled the area of Townsend Street in what police says was attempted murder. Detectives investigating the incident have this morning arrested a 20 year old man. He was arrested in Newtownstewart and has been

  The body of a Buncrana woman who was murdered in India has been returned to Ireland. There will now be further tests on Danielle McLaughlin in Dublin, after an initial investigation in Goa found she suffered brain damage and constriction to the neck. The 28 year olds body was found on a beach in

  Thousands of bus and rail passengers are being affected by today’s Bus Éireann strike. Rail staff at a number of stations were unwilling to cross a number of pickets this morning – resulting in widespread transport chaos. Unions at Bus Éireann say they understand the publics frustration – but say they won’t end their

  Visiting restrictions have been lifted for most wards at Letterkenny University Hospital. All wards, except for Surgical 2, are open for normal visiting. Visitors are asked to be vigilant with hand hygiene when attending the hospital and to follow the standard visiting guidelines. Anyone experiencing vomiting and/or diarrhoea at home should not visit the

  Two key meetings are taking place later today to discuss infrastructure in West Donegal. Residents are seeking funding to widen the main road to Ranafast which has been subject to debate in relation to the Council not including in its gritting programme. Upgraded works to the road has been seen as part of an

There were eleven people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. Two were on trolleys while a further 9 were waiting on wards. The INMO says Limerick University Hospital is the most overcrowded today with 53 people waiting for a bed there. Nationally there were

    Detectives investigating Tuesday night’s attempted murder of police officers in Strabane have this morning arrested a 20 year old man in connection with the attack. He was arrested in Newtownstewart and has been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite in Belfast for questioning. The Security alert in Townsend Street is on-going. Detective Chief

  The largest windfarm in Ireland has officially opened in Donegal and has started supplying power to homes and businesses across the country. The windfarm- located at Meenadreen – contains 38 turbines and is capable of producing enough electricity to power 50,000 homes. Construction work began in 2014 and took 26 months to complete. Peter

  The Government has been accused of embarking on a mission to isolate the North West region. Deputy Marc Mac Sharry made the comments following the announcement from Ulster Bank that it is to shut branches in Donegal, Sligo and Cavan. He says this combined with State jobs being located out of the region and

  The security alert in Strabane is on-going this morning (Friday) as police say they are still managing a crime scene within Townsend St/Townsend Terrace area. Pedestrians are not permitted to walk the stretch of Road between Townsend St and Strabane Academy. A device exploded while police were on patrol in the area of Townsend

  A presentation is taking place in Sligo today to mark 60 years of the European Union. The 60th anniversary of the EU will also be marked by a major ceremony in Rome next Saturday. Today’s talk at the Ballymote Community Library, at 2.35pm is by German Political scientist and academic, Ingo Espenschied . He’ll

A tourism organisation in Ardara says yesteday’s announcement from Ulster Bank that it is to close its branch in the town is a devestating blow. The bank confirmed that a total of 22 branches will close across Ireland including those in Ardara and Raphoe. The decision leaves Ardara without any bank though the ATM will

  Bus Eireann passengers will have to make other travel plans today as an-all out strike is underway. Buses stopped at midnight after drivers refused to work under the threat of pay cuts. Bosses at the transport firm are warning they need to plug a multi-million euro hole in their finances. But their claim that

Confidence in the data provided by An Garda Siochana has been eroded by misleading figures, according to the Policing Authority. The force confirmed today that they’ve overestimated the number of breath tests carried out each year by almost a million. Another clerical mistake also means almost 150,000 people may have their driving convictions quashed. Assistant

The communities in Ardara and Raphoe are said to be shocked today with the news that the Ulster Bank intends to close its branches in the towns. The branch in Raphoe is due to close in June and Ardara in September. In the case of Ardara this means that there will be no branch banking

The HSE says the Winter vomiting bug outbreak at Letterkenny University Hospital is improving: however, visiting restrictions remain in place. There are exceptions in exceptional circumstances, such as visits to ICU and Maternity, where next of kin should ring the specific ward manager in advance of visiting. The HSE says that elective surgical admissions have

Workers at Bus Eireann will go on all out strike from midnight. Trade unions met earlier and decided to strike, saying cost cutting measures by the company have created extreme anger among staff. A letter from the company this week said job losses would be a part of the overall survival plan for the company.

Martin McGuinness’s funeral mass has heard he was a ‘remarkable man and his life was a remarkable journey’. Thousands of people followed his tricolour-draped coffin through the Bogside to St Columba’s Church. Former US President Bill Clinton, former SDLP Leader John Hume and DUP Leader Arlene Foster are among those in attendance. Martin McGuinness was

  The new Finn Harps stadium in Stranorlar could be completed by early 2019. It’s understood that significant progress has been made following a meeting between Club representatives and the Minister for Sport Patrick O’Donovan. Once the stadium is completed, Donegal County Council will work to provide additional football pitches adjacent to the stadium which