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Three schools in Donegal have been highly commended at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2017. The event held in the BT Arena at Dublin’s RDS last night recognises school’s engagement in STEM projects. STEM projects engage students in the critical subjects of science, technology, engineering and maths. The teacher award for Intel Educator of

Police in the North are appealing for information regarding the theft of home heating oil from a number of properties in the Sion Mills area. It was reported that homes in the Churchside Court and Mashalls Row areas were targeted on Thursday night. Anyone with any details is asked to contact PSNI in Strabane on

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee will take public evidence at The Guildhall, Derry on Monday for its inquiry into the future of the land border with Donegal. The aim of the session will be to gain an insight into the views of communities and businesses close to the border and how these should be addressed

The Infrastructure Minister in the North has announced an hourly train service between Derry and Belfast will be introduced in 2017. In addition, the Minister Hazzard has also announced two further initiatives to assess the viability of increased service provision on both the Derry to Belfast and Newry to Belfast routes. In a statement Minister

A Councillor says stories of raw sewage running though housing estates in the St Johnston area will soon be a thing of the past. For years residents in estates, including Ard Na Meala and Churchview, in St Johnston have had to endure raw sewage on the streets. They have now been connected to the new

  Almost 3,000 ESB customers are without power this afternoon in the Derrybeg area. The provider is currently working on the fault and hopeful that power will be restored between 4 and 5pm this evening. Meanwhile Met Eireann has withdrawn its weather warnings for snow and ice, despite some lingering snow showers. The Orange and

  Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious single vehicle road traffic collision on the Plumbridge Road in Newtownstewart this morning. The collision, involving a grey coloured Toyota Verso, occurred shortly before 10.25am close to the junction of the A5 Beltany Road. The driver, a man aged in his 70’s, has been taken to

66 files have been sent to the Gardai by the Standards in Public Office Commission following last year’s General Election, two of them relating to unsuccessful candidates in Donegal. Non party candidate Cllr Ian Mc Garvey was reported for failing to return a Certificate of Monetary Donations, a Donation Statement and a Statutary Declaration. In

A civil action will be taken by the family of a Donegal man who was killed in a head on collision between two lorries in Co. Monaghan last year An inquest yesterday heard how 32-year-old Klaidas Bakanas had traces of heroin and anti anxiety drugs in his body when he veered onto the wrong side

More snow showers are expected today – especially in the Northwest. There are warnings in place for both snow and ice until six this evening. Drivers are warned to watch out for dangerous conditions on the roads. Meanwhile nearly 60 homes in the Derrybeg area remain without power this morning while the ESB has now

  Irish Water is currently preparing to lodge a planning application for the upgrading of the existing Water Treatment Plant at Glenties-Ardara. The proposed works include the construction of a new treatment building to house the processes of air-stripping, ultraviolet treatment and chlorine disinfection. The purpose of installing air-stripping is to ensure THM compliance. THMs,

  A Donegal Deputy is calling on the Government to begin implementing the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, in a bid to tackle the problem of spiralling insurance costs. Since January 2011 the cost of car insurance has rocketed by 51% in some instances, with business customers needing to insure cars, vans

Fire service personnel from Letterkenny and Derry fought a blaze at a house in Burt last night. The fire was reported at 9.25, with fire crews on site within 15 minutes. There was substantial damage to the attic and first floor The fire service says family members were alerted by a smoke alarm, and everyone

  The Transport Infrastructure Ireland allocation for major Donegal roads this year has been cut by almost 50%, with money for maintainance down 15% Leas Cheann Comhairle Pat the Cope Gallagher says only €10,595,000 has been allocated to cover all national Primary and secondary roads throughout the county and that would include allocations to construct

  It’s been revealed that there were over 7,000 outpatient cancellations at Letterkenny University Hospital last year. The figures released through parliamentary question to Donegal Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn have also revealed that his has increased from 5,340 cancellations in 2013 The news comes following last week’s confirmation that the full capacity protocol was deployed

Sinn Féin and the DUP have been urged to ‘get in the same room’ this weekend to deal with the crisis facing Stormont. Both parties said they were willing to discuss the problems which led to Martin McGuinness’ resignation as Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. If both parties don’t put forward nominees to lead

Calls have been made for the new library in Stranorlar to be open more regularly. The library moved to a new state of the art premises in September and currently operates three days a week with only one member of staff working in the facility. Local Councillor Patrick McGowan says with the area having two

Donegal County Council have announced the official opening of the Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Awards nomination process for 2017. The Tip O’Neill Irish Diaspora Award is a mechanism to honour members of the diaspora who have contributed to their new communities whilst retaining strong links to their homeland. It was initiated in 2012 as a

A planning application for a wind turbine in west Donegal has been rejected by Donegal County Council. The proposed turbine was to be situated on the grounds of Udaras na Gaeltachta in Gaoth Dobhair with concerns raised locally over its possible proximity to some homes and businesses in the area. Opposition to the proposed turbine

  Fire units from Gweedore and Dungloe have brought a fire at a domestic garage under control near Derrybeg. The emergency services were alerted to the blaze at Glassagh after 2pm and crews from Dungloe and Gweedore responded. The fire has now been brought under control. The building suffered extensive damage but no one was

A mother and child have been tied up and robbed in West Tyrone. Shortly before 7 o’clock last evening, two masked men, armed with a hammer, entered the house on Tattyreagh Road, before stealing jewellery. Local Cllr Glenn Campbell said this attack will cause great fear and anger in the Tattyreagh and Fintona area, and

There’s been another steep rise in the numbers of patients awaiting admission at Letterkenny University Hospital, with 36 patients without beds this morning, 21 of them on Emegency Department trolleys. That’s over double yesterday’s figure of 17. Nationally, the INMO reports 509 patients without beds today, 355 of them on Emergency Department trolleys.

Snow is falling in many parts of the North West this morning, with Met Eireann warning of wintry weather for the next 48 hours in Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Mayo and Leitrim. Local authorities are activating severe weather plans, with Donegal County Council saying it is regularly updating its weather maps and forecasts on donegalcoco.ie

Aer Lingus Regional carried 40,000 passengers on flights from Donegal last year, an increase of more than 25%. The service, links Donegal Airport with Dublin and Glasgow, with July the busiest month in 2016. Martin Saxton, Stobart Air’s Chief Commercial Officer says Donegal is an integral part of the Aer Lingus Regional network, and the