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The N56 has reopened at the Mill Bridge in Kilmacrennan following a collision this morning in which three cyclists were injured when they were involved in a collision with a car. We understand all three have been brought to hospital, none of their injuries are life threatening. The collision happened shortly after 9 o’clock this

Junior Minister Joe McHugh told a public meeting in Ramelton last night that he has received assurances from Health Minister Leo Varadkar that the local Community Nursing Unit and similar facilities in Lifford and Stranorlar will not close. He’s pledged to work with the local community to ease the fear that exists. Minister Mc Hugh

The N56 is blocked at the Mill Bridge in Kilmacrennan following an incident on the road within the past half hour. We understand there has been a collision in which at least one person has been injured. Gardai say emergency services are at the scene, and the situation is being assessed. No further details are

There are renewed calls for restrictions on Heavy Goods vehicles in the Clady area. It is claimed that the problem is worse on the Bellspark Road from Victoria Bridge to the Donegal border with locals frustrated by HGV drivers using Clady as a shortcut between the A5 and Donegal. The Department of Transport has to

Specialist divers from Drogheda are in Strabane today to join the search for missing local man Sean “Smurf” Diver. The 39-year-old was reported missing last Wednesday, January 27 The last confirmed sighting of him was in the Townsend Street area at around 10pm. In what the family hope will be the last day of the

A 24 year old man has been arrested following a two vehicle crash that occurred on the Caw roundabout in Derry just before 12.30pm today. A grey Skoda Superb was stolen in a creeper burglary in the Lindenwood Park area in the early hours of the morning. This car was later spotted by police just

Emergency services have attending the scene of a road traffic collision close to Magherabeg National School in Manorcunnungham. There were no serious injuries. Taffic in the area was disrupted for a time but has now returned to normal. There have been continued calls for traffic safety measures to be put in place at Magherabeg National

A meeting in the Finn Valley Centre in Stranorlar to discuss the future of St Joseph’s Hospital broke up in disarray after an hour last night, after attempts were made to elect members to a committee dedicated to fighting for the retention of services there. Between 400 and 500 people attended what was described as

The number of companies and individuals in Donegal taking out .ie domain names on the internet rose by 21% last year. A report published this morning by the .ie Domain Registry says 480 .ie domains were registered in Donegal in 2015, the highest in Ulster, bringing the .ie addresses in Donegal to 2,846 at the

HSE Donegal Community Services have confirmed that HSE National Estates office have given approval to lease the ‘Victor building’ Donegal Town as alternative accommodation for the service users of the Cleary centre. The fire certification application by the landlord has been approved by Donegal County Council.. The landlord will now proceed with the renovations to

Police in Omagh are appealing for information following a serious crash in the early hours of this morning. A motorcyclist in her 20’s was injured in an incident – at about 1.30 on the Clanabogan Road. The woman is receiving treatment for her injuries in hospital and her condition’s described as serious. Anyone who may

The support group “Our Childrens Voice”, which represents parents of children with terminal illnesses, says it feels let down by the HSE after promised advances did not materialise. The group established in Donegal in 2014, and last year, gained national prominence when it launched a campaign for more support services locally, and sought clearance to

The driver of an articulated truck had what’s been described as a miraculous escape last evening after his vehicle jackknifed at the Rinmore Junction, 3 kilometres from Fanad Head Lighthouse at around half past six. The driver of had just left the Marine Harvest Processing Plant for Dublin Airport with a forty foot refrigerated container

Five highly skilled jobs are to be created in Kilcar after An Bord Pleanala gave the go ahead for the construction of a new facility to manufacture cosmetic products. AlgAran Seaweed makes body and skin products from seaweed which are distributed world wide. The council had already granted permission for the company’s expansion but it

  A public meeting takes place tonight in Ramelton the discuss the future of the Community Nursing Unit there. Last week, questions were raised when a government release mentioned the centralisation of long stay beds to a new unit in Letterkenny. Those concerns were heightened when the Health Minister said he couldn’t give ‘any cast

A question mark still hangs over why the renovation of a tidal swimming pool project in Ranafast has become a priority project for Donegal County Council. Another meeting took place yesterday in relation to the project, which would cost over three quarter of a million euro if given the green light. Last month the project

Almost 400 people were waiting on hospital trolleys or chairs around the country this morning, 17 of them at Letterkenny University Hospital. The INMO’s figures show five people waiting admission on trolleys in the Emergency Department at Letterkenny Hospital today, while a further 12 were waiting on the wards. Meanwhile, SIPTU is calling for the

A Finn Valley councillor says there’s no ambiguity about the HSE plans for St Joseph’s Hospital in Stranorlar, Lifford Hospital and the Community Nursing Unit in Ramelton. Laast week, questions were raised when it was suggested that a government release mentioning the centralisation of long stay beds to a new unit in Letterkenny may have

An estimated 500 people attended last night’s public meeting in Dunfanaghy in a bid to ensure the future of the health centre. The meeting was told to either refurbish the entire building, or replace it with a new building will cost in the region of 700 thousand. 600 signatures have been collected inside a week,

The European Parliament has been told that Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales should not be forced to leave the EU in the event that that that a referendum on the the UK’s membership of the EU is lost. During a debate on proposed reforms designed to prevent a so-called ‘Brexit’, members of Sinn Fein, the

Concerns have been raised by an Inishowen councillor that as polling day fast approaches, there isn’t a sufficient Garda presence in the area for people to complete their registration to vote. Areas of particular concern include Clonmany, Malin, Culdaff and Gleneely which have no local garda station. The deadline to have your form completed and

It’s been claimed that people in Donegal will lose out because Fine Gael’s commitment has changed from free universal GP care to tax breaks for the better off. Sinn Fein Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn says Donegal has the highest proportion of medical card holders in the country, and they are being sacrificed. He says the country

  New figures show that Highland Radio has cemented its position as Ireland’s number one listened to local radio station. Highland Radio also retains it’s position as the station with the country’s highest market share, a key indicator for advertisers. According to the independent figures from the JNLR/MRBI – 59 percent of people that listen

The election in just over three weeks time will see Donegal move from being two three seater constituencies to one five seater, with part of the south of the county, including Balyshannon and Bundoran, moving into Sligo/Leitrim. Deputy Dinny Mc Ginley, a former Junior Minister, is retiring and will not be returning to the Dail,

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has ended the 31st Dail, telling deputies he was proceeding immediately to Aras an Uachtarain to ask President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Dail, and summon the incoming Dail to meet on Thursday March 10th. He then immediately left the chamber without hearing any statements, and the Dail was immediately adjourned.

January was wet, mild and windy, according to Met Eireann. Met Eireann says all stations reported above average rainfall in January, with the percentages ranging from an extra 2% in Tipperary to an extra 92% at Cork Airport. In Malin Head, the increase was 42%. Temperatures were also higher than average in January, with Malin