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The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says there are 227 people waiting for hospital beds today. The majority are waiting on trolleys, while some patients have been moved to wards to wait for a bed to come available. The hospital with the highest number is University Hospital Limerick, at 27, with St Vincents in Dublin […]

The tourism industry brought in 7 point 3 billion euro so far this year. International visitors to Ireland spent an extra 900 million euro, while domestically, Irish people spent 300 million more than last year. The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation is predicting another strong year in 2016. Chairman of the ITIC Paul Gallagher, says the

There has been widespread flooding and power outages across the country as Storm Frank continues to wreak havoc. The Atlantic coast has been among the worst affected – with 70 millimetres of rain and gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour. In Donegal there are reports of surface water and debris on roads. Many

  Storm Frank has the hit the north west as 989 ESB customers are without power in Bundoran and 397 in the Cullion Road area of Letterkenny this evening as a result.  While power is expected to be restored shortly in Bundoran power will not be restored in the Letterkenny area until later tonight. Met

  Flooding around the country could top the worst of what was experienced during Storm Desmond. Storm Frank is expected to hit the north west, west and south coast this afternoon – with the storm reaching hurricane force winds out to sea. While this level of wind won’t reach the mainland the wind and rain

  Police at Strand Road are appealing for information about a burglary in the Clooney area of Derry. Constable McGuinness, the investigating officer,  said that yesterday afternoon a woman returned to her home at Lower Violet Street to find it had been broken into.  A sum of money was stolen. The incident is thought to

A Donegal Deputy is claiming that new rules set to come into effect from January show that Fine Gael favour banks over credit unions and will make sure that credit unions are hindered in every way. Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan has signed regulations that it’s believed, will restrict the size of deposits that can

    Police are appealing for information following a man being set on fire in Derry.  At about 12:30pm yesterday police were made aware of an incident in which a man sustained a burn injury. The incident is believed to have occurred at about 7pm on Sunday, December 27, in the Foyle Street area of Derry.

Gardai are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Buncranna in which a man sustained  serious facial injuries. The Derry Journal is reporting today that the incident occurred in the early hours of 27th of December. At approximately 3.15 am Sunday morning last, a 28 year old man was allegedly attacked in the Park Lane

  Four weather warnings are in place as Storm Frank is due to make landfall early this afternoon. Up to 70 millimetres of rain and winds of up to 120 kilometres an hour are expected in the North West here in Donegal, in the South and West. Flood warnings are in place after the River

  The Can’t Pay Won’t Pay campaign is calling on people to uphold the boycott on water charges and to consider their options carefully in the run up to the upcoming general election. The group is hoping the Election will bring about a new Government that supports the boycott of water charges but if that

  Met Éireann has issued a number of weather warnings as Storm Frank approaches Ireland. An orange level wind warning will be in place along the west coast – for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare and Kerry – from midday Tuesday. Winds of up to 80 kilometres per hour are forecast, with gusts of up to

The Census provides us with invaluable information on a wide range of topics and is widely used by a range of both national and local government agencies and bodies, as well as community and voluntary bodies and businesses. Census data feeds into the planning stage of most aspects of Irish life, be it new schools

Letterkenny University Hospital had faster chemotherapy access than the Saolta group average in all but one of the months of 2014 The figure is confirmed in the Saolta Hospital Group’s Cancer Centre Report for 2014. Almost 1,700 people were admitted to the hospital as a result of their cancer diagnoses in 2014. 35 people in

It’s been confirmed that Donegal Airport is to receive an operational subvention of just over €226,000 to cover expenditure in 2015. The subvention was confirmed this morning by Transport and Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe. Welcoming the news, Junior Minister Joe McHugh said it will help continue the excellent service being provided by Donegal Airport.

Update – Power restored just before 11am   Around a thousand homes remain without power this morning as a result of Storm Eva, 29 of them in Donegal. The problenms are centred around an area of South West Donegal between Rossbeg and Magheragallon, with the ESB saying there’s no confirmation as to when the problem

The Census provides us with invaluable information on a wide range of topics and is widely used by a range of both national and local government agencies and bodies, as well as community and voluntary bodies and businesses. Census data feeds into the planning stage of most aspects of Irish life, be it new schools

Top Ten #LittleThings you can do for your mental health 1. Talk it out: We’re all guilty of harbouring our personal problems/stressful situations, not wanting to burden friends and family… but we need to realise this is merely a short term solution to a long term problem. Conversations are crucial & take a surprising amount

Gardai in Donegal are advising business and home owners to be on the alert over the Christmas period. Proprietors are being urged to review their security systems and to be on the lookout for suspicious activity over the festive season as Gardai say this is a busy time of year for criminals in the county.

Donegal County Council says an extra lorry is being deployed this year to ensure that recycling banks are emptied over the Christmas period. It’s in response to Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig, who says in previous years, bottle banks were not emptied over Christmas, leaving many areas very unsightly. Councillor Mac Giolla Easbuig says

  A semi-submerged mussel dredger which is believed to have sank for the second time in recent days is to be removed from the River Lennon in Ramelton Town following serious pollution concerns in the area. The condition of the vessel ‘Rival’ has been deteriorating for some time, causing oil to seep into the river and

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, Minister Mark H Durkan and Cllr Gerard Diver have been endorsed at a selection convention to stand for Foyle in the upcoming Assembly elections. Mark H Durkan and Colm Eastwood are already in the assembly, and they’ll be joined next month by Gerard Diver, who will be coopted into the assembly

Fine Gael’s Director of Elections says a “good old pow wow” solved the dispute between the party and TD John Perry in the Sligio Leitrim constituency, which also includes a swathe of South Donegal. Fine Gael yesterday agreed to add the outgoing TD to its candidate list after withdrawing its defence in a High Court

Top Ten #LittleThings you can do for your mental health 1. Talk it out: We’re all guilty of harbouring our personal problems/stressful situations, not wanting to burden friends and family… but we need to realise this is merely a short term solution to a long term problem. Conversations are crucial & take a surprising amount

An ambulance is to be deployed on Aranmore Island from tomorrow. The decision to locate the 2010 Mercedez Benz Ambulance on the island follows a recent visit by Heqlth Minister Leo Varadkar, who was briefed by islanders on their concerns about health issues, and particularly the lack of an ambulance service.

Concern has been raised that vital road developments in Donegal have been left out of the overall plan of improving the National Roads network in the county. Yesterday, Transport Infrastructure Ireland announced its initial roads allocations for 2016, with just over €13 million allocated to Donegal. The largest single allocation is €2.9 million for the