UPDATE: Road gritted: Oil/Diesel spill on N17, Tubbercurry to Collooney Roundabout
There is an oil/diesel spill on the N17 from Tubbercurry to the Collooney Roundabout. Gardai have informed OceanFM that the spill is on the entire stretch from Tubbercurry to the Roundabout. The road is now…
Minister of State for Agriculture meeting IFA members in Leitrim today
The Irish Farmers Association say it’s a ‘step forward’ having Minister of State for Agriculture, Andrew Doyle ‘out on a farm’ Farmers have had to deal with very bad weather conditions over the last number…
Gardai investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Carndonagh
Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in his 30s in Carndonagh. Shortly after 8pm yesterday evening gardaí were called to an incident at a house in Carndonagh. Emergency Services were…
Sligo farmer and former GAA coach jailed for 7 years for indecent assaults
A Sligo farmer has been jailed for seven years for dozens of indecent assaults on two young boys in the 1970s. Former Gaelic football coach Ronan McCormack (75) went on to groom and abuse schoolboys…
Carthy calls on EU Commission to stand by position regarding Northern Ireland in Brexit negotiations
The EU Commission says a hard border can only be avoided if Northern Ireland stays in the single market after Brexit. A position paper sent by the EU to the British government says the north…
Letterkenny Hospital surgeon says overcrowding situation is disastarous
An orthopaedic surgeon in Letterkenny has described the situation at the hospital this week as ‘disasterous’. Letterkenny University Hospital has been one of the worst affected around the country in terms of the numbers of…
Donegal PIP says hundreds more people will be made bankrupt in next few years
81 people have been declared bankrupt in the Northwest during the past three years. The Revenue Commissioners initiate a bankruptcy by applying to the High Court. The process involves a court hearing and time is…