Dead dolphin found washed up on popular beach in south Donegal
A dead dolphin has been found washed up on a popular beach in south Donegal. The grim discovery was made by locals out walking on Murvagh beach in recent days. The carcass of the mammal is the latest in a number of similar discoveries made along the North…
Searches continue for missing Sligo woman
Searches are continuing today for a woman who has been missing from Sligo for over a week. It’s believed mother-of-two Stephanie Sweeney entered the Garavogue River in the early hours of Friday morning December 22nd. Groups have been searching for Ms Sweeney since then, dependent on the times…
People urged to donate blood
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is asking the public to give the gift of blood this Christmas. High demand from hospitals and a lack of available supply has seen Ireland importing blood from the UK in recent years. Director of Operations at the IBTS, Paul McKinney, says they…
Three calls for Arranmore RNLI over Christmas week
The volunteer crew at Arranmore RNLI responded to three calls over Christmas week. The three calls for assistance took place on Tuesday, Wednesday and yesterday. The first two call outs were to assist in medical evacuations from the island and the third was to bring the out of…
Communities urged to help stop spread of flu and Covid
The HSE’s Director of Public Health in the North West is urging local communities to do what they can to stop the spread of both flu and Covid. Several wards at both Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals are impacted by outbreaks with people being asked not to visit if…
Works on N15 between Donegal Town & Ballybofey set to begin next week
Road users are being reminded that works on the N15 between Donegal Town and Ballybofey are set to begin next week. The project is centred on the stretch known locally as McGroary’s Brae outside Ballybofey. The works are due to start on Thursday and are scheduled to last…
Yellow weather alert in place for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo
A status yellow wind and snow/ice warning for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo expires at ten o’clock this morning. Meanwhile, a status yellow wind and rain warning is in place for eight counties until eleven o’clock tonight. Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Waterford, Galway, Mayo and Wexford are the areas…