MOTORISTS driving near Gweedore are being urged to exercise caution following an oil spill. The AA is warning this afternoon, “There is an oil spill on the Back of Errigal Road (R251/R255) between Termon and the N56 junction near Gweedore. “Caution needed on this very long stretch of road.”

AS the anniversary approaches of a farm accident in which Manorcunningham farmer Brendan McLaughlin almost lost his life, he features in a new awareness campaign from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). The short video has been released after the HSA also confirmed they have begun a series of random farm inspections. Some 250 farms […]

THE Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has announced an escalation and additional dates for strike action. Week two of the strike, scheduled for this Tuesday and Thursday, will see the number of services on strike increase from 82 to 240. The Executive Council has also announced extra strike days on February 19 and 21 in […]

AN Garda Siochana is urging members of the public in Donegal to be on the look out for a teenager missing from Drogheda. Gardai are seeking the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Samuel Milosiu who has been missing from the Drogheda area since January 10. A Garda spokesperson said that Samuel may […]

NURSES at Letterkenny University Hospital have joined 40,000 colleagues nationwide in a day of strike action over pay and conditions. Front-line medical staff staged a walk out at 8am this morning and will remain on strike for 24 hours. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is seeking pay parity with similar graduate-level health professional […]

Gardai have confirmed that four young men have been killed in a single vehicle car crash which took place in West Donegal earlier this evening.