Inishowen

A much loved newsagents in Bridgend, Co. Donegal is closing down after 65 years.

The road from Buncrana to Burnfoot is closed due to a road traffic collision at Duffy’s Garage Lisfannon.

Inishowen flood relief campaigner Declan Houton, organiser of the ‘Homes for Donegal’ fundraising campaign, has claimed the prestigious ‘Person of the Year’ Award at the Golden Bridges Awards Luncheon in Boston this week.

Representatives from Coillte have given a verbal agreement to local environmentalists that they will look at an alternative route into the woodland at Lis na Gra in Muff.

Gardaí in Inishowen are not treating the sudden death of a man in his 30s as suspicious.

The matriarch of the Cullen’s Amusements family, Mrs. Kay Millward, turned 90 last week and said that being on the Fair keeps her young.

Donegal TD and Government Chief Whip Joe McHugh says he is pleased that the reconstruction of bridges and roads destroyed in the freak storm in north Donegal in August is to be paid for by Government.

Donegal TD and Government Chief Whip Joe McHugh says he is delighted with a decision of Cabinet today to retain the 9 per cent VAT rate on the hospitality industry.

An Inishowen senator has called on the government to provide vital funding to enable the rebuilding of Swan Park in Buncrana and the Glenevin Waterfall and Walk in Clonmany.

The family of Danielle McLaughlin, the 28-years-old woman from Buncrana who was murdered in India in March, have said the trial of her suspected killer has been fast tracked.

Donegal TD Joe McHugh has passed on his congratulations to towns and communities in Inishowen who took part in this year’s Tidy Towns competition.

World renowned boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn, has said he "will try and help" a boxing club in Inishowen affected by recent flooding.

Mamore Gap has been closed following a landslide.

Two bridges in Illies, damaged by Tuesday night’s floods, were repaired within hours on Wednesday, thanks to the strong spirit of the local community.

A local residents group has issued a health and safety warning after Tuesday's flood carried animal syringes into gardens.

Gardaí arrested a motorist in Buncrana after the car they were travelling in was clocked doing 168km/hr inside a 80km/hr zone.

An Inishowen councillor has lashed out overwhat he described was a “terrible act” of vandalism in Greencastle last weekend.

Learner drivers in Inishowen are still waiting more than five months for a driving test, and one councillor has claimed it is “discrimination against rural Ireland.”