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A Donegal community has been plunged into shock and sadness following the passing of two teenagers in a swimming tragedy. The Coast Guard were alerted to a report of three teenagers in difficulty in the water at Lough Swilly at around 4pm on Saturday. One teenager’s body was recovered from the water while another who was brought to Letterkenny University Hospital has since died. The third teenager managed to swim to safety and was also transferred to hospital. The coroner has been notified, and post-mortem examinations will take place. Joe Joyce from Lough Swilly RNLI says every effort was made to save their lives:

A Donegal community has been plunged into shock and sadness following the passing of two teenagers in a swimming tragedy. The Coast Guard were alerted to a report of three teenagers in difficulty in the water at Lough Swilly at around 4pm on Saturday. One teenager’s body was recovered from the water while another who was brought to Letterkenny University Hospital has since died. The third teenager managed to swim to safety and was also transferred to hospital. The coroner has been notified, and post-mortem examinations will take place. Local Councillor Jack Murray says the community will remain strong to support each other:

Donegal are celebrating a 12th Ulster senior football title after Saturday evening's dramatic one-point extra-time victory against All-Ireland champions Armagh. Paddy McGill attempts to take it all in - in the company of Manus Boyle, Emer Gallagher and Martin McHugh - with additional post-final contributions from Colm McFadden, Paddy McGrath, MacCumhaill's manager Gary Wilson & The Donegal Democrat's Alan Foley.

More than half of Pharmacists claim shortages in medicines have "significantly increased", while 78 per cent still expect the situation to worsen over the next 12 months. A survey, conducted between March and April, by the Irish Pharmacy Union revealed 83 per cent borrow stock from other pharmacies to ensure continuity of care. Pharmacists and their teams now spending over 6 hours per week managing shortages President of the Irish Pharmacy Union, Donegal-based, Tom Murray says pharmacists should be given the authority to prescribe an alternative treatment:

The success of the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant in Donegal has been praised locally. As of the end of March 2025, Donegal County Council had received 1,114 applications, of which 811 have been approved, with over €7.4 million issued to applicants on completion of works. New applications are continuing to be submitted to the local authority, as there is no closing date to the scheme. Cathoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr Niamh Kennedy, says the scheme is helping tackle the housing crisis in the county: