Garda appeal after Kilmacrennan house graffitied and postbox stolen
Gardaí are appealing for information after a Kilmacrennan house was graffitied and a postbox stolen from it at the weekend. The incidents occurred sometime between 8.45pm on Sunday and 8.30am on Monday...
View ArticleNational: Man pleads guilty over deaths of two teens in Monaghan crash
A 60-year-old man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the deaths of two teenagers in County Monaghan in 2023. Kiea McCann (17) and her best friend, Dlava Mohammed (16), died when the car...
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Dungloe hotelier is new owner of historic Ramelton mansion
Dungloe-based hotelier, Pat Boyle, is the new owner of the historic Claragh House near Ramelton. Eighter Properties Ltd, of which Mr Boyle is a director, is seeking planning permission for a temporary...
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Deputy Ward rejects claims of ‘intimidatory’ homeowner protests
Donegal Deputy Charles Ward has said comments by a senior Department of Housing official against defective concrete homeowners are ‘attempts to vilify people fighting for justice’. Deputy Ward of the...
View ArticlePlaque to be erected at former Donegal home of Celtic player
A plaque is to be erected at the former home of the only Inishowen man to play for Celtic FC. Hugh ‘Dick’ Doherty, from Buncrana, played for the Bhoys during the 1946/47 season before going on to play...
View ArticleCrime in West Donegal heightens concerns over restructuring of garda force
Further concerns have been raised about the changing of the Garda policing model in Donegal. There are fears that the restructuring of the force will be ‘rushed through’ without recognising the unique...
View ArticleLifford drug-driver banned from the road for a year
A man caught drug-driving has been disqualified from driving for one year. Christopher Mitchell was arrested by Gardai at around 2am on November 22, 2023. Sergeant Jim Collins told Letterkenny District...
View ArticleRoad closed following collision in Buncrana
Emergency services at attending a collision in Buncrana town centre this Tuesday evening. A section of St. Oran’s Road, Buncrana (Between Lower Main Street and St. Mary’s Road junction) is closed as a...
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Lights, Camera, Kilcar! – Village to host first international film festival
The village of Kilcar has enjoyed plenty of big screen action in recent years. From In The Land Of Saints And Sinners to God’s Creatures, the stars have aligned in the south west for major film...
View ArticleBreaking – Elderly pedestrian seriously injured in Buncrana collision
An elderly woman has been seriously injured after being knocked down in Buncrana this evening. Emergency services rushed to the scene and a section of St. Oran’s Road, between Lower Main Street and the...
View ArticleRock thrown through window of parked car in Buncrana
Gardaí are appealing for information after a rock was thrown through the back window of a parked car in Buncrana at the weekend. The incident occurred at Nailors Row sometime between 10pm on Friday and...
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View ArticleNewtowncunningham man fined after careless driving incident
A Newtowncunningham man has avoided a driving ban after being brought before the court on a dangerous driving charge. Father-of-two Christopher McDaid pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of careless...
View ArticleNational: Man, 30s, charged in connection with death of Cavan woman
A man has been charged in connection with the death of a woman in Co Cavan last weekend. The victim, Annie Heyneman, was found dead at her home in Kilnavart near Ballyconnell. The 55-year-old...
View ArticleGovernment still protecting profits of insurance companies – Doherty
Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has said the report from the Injuries Resolution Board makes for damning reading on the government’s handling of insurance. The Sinn Fein TD hit out at what he sees as the...
View ArticleDry and sunny start to another mild January day – Met Éireann
It will be dry and sunny to start today with cloud building in later. Highest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees with just light to moderate southerly breezes. Tonight will also be dry with clear spells...
View ArticleBuncrana road remains closed following collision which injured elderly woman
A section of St. Oran’s Road in Buncrana remains closed following yesterday’s collision involving a car and two pedestrians. One of them, a local woman in her 80s, was rushed to Letterkenny University...
View ArticleTwo Regional Independents at Cabinet under deal for new government
Two Independent TDs will attend Cabinet meetings as super junior ministers under an agreement reached to pave the way for the formation of the next government. The Regional Independent Group will have...
View ArticleCar stolen from Letterkenny Community Centre last night
Gardaí confirmed they are investigating the theft of a car from the Letterkenny Community Centre car park last night. The incident occurred at the Pearse Road facility at around 9pm while football...
View ArticleDogs ‘terrorising local sheep’ in north Donegal – Councillor
A local councillor has said there is widespread anger in the Dunfanaghy area over the issue of dogs ‘roaming loose’ and chasing sheep. Cllr Michael McClafferty said the recurring problem is just ‘not...
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