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A man is due in court in Derry following an arrest in the Buncrana Road area earlier this week. The 25-year-old has been charged with possession of a Class A controlled drug after being arrested yesterday. He is due to appear before Derry Magistrates’ Court today. The case will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution

A fisheries officer was told by an insurance company he had 21 days to pay almost €24,000 following a crash in 2021 involving a State-hired car he says he was not insured to drive. According to The Irish Times, James Doherty from Buncrana told a Workplace Relations Commission hearing in Letterkenny that Inland Fisheries Ireland

New CSO figures show there were 829 marriages recorded in 2024. Central Statistics Office data shows that 2% of those unions were same-sex marriages. Of the total, 812 were between a man and a woman, 11 were between two men, and 6 were between two women.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a house window was smashed in a daylight incident in Letterkenny. The incident occurred in the Mullagh Ban area on Thursday afternoon at around 4pm, when a resident heard a loud bang and discovered their living room window had been broken. Anyone who was in the area at the

A Garda patrol car was rammed in the early hours of Sunday morning in Slavery. An Garda Síochána say at around 3:55am, officers were responding to reports of a quad being driven dangerously from Buncrana towards Cockhill. The quad is understood to have approached the Garda vehicle from behind at speed and collided with it,

An investigation has been launched following a hit-and-run incident in Buncrana. An Garda Síochána say a vehicle was struck by a white Nissan pickup at Beach Park at around 3:15pm on Friday. The vehicle, which was occupied by two men, failed to remain at the scene and left in the direction of Linsfort. No injuries

The final piece of the fuel support scheme will be rubberstamped today. Ministers will sign off on payments to farmers, fishers, hauliers and coach operators, which will be backdated to March. The measures introduced in response to nationwide fuel protests will see those industries given €1,350 per vehicle for the first 5 vehicles, €790 for

Funeral arrangements have been announced for the teenage boy who died in a weekend road collision in Cloghan. Josh Morrow will be laid to rest in Cill Mhuire Cemetery following a funeral service at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Glenfin at 2 o’clock on Wednesday. A minute of silence was held

A minute of silence has been held at County House in Lifford in memory of a Glenfin teenager who died over the weekend. Josh Morrow died following a collision involving the motorbike he was driving and another vehicle. Opening a special plenary meeting of Donegal County Council, Cllr Martin Scanlon offered condolences to the boy’s

A young man has been charged to court following road traffic incidents in St Johnston and Lifford. It’s after a garda patrol car was rammed yesterday. The 20-year-old was arrested and detained at a garda station. He was subsequently charged and appeared before a special sitting of Sligo District Court yesterday. He was remanded on

A 61-year-old man has died following a road traffic collision in Omagh yesterday morning. Police Service of Northern Ireland say Patrick Deery, from Dungannon, was involved in a single-vehicle crash shortly before 11am on the Clanabogan Road while riding a motorcycle. Emergency services attended the scene, where he was pronounced dead. Police are appealing for

Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident in Strabane in the early hours of yesterday morning. PSNI say a man was injured after making contact with a silver Vauxhall Corsa on Railway Street at around 1:45am. A large crowd is believed to have been in the area at the time, and anyone with information

A new tourism website to promote Letterkenny is set to launch in mid-May. Go Visit Letterkenny, developed by Letterkenny Tourism in partnership with Donegal County Council and Fáilte Ireland, aims to promote the town as a key destination, with 8 hotels, restaurants, and bars, and its proximity to Donegal’s scenic coastline. Local businesses are invited to

Buncrana Tidy Towns issued a warning to beachgoers over the weekend for broken glass. They urged the public to keep on their sandals after alcohol bottles were smashed in various locations. The group shared they were undertaking cleaning efforts at Ladies Bay, Ned’s Point, Porthaw, Straghill and Ludden.

Tributes have flooded social media following the death of a teenage boy in Glenfin. Josh Morrow, a fifth-year student of Finn Valley College, Stranorlar was a keen sportsman. Glenfinn GAA say he was a very talented player and was held in the highest regard throughout the parish. While Finn Valley Rugby Club says Josh has

150 bicycles collected in Milford are set to be refurbished and sent to Africa under the Bikes to Africa initiative. Donegal County Council is backing the scheme in partnership with Letterkenny Rotary Club and Bryson Recycling. The bikes will be repaired at Loughan House in Co Cavan before being shipped to The Gambia to support

A man who was arrested in connection with the assault of two Gardaí in Letterkenny has been charged. The man in his 30s is due before a special sitting of the Letterkenny District Court today. Two officers were attacked on the Neil T. Blaney Road yesterday afternoon. Both were taken to hospital and later discharged.

A man has been charged with committing an act outraging public decency and exposure following an incident in Omagh. PSNI say the 24-year-old is accused of the offences after a report in the Lovers Retreat area on Sunday last, during which a woman was allegedly present. He is due to appear before Omagh Magistrates Court

A Donegal GAA club has paid tribute following the passing of one of its players. The search for 22-year-old Kian Gillespie, from Carrick, was stood down yesterday evening after a body was discovered. He had been reported missing from Ballinode, Sligo, since Wednesday. Naomh Columba GAA Club says it is deeply shocked and heartbroken, describing

The number of people in emergency accommodation has reached a record high. More than 17,500 were in homeless accommodation last month nationwide, 39 of those were in Donegal. The latest figures from the Department of Housing show an increase of 209 on February’s total, with 17,517 living in emergency accommodation. Last month, 11,946 adults and

Over €200,000 has been allocated to water improvement projects across Donegal. A total of 12 initiatives will benefit under the Community Water Development Fund and Catchment Support Fund. The largest individual award goes to Inishowen Rivers Trust, which received a combined total of €56,333 under both programmes. Other major allocations include €33,563 for South Donegal

Donegal has some of the highest stress levels in the country, according to new research released for Stress Awareness Month. The survey, commissioned by WHOOP, found that 48% of people in Donegal report feeling stressed most days or every day. Only Mayo and Laois recorded higher levels. Nationally, 32% of adults say they feel stressed