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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has put an Orange Fire Danger Notice into effect for gorse, heather, dried grasses, and other vegetation in County Donegal. This warning will remain in place until midday on Tuesday May 6th. Donegal County Council is strongly advising landowners and the public to take all necessary precautions

Police in Derry are investigating criminal damage caused to Walker’s Plinth on the city’s walls after paint bombs were thrown at it. The incident is believed to have happened between 6.20 and 6.40 last evening, with a number of individuals thought to have been involved. Police are urging anyone with information or footage which may

Police in Derry have made a number of arrests in relation to recent disorder which took place in the city. A man aged in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of Grievous Bodily Harm following a report of an assault in the Bonds Hill area on Monday. Two teenage males were arrested in relation to

Donegal County Council has emphasised its ongoing commitment to ensuring that the county remains a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful place for everyone who calls it home. The council says this commitment is embodied in the goals of the Council’s Black and Minority Ethnic Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on promoting integration, equality, participation, and access to

Gardai have confirmed this evening that the fire which destroyed St Mary’s Church in Derrybeg in the early hours of Easter Monday was not started deliberately. In a statement this evening, they say following initial assessments and a technical examination, foul play has been ruled out at this time.

Police are investigating a report of an assault on a man in the Waterside area in the early hours of yesterday morning. At around quarter past midnight, the victim was with another male on Clooney Terrace. He was attacked when a dark coloured estate car stopped and a number of males got out, punching and

A jury has been sworn in to hear a defamation case being taken by Gerry Adams against the BBC. The former Sinn Fein leader is taking a civil action against the broadcaster over claims it made that he sanctioned the killing of Dennis Donaldson in Donegal in 2006, which he says are false. Gerry Adams

A car that had been stolen in Northern Ireland was located in Donegal Town. Gardaí received the report yesterday. A while later, the car in question was stopped, and the driver was arrested. They are now due to appear in court.

A 37-year-old man was arrested following a search of a car in Sion Mills yesterday evening. A large sum of cash, as well as a quantity of suspected Class B drugs and drug-related paraphernalia, were seized. The driver was then arrested on several offenses  including possessing criminal property, possession of a Class B controlled drug,

Two teenaged males who were arrested in connection with criminal damage to a police car in the Irish Street area of Derry on Sunday evening have been released on bail to allow for further enquiries. Police are continuing to investigate several incidents over the weekend, including damage to a bus, an assault on youths, criminal

Gardaí are looking to speak to the driver of a small silver car which collided with a cyclist on Thursday last after they failed to remain at the scene. The collision happened on the R295 in Annagry East near the graveyard just after 4 pm. The cyclist was injured as a result, and the driver

Gardaí are appealing for information after a van was stolen from Dromore, in Letterkenny, and later found crashed on a roundabout. The white Ford with a partial registration of ’09 DL’ was taken between 8 pm on Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday morning. It was then located in the Bridgend area, where it

A trailer has been stolen from a yard in Newmills near the Corn and Flax Mill between 5 pm on Friday last and 9 am yesterday morning. The lock was cut off two gates in order to gain access to the land where the 10ft by 4ft Flatbed McKelvey trailer with twin axles was located.

Gardaí received a report of two cars that were set on fire at 6 am on Sunday morning. The incident happened in the Bonnemaine area of Bridgend. The fire service attended the scene and extinguished the blaze however both cars were burnt out, and a third car had sustained damage as a result. Gardaí are

A set of garden furniture at the front of a house was set on fire in Croghan Heights, Lifford. In the incident that happened at 10:50pm on Thursday night last also saw the wheelie bin at the rear of property set alight and a front and back window smashed. Gardaí are seeking out information that

An investigation has been launched after damage was caused to the fence of the playground on the Shore Front in Buncrana. It’s believed the fence was damaged by a vehicle at around 11:30 pm on Saturday, the 29th of March. Gardaí are asking witnesses or those who may have dashcam footage to come forward.

Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information concerning an incident in which a resident found an intruder in their home in the middle of the night in Ardeskin. On Sunday last, between two and three o’clock in the morning, a woman found a burglar in her house, and the glass of her front door was

Letterkenny University Hospital is the third most overcrowded in Ireland this morning, with 38 patients waiting for a bed. The INMO says at LUH, 19 of those are in the emergency department, while 19 are in wards. 93 people are on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick, the largest number in the country. That’s followed by

A woman in her 30s has been left seriously injured after the motorbike she was driving collided with a lorry in Malin yesterday. Emergency services attended the scene at around 2:30 pm. The woman has been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment to her injuries, which are believed to be non-life-threatening. Garda Sergeant Charlene

Contracts have been signed to see nine social houses built in Malin. The design and build contracts were drawn up for phase four of the project at Radharc na Trá Breige. They are due to be completed by July 2026 under Moneydarragh Construction Ltd.

A defamation case taken by Gerry Adams, against the BBC, will be heard in the High Court today. The broadcaster aired a programme in 2016 claiming the former Sinn Fein President had sanctioned the killing of Denis Donaldson in Donegal in 2006. Donaldson, who was a senior figure in Sinn Fein and the IRA, was

Police in Derry have arrested an 18-year-old male on suspicion of offences including driving while disqualified, using a motor vehicle without insurance and possessing article with blade or point in a public place. The arrest was made in the city yesterday evening following a report of a vehicle that failed to stop. Police located the

It is reported that 42 adults and four families are currently in emergency accommodation in Donegal. The figures were presented at today’s special plenary meeting on housing in County House Lifford. Linda McCann, Homeless Prevention Co-Ordinator with Donegal County Council told the meeting that a lack of private rented accommodation, HAP properties and affordable rent

Police in Derry are investigating a number of incidents over the weekend, including damage to a bus, an assault on youths, criminal damage and disorder, which, at this time, police believe are all linked. PSNI say that enquiries into each of these incidents are ongoing and are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.