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An investigation has been launched following a three vehicle collision near Castlederg. It happened on Fyfin Road on Wednesday afternoon at around 2.25pm. Police in Strabane are appealing to those with information or dashcam footage to get in touch.

€42.4 million has been allocated for roads in county Donegal from central government. It’s part of a national programme of €713 million. €21.4 million will support road restoration and improvement in the county. The R263 Fintra Bridge and Road Realignment project has been listed as the most expensive, having been awarded €3.5 million.

The Tánaiste and Defence Minister is to travel to Lebanon next month in a bid to press for justice in the killing of UN Peacekeeper Private Sean Rooney. The young Newtown Cunningham man died when the convoy he was travelling in came under attack in 2022. The Irish Sun reports that Simon Harris will visit

It’s expected a verdict will be heard this morning of the murder of a Donegal woman in India. Danielle McLaughlin of Buncrana was raped and killed in Goa in 2017. Vikat Bhagat, who is accused of the fatal attack, will hear today if he is found guilty. Her mother Andrea Brannigan travelled to see out

  Donegal County Council is inviting the public to help shape the next stage in the plans for the reuse of the old Courthouse in Letterkenny by coming along to a drop-in public consultation event on this coming Tuesday, February 18th. The Council aims to regenerate the former Courthouse building as a tourist attraction and

    Gardaí in Donegal have conducted a joint agency search with the Revenue Customs Service in Burnfoot, during which cigarettes and cash were discopvered. During the course of the initial search yesterday morning, and follow-up searches by Revenue personnel today, over 530,000 cigarettes and tobacco products were discovered. Cash valued in excess of €410,000

Lifesaving equipment has been tampered with in Newtownstewart. Police received a report and discovered that at least 10 pieces of equipment were either missing or rendered unusable along the river walk at the playing fields. Police are now asking anyone with information to come forward.

The nomination of former Cllr Manus Boyle to the Seanad came following concerns within Fine Gael that there would not be adequate representation for the North West region. Highland Radio, speaking to a senior member of the party, can confirm that there was confusion as to why already elected representatives were looking to be passed

Local Link services could be used to boost the night-time economy. Councillor Declan Meehan says the pressure on taxis in Letterkenny, particularly at night, is well documented, as are the difficulties people face trying to get home after a night out. He believes a balance can be struck to ensure the service isn’t burdened with

The trial into the killing of Private Sean Rooney in Lebanon has been postponed until 17 September. The Irish Daily Star reports that none of the people indicted for the attack on a peacekeeping convoy appeared in court in Beirut yesterday. The 24-year-old from Newtowncunningham was fatally wounded in December 2022.

Two of the three men arrested in Belfast, Enniskillen and Aughnacloy on Tuesday are due to appear in Strabane Magistrates’ Court today in relation to an investigation into the activities of the New IRA. The 43- and 49-year-olds are charged with collecting information likely to be of use to terrorists. The third man, aged 44,

The funeral details have been released for a man who was murdered in Strabane last week. Stephen Holmes was attacked in the Beechmount Village area of the town on Monday night last. He later died from his injuries. The father of two will be laid to rest at St Mary’s Church, Melmount this Saturday.

The Millennium Forum in Derry will close partially for approximately six weeks this summer. The temporary closure from July 3rd to August 15th is to facilitate ongoing public realm works in the City centre. The theatre says the closure of Bank Place will hamper access for large scale productions to unload stage equipment. While the

The Residential Tenancies Board has launched a new campaign in partnership with Donegal County Council to ensure landlords register their tenancies in the county. CSO figures suggest that 9.2% of tenancies in Donegal that should be registered with the RTB have not been, and rthe county is one of seven which are being targeted. The

Aiden Coll has been appointed Assistant Training Centre Manager in the Donegal Education and Training Board’s Further Education and Training Service at its Gaoth Dobhair Training Centre. Hailing from Falcarragh, Mr Coll has worked with Donegal ETB since 2017 as an Electrical Instructor in the Gaoth Dobhair Training Centre, delivering Phase 2 Electrical Apprenticeship training

It’s emerged that a deceased Jesuit priest accused of abuse served in Donegal in the 1980s. In a statement, the Diocesan Administrator Fr Kevin Gillespie says the priest was one of a number named by the Jesuits as having been the subject of what have been deemed credible allegations of abuse against minors. Amongst those

A Donegal man on trial for murder has denied telling lies about his former lover’s involvement in order to escape responsibility for what he did. Alan Vial, of Drumanoo, Killybegs; denies killing 66-year-old Robert Wilkin, claiming his co-accused, Nikita Burns, of Carrick, Co Donegal, beat him to death with a rock. Alan Vial has spent

A 31 year old man is due to appear before Strabane Magistrates’ Court tomorrow and is expected to be charged with the murder of Strabane man, Stephen Holmes. Mr Holmes who was also 31, was attacked in the Beechmount Village area of the town on Monday night last and passed away in hospital a number

The Government will launch a charm offensive on the United States this St Patrick’s Day. It’s sending the Taoiseach, Tanaiste and eight Ministers to America to build relationships under the Donald Trump administration. Junior Sports Minister Charlie McConalogue is going to Colombia, while Junior Higher Education Minister Marian Harkin will travel to Belgium and the

Donegal farmers are to share almost €550,000 under the Tillage and Horticulture Support scheme. Announcing the funding this morning, Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon said this is a follow through on the commitment in last October’s budget to provide a €100 per hectare payment to support tillage and horticulture growers who planted crops for the 2024

A man is due in court in Derry today on 18 charges relating to drug and traffic offences. This follows an incident on Monday night in Eglinton and a subsequent search of a car the following day in Magherafelt, in which suspected Class C controlled drugs were seized. The 31-year-old’s charges include possession of a

The Government is planning a diplomatic blitz of the United States for St Patrick’s Day. Tánaiste Simon Harris will bring a memo to Cabinet this morning outlining plans to send Minister’s to 40 locations across the world in March. The Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Simon Harris and no less than eight other Ministers will all

Community groups in Donegal are being asked to become adoptive families to a local monument. The Heritage Council is inviting applications  for its ‘Adopt a Monument’ scheme, which aims to have local communities become involved in the care and conservation of much-loved local monuments. The nationwide scheme began in 2016 and since then 30 groups