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Ancient remains found in County Derry are believed to belong to a young woman who lived two-thousand years ago. Research carried on the ‘Ballymacombs More Woman’ in Bellaghy in 2023 show she was aged between 13 and 17. The five-foot-six woman lived during the Iron Age.

The Seanad has been told that Donegal’s exclusion from the list of surgical hubs being developed across the country is a missed opportunity. Senator Manus Boyle was speaking after the first of six hubs, announced in 2023, was opened in Dublin last week. Of the six hubs, two are in Dublin, with one each in

Donegal County Council is expanding its team of lifeguards ahead of the 2025 summer bathing season. The Council has praised the stellar work of lifeguards in the county last year who were involved in five rescues after people got into difficulty in the water. The Council is now accepting applications for those interested in a

Seven police officers have been injured in Derry while responding to two separate incidents in the early hours of yesterday morning. One officer was kicked multiple times in the head. A 25 year old man has been charged with three counts of assault on police and one count of disorderly behaviour during an incident in

A man has been arrested in Derry today as part of an ongoing investigation into INLA criminality. Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Unit carried out a search in Derry this morning. The 43 year old was arrested under the Terrorism Act, and taken to Antrim Serious Crime Suite for questioning.

Donegal County Council has made a decision on an application to develop a new filling station and shop on the site of the 2022 Creeslough explosion, in which 10 people lost their lives. However, the details of the decision have not yet been published. The application is for the demolition of the existing building and

There’s an increased police presence in Coleraine following the seizure of a number of what have been described as ‘sinister items’. Police have confirmed that they seized a bicycle and a bag in the Strand Road area of the town on Thursday last. It’s understood the bag contained cable ties, blue surgical gloves, condoms, a

There’s been a 123% spike in the number of motorists in Donegal caught driving without insurance. Donegal was amongst the worst Garda districts in the country for driving without insurance between 2023 and 2024. Figures provided to MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú show that there were significant increases in the number of vehicles seized right across

The F93 Lifford area Eircode recorded the 6th lowest price for a residential dwelling in Ireland last December according to the CSO. The average price of a dwelling was €178,984, up 4% from the previous year. Meanwhile, the F94 Donegal region ranked 17th cheapest out of 140 at €213,394 an rise of 3%. Finally, the

There is a total of 8,279 new arrivals from Ukraine living in Donegal. It’s according to the latest set of data from the Central Statistics office. There are 2,007 Ukrainians in the Donegal electoral areas who have been issued a PPS number, accounting for 7% of the population. While 6% of the populations of Glenties and Carndonagh

The price of petrol and diesel’s risen yet again. The latest AA survey of filling stations has found petrol rose by an average of 4c in the past month, up to around €1.80 a litre. Diesel prices also rose by around 4 cent and now costs an average of €1.77 a litre. There was good

Counterfeit £20 notes are in circulation in the Strabane and Derry areas. Members of the public and retailers are advised to look out for a lack of 3D braille markings and the absence of watermarks when held against natural light. The notes do, however, appear to pass the UV light test. Any encounters with such

Police in Derry have appealed for information following the removal of items from a grave at Altnagelvin Cemetery. The items were taken from the plot at Church Brae, Waterside, between Sunday, 12 January and the following Saturday. This was the week before Storm Éowyn. The PSNI say the family have been left upset, and are

A 19-year-old man arrested in connection with a vehicle-related incident in Derry on Monday evening, has been charged to court this morning. He has been charged with a number of driving-related offences and assault on police. It’s after he failed to stop for police after hitting a kerb. He later spat at the officers who

The Loughs Agency has confirmed it is actively investigating a pollution incident on the Glenmornan River, Artigarvan, which has resulted in a major fish kill exceeding 4,000 mortalities. Multiple species are affected, including Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout and European Eel. The agency says statutory samples have been collected from the suspected pollution source, and the

Uisce Eireann says repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Burt and surrounding areas this evening. Works are scheduled to take place until 10 o’clock this evening, with Uisce Eireann saying it may be 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time before supplies fully return.

Donegal TD Charles Ward says delays on the part of Donegal County Council’s administration of the Defective Concrete Block Redress Scheme are unfairly penalising homeowners. Deputy Ward says contractors are taking on other jobs due to cash flow issues, predominantly arising from council processing delays, which stem from excessive paperwork scrutiny, portal outages, slow claim approvals,

A video has been circulating on social media of three young men entering Waterworld in Bundoran without authorisation. In the video it’s claimed the door had been left open. The three individuals are seen walking around the premises and going down a slide. A spokesperson from the waterpark say they are grateful that nobody was

  Police in Strabane are investigating a report of theft from a church shed on Longland Road in Donemana. Yesterday, a number of pieces of gardening equipment were reported stolen. These include a strimmer, a lawnmower and a leaf blower. At this time, it’s believed these items were taken sometime between 1st and 8th February.

The trial of a former paratrooper charged with the murder of two men on Bloody Sunday is likely to start in September. Known as Soldier F, he is also charged with five attempted murders in Derry in January 1972, when the British army opened fire on civil rights protestors, killing 13 people. He’s pleaded not

Police in Derry have arrested a 19-year-old man on a number of driving offences on Monday evening. A grey Volkswagen Golf hit a kerb in Marlborough Terrace, causing damage to the car. The driver failed to stop when signalled to do so and subsequently crashed into a parked van. The man behind the wheel then

Gardaí are appealing for information after the front door of a building at an apartment block on Meetinghouse Street, Stranorlar, was damaged on Friday night. A number of men were reported to have caused the damage at around 10:45 pm. They then left in the direction of Lifford. Those with dashcam footage of Stranorlar or

The glass in the front door of a business premises  close to the Craoibhín Centre in Termon was smashed. Gardaí are investigating the incident, which happened between 4:00 pm on Thursday evening and 12:40 pm the following Saturday. Entry was not gained. The authorities are now asking anyone who may have observed suspicious activity or

In Letterkenny, a sum of cash was stolen from a house in An Gleann Rua, Killylastin. Between 9:00 am on Friday morning and 5:00 pm the following day, entry was gained to the home without causing damage. Gardaí are appealing for information in relation to the incident. Those who believe they can assist enquiries are

On Friday last, a house was entered in the Drumcairn area of Manorcunningham. Between 6:45 pm and 7:15 pm that evening, the lock on the back door was forced open to gain entry. A bedroom was ransacked, and a sum of cash was stolen. Gardaí are particularly interested in any sightings or dashcam footage of

A house was broken into in the Raymoghy area of Manorcunningham. It happened between 5:15 pm on Friday evening and 10:30 am the following morning. Entry was gained when the back door was forced open. Nothing was stolen, however, a number of rooms were ransacked. Gardaí are now asking members of the public who believe

A total of 701 new residential address points were added to the GeoDirectory database in Donegal last year. The latest Geo Directory – a joint venture between An Post and the Ordnance Survey – also shows over 22 thousand residential buildings were classified as being under construction in 2024, 722 of those were in Donegal.