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Sinead O’Connor died from natural causes in July of last year. The London Inner South Coroner says it’s no longer investigating her death. The 56-year-old was found unresponsive at her flat in London on July 26th, 2023. A tribute concert for both her and the recently deceased Shane MacGowan will take place in New York’s

All of the Donegal gritting routes are being treated this afternoon. The gritters will be out from 4 o’clock. Donegal County Council are urging drivers to assume no road is ice free. The following are being gritted: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East

Gardaí in Ballybofey have renewed their appeal for a yellow ‘Kane’ low loader trailer that was stolen from a yard in Carrickmagrath. It happened between 3pm on Monday the 1st of January and 10am the following morning. Gardaí say it was most likely towed by a tractor. The trailer has a registration of 03 DL

Gardaí are appealing to business owners to ensure their wheelie bins are in view of CCTV footage. It come following the theft of four wheelie bins from two business premises, not long after the same incident occurred in Castlefinn. On Wednesday, the 27th of December two bins were stolen from the rear of Letterkenny Retail

Tools were stolen from a shed in Whitecastle, Quigley’s Point in an overnight burglary. Between 9.30pm on Sunday and 9:30am yesterday morning the locks were forced open and entry gained to the shed. Two chainsaws were stolen, one is black in colour and the other, a Stihl electric chainsaw, is orange. Gardaí are asking those

A burglary has taken place in Murvagh near the Golf Club in the very early hours of yesterday morning. Between around 00.55am and 1.25am entry was gained to a building via a rear window and damage was then caused to internal doors. A list of what may have been stolen is being compiled and will

Investigations are ongoing following a burglary at a yard in Spierstown, Donegal Town on Thursday night last. It happened between 10.30pm and 11.05pm when the locks on the gate were broken and entry gained. Approximately 14 rolls of stay wire were stolen. Gardaí are appealing to those who may have travelled in the area from

An investigation is underway after a shop was broken into in Culdaff overnight. It’s believed McGuiness’ Green Grocers was targeted. No further details are known at this time.

Gardai are continuing to appeal to anyone with information in connection with a fatal crash at Illistrin on Friday to come forward. 22 year old Layla Hussein Ali died after she was hit by a car on the main road between Letterkenny and Kilmacrennan. Witnesses or any road users who has dash cam footage from

The Health Minister is to bring a memo to Cabinet this morning outlining a further reduction in the number of people on waiting lists around the country. Stephen Donnelly will tell his ministerial colleagues that 2023 was the second year in a row to see the numbers fall. In Budget 2023, 443 million euro was

A woman has died following a road crash in Co. Sligo. The two car collision happened on the R290 in Dunamurry at around 7:30pm yesterday evening, the woman in her 50s was pronounced dead at the scene. A second driver was taken to Sligo University Hospital but their injuries are not believed to be life

Works on the Four-Lane Project in Letterkenny are coming to a close. Among the final tasks to be complete is the turning on of signalised crossings along the road. This is to commence today and aims to increase pedestrian safety on the busy route

Overnight leak detection works may cause water supply disruptions to Murvagh, Laghey and surrounding areas. They are to commence at 10pm tonight and last until 6am tomorrow morning. It is recommended that an allowance of 2-3 hours after the estimated restoration time is made for your supplies to fully return.

A security alert in Derry this morning has seen the seizure of an explosive device. It was in the Barrs Lane area and has now ended. Police removed what has been declared as an improvised explosive device, which is undergoing further forensic examination. Residents were back in their homes by 7pm yesterday evening.

The leader of the DUP says his party’s discussions with the British Government will recommence this week. Jeffrey Donaldson says its “goal throughout this process has been to restore Northern Ireland’s place within the UK Internal Market.” Stormont institutions have been suspended for almost two years because of a DUP boycott in protest at post-Brexit

All of the Donegal gritting routes are being treated this afternoon. The gritter will be out from 3 o’clock. Donegal County Council are urging drivers to assume no road is ice free. The following routes are to be gritted: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05:

A security alert is currently underway in Derry. A number of homes have been evacuated in the Barrs Lane area of Ballymagroarty. Motorists are being asked to avoid the area.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says it’s seeing “overcrowding challenges” in each part of the country. 626 people are waiting for beds in hospitals nationwide today, with RSV, COVID and influenza infections expected to peak this week and next. 39 people are waiting on a trolley at Letterkenny University Hospital. The INMO says the

Delays in the implementation of governance mechanisms have been identified in Tusla services in Donegal/ Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan. A HIQA inspection was carried out in August last year, focusing on the implementation of the Child and Family Agency’s Child Abuse Substantiation Procedure which came into operation on June 27th 2022. HIQA found that overall,

The Education Minister has been accused of throwing in the towel on the teacher recruitment and retention crisis. The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland says Norma Foley doesn’t have the “political will or wherewithal to properly tackle the problem.” It says there are hundreds of unfilled post-primary teaching posts advertised on education recruitment websites

A low temperature warning has been issued for Donegal. Cold, icy conditions are expected from 9pm tonight until 10am tomorrow morning. Travelling has been hazardous for many today with temperatures falling to -4 in parts overnight.

A Donegal Funeral Director is appealing to those responsible for the theft of lights from wake signs to return them. Sweeney Funeral Directors and Embalmers say during a recent wake in the Falcarragh area, the flares were removed from the signs. They say this is unfortunately not the first time signs have been tampered with.

A missing Donegal teenager has been found. The 16 year was missing from Burnfoot since Friday. Gardai say he has been found safe and well.

Letterkenny man Michael Harte has won a Creative Arts Emmy. He received the award for Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program for his role in ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’. The documentary won a total of four Emmys. Accepting the awards, the team says Michael J Fox, “took Parkinson’s out of the shadows.

The Killybegs Coast Guard yesterday evening responded to the activation of a Personal Location Beacon in the Murvagh area. The Rescue 118 helicopter was also tasked at around 5pm. A thorough search was conducted and requests made by the Malin Head Coast Guard to other vessels in the Donegal Bay area to make contact regarding

Junior doctors in Northern Ireland are being balloted for strike action for the first time. They’re being asked to vote on whether to stage a 24-hour walkout in March over pay. Nurses and other public sector workers are also taking action.