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A boy, believed to be in his early teens. has died in a drowning tragedy in Stranorlar. Gardaí have confirmed they and other and emergency services responded after receiving reports of a person falling into the River Finn at Drumboe Woods shortly before 5:40 yesterday evening. They say a male juvenile was taken from the […]

A young Donegal man who was 16 when he orally raped a 14-year-old girl has been jailed for one year. Jason McLaughlin of Cashel, Gleneely, Co Donegal pleaded guilty to oral rape at a place in Culdaff, Co Donegal on an unknown date in January 2022. The court heard that McLaughlin got the young girl

A man has been jailed for six and a half years for the rape of a woman while she was sleeping in her own home. Kevin McGovern (28) of Main Street, Castlefinn, Co Donegal was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of one count of rape on August 21, 2021. A nolle prosequi was

The Veterinary Council have granted a key accreditation milestone to ATU’s new Veterinary Medicine and Surgery degree This milestone confirms that programme development is progressing in line with national and international accreditation expectations and represents a major step forward for veterinary education on the island of Ireland. Atlantic Technological University has been granted an opinion

  Gardai have confirmed that a 15 year old girl who had been missing from Letterkenny, has been found safe. An Garda Síochána have thanked the media and the public for their assistance.      

Preliminary figures from the PSNI show 129 arrests have been made across Northern Ireland on suspicion of drink or drug driving during the first 15 days of the service’s winter campaign. Chief superintendent Sam Donaldson, from the service’s operational support department has called the numbers “shocking”. ************** (Release in Full) Preliminary figures show 129 arrests

Figures from the Department of housing show a drop in the number of commencement notices in Donegal during November compared to November last. 46 notices for new homes were lodged last month, a decrease from 94 in 2024. Despite this, there was an increase of 10% this year nationally, when 1,531 commencement notices for new

Police are concerned for Ruairi McLaughlin who was last seen in the Waterside of the city around 01.00 hours on the 18th December. Please be aware this is a new report for Ruairi who has been reported Missing again. Ruairi is described as 5’ 8”, slim build with dirty fair hair and a beard, believed

A woman in her 30s has died in a crash in County Monaghan. A man in his 50s has been arrested in connection with the incident. This collision involving a car and a lorry happened on the N2 at Mullaghnee, Annalitten outside Castleblayney at around 8am this morning. The driver of the car, a woman

Police in Derry have made two arrests after seizing suspected Class B drugs in the Waterside area of Derry yesterday afternoon. Officers on patrol at around 2.50pm, as part of Operation Season’s Greetings, stopped a vehicle and noted what they believed to be the smell of cannabis emanating from inside it. They searched the car,

A man who sexually abused his younger sister over 20 years ago has been jailed for three years. The Central Criminal Court heard that the now 41-year-old man pleaded guilty to four sample counts of sexual assault that took place in the family home in Co. Donegal on dates between 2003 and 2005. The court

A new helicopter has begun operating the Irish Coastguard’s Rescue 118 service out of Sligo Airport. The AW1898 is being operated by Bristow Ireland under a new contract, with the new service in place since Monday of this week. A Coastguard spokesperson told Highland Radio News the Department of Transport signed a contract with Bristow

PSNI are advising there has been a serious road traffic collision in Belleek, near the South Donegal border. The Lough Shore Road, Belleek, is currently closed. Border-crossing HGV traffic particularly should note the road is impassable. People are advised to travel via Boa Island Road.

Gardaí are stepping up security preparations ahead of Ireland’s EU presidency in 2026. A London-based company has reportedly been hired to supply An Garda Síochána with counter-terrorism training simulators as part of preparations for Ireland’s EU presidency in July 2026. Three simulation units, costing more than half a million euro, will allow senior officers to

ERNACT has announced the approval of its ninth project within 12 months. The funding has been allocated for the INCLUDE project under the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) Programme. This latest approval brings total project funding secured by ERNACT during 2025 to €25.1 million, with €9 million being invested directly in the North West

A coroner’s ruled an inquest into the deaths of three teenagers who died in a crush outside a hotel nightclub in County Tyrone six years ago will not begin until after criminal proceedings have concluded. 16-year-old Connor Currie, and Lauren Bullock and Morgan Barnard who were both 17, died as they queued outside the Greenvale

Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage that occurred in Ballindrait, Lifford on Sunday, 14th December. Between 7:40pm and 7:55pm a car at a premises in the area was set alight. The fire brigade attended the scene and extinguished the fire, with no one hurt during the incident. Gardaí in Letterkenny are appealing for

An appeal for witnesses has been made following an incident of criminal damage in St. Johnston. This occurred in the Craigadoes area on Saturday, 13th December, at approximately 9:25pm. A car at a property in the area had all four tyres slashed and its bodywork keyed. Anyone who witnessed suspicious activity or any dash-cam footage

Investigations are taking place into an incident of criminal damage which has taken place in Lifford. This happened in the area of Beechwood Grove on Saturday, 13th December. Reports were received before 12:35am that three cars were substantially damaged in the estate. Anyone in the area between 12:30am and 1am who witnessed suspicious activity or

An appeal for information has been made following an incident of criminal damage in Buncrana. This occurred in the area of Main Street at around 4am on Sunday, 7th December. A sign at the front of a business at that location was damaged by two males around that time. One of the males is believed

A cross-border operation between gardaí and the PSNI has foiled criminal gangs planning to exploit the border to carry out burglaries in the run-up to Christmas. Yesterday’s high-visibility ‘day of action’ involved officers from a number of units, including neighbourhood policing teams, local policing teams, roads policing, tactical support, air support and specialist detectives. It

Today is the last day for sending standard parcels to both Ireland and the UK, in time for Christmas. The last day to post standard letters and large envelopes from Ireland to England, Scotland and Wales is December 18th, December 19th for the North, and December 22nd for the Republic. However, An Post advises you

It’s claimed that people who can’t get taxis are ringing 999 to get home. Ambulance services have confirmed to the Irish Daily Mail that they’re being abused by people seeking to use them as cabs on nights out. They also claim people are phoning emergency services to get an ambulance to collect elderly relatives and

Donegal schools have been allocated €1.4 million in Minor Works and Information Communications Technology Grant funding. A total of €900,000 will be invested in the county’s primary schools, with €500,000 being invested in its post-primary schools. The Minor Works grant gives schools the autonomy to tackle immediate maintenance and small-scale improvements, such as ventilation upgrades,

Letterkenny University Hospital has welcomed the National Maternity Experience Survey 2025 findings, which reports on the positive maternity care experienced by women earlier this year. They say the results of this survey are contributing to ongoing quality improvements in maternity care. The survey invited women who gave birth in February and March 2025 to share