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There’s been a possible sighting of a Donegal man missing over two years. Cian Langelaan was last seen in the Horn Head area in September 2020. He was reported missing from the Falcarragh area after last being seen on Sunday September 27th 2020 in Horn Head. He was 27 at the time. Cian’s mother, Anthea

A special meeting of Donegal County Council will take place on Monday. The Draft Letterkenny Plan and Local Transport Plan will be up for consideration. The County Development Plan, 2024-2030 is also up for discussion.

A man, who has been found guilty of the manslaughter of his partner in Donegal four years ago, has been described as “evil” by the victim’s family. The sentencing hearing of 31 year old Richard Burke began today at the Central Criminal Court. 28 year old Jasmine McMonagle was beaten and then strangled to death

Donegal is one of the least afforested counties in Ireland. That’s according to CSO figures published today which show a 13% increase nationally from 2021 to 2022. Last year, 21 hectares of land was afforested in Donegal, one less than in 2021. The county had 64 acres of afforested land in 2018. That figure has

  Gardaí are investigating a criminal damage incident that happened in the Emmet Park area of Castlefin at approximately 1 0’clock  on Sunday morning last, April 16th. A resident was asleep in bed when they heard glass smashing, and it transpired that the two glass panels in the front door of the house had been

An appeal for information from Gardaí is being made in relation to a burglary in Fairgreen Park Letterkenny. The incident occurred between 10pm on Thursday and 4pm on Friday last. The property sustained damage to the kitchen window and entry was gained. A CCTV system was stolen, as well as the backdoor key to the

Gardaí are investigating a burglary in which a resident returned home to find an intruder at their rear door, in the Gortlee Road area of Letterkenny on Saturday afternoon last at approximately 4.45pm. The resident discovered the unknown male who then fled in the direction of Whitehorn. He was described as being quite tall, with

Gardaí are investigating a suspected criminal damage incident after a fire was reported at a vacant house in the Sessiaghoneill area of Ballybofey in the early hours of Saturday last, April 15th. Between 1am and 2am, the Fire Services attended the scene and extinguished the flames but there was substantial damage caused. Nobody was injured.

A  house which is currently under construction at Lenamore, Muff was burgled. It is believed the incident occurred between 3pm and 5pm on Saturday afternoon last. The back door was smashed and a number of sets of keys belonging to the property were stolen. A group of youths were seen in the area between those

Crossroads and Killygordon Enterprise have been awarded €5,000 under the Local Authority Waters Programme. The funding came as part of a national fund of €500,000. The money will be used to carry out a professional feasibility study into the potential benefits of the River Finn, and its tributaries and how they could benefit the local

The sentencing hearing begins today of a man who was found guilty of the manslaughter of his partner in Co. Donegal. 28 year old Jasmine McMonagle was strangled and beaten to death in her home in Killygordon in January 2019. Last month, a court found her ‘on and off’ partner, Richard Burke, guilty of manslaughter

The HSE has refused to reimburse people for medical treatment they sought legitimately overseas. Under a series of schemes patients are entitled to undergo medical treatment abroad and have the costs repaid if the treatment isn’t available here or isn’t available in a timely manner. However a report by the Ombudsman has found some patients

The Donegal Mountain Rescue Team have made an appeal to the public warning of spam posts advertising false merchandise. The group say the items sold do not support rescue efforts. They are asking the public to report any posts of this nature and to not attempt to purchase the items advertised due to the risk

Killybegs was Ireland’s largest fishing port last year. The Bord Iascaigh Mhara Business of Seafood report launched today revealed that Ireland’s seafood economy was worth a total of €1.3 billion in 2022. The value of the overall Irish seafood sector increased by 13% to €703 million in 2022, while the overall value of Irish aquaculture

Gerry Hutch has been found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne. The prosecution had claimed that he was one of two gunmen who shot the Kinahan associate at a boxing event at the Regency Hotel in Dublin in February 2016. The case against Mr Hutch boiled down to whether the judges believed the

Three Donegal towns have been shortlisted in the . Dunlewey’s Digital History and Heritage project, Carndonagh’s Unleashing Digital Creativity initiative for young people in rural Donegal, facing educational disadvantage and Ardara’s Decreasing Isolation, Increasing Connectedness initiative for residents in sheltered accommodation have all been shortlisted. The .IE Digital Town Awards recognise and reward projects with

A taxi man has been assaulted in Derry. Police are appealing for witnesses after the man is reported to have been assaulted by a man as he dropped him off in the Westlake area of Strathfoyle at around 11:45pm last night. The driver sustained an injury to his hand while damage was also caused to

A review into the failed secondment of former Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan to Trinity College found the funding commitment “by-passed all accepted protocols.” It was to cost two million euro a year. This review was carried out last year and today has been published by the Department of Health. The review was undertaken by

Police are treating a fire at a house in Strabane as suspected arson. A man has been arrested while one woman was taken to hospital following the blaze las night. Officers on patrol in the Church View area noticed smoke coming from a house at around 10.50pm and immediately evacuated neighbouring properties. Fire Service personnel

The Health Minister will visit Donegal on Friday. Stephen Donnelly is in the county to officially open of the new state-of-the-art Donegal Town Primary Care Centre. As well as Primary Care and GP services, the facility will also house PHN Services, CIT Nurses, Podiatry, Physiotherapy, Dietetics, Social Work and Occupational Therapy services. Other services available

Police in Derry made two arrests in the city during the early hours of his morning, in relation to drink driving. Both involved men aged 24 years old. The first man was arrested on Bay Road on suspicion of being in charge with excess alcohol in breath, and driving with excess alcohol in breath. He

Irish victims of rape and sexual assault had their data stolen in a ransomware attack last month. A third party broke through a security system and accessed information from data managing company, Evide. The Derry-based business manages the data of a number of charities, including One In Four, which supports adults who experienced childhood sexual

Donegal County Council with the support of Transport Infrastructure Ireland are hosting two non-statutory public consultations for the Buncrana to Carndonagh Greenway Project in Inishowen and Carndonagh. The project is currently in its first phase, which includes the identification of a project study area and the key constraints and opportunities located within. The public consultations

Police in Strabane have closed Church Street up until the Glen Road junction. The public have been asked to avoid the area. It comes as Police and Fire Service deal with an incident reported last night.

A driver was arrested yesterday after they had driven almost double to speed limit earlier in the week. Gardaí from Buncrana Roads Policing Unit detected the vehicle being driven at 195KPH on the N13 a few days ago. The speed limit in that area is 100KPH and the road was reported to be very busy

It’s now illegal to fly a drone near Hillsborough in the North due to temporary airspace restrictions. The PSNI says it took effect at 2 o’clock this afternoon and it is now an offence to fly a drone within the vicinity of Hillsborough until 10pm. This will also be in place in the area on

A vehicle deemed to be in a dangerous condition has been seized in Letterkenny. The seizure is a result of policing units patrolling the Knockbrack area having received complaints in relation to dangerous driving and diffing. Gardai continue to monitor the area and are conducting checkpoints.

Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter will be holding it’s Annual General Meeting in Dillons Hotel on Thursday, 27 April at 8pm and are looking for more people to join their dynamic project. The project which has won National Awards was awarded €10.4 million under the Urban Regeneration Development Fund to develop a greater ‘Cathedral Quarter area.’ The

Police in Derry are appealing for information after a suspected petrol bomb was thrown at a patrol vehicle. The incident took place while officers were responding to activity in the Shearwater Way at around 10 am yesterday morning. Its reported a man of slim build and dressed in black approached the vehicle from behind, running

Gardaí are investigating a hit-and-run in County Monaghan. The collision, involving a car and a pedestrian, happened on Main Street, Ballybay at about 8.45 last night. The pedestrian, aged in her 60s, was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for treatment of injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening. The car failed

Gardaí in Raphoe will be hosting a community drop in session this coming Tuesday April 18th. It will take place in Raphoe Family Resource Centre from 6pm to 7 pm. Anyone with forms to be signed/stamped or those seeking information and guidance are encouraged to attend with no appointments necessary.

It’s emerged that some of the pedestrian paving installed as part of the new one way system close to the cathedral in Letterkenny has been damaged as a result of inappropriate parking. At this week’s meeting of Letterkenny Milford Municipal District, Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh asked when repairs will be made to the damage on footpaths on

New hospital waiting list figures were published yesterday by the National Treatment Purchase Fund. It show that 490,993 people on the Active Waiting Lists are waiting longer than the Sláintecare maximum wait times, 5% lower than last month. The 2017 Houses of the Oireachtas Sláintecare report recommended maximum wait times of no more than 12