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The last of the Creeslough tragedy funerals takes place this morning when father and daughter, Robert Garwe and Shauna Flanagan-Garwe are brought to St Michael’s Church, Creeslough at for funeral mass at 11am. The funeral mass can be viewed live HERE –

Met Eireann has issued a status yellow warning for thunderstorms for County Donegal, as well as much of the western and southern coast this morning. The weather service has warned of heavy showers and thunderstorms, coupled with strong and gusty southwesterly winds and possible falls of hail. They also say disruption is expected, including spot

  The funeral takes place this morning of 50 year old Robert Garwe and his five year old daughter Shauna Flanagan-Garwe. They had both gone to buy a birthday cake at Lafferty’s in Creeslough a week ago yesterday when the premises was devasted by an explosion. Their joint funeral takes place in St Michael’s Church,

The Irish fishing industry says it has a right to be consulted about offshore wind farms because it affects the livelihoods of everyone. That’s according to Aodh O Donnell, the Killybegs based Chief Executive of the Irish Fish Producers Association, who says says every industry needs to co-operate to reduce fossil fuels but co-operation works

Gardai have seized almost 23 thousand euro in cash after searches in Donegal, Cork and Limerick. Criminal Assets Bureau Officers targeting a Limerick-based Organised Crime Gang searched five different locations today. They recovered 8,900 euro in cash in Limerick and 14,000 euro in Cork. A Rolex watch and documents and conveyance files were also seized

A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to three years for attempted robbery during an incident in Derry in January of this year. Jonathon Michael Simpson will serve 18 months in custody, and the remainder on licence. Derry Crown Court sitting in Coleraine was told that on Friday afternoon January 21st, a woman was sitting in

The R-245 Carrigart to Milford Rd has reopened following a fatal collision this morning. A man in his forties lost his life in the single vehicle crash which happened just before 8am.

903 thousand euro has been so far raised as part of the Creeslough Community Support Fund. It was set up earlier this week and is managed by the Irish Red Cross, with donations accepted at post offices and Applegreen outlets nationally. It will be used to support the victims’ families.

It’s emerged that searches took place in Donegal and three other counties last month as part of a Europol operation against human trafficking for labour exploitation in the agricultural sector. No offences were detected in the Irish searches. Between the 14th and 21st of September 2022, the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats coordinated searches

A man has died following a crash in Carrigart this morning. The man in his 40s was the sole occupant of the vehicle involved in the collision just before 8am . The man’s body has been removed from the scene to Letterkenny University Hospital where a post-mortem will take place in due course. A technical

Searches have been carried out in Donegal as part of an international operation targeting labour exploitation. Searches were conducted in the counties of Meath, Dublin and Cavan also. The joint operation focused on human trafficking for labour exploitation in the agricultural sector between September 14th and 21st. It involved authorities in 16 countries. Gardaí and

HIQA has identified a number of issues at four residential centres for older people in Donegal. Unannounced inspections were carried out at Aras Ghaoth Dobhair, Aras U Dhomhnaill, Buncrana Community Hospital and Beach Hill Manor Nursing home earlier this year. The governance and management of Aras Ghaoth Dobhair, Derrybeg and fire precautions in place require

The Carrigart to Cranford road has been closed following a crash this morning. Emergency services are currently at the scene of what Gardai have described as a serious crash on the route. The single vehicle collision occurred at around 8am this morning. The road is closed and is expected to remain closed for the foreseeable

Applegreen will hold a minute’s silence across it’s locations today in honour of the ten people killed in an explosion in Creeslough last week. It will take place at 3:15pm today, exactly one week after the tragic incident. Applegreen continues to raise funds for the local community of Creeslough in association with the Irish Red

Emergency services are currently at the scene of what Gardai have described as a serious crash on the Carrigart to Cranford road. Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes. Local diversions are in place. No further details are known at this time.

The last funeral of the victims of the Creeslough tragedy will take place tomorrow when father and daughter, Robert Garwe and Shauna Flanagan-Garwe will be laid to rest. The funeral mass will be held at St Michael’s Church, Creeslough at 11am.

A special meeting of Donegal County Council will be held next week to acknowledge the Creeslough tragedy. At the request of the Cathaoirleach Councillor Liam Blaney, the meeting is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. It’s one week today since the explosion last Friday afternoon claimed the lives of 10 people.

Today marks one week since the Creeslough explosion. 10 people died in the tragedy last week. 7 of the victims have to date, been laid to rest. The funeral of 59 year old Hugh Kelly takes place this morning at St Michael’s Church, Creeslough.

Damage has been caused after a firework was places in a letterbox at a property in Derry. Police and the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service responded to an incident in the Stanleys Walk area of the city at around 10pm last night. A loud bang was heard at the front the house and smoke

A verified GoFundMe appeal set up after the Creeslough explosion has raised over €400,000 in five days. The GoFundMe page was set up by Creeslough native Gerard McFadden, who is now liaising with the Creeslough Community Association to discuss the needs of the community with regards to distributing funds. The fundraiser is in the top

A temporary restriction on the flying of drones in the vicinity of Creeslough has been extended for a further 24 hours by the Irish Aviation Authority. The updated restriction will remain in place until 4 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. ******************** Notice in Full – Flight Restriction in the vicinity of Creeslough, County Donegal Thursday October 13th