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The Taoiseach will travel north today for talks with the leader of the DUP Jeffrey Donaldson. Micheál Martin will also meet with the leaders of the other four main political parties at in Belfast. The recent apology by Conservative MP Steve Baker over the way the British have treated the Irish over the Northern Ireland’s

A wind warning remains in place this morning for Donegal. A status yellow warning from Met Eireann warns of wind speeds of 50-65 km/h, with gusts potentially reaching 90-110 km/h – with higher winds expected in coastal areas. Motorists are advised to be aware of wind-blown debris on the roads this morning. The weather warning

This week is Derry City and Strabane District Council’s eighteenth annual Recycle Week as they are encouraging everyone to be more responsible with their rubbish. This year’s campaign focuses on three main areas – on the difference recycling can make, making sure the contents of your bins is correct, and clearing up recycling confusion. During

Gardaí have advised residents in Creeslough that they will be conducting door-to-door enquiries in the area over the coming weeks. In a statement they said they “do not wish to cause any alarm or upset by calling to houses in which residents are unaware of our intention to do so”, and have asked people in

It has been reported that the scene of the Creeslough explosion may remain cordoned off for another two weeks, as investigators continue to look into the tragedy. Today’s Sunday Times reports that Gardaí received a court order on Friday to allow them to keep the scene preserved and off-limits for a further 14 day period.

Junior Cert students may not receive their results until November. The Irish Daily Mail reports that marking of the exams is still not complete. 68,000 students were due to get their results five weeks ago. It’s expected that Education Minister Norma Foley will announce this week when students might receive their results.

Tributes have been paid to Noel Duggan, a founding member of the group Clannad, after his sudden death at age 73. Clannad announced the news on social media, saying that Noel had passed suddenly in Donegal yesterday evening. Noel Duggan was the uncle of fellow founding members Enya, Ciarán Brennan, Moya Brennan and Paul Brennan,

Met Eireann has issued two further weather warnings for County Donegal this afternoon. Status yellow warnings for heavy rain as well as high winds are now in place for County Donegal, as well as the provinces of Munster and Connacht. The yellow rain warning begins at 1pm this Sunday afternoon and is set to last

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.